Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout286�w 40 ORDINANCE NO. 286 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS AMENDING CHAPTER 1 OF TITLE 8 TO ADOPT BY REFERENCE THE 1982 EDITION OF THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE, INCLUDING THE APPENDIX THERETO, AND THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE STANDARDS, 1982 EDITION; ADDING CHAPTER. 1.6 TO ADOPT BY REFERENCE THE CABO ONE $ TWO FAMILY DWELLING CODE, 1983 EDITION; AMENDING CHAPTER 2 of TITLE 8 TO ADOPT BY REFERENCE THE 1984 EDITION OF THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE; AMENDING CHAPTER 3 OF TITLE 8 TO ADOPT BY REFERENCE THE UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE, 1982 EDITION; AND AMENDING CHAPTER 4 OF TITLE 8 TO ADOPT BY REFERENCE THE UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE, 1982 EDITION, RESPECTIVELY, OF THE LOS ALTOS HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS DOES ORDAIN as follows: SECTION 1. Section 8-1.01 of Chapter 1 of Title 8 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 8-1.01. ADOPTION OF UNIFORM BUILDING CODE, 1982 EDITION. The Code of rules, regulations and standards printed in two volumes and published by the International Conference of Building Officials under the title "Uniform Building Code, 1982 Edition", including the appendix thereto designated as "Primary Code" and the "Uniform Building Code Standards, 1982 Edition", designated as "Secondary Code", hereinafter collect- ively called the 'Building Code", regulating the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, removal, demolition, conversion, occupancy, equipment, use, height, area and maintenance of all buildings and structures in the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills, and providing for the issuance of permits and the collection of fees therefor, -1- defining terms, providing penalties for its violation, and repealing conflicting ordinances, printed in book form and filed in the Office of the City Clerk of the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills on February 1 , 1984, IS HEREBY ADOPTED, and by reference incorporated in this Section as if fully set forth, except as hereinafter otherwise pro- vided, as the Building Code of the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills and as and for the rules, regulations and stand- ards within this City, as to all matters therein contained, except as herein otherwise provided in this Chapter. The mandatory requirements of the Appendix to the Building Code shall be enforceable to the same extent as if contained in the body of the Building Code. Three copies of the Building Code shall, at all times, be kept on file in the Office of the City Clerk. SECTION 2. Section 8-1.02 of Chapter 1 of Title 8 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 8-1.02. DELETIONS. There is hereby deleted from the Building Code Section 204. SECTION 3. Section 8-1.02(1) of Chapter 1 of Title 8 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 8-1.02(1). AMENDMENT OF SECTION 205. Section 205 of the Building Code is hereby amended to read as follows: SECTION 205. VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES. 2- it J It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert, or demolish, equip, use, occupy or maintain any building or structure in the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills, or cause the same to be done, contrary to or in violation of any of the provisions of this Code. SECTION 4. Section 8-1.03 of Chapter 1 of Title 8 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 8-1.03. AMENDMENT OF SECTION 304. Subsection (a) of Section 304 is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 304. FEES. (a) Building Permit Fees. A fee for each building permit shall be paid to the Building Official, and the amount of said fee shall be comprised of the following: 1. The amount set forth in Table No. 3-A, but not less than Twenty -Five Dollars ($25.00); plus 2. An amount equal to Sixty -Five Dollars ($65.00) for each new bedroom to be constructed under the permit. 3. A final deposit fee shall be required of all appli- cants for a building permit for construction of, additions to or remodeling of a single family dwelling as follows: a. If the estimated value of the work is Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) or more, the fee shall be an amount equal to one (1) percent of the estimated value of the work for which the permit is issued, but not to exceed One 3- it 4 Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00. b. If the estimated value of the work is less than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), the fee shall be One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). The final deposit fee shall be refunded within thirty (30) days following the making of a final inspection and approval thereof by the Building Official. If a final inspection is not requested and obtained prior to expiration of the Permit, the final deposit fee shall be forfeited to the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills. 4. A special inspection fee in the amount of Seventy - Five Dollars ($75.00) shall be paid by any person who is not required to have a building permit but who requests an inspection by or an opinion of the Building Official concerning any question aris- ing under the Code and which involves a structure or building. The determination of value or valuation under any of the provisions of this Code shall be made by the Building Official. In determining valua- tion the Building Official shall utilize, among others, the building valuation data appearing in "Building Standards" a bimonthly publication of the International -4- V 40 Conference of Building Officials, 5360 South Workman Mill Road, Whittier, California, and under the San Francisco sub -area for "Regional Modifiers, Western United States". Where work for which a permit is required by this Code is started without obtaining such permit, the fee for such permit thereafter granted shall be ten (10) times the normal fee for such permit; provided, however, such increased fee may be waived by specific action of the Council in any case in which it is deemed that such increased fee would be a special hardship and that the work was commenced without intent to evade the provisions of this Code. The payment of any such increased fee shall not relieve any person from fully complying with the require- ments of this Code in the execution of the work nor from any other penalties prescribed for vio- lations of the provisions of this Code. SECTION 5. Section 8-1.03(1) hereby is added to Chapter 1 of Title 8 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code to read as follows: Section 8-1.03(1). AMENDMENT OF TABLE NO. SA. Table No. SA entitled "Wall and Opening Protection of Occupancies Based On Location On Property" hereby is amended by adding to Group R3 the following: -5- N 40 "Attached Secondary Dwellings will have a one-hour occupancy separation from the main house. The occupancy separation will be constructed and insulated as on ex- terior walls per the Uniform Building Code." SECTION 6. Sections 8-1.03(2) and 8-1.03(3) of Chapter 1 of Title 8 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code be and each of them hereby is repealed. SECTION 7. Chapter 1.6 entitled "CABO One $ Two Family Dwelling Code" hereby is added to the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code to read as follows: Chapter 1.6 CABO ONE & TWO FAMILY DWELLING CODE. Section 8-1.60 ADOPTION OF CABO ONE F, TWO FAMILY DWELLING CODE. The Code of rules and regulations known and designated as the CABO One & Two Family Dwelling Code, 1983 Edition, in this Chapter called the "Family Dwelling Code", requir- ing the obtaining of a permit, controlling the design, construction, prefabrication, equipment or appliance installation, quality of materials, use and occupancy, location and repair of family dwellings not more than three (3) stories in height, printed in book form and filed in the Office of the City Clerk of the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills on the 1st day of February , 1984, IS HEREBY ADOPTED, and by reference incorporated in this Chapter as if fully set forth, except as otherwise provided 4 in this Chapter, as the Family Dwelling Code of the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills. Three copies of the Family Dwelling Code shall, at all times, be kept on file in the Office of the City Clerk. Section 8-1.61. DELETIONS. There is hereby deleted from the Family Dwelling Code the following Sections: Section Description R-101 Title R-106.3 Penalty R-107 Right of Appeal. Section 8-1.62. Section R-106.2 of the Family Dwelling Code hereby is amended to read as follows: Section R-106.2. VIOLATIONS. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation whether as owner, lessee, sublessee, or occupant to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert or demolish, equip, use, occupy or maintain any single family building or structure in the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills, or cause the same to be done, contrary to or in violation of any of the provisions of this Code or any order issued by the Building Official hereunder. 7- %r J SECTION 8. Section 8-2.01 0£ Chapter 2 of Title 8 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code hereby is amended to read as follows: Section 8-2.01. ADOPTION OF NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE. The Code of rules, regulations and standards known and designated as the National Electrical Code, 1984 Edition, published by the National Fire Protection Association, in this Chapter called the "Electrical Code", regulating electric conductors and equipment installed within or on public and private buildings and other premises, the conductors connecting the installa- tions to a supply of electricity, and other outside con- ductors adjacent to the premises within the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills, printed in book form and filed in the Office of the City Clerk of the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills on the 1st day of February , 1984, IS HEREBY ADOPTED, and by reference incorporated in this Section as if fully set forth, except as hereinafter otherwise provided in this Chapter, as the Electrical Code of the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills, and as and for the rules, regulations and standards within this City, as to all matter therein contained, except as otherwise provided in this Chapter. Three copies of the Electrical Code shall, at all times, be kept on file in the Office of the City Clerk. SECTION 9. Section 8-2.02 of Chapter 2 of Title 8 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code hereby is amended to read as follows: M W %0 Section 8-2.02. FEES. The fees for electrical permits shall be as follows: Item Fees Issuance Fee $25.00 Survey Fee $50.00 per hour/ 1 Hr. Min. Permit Fee New Single $.04 per 100 sq. £t. or major fraction thereof. Family structures Temporary Pole or Meter $10.00 Light Outlets 1-10(Minimum Fee) $ 3.00 Receptacles Switches Over 10, each additional $0.30 Light Fixtures $ 3.00 1-10 (Minimum Fee) Over 10, each additional $ 0.30 Heater (Per kw) $ O.SO Range/Oven/Dryer/Water Heater $ 2.00 Panel/Panel Board/Switchboard $ 2.00 Service Change/Repair $10.00 Moved Building $25.00 Motors - 1/2 hp or less transformers - 1/2 kva or less $ 1.00 i to 2 hp to 2 kva $ 2.00 2 to S hp 2 to 5 kva $ 3.00 5 to 15 hp 5 to 15 kva $ 5.00 15 to 25 hp 15 to 25 kva $ 7.50 25 to 50 hp 25 to 50 kva $10.00 50 to 100 hp 50 to 100 kva $15.00 Over 100 hp Over 100 kva $20.00 Solar System $25.00 Swimming Pools $ Spa or Hot Tub $25.00 9- V Vj The issuance fee shall be credited against all of the other fees listed in this Schedule (except the "survey fee"), and payment of additional fees shall not be required until the total fees to be paid exceed Twenty -Five Dolalrs ($25.00). SECTION 10. Section 8-2.03(1) of Chapter 2 of Title 8 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code hereby is amended to read as follows: Section 8-2.03(1). DEFINITIONS. Wherever "dwelling unit", "multifamily dwelling", "one -family dwelling" and "two-family dwelling" are de- fined or used in the National Electrical Code, they shall be construed to apply only for purposes of electrical installations and not as to occupancy classifications as set forth in the Uniform Building Code, 1982 Edition. SECTION 11. Sections 8-2.03(2) and 8-2.05 of Chapter 2 of Title 8 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code be and each of them hereby is repealed. 10- Item Fees Festoon Lighting 100 Lamps or less $ 5.00 101 to 200 Lamps $ 7.50 Over 200 Lamps $10.00 Special Circuits $ 5.00 The issuance fee shall be credited against all of the other fees listed in this Schedule (except the "survey fee"), and payment of additional fees shall not be required until the total fees to be paid exceed Twenty -Five Dolalrs ($25.00). SECTION 10. Section 8-2.03(1) of Chapter 2 of Title 8 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code hereby is amended to read as follows: Section 8-2.03(1). DEFINITIONS. Wherever "dwelling unit", "multifamily dwelling", "one -family dwelling" and "two-family dwelling" are de- fined or used in the National Electrical Code, they shall be construed to apply only for purposes of electrical installations and not as to occupancy classifications as set forth in the Uniform Building Code, 1982 Edition. SECTION 11. Sections 8-2.03(2) and 8-2.05 of Chapter 2 of Title 8 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code be and each of them hereby is repealed. 10- %0 40 SECTION 12. Section 8-3.01 0£ Chapter 3 of Title 8 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code hereby is amended to read as follows: Section 8-3.01. ADOPTION OF UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE. The Code of rules, regulations and standards printed and published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials under the title "Uniform Plumbing Code, 1982 Edition", including the appendices thereto, hereinafter called the "Plumbing Code", prescribing regulations for the protection of the public health and safety, requiring a permit and inspection for the instal- lation or alteration of plumbing and drainage systems, defining certain terms, establishing minimum regulations for the installation, alteration, or repair of plumbing and drainage systems and the inspection thereof, defining terms, providing penalties for its violation, and repealing conflicting ordinances, printed in book form and filed in the Office of the City Clerk of the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills on the 1st day of February , 1984, IS HEREBY ADOPTED, and by reference incorporated herein as if fully set forth, except as hereinafter otherwise provided, as the Plumbing Code of the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills and as and for the rules, regulations and standards within this City, as to all matters therein contained, except as otherwise provided in this Chapter. The man- datory requirements of the appendices to the Plumbing Code shall be enforceable to the same extent as if contained in the body of the Plumbing Code. Three (3) copies of -11- V 40 the Plumbing Code shall, at all times, be kept on file in the Office of the City Clerk. SECTION 13. Section 8-3.02 of Chapter 3 of Title 8 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code hereby is amended by amending the fee schedule in Subsection (b) thereof to read as follows: Section 8-3.02. COST OF PERMITS. (b) Item Issuance Fee Survey Fee Permit Fee New single and multiple family structures Each plumbing, fixture, trap, set of fixtures on one trap, including water, drainage piping and back flow protection therefor Each building sewer/ trailer sewer/ septic system Each water heater and/or vent Each gas vent Each gas piping system One to five outlets Over five, each additional Each repair or installation of water, soil, waste, and vent system Each rainwater system - per drain -12- Fees $25.00 $50.00/Hr. 1Hr. Min. $.04 per 100 sq. ft. or major fraction thereof $ 2.00 $10.00 $ 2.00 $ 2.00 $ 2.00 $ .60 $13.00 $ 2.00 it 4 Item Fee Alteration or repair of water piping or water installation treating equipment $ 2.00 Alteration or repair of drainage or vent piping $ 2.00 Each lawn sprinkler system on any one meter, including back flow protection devices therefor $ 2.00 Vacuum breakers or back flow protective devices on tanks, vats, etc., or for installation on unprotected plumbing fixtures One to four $ 2.00 Over four, each additional $ 0.50 Swimming Pools and Hot Tub or Spa $35.00 Solar Hot Water System $35.00 The issuance fee shall be credited against all of the other fees listed in this Schedule (except the "survey fee"), and payment of additional fees shall not be required until the total fees to be paid exceed 'Twenty -Five Dollars ($25.00). SECTION 14. Section 8-3.02(1) of Chapter 3 of Title 8 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code hereby is amended to read as follows: Section 8-3.02(1). DELETIONS. There are hereby deleted from the 1982 Plumbing Code Sections 20.3, 20.4, 20.7, 20.13 and 20.14. SECTION 15. Section 8-3.02(3) of Chapter 1 of Title 8 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code hereby is amended to read as follows: -13- Section 8-3.02(3). AMENDMENT OF SECTION 201. Subsection 201(k) is added to Section 201 of the 1982 Plumbing Code to read as follows: No provisions contained in this Code shall apply to one and two-family dwelling private sewage disposal systems and minimum plumbing facilities when alternate facilities or installations have been approved by the local health officer, provided that such alternate facilities or installations provide sub- stantially equivalent protection to health and safety. SECTION 16. Section 8-3.02(4) of Chapter 1 of Title 8 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code hereby is repealed. SECTION 17. Section 8-4.01 of Chapter 4 of Title 8 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code hereby is amended to read as follows: Section 8-4.01. ADOPTION OF UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE. 1982 EDITION. The Code of rules, regulations and standards printed in one volume and published by the International Associa- tion of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials under the title "Uniform Mechanical Code, 1982 Edition", including Appendix A through C, inclusive, thereto, hereinafter collectively called the "Mechanical Code", prescribing regulations for the protection of the public health and safety, regulating and controlling the design, construction, installation, quality of materials, location, operation and maintenance of heating, ventilating, cooling, refrigeration systems, 14- V VJ incinerators and other miscellaneous heat -producing appliances in the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills and providing for the issuance of permits and the collection of fees therefor, defining terms, providing penalties for its violation, and repealing conflicting ordinances, printed in book form and filed in the Office of the City Clerk of the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills on the 1st day of February , 1984, IS HEREBY ADOPTED, and by reference incorporated herein as if fully set forth, except as hereinafter otherwise provided, as the Mechanical Code of the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills and as and for the rules, regulations and standards within this City, as to all matters therein contained, except as herein otherwise provided and subject, however, to the amendments, additions and deletions set forth in this Chapter. The mandatory requirements of the adopted appendices to the Mechanical Code shall be enforce- able to the same extent as if contained in the body of the Mechanical Code. Three (3) copies of the Mechanical Code shall, at all times, be kept on file in the Office of the City Clerk. SECTION 18. Section 8-4.02 of Chapter 4 of Title 8 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code hereby is amended to read as follows: Section 8-4.02. DELETIONS. There is hereby deleted from the Mechanical Code Sections 203 and 204. 15- V J SECTION 19. Section 8-4.03 of Chapter 4 of Title 8 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code hereby is amended to read as follows: Section 8-4.03. AMENDMENT OF TABLE 3-A. Table No. 3-A entitled "Mechanical Permit Fees" hereby is amended to read as follows: Item Issuance Fee Survey Fee Permit Fee New single and multiple family structures. Fees $25.00 $50.00/Hr. 1 Hr. Minimum $.03 per 100 sq.ft. Installation or relocation of each forced -air or gravity -type furnace or burner, including 100,000 B.T.U.'S $ 7.00 Over 100,000 B.T. U.'S $10.00 Floor furnace including vent $ 7.00 Suspended heater, recessed wall heater or floor mounted unit heater. $ 7.00 (Or replacement of) appliance vent installed and not included in an appliance permit $ 3.00 Repair of, alteration of, or addition to each heating appliance, refrigeration unit, comfort cooling unit, absorption unit, or each comfort heating, cooling, absorption, or evaporative cooling system,including installation of controls $ 7.00 Installation or relocation of each boiler or Compressor: $11.00 To and including 3 hp. Over 3 hp $20.00 Or absorption system - to and including 100,000 B.T.U.'s $11.00 Over 100,000 $20.00 (Refrigeration compressor over 50 hp or absorption system over 1,750,000 B.T.U.'s $65.00 -16- M 40 Item Fees Heat pump, air conditioners To and including 3 tons $10.00 Over 3 tons $20.00 Solar air/heating system $11.00 Air inlets - outlets and diffusers ea. $ 0.50 Vent fan connected to a single duct $ 7.00 Ventilation system which is not a portion of any heating or air conditioning system authorized by a permit $ 7.00 Installation of each hood which is served by mechanical exhaust, including ducts for hood $ 7.00 Appliance or piece of equipment not classed in other appliance categories, or for which no other fee is listed $10.00 The issuance fee shall be credited against all of the other fees listed in this Schedule (except the "survey fee"), and payment of additional fees shall not be required until the total fees to be paid exceed Twenty -Five Dollars ($25.00). SECTION 20. Section 8-4.06 of Chapter 4 of Title 8 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code hereby is amended to read as follows: Section 8-4.06. VIOLATIONS. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or cor- poration to erect, install, alter, repair, relocate, add to, replace, use, or maintain heating, ventilating, cooling, or refrigeration equipment in the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills, or cause the same to be done, contrary to or -17- in violation of any of the provisions of the Mechanical Code.. Maintenance of equipment which was unlawful at the time it was installed and which would be unlawful under the Mechanical Code if installed after the effective date of the Mechanical Code, shall constitute a continuing vio- lation of the Mechanical Code. SECTION 21. PENALTIES. Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of the Building, Family Dwelling, Electrical, Plumbing, or Mechanical Codes shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $500.00 or by imprisonment in the County Jail for not to exceed six (6) months, or both fine and imprisonment. Each separate day or any portion thereof during which any violation of any of the above-described Codes occurs or continues may by Council approval be deemed to con- stitute a separate offense, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable as herein provided. SECTION 22. SEVERABILITY. If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sen- tence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance, or any part thereof, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or invalid, or ineffective by any Court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity or effectiveness or applications of the remaining portions of this Ordinance, or any part thereof, which can be given -18- 6 4 effect without the invalid portion or application. The Council hereby declares that it would have passed each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared unconstitutional or invalid or ineffective. SECTION 23, INTERPRETATIONS. In interpreting and applying the provisions of this Ordi- nance, the requirements contained herein are declared to be mini- mum requirements for the purposes set forth. The provisions of this Ordinance, insofar as they are sub- stantially the same as existing statutory provisions relating to the same subject matter, shall be construed as restatements and continuations and not as new enactments. This Ordinance shall not nullify the more restrictive pro- visions of covenants, agreements, or other ordinances or laws, but shall prevail as to such provisions which are less restrictive. SECTION 24. This Ordinance shall be posted within the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills in three (3) public places and shall become effective thirty (30) days following its adoption. INTRODUCED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills on the lst day of FebruarY 1984. -19- 60 ?d► PASSED AND ENACTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills this 7th day of March , 1984, by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers: Allison, Perkins, Pmft, van Tamelen NOES: Councilmembers: None ABSENT: Councilmembers Hillestad ATTEST: CITY CLERK BY - MAYOR -20-