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HomeMy WebLinkAbout29OR DI N A N C E N0. 29 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A UNIFORM BUILDING, PLUMBING, GAS AND ELECTRICAL CODE, REGULATING THE CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION, RENOVATING AND REMODELLING OF BUILDINGS, THE INSTALLATION OF PLUMBING, GAS AND ELECTRICAL FACILITIES AND APPLIANCES, THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS THEREFOR, PROVIDING FOR THE ENFORCEMENT THEREOF AND PENALTIES FOR ITS VIOLATION, ALL AS EMBRACED IN ALL OFTHEPROVISIONS OF THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE (1955 EDITION) OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF BUILDING OFFICIALS INC; THE STANDARD GAS CODE (1955 ED) AND UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE (1955 ED) BOTH OF THE WESTERN PLUMBING OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION INC. AND THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE (1956 ED) PUBLISHED BY THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION, AND PROVIDING THE REGULATIONS AND ESTABLISHING THE POSITION OF BUILDING INSPECTOR. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: The City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills doesern efiy adopt a uniform building, plumbing, gas and electrical code for the Town of Los Altos Hills, forming a part of the Municipal Code of the Town of Los Altos Hills, which said building, plumbing, gas and electrical code is as follows, to wit: SECTION 2: All of the provisions of the International Con- ference o 'Suirlding Officials Inc. (1955 Ed) hereinafter termed the Building Code and each and all the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of such building code (three copies of which code have been filed for use and examination by the public In the office of the City Clerk) are hereby referred to and are hereby adopted and made a part hereof, the same as if fully set forth in this Ordinance, and are adopted as sections of the Ordinance (bearing the same numerical sections, designations, and titles as appear in said building code.) Except that as to services specified in Section 7, the fees as set out in Section 7 shall supersede code. SECTION 33: All of the provisions of the Standard Gas Code of Western Plumbing Officials Association Inc. (1955 ED) hereinafter termed the Gas Code and each and all the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of such Gas Code (three copies of which code have been filed for use and examination by the public in the office of the City Clerk) are hereby referred to and are here- by adopted and made a part hereof, the same as if fully set forth in this ordinance and are adopted as sections of this ordinance (bearing the same numerical section, designations, and titles as appear in said gas code.) Except that as to services specified in Section 7, the fees as set out in Section 7 shall supersede the Code. SECTION : All of the provisions of the Uniform Plumbing Code of the ea ern Plumbing Officials Association (1955 Ed), hereinafter termed the Plumbing Code, and all the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of such plumbing code (three copies of which code have been filed for use and examination by the Public In the office of the City Clerk) are hereby referred to and are hereby adopted and made a part hereof, the same as if fully set forth in this ordinance and are adopted as sections of this ordinance (bearing the same numerical sections, designations, and titles as appear in said Plumbing Code). Except that as to services specified in Section 7, the fees as set out in Section 7 shall supersede the Code. SECTIONAll of the provisions of the 1956 edition of the Nations E ec rical Code as prepared and published by the National Fire Protection Association are hereby referred to and are hereby adopted and made a part hereof, the same as if fully set forth in this Ordinance, and shall be hereafter referred to as "The Electri- cal Code of the .Los Altos Hills". This shall be subject to the exception that the fees as set up in Section 7 hereof will, after the services specified, supersede those of the Electrical Cods for the same purpose and of the Plumbing Code and Gas Code and Building Code. Page 1. SECTION 6: The establishment or creation in .said codes of officers- , sucfi as inspectors, shall not require the Town of Loa Altos Hills to immediately appoint .the said officers. The City Council may enter into contracts and engagements with other public agencies where permitted by general law for the performance of the services and duties as may be required and for the enforcement of the said codes hereinabove adopted. There is hereby created an office of Building Inspector of the Town of Los Altos Hills with any deputy thereof. SECTION : Fees and charges for the performances of the duties of Bu ng nspector and for inspection in accordance with the provisions of Sections 2, 3, 4 and 5 hereinabove set forth shall be as follows: BUILDING INSPECTION VALUATION ``2.50 .each building Outlets, plugs, switches . . .. .. . . 0.10 each (minimum 01.00) 20.00 or less . . . . . . No fee (minimum ;2.00) Elec. Range, Oven, Dryer or Water Heater 41.00 each 20.01 to 0100 . . . . . . . . . . 01.00 House Sewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01.00 0 100.01 to 0400 . . . . . . . 03.00 House Piping . . . . . . . . . 400.01 to to 4700. . . . . . 1,000. . . ..00 00 41.50 each Large Burners . . 700.01 Furnace Permits $1.50�per 100 M BTU or . . . . . . . Flues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0.50 each Y^p 1,001.00 to x,10,000 . . . . . . . . . .;10.00 plus 42.50 per and porches For each extra or re -inspection . . . . 41,000 of total valuation. $10,001.00 to 420,000 . .. 420.00 plus 01.50 per hardship and without intent to evade this Ordinance. 01,000 of total valuation. ;20,001.00 to ;50,000 . . . . . . $25.00 plus :1.25 per 1,000 of total valuation. Over 450,000. . . . . . . . . . . ;50.00 plus 00.75 per 31,000 of total valuation. ELECTRICAL INSPECTION For issuing permit . . . . ``2.50 .each building Outlets, plugs, switches . . .. .. . . 0.10 each (minimum 01.00) Inc.ceiling & wall outlets. Fixtures . . . . 00.20 each (minimum ;2.00) Elec. Range, Oven, Dryer or Water Heater 41.00 each PLUMBING INSPECTION For issuing permit . . . . . . 2.50 each building House Sewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01.00 each building Plumbing Fixture . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.00 each GAS INSPECTION House Piping . . . . . . . . . 02.50 Outlets, over 4 . . . . . . . . . . . 00.25 each Appliances . . . . . 01.00 each Central Furnaces . .. . . . . . . 41.50 each Large Burners . . 41.00 each Furnace Permits $1.50�per 100 M BTU or Fraction Input. Flues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0.50 each MINIMUM VALUE .. . . . . . . . . ;)10.00 per sq. ft. living area v; 3.00 per sq. ft. garages and porches For each extra or re -inspection . . . . $ 2.00 SECTION 8: Penal% Pee for late applications: wherever work, c un e for w r t e r ance a per s required, is started without obtaining such permit, a double fee for each permit there- after granted shall be charged unless waived by action of the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills in cases deemed of special hardship and without intent to evade this Ordinance. Page 2. SECTION q: This Ordinance shall not be construed as imposing upon e Town of Los Altos Hills any liability or responsibility for damages resulting from defective building, plumbing or electri- cal work; nor shall the Town of Los Altos Hills or any official or employee thereof be held as assuming any such liability or responsibility by reason of the inspection authorized thereunder. SECTION 10: This Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and general welfare of the people of the Town of Los Altos Hills, and shall take .effect immediately upon its adoption. The following is a statement of the facts found and determined by the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills showing the urgency of this Ordinance. The Town of Los Altos Hills was incorporated January 27th, 1956, and there has not been sufficient time for the adoption of efficacious building controls, and regulations affecting the instal- lation of plumbing, gas and electrical facilities. That the City is situated in an area where there is considerable building activity; that if such construction and installations for plumbing, gas and electricity are not regulated and controlled, there is grave danger that minimum health and safety requirements will not be met; that there are serious threats that such construction and installations without such minimum requirements will occur and that the occurrence of the same will jeopardize the public peace, health, safety and general welfare of the people of Los Altos Hills. For these reasons it is necessary that this Ordinance take effect immediately, and an Ordinance such as this one is required by termination of the contract for services with the County of Santa Clara to provide a basic service guide, remuneration and protection to the City. SECTION 11: If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of thisrb-3Inance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or invalid, said decision shall not affect the validity of the remain- ing portion of this Ordinance. This Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance and each section, sentence, clause and phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or some other section, sentence,clause, or phrases be declared unconstitutional or invalid. SECTION 12: This Ordinance shall be posted by the City Clerk in three pu c places heretofore designated by the City Council by resolution and take effect on February 28th, 1957. This Ordinance was read once in its entirety and adopted as an Emergency Ordinance at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills on the 25th day of February, 1957, by the following vote: AYES: Bledsoe, Fowls, Hoefler, and Mayor Treat NOES: None ABSENT: Rothwell Sidney W. Treat Mayor (Signed) R. G. 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