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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1522 - ORDINANCES - 12/6/1995 ORDINANCE NO. 1522 ' AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING AND AMENDING THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE VOLUMES 1, 2 AND 3 WITH APPENDICES CHAPTERS 3 DIVISIONS II AND IV, 4 DIVISION II, 15, 31 DIVISION III, AND 33 , UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE, UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE, UNIFORM HOUSING CODE, UNIFORM CODE FOR THE ABATEMENT OF DANGEROUS BUILDINGS, UNIFORM SOLAR ENERGY CODE, UNIFORM SWIMMING POOL, SPA AND HOT TUB CODE, UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AND THE LIFE SAFETY CODE ALL BEING 1994 EDITIONS AND THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, 1993 EDITION. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: Section 8. 04 . 005 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 8 . 04. 005 Citation of Building Code. This chapter, the Uniform Building Code, 1994 edition, volumes 1, 2 and 3 ; the Uniform ' Mechanical Code, 1994 edition; the Uniform Plumbing Code, 1994 edition; the Uniform Housing Code, 1994 edition; the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, 1994 edition; the Uniform Solar Energy Code, 1994 edition; the Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code, 1994 edition; the Uniform Administrative Code, 1994 edition; the National Electrical Code, 1993 edition; the California Seismic Safety commission Model Ordinance and the Life Safety Code, 1994 edition; may be collectively referred to and cited as the "Palm Springs Building Code" . SECTION 2 . Section 8. 04 . 010 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 8 . 04 . 010 Uniform Building Code -- Adopted. These certain documents, a copy of each of which are on file in the office of the City Clerk, being marked and designated as "Uniform Building Code, volumes 1, 2 and 3 and appendices Chapters 3 Divisions II and IV, 4 Division II, 15, 29, 31 Division III, and 33 , including tables and indices thereto, except as hereinafter modified, are hereby adopted as the Building Code of the City by reference, pursuant to the provisions of Section 50022 . 1 et. seq. of California Government Code. SECTION 3 . Section 8 . 04. 015 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code is ' hereby amended to read as follows: 8. 04 . 015 Uniform Building Code -- Additions. Amendments and Deletions. The Uniform Building Code adopted herein by reference is hereby amended by the following additions, deletions and amendments: 1. Subsection 106.2, work exempt from permit, is deleted. / co /C-2 Ordinance No. 1522 Page 2 ' 2 . The following is added to Section 1.503 , Roof'-Covering Requirements: All wood shakes or shingles, as defined in Section 1502 , shall be pressure treated fire retardant with a minimum Class B rating. 3 . Subsection 904 .2 .2, all occupancies except Group R, Division 3 and Group U occupancies, is amended to read as follows: An approved automatic fire sprinkler system shall be installed in every building except detached single family residences where the gross floor area exceeds 3, 000 square feet, or any building regardless of size which is built beyond a five minute Fire Department emergency response time as defined from time to time by resolution of the City Council. Notes: 1. For purposes of this code section regarding business size, fire resistive walls shall not be considered for purposes of reducing the gross floor area of the building. 2 . In all Group R occupancies, the locally modified standard for installation of sprinkler systems in residential ' occupancies shall be used. Exception: Group R-3 occupancies in Tracts 2082, 2928, 3600 and 8137 are exempt: from the five minute response time fire sprinkler requirement. 4 . Subsection 904 . 2 . 3 . 1, Drinking Establishments, is amended to read as follows: An automatic sprinkler system shall be installed in rooms used by the occupants for the consumption of alcoholic beverages and unseparated accessory uses where the occupant load is 100 or more above the first story of the building. For uses to be considered as separated, the separation shall not be less than that required for a one hour occupancy separation. The occupant load of other uses shall be included unless separated by a one hour occupancy separation. 5. Subsection 2506. 4, Weather-restrictive Barriers, is amended to read as follows: Weather-restrictive barriers shall be installed as required in Subsection 1402 . 1. 6. The following exception is added at the end of Subsection , 2506. 5, Application of Metal Plaster Bases: Exception: Weep screeds may be eliminated where the exterior plaster is carried all the way to grade on wall systems where the foundation plate is affixed flush to the edge of an on grade concrete floor slab and the lath and paper extends at least two inches below the plate line. ordinance No. 1522 ' Page 3 7 . Appendix Chapter 15, Section 1515, Inspections, is amended by the addition of the following paragraph: All roof top equipment, unless exempted by the Building Official, shall be provided with an approved six (6) inch high platform equipped with a sheetmetal cover. Design of the platform shall be as per City detail or approved equal. 8 . Items numbered 1, 8 and 9 are deleted from Appendix Chapter 33 , Subsection 3306.2, Exempted Work. 9. Appendix Chapter 33, Subsection 3309. 3 , Grading Designation, is amended to read as follows: Grading in excess of 2, 000 cubic yards shall be performed in accordance with the approved grading plan prepared by a civil engineer, and shall be designated as "engineered grading" . Grading involving less than 2 , 000 cubic yards shall be designated as "regular grading" unless the permittee chooses to have the grading performed as engineered grading, or the Building Official determines that special conditions or unusual hazards exist, in which case, grading shall conform to the requirements for engineered grading. Exception: Grading in excess of 2, 000 cubic yards which is primarily of a landscaping and "fine grading" nature, where no flood hazard is present, may be termed "regular grading" at the discretion of the Building Official. 10. The following subparagraph 8 is added to Appendix Chapter 33 , Subsection 3309. 4, Engineered Grading Requirements, concerning information on plans and specifications: An effective means of dust control which shall include provisions for adequate watering during the grading process and provision for continuance of dust control after grading, until such time that the graded surface presents sufficient protective cover against wind or water erosion so that special dust control measures are no longer necessary. SECTION 4 . Section 8 . 04 . 020 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 8 04 020 Uniform Mechanical Code -- Adopted. That certain document, a copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk, being marked and designated as "Uniform Mechanical Code, 1994 edition", and all appendices, tables and indices thereto, except as hereinafter modified, is hereby adopted as the Uniform Mechanical Code for the City of Palm Springs, by reference pursuant to the provisions of Section 50022 . 1 et. seq. of the California Government Code. SECTION 5. Section 8 . 04 . 025 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: /6? Ordinance No. 1522 / Page 4 ' 8 . 04 . 025 Uniform Mechanical Code -- Additions and Amendments. The Uniform Mechanical Code, adopted herein by reference, is hereby amended by the following additions and amendments. 1. Subsection 310. 1, Condensate Disposal, is hereby amended to read as follows: Condensate from air cooling coils, fuel burning condensing appliances and the overflow from evaporative coolers and similar water -• supplied equipment shall be collected and conducted to an approved place of ground absorption and shall. not be permitted to discharge onto a roof, structure, road, walkway, traversable area of the grounds or into the sewer. Condensate water may be conducted to an approved place of ground absorption via a roof drain. SECTION 6. Section 8 . 04 . 030 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 8 . 04 . 030 Uniform Plumbing Code -- Adapted. That certain document, a copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk, being marked and designated as "Uniform Plumbing Code, 1994 edition", and appendices A, B, D, F, H, I, including tables and indices thereto, except as hereinafter modified, is hereby adopted as the Uniform Plumbing Code of the City by ' reference, pursuant to the provisions of'' Section 50022 . 1 et seq. of the California Government Code. SECTION 7. Section 8 . 04. 035 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 8. 04 . 035 Uniform Housing Code -- Adopted. That certain document, a copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk, being marked and designated as "Uniform Housing Code, 1994 edition" and all appendices, tables and indices thereto, is hereby adopted as the Uniform Housing Code of the City by references, pursuant to the provisions of Section 50022 . 1 et. seq. of the California Government Code. SECTION 8. Section 8. 04 . 040 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 8 . 04 . 040 Uniform Code for the Abatement oi`' Dangerous Buildings -- Adopted. That certain document, a copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk, being marked and designated as "Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, 1994 edition" and all appendices, tables and indices thereto, is hereby adopted as the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings in ' the City by reference, pursuant to the provisions of Section 50022 . 1 et. seq. of the. California Government Code. SECTION 9 . Section 8. 04 . 045 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Ordinance No. 1522 ' Page 5 8.04 . 045 Uniform Solar Energy Code -- Adopted. That certain document, a copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk, being marked and designated as "Uniform Solar Energy Code, 1994 edition", and all appendices, tables and indices thereto, is hereby adopted as the Uniform Solar Energy Code of the City by reference, pursuant to the provisions of Section 50022 . 1 et. seq. of the California Government Code. SECTION 10. Section 8. 04. 040 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 8. 04 . 040 Uniform Swimming Pool. Spa and Hot Tub Code -- Adopted. That certain document, a copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk, being marked and designated as "Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code, 1994 edition" , and all appendices, tables and indices thereto, is hereby adopted as the Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code of the City by reference, pursuant to the provisions of Section 50022 . 1 et. seq. of the California Government Code. SECTION 11. Section 8 . 04 .055 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: ' 8 . 04. 055 National Electric Code -- Adopted. That certain Electrical Code, a copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City, being marked and designated as "National Electric Code, 1993 Edition", and all appendices, tables and indices thereto except as amended herein, is hereby adopted as 'the Electrical Code of the City by reference, pursuant to the provisions of Section 50022 . 1 et. seq. of the California Government Code, and all of its provisions (except as hereinafter modified) shall regulate the installation, arrangement, alternative, repair, use, and generation of electric wiring, connections, fixture, apparatus, machinery, appliances, and other electric devices on premises within the City. SECTION 12 . Section 8. 04. 060 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 8 . 04 . 060 National Electric Code -- Additions and Amendments. The National Electric Code adopted herein by referenced is hereby amended by the following additions and amendments. 1. Add the following to the end of Subsection 90-8 (a) : SERVICE LOAD. The main switch and/or distribution panel of a single family dwelling or condominium occupancy shall have an adequate capacity and space to carry the calculated load, plus an 8 KW future with four (4) spare spaces at the time of final inspection. The 8 KW load is not to be reduced by any demand factor. Ordinance No. 1522 / Page 6 ' 2 . Add the following to the end of Subsection 310--2 (b) : ALUMINUM CONDUCTOR L'IMITATIONS. No aluminum wiring shall be used. EXCEPTION: Aluminum wiring in sizes 1/0 and larger may be used for main feed to sub-panels only and shall be enclosed in a raceway. SECTION 13 . Section 8. 04 . 065 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 8 . 04. 065 Uniform Administrative Code -- Adopted. That certain document, a copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk, being marked and designated as "Uniform Administrative Code, 1994 edition", and all appendices, tables and indices thereto, is hereby adopted as the Uniform Administrative Code of the City by reference, pursuant to the provisions of Section 50022 . 1 et seq. of the California Government Code. SECTION 14. Section 8. 04 .080 of: the Palm Springs Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 8 . 04 . 080 Life Safety Code -- Adopted. That. certain document, a copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk, ' being marked and designated as "Life ;safety Code, 1994 edition" , and all appendices, tables and indices thereto, is hereby adopted as the Life Safety Code of the City by reference, pursuant to the provisions of Section 50022 . 1 et seq. of the California Government Code. SECTION 15. OPERATIVE DATE. The provisions of Sections 4 and 5 of this Ordinance shall become operative on February 19, 1996, which is the effective date of the 1995 edition of the California Mechanical Code, published by the State of California. SECTION 16. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after passage. SECTION 17. PUBLICATION. The City Clerk is hereby ordered and directed to certify to the passage of this Ordinance, and to cause the same or a summary thereof or a display advertisement, duly prepared according to law, to be published in accordance with law. ADOPTED this 6th day of December , 1995. AYES: Members Barnes, Hodges, Reller-Spurgin and Mayor Kleindienst NOES: None ABSENT: None ' A `TEST, CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CA IFORNIA 4 Y� 'A T City Clerk Mayor REVIEWED & APPROVED_ I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoi. Ordinance 1522 was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs, California, in a meeting held on the 6th day of December, 1995, and that same was published in the DESERT SUN, a newspaper of general circulation on November 21 and December 14, 1995. l � � _. JUDITH SUMICH City Clerk