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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 31 TO
PROVIDE THAT SIGNS ON PUBLIC PROPERTY BE
LICENSED AND FOR ELIMINATION OF SUCH SIGNS
BY JUNE 30, 2003.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA:
SECTION• I. PURPOSE. The purpose of this
ordinance is to regulate free standing or
monument signs currently located on public
property, to provide for the elimination
of such signs, and to prohibit the
erection of additional signs on public
property.
SECTION II. AMENDMENT. Article VII of
Chapter 31 of the Code of Ordinances,
relating to streets, sidewalks and public
places, is hereby revoked, and replaced by
the following new Article VII -
RIGHT -OF -NAY SIGN PERMITS:
Section 31-145. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE
A. a Sign Regulations of Iowa City
provide a comprehensive regulatory
scheme for signs on private property
in the City. However, numerous signs
have been found to be located in or
upon the public streets, roadway,
sidwalks or other public property
throughout the City.
B. It is the intent of this article, in
order to promote the health, safety,
and general welfare of the population,
that no new signs be placed in or upon
public property, and that free
standing and monument signs currently
located in or upon public property
shall be eliminated and removed on or
before July 1, 2003.
Section 31-146. Definitions.
A. "Free standing sign" shall mean a
permanent sign which is supported by
one or more up -rights or braces in or
upon the ground and not attached to
any building or wall.
D. "Monument sign" shall mean a sign
affixed to a structure, built on a
grade, in which the sign and the
structure are an integral part of one
another.
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C. "Public property" shall mean the
streets, sidewalks, roadways, or other
property owned by and located within
the City of Iowa City.
0. "Public right-of-way" shall mean a
free standing or monument sign located
in, upon, or above public property.
E. "Sign" shall mean any structure,
including but not limited to, a device
or display, other than a building or
landscaping, used primarily for visual
communication for the purpose of,
bringing the subject thereto to the
attention of a person, group of
persons, or the public generally. The
term sign includes, but is not limited
to, any and all reading matter,
letters, numerals, Pictorial represeh-
tation, enblems, trademarks, inscrip-
tions, and patterns, whether affixed
to a building, painted, or otherwise
depicted on a building, or separate
from any building.
F.'Sign regulations" shall mean Section
36-60 through Section 36-63 of the
Zoning Code of the Iowa City Code of
Ordinances.
Section 31-147. Permits Required.
It shall be unlawful for any person,
firm, or corporation to use any portion
Of public property for any public
right-of-way sign without having first
obtained a public right-of-way sign
permit therefor.
Section 31-148. Application - Generally.
A. A verified application for a permit
required by this article, containing
the information required in this
article, shall be filed with the City
Manager or his/her designee by any
person, firm, or corporation desiring
to continue to use public property for
a sign. The application shall be
filed by the person, firm, or corpora-
tion owning such sign.
B. Applications for the original issuance
of a public right-of-way sign permit
shall be filed within sixty (60) days
of the effective date of this ordi-
nance, and renewal applications shall
be filed at least forty-five (45) days
in advance of the expiration date of a
permit. The application shall be in
such number of copies and in such form
as may be prescribed by the City
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Manager or his/her designee, and shall
be accompanied by evidence of the
required liability insurance. A
separate application shall be filed
for each sign.
Section 31-149. Signs - Contents.
A. The application form for a public
right-of-way sign permit shall, in
addition to other information the City
Manager or his/her designee shall deem
necessary, contain the following
information:
(1) Name and address of the appli-
cant.
(2) A detailed description of the
sign for which a permit is
requested, together with photo-
graphs showing all sides of the
sign.
(3) The exact location of the sign,
including a scaled plot plan
showing the location of the sign.
Renewal applications may incorpo-
rate by reference the plot plan
accompanying the original
application. -
(4) The name, address, and general
description of the business to
which the sign relates, and the
name(s) and address(es) of the
owners of such business.
(5) The name or names and address(es)
of the owner or owners of the
property abutting the public
property in, upon or over which
the sign is located.
(6) A statement that the applicant
shall indemnify, defend and hold
harmless the City from and
against all claims for damages
which in any way relate to or
arise from the use or location of
the sign to which the application
relates.
B. The application shall be accompanied
by a policy, or other evidence
acceptable to the City Manager or
his/her designee, of liability
insurance purchased by the applicant
for the protection of the public,
which policy shall name the City as an
additional insured and shall indemnify
and save harmless the City. The
liability insurance required as a
condition to the issuance of a
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right-of-way sign permit shall be in
the minimum amount of three hundred
thousand dollars ($300,000) for
personal injuries, and fifty thousand
dollars ($50,000) for property damage.
Such insurance shall be provided by a
company authorized to do insurance
business in the State of Iowa, and
shall provide for thirty (30) days'
notice of cancellation or material
change.
C. The application shall be signed by the
applicants, the owner or owners of the
property abutting the public property
in, upon, or over which the sign is
located, and the owner or owners of
the business to which the sign
relates.
Section 31-150. Council Action.
It shall be the responsibility of
applicants to obtain and submit to the
City Manager or his/her designee
complete application forms, with
required signatures, and attachments.,
The City Manager or his/her designee
shall promptly submit only complete
applications to the Council, The
Council will normally consider such
applications only at regularly sched-
uled formal meetings.
Section 31-151. Nature and Scope of
Permit.
A. A right-of-way sign permit shall be a
purely personal privilege and shall be
revocable for cause. It shall not
constitute property, nor be subject to
attachment and execution, nor be
alienable or assignable. The license
or permit shall only relate to the
sign for which it is issued, as
evidenced by the configuration and
location shown in the application
therefor.
B. No sign for which a permit is issued
hereunder may be altered in any way
without the consent of the City
Council, and no such sign may be
removed on the public right-of-way.
Section 31-152. Term of Permit.
All right-of-way sign permits, unless
sooner revoked or surrendered, shall
expire one year from the date of
issuance, except that no permit shall
extend beyond June 30, 2003.
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Section 31-153. Denial or Revocation of
Permit -Grounds, Effect.
A right-of-way sign permit may be
denied or revoked, following notice and
hearing, for any of the following
reasons:
(1) The sign was not in place prior to
July 1, 1983.
(2) Alteration of the sign without
prior consent of the City Coun-
cil. '
(3) Moving the sign within the public
right-of-way.
(4) Misrepresentation of any material
fact in -the application for the
permit, or any renewal thereof.
(5) Any sale, hypothecation, or
transfer of the permit.
(6) The sale or transfer of the sign,
or the business or property to
which the sign relates, without
the new owner, transferree or
assignee obtaining a permit for
such sign.
(7) If the sign causes any obstruction
to the public's use of the
right-of-way in or upon which the
sign is located, or is a traffic
hazard, as such term is defined in
the sign regulations.
(8) The alteration, repair, removal,
painting or conversion of a sign
by one not holding a valid sign
erector's license, or without
having obtained a permit as
required in Section 31-157.A.
Section 31-154. Effect of Denial or
Revocation of Permit.
If a permit for aright -of -way sign is
either denied or revoked, the owner of
such sign shall have thirty (30) days
from the date of the Council action
denying or revoking such permit within
which to remove such sign from the
public right-of-way. If such sign is
not removed within such thirty (30) day
period, the City may remove such sign
and assess the cost against the owner
of the abutting property.
Section 31-155. Appeal and Hearing.
The right to a hearing before the City
Council shall be afforded to a
right-of-way sign permit applicant
whose application is denied, or a
permittee whose permit is revoked. Any
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such applicant or permittee who feels
aggrieved by a decision denying or
revoking a right-of-way sign permit
may, within ten (10) days of such
decision, request, and shall be
granted, a public hearing which shall
be conducted in the manner provided in
Article IX of Chapter 2 of the City
Code of Ordinances.
Section 35-156. Applicability of Sign
Regulations.
A. It shall be unlawful for any person,
firm, or corporation to alter, repair,
move, improve, remove, paint or
convert any right-of-way sign without
having first obtained (1) the license
and permits required for such actions
under the sign regulations, and (2)
City Council consent for any altera-
tion or conversion of such sign.
B. Right-of-way signs permitted hereunder
shall be considered as part of the
permitted signage under the sign
regulations.
Section 31-157. Expiration of Article,
Removal of Sign.
(a) The terms and conditions of this
Article, acid all rights granted
hereunder for signs in, upon or over
public property, shall automatically
expire on June 30, 2003.
(b) On or before June 30, 2003, all signs
for which permits are issued hereunder
shall be removed from public property.
Any such sign which has not been
removed by that date may be removed by
the City, and the cost of such removal
shall be assessed against the owner.
SECTION III. REPEALER: All ordinances
and parts of ordinances in conflict with
the provision of this ordinance are hereby
repealed.
SECTION IV. SEVERABILITY: If any
section, provision or part of the Ordi-
nance shall be adjudged to be invalid or
unconstitutional, such adjudication shall
not affect the validity of the Ordinance
as a whole or any section, provision or
part thereof not adjudged invalid or
unconstitutional.
SECTION V. EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordi-
nance shall e in effect after its final
passage, approval and publication as
required by law.
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It was moved by and seconded by
that the Ordinance as read be adopted and upon ro ca there
were:
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT:
AMBRISCO
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DICKSON
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MCDONALD
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First consideration
Vote for passage:
Second consideration
Vote for passage
Date published
ORDINANCE NO. 84-3171
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 8, ARTICLE I, THE BUILDING CODE
BY ADOPTING THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE STANDARDS, 1982 EDITION
AND THE 1982 EDITION OF THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE EDITED BY
THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF BUILDING OFFICIALS; TO PROVIDE
FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE HEALTH, WELFARE, AND SAFETY OF THE
CITIZENS OF IOWA CITY, IOWA.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA.
SECTION I. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Ordinance is to adopt the
Uniform Building Code Standards 1982 Edition, and the 1982 Edition of the
Uniform Building Code as prepared and edited by the International Confer-
ence of Building Officials; to provide for the protection of the health,
welfare, and safety of the citizens of Iowa City, Iowa, and provide for
its enforcement.
SECTION II. ADOPTION. Subject to the following amendments, the Uniform
Building Code Standards 1982 Edition, and the 1982 Edition of the Uniform
Building Code are hereby adopted, and shall be known as the Iowa City
Building Code, or the Building Code. Interpretations of the Building
Official shall be guided by the UBC Application/Interpretation Manual.
SECTION III. AMENDMENTS. Section 8-17. Amendments. The 1982 Edition of
The Uniform Bui ding Code is amended as follows:
Section 202 is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 202.(a) General. The building official is hereby authorized and
directed to enforce all provisions of this code. For such purposes,
he/she shall have the powers of a law enforcement officer.
(b) Deputies. The City Manager shall appoint such employees as
may be required.
(c) Right of entry. Whenever necessary to make an inspection to
enforce any of the provisions of this code, or whenever the building
official or his authorized representative has reasonable cause to believe
that there exists in any building or upon any premises, any condition
which makes such building or premises unsafe as defined in Section 203 of
this code, the building official or his authorized representative may
enter such building or premises at all reasonable times to inspect the
same or to perform any duty imposed upon the building official by this
code; provided that if such building or premises be occupied, he/she shall
first present proper credentials and request entry; and if such building
or premises be unoccupied, he/she shall first make a reasonable effort to
locate the owner or other persons having charge or control of the building
or premises and request entry. If such entry is •refused, the building
officials or his/her authorized representative shall have recourse to
every remedy provided by law to secure entry.
"Authorized representative" shall include the officers named in Section
202(a) and (b) of this code.
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No owner or occupant or any other person having charge, care or control of
any building or premises shall fail or neglect, after proper request is
made as. herein provided, to promptly permit entry therein by the building
official or his/her authorized representative for the purpose of inspec-
tion and examination pursuant to this code. Any person violating this
subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(d) Notices.
(1) Whenever any work is performed in violation of this
Cude, the building official may serve a written notice
or order upon the owner or his or her agent, directing
him/her to discontinue the violation.
(2) In the event such notice or order is not promptly
complied with, the building official flay institute an
action at law or in equity to require compliance and to
enjoin occupancy of the structure while it is not in
compliance with this code.
(e) Stop Work Orders. Whenever any work is being done contrary
to the provisions of this code, the building official may order the work
stopped by notice in writing served on any persons engaged in the doing or
causing such work to be done, and any such persons shall forthwith stop
such work until authorized by 'the building official to proceed with the
work.
(f) Occupancy Violations. Whenever any building or structure or
equipment therein regulated by this code is being used contrary to the
provision of this code, the building official may order such use discon-
tinued and the structure, or a portion thereof, vacated by notice served
on any person causing such use to be continued. Such person shall
discontinue the use within the time period prescribed by the building
official after -receipt of such notice to make the structure, or portion
thereof, comply with the requirements of this code.
(g) Liability. The building official, or his authorized repre-
sentative charged with the enforcement of this code, acting in good faith
and without malice in the discharge of his/her duties, shall not thereby
render himself/herself personally liable for any damage that may occur to
persons or property as a result of any act or by reason of any act or
omission in the discharge of his/her duties. Any suit brought against the
building official or employee because of such act or omission performed by
him/her in the enforcement of any provision of this code shall be defended
by legal counsel provided by this jurisdiction until final termination of
such proceedings.
This code shall not be construed to relieve from or lessen the responsi-
bility of any person owning, operating or controlling any building or
structure for any damages to persons or property caused by defects, nor
shall the code enforcement agency or its parent jurisdiction be held as
assuming any such liability by reason of the inspections authorized by
this code or any certificates of inspection issued under this code.
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(h) Cooperation of other Officials and Officers. The building
official may request, and shall receive so far as is required, in the
discharge of his/her duties, the assistance and cooperation of other
officials of this jurisdiction.
Sec. 204 is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 204. Appeals. Whenever a person disagrees with the interpretation
of the building official or the requirements of the Uniform Building Code,
he/she may appeal the decision of the building official to the Board of
Appeals. Such appeal shall be in accordance with the procedures set forth
in the Iowa City Administrative Code.
Section 205 is amended to read as follows•
Sec. 205. Violations and Penalties. i
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Sec. 205.(a) Penalties.
(1) A person who shall violate a provision of this ordinance
or fail to comply therewith or with any of the require-
ments thereof or who shall erect, construct, alter, or
repair or have erected, constructed, altered, or
repaired a building or structure in violation of a
detailed statement or plan submitted and approved
thereunder shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable
by a fine not exceeding $100 or imprisonment not
exceeding 30 days.
(2) The owner of a building, structure, or premises where
anything in violation of this ordinance shall be placed
or shall exist, and an architect, builder, contractor,
agent, person or corporation employed in connection
therewith, and any who my have assisted in the omission
of such violation shall be guilty of a separate offense.
(b) Abatement. The imposition of penalties herein prescribed
shall not preclude the City from instituting an appropriate action or
proceeding to prevent an unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction,
alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance, or use or to restrain, erect,
or abate a violation or to prevent the occupancy of a building, structure,
or premises.
Section 301.(b) is amended to read as follows:
(b) Exempted work. A building permit will not be required for the
following:
1. One-story detached accessory buildings used as tool and
storage sheds, playhouses and similar uses, provided the
projected roof• area does not exceed 144 square feet.
2. Fences not over 6 feet high.
3. Oil derricks.
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4. Cases, counters and partitions not over 5 feet high.
S. Retaining walls which are not over four (4) feet in height
measured from the bottom of the footing to the top of the wall
unless supporting a surcharged or impounding flammable
liquids.
i6. Water tanks supported directly upon grade if the capacity does
not exceed 5,000 gallons and the ratio of height to diameter
or width does not exceed two to one (2:1).
7. Platforms, walks, driveways and patios not more than thirty
(30") above grade and not over any basement or story below.
8. Painting, papering and similar finish work.
9. Temporary motion picture, television and theater stage sets
and scenery.
10. Window awnings supported by an exterior wall of Group R, j
Division 3, and Group M Occupancies when projecting not more
than 54 inches.
11. Prefabricated swimming pools accessory to a Group R, Division
3 Occupancy in which the pool walls are entirely above the
adjacent grade and if the capacity does not exceed 5,000
gallons.
Unless otherwise exempted by this code, separate plumbing,
electrical and mechanical permits will be required for the above
exempted items.
Exemptions from the permit requirements of this code shall not be
deemed to grant authorization for any work to be done in any
manner in violation of the provisions of this code or any other
laws or ordinances of this jurisdiction.
Section 304.(a) Building permit fees. A fee for each required permit
shall be paid to the City as established by resolution of Council.
The determination of value or valuation under any of the provisions of
this code shall be made by the building official. The valuation to be
used in computing the permit and plan review fee shall be the total value
of all construction work for which the permit is issued, as well as all
finish work, painting, roofing, elevators, fire -extinguishing systems and
any other permanent work or permanent equipment.
(b) Plan review fee. All new construction shall be charged a
Plan review fee as established by resolution of City Council.
Section 305(e) is amended to read as follows:
(e) Required inspections. Reinforcing steel or structural
framework for any part of any building or structure shall not be covered
or concealed without first obtaining the approval of the building offi-
cial.
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The building official, upon notification from the permit holder or his/her
agent, shall make the following inspections and shall either approve that
portion of the construction as completed or shall notify the permit holder
or his/her agent wherein the same fails to comply with this code.
1. FOOTING INSPECTION. To be made after trenches are excavated and forms
erected and when all materials for the footings are delivered on the
job. Where concrete from a central mixing plant (commonly termed
"transit mixed") is to be used, materials need not be on the job.
2. FRAME INSPECTION. To be made after the roof, all framing, fire
blocking, and bracing are in place and all pipes, chimneys and vents
are completed.
3. FINAL INSPECTION. To be made after the building is completed and
ready for occupancy.
Section 307.(a) is amended to read as follows:
(a) Use or occupancy. No building or structure of Group A, B,
E, H, I, or R Occupancies shall be used or occupied, and no change in the
existing occupancy classification of a building or structure or portion
thereof shall be made until the building official has issued a certificate
of occupancy therefore as provided herein.
Section 401 is amended to read as follows:
iDefinitions.
Sec. 401. General. 'For the purpose of this Code, certain terms,
phrases, words and their derivatives shall be construed as specific in
this chapter. Words used in the singular include the plural and the
plural the singular. Words used in the masculine gender include the
feminine and the feminine the masculine.
Where terms are not defined, they shall have their ordinary
accepted meanings within the context with which they are used. Webster's
New World Dictionary of the English language, Second College Edition,
copyright 1974, shall be considered as providing ordinarily accepted
meanings.
Section 402 is amended to read.as follows:
Sec. 402. APARTMENT HOUSE. A structure containing three (3) or
more dwelling units.
Section 407 is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 407. FAMILY. One (1) person or two •(2) or more persons
related by blood, marriage, adoption or placement by governmental or
social service agency, occupying a dwelling unit as a single, housekeeping
organization. A family may also be two (2), but not more than two (2)
persons not related by blood, marriage or adoption.
Section 408 is amended to read as follows:
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Sec. 408. GUEST. An individual who shares a dwelling in a
non -permanent status for not more than 30 days.
Section 409 is amended as follows:
Sec. 409. HOTEL. A residential building licensed by the State
and occupied and used principally as a place of lodging for guests. hotels
may or may not provide meals and there are usually no cooking facilities
in guest rooms.
Section 413 is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 419. ROOMING HOUSE. Any dwelling, or that part of any
dwelling, containing one or more rooming units, in which space is let by
the owner or operator to four (4) or more roomers.
Section 421 is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 421. TRUSS is a pre -built and engineered component emloying
one or more triangles in its construction, or an approved designed and
engineered component that functions as a structural support member.
Section 423 is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 423. VALUE or VALUATION of a building shall be the cost per
square foot based upon current replacement costs as determined by the
bi-monthly publication entitled "Building Standards," building valuation
data and regional modifiers as set by "Building Standards shall be
utilized in conjunction with Section 304(a), as amended, to determine
valuation.
Section 608 is amended to read as follows:
SPECIAL HAZARDS
Sec. 608. Stages shall be equipped with automatic ventilators as
required in Section 3901.
Chimneys and heating apparatus shall conform to the requirements of
Chapter 37 of this code and the Mechanical Code.
Motion picture machine booths shall conform to the requirements of Chapter
40.
Proscenium curtains shall conform to the requirements set forth in U.B.C.
Standard No. 6-1.
Flamnable liquids shall not be placed or stored in any Group A Occupancy.
All exterior openings in a boiler room or room containing central heating
equipment if located below openings in another story or if less than 10
feet from other doors or windows of the same building shall be protected
by a fire assembly having a 3/4 hour fire protection rating. Such fire
assemblies shall be fixed, automatic or self-closing. Every room contain-
ing a boiler or central heating plant shall be separated from the rest of
the building by not less than one (1) hour fire resistive occupancy
separation.
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EXCEPTION
Boilers or central heating plants where the largest piece of fuel
equipment does not exceed 400,000 BTU per hour input.
Ducts penetrating atmospheric separation walls as defined in Section 802,
partitions or floors shall be equipped with an approved automatic -closing
smoke damper when having openings into more than one atmosphere. All
automatic -closing fire assemblies installed in the atmospheric separation
shall be activated by approved detectors of products of combustion other
than heat.
Section 708 is amended to read as follows:
SPECIAL HAZARDS
Sec. 708. Chimneys and heating apparatus shall conform to the
requirements of Chapter 37 of this code and the Mechanical Code.
No storage of volatile flammable liquid shall be allowed in Group B,
Division 1, 2 or 3 Occupancies and the handling and use of gasoline, fuel
oil and other flammable liquids shall not be permitted in any Group B
Occupancy unless such use and handling comply with U.B.C. Standard No.
9-1.
Devices generating a glow or flame capable of igniting gasoline vapor
shall not be installed or used within 48 inches of the floor in any room
in which volatile flammable liquids or gas are used or stored.
Every room containing a boiler or central heating plant shall be separated
from the rest of the building by not less than a one hour fire -resistive
occupancy separation.
EXCEPTION:
Boilers or central heating plans where the largest piece of fuel
equipment does not exceed 400,000 BTU per hour input.
Buildings erected or converted to house high -piled combustible stock shall
comply with the Fire Code.
Ducts penetrating atmospheric separation walls as defined in Section 802,
partitions or floors shall be equipped with an approved automatic -closing
smoke damper when having openings into more than one atmosphere. All _
automatic -closing fire assemblies installed in the atmospheric separation
wall shall be activated by approved detectors of products of combustion
other than heat.
� Section 709(b) is amended to read as follows:
(b) Definition. For the purpose of this section, an open parking
garage is a structure of Type I or Type II construction, which is open on
two (2) or more sides totalling not less than forty (40) percent of the
building perimeter and which is used exclusively for parking or storage of
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private pleasure cars. For a side to be considered open, the total area
of openings distributed along the side shall be not less than 50% of the
exterior wall of the side at each tier.
EXCEPTIONS:
1. The grade level tier may contain an office, waiting and toilet
rooms having a total area of not more than one thousand (1000)
square feet and such area need not be separated from the open
parking garage.
2. Publicly owned parking garages may contain an office, waiting
and toilet rooms having a total area of more than one
thousand (1000) square feet when proper area separation is
provided and approval of the building official is obtained.
3. Where in the opinion of the building official the total area
of openings required for natural ventilation of the garage can
be achieved by means other than construction allowing fifty
(50) percent of the exterior area of each side to be open at
each tier, said alternatives shall be considered as meeting
the definition of an open parking garage.
Open parking garages are further classified as either ramp -access or
mechanical -access. Ramp -access open parking garages are those employing a
series of continuously rising floors or a series of interconnecting ramps
between floors permitting the movement of vehicles under their own power
from and to the street level. Mechanical -access parking garages are those
employing parking machines, lifts, elevators or other mechanical devices
for vehicles moving from and to street level and in which public occupancy
is prohibited above the street level.
SPECIAL HAZARDS
Sec. 908. Chimneys and heating apparatus shall conform to the
requirements of Chapter 37 of this code and the Mechanical Code.
Every boiler or central heating plant shall be separated from the rest of
the building by a two (2) hour fire -resistive occupancy separation.
In Divisions 1 and 2, there shall be no openings in such occupancy
separations except for necessary ducts and pipings.
In any room in a Group H, Division 1, 2 or 3 occupancy in which volatile,
flammable liquids or hazardous materials are stored.or used, no energy _
consuming equipment shall be used unless such equipment has been listed
specifically for the hazardous atmosphere that may develop.
In Division 4 Occupancies devices which generate a spark or glow capable
of igniting gasoline vapors shall not be installed or used within
forty-eight (48") of the floor.
The use, handling and sale of Class I, II and III -A liquids shall be in
accordance with U.B.C. Standard No. 9-1 and the Fire Code.
Drycleaning plants shall conform to the provisions of U.B.C. Standard No.
9-2•and the Fire Code.
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Equipment or machinery which generates or emits combustible or explosive
dust or .fiber shall be provided with an adequate dust -collecting and
exhaust system installed in conformance with U.B.C. Standard No. 9-3.
The storage and handling of cellulose nitrate plastic other than film
shall be in accordance with the Fire Code. Storage and handling of
combustible fiber in amounts beyond the exemptions in Table No. 9-A shall
be in accordance with the Fire Code.
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Combustible fiber storage rooms or vaults having a capacity exceeding 500
cubic feet shall be separated from the remainder of the building by a
two-hour fire -resistive occupancy separation.
Buildings erected or converted to house high -piled combustible stock shall
comply with the Fire Code.
Ducts penetrating atmospheric separation walls as defined in Section 802,
partitions or floors shall be equipped with an approved automatic -closing
smoke damper when having openings into more than one atmosphere. All
automatic -closing fire assemblies installed in the atmospheric separation
shall be activated by approved detectors of products of combustion other
than heat.
Section 1008 is amended to read as follows:
SPECIAL HAZARDS
Sec. 1008. Chimneys and heating apparatus shall conform to the
requirements of Chapter 37 of this code and the Mechanical Code.
Motion picture machine rooms shall conform to the requirements of Chapter
40.
Storage of volatile flammable liquids shall not be allowed in Group I
Occupancies and.the handling of such liquids shall not be permitted in any
Group I Occupancies in quantities more than one gallon unless such
handling complies with U.B.C. Standard No. 9-1.
All exterior openings in a boiler room or room containing central heating
equipment if located below openings in another story, or if less than ten
feet (10) from other doors or windows of the same building, shall be
protected by a fire assembly having a three-fourths hour (3/4)
fire -protection rating. Such fire assemblies shall be fixed, automatic
and self-closing. Every room containing a boiler or central heating plant
shall be separated from the rest of the building by not less than a one
(1) hour fire -resistive occupancy separation.
EXCEPTION
Boilers or central heating plants where the largest piece of
equipment does not exceed 400,000 BTU per hour input.
Ducts penetrating atmospheric separation walls as defined in Section 802,
partitions or floors shall be equipped with an approved automatic -closing
smoke damper when having openings into more than one atmosphere. All
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automatic -closing fire assemblies installed in the atmospheric separation
shall be activated by approved detectors of products of combustion other
than heat.
Section 1201, Division 1, is amended to read as follows:
Division 1. Hotels, apartment houses and rooming houses. Convents
and monasteries (each accommodating more than ten persons).
Section 1204 is amended to read as follows:
Exit Facilities
Sec. 1204. Stairs, exits and smokeproof enclosures shall be as
specified in Chapter 33.
Every sleeping room below the fourth story shall have at least one
operable window or exterior door approved for emergency escape or rescue.
The units shall be operable from the inside to provide a full clear
opening without the use of separate tools.
All escape or rescue windows from sleeping rooms shall have a minimum net
clear opening of 5.7 square feet. The minimum net clear opening height
dimension shall be 24 inches. The minimum net clear opening width
dimension shall be 20 inches. Where windows are provided as a means of
escape or rescue'they shall have a finished sill height not more than 44
inches above the floor.
Bars, grilles, grates or similar devices may be installed on an emergency
escape or rescue windows or doors, provided:
1. Such devices are equipped with approved release mechanisms which are
openable from the inside without the use of a key or special knowledge
or effort; and
2. The building is equipped with smoke detectors installed in accordance
with Section 1210.
EXCEPTION
In R-3 occupancies, all egress or rescue windows from sleeping
rooms shall have a minimum net clear opening of 5.7 square feet.
The minimum net clear openable area shall have no dimension less
than 22 inches or shall not have less than a 20 inch horizontal
or a 24 inch vertical dimension. Where windows are provided as a
means of egress or rescue they shall have a finished sill height
not more than 44 inches above the floor.
Section 1205.(a) is amended to read as follows:
Light, Ventilation and Sanitation
Sec. 1205.(a) Light, Ventilation and Sanitation. All guest rooms,
dormitories and habitable rooms within a dwelling unit shall be provided
with natural light by means of exterior glazed openings with an area not
less than eight percent (8%) of the floor area of such rooms with a
minimum of eight (8) square feet. All bathrooms, water closet compart-
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ments, laundry rooms and similar rooms shall be provided with natural
ventilation by means of openable exterior openings with an area not less
than one -twenty -fifty (1/25) of the floor area of such room with a
minimum of one and one-half (1-1/2) square feet.
All guest rooms, dormitories and habitable rooms within a dwelling unit
shall be provided with natural ventilation by means of openable exterior
openings with an area of not less than one -twenty-fifth (1/25) of the
floor area of such rooms with a minimum of four (4) square feet.
In lieu of required exterior openings for natural ventilation, a mechani-
cal ventilating system may be provided. Such system shall be capable of
providing two (2) air changes per hour in all guest rooms, dormitories,
habitable rooms and in public corridors. One-fifth (1/5) of the air
supply shall be taken from the outside. In bathrooms, water closet
compartments, laundry rooms and similar rooms a mechanical ventilation
system connected directly to the outside, capable of providing five (5)
air changes per hour, shall be provided. For the purpose of determining
light and ventilation requirements any room may be considered as a portion
of an adjoining room when one-half (1/2) of the area of the common wall is
open and unobstructed and provides an opening of not less than eight (8)
percent of the floor area of the interior room or twenty-five (25) square
feet, whichever is greater.
Required exterior openings for natural light and ventilation shall open
directly onto a street or public alley or a yard or court located on the
same lot as the building.
EXCEPTIONS
1. Required windows may open onto a roofed porch where the porch:
a. abuts a street, yard, or court;
b. has a ceiling height of not less than seven (7) feet; and
c. has the longer side at least sixty five (65) percent open
and unobstructed.
2. Kitchens need not be provided with natural light by means of
exterior glazed openings provided that a mechanical ventila-
tion system capable of providing two (2) air changes per hour
and artificial lighting is provided.
jSection 1207(a) is amended to read as follows:
ROOM DIMENSIONS
SEC. 1207.(a) Ceiling Heights. Habitable space shall have a
ceiling height of not less than seven feet six inches (716") except as
otherwise permitted in this section. Kitchens, halls, bathrooms, and
toilet compartments may have a ceiling height of not less than seven (7)
feet measured to the lowest projection from the ceiling. Where exposed
beam ceiling members are spaced at less than forty eight (48") on center,
ceiling height shall be measured to the bottom of these members. Where
exposed beam ceiling members are spaced at forty-eight (48) inches or more
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on center, ceiling height shall be measured to the bottom of the deck
supported by these members, provided that the bottom of the members is not
less than seven (7) feet above the floor.
If any room in a building has a sloping ceiling, the prescribed ceiling
height for the room is required in only one-half (1/2) the area thereof.
No portion of the room measuring less than five (5) feet from the finished
floor to the finished ceiling shall be included in any computation of the
minimum area thereof.
If any room has a furred ceiling, the prescribed ceiling height is
required in two-thirds (2/3) the area thereof, but in no case shall the
height of the furred ceiling be less than seven (7) feet.
EXCEPTIONS
The main support beam shall be considered the same as a furred
ceiling and may be reduced to six feet eight inches (6'8").
Section 1717 is amended by adding the following:
MINIMUM CEILING HEIGHTS
Sec. 1717. All rooms shall have a ceiling of not less than seven
(7) feet measured to the lowest projection from the ceiling • except as
otherwise permitted in this code.
Section 1718 is amended by adding the following:
TRUSSES.
Sec. 1718. Preparation, fabrication, and installlation of trusses
shall conform to accepted engineering practices and to the requirements of
this Code. No alterations, including but not limited to cutting, splic-
ing, or removal of webs, gussetts, or chords, shall be made without
approval of a certified engineer and the building official. Any altera-
tions not acceptable to the building official shall be corrected, or the
altered member removed and replaced with an acceptable method of construc-
tion.
Section 1807(a) is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1807.(a) Scope. This section shall apply to all Group 8,
Division 2 office buildings and Group R, Division 1 occupancies, each
having floors used for human occupancy located more than sixty-five (65) _
feet above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access. Such
building shall be provided with either an approved automatic sprinkler
system in accordance with Section 1807(c), or safe areas of refuse
(compartmentation) in accordance with Section 1807(1).
Section 2311(g) is amended to read as follows:
neous
(12') in(height, slath a houses sand cagricultural cbuildings shall be desigies less than twelve eed
for the horizontal wind pressures as set forth in Table No. 23-F except
that if the height zone is twenty feet (20') or less, two-thirds (2/3) of
the first line of listed values may be used. For greenhouses and prefabri-
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cated metal sheds four -hundred (400) square feet or less and twenty (20)
feet or less in height, one-half (1/2) of the first line of listed values
in Table No. 23-F may be used. The structures shall b designed to
withstand an uplift wind pressure equal to three-fourths (3/4) of the
horizontal pressure.
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Section 2516(f) is amended to read as follows:
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(f) Fire and draft stops.
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i 1. Fire stops. Fire stopping shall be provided to cut off
all concealed draft openings (both vertical and horizon-
tal) and shall form an effective barrier between stories
and between a top story and a roof space. It shall be
used in specific locations, as follows:
(1) In exterior or interior stud walls, at ceilings and
floor levels.
(2) In all stud walls and partitions, including furred
spaces, so placed that the maximum dimension of any
concealed space is not over ten feet (10').
(3) Between stair stringers and top and bottom and
between' studs along and in line with run of stair
adjoining stud walls and partitions.
(4) Around top, bottom, sides and ends of sliding door
pockets.
(5) In spaces between. chimneys and wood framing, loose
and combustible materials shall be placed in
non-combustible supports, or a metal collar tightly
fitted to the chimney and nailed to the wood framing
maybe used.
(6) Any other location not specifically mentioned above,
such as holes for pipes, shafting, behind furring
strips and similar places which could afford a
passage for flames.
Fire stops, when of wood, shall be two inch (2") nominal
thickness. If the width of the opening is such that
more than one piece of lumber is necessary, there shall
be two thicknesses of one (1") nominal material with
joint broken or one, thickness of three-quarter (3/4) inch
plywood with joints backed by three-quarter (314)inch
plywood.
Fire stops may also be of gypsum board, cement asbestos
board, mineral wall or other approved non-combustible
material securely fastened in place.
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2. Draft stops. 1n wood -frame floor construction where
suspended ceilings occur, the space between the ceiling
and the floor above shall be divided into areas not
exceeding one -thousand (1,000) square feet in a manner
required for partitioning attic space in Section 3205.
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Section 2907(a) is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2907.(a) Footings and foundations, unless otherwise specific-
ally provided, shall be constructed of masonry, concrete or treated wood
in conformance with U.B.C. Standard No. 29-3 and in all cases shall extend
below the frost line. Footings of concrete and masonry shall be of solid
material. Foundations supporting wood shall extend at least six inches
(6") above the adjacent finished grade. Footings shall have a minimum
depth below finish grade as indicated in Table No. 29-A unless another
depth is recommended by a foundation investigation.
EXCEPTION
1. A one-story wood or metal frame building not used for human
occupancy and not over one -thousand (1000) square feet in
floor area need not be provided with a footing extending
below the frost line.
Table No. 29-A is amended to read as follows:
TABLE 29-A - FOUNDATIONS FOR STUD BEARING192
WALLS - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
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NUMBERS THICKNESS OF WIDTH OF THICKNESS OF
OF FLOORS FOUNDATION WALL FOOTING FOOTING
SUPPORTED (INCHES) (INCHES) (INCHES)
BY THE
FOUNDATION
Concrete Masonry
1 8 8 16 8
2 8 8 16 8
3 8 8 18 8
NOTES:
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1. Where unusual conditions or frost conditions are found, footings and
foundations shall be as required in Section 2907(a).
2. The ground under the floor may be excavated to the. elevation of the
top of the footing.
3. Foundations may support a roof in addition to the stipulated number of
floors. Foundations supporting roofs only shall be as required for
supporting one floor.
Section 3205(a) is amended to read as follows:
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Sec. 3205(a) Access. An attic access opening shall be provided in
the ceiling of the top floor of buildings with combustible ceiling or roof
construction. The opening shall be located in a corridor or hallway of
buildings of three (3) or more stories in height and readily accessible in
buildings of any height. Closets are not deemed to be readily accessible.
The clear opening shall be not less than twenty inches by thirty inches
(20"X30").
Thirty -inch (30") minimum clear head room shall be provided above the
access opening.
Attics with a maximum vertical clear height of less than thirty (30") need
not be provided with access openings.
Section 3305(b) is amended to read as follows:
3305(b) Width. Stairways serving an occupant load of more than
fifty (50) shall be not less than forty-four inches (44") clear tread
width. Stairways serving an occupant load of fifty (50) or less may have
a clear tread width of thirty-six inches (36"). Stairways serving an
occupant load of less than ten (10) may have a clear tread width of thirty
inches' (30").
Handrails may project into the required width a distance of 3-1/2 inches
from each side of a stairway.
Item No. 21 of Table 33-A is amended to read as follows:
Minimum of two Access by means
exits other than of a ramp or an
elevators are elevator must be
required where Square provided for the
number of occu- feet per physically handi-
Uses pants is over occupant9 capped as indicated3
21. 50 50 for the pool Yes3
Enclosed area; 15 on the
Swimming deck
Pools
THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS OF THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE HAVE BEEN DELETED:
i 1. Table No. 3-A.
j 2. Section 511(a)5.
3, Section 1213.
4. Section 1707(c).
5, Section 1707(d).
6. Section 1807(1).
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7. Section 4305(e)
8. Appendix Chapter 1
Appendix Chapter 7, Part II
Appendix Chapter 11
Appendix Chapter 12
Appendix Chapter 23
Appendix Chapter 32
Appendix Chapter 35
Appendix Chapter 38
Appendix Chapter 49
Appendix Chapter 51
Appendix Chapter 53
Appendix Chapter 55
Appendix Chapter 57
Appendix Chapter 70
SECTION IV. REPEALER. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict
wi a provision o this ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION V. SEVERABILITY. If any section, provision or part of the
Or finance shall be adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such
adjudication shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole or
any section, provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitu=
tional.
SECTION VI. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be in effect after its
iRa passage, approva and publication as required by law.
Passed and approved this314 d5y of,514nuaM 1984.
ATTEST:
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It was moved by Ambrisco , and seconded by Zuber ,
that the Ordinance as re . e a opt and upon roll call t ere were:
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT:
X AMBRISCO
—7— BAKER
�— DICKSON
—�- ERDAHL
—� MCDONALD
—R— STRAIT
—R— ZUBER
First consideration 1/3/84
Vote for passage:
Ayes: Ambrisco, Baker, Dickson, Erdahl, McDonald,
Strait, Zuber.
Nays: None.
Second consideration 1/17/84
Vote for passage:
Ayes: Zuber, Ambrisco, Baker, Erdahl, McDonald,
Strait.
Nays: None. Absent: Dickson
Date published 2/8/84
Received i Approved
By The Legal Depftwm
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