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Home My WebLink AboutNS-1632 Not AdoptedRJW/fm 5/12/82 ORDINANCE NO. NS-1632 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ADDING SECTION 8-163 TO THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE, RELATING TO FIRE RETARDANT ROOFS, DECLARING THE EMERGENCY THEREOF, AND DECLARING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY ORDAIN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES FOLLOWS: Santa Ana 1: That Section 8-163 is hereby added to the icipal Code to read as follows: Sec. Roofs (Section 1704) Sec. 1704 follows: the Building Code is amended to read as Sec. 1704(a) Newly Constructed Roofs. Except as provided in S~ ,n (b) relating to re-roofing, and notwithstanding any her provision of this code and appendix to the contrary, the covering of any building hereafter constructed re, of type or occupancy classification, shall be of or fire-retardant construction as defined and described in section (e) of Section 3203 of this code. (b) Re-Roofing. building official, the regardless of type or of the same materials and/or t in the present roof. When, location or type of construction ing, the building official and safety necessitates that requires materials and/or type of from that found in the present roof, the use of such different materials tion in accordance with the following as otherwise directed by the lng of any existing building, classification, may be made of construction as found because of the age, ound in an existing build- Les that the public health ing of the building ~struction different .uch official may order type of construc- ~neral provisions: 1. Ail re-roofing shall be with the standards set forth in Chapter of this code; ~ted in accordance of the appendix 2. Such re-roof coverings shall be except in Types III, IV and V buildings, follows: e retardant it may be as a. Ordinary roof coverings may be ings of Group R, Division 3 or Group M ~d on build- s; b. Ordinary roof coverings may be use \on build- ings of Group R, Division 1 Occupancies which are ~ more than two stories in height and have not more than 3.~0 square feet of projected roof area and there is a minimum of 10 feet from the extremity of the roof to the propert% line on all sides except for street fronts; ...~\ c. Class C roof coverings which comply with ~ U.B.C. Standard No. 32-7 and roofs of No. 1 cedar or redwood shakes and No. 1 shingles constructed in accordance with the requirements of U.B.C. Standard No. 32-14 for Special Purpose ORDINANCE NO. NS-1632 PAGE TWO Roofs may be used on Group A, Division 3; Group B, Divisions 1 and 2 and Group R, Division 10ccupanci,~s which are not more than two stories in height and have more than 6000 square feet of projected roof area and is a minimum of 10 feet from the extremity of the roof to the property lines on all sides except for street fronts. Skylights shall be constructed as required in Chapter 34. Penthouses shall be constructed required in Chapter 36. For use of plastics in roofs, se Chapter 52. For Attics; Access and Area, sec Section 3205. For Roof Drainage, see Section 3207. SECTION 2: Sections 17958.5 and 17958.7 of the of the State of California, the Santa Ana finds, determines and described amendment to Section 1704 Code, 1979 Edition, is reasonably safety and general welfare of the Santa Ana due to the following topographical conditions: Pursuant to the pro 'lslons and authority of {ealth and Safety Code Council of the City of ~res that the above- of the Uniform Building cessary for the health, ~sidents of the City of *tic, geographical and 1. The City of Santa located in an area which is subjec~ high velocity wind conditions; accentuated by the topographical f( canyon areas located easterly of ti 2. The City of Santa Al high temperatures and dry atmosphe~ occur during times of the high vel( described; and 3. Due to the climatic~ graphical conditions hereinabove d( Santa Ana is susceptible to fires % danger during periods of high wind~ spread across building roofs where of noncombustible or fire-retardan~ SECTION 3: That the City's DJ Development Services be directed to ordinance with the Department of Ho Development of the State of Califor is geographically periodic extremely condition being further atures of the hill and .e city; .a is subject to seasonably ic conditions which often .city winds as hereinabove geographical and topo- ~scribed, the City of ,hich are of particular when fires tend to such roofs are not made construction. rector of Planning and file a copy of this using and Community ,ia. SECTION 4: It shall be unlawf~ 1 for any person, firm or corporation to violate any provi: ion or to fail to comply with any of the requirements of this\ordinance. Any person, firm or corporation violating any pr~vision of this ordinance or failing to comply with any of its requirements shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment not exceeding six (6) months or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each such person, firm or corporation shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each day during any portion of which any violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance is committed, continued or permitted by such person, firm or ORDINANCE NO. NS-1632 PAGE THREE corporation, and shall be punishable therefor as for in this ordinance. SECTION 5: The City Council of the City of hereby declares this ordinance to be necessary measure for the immediate preservation of the health or safety. A statement of the reasons is as follows: Ana an emergency peace, its urgency 1. The provisons of the 1979 Edition, as heretofore adopted by Ana, currently permit the use of non fir, in the construction of building roofs w~ Santa Ana; Code, of Santa materials the City of 2. In the event of a fire such construction could contribute the the spread of fire to adjacent and surrounding buildings especially periods of high velocity winds which often occur the City of Santa Ana; 3. The City of AnaheJ is located immediately northwesterly of the City of Ana; 4. On April 21, 19 occurred in a residential are~ spread to and destroyed nonresidential buildings in retardant roofs, which fire hundred (500) dwelling hundred (1500) people path of the fire and havi] destroyed by said fire; , during high winds, a fire of the City of Anaheim which is other residential and City having non fire- fed approximately five and left approximately fifteen with those buildings in the fire-retardant roofs not being 5. Other nol to be built within is given immediate eff fire-retardant roofs will continue City of Santa Ana unless this ordinance ;t. SECTION 6. For hereinabove, this or Section 415, shall mediately upon and reasons set forth in SECTION 5 .nance, in accordance with Charter effect and be in full force im- its adoption. SECTION 7: clause, phrase or reason held to cision of any co shall not affec~ this ordinance. hereby declares and each portion more sections portions be ~ any section, subsection, sentence, of this ordinance is for any invalid or unconstitutional by the de- of competent jurisdiction, such decision ~he validity of the remaining portions of The City Council of the City of Santa Ana ~hat it would have adopted this ordinance subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or irrespective of the fact that any one or subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases or :lared invalid or unconstitutional. 8: Neither the adoption of this ordinance nor the repeal reby of any ordinance shall in any manner affect the rosecution for violation of ordinances, which violations cere committed prior to the effective date hereof, nor be con~trued as affecting any of the provisions of such ordinance relating to the collection of any such license or penalty or the penal provision applicable to any violation thereof, nor to affect the validity of any bond or cash deposit in lieu thereof, required to be posted, filed or ORDINANCE NO. NS-1632 PAGE FOUR deposited pursuant to any ordinance and all rights and obligations thereunder appertaining shall continue in full force and effect. SECTION 9: This ordinance shall only remain in force and effect until the companion regular ordinance, introduced on May 17, 1982, becomes effective. Upon the effective date of such companion regular ordinance, this ordinance shall automatically be deemed repealed. ADOPTED, this day of , 1982. ATTEST: GORDON BRICKEN, MAYOR JANICE C. GUY, CLERK OF THE COUNCIL COUNCILMEMBERS: Bricken Luxembourger Acosta Serrato Griset Markel McGuigan APPROVED AS TO FORM: EDWARD J. COOPER, City Attorney