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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNS-2273 - Adopting 1994 Editions of Uniform Building Code115 ORDINANCE NO. NS-2273 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ADOPTING THE 1994 EDITIONS OF THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE, THE UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE, THE UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE, THE UNIFORM HOUSING CODE, THE UNIFORM SIGN CODE, THE UNIFORM CODE FOR THE ABATEMENT OF DANGEROUS BUILD- INGS, APPENDIX CHAPTER 1 OF THE UNIFORM CODE FOR BUILDING CONSERVATION, THE UNIFORM SOLAR ENERGY CODE, AND THE UNIFORM SWIMMING POOL, SPA AND HOT TUB CODE, AND THE 1993 EDITION OF THE NATIONAL ELECTRI- CAL CODE, WITH AMENDMENTS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN FOLLOWS: REL: 11/21/95 AS SECTION 1: That section 8-43 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Bec. 8-43. Adoption by reference. There is adopted by the city that certain code known as the Uniform Building Code, 1994 Edition, consisting of "Volume 1, Administrative, Fire-and-Life Safety, and Field Inspection Provisions, "Volume 2, Structural Engineering Design Provisions," and "Volume 3, Material, Testing and Installation Standards." The said code is adopted and incorporated as fully as if set forth at length herein as provided for in section 419 of the Charter of the city. Any provision of this article amending the "building code" or "Uniform Building Code" shall be construed as amending the above-said code edition, including such provisions enacted prior to the adoption of the above-said code edition and not thereafter repealed. The above-said code edition, as thus amended, together with all other provisions of this article, shall be known as the building code of the City of Santa Ana. The appendix chapters and divisions of appendix chapters which are adopted pursuant to this section are as follows: Volume 1 Administrative, Fire-and Life Safety and Field Inspection Provisions: Appendix Chapter 3, Division I, Division II Appendix Chapter 4, Division II, Division III Appendix Chapter 9 Appendix Chapter 12, Division I ORDINANCE NS-2273 Page 2 Volume 2 Appendix Chapter 15 Appendix Chapter 30 Appendix Chapter 31, Division II, Appendix Chapter 33 Division III Appendix Chapter 34, Division I excepting section 3406.2, Division II excepting section 3415 Structural engineering design Provisions: Appendix Chapter 16, Division III Appendix Chapter 18 SECTION 2: That section 8-61 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby repealed. SECTION 3: That section 8-90 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Bee. 8-90. Board of appeals (Volume 1, Section 105). Section 105 of Volume 1 of the building code is deleted. sec. read SECTION 4: That section 8-94 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 8-94. Permits required Volume 1, Section 106.1. Section 106.1 of Volume 1 of the building code is amended to as follows: 106.1 Permits Required. Except as specified in Section 106.2 of this section, no building or structure regulated by this code shall be erected, constructed, enlarged, altered, repaired, moved, improved, removed, converted, demolished, or maintained unless a separate permit for each building or structure has first been obtained from the building offlcial. SECTION 5: That section 8-95 of the Santa Aha Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Bec. 8-95. Exempted work (Volume 1, Section 106.2). Section 106.2 of Volume 1 of the building code is amended by adding the following exception to item 2 therein: 2 ORDINANCE Page 3 Exception: A permit shall be required for any fence required by section 8-20 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, pertaining to fences required for swimming pools, ponds or other bodies of water. SECTION 6: That section 8-99 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-99. Fees (Volume 1, Section 107 and Table No. 1-~). Section 107 of Volume 1 of the building code and Table No. 1-A of the building code are hereby deleted. SECTION 7: That section 8-100 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby repealed. SECTION 8: That section 8-112 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-112. Certificate of Occupancy (Volume 1, Section 109). Section 109 of Volume 1 of the building code is amended to read as follows: SECTION 109 -- CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY 109.1 Use and Occupancy. (1) No newly constructed building or structure shall be used or occupied, and no change in the existing occupancy classification of an existing building or structure or portion thereof shall be made, until the building official has issued a Certificate of Occupancy therefor as provided herein. EXCEPTION: Group R, Division 3 and Group U Occupancies. (2) NO alteration to an existing building which changes the floor area of the building or which changes the exits from the building shall be made until the building official has issued a Certificate of Occupancy therefor as provided herein. (3) No change of occupant within a building or portion thereof shall be made until the building official has issued a Certificate of Occupancy therefor as provided herein. EXCEPTION: Group R, Divisions i and 3, and Group U Occupancies. (4) NO building or structure shall be connected with utility services, nor shall a building or structure whose electrical service has been disconnected be reconnected with electrical Page 4 service until an inspection has been made and the building official has determined that the building does not constitute an unsafe building. ~ (5) Issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy shall not be construed as an approval of a violation of the provisions of this code or of other ordinances of the jurisdiction. Certificates presuming to give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of this code or of other ordinances of the jurisdiction shall not be valid. ~09.z Change in Uss. Changes in the character or use of a building shall not be made except as specified in Section 3405 of Volume 1 of this code. 109.3 Certificate Issued. After the building official inspects the building or structure or the portion thereof which is the subject of a change of owner or occupant and finds no violations of the provisions of this code or other laws which are enforced by the code enforcement agency, the building official shall issue a Certificate of Occupancy which shall contain the following: 1. The building permit number, if applicable. 2. The address of the building. 3. The name and address of the owner or occupant, as appropriate. 4. A description of that portion of the building for which the certificate is issued. 5. A statement that the described portion of the building has been inspected for compliance with the requirements of this code for the group and division of occupancy and the use for which the proposed occupancy is classified. 6. The name of the building official. 7. Such additional information as the building official may determine to be appropriate. 109.4 Temporary Certifioate. If the building official finds that no substantial hazard will result from occupancy of any building or portion thereof before the same is completed, a temporary Certificate of Occupancy may be issued for the use of a portion or portions of a building or structure prior to the completion of the entire building or structure. 109.5 Posting. The Certificate of Occupancy shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the premises and shall not be removed except by the building official. ~0~.6 Revocation. The building official may, in writing, suspend or revoke a Certificate of Occupancy issued under the provisions of this code whenever the certificate is issued in error, or on the basis of incorrect information supplied, or when it is determined that the building or structure or 4 ORDinAnCE NS-227 119 Page 5 portion thereof is in violation of any ordinance or regulation or any of the provisions of this code. 109.7 Inspections. It shall be the responsibility of the owner or occupant whose action makes necessary the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy pursuant to this section to apply to the building official for the inspection of the building or structure or portion thereof as necessary to obtain such Certificate. Each application shall be accompanied by the payment of a non-refundable application processing fee and an inspection fee, which shall be refunded if an inspection proves to be unnecessary, in such amounts as shall be estab- lished by resolution of the city council. The building official and the executive director of finance and management services shall establish procedures and forms to implement this subsection. 109.8 Prohibition against falsification. No person shall alter or reproduce a certificate of occupancy for the purpose of circum-venting the requirements of this section. SECTION 9: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding a section, to be numbered 8-130, which said section reads as follows: Sec. 8-130. Special inspectors (Volume 1, Section 1701.2). Section 1701.2 of Volume 1 of the building code is amended by adding the following: Special inspections shall be approved by the building official. The building official shall require registration with the building safety division prior to approving an applicant. Each person applying for registration as a special inspector may be required to show competence by an examination. Applicants shall pay a registration fee as established by city council resolution. A registration card shall be issued to each such applicant that the building official qualifies. A renewal fee established by resolution of the city council for each classification shall be due and payable on January 1 of each year thereafter, at which time the special inspector may be subject to reexamination. The building official may revoke any special inspector's certificate of registration at any time for due cause by written notice. This notice shall set forth the time and place for a hearing before the building official, at which time and place evidence shall be 5 ORDINANCE NS-2273 Page 6 submitted by the special inspector to show cause why his certificate of registration should not be revoked. Failure to appear at such hearing by the special inspec- tor may result in immediate revocation of said special inspector's certificate of registration. Special inspectors qualification examinations are to be given only for the execution of the work described under Section 1706.1 of Volume 1 of the Uniform Building Code in the incorporated area of the City of Santa Ana. SECTION 10: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding a section, to be numbered 8-150, which said section reads as follows: Sec. 8-150. Fire protection requirements (Volume 1, Section 3403.2. The first paragraph of Section 3403.2 of the Building Code is amended by adding thereto the following: EXCEPTION: If additions, alterations or repairs made to any building constructed prior to January 1, 1946, other than an R-occupancy building, exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) in cost in any one-year period, then either (A) the entire building must be completely sprinklered in accor- dance with fire department standards, or (B) the building must comply with all the following requirements: The ceiling of a roof system shall be of one-hour construction, and all ceiling or wall penetrations shall have approved fire dampers. Ail stairways shall be completely enclosed with one-hour construction to exits; and enclosed stair- ways or required exits shall lead directly to the outside of the building. Draft stops are required in floors in accordance with Section 7803. In attic areas, one-hour walls shall be required for every one thousand (1,000) square feet of area. Smoke detectors with an alarm system, receiving their primary power from the building wiring, shall be required throughout the building in accordance with NFPA standards. Se Either (a) corridors, regardless of occupant load, shall be one-hour construction; or (b) a "life safety" sprinkler system, as approved by the fire ORDINANCE NS-2273 121 Page 7 department, shall be installed in all corridors. SECTION 11: That sections 8-169, 8-170, and 8-180 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code are hereby repealed. SECTION 12: That section 8-182 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Bec. 8-182. Elevators, Dumbwaiter, Escalators, and Moving Walks (Volume 1, Appendix Chapter 30) (a) Section 3011 of Appendix Chapter 30 of Volume 1 of the Building Code is deleted. (b) Sections 3014 and 3015 of Appendix Chapter 30 of Volume 1 of the Building Code are deleted. SECTION 13:: That section 8-184 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Bec. 8-184. Excavation and Gra4ing - Fees (Volume 1, Appendix Chapter Section 3310 of Appendix Chapter 33 of Volume 1 of the Building Code is deleted. SECTION 14: That section 8-290 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-290. Adoption by reference. There is adopted by the city that certain code known as the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials Uniform Plumbing Code, 1994 Edition, including the following appendices thereto: A, B, C, D, H, I and J. The said code is adopted and incorporated as fully as if set forth at length herein as provided for in section 419 of the Charter of the city. Any provision of this article amending the "plumbing code" or "Uniform Plumbing Code" shall be construed as amending the above-said code edition, including'such provisions enacted prior to the adoption of the above-said code edition and not thereafter repealed. The above-said code edition as thus amended, together with all other provisions of this article, shall be known as the plumbing code of the city of San~a Ana. Code SECTION 15: That section 8-301 of the is hereby amended to read as follows: 7 Santa Ana Municipal 122 ORDINANCE NS-2273 Page 8 Sec. 8-301. Administrative authority (Section 102.1). Section 102.1 of the Plumbing Code is amended to read as follows: Whenever the term .administrative authority" is used in this code, it shall be construed to mean the building official of the city or his authorized representative. SECTION 16: That section 8-308 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-308. Permit required. (Section 103.1.1) Section 103.1 of the plumbing code is amended to read as follows: 103.1.1 Permits Required. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to install, remove, alter, repair, replace or maintain any plumbing system regulated by this Code except as permitted in Section 103.1.2, or cause the same to be done, without first obtaining a separate permit to do such work from the administrative authority for each separate building or structure. SECTION 17: That section 8-313 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby repealed. SECTION 18: That section 8-340 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-340. Piping in the ground (Section 314.3). Section 314.3 of the Plumbing Code is amended to read as follows: 314.3 Piping in the ground shall be laid on a firm bed for its entire length. Building drains, sewers and storm drain piping systems in the ground, and designed and approved at less than one percent grade, shall be laid on a continuous firm bed, certified by a registered soils engineer as having a compac- tion level of not less than ninety (90) percent density. Where support is otherwise provided, it shall be acceptable to the Administrative Authority. SECTION 19: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding a section, to be numbered 8-341, which said section reads as follows: 8 ORDINANCE NS-2273 Page 9 Be~. 8-341 Horizontal piping (section 314.7). Section 314.7 of the plumbing cOde is amended as follows: 314.7 Horizontal cast-iron drain, waste, and vent piping, and all other suspended horizontal piping two and one-half (2%) inches and larger, shall be supported with approved rod and hangers. Exception: Plumbers tape (perforated strap-iron) may be used to support piping 2" and smaller in type V (wood) construction only. Plumbers tape shall be galvanized and not less than 3/4" wide and 22 gage. SECTION 20: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding a section, to be numbered 8-342, which said section reads as follows: Bee. 8-342 Suspended piping support (Table 3-1). Table 3-1 of the plumbing code is amended by adding footnote 2 to the requirements for horizontal piping of the following materials: Copper Tube and Pipe; Steel and Brass Pipe for Water or DWV; Steel, Brass and Tinned Copper Pipe for Gas; Schedule 40 PVC and ABS DWV; CPVC; and Lead. Code Sec. SECTION 21: That section 8-400 of the Santa Ana Municipal is hereby amended to read as follows: 8-400. Water piping in buildings (Section 609.3.1). Section 609.3.1 of the Uniform Plumbing Code is amended to read as follows: 609.3.1 Non-metallic and ferrous piping shall be prohibited; except that ferrous piping four (4) inches and larger may be used when protected against corrosion and installed in channels, tubes, or in a similar protective manner when approved by the administrative authority. SECTION 22: That section 8-401 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-401. Building supply pipe (Section 610.8). Section 610.8 of the Uniform Plumbing Code is amended to read as follows: 610.8 Size of meter and building supply pipe using Table 6-4. Knowing the available pressure at the water meter or other 9 ORDINANCE NS-2273 Page 10 source of supply and after subtracting one-half (1/2) pound per square inch pressure for each foot of difference in elevation between such source of sUpply and the highest water supply outlet in the building or on the premises, use the "Pressure Range" group within which this pressure will fall. Select the "length" column which is equal to or longer than the required length. Follow down the column to a fixture unit value equal to or greater than the total number of fixture units required by the installation. Having located the proper fixture unit value for the required length, sizes of meter and building supply pipe will be found in the two (2) left-hand columns. Each single family residential structure shall be served with a main water supply pipe of not less than one (1) inch I.D. Two (2) hose bibbs served by three-quarter () inch I.D. pipe or larger shall be provided; one (1) serving the front yard and one (1) serving the rear yard. Code Sec. SECTION 23: That section 8-402 of the Santa Ana Municipal is hereby amended to read as follows: 8-402. Building supply pipe (Table 6-4). Table 6-4 of the Uniform Plumbing Code is amended by changing the double asterisk footnote to read as follows: ** Building Supply--" minimum--l" minimum family residential structure. for each single SECTION 24: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding a section, to be numbered 8-405, which said section reads as follows: Sec. 8-405. Grade, support, and Protection of Building Sewers (Section 718.1). Section 718.1 of the Uniform Plumbing Code is amended by adding the following paragraph thereto. Building sewer piping systems designed for grades of less than one percent shall be designed by a registered civil engineer. The engineer shall be responsible for supervising the instal- lation and shall certify in writing that the sewer installa- tion is in compliance with the approved plan, relative to line and grade. SECTION 25: That s. ~tion 8-556 of the Santa 10 Ana Municipal ORDINANCE NS-2273 Page 11 125 Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-556. Adoption by reference; There is adopted by the city that certain code known as the Uniform Mechanical Code, 1994 Edition, together with appendices A, C and D and code standards therein. The said code is adopted and incorporated as fully as if set forth at length herein as provided for in section 419 of the Charter of the city. Any provision of this article amending the "mechanical code" or "Uniform Mechanical Code" shall be construed as amending the above-said code edition including such provisions enacted prior to the adoption of the above-said code edition and not thereafter repealed. The above-said code edition as thus amended, together with all other provisions of this article, shall be known as the mechanical code of the City of Santa Ana. SECTION 26: That section 8-557 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-557. Board of appeals (Section 110). Section 110 of the mechanical code is deleted. SECTION 27: That section 8-558 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-558. Permits; required (Section 112.1). Section 112.1 of the mechanical code is hereby amended to read as follows: It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to make any installations, alterations, repair, replacement or to remodel or maintain any mechanical system regulated by this code except as permitted in Section 112.2, or cause the same to be done without first obtaining a separate mechanical permit for each separate building or structure, each office suite, and each unit in a commercial or industrial building. Code Sec. 8-559. Section follows: Any SECTION 28: That section 8-559 of the Santa Ana Municipal is hereby amended to read as follows: Violations and penalties (Section 111.1). 111.1 of the mechanical code is amended to read as person violating any provision of the mechanical code 11 ORDINANCE NS-2273 Page 11 shall be punished as provided in section 1-8 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, and in addition, all procedures for the correction of illegal conditions shall apply. Each separate day or any portion thereof during which any violation of this code occ~ or continues shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable as herein provided. The issuance or granting of a permit or approval of plans and specifications shall not be deemed or construed to be a permit for, or an approval of, any violation of any of the provisions of this code. No permit presuming to give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of this code shall be valid, except insofar as the work or use which is authorized is lawful. The issuance or granting of a permit or approval of plans shall not prevent the administrative authority from thereafter requiring the correction of errors in said plans and specifi- cations or from preventing construction operations being carried on thereunder when in violation of this code or of any other ordinance or from revoking any certificate of approval when issued in error. Code Sec. 8-560. Fees Sections 115.1, 115.6.2, and 115.6.3 deleted. SECTION 29: That section 8-560 of the Santa Ana Municipal is hereby amended to read as follows: (Section 115 and Table No. l-A). 115.2, 115.3, 115.3.2, 115.5, 115.6, and Table No. 1-A of the mechanical 115.6.1, code are SECTION 30: That section 8-570 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: sec. 8-570. Ducts-Material (Section 601.1) Section 601.1 of the Mechanical Code is amended to read as follows: Sec. 601.1 Material Supply air return air and outside air for heating, cooling or evaporative cooling systems shall be conducted through duct systems constructed of metal as set forth in Tables Nos. 6-A, 6-B and 6-C; metal ducts complying with U.M.C. Standard No. 6-2 with prior approval; or factory- made air ducts complying with U.M.C. Standard No. 6-1. Ducts, plenums and fittings may be constructed of asbestos cement, concrete, clay or ceramics when installed in the ground or in a concrete slab, provided the joints are tightly sealed. 12 ORDINANANCE NS-2273 12~ Page 13 EXCEPTION: Supply air duct, on the discharge side of an evaporative cooler, shall be conducted through rigid metal ducts constructed as set forth in tables nos. 6-A, 6-S and 6-C, and unless prohibited by structural conditions shall be graded in the direction of the supply outlet. Factory made air ducts complying with UMC standard no. 6-1 shall be limited to installation in a vertical position only. Note: Vertical shall be defined as not more than forty-five (45) degrees from the vertical. SECTION 31: That section 8-667 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: See. 8-667. Adoption by reference. There is adopted by the city that certain code known as the National Electrical Code, 1993 Edition, together with the Uniform Administrative Code Provisions for the National Electrical Code, 1993 Edition (the "administrative provisions") as herein amended. The said code is adopted and incorporated as fully as if set forth at length herein, as provided for in Section 419 of the Charter of the city, subject to all amendments set forth in this article. Any provision of this article amending the "electrical code" or "National Electrical Code" shall be construed as amending the abovesaid code edition. The abovesaid code edition, as thus amended, together with all other provisions of this article, shall be known as the electrical code of the city of Santa Ana. SECTION 32: That section 8-700 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Bec. 8-700. Board of Appeals (Section 203) Section 203 of the administrative provisions of the electrical code is deleted. SECTION 33: That section 8-711 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: sec. 8-711. Permits Required. (Section 301(a) Subsection (a) of Section 301 of the administrative provisions of the electrical code is amended to read as follows: Except as specified in Subsection (b) of this section, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to install, alter, repair, move, convert or maintain any electri- cal equipment regulated by this code, or cause the same to be done without first obtaining a separate permit for each 13 ORDINANCE NS-2273 Page 14 building or struciure, each office suite, and each unit in a commercial or industrial building, from the building official. Code Sec. code SECTION 34: That section 8-723 of the Santa Ana Municipal is hereby amended to read as follows: 8-723. Expiration of plan review (Section 304). Section 304 of the administrative provisions of the electrical is amended to read as follows: Applications for which no permit is issued within 180 days following the date of application shall expire by limitation, and plans and other data submitted for review may thereafter be returned to the applicant or destroyed by the building official. The building official may extend the time for action by the applicant for a period not exceeding 180 days upon request by the applicant showing that circumstances beyond the control of the applicant have prevented action from being taken. No application shall be extended more than once. In order to renew action on an application after expiration, the applicant shall resubmit plans and pay a new plan review fee. SECTION 35: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding a section, to be numbered 8-724, which said section reads as follows: Sec. 8-724. Reinspections (Section 305(e)). Subsection (e) of Section 305 of the administrative provisions of the electrical code is deleted. SECTION 36: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding a section, to be numbered 8-725, which said section reads as follows: Sec. 8-725. Fee schedule (Table No. 3-A). Table No. 3-A of the administrative provisions of the electrical code is deleted. Ana Municipal SECTION 37: That section 8-815 of the Santa Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-815. Conductors (section 110-5). Section 110-5 of the National Electrical Code is amended by adding a sentence to read as follows: 14 ORDINANCE NS-2273 129 Page 15 Ail sections of this National Electrical Code allowing the use of aluminum conductors are subject to the limitation that no aluminum conductor smaller than No. 6 AWG shall be used. SECTION 38: That section 8-941 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby repealed. SECTION 39: That section 8-1156 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-1156, Adoption by reference. There is adopted by the city that certain code known as the Uniform Housing Code, 1994 Edition, together with the appendices and code standards therein. The said code is adopted and incorpo- rated as fully as if set forth at length herein as provided for in section 419 of the Charter of the city. Any provision of this article amending the "housing code" or "Uniform Housing Code" shall be construed as amending the abovesaid code edition including such provisions enacted prior to the adoption of the abovesaid code edition and not thereafter repealed. The abovesaid code edition as thus amended, together with all other provisions of this article, shall be known as the housing code of the city of Santa Ana. SECTION 40: That section 8-1160 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-1160. Authority (Section 201.1). Section 201.1 of the Uniform Housing Code is amended to read as follows: Authority. The building official is hereby authorized and directed to administer and enforce all of the provisions of this code, and the health officer shall enforce those portions of the code as they apply to sanitation, maintenance, ventila- tion, use or occupancy. Code Seo. SECTION 41: That section 8-1161 of the Santa Ana Municipal is hereby amended to read as follows: 8-1161. Right of entry (Section 201.2). Section 201.2 of the Uniform Housing Code is amended to read as follows: Right of Entry. Whenever necessary 15 to make an inspection to ORDINANCE NS-2273 Page I~ enforce any the provisions of this code, or whenever the building oIJ icial, the ~health ~officer or their authorized representatives have reasonable cause to believe that there exists in any building or upon any premises, any condition which makes such building or premises substandard as defined in Section 202 of this code, the building official, the health officer or their authorized representatives may enter such building or premises at all reasonable times to inspect the same or to perform any duty imposed upon the building official or the health officer by this code; provided that if such building or premises be occupied, they shall first present proper credentials and demand entry; and if such building or premises be unoccupied, they shall first make a reasonable effort to locate the owner or other persons having charge or control of the building or premises and demand entry. If such entry is refused, the building official, the health officer or their authorized representatives shall have recourse to every remedy provided by law to secure entry. No owner or occupant or any other person having charge, care or control of any building or premises shall fail or neglect, after proper demand is made as herein provided, to properly permit entry therein by the building official, the health officer or their authorized representatives for the purpose of inspection and examination pursuant to this code. Any person violating this subdivision shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Code SECTION 42: That section 8-1170 of the Santa Ana Municipal is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-1170. Substandard buildings (S~ction 1001). Section 1001 of the Uniform Housing Code is amended to read as follows: SECTION 1001 -- DEFINITION. "Substandard building" shall mean that term as defined in Section 17920.3 of the Health and Safety Code of the State of California, as the same now exists and as it may hereafter be amended. SECTION 43: That section 8-1226 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-1226. Adoption by reference. There is adopted by the city that certain code known as the Uniform Sign Code, 1994 Edition. The said code is adopted and incorporated as fu].ly as if set forth at length herein as provided 16 ORDINANCE NS-2273 13 1 Page 17 for in section 419 of the Charter of the city. Any provision of this article amending the "sign code" or "Uniform Sign Code" shall be construed as amending the abovesaid code edition, including such provisions enacted prior to the adoption of the above-said code edition and not thereafter repealed. The abovesaid code edition as thus amended, together with all other provisions of this article, shall be known as the sign code of the city of Santa Ana. Code Sec. read SECTION 44: is hereby amended to read as follows: 8-1270. Authority (Seotion 103.1). Section 103.1 of the Uniform Sign Code is as follows: Authority. The building official is hereby authorized directed to enforce all the provisions of this code. That section 8-1270 of the Santa Ana Municipal hereby amended to and SECTION 45: That section 8-1900 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-1900. Adoption by reference. There is adopted by the city that certain code known as the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, 1994 Edition. The said code is adopted and incorporated as fully as if set forth at length herein as provided for in section 419 of the Charter of the city. Any provision of this article amending the "dangerous buildings code" or "Uniform Dangerous Buildings Code" shall be construed as amending the abovesaid code edition, including such provisions enacted prior to the adoption of the abovesaid code edition and not thereafter repealed. The abovesaid code edition as thus amended, together with all other provisions of this article, shall be known as the dangerous buildings code of the City of Santa Ana. SECTION 46: That section 8-2000 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-2000. Adoption by reference. There is adopted by the city Appendix Chapter 1 of that certain code known as the Uniform Code for Building Conservation of the International Conference of Building officials, 1994 Edition. The said Appendix Chapter 1 is adopted and incorporated as fully as if set forth at length herein as provided for in section 419 of the Charter of the city. 17 ORDINANCE NS-2273 Page 18 SECTION 47: That sections 8-2001, 8-2002, 8-2003, 8-2003.1, and 8-2003.5 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code are hereby repealed. SECTION 48: That section 8-2004 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sac. 8-2004. Administration. (a) Notification. The building official shall serve notice ordering the owner of each building within the scope of this article to cause a structural analysis to be made of the building by a licensed civil or structural engineer or licensed architect. If the building is found to be deficient under the standards established by this article, the owner shall cause said building to be structurally altered so as to conform to those standards or cause it to be demolished. The notice or order shall be in writing and shall be served either personally or by first class mail, return receipt requested, upon the owner as shown in the last equalized assessment roll, and upon each tenant, if any, who is occupying the building, or any portion thereof, on the date such notice is mailed or served. Failure of any tenant to receive such order or notice shall not in any manner invalidate any of the proceedings taken by the building official pursuant to the provisions of this article. The aforesaid order shall direct that the structural analysis together with the necessary plans and calculations be submitted to the building safety division for review within two hundred and seventy (270) days after service of the order. The order shall specify that permits required to accomplish the necessary structur- al alterations shall be obtained not later than one (1) year after the service of the order, and that the building be corrected to meet the minimum requirements of this article, or be demolished, not later than three years after such service. The necessary alterations shall commence within one hundred and eighty (180) days of the date that the permit was issued. (b) Recordation. At the time when the building official serves the aforesaid order, the building official shall file with the office of the county recorder of the County of Orange a certificate stating that the subject building is within the scope of Santa Ana Municipal Code, Article XI of Chapter 8, "Earthquake Hazard Reduction in Existing Buildings." The certificate shall also state that the owner thereof has been notified and ordered to structural- ly analyze the building and to structurally strengthen or demolish it where compliance with Article XI is not exhibited. If the building is either demolished, found not to be within 18¸ 133 ORDINANCE NS-2273 Page 19 the scope of this article, or is found to be structurally capable of resisting minimum seismic forces required by this article, the building official shall file with theoffice of the county recorder a certificate terminating the status of the subject building as being classified within the scope of Santa Ana Municipal Code, Article XI of Chapter 8, "Earthquake Hazard Reduction in Existing Buildings." (c) Appeal from order. Any owner or tenant of the building may appeal the building official's initial order and determination so long as such appeal is filed within one hundred and eighty (180) days of the service of the aforesaid order. The filing and form of appeal, the processing of the appeal, the scheduling and noticing of said appeal for hearing, the effect of a failure to appeal, the scope of hearing of said appeal, and the procedure for conducting the hearing of any such appeal, shall be governed by the provisions of Chapters 5 and 6 of the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, as said Uniform Code is adopted by reference pursuant to the provisions of Article IX of Chapter 8 of this Code. In case of any inconsistency between the provisions of this subsection and the provisions of Chapters 5 and 6 of the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, the provisions of this subsection shall control. (d) Enforcement. If the owner or tenant fails to comply with any order issued by the building official within any of the time limits set forth in subsection (a) of this section, or with any order or decision rendered by the planning commission, the building shall be deemed to constitute a dangerous building and the provisions of Chapters 7, 8 and 9 of the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, as said uniform code is adopted by reference in Article IX of Chapter 8 of this Code, shall be applicable. Any person found guilty of a misdemeanor shall be punished in the manner set forth in section 1-8 of this Code. SECTION 49: That sections 8-2004.1, 8-2004.5, 8-2005, 8-2006, and 8-2007 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code are hereby repealed. SECTION 50: That section 8-2500 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-2500. Adoption by reference. There is adopted by the city that certain code known as the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials Uniform Solar Energy Code, 1994 Edition, save and except that portion entitled "Part I, Administrative." The said code is adopted and incorporated as fully as if set forth at length herein as provided for in section 419 of the Charter of the city. Any 19 ORDINANCE NS-2273 Page 20 provision of this article amending the "U. iform Solar Energy Code" or "solar energy code" shall be construed as amending the abovesaid code edition. The abovesaid code edition, together with all other provisions of this article, shall be known as the solar energy code of the City of Santa Ana. SECTION 51: That section 8-2600 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-2600. Adoption by reference. There is adopted by the city that certain code known as the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code, 1994 Edition, save and except that portion entitled "Part I, Administrative." The said code is adopted and incorporated as fully as if set forth at length herein as provided for in section 419 of the Charter of the city. Any provision of this article amending the "Uniform Swimming Pool, S~a and Hot Tub Code" shall be construed as amending the abovesaid code edition. The abovesaid code edition as thus amended, together with all other provisions of this article, shall be known as the swimming pool, spa and hot tub code of the City of Santa Ana. SECTION 52: That section 8-2603 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-2603. Assistants. Whenever the term "assistant" is used in this code, it shall be construed to mean the senior plumbing inspector, plumbing inspector, or other inspector of the building safety division of the city. SECTION 53: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION 54: Neither the adoption of this ordinance nor the repeal hereby of any ordinance shall in any manner affect the prosecution for violation of ordinances, which violations were committed prior to the effective date hereof, nor be construed 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 20 ORDINANCE NS-2273 Page 21 135 any bond or cash deposit in lieu thereof, required to be posted, filed or deposited pursuant to any ordinance and all rights and obligations thereunder appertaining Shall continue in full force and effect. ADOPTED this 18th ATTEST: /~nice C. Guy / UClerk of the Council day of December , 1995. COUNCILMEMBERS: Pulido Aye Richardson Aye Espinoza ~bstained Lutz A_~ve McGuigan Aye Mills bbsent Moreno Sbsent APPROVED AS TO FORM: Edward ~.~C~ City Attorney CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY & PUBLICATION State of California County of Orange I, JAN-ICE C, GUY, Clerk of the Council, do hereby certify the attached Ordinance to be the original ordinance adopted by the City Council of the City ?~ - ! ff - ~.5- ; and that said ordinance was published in accordance of Santa Aha on with the Charter of the City of Santa Aha. Date: 21 clerk of the Counci, I' .~ City of Santa Ana ( /