Ordinance 0904ORDINANCE NO. 904
NEW SERIES
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE
UNIFORM BUILDING CODE OF
THE CITY OF ALAMEDA
ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE NO,
898, NEW SERIES
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE
COUNCIL OF THE CITE' OF ALA -
MEi)A as follows:
SECTION 1. That the Uniform
Building; Code, -:1046 ,Edition, pub-
lished January 1, . 1.940, by Pacific
Coast Building Officials - Conferenc =e,
duly adopted as the Brilding Code
of the City of Ala:ineda by Ordiri.mee
No, 898, New Series, passed August
t
6, 1946„ be, and the same is hereby
amended in the particulars and a.s
hereinafter in .the following sections
of this 'ordinance more lra.rticulaxl,y
set forth.
SECTION 2. That Section 202 (a),
Chapter 2, of said Building Code is
hereby amended. to react as follows:
Se,(Aion 202 (a)_ General. The
73 gilding Official is hereby author-
ized- and directed to enforce all the
provisions of this Code except
Chapters 44, 49, and ina,inten.ancet of
building after permit of oceupanay
i)as - 1)een issued. For such purpose
lie shall have the powers of a police
officer.
The determination of the value or
valuation under any of the provi-
gione of the .Code shall be niado by
the Euilding Official,
SEIC7TION- 3. -That. Section -303 (a.),
Chapter 3, of said Building; Codfs is
hereby arnended to read as follows:
Section 303 (a). I3uild:fug Per-it
Fees. Before, a b:iilding .perniit is is-
sued a hermit fee therefor shall be
paid to the Building Official as set
forth in -Table No. 3 -A.
'I`ABLE NO. 3_A-- R_tTJLT3J1 (; Pfi', t-
MIT FIFES
TOTAL YA11,11A.T.
l e:ss than $20.00 ...... _ .....No Fee
$20.00 to and including $100.00
$1.00
_klore than. $100.00, to and in-
cludini,- $400.013 ............
2:00
Xfore than $400.00, to and in-
cluding ,700.00 ..........
3.00
More than $700.00, to and in-
eluding $1,000,00 .........
4:.00
Each additional $1,000.00 or
fraction to - and including
$15,000.00
4.00
Each additional, $1,000.00 or
fraction, to and including
$50,000.00 ..................
1..00
Each additional $1,000.00 or
fraction, exe3eedilig $50,-
00000 ... . .................
50
Where rN orlc for.'which a permit is
required by this Code is started or
proc'f.�eded with prior to obtaining; a,
pern)it:, the fee above 'specified shall
lie doubled, but the payment of such
double fee shall not relieve any per -
sons from fully con)plying -with the
requirements of this Code in the ex-
ecution of the - c�orh xror f.rorn a.ny
other penalties 1prescribed herein.
New Series
and the saine is hereby, repealed.
SECTION 5. That Section. 1.405
(h), Chapter 14, of said 13uildin�
Code is .hereby amended to read -
follows:
Section 1405 (b). Room Slyes u
Ceiling Heights. Every room re-
quired to have windows by Stubsec-
tion (a) shall have a ceiling height
of not less than eight feet WO ") in
at least fifty per cent (50 %) of its
required area, li,00rns used for liv-
ing, eating or sleeping purposes
:.,hall have an area of not less than
eighty square feet (30 - sq. ft.).
Kitchens shall have an area of not
less than fifty square feet (50 sq.
ft.).
SECTION 5. That Section 1601 (a),
Chapter 10, of said Building Corte
is hereby amended to read as fol-
lcaws:
Section 1601. (a). Fire Zones De-
fiz2erl. For the purpose of this Cod(
the entire city is hereby declared a
Fire Distriet and said Fire District
shall I)e Rnown and designated as
Fire Zones 1, 2, 3 and 4, and shall
include such territory or portions
of said city as are establishd and
described in Article 1, Chapter 2,
Title XIV of the Alameda Municipal
Code, as arnen.ded and in effect on
the effectiveness of this ordinance.
or as said Code may be amended
thereafter. Wbenever, in this Code,
reference is rnad.e:to any Fire Zone.
it shall be construed to niean one of
the four fire zones designated and
referred to in sa1d Alameda Munici-
pal Code.
SECTION 7. That Section 1602,
subsection (e), Chanter 16, of said
Builfling Code, is hereby repealed.
SECTION S. That Section 1603.
subsection (d), Cha,pt:er - 16, of said
Building Code, is hereby repealed.
SECTION 9. That Chapter 16 of
said Building Code is hereby arnnd-
ed by adding thereto a new section.
numbered 1605, which section shall.
read as follows:
Section 1605. Restrictions in Fire
Zone No. 4.
(a.) No building or structure of
Type V construction shall be erect-
ed in .Fire Zone No. 4 with an area
in excess of four thousand square
feet (4,000 -_q ft.) of floor area On
any one - floor.
(b) Any building in Fire lone
No. 4 which is enlvixged, altered,
raised or built upon to an extent
exceeding; an expenditure of fifty
per cent (50%) of the value of such
structure shall be made to comply
the recluirempnts of a Type I.
11, ITT, IV or V building, except that
floors in the first story of - soeb
building need. not comply with such
re0ulrements.
(c) . Any building or structure
moved into or within Fire Zone No.
4 shall comply with all require -
rnent.s for new brr.iiding;•s in Fire
Zone No. 4.
(d) Buildings of Type V construe -
tion rna.v be built in excess of four
thousand square feet (4 -sq ft.)
roviding such buildings are 'divided
try "special fire separations ", as
Alameda City r ° s
feet (4,000 sq ft.).
SECTION 10. That Section 2405
(a) Chapter 24, of said Building
Code, is hereby amended to read as
fellows;
Section. 2405 (a). General. Plain
solid masonry is that form of con-
struction made with brick, solid
load-bearing concrete inaa,sonry Emits.
or storie in which the units are all
laid and ,set in mortar placed with
a trowel; if used for load - bearing,
shall be reinforced ivith steel,
S ]C "TION 11. That Section 2803,
Chapter 38, of said Building Code is
hereby amended to read as _follows:
Section 3803. Every bLdlding four
(4) or more stories in height shall
be equipped with one or more dry
standpipes:
S1JCTI:ON 12. That Section 4710
(c), Chapter 47, of said BLJldlni ,
Code is hereby ainended to read as
follows:
Section 471.0 (c). Tkfvtatl fafleafascrt-
ment. Exterior plaster, except when
appie.d to concrete or masonry, shall.
be rcinfo1 with one of the nia-
terials having a rust - resistive coat-
ing applied after fabrication as set
forth in Table -No. 47 -F.
Metal reinforcement shall. lac
furred out from the ba,cMng at
]east three - eighths inch ( /4 with
an approved furring device, and
shall be nailed with galvanized
nails or approved furring devices
driven to at least three - quarters
i rich . ( 3 / ") . penetration which shall
be spaced not more than eig °h.t
inches (S ") apart - vertically and
eis;ht inches (8) apart horizontally.
!fetal reinforceaneont shall be Iapped
at least. one full Tnesh at all joints.
When no sheathing is used, all. ver-
tical joints shall be made at the
studs and horizontal joints where
expanded metal or metal lath is
used shall have at least one tie be-
t.tveen studs made with 'No. IS 'W
h, M. gauge galvanized annealed tie
wire.
SECTION 13. That the Uniform
i i1i.lcl.i ng C ocle of 1 146, adopted ,
the Building Code of the City of Al-
a3neda, by Ordinance No. 898, New
Series, passed August 6,, 1946; is
hereby amended by adding thereto
those portions of a certain document
printed as a code in .book form,
three (3) c.apiexs Of which document
are on file in the :office of the City
Clerk of the -City of Alameda., -being
marled "Filed July 30, 1946" . and
designated as "Uniforin 13uilding
Code, 1946 . Edition, published Janu-
ary 1, - by Pacific Coast Build-
ing Officials Conference, which por-
tions consist of Chapters 48 to 51,
inclusive, containing sections nainr-
bered from 4501 to and including
511.5.
SECTION 1.4. This Ordinance sha,11
be in full force and effect from and
after the expiration of thirt�r (30)
days from the date of its final pas -
sa.g e.
AV. J. BRANSCIIETI),
'residin Officer of the
Council.
Attest:
J. F. CLARK,
City Clerk.
1, the undersigned, hereby certify
that the foregoing Ordinance wa.s
duly and regularly adopted and
passed by the Council of the City
of Alameda in regular meeting as-
seinb.led on the 17th day of Decem-
ber, 1946, by the following vote, to
wit:
AILS: Councilmen Howe, Jones,
Osborn, Sweeney and President
Branschied, (5).
NOES: None.
A13SE T: None.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, T have
hereunto set nay hand and affixed
the official seal of said City this
18th clay of December, 1346.
(Seal)
J. P. CLARK,
City Clerk of
the City of Ala -
meda.
Publish Deceernber 1.9, 1946.