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Ordinance 1408Ordinance No. 1408 New Series CITY OF ALAMEDA as a part of said Building Code. SECTION 4. That Chapter I of said INANCE ® Building Code, Volume I is hereby New Series amended by adding' thereto a new AN ORDINANCE REGULATING section, numbered 107, which shall read as follows: THE ERECTION, CONSTRUCTION, Sec. 107. Notwithstanding, any - ENLARGEMENT, ALTERATION, thing to the contrary contained REPAIR, MOVING, REMOVAL, within the Uniform Building Code, CONVERSION, DEMOLITION, OC- blast and /or fall-out shelters in- CUPANCY, EQUIPMENT, USE, tended as protective structures or HEIGHT, AREA AND MAINTE- devices against the effects of nu- NANCE OF ALL BUILDINGS clear war may be constructed sub - AND/OR STRUCTURES IN THE ject only to the following require - CITY OF ALAMEDA; PROVIDING ments: FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PER- MITS AND COLLECTION OF FEES L Adherence to special rules and THEREFOR; PROVIDING PENAL- regulations relating to said con - TIES FOR THE VIOLATION struction as promulgated by the Al a - City Engineer of the City of Ala C it y THEREOF, AND REPEALING OR- DINANCES NOS. 1257, 1300, 1388, which will not be - NEW SERIES, AND ALL OTHER mental to public health and safe - ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ty, and are substantially in con - ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT formance with current and ex- intent specifications and plans of HEREwITH such structures or devices as BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUN- promulgated the Office of CIS. OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA: ns Civil and Defense Mobilisation. SECTION 1. That Ordinance No. 2. That such structures or devices 1257 New Series, of the City f Ala- Y shall be constructed, utilized, and meda, passed December 17, 1957, Or- maintained primarily for the pur- dinance No. 1300 New Series, passed pose of blast and /or fall -out shel- May 5, 1959, Ordinance No. 1388 New ters and not as additional area for Series, passed October 3, 1961, and all normal human habitation. other ordinances and parts of ordi- 3. The permits required by the Urd- nances of the City of Alameda in form Building Code shall be so- coulliet herewith be, and the same quired, and the necessary fees are, hereby repealed. paid. Normal inspections pursuant SECTION 2. That those portions of to the Uniform Building Code a certain document printed as a code shall be made to certify ad- in book forin, three (3) copies of herence to the rules and regula- which document are on file in the tions of the City Engineer. office of the City Clerk of the City 4. For the purposes of this section of Alameda, bein marked "Filed a blast and /or fall -out shelter is Aug. 7, 1962" and designated as defined as any structure or de- "Uniform Building Code, 1961 Edi- vice within or without a building tion, Volume I, " adopted by the Inter- designed, constructed, utilized, national Conference of Building Offi- and maintained as a protective cials and approved at the 38th An- structure or device against the nual Business Meeting of said Con - effects of fire. heat, blast, con- ference, September 5 to 9, 1960, which cussion, or the fall -out of radioae- portions consist of fifty -three (53) tive elements resulting from nu- chapters numbered from 1 to 53, clear or other explosions or any Parts I to XI, inclusive, excepting similar device. therefrom Sections 202(a), 303(a), 5. Adherence shall be made to 303(b), Table No. 3A- Building Per- zoning laws, and other laws, rules mat Fees, Sections 1308, 1405(b), 1408, and regulations of the City of 1505, 1601(a), 2508, 3803, 3805, 3806(b), Alameda. Table 42 -13- Minimum Interior -Fin- SECTION 5. That Chapter 2 of said ish Classifications, Section 4711(c), Building Code, Volume 1, is hereby Table 47- H- •Exterior Portland Ce- amended by adding thereto a new ment Platser, be, and the same are, subsection numbered 202(a), which hereby adopted as the Building Code shall read as follows: of the City of Alameda. Sec. 202(a). General. The Building SECTION 3. That that certain doc- Official is hereby authorized and ument printed in book form, three directed to enforce all the provi- (3) copies of which document are on sions of this Code exec Chap - file in the office of the City Cleric tern 48 and 49, and maintenance of the City of Alameda, marked of buildings after permit of ac- "Fil,ed Aug. 7, 1962" and designated cupancy has been issued. For as "Uniform Building Code, Volume such purpose he shall have the 1II, 1961 Edition, Uniform Building powers of a police officer. Code Standards," adapted by the In- The determination of the value ternational Conference of Building or valuation under any of the Officials and approved at the 38th provisions of the Code shell be Annual Business Meeting of said made by the Building Official. Conference, September 5 to 9, 1960, SECTION 6. That Chapter 3 of said which document consists of 511 pages, Building Code, Volume I, is hereby be, and the same is, hereby adopted amended by adding thereto a new subsection 303(a), a new subsection 303(b), and a new Table No. 3 -A— Building Permit Fees, which shall read as follows: Sec. 303(a). Building Permit Fees. Before a building permit is issued a permit fee therefor shall be paid to the Building Official as set forth in Table No. 3 -A. See. 303(b). Plan- Checking Fees. When a plan is required to be sub- mitted by subsection (c) of Section 301 and the services of a civil en- gineer are required to check said plan, a plan- checking fee shall be paid to the Building Official. Said plan- checking fee shall be equal to one -half (xz) the building permit fee as set forth in Table 3 -A and shall be paid at the time of submitting plans and specifica- tions for checking. TABLE N. 3- A— BUILDING PERMIT FEES Total Valuation Fee Less than $50.00 .............. $1.00 More including than $250 00 t $a2nd.0i - 2A0 eluding $ 500.00 4.00 More than $500.00 to and in- cluding $750.00 .- .........r_ ........... .. 6.00 More than $750.00 to and in- cluding $1.000.00 ------ .... .......... ...... 8.00 Each additional $1,000.00 ar fraction, to and including $15,000.00 _......_.._..._..._......... 4.00 Each additional $1,060.00 or fraction, to and including $20,000.00 .. .___.._....._r_.....__......._. 3.00 Each additional $1,000.60 or fraction, to and including $25,000.00 .._------ _.. ----------- ............_ 2.00 Each additional $1,000.00 or fraction exceeding $25,000.00 1.00 The City, County, State, or the United States of America shall be exempt from paying any fee for any building. Where work for which a permit is required by this Code is started or proceeded with prior to obtaining a permit, the fee above specified shall be doubled, but the payment of such double fee shall not relieve any persons from fully complying with the requirements of this Code in the execution of the work nor from any other penalties prescribed herein. SECTION 7. That Chapter 13 of said Building Code, Volume I, is here- by amended by adding thereto a new section 1308, which shall read as fol- lows: Sec. 1308. Chimneys and heating apparatus shall conform to the re- quirements of Chapters 37 and 51. The storage and handling of gas- oline, fuel oil, and other flammable liquids shall not be permitted mi any Group H occupancy unless such storage and handling comply with U. B. C. Standard No. 9 -1 -61. Doors leading into rooms in which volatile flammable liquids are stored or used shall be pro- tected by a fire assembly having a one -hour fire - resistive rating. Such fire assembly shall be self - closing and shall be posted with a sign on each side of the door in one -inch (1 ") block letters stating: "FIRE DOOR —KEEP CLOSED." Every boiler room or room con- taining a central heating plant using solid or liquid fuel shall be separated from the rest of the building by a Three -Hour Fire Re- sistive Occupancy Separation, as specified in Chapter 5, with all openings protected as set forth in Table No. 33 -B. EXCEPTIONS: 1. Such furnaces may be used without a Fire- Resis- live Occupancy Separation as de- fined in Chapter 5, in buildings not more than two stories in height. 2. Where boilers or central heat- ing plants burning liquid or solid fuel are loeated at grade level they may be separated from the remain- der of the building by a One -Hour Fire - Resistive Occupancy Separa- tion, as defined in Chapter 5, with all openings protected by a fire as- sembly having a one -hour fire -re- sistive rating, mounted within the boiler room and having closing de- vices as set forth in Table No. 33 -B, The installation or use of any device capable of generating a glow or flame capable of igniting flam- mable vapors in any garage located in a Group H Occupancy shall not be permitted. A compartment con- taining such a device shall have no openings into a private garage. EXCEPTION: Utility rooms or other portions of main dwelling containing such devices may have approved openings into a private garage. SECTION 8. That Chapter 14 of said Building Code, Volume I, is hereby amended by adding thereto a new subsection 1405(b) and a new sec- tion 1408, which shall be respectively read as follows: Sec. 1405(b). Room Sizes and Ceil- ing Heights. Every room required to have windows by subsection (a) shall have a ceiling height of not less than eight feet (8') in at least fifty percent (50 %) of its required area, with no portions of the re- quired area less than five feet (5 in height. Rooms used far livingg dining, or sleeping purposes shall have an area of not less than ninety square fleet (90 sq. ft.). Kitchens shall have a superficial fluor area of not less than fifty square feet 1(50 sq. ft.), superficial floor area being herein defined as clear floor space, exclusive of fixed or built -in cabinets or appliances. See. 1408. Chimneys and heating apparatus shall conform to the re- quireraents of Chapters 37 and 51. Flammable liquids shall not he stored or used in Group I Occupan- cies in quantities in excess of one gallon and all such flammable liq- uids shall be kept in tight or sealed containers when not in actual use. Alameda Clity Ordinances Ordinance N o. 1408 New Series The installation or use of any de- vice capable of generating a glow or flame capable of igniting flam- mable vapors in any garage located in a Group I Occupancy shall not be permitted. A comportment con- taining such a device shall have no openings into a private garage. EXCEPTION: Utility rooms or other portions of main dwelling containing such devices may have approved openings into a private garage. SECTION 9. That Chapter 15 of said Building Code, Volume I, is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section 1505, which shall read as fol- lows: See. 1505. Chimneys and heating apparatus shall conform to the re- quirements of Chapters 37 and 51. Flammable liquids shall not be stored, handled, or used in Group J Occupancies unless such storage or handling shall comply with U. B. C. Standard No. 9-1-6 The installation or use of any device capable of generating a glow or flame capable of igniting flam- mable vapors in any garage located in a Group J Occupancy shall not be permitted. A compartment con- taining such a device shall have no openings into a private garage. EXCEPTION: Utility rooms or other portions of a Group J Occu- pancy containing such devices may have approved openings into a pri- vate garage. SECTION 10. That Chapter 16 of said Building Code, Volume 1, is here- by amended by adding therto a new subsection numbered I601(a) and a new section numbered 1605, which shall respectively read as follows: See. 1601(a). Fire Zones Defined. For the purposes of this Code the entire City is hereby declared a Fire District and said Fire District shall be known and desgivited as Fire Zones 1, 2, 3 and 4, and shall include such territory or portions of said City as are established and described in Article 1, Chapter 2, Title XIV, of the Alameda Munic- ipal Code, as amended and in effect on the effectiveness of this ordi- nance, or as said Code may be amended thereafter. Whenever, in this Code, reference is made to any Fire Zone, it shall be construed to mean one of the four fire zones designated and referred to in said Alameda Municipal Code. See. 1605. Restrictions in Fire Zone No. 4. (a) No building or structure of Type V construction shall be erected in Fire Zone No. 4 with an area in excess of four thousand square feet (4,000 sq. ft.) of floor area on any one floor. (b) Any building in Fire Zone No. 4 which is enlarged, altered, raised or built upon to an extent exceed- ing an expenditure of fifty percent (56%) of the value of such structure shall be made to comply with the requirements of a Type I, II, III, IV, or V building, except that floors in the first story of such building need not comply with such require- ments. (c) Any building or structure moved into or within Fire Zone No. 4 shall comply with all require- ments for new buildings in Fire Zone No. 4. (d) Buildings of Type V construc- tion may be built in excess of four thousand square feet (4,000 sq. ft.) providing such buildings are di- vided by "special fire separations," as specified in Section 503, into areas not exceeding four thousand square feet (4,000 sq. ft.). SECTION 11. That Chapter 25 of said BulldirL Code, Volume I is hereby amended by adding a new section numbered 2508, which shall read as follows: Sec. 2506. Fire-stopping shall be provided to cut off all concealed draft openings (both vertical and horizontal), and form an effective barrier between stories, and be- tween a top story and roof space. It shall be used in specific loca- tions 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 di- mension of any concealed space is not over seven feet (7). 3. Between stair stringers at least once in the middle portion of each run, at 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 incom- bustible materials shall be placed in incombustible sup - ports, or a metal collar tightly fitted to the chimney and nailed to the wood framing may be used. 6. Any other locations not specif- ically mentioned above, such as holes for pipes, shafting, behind furring strips and similar places which could afford a passage for names. Fire steps when of wood shall be two-inch (2 nominal thickness. If width of opening is such that more than one piece of lumber is neces- sary, there shall be two thicknesses of one-inch (1") material with joints broken. S,rCTTO 12, That Chapter 38 of said Building Code, Volume 1, is here- by amended by adding thereto a new section 3803, a new section 3805, and a new subsection 3806(b), which shall read as follows: See. 3803, (a) Every building four or more stories In eight shall be Alameda Clity Ordinance Ordinance No. 1408 New Series equipped with one or more dry standpipes. (b) Every Group H Occupancy located on one building site and containing more than 15 apart- ments, or more than 19 guest rooms, shall be provided with a dry line fire system with two and one -half inch (2% ") Siamese inlet connec- tions at the street level and gated two and one -half inch (2r2 ") out - lets located as prescribed by the Chief of the Fire Department. The construction, size and Siamese con- nections shall be as specified for dry standpipes. EXCEPTION: Where access to the property, or all portions thereof, is not restricted for normal fire fight- ing operations as determined by the Chief of the Fire Department, wet standpipes may be substituted for a dry line system. (c) Every Group H Occupancy on one building site and containing more than 15 apartments or more than 19 guest rooms shall be pro- vided with one or more fire hy- drants with gated connections and appurtenances located within the public right of way to provide water supply for fire protection as prescribed by the Chief of the Fire Department. Such requirements shall not exceed the standards ter hydrant spacing of the National Board of Fire Underwriters, See. 3805, Every Group A and B Occupancy of any height, and every Group C Occupancy two or more stories in height, and every Group D, E, F, G and H Occupancy three or more stories in height., and every Group E and F Occupancy over twenty thousand square feet (20,- 000 sq. ft.) in area, shall be equipped with one or more interior wet standpipes extending from the cellar or basement into the topmost story, provided, that Group B Buildings having no stag�e and hav- ing a seating capacity of less than 500 need not be equipped with in- terior standpipes; and provided, further, (a) that one story ware- houses of Group F Occupancy shall not require wet standpipes, pro- vided ,that the building is equipped with an approved automatic fire extinguishing system throughout, as provided in Chapter 38; and (b) that three - story apartment buildings of Group H Occupancy, when con- structed without interior hallways or corridors, need not be equipped with interior wet standpipes, pro- vided, additional hand extingushers are placed and approved by the Chief of the Fire Department. Sec. 380 6(b). Interior wet stand- pipes shall have an internal diam- eter sufficient to deliver 50 gallons of water per minute under 30 pounds per square inch pressure at the hose connection, based on the available water supply. Buildings of Group A, B and H Occupancies shall have wet standpipe systems capable of delivering the required quantity and pressure from any two outlets simultaneously; for all other occupancies only one outlet need be figured to be open at one time. In no case shall the internal diam- eter of a wet standpipe be less than two inches (2 "), except when the standpipe is attached to an auto- matic fire extinguishing system as set forth in U. B. C. Standard No. 38- 1 - &'1. Any approved formula which de- termines pipe sizes on a pressure drop basis may be used to deter- mine pipe sizes for wet standpipe systems. The Building Official may require delivery and pressure tests on completed wet standpipe sys- tems before approving such sys- tems. SECTION 13. That Chapter 42 of said Building Code, Volume I, is hereby amended by adding a new table entitled, Table No. 42 -8— Mini- mum Interior- Finish Classifications, which table shall read as follows: TABLE NO. 42- B— MINIMUM IN- TERIOR- FINISH CLASSIFICATIONS OccupaneyEnclosed Other Rooms or Group Vertical Exitways Areas Exitways A I II III B I II III C I 11 III D I II II• E I II III•. F I 17 III G I Il HI H I 1I IIL. I III III III J NO REISTRCTIONS In rooms in which personal liber- ties of inmates are forcibly re- strained, Class I material only may be used. °* Over two stories shall be of Class IL NOTE: Any material not in Class I, II, or III shall not be used in any room or space subject to human occupancy, except to such an extent as is spe- cifically permitted by the en- forcing authority on the basis of a finding that it does not increase the life hazard, but shall at no time exceed 10% of the aggregate interior sur- face of the walls and ceilings of the room wherein this ma- terial is located. SECTION 14. That Chapter 47 of said Building Code, Volume I, is hereby amended by adding a new subsection numbered 4711(c) and by adding a new table entitled, Table No. 47- H— Exterior Portland Cement Plaster," which shall respectively read as follows. See. 4711(c). Application. 1. Gen- eral. Except when applied to con- crete or masonry, and except as otherwise provided for pneumat- ically applied plaster, exterior ce- ment plastering materials shall be mixed by machine methods for not Alameda City Oro less than two minutes, and shall be applied as set forth in Table No. 47 -H. The first coat shall be forced through all openings in the rein- forcement so as solidly to fill all spaces. It shall then be scored hor- izontally with a scratcher having one- eighth inch (?'s ") clipped teeth and grooves not more than one -half inch ('W') deep. The second coat shall be rodded and water floated, with no varia- tion greater than one- quarter inch ( 1 ,4 ") in any direction under a five - foot (5') straightedge. The third coat, if plaster, shall be applied with trowel. 2. Plastering on masonry or con- crete. The masonry surface on which plaster is to be applied shall be clean, free of efflorescence, damp, and sufficiently rough to insure proper bond. Mixtures specified for the second coat in this section may be applied directly to masonry. 3. Application of reinforcement. Exterior plaster reinforcement, string wires and paperbacking shall be applied as set forth in Table No, 47 -I. TABLE NO. 47 -H— EXTERIOR PORTLAND CEMENT PLASTER First or Scratch Coat— Maximum Volume of Sand Per Volume of Cement, 31,a; Minimum Thickness, *z'z" (1st and 2nd coats to be 34 if 3d coat is plaster); Minimum Period Moist Curing, 48 hours; Minimum Interval Before Appli- cation of Succeeding Coat, 7 days. Second or Brown Coat — Maximum Volume of Sand Per Volume of Cement, 4iz; Minimum Thickness, 1st and 2d coats to be W' if 3d coat is paint sealer; Minimum Period Moist Curing, 48 hours; Minimum Interval Before Appli- cation of Succeeding Coat, 7 days. Third or Finish Coat: Alternate I - -- Portland Cement Plaster, Max- imum Volume of Sand Per Vol - ume of Cement, * *2; Minimum Thickness, is ". Alternate 2—Ap- proved Exterior Sealer Paint Coat or Stucco Wash. * Measured from backing to crest of scored plaster. '* Approved prepared finish coats containing not less than % by weight of Portland Cement may be used. SECTION lra. Whenever in said Building Code the words "City, " "Building Inspector," "Fire Marshal," "Building Official" or other designa- tion of an officer, board or depart- ment occur, the word "City" shall mean the City of Alameda and the words "Building Inspector," "Fire iinances Ordinance No. 1408 New Series Marshall," "Building Official ' or other designation of an officer, board or department, shall mean respective- ly the Building Inspector, the Fire Chief, or such officer, board or de- partment of the City of AlarneKla. SECTION 16. Validity. If any see - tion, subsection, sentence, clause or Phrase of said Building Code or of this ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of said Code or of this ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each sec- tion, subsection, clause or phrase thereof irrespective of the fat that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses and phrases be de- clared unconstitutional. SECTION 17. Violations and Penal- ties. The provisions and penalties con- tained and provided in Section 205 of Chapter 2 of said Building Code are hereby specifically incorporated and adopted as a part of this ordinance. In addition to the penalties herein provided, any building, structure, or portion thereof, or any condition ex- isting or permitted to exist in vio- lation of any provision of said BuiId- ing Code, or any actual or threatened violation of said Code, may be a=bated, restrained or adjoined in any manner provided by law; provided, further, that the penalties set out in Section 1 -411 of the Alameda Munic- ipal Code are specifically applicable herein and may be applied cumula- tively consecutively, or in the alter- native with any penalty set out here- in. SECTION 18. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the expiration of thirty (30) days from the date of its final pas- sage. FRANZ S. COLLISCHONN Presiding Officer of the Council Attest: SHIRLEY H. TENNIER. City Clerk I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was duly and regularly adopted and R by the Council of the City of Alameda in regular meeting assem- bled on the 21st day of August, 1962, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Councilmen Godfrey, Mc- Call, Rose, Schacht and President Collischonn (5). NOES: None. ABSENT: None. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said City this 22nd day of August, 1962. SHIRLEY H. TENNIER City Clerk of the City of Alameda Publish August 23, 1952.