Ordinance 1659Alameda City Ordin
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CITY OF ALAMEDA ORDINANCE NO-1659
New Series
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE UNIFORM BUILDING
CODE, VOLUME 1,1970 EDITION, COPYRIGHT 1970 BY INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE OF BUILDING OFFICIALS, WITH AMENDMENTS,tADDI-
TIONS AND DELETIONS THEREOF, AS THE PRIMARY CODE AND
VOLUME I APPENDIX, CHAPTER 49, VOLUME I APPENDIX, CHAPTER
57, AND VOLUME IV, "DANGEROUS BUILDINGS," OF SAID UNIFORM
BUILDING CODE, EACH REFERRED TO IN SAID PRIMARY._.CODE- AS
THE SECONDARY CODE; RFGUI.AT.ING THE ERECTION, CONSTRUC-
TION, ENLARGEMENT, ALTERATION, REPAIR, MOVING, REMOVAL,
CONVERSION, DEMOLITION, OCCUPANCY, EQUIPMENT, USE, HEIGHT,
AREA, AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES IN THE
CITY OF ALAMEDA; PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS
AND COLLECTION OF FEES THEREFOR ; DECLARING AND ESTABLISH -
ING A FIRE DISTRICT; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION
THEREOF, AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 1510 NEW SERIES, AND
ALL OTHER ORDINANCES AND PORTIONS OF ORDINANCES IN CON-
FLICT HEREWITH
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA:
Section L Title. Uniform Buildin Code, This Ordinance
shall be known as the "Alameda Building Code," may be cited
as such, and will be referred to herein as "this Ordinance"
or "this Code," or "Building Code."
The Uniform Building Code, Volume I as the Primary
Code, and Volume I Appendix, Chapter 49. Vo1z .m_: I Appendix,
Chapter 57, and Volume iv Dangerous Buildings as the
Secondary Code, Copyright 1970 by International Conference
of Building officials, copies of which have been placed on file
with the City Clerk for use and examination by the public and
by Resolution No. 7873 declared to be public records, as said
copies have been deleted, changed and :supplemented with the
approval of this Council; and each and all of the regulations,
provisions, conditions, requirements and teriii thereof . are
hereby adopted : as the Alameda Building Code for regulating
the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair,
moving, removal, demolition, conversion, occupancy, equip -.
ment, use height, area, and maintenance of all .hiilli1irygs and
structureg in the City of Alameda, and by Ode >refa-ence are
incorporated herein and made a part hereof to the same-effect
as though set fortn rierein In 'ult.
Section 2. General Standards. All materials and assemblies
of materials; appliances and installation of appliances;
arrangements of occupancies; all exits, aisles, stairs, doors
and appurtenances thereto in buildings or structures shall be
so arranged; 'assembled and of such size and so protected as
to hold to a minimum all exit, fire and health hazards.
The, quality of all materials, method of connecting or
assembling such materials, stresses allowed and live and dead
loads assumed in the design and construction of all buildings
or structures shall be in accord with nationally recognized
standards of quality and with generally recognized and well
established methods of structural- design and construction.
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Compliance with all the provisions or the Alameda Building
Code referred to and adopted by the provisions of Section 1
hereof shall be and is hereby declared . to be prima facie
evidence of the reduction of fire and exit hazards, acceptable
quality of materials and generally recognized and well
established methods of structural design and construction.
Section 3. Changes, Additions and Deletions. The changes,
additions ar*d deletions of said Uniform Building Code Volume
I, placed on file with the City Clerk, hereinafter set forth and
'designated are hereby approved and adopted as follows:
The following sections and provisions are hereby ex-
cepted and deleted:
Sections 202(a); 303(a): 303(b); Table No. 3A- Building
Permit Fees: Section 1601(a).
section lolls changed to read as follows:
"Sec. 101. This Ordinance shall be known as the
'Alameda Building .Code ", mav _be kited _as such. and will
be referred to herein as 'this Ordinance' or 'this Code.'
or' Building Code.'
"The Uniform Building Code, Copyright 1970, by In-
ternational Conference of Building Offfcials, copies of
which have been placed on file with the City Clerk for
use and examination by . the public and by Resolution No.
7873, declared to be public records, as said copies have
been deleted, changed and supplemented with approval
of this Council, and each and all of the regulations,
provisions; conditions, requirements and terms thereof are
hereby adopted as the Alameda Building Code for
regulating the erection, construction, enlargement,
alteration, repair, moving, removal, demolition, con-
version, occupancy, equipment, use, height, area, and
maintenance of all buildings and structures in the City
of Alameda, and by this reference are incorporated herein
and made a part hereof to the same effect as though set
forth herein in full."
Section 202(a) is added to read as follows:
"Sec. 202(a). General. The Building fficial is hereby
authorized and directed to enforce all the provisions of
this Code except maintenance of buildings after pertrift
of occupancy has been issued. For such purpose he shall
have the powers of a police officer."
Sections 303(a), 303(b), a new Table No. 3A -Build#ng
Permit Fees, and a new Table No. 3B -Plan or Site Chetling
Fees, are added to read as follows:
"Sec. 303(a). Building. Permit Fees. Before a building
rmit is issued . a : permit fee therefor shall be d to
the Building Official as set forth in Table No. 3 -A.
"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 trebled. but
the payment of such treble fee shall not relieve any persons'
from fully complyin with the requirements ortnis Code
in the execution of the work nor from any other penalties
pre Scribed herein.
Sec. 303(b). Plan or Site Checking Fees. Where plans
and' other uertinent information are required in ac-
cordance with subsection (b) and subsection (c) of Section
301 and when the value of the proposed work exceeds One
Thousand Dollars (51,000.00), a plan or site checking fee
in addition to that fixed by subsection (a) of Section 30:3
shall be paid to the Building Official as set forth in Table
3 -B.
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TABLE NO. 3-A
BUILDING PERMIT FEES
Total Valuation ?Fee
Less than 815.00 No fee
More than 815.00 to and including 850.00 $ 1.00
More than $50.00 to and including $100.00 2.00
More than $100.00 to and including $200.00 3.00
More than 8200&110.to and including 8300.00 4.00
More than 8300.00 to and including 8100.00 5.00
More than $400.00 to and including 8500.00 6.00
More than $500.00 to and including 8750.00 7.50
More than $750.00 to and including 81,000.00 10.00
Each additionai$500.00 or fraction, to and
including $20.000.00 2.00
Each additional $1.000.00 or traction.,
exceeding $20,000.00 1.00
TABLE NO. 3-B
PLAN AND/OR SITE CHECKING FE ES
Total Valuation Fee
Not exceeding $1,000.00 N
More than $1,000.00 to and including $2,000.00 8 No Fee F3.00
More than 82,000.00 to and including $3.000.00 5.00
More than $3,000.00 to and including $4,000.00
More than $4,000.00 to and including 85,000.00 id
More than $5,000.00 to and including $7.500.00 15.00
More than $7,500.00 to and including 810,000.00 20.00
More than $10,000.00 to and including 815,000.00 25.00
More than $15,000.00 to and including $20,000.00
30.00
More than $20,000.00 to and including $30,000.00 40.00
More than $30,000.00 to and including $40,000.00 50.00
More than $40,000.00 to and including $50,000.00 7.0
60.000
More than $50,000.00 to and including $75,000.00 75.00
More than $75,00GDO to and including $100,000.00 100.00
More than $100.000.00 to and including $200,000.00 125.00
More than 8200,000.00 to and including $300,000.00 150.00
More than $300,000.00 to and including 8400,000.00 200.00
More than $400,000.00 to and including $500.000.00 25(100
More than 8500,000.00 to and i neludi rig $750,000.00 350.00
More than $750,000,00 to a id i rig
$1,000,000.00
500,00
More than $1,000,000.00 to and including
$1,500,000.00 650.00
More than $1,500,000,00 to and including
$2,000,000.00 800.00
More than $2,000,000.00 to and including
$2,500,000.00
More than 82,500,000.00 to and including 1,000.00
$3,000,000.00 1,250.00
More than $3,000,000.00 to and including
• 84,000,000.00 1,500.00
More than $4,000,000.00 to and including
$5,000,000.00 1,750.00
More than 5,000,000.00 2,000.00
x-Identical buildings repeated in a group of
buildings as in a subdivision
8:3.00 per
or tract
buildi rig
x-Applica.ble only when each building is to be constructed
from identical plans and specifications as approved for
original structure."
Section 1601(a) is added to read as follows:
"Sec. 1601(a). Fire Zones Defined. For the purpose
of this Code the entire City is hereby declared a TFire
District and said Fire District shall be known and
designated as Fire Zones 1. 2. and 3. and shall include
such territory or portions of Haid ('it‘ as are established
and described in -Article 1. Chapter '2, Title XIV, of the
Alameda Municipal Code as amended and in force on
the effective date of this ordinance, 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 three zones designated and referred to in said
Alameda Municipal Code."
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Section 36434(e) is added to read as rotiows:
"Sec. 3803(e). Every Group H Occupancy located on
one building site and containing more than 16 apartments,
or more than 19 guest rooms, shall be provided with a
dry line fire system with two and one-half inch (21/2")
Siamese inlet connections at the street level and gated
two and one-half inch (21/2") outlets located as prescribed
by the Chief of the Fire Department. The construction
size and Siamese connections shall be as specified for
dry sta nd ptpes.
"EXCEPTION: Where access to the property, or all
portions thereof, is not restricted for normal fire firghting
operations as determined by the Chief of the Fire Depart-
ment, wet standpipes may be substituted for a dry line
system."
Section 4. Whenever in said Building Code the words "City,"
"Building Inspector," "Fire Marshal, "Building Official" or
other designation of an officer. board or department occur,
the word "City" shall mean the City of Alameda and the word
"Building Inspector," "Fire Marshal," "Building Official" or
other designation of an officer, board or department, shall
mean respectively the Building Inspector, the Fire Chief, or
such officer, board or department of the City of Alameda.
Section 5. Validity. If any section, 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 section,
subsection, clause or phrase thereof irrespective of the fact
that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses
a nd hrases be declared unconstitutional.
tion 6. Violations and Penalties. The provisions and
penalties contained 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
nalties herein provided, any building, structure, or portion
hereof, or any condition existing or permitted to exist in
violation of any provision of said Building Code, or any actual
or threatened violation of said Code, may be abated, restrained
or adjoined in any manner provided by law; provided, further,
that the penalties set out in Section 1-411 of the Alameda
Municipal Code are specifically applicable herein and may
be applied cumulatively, consecutively, or in the alternative
with any penalty set out herein.
Section 7. That Ordinance No. 1510 New Series, of the City
of Alameda, passed September 7, 1965, and all other ordinances
and parts of ordinances of the City of Alameda in conflict
herewith be, and the same are, hereby repealed.
Section S. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after the expiration of thirty (30) days from the date
of its final passage.
Attest:
IRMA L. NELSON
City Clerk
TERRY LA CROIX, JR
Presiding Officer of the Council
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Ordi-
nance was duly and regularly adopted and passed by the
Council of .the City. of Alameda in regular meeting assembled
on the 18th day of January, 1972, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: .Councilmen Pore, Levy, Longaker, McCall and
President La Croix, Jr.. (5).
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
IT WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the official seal of said City this 19th day of
January, 1972.
(SEAL) IRMA L. NELSON
City Clerk of the City of Alameda
A 510 — Publish Jan. 21,1972
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