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ORDINANCE NO. 899
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VERNON REGULATING THE ERECTION, CONSTRUCTION,
ENLARGEMENT, ALTERATION, REPAIR, MOVIN~, REMOVAL,
CONVERSION, DEMOLITION, OCCUPANCY, EQUIPMENT,
USE, HEIGHT, AREA, AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDING
OR STRUCTURES IN THE CITY OF VERNON, STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, AND PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF
PERMITS AND COLLECTION OF FEES THEREFOR, PROVIDING
PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF, AND ADOPTING
THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE 1979 EDITION, INCLUDING
APPENDICES, CHAPTERS 23, 38, 48 and 57, PROMULGATED
BY THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF BUILDING
OFFICIALS, AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS
OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH
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WHEREAS, Uniform Building Code, 1979 Edition, Volume I,
including Appendices, Chapters 23, 38, 48 and 57, was promulgated
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by the International Conferen~e of Building Officials; and
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WHEREAS, Arthur E. Nelson, Director of Public Works/
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Building, by memo dated June 4, 1980, has recommended that the
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City Council of the City of Vernon adopt the Uniform Building
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Code, 1979 Edition, Volume I, including Appendices, Chapters 23,
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38, 48 and 57, except as provided in this Article, copyrighted by
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the International Conference of Building Officials; and
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WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon is
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authorized pursuant to S50023.2 of the California Government Code
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to adopt by reference said Code.
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NOW, THERFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
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THE CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION 1: Section 7.2 of the Vernon City Code is hereby
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amended to read as follows:
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"Sec. 7.2. Uniform Building Code,
Volume 1, 1979 Edition-Adopted.
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1 The Uniform Building Code, 1979 Edison,
2 including Appendices, Chapters 23, 38, 48 and
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4 ference of Building Officials, except as
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6 as the Building Code of the City of Vernon."
7 SECTION 2: Section 7.3 of the Vernon City Code is hereby
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9 "Sec. 7.3. Amendments.
10 The Uniform Building Code, 1979 Edition
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12 (A) Section 204 is hereby deleted.
13 (B) Table 3-A - 'Building Permit Fees'
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15 As set forth by resolution of the City
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17 (C) Section 307(a) is amended to read
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19 'CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY'
20 Section 307(a). Use or Occupancy. No
21 building or structure of Groups A, E, I, H,
22 B or R, Division 1 Occupancy, shall be used
23 or occupied, and no change in the existing
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27 Certificate of Occupancy therefor as provided
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required to determine compliance with
the provisions of this Code for a Certi-
ficate of Occupancy or acceptance of a
conforming use in a conforming or non-
conforming building, an inspection fee
shall be paid as set forth by resolution
of the City Council.
(D) Section 1704 is amended to read as
follows:
Section 1704. Roof covering of all
buildings shall be fire retardant as
specified in Section 3203(e).
Skylights shall be constructed as re-
quired in Chapter 34. Penthouses shall be
constructed as required in Chapter 36. For
use of plastics in roof, see Chapter 52.
For Attics: Access and Area, see
Section 3205. For roof drainage, see
Section 3207.
(E) Section 4401 is amended to read as
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'GENERAL'
Section 4401. No person shall use or
occupy a street, alley or public sidewalk for
the performance of work under a building permit
except in accordance with the provisions of
this Chapter.
No person shall perform any work on any
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building or structure adjacent to a public
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way in general use by the public for
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pedestrian travel, unless the pedestrians
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are protected as specified in this Chapter.
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Any material or structure temporarily
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occupying public property, including fences
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and walkways, shall be adequately lighted
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between sunset and sunrise.
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Nothing contained herein shall be con-
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strued to grant permission to use the public
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street, right-of-way or public property,
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either permanently or temporarily, without
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first obtaining a permit from the Director
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of Public Works.
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(F) Section 4404 is hereby deleted.
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(G) Section 4501 is amended to read as
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follows:
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Section 4501. No part of any structure
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or any appendage thereto shall project beyond
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the property line of the building site, except
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as specified in this Chapter.
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Structure or appendages regulated by this
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Code shall be constructed of materials as
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specified in Section 1710.
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The projection of any structure or
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appendage shall be the distance measured
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horizontally from the property line to the
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outermost point of the projection.
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Nothing in this Code shall prohibit
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the construction and use of a structure
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between buildings and over or under a public
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way provided the structure complies with all
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requirements of this Code.
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No provisions of this Chapter shall be
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construed to permit the violation of other
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laws or ordinances regulating the use and
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occupancy of public property.
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Nothing contained herein shall be con-
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strued to grant permission to use the public
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street, right-of-way, or public property,
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either permanently or temporarily, without
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first obtaining a permit from the Director
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of Public Works.
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(H) Section 4503 is hereby deleted.
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(I) Section 4504 is amended to read as
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'BALCONIES AND APPENDAGES'
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Section 4504. Oriel windows, balconies,
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unroofed porches, cornices, belt courses and
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appendages, such as watertables, sills,
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capitals, bases and architectural pro-
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jections, may project over the public property
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of the building site as provided in Ordinance
796, or as permitted by the Director of Public
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Works of the City of Vernon, and upon such
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terms and conditions as may be reasonably
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imposed by said Director of Public Works.
(J) Section 4505 is amended to read as
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'MARQUEES'
Section 4505. (a) General. For the
purpose of this Section, a marquee shall
include any object or decoration attached
to or a part of said marquee. The projection,
clearance length, and thickness of the
marquee will be subject to the approval of
the Director of Public Works of the City
of Vernon.
(b~ ConstruGtion. A marquee shall
be supported entirely by the building and
constructed of noncombustible material or
when supported by a building of Type V con-
struction may be of I-hour fire-resistive
construction.
(c) Roof Construction. The roof or any
part thereof may be a skylight, provided wire
glass is used not less than 1/4 inch thick
with no single pane more than 18 inches wide.
(K) Section 4507 is hereby deleted.
(L) Section 5206 is hereby deleted.
(M) Section 5207 is hereby amended to
read as follows:
'SKYLIGHTS'
Section 5207(a). Regardless of the
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provisions in Chapter 34, no plastic
shall be used in skylights installed on
any roof in the City of Vernon unless the
skylight is constructed of approved
plastics and protective measures are
taken to insure safety to any persons on
the roof. Such safety measures, details,
installation and construction standards
shall be approved by the Building Official
and the Fire Chief of the City of Vernon.
(b) Plastic skylights, flat or
corrugated, shall be provided with a
suppor~ing barrier immediately above or
below and in contact with the skylight.
This barrier shall be the equivalent of the
galvanized steel wire mesh with a maximum
wire spacing of one inch (1") and minimum
wire diameter (0.10"). The connections of
the Larrier to its supports shall be de-
signed for a concentrated load of 300 Ibs.
placed at any point.
(c) Each skylight unit may have a
maximum- area of 32 square feet.
(d) The aggregate area of skylights
shall not exceed 25 percent of the floor
area of the room or space sheltered by the
roof in which they are installed.
(e) All existing plastic skylights
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which may be determined to be hazardous
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to any person or persons on any roof in the
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City of Vernon shall be examined by the
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Building Official or his authorized agent
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and/or the Fire Chief of the City of Vernon
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or his authorized agent. If said plastic
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skylight or skylights shall be determined
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to be hazardous, the Building Official shall
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require that the owner or person in charge
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of the affected building shall remove the
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affected skylight or protect it in conformity
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with Section 5207(b). If the skylight or
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skylights are to be removed, they shall be
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replaced with a roof construction conforming
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to this Code for the location, type of con-
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struction and occupancy of the building."
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SECTION 3: Section 7.4 of the Vernon City Code is hereby
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"Section 7.4. Requirements for Issuance
of Building Permits and
Certificates of Occupancy.
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(a) Before any building permit or
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certificate of occupancy may be issued for
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the construction or occupancy of any structure
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within the City, it must appear:
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(1) That all laws of the City per-
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fire and other laws and rules and regulations,
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applicable to the property for which the
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permits or certificate of occupancy is
sought have been complied with and that
the granting of the permit or certificate
of occupancy will not result in a contra-
vention of any law or rule or regulation
of the City.
(2) That the lot, parcel or unit
of land for which the permit or certificate
of occupancy is sought has a reasonable
minimum frontage, for the purpose of which
the permit or certificate of occupancy is
sought, on a dedicated street or otherwise
public~y travele~ street of a reasonable
width. The street shall be suitably improved
in accordance with standards and specifications
now or hereafter approved by the City Council,
and is adequate in respect to the public
health, safety and general welfare for the
special circumstances of a particular street
or highway. In the absence of such standards
and specifications, the suitability of such
improvements shall be approved by the Director
of Public Works of the City of Vernon, and he
shall determine the improvements required."
SECTION 4: Section 7.5 of the Vernon City Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"Section 7.5. Ordinance Repealed.
Ordinance No. 874 and all ordinances
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4 SECTION 5: Public Hearing.
5 A public hearing shall be convened by the City Council on
6 July 15, 1980, at 2:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter
7 may be heard at the Council Chambers of the Vernon City Council
8 located at 4305 Santa Fe Avenue, Vernon, California, for the
9 purpose of considering adoption of the 1979 Edition of the Uniform
10 Building Code. The City Clerk shall post a notice of said hearing,
11 in the same manner as provided for the posting of ordinances,
12 stating that said hearing shall be conducted, the purpose of said
13 hearing, and the copies of sa~d Code are on file with the City
14 Clerk and are available for public inspection. Such notice shall
15 also be published in accordance with Government Code ~6060 in
16 the Los Angeles Daily Journal, which the City Council finds to be
17 a newspaper of general circulation nearest to the City most
18 appropriate for this purpose.
19 SECTION 6: Ordinance Posting.
20 There being nO newspaper printed, published and circulate
21 in the City of Vernon, the City Clerk is hereby directed to certif
22 to the passage of this Ordinance and shall post the same, or cause
23 the same to be posted, in three of the most public places in the
24 City of Vernon, to wit: the northwest corner of 38th Street and
25 Santa Fe Avenue, the northeast corner of Leonis Boulevard and
26 Pacific Boulevard; and on the bulletin board in the lobby of the
27 City Hall of said City, located at 4305 Santa Fe Avenue, all in th
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1 this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days
2 from and after the final passage of the same.
3 APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 4th day of DeceIrJber.~.+~80.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
I, BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk of the City of
Vernon, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance, being
Ordinance No.
899
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at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Vernon,
held on
November 18, 1980
, and thereafter finally adopted
at a regular meeting of said City Council held on
December 4, 1980 , by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen: Ybarra, McCormick, Gonzales, Malburg
NOES: Councilmen: NONE
ABSENT:
Councilmen: Kaeser
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Bruce V. Malkenhorst, City Clerk
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AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) SS
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CITY OF VERNON )
I, BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk of the City
of Vernon, do hereby certify that I did, on the 16th day of
SEP 'EMBER , 19~, post three (3) copies of Notice of Public
hearing - ORDINANCE No. 899 - Adopting 1979 Edition Uniform Build:i.rJg Cqde. ,
one in each of the following places, to wit: At the northwest
corner of 38th Street and Santa Fe Av~nue, at the northeast cor-
ner of Leonis Boulevard and Pacific Boulevard, and on the bulletin
board in the lobby of the City Hall of the City of Vernon, locat-
ed at 4305 Santa Fe Avenue, all in said City, there being no
newspaper of general circulation pri.nted and published in the City
of Vernon.
Signed this 17tl) day of
Sep 'ember
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City
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day 0 f Sep 'ember , 1980 .
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Notary Pubfic i and for the County of
Los Angeles, State of California.
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OFFiCiAL SEAL
LOIS J. HILTON
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o LOS ANGELES COUNTY 1nary Ii
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AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
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I, BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk of the City
6 of Vernon, do hereby certify that I did, on the
4th day of
December , 19~, post three (3) copies of ORD. #899 -
Adopting UBC 1979 Ed, App. Chapt. 23,38,48 and 57, Intern. Conf. B1dg.Officia1s,
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11 ner of Leonis Boulevard and Pacific Boulevard, and on the bulletin
12 board in the lobby of the City Hall of the City of Vernon, locat-
~3 ed at 4305 Santa Fe Avenue, all in said City, there being no
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Subscribed and sworn to before me
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Los Angeles, State of California.
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OFFICERS
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LEONts C. MALBURG, MAYOR
HILARIO GONZALES
KEITH K. KAESER
WILLIAM M. McCORMICK
THOMAS A. YBARRA
BRUCE V_ MALKENHORST,
CITY ADMINISTRATOR / CITY CLERK'
DAVID B. BREARLEY, CITY ATTORNEY
TELEPHONES
ARTHUR E. NELSON, JRq
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS/BuILDING/HEALTH OFFICER
GEORGE F. BASS. FIRE CHIEF
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L. A. Espinoza
Acting Chief of Police
CITY HALL
430!5 SANTA FE AVENUE,
Sep ember
The Los Angeles DAILY JOURNAL
210 South Spring Street
Los Angeles, California
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ATTENTION: Notices Publication
Gen tlemen:
Transmitted herewith are copies of Notice of Public Hearing, for
proposed Ordinance No. 899, 901, 902, 903 and 904, which please publish
in your newspaper one time, only~ any day, but before the 7th of October,
1980.
Please send a proof to the undersigned, and later your affidavit
of publication and bill.
Thank you for your attention to this request.
Yours very truly,
~B.~~~
Ends (5)
Chief Deputy City Clerk
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
lHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON DOES HEREBY GIVE NOTICE TO ALL INTERES TED
2. PARTIES THAT ORDINANCE NO. 899 OF THE CITY OF VERNON HAS HAD A FIRST READING.
THAT SAID ORDINANCE IS ENTITLED IIAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VERNON REGULATING THE ERECTION, CONSTRUCTION, ENLARGEtvlENT, ALTERATION, REPAIR,
MOVING, REMOVAL, CONVERSION, DEMOLITION, OCCUPANCY, EQUIPMENT, USE, HEIGHT, AREA,
AND ~1AINTENANCE OF BUILDING OR STRUCTURES IN THE CITY OF VERNON, STATE OF CALI-
FORNIA, AND PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUt\NCE OF PERMITS AND COLLECTION OF FEES THEREFO. ,
PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF, AND ADOPTING THE UNIFORM BUILDING
CODE 1979 EDITION, INCLUDING APPENDICES, CHAPTERS 233 38. 48 and 57, pROMULGATED
BY THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF BUILDING OFFICIALS, AND REPEALING ALL CRDINAN ES
AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH".
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Please take further notice thot said hearing will be held on the 7th day
of October, 1980, at 2:00 o'clock, p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter
may be heard, in the City Council Chamber of the City of Vernon, located at 4305
Santa Fe Avenue, Vernon, California, for the purpose of considering adoption of
the 1979 Edition of the Uniform Building Code.
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The City Clerk shall post a notice of s~id hearino. in the same manner as
orovided for the costino of ordinances. statina that said hearina shall be con-
ducted. the nurnose of said hearina, and the conies of said Code are on file
with the Citv Clerk and are available for Dublic insoection.
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Such notice shall also be nublished in accordance with Government Code
Section 6060 in the Los Anaeles Oailv Journal which the Citv Council finds to
be a newsnaner of qeneral circulation nearest to the City most appropriate for
this purpose.
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Dated September 16, 1980.
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BRUCE V. MALKENHORST
City Administrator/City Clerk
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PROOF OF PUBLICATION
This space is for the County Clerk's fl1i"9 Stemp
(2015.5 C.C.P.)
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
County of Los Angeles,
The undersigned declares as follows:
I arn /l citizen of the United States and /l residen~ of
the County aforesaid; I am over the age of eighteen
years, and not a party to or interested in the above
entitled matter. I am the principal clerk of the printer
of THE LOS ANGELES DAILY JOURNAL, a newspaper
of general circulation, printed and published Daily, ex-
cept Saturday and Sunday, in the City of Los Angeles,
County of Los Angeles, and which newspaper has been
adjudged a newspaper of general circulation by the
Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles, State of
California, under date of June 5, 1952, Case Number
599,382; that the notice, of which the annexed is a
printed ccpy (set in type not sma!ler than nonpareil) has
been published in each regular and entire issue of said
newspaper and not in any supplement there<:>f on the
f"'!rowing dates, to-wit:
Proof of Publication
NOTICE OF PUBLlC HEARINr, -
OF THE CITY OF. VERNorl DOES HEREBY GIVE NOTiCE iO ALL INTERES lEO
lNANCE NO. B99 OF THE CITY OF VERNON H~ HAO A FIRST 1lEAD11IG. -
11if'1 SAI CE IS ENTITLEO ,'AN ORWiANCE OF THE CITY COU'ICIL OFlHE CITY Of
VE, fiN REGlJl.ATIN6 THE EilECTlOH, CONSTRUCTION. ENLARGEMENT, AL TFilATll!ll. REPAlR.
~I'h- "G, REI()VAl.. COHVERSlorl, DmOLlTION, OCCUPANCY, EQUIPMENT, USE.-'HEIGIIT; AREA~
AN,' ~J\INTENANCE OF IUILOING OR STRUCTURES IN THE CITY OF VERNON, STATE OF CALl-
FO',"IA, AND PRDVIOING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS AND COLLEC1ION OF FEES THEREFO~,
PRt-'IOJtIG PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF, AND ADOPTING THE UNIFORM BUILDING
CO!L 1979 EDITION, INCLUDING APPENDICES, CHAPTERS 23, 38. 4B and 57, P~O",ULGATED
BY HE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF BUILDING OFFICIALS. ANO REPEALING ALL CROIIlANQES
ANt PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CO~FLlCT ~HEREWITH".
Please take further notic~ tht'lt said hearing will be held on the 7th day
of October, 1980. at 2:00 o.clock. p.m.. or a!> soon thereafter as the matter
may be heard. in the City Cou'lcil Chamber of the C.ity of Vernon. located at 430~
Santa re Avenue. Vernon. California. for the purpose of considering adoption of
the 1979 Edition .of the Uniform Building Code.
The City Clerk. shall post a notice of silid "'p.arino. in thp. same manner as
orovided for the nostinn of ordinances. statino that said hearino shaJl be con-
ducted. the nurnosp. of said hearino. and the conies of said Code are,on file
with the Citv Clerk and are available for oublic insoectiqn.
Such notice shall aha be nublished in accordance with Government Code
Section ou60in the Los Anoeles Dailv Journal \-/hich the Citv Council finds to
h.:> rt npw~naner of oeneral circulation nearest to the City most appropriate for
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all in the year 1980.
I certify (or declare) under pen/llty of perjury th/lt the
foregoing is true and correct.
Executed at Los Ap.,gdps. ~~fo~\li&
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