Ordinance No. 1036
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ORDINANCE NO.1 036
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VERNON AMENDING CHAPTER 7, BUILDINGS, OF THE
CODE OF THE CITY OF VERNON; ADOPTING BY
REFERENCE THE 1994 EDITIONS OF (1) THE UNIFORM
BUILDING CODE, VOLUMES 1, 2, AND 3, INCLUDING
SELECTED APPENDICES; (2) THE UNIFORM PLUMBING
CODE WITH THE IAPMO INSTALLATION STANDARDS,
INCLUDING SELECTED APPENDICES; AND (3) THE
UNIFORM CODE FOR THE ABATEMENT OF DANGEROUS
BUILDINGS; ADDING CHAPTER 24 TO THE CODE AND
CONSOLIDATING BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION
PROVISIONS THEREIN; AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES
AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH
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WHEREAS, the City of Vernon by Ordinance No. 1013
11 adopted: the Uniform Building Code, 1991 Edition, including
12 selected Appendices, Chapters 1 (I & II), 11, 12 (I, II & III),
13 32, and 38, and the Uniform Building Code Standards; and the
14 Uniform Plumbing Code, 1991 Edition, including Appendices A, B, C,
15 D, H, and I with the IAPMO Installation Standards; and
16 WHEREAS, the 1994 Edition of the Uniform Building Code,
17 Volumes 1, 2, and 3 including Appendices, Chapters 3, 4, 9, 11,
18 12, 15, 30, 33, and 34 have been issued by the International
19 Conference of Building Officials; and
20 WHEREAS, the 1994 Edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code,
21 including Appendices A, B, C, 0, H, and I with the IAPMO
22 Installation Standards, has been issued by the International
23 Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials; and
24 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon is
25 authorized pursuant to Section 50022.2, et seq., of the California
26 Government Code and section 17958 of the California Health and
27 Safety Code, to adopt the Uniform Building and Plumbing Codes by
28 reference and to amend them; and
1 WHEREAS, the City of Vernon by Ordinance No. 877 on
2 April 14, 1977, adopted the Uniform Code for the Abatement of
3 Dangerous Buildings, 1976 Edition; and
4 WHEREAS, the 1994 Edition of the Uniform Code for the
5 Abatement of Dangerous Buildings has been issued by the
6 International Conference of Building Officials; and
7 WHEREAS, the city Council is authorized pursuant to
8 sections 38660 and 50022.2 of the California Government Code to
9 adopt by reference regulations for the abatement of unsafe
10 structures; and
11 WHEREAS, various chapters in the Code of the City of
12 Vernon contain provisions on building standards, including Chapter
13 7, Buildings, Chapter 8A, Commercial Coaches, and Chapter 10,
14 Excavations, and consolidation under a single chapter on building
15 and construction will help to clarify and to improve the
16 effectiveness of the Code; and
17 WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code section 50022.3, the
18 City Council on February 20, 1996, gave a first reading for the
19 title of this Ordinance and the titles of said codes and standards
20 and scheduled a public hearing for March 5, 1996 at 5:00 p.m.; in
21 accordance therewith notice was duly published on February 22,
22 1996, and the public hearing was held for the purpose of
23 considering the adoption of the 1994 Edition of the Uniform
24 Building Code Volumes 1, 2, and 3, including Appendices, Chapters
25 3, 4, 9, 11, 12, 15, 30, 33, and 34, the Uniform Plumbing Code,
26 including Appendices A, B, C, 0, H, and I, with the IAPMO
27 Installation Standards, and the Uniform Code for the Abatement of
28 Dangerous Buildings.
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1 THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON HEREBY ORDAINS:
2 SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
3 finds and determines that the recitals contained hereinabove are
4 true and correct.
5 SECTION 2: Chapter 24, Building and Construction, of the
6 Code of the City of Vernon, is hereby established.
7 SECTION 3: Chapter 7 of the Code of the City of Vernon
8 and Article IX thereof are amended as follows:
9 A. Article IX, General, of Chapter 7 is reconstituted
10 as Article I, In General, of said Chapter 24.
11 B. Existing sections 7.90, 7.91, 7.92, and 7.92-1
12 shall become sections 24.1 through 24.4, respectively, of said
13 Article I, In General, of Chapter 24.
14 C. Existing Section 7.93 shall become section 24.5 of
15 said Article I, In General, of Chapter 24 and is amended to read
16 as follows:
17 Sec. 24.5. violations and penalties.
18 A violation of any provision or any section of the
19 chapter or of any uniform code or any part thereof is
20 punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred
21 dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail
22 for a period of not more than six (6) months, or by both
23 such fine and imprisonment. Each day or any portion
24 thereof during which any violation of any provision or
25 any section of this chapter or of any uniform code or
26 part thereof is committed, continued or permitted,
27 constitutes a separate and individual offense.
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1 D. Existing Section 7.94 shall become Section 24.6 of
2 said Article I, In General, of Chapter 24 and is amended to read
3 as follows:
4 Sec. 24.6. Violation of uniform code a nuisance.
5 Every violation of any provision or any section of a
6 uniform code as adopted or amended herein is declared to
7 be a public nuisance.
8 E. Existing section 7.95 shall become section 24.7 of
9 said Article I, In General, of Chapter 24.
10 F. section 24.8, Regulations, is added to Article I, In
11 General, of Chapter 24 as follows:
12 Sec. 24.8. Regulations.
13 All regulations adopted by the building official for
14 the implementation or enforcement of any uniform code
15 pursuant to its provisions shall be subject to the
16 limitation set forth in section 2.8(d), Rules and
17 regulations, of the Code of the City of Vernon.
18 SECTION 4: Chapter 7 of the Code of the City of Vernon
19 and Article I thereof are hereby amended as follows:
20 A. Article I, Building Code, of Chapter 7, is
21 reconstituted as Article II, Building Code, of said Chapter 24.
22 B. Existing Section 7.2 shall become Section 24.10 of
23 said Article II, Building Code, of Chapter 24 and is amended to
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25 Sec. 24.10. Uniform Building Code, 1994 Edition, adopted.
26 The Uniform Building Code, 1994 Edition, Volume 1,
27 2, and 3, including Appendices, Chapters 3, 4, 9, 11, 12,
28 15, 30, 33 and 34, copyrighted by the International
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Conference of Building Officials, except as provided
herein, are hereby adopted by reference as the Building
Code of the City of Vernon.
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Existing Section 7.3 shall become Section 24.11 of
5 said Article II, Building Code, of Chapter 24, and is hereby
6 amended to read as follows:
7 Sec. 24.11. Building Code amendments, additions, and
deletions.
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The Uniform Building Code, 1994 Edition, is amended
as follows:
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(a) Uniform Building Code section 104.2.6 is amended to
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delete the clause at the end of the first paragraph
which reads: "and any judgment resulting therefrom
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shall be assumed by this jurisdiction."
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(b) Uniform Building Code section 105 is hereby deleted.
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(c) Uniform Building Code section 109.1 is hereby
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amended to read as follows:
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Sec. 109.1. Use or occupancy. No building or structure
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shall be used or occupied and no change in the existing
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use or occupancy of said building or structure or portion
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thereof shall be made until the building official has
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issued a certificate of occupancy therefor as provided
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herein.
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"Use" shall have the same meaning as defined in Vernon
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City Code section 26.2.17 and any other applicable
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provision of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the
City of Vernon. "Change in Use" shall include, but not
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be limited to, any change in tenancy of a building for
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which a new business license is required under the Code
of the City of Vernon.
EXCEPTION: Group U and Division 3 of Group R
Occupancies.
When determined by the building official that a special
inspection is required to determine compliance with the
Code of the City of Vernon or with this code for a
certificate of occupancy, an inspection fee shall be paid
as set forth by resolution of the City Council. Issuance
of a certificate of occupancy shall not be construed as
an approval of a violation of the provisions of the Code
of the City of Vernon, of this code, or of any other
ordinance. A certificate of occupancy which presumes to
give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of the
Code of the City of Vernon, of this code, or of any other
ordinance shall not be valid.
(d) Uniform Building Code Table 1-A is hereby amended to
read as follows:
TABLE NO.1-A. BUILDING PERMIT FEES.
Building permit fees shall be as set forth in a fee
schedule adopted by resolution of the city Council.
(e) Uniform Building Code section 503.1 is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 503.1 General. Buildings shall adjoin or have
access to a public right-of-way on not less than one
side. Required yards shall be permanently maintained.
(f) Uniform Building Code section 505 is hereby amended
to add section 505.1.4 as follows:
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Sec. 505.1.4. Yards. For the purpose of this Section a
public right-of-way, and a railroad right-of-way
containing railroad tracks owned and operated by a
railroad, may be considered as required yard space.
(g) Uniform Building Code Section 1503 is hereby amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 1503. Roof covering requirements. The roof
covering on any structure regulated by this code shall be
as specified in Table No. 15-A and as classified in
Section 1504, except that only fire retardant roof
coverings meeting class A or B roofing assemblies are
permitted in the City of Vernon. The roofing assembly
includes the roofdeck, underlayment, interlayment,
insulation and covering which is assigned a roof
classification.
(h) Uniform Building Code Chapter 32 is hereby deleted.
(i) Uniform Building Code Section 2603.6 is hereby
deleted.
(j) Uniform Building Code Section 2603.7 is hereby
amended to add Section 2603.7.3 as follows:
Sec. 2603.7.3 Approved materials. Regardless of the
provisions in Chapter 26, no skylight shall be installed
unless the materials, the construction standards, and the
location have been approved by the building official, all
in accordance with the provisions of this code.
1. Skylights which are flat or corrugated shall be
provided with an approved supporting barrier immediately
above or below the skylight.
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1 2. Each skylight shall not exceed a maximum area of
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3 3. The aggregate area of all skylights shall not
4 exceed 25 percent of the floor area of the room or space
5 sheltered by the roof in which they are installed.
6 4. All existing skylights which are not in
7 conformance with this code are deemed to be hazardous and
8 shall be removed or protected in accordance with this
9 section.
10 (k) uniform Building Code, Appendix Chapter 34, section
11 3406.2, is hereby amended to read as follows:
12 Sec. 3406.2 Enforcement.
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14 order of the building official, the work shall be
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17 (1) Uniform Building Code, Appendices, Chapters 10, 13,
18 16, 18, 21, 23, 29, and 31 are hereby deleted.
19 D. Existing section 7.4 shall become section 24.12 of
20 said Article II, Building Code, of Chapter 24.
21 SECTION 5: Chapter 7 of the Code of the City of Vernon
22 and Article IA thereof are hereby amended as follows:
23 A. Article lA, Electrical Code, of Chapter 7, is
24 reconstituted as Article III, Electrical Code, of said Chapter 24.
25 B. Existing sections 7.9-1 and 7.9-2 shall become
26 sections 24.15 and 24.16, respectively, of said Article III,
27 Electrical Code, of Chapter 24.
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1 SECTION 6: Chapter 7 of the Code of the City of Vernon
2 and Article VII thereof are hereby amended as follows:
3 A. Article VII, Plumbing Code, of Chapter 7, is
4 reconstituted as Article V, Plumbing Code, of Chapter 24.
5 B. Existing Section 7.70 shall become Section 24.25 of
6 said Article V, Plumbing Code, of Chapter 24 and is amended to
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8 Sec. 24.25. Uniform Plumbing Code, 1994 Edition, adopted.
9 The Uniform Plumbing Code, 1994 Edition, its
10 Appendices A, B, C, 0, H, I, and J with the IAPMO
11 Installation Standards, prepared and published by the
12 International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical
13 Officials, except as provided herein, is adopted by
14 reference as the Plumbing Code of the City of Vernon.
15 C. Existing section 7.71 shall become section 24.26 of
16 said Article V, Plumbing Code, and is amended to read as follows:
17 Sec. 24.26. Amendments, additions, and deletions.
18 The Uniform Plumbing Code, 1994 Edition, is amended
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20 (a) Uniform Plumbing Code Table No. 1-1 is amended to
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22 TABLE NO. 1-1 - PLUMBING PERMIT FEES
23 Plumbing permit fees shall be as set forth in a fee
24 schedule adopted by resolution of the City Council.
25 (b) Uniform Plumbing Code, 1994 Edition, Appendix "C" is
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27 Minimum plumbing facilities.
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The number of plumbing facilities shall be
determined based on the maximum number of occupants
that can be expected at the facility.
(2) Insert the following in "Industrial
Warehouses, Workshops, Foundries, and similar
establishments (for employee use)":
A floor drain or drains shall be installed in all
shop toilet areas.
(c) Uniform Plumbing Code, 1994 Edition, Appendix "0",
Part A, section 0 l(d) is hereby amended as follows:
Appendix D, Part A, section D 1 Materials.
(d) Yard drainage piping and onsite storm drain
systems that connect to public storm drainage
systems shall be installed in accordance with
this chapter and approved public works
standards. Prior to construction of any
storm drain system, complete plans and
hydraulic calculations shall be approved by
the agency whose storm drainage system is to
be impacted by the proposed system. A city
of Vernon standard storm drain inspection
manhole or equivalent shall be installed on
private property at an approved location.
(d) Uniform Plumbing Code Appendices E, F, and G are
hereby deleted.
D. Existing sections 7.72 and 7.73 shall become
sections 24.27 and 24.28, respectively, of said Article V,
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1 Plumbing Code, of Chapter 24.
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SECTION 7: Chapter 7 of the Code of the City of Vernon
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Article VIII, Code for the Abatement of Dangerous
5 Buildings, is reconstituted as Article VI, Dangerous Buildings
6 Code, of Chapter 24.
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Existing Section 7.80 shall become Section 24.30 of
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said Article VI, Dangerous Buildings Code, of Chapter 24, and is
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Buildings, 1994 Edition, adopted.
The Uniform Code for Abatement of Dangerous
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Buildings, 1994 Edition, published by the International
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Conference of Building Officials, except as provided
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herein, is adopted as the Dangerous Buildings Code of the
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City of Vernon.
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Existing section 7.81 shall become Section 24.31 of
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said Article VI, Dangerous Buildings Code, of Chapter 24, and is
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Sec. 24.31. Exceptions.
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The Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous
Buildings, 1994 Edition, is amended as follows:
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(a) section 203 is hereby amended to read as follows:
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Sec. 203. violations and Penalties. No person, firm or
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same to be done, contrary to or in violation for any of
the provisions of this Code or any order issued by the
building official hereunder. Any person violating the
provisions of this section shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor for each day such violation continues.
(b) section 205 is hereby deleted.
(c) sections 401.6 and 401.7 are added to read as
follows:
Sec. 401.6 Imminent Threat.
When a dangerous building poses an imminent threat
to life, limb, health, or property, the building official
shall have authority to do any or all of the following:
1. Immediately restrict or prohibit the occupancy
of, andlor vacate, any dangerous building or any
adjacent structure or area which is threatened
thereby.
2. Order the closure and barricading of all or a
part of any street, alley, sidewalk, or other public
area which is threatened thereby.
3. Post notices to enforce the above. No such
notice shall be removed without official
authorization.
Sec. 401.7 Summary Abatement.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, if
the building official determines that a dangerous
building poses an imminent threat to life, limb, or
property, the time for giving notice to repair or
demolish a dangerous building pursuant to section 401.2
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1 may be reduced to seven (7) days and the time to appeal
2 the building official's determination may be shortened to
3 48 hours as set forth in the notice.
4 (d) Section 701.2 is amended to correct a typographical
5 error by changing the word "case" to "cause."
6 SECTION 8: Enactment of Penalty Sections.
7 Pursuant to Government Code section 50022.4 the following
8 penalty sections are specifically enacted and published as set
9 forth in Exhibits A, B, and C attached hereto and made a part
10 hereof by reference, except as otherwise amended or deleted in
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12 A. Uniform Building Code, 1994 Edition, sections 102,
13 103, 104, 106.4.5 and 109.6 (Exhibit A).
14 B. Uniform Plumbing Code, 1994 Edition, Sections 20.1
15 through 20.3 and 30.3 (e) (Exhibit B) .
16 C. Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous
17 Buildings, sections 202, 203, 701.1 and 701.2 (Exhibit C).
18 SECTION 9: Ordinances repealed.
19 Any ordinance, part of an ordinance, or Code section in
20 conflict with this Ordinance is hereby repealed.
21 SECTION 10: violation.
22 A violation of this ordinance or any part thereof is
23 punishable by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars
24 ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the County Jail for a period of
25 not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and
26 imprisonment. Each day or any portion thereof during which any
27 violation of any provision or any section of this chapter or of
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1 permitted, constitutes a separate and individual offense.
2 SECTION 11: Severability.
3 If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase
4 or word of this ordinance is for any reason held to be void or
5 unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of
6 the remaining portions of this ordinance; it being the intention
7 of the City Council of the City of Vernon to adopt and pass this
8 ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase
9 thereof irrespective of the fact that one or more of the sections,
10 subsections, clauses, sentences or phrases thereof may be declared
11 void or unconstitutional.
12 SECTION 12: Renumberinq Shall Not Chanqe Code Provisions.
13 The renumbering of any article or section of the Code of
14 the City of Vernon shall not constitute a change in its intent or
15 purpose, and it shall have the same effect and enforceability as
16 if it had never been renumbered. Any code section numbers not
17 used shall be reserved for future use.
18 SECTION 13: Copies on File with city Clerk.
19 Pursuant to Government Code Section 50022.6, one
20 certified copy of the 1994 Editions of the Uniform Building Code
21 Volumes 1, 2, and 3; the Uniform Plumbing Code with the IAPMO
22 Installation Standards; and the Uniform Code for the Abatement of
23 Dangerous Buildings shall be made available for public inspection
24 in the office of the city Clerk for at least fifteen (15) days
25 prior to the hearing.
26 SECTION 14: Postinq.
27 There being no newspaper printed, published or circulated
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1 certify to the passage of this ordinance and shall post the same,
2 or cause the same to be posted, within fifteen (15) days after its
3 passage in accordance with section 36933 of the Government Code,
4 in three (3) of the most public places in the City of Vernon, to
5 wit: the northwest corner of 38th Street and Santa Fe Avenue, the
6 northeast corner of Leonis Boulevard and Pacific Boulevard, and on
7 the bulletin board in the lobby of the City Hall of said City,
8 located at 4305 Santa Fe Avenue, all in the City of Vernon, County
9 of Los Angeles, State of California.
10 SECTION 15: Effective Date.
11 This ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty
12 (30) days from and after its passage of the same.
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APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 2nd day of
April , 1996.
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I, BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk of the city of
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Vernon, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance, being
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Ordinance No. 1036, was duly and regularly introduced at an
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adjourned regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
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Vernon, held on Tuesday, March 26, 1996, and thereafter finally
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adopted at a regular meeting of said City Council held on Tuesday,
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the City of Vernon, by the following vote:
AYES: 4
Councilmen: Halburg, HcCorrnick,
Davis, Gonzales
NOES: 0
Councilmen: None
ABSENT: 1
Councilmen: Ybarra
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1994 UNIFORM BUILDING CODE
EXHIBIT A
Volume 1
Chapter 1
ADMINISTRATION
SECTION 102 - UNSAFE BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES
All buildings or structures regulated by this code which are structurally unsafe or not provided with
adequate egress, or which constitute a fire hazard, or are otherwise dangerous to human life are, for
the purpose of this section, unsafe. Any use of buildings or structures constituting a hazard to safety,
health or public welfare by reason of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, obsolescence, fire haz-
ard, disaster, damage or abandonment is, for the purpose of this section, an unsafe use. Parapet
walls, cornices, spires, towers, tanks, statuary and other appendages or structural members which
are supported by, attached to, or a part of a building and which are in deteriorated condition or other-
wise unable to sustain the design loads which are specified in this code are hereby designated as
unsafe building appendages.
All such unsafe buildings, structures or appendages are hereby declared to be public nuisances
and shall be abated by repair, rehabilitation, demolition or removal in accordance with the proce-
dures set forth in the Dangerous Buildings Code or such alternate procedures as may have been or as
may be adopted by this jurisdiction. As an alternative, the building official, or other employee or
official of this jurisdiction as designated by the governing body, may institute any other appropriate
action to prevent, restrain, correct or abate the violation.
SECTION 103 - VIOLATIONS
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair,
move, improve, remove, convert or demolish, equip, use, occupy or maintain any building or struc-
ture or cause or permit the same to be done in violation of this code.
SECTION 104 - ORGANIZATION AND ENFORCEMENT
104.1 Creation of Enforcement Agency. There is hereby established in this jurisdiction a code
enforcement agency which shall be under the administrative and operational control of the building
official.
104.2 Powers and Duties of Building Official.
104.2.1 General. The building official is hereby authorized and directed to enforce all the provi-
sions of this code. For such purposes, the building official shall have the powers of a law enforce-
ment officer.
The building official shall have the power to render interpretations of this code and to adopt and
enforce rules and supplemental regulations in order to clarify the application of its provisions. Such
interpretations. rules and regulations shall be in conformance with the intent and purpose of this
code.
104.2.2 Deputies. In accordance with prescribed procedures and with the approval of the appoint-
ing authority, the building official may appoint such number of technical officers and inspectors and
other employees as shall be authorized from time to time. The building official may deputize such
inspectors or employees as may be necessary to carry out the functions of the code enforcement
agency.
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104.2.3 Right of entry. When it is necessary to make an inspection to enforce the provisions of
this code, or when the building official has reasonable cause to believe that there exists in a building
or upon a premises a condition which is contrary to or in violation of this code which makes the
building or premises unsafe, dangerous or hazardous, the building official may enter the building or
premises at reasonable times to inspect or to perfonn the duties imposed by this code, provided that
if such building or premises be occupied that credentials be presented to the occupant and entry
requested. If such building or premises be unoccupied, the building official shall first make a rea-
sonable effort to locate the owner or other person having charge or control of the building or prem-
ises and request entry. If entry is refused, the building official shall have recourse to the remedies
provided by law to secure entry.
104.2.4 Stop orders. Whenever any work is being done contrary to the provisions of this code, or
other pertinent laws or ordinances implemented through the enforcement of this code, the building
official may order the work stopped by notice in writing served on any persons engaged in the doing
or causing such work to be done, and any such persons shall forthwith stop such work until autho-
rized by the building official to proceed with the work.
104.2.5 Occupancy violations. Whenever any building or structure or equipment therein regu-
lated by this code is being used contrary to the provisions of this code, the building official may
order such use discontinued and the structure. or portion thereof, vacated by notice served on any
person causing such use to be continued. Such person shall discontinue the use within the time pre-
scribed by the building official after receipt of such notice to make the structure, or portion thereof,
comply with the requirements of this code.
104.2.6 Liability. The building official charged with the enforcement of this code, acting in good
faith and without malice in the discharge of the duties required by this code or other pertinent law or
ordinance shall not thereby be rendered personally liable for damages that may accrue to persons or
property as a result of an act or by reason of an act or omission in the discharge of such duties. A suit
brought against the building official or employee because of such act or omission perforrned by the
building official or employee in the enforcement of any provision of such codes or other pertinent
laws or ordinances implemented through the enforcement of this code or enforced by the code en-
forcement agency shall be defended by this jurisdiction until final termination of such proceedings,
and any judgment resulting therefrom shall be assumed by this jurisdiction.
This code shall not be construed to relieve from or lessen the responsibility of any person owning,
operating or controlling any building or structure for any damages to persons or property caused bv
defects, nor shall the code enforcement agency or its parent jurisdiction be held as assuming any
such liability by reason of the inspections authorized by this code or any permits or certificates is-
sued under this code.
104.2.7 Modifications. When there are practical difficulties involved In carrying out the provi-
sions of this code, the building official may grant modifications for individual cases. The building
official shall first find that a special individual reason makes the strict letter of this code impractical
and that the modification is in conformance with the intent and purpose of this code and that such
modification does not lessen any fire-protection requirements or any degree of structural integrity_
The details of any action granting modifications shall be recorded and entered in the files of the code
enforcement agency.
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104.2.8 Alternate materials, alternate design and methods of construction. The provisions of
this code are not intended to prevent the use of any material, alternate design or method of construc-
tion not specifically prescribed by this code, provided any altemate has been approved and its use
authorized by the building official.
The building official may approve any such alternate, provided the building official finds that the
proposed design is satisfactory and complies with the provisions of this code and that the material,
method or work offered is, for the purpose intended, at least the equivalent of that prescribed in this
code in suitability, strength, effectiveness, fire resistance, durability, safety and sanitation.
The building official shall require that sufficient evidence or proof be submitted to substantiate
any claims that may be made regarding its use. The details of any action granting approval of an
alternate shall be recorded and entered in the files of the code enforcement agency.
104.2.9 Tests. Whenever there is insufficient evidence of compliance with any of the provisions
of this code or evidence that any material or construction does not conform to the requirements of
this code. the building official may require tests as proof of compliance to be made at no expense to
this jurisdiction.
Test methods shall be as specified by this code or by other recognized test standards. If there are
no recognized and accepted test methods for the proposed alternate, the building official shall deter-
mine test procedures.
All tests shall be made by an approved agency. Reports of such tests shall be retained by the build-
ing official for the period required for the retention of public records.
104.2.10 Cooperation of other officials and officers. The building official may request, and
shall recei ve, the assistance and cooperation of other officials of this jurisdiction so far as is required
in the discharge of the duties required by this code or other pertinent law or ordinance.
106.4.5 Suspension or revocation. The building official may, in writing, suspend or revoke a per-
mit issued under the provisions of this code whenever the permit is issued in error or on the basis of
incorrect information supplied, or in violation of any ordinance or regulation or any of the provi-
sions of this code.
109.6 Revocation. The building official may, in writing, suspend or revoke a certificate of occu-
pancy 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
portion thereof is in violation of any ordinance or regulation or any of the provisions of this code.
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EXHIBIT B
UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE
CHAPTER 1
ADMINISTRATION
102.0 Organization and Enforcement
102.1 Administrative Authority
The Administrative Authority shall be the Authority duly appointed to
enforce this Code.
102.2 Duties and Powers of the Administrative Authority
102.2.1 The Administrative Authority may appoint such assistants,
deputies, inspectors, or other ernployees as are necessary to carry out
the functions of the department and this Code.
102.2.2 Right of Entry. Whenever it is necessary to make an inspection
to enforce the provisions of this Code, or whenever the Administrative
Authority has reasonable cause to believe that there exists in any
building or upon any premises, any condition or violation of this Code
which make the building or premises unsafe, insanitary, dangerous or
hazardous, the Administrative Authority may enter the building or
premises at all reasonable times to inspect or to perform the duties
imposed upon the Administrative Authority by this Code, provided
that if such building or prernises is occupied, the Administrative
Authority shall present credentials to the occupant and request entry. If
such building or premises is unoccupied, the Administrative Authority
shall first make a reasonable effort to locate the owner or other person
having charge or control of the building or premises and request entry.
If entry is refused, the Administrative Authority has recourse to every
remedy provided by law to secure entry.
When the Administrative Authority shall have first obtained a
proper inspection warrant or other remedy provided by law to secure
entry, no owner, occupant, or person having charge, care, or control of
any building or premises shall fail or neglect, after proper request is
made as herein provided, to promptly permit entry herein by the
Administrative Authority for the purpose of inspection and
examination pursuant to this Code.
102.2.3 Stop Orders. Whenever any work is being done contrary to
the provisions of this Code, the Administrative Authority may order the
work stopped by notice in writing served on any persons engaged in
the doing or causing such work to be done, and any such persons shall
forthwith stop work until authorized by the Administrative Authority
to proceed with the work.
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EXHIBIT B
102.2.4 Authority to Disconnect Utilities in Emergencies. The
Administrative Authority shall have the authority to disconnect a
plumbing system to a building, Structure or equipment regulated by this
Code in case of emergency where necessary to eliminate an immediate
hazard to life or property.
102.2.5 Authority to Condemn. Whenever the Administrative
Authority ascertains that any plumbing system or portion thereof,
regulated by this Code, has become hazardous to life, health, property,
or has become insanitary, the Administrative Authority shall order in
writing that such plumbing either be removed or placed in a safe or
sanitary condition, as appropriate. The order shall fix a reasonable time
limit for compliance. No person shall use or maintain defective
plumbing after receiving such notice.
When such plumbing system is to be disconnected, written notice
shall be given. In cases of immediate danger to life or property, such
disconnection may be made immediately without such notice.
102.2.6 Liability. The Administrative Authority charged with the
enforcement of this Code, acting in good faith and without malice in the
discharge of the Administrative Authority's duties, shall not thereby be
rendered personally liable for any damage that may accrue to persons or
property as a result of any act or by reason of any act or omission in the
discharge of duties. A suit brought against the Administrative Authority
or employee because of such act or omission performed in the
enforcement of any provision of this Code shall be defended by legal
counsel provided by this jurisdiction until final termination of such
proceedings.
102.3 Violations and Penalties
102.3.1 Violations. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve,
remove, convert, demolish, equip, use, or maintain any plumbing or
permit the same to be done in violation of this Code.
102.3.2 Penalties. Any person, firm, or corporation violating any
provision of this Code shall be deemed guilty of a rnisdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine and/or
imprisonment set forth by the governing laws of the jurisdiction. Each
separate day or any portion thereof, during which any violation of this
Code occurs or continues, shall be deemed to constitute a separate
offense.
103.3.5 Suspension or Revocation. The Administrative Authority
may, in writing, suspend or revoke a permit issued under the
provisions of this Code whenever the permit is issued in error or on the
basis of incorrect information supplied or in violation of other
ordinance or regulation of the jurisdiction.
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EXHIBIT C
1994 ABATEMENT OF DANGEROUS BUILDINGS
Chapter 2
ENFORCEMENT
SECTION 202 - ABATEMENT OF DANGEROUS BUILDINGS
All buildings or portions thereof which are determined after inspection by the building official to be
dan2erous as defined in this code are hereby declared to be public nuisances and shall be abated by
rep;ir, rehabilitation, demolition or removal in accordance with the procedure specified in Section
40 I of this code.
SECTION 203 - VIOLATIONS
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect, construct. enlarge, alter, repair,
move, improve, remove, convert or demolish, equip, use. occupy or maintain any building or struc-
ture or cause or permit the same to be done in violation of this code.
Chapter 7
ENFORCEMENT OF THE ORDER
OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL
OR THE BOARD OF APPEALS
SECTION 701 - COMPLIANCE
701.1 General. After any order of the building official or (he board of appeals made pursuant to
this code shall have become final. no person to whom any such order is dirccted shall fail. neglect or
refuse to obey any such order. Any such person who fai Is to comply with any such order is gui Ity of a
misdemeanor.
701.2 Failure to Obey Order. If. after any order of the building official or board of appeals madc
pursuant to this code has become final. the person (0 whom such order is directed shall fail. neglect
or refuse to obey such order, the building official may (i) case such person to be prosecuted under
Section 701.1 or (ii) institute any appropriate action to abate such building as a public nuisance
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EXHIBIT C
SUPPORTING
DOCUMENTS
AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) ss
CITY OF VERNON }
I, GLORIA J. OROSCO, Chief Deputy City Clerk of the City of
Vernon, do hereby certify that I did, on the 11th day of April,
1996, have posted three (3) copies of:
ORDINANCE NO. 1036
One in each of the following places, to wit: at the northwest
corner of 38th Street and Santa Fe Avenue; the northeast corner
of Leonis Blvd. and Pacific Blvd; and on the bulletin board in
the lobby of the City Hall of the City of Vernon located at 4305
Santa Fe Avenue, all in said City, there being no newspaper of
general circulation printed and published in the City of Vernon.
Date: 04/11/96
Clerk
State of California )
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County of Los Angeles}
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he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized
capacity, and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instru-
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