Ordinance No. 1037
1 ORDINANCE NO.1 037
2 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VERNON AMENDING CHAPTER 7, BUILDINGS, OF THE
3 CODE OF THE CITY OF VERNON; ADOPTING BY
REFERENCE THE 1994 EDITION OF THE UNIFORM
4 MECHANICAL CODE, INCLUDING SELECTED APPENDICES;
AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF
5 ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH
6 WHEREAS, the city of Vernon by Ordinance No. 1013 adopted
7 the Uniform Mechanical Code, 1991 Edition, including Appendices A,
8 B, and C; and
9 WHEREAS, the 1994 Edition of the Uniform Mechanical Code,
10 including Appendices A, B, and C has been issued by the
11 International Association of Building Officials; and
12 WHEREAS, California Health and Safety Code section 17922
13 authorizes the California Building Standards Commission to adopt
14 by reference building standards and rules and regulations imposing
15 substantially the same requirements as are contained in the most
16 recent edition of the Uniform Mechanical Code of the International
17 Conference of Building Officials and the International Association
18 of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials; and
19 WHEREAS, the California Building Standards Commission and
20 the International Conference of Building officials have each been
21 subjected to litigation by the International Association of
22 Plumbing and Mechanical Officials to prevent the publication and
23 adoption of said 1994 Edition of the Uniform Mechanical Code; and
24 WHEREAS, said litigation is not final, but the California
25 Building Standards Commission by Information Bulletin No. 95-01
26 (Revised November 1, 1995) gave notice that said 1994 Edition of
27 the Uniform Mechanical Code was declared published on August 23,
28 1995, with an effective date of February 19, 1996, as the
1 California Mechanical Code; and
2 WHEREAS, said 1994 Edition of the Uniform Mechanical Code
3 (also known as the California Mechanical Code) is substantially
4 the same as the 1991 Edition of the Uniform Mechanical Code which
5 was adopted by City of Vernon Ordinance No. 1013; and
6 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon is
7 authorized pursuant to section 50022.2, et seq., of the California
8 Government Code and section 17958 of the California Health and
9 Safety Code, to adopt said code by reference and to amend it; and
10 WHEREAS, by Ordinance No. 1036, the City Council added
11 Chapter 24, Building and Construction, to the Code of the City of
12 Vernon and consolidated various uniform codes therein; and
13 WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code section 50022.3, the
14 City Council on February 20, 1996, gave a first reading for the
15 title of this Ordinance and the title of said code and scheduled a
16 public hearing for March 5, 1996 at 5:00 p.m.; in accordance
17 therewith notice was duly published on February 22, 1996, and the
18 public hearing was held for the purpose of considering the
19 adoption of the 1994 Edition of the Uniform Mechanical Code,
20 including Appendices A, B, and C, copyrighted by the International
21 Association of Building Officials (also known as the California
22 Mechanical Code).
23 THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON HEREBY ORDAINS:
24 SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
25 finds and determines that the recitals contained hereinabove are
26 true and correct.
27 SECTION 2: Chapter 7 of the Code of the City of Vernon
28 and Article V thereof are amended as follows:
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1 A. Article V, Mechanical Code, of Chapter 7 is
2 reconstituted as Article IV, Mechanical Code, of Chapter 24,
3 Building and Construction.
4 B. Existing section 7.58' shall become Section 24.20 of
5 said Article IV, Mechanical Code, of Chapter 24 and is amended to
6 read as follows:
7 Sec. 24.20. Uniform Mechanical Code, 1994 Edition,
8 adopted.
9 The Uniform Mechanical Code, 1994 Edition, including
10 Appendices A, B, and C, published by the International
11 Conference of Building Officials (also known as the
12 California Mechanical Code), except as provided in this
13 article, is adopted by reference as the Mechanical Code
14 of the city of Vernon.
15 C. Existing section 7.59 shall become section 24.21 of
16 said Article IV, Mechanical Code, of Chapter 24 and is amended to
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18 Sec. 24.21. Amendments, additions, and deletions.
19 The Uniform Mechanical Code, 1994 Edition, is
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21 (a) Uniform Mechanical Code section 108.8 is amended to
22 delete the clause at the end of the first paragraph
23 which reads: "and any judgment resulting therefrom
24 shall be assumed by this jurisdiction."
25 (b) Uniform Mechanical Code section 110 is hereby
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27 (c) Uniform Mechanical Code Table No. 1-A is amended to
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TABLE 1-A. MECHANICAL PERMIT FEES.
Mechanical permit fees shall be as set forth in a
fee schedule adopted by the city Council.
(d) Uniform Mechanical Code section 1118 is amended by
adding the following:
1118.4 Manual Emergency Discharge.
1118.4.1 When required. Systems containing a
Group A1 refrigerant having a charge weight
exceeding 440 pounds and carbon dioxide or
refrigerants in other groups having a charge weight
exceeding 220 pounds shall be provided with a manual
system for discharge of the refrigerant at an
approved location.
1118.4.2 Emergency Discharge Lines. Separate
emergency discharge pipe lines, independent of other
piping, shall be connected above the liquid
refrigerant level on the high-pressure side and on
the low-pressure side of the system. The lines
shall be pitched so as to drain to the control box.
The emergency refrigerant control box shall be
locked and identified with a permanent label reading
"Emergency Refrigerant Control Box" with the name
and number designation of the refrigerant in the
system.
1118.4.3 stop Valves. Readily accessible stop
valves and suitable pressure gages shall be
installed on each discharge pipe within the
emergency refrigerant control box. The gage shall
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be located ahead of the stop valve, and the valve
shall have the same discharge capacity as the
discharge pipe it serves. A permanent label shall
be attached to each valve indicating "High-pressure
Refrigerant Discharge Valve" or "Low-pressure
Refrigerant Discharge Valve" as appropriate. A
permanent label indicating "Pressure Relief Valve
Setting" and the appropriate pressure shall be
located adjacent to each gage.
1118.4.4 sizing Valves and Lines. The size of the
stop valve and the size and length of the discharge
line shall be determined in accordance with section
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1118.4.5 High- to Low-pressure Valve. A stop
valve from the high side to the low side on the
system side of the emergency discharge stop valves
shall be provided in the emergency refrigerant
control box. The stop valve and line shall be the
same size as the higher pressure line. The valve
shall be marked "High to Low Pressure Control
Valve".
1118.4.6 sizing Headers and Diffusers. When more
than one relief valve or emergency discharge line is
connected to a common header or riser, the area of
the header or riser and the diffuser inlet shall be
equal to the sum of the areas of all of the relief-
valve vent lines and emergency discharge lines
feeding it.
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1 1118.4.7 Discharge Location. The discharge shall
2 be located in accordance with section 1116 or 1118.1
3 as appropriate for the refrigerant involved.
4 1118.4.8 Provide Drip Legs. Drip pockets or drains
5 for collecting moisture shall be installed on
6 emergency discharge lines beyond the emergency
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8 (e) Uniform Mechanical Code, Appendix B, Section 1407.1
9 is hereby amended to read as follows:
10 section 1407.1 General. Process piping and tubing
11 shall comply with this section and shall be
12 installed in accordance with nationally recognized
13 standards. Piping and tubing systems shall be
14 compatible with the material being transported.
15 (f) Uniform Mechanical Code Appendix D is hereby
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17 SECTION 3: Enactment of Penalty sections.
18 Pursuant to Government Code section 50022.4 the following
19 penalty sections are specifically enacted and published as set
20 forth in Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof by
21 reference, except as otherwise amended or deleted in this
22 ordinance: Uniform Mechanical Code, 1994 Edition, sections 108,
23 109, 111, and 114.5.
24 SECTION 4: Survival of 1991 Edition.
25 If the publication and/or effective date of said 1994
26 Edition of the Uniform Mechanical Code (also known as the
27 California Mechanical Code) is vacated by a court of law or by
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1 Edition of the Uniform Mechanical Code, including Appendices A, B,
2 and C, shall survive the enactment of this Ordinance, and said
3 1991 Edition of the Uniform Mechanical Code, including Appendices
4 A, B, and C, is hereby amended to read the same as said 1994
5 Edition of the Uniform Mechanical Code, including Appendices A, B,
6 and C, as hereinabove set forth.
7 SECTION 5: Ordinances repealed.
8 Any ordinance, part of an ordinance, or code section in
9 conflict with this Ordinance is hereby repealed.
10 SECTION 6: violation.
11 A violation of this ordinance or any part thereof is
12 punishable by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars
13 ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the County Jail for a period of
14 not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and
15 imprisonment. Each day or any portion thereof during which any
16 violation of any provision or any section of this chapter or of
17 any uniform code or part thereof is committed, continued or
18 permitted, constitutes a separate and individual offense.
19 SECTION 7: Severability.
20 If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase
21 or word of this ordinance is for any reason held to be void or
22 unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of
23 the remaining portions of this ordinance; it being the intention
24 of the City Council of the City of Vernon to adopt and pass this
25 ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase
26 thereof irrespective of the fact that one or more of the sections,
27 subsections, clauses, sentences or phrases thereof may be declared
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1 SECTION 8: Renumberinq Shall Not Change Code Provisions.
2 The renumbering of any article or section of the Code of
3 the City of Vernon shall not constitute a change in its intent or
4 purpose, and it shall have the same effect and enforceability as
5 if it had never been renumbered. Any code section numbers not
6 used shall be reserved for future use.
7 SECTION 9: Copies on File with city Clerk.
8 Pursuant to Government Code Section 50022.6, one
9 certified copy of the 1994 Edition of the Uniform Mechanical Code
10 shall be made available for public inspection in the office of the
11 City Clerk for at least fifteen (15) days prior to the hearing.
12 SECTION 10: Postinq.
13 There being no newspaper printed, published or circulated
14 in the City of Vernon, the City Clerk is hereby directed to
15 certify to the passage of this ordinance and shall post the same,
16 or cause the same to be posted, within fifteen (15) days after its
17 passage in accordance with section 36933 of the Government Code,
18 in three (3) of the most public places in the City of Vernon, to
19 wit: the northwest corner of 38th Street and Santa Fe Avenue, the
20 northeast corner of Leonis Boulevard and Pacific Boulevard, and on
21 the bulletin board in the lobby of the City Hall of said City,
22 located at 4305 Santa Fe Avenue, all in the City of Vernon, County
23 of Los Angeles, State of California.
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SECTION 11: Effective Date.
2 This ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty
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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
Ordinance No. 1037, was duly and regularly introduced at an
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adjourned regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
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:
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Malburg, McCormick,
Davis, Gonzales
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1994 UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE
EXHIBIT A
Chapter 1
ADMINISTRATION
Part II-Organization and Enforcement
SECTION 108 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF BUILDING OFFICIAL
108.1 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 regulations supplemental to this code as may be deemed necessary in order to
clarify the application of the provisions of this code. Such interpretations, rules and regulations
shall be in conformity with the intent and purpose of this code.
108.2 Deputies. In accordance with the prescribed procedures and with the approval of the ap-
pointing authority, the building official may appoint such number of technical officers and inspec-
tors 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.
108.3 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 build-
ing or premises unsafe, dangerous or hazardous, the building official may enter the building or
premises at reasonable times to inspect or to perform 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.
108.4 Stop Orders. When any work is being done contrary to the provisions 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 such persons shall forthwith stop work until autho-
rized by the building official to proceed with the work.
108.5 Authority to Disconnect Utilities in Emergencies. The building official or the building
official's authorized representative shall have the authority to disconnect fuel-gas utility service, or
energy supplies to a building, structure, premises or equipment regulated by this code in case of
emergency when necessary to eliminate an immediate hazard to life or property. The building offi-
cial shall, whenever possible, notify the serving utility, the owner and occupant of the building,
structure or premises of the decision to disconnect prior to taking such action, and shall notify such
serving utility, owner and occupant of the building, structure or premises in writing of such discon-
nection immediately thereafter.
108.6 Authority to Condemn Equipment. When the building official ascertains that equipment,
or a portion thereof, regulated by this code has become hazardous to life, health or property, the
building official shall order in writing that the equipment either be removed or restored to a safe or
sanitary condition, as appropriate. The written notice shall contain a fixed time limit for compliance
with such order. Persons shall not use or maintain defective equipment after receiving a notice.
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EXHIBIT A
1994 UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE
When equipment or an installation is to be disconnected, written notice of the disconnection and
causes therefor shall be given within 24 hours to the serving utility, the owner and occupant of the
building, structure or premises. When equipment is maintained in violation of this code, and in vio-
lation of a notice issued pursuant to the provisions of this section, the building official shall institute
an appropriate action to prevent, restrain, correct or abate the violation.
108.7 Connection after Order to Disconnect. Persons shall not make connections from an ener-
gy, fuel or power supply nor supply energy or fuel to any equipment regulated by this code which
has been disconnected or ordered to be disconnected by the building official, or the use of which has
been ordered to discontinued by the building official, until the building official authorizes the re-
connection and use of such equipment.
108.8 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 performed 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 equipment regulated herein for damages to persons or property caused
by 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.
108.9 Cooperation of Other Officials and Officers. The building official may request, and shall
receive, 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.
SECTION 109 - UNSAFE EQUIPMENT
109.1 Hazardous Conditions. Equipment regulated by this code, which is unsafe or which con-
stitutes a fire or health hazard or is otherwise dangerous to human life is, for the purpose of this
section, unsafe. Use of equipment regulated by this code constituting a hazard to safety, health or
public welfare by reason of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, obsolescence, fire hazard, disas-
ter, damage or abandonment is, for the purpose of this section, an unsafe use. Unsafe equipment is
hereby declared to be a public nuisance and shall be abated by repair, rehabilitation, demolition or
removal in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Uniform Codefor the Abatement ofDan-
geroLls Buildings or such alternate procedure as may be adopted by this jurisdiction. As an alterna-
tive, the building official or other employee or official of this jurisdiction as designated by the
governing body may institute other appropriate action to prevent, restrain, correct or abate the vio-
lation.
SECTION 111 - VIOLATIONS
111.1 General. It shall be unlawful for a person, firm or corporation to er~ct, ~onstruct, ~nlarge,
alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert or demolish, equip, use or mal~tam mechanIcal sys-
tems or equipment or cause or permit the same to be done in violation of thiS code.
114.5 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. th~ b~sl.s of
incorrect information supplied or in violation of other ordinances or regulations of the JUrIsdictIOn.
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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. 1037
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
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personally known to me (or known to me on the basis of satis-
factory evidence) to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are
subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that
he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized
capacity, and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instru-
ment, the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the
person(s) acted, executed the instrument.
WITNESS my hand and official seal
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