HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 8A (1990)ORDINANCE NO. 8A (1990)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DIAMOND BAR AMENDING SECTIONS 3203 AND 3206
OF TITLE 26 (BUILDING CODE) OF THE LOS ANGELES
COUNTY CODE, AS HERETOFORE ADOPTED, PERTAINING
TO ROOF COVERING REQUIREMENTS.
A. Recitals.
(i) The City Council of the City of Diamond Bar
heretofore adopted, by Ordinance No. 8 (1990), the Los Angeles
County Code Amendments to Title 26 pertaining to the Uniform
Building Code, including all amendments, deletions and additions
thereto.
(ii) It is the desire of the City Council to
strengthen the requirements regarding roof coverings within the
City with respect to replacement thereof.
(iii) All legal prerequisites to the adoption of this
Ordinance have occurred.
B. Ordinance.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Diamond
Bar does ordain as follows:
Section _&. In all respects, as set forth in the
Recitals, Part A, of this Ordinance.
8e0tion 2. Section 3203 of the Uniform Building Code
as heretofore adopted hereby is amended to read, in words and
figures, as follows:
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"Roof Covering Requirements.
"Section 3203. The roof covering on any structure regulated by
this code shall be specified in Table No. 32-A and as classified
in Section 3204.
"The roof -covering assembly includes the roofdeck,
underlayment, interlayment, insulation and covering which is
assigned a roof -covering classification.
"Roof coverings Within Fire Zones.
"Unless governed by more stringent requirements of this
code or local government regulations, roofs on all buildings
within fire zones established by the California Department of
Forestry and Fire Protection shall have at least a Class C listed
or non-combustible roof covering. Local enforcing authorities
may apply more stringent requirements in State responsibility
areas within their jurisdiction.
"1. Section 3203 is applicable to new buildings and to
existing buildings when twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the
roof area is reroofed within a one-year period after issuance of
a building permit. When there is no building permit issued
Section 3203 is applicable to buildings constructed after the
effective date of this section and to buildings where twenty-five
percent (25%) or more of the roof area is reroofed within a
one-year period after commencing construction.
112. Section 3203 is not applicable to existing
buildings under the operation of a license or which owners have
made applicable for licensure issued by the California Department
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of Social Services or the California Department of Health
Service.
"EXCEPTION: Existing buildings that have twenty-five
percent (25%) or more of the roof area reroofed within a one-year
period after the issuance of the building permit or after
commencing construction, are required to be fire retardent by
other provisions of this code.
113. The installer of the roof covering shall provide
certification of the roof covering classification to the building
owner and, when requested, to the inspection,,authority having
jurisdiction."
Section 3. Section 3204 of the Uniform Building Code,
as heretofore adopted by this Council, hereby is amended by the
deletion of subparagraph (e) thereof and the addition of a new
subparagraph (e) to read, in words and figures, as follows:
"(e) EXCEPTION: Except as required within Section
3203 of the Uniform Building Code, as adopted by the City Council
of the City of Diamond Bar, and notwithstanding any other
provision of this code, any existing roof covering not in
conformity with this Section may be repaired by the use of
similar non -conforming roof covering materials where the repair
thereof does not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the existing
gross roof area; provided, however, that the twenty-five percent
(25%) exception provided hereunder may be utilized only once in
any twelve month period of time.,,
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Section 4. Table No. 32-A - Minimum Roof Classes of
the Uniform Building Code, as heretofore adopted by this Council,
hereby is amended by deleting therefrom any and all references to
"NR - Nonrated roof coverings" and substituting therefor "C -
Class C roofing."
Section S. Penalty for violation of ordinance.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership,
or corporation to violate any provision, or to fail to comply
with any of the requirements, of this Ordinance. Any person,
firm, partnership, or corporation violating any provision of this
Ordinance, or failing to comply with any of its requirements,
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding One Thousand
Dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment not exceeding six (6)
months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each such person,
firm, partnership, or corporation shall be deemed guilty of a
separate offense for each and every day or any portion thereof
during which any violation of this Ordinance is committed,
continued, or permitted by such person, firm, partnership, or
corporation, and shall be deemed punishable therefore as provided
in this Ordinance.
Section 6. Civil Remedies Available.
The violation of any of the provisions of this
Ordinance shall constitute a nuisance and may be abated by the
City through civil process by means of a restraining order,
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preliminary or permanent injunction or in any other manner
provided by law for the abatement of nuisance..
Section 7. Severability.
The City Council declares that, should any provision,
section, paragraph, sentence, or word of this Ordinance be
rendered or declared invalid by any final court action in a court
of competent jurisdiction, or by reason of any preemptive
legislation, the remaining provisions, sections, paragraphs,
sentences, and words of this Ordinance shall remain in full force
and effect.
Section 8. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage
of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be posted in three
(3) public places within the City of Diamond Bar within fifteen
(15) days after its passage in the manner prescribed by
Resolution No. 89-6.
1991.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 14th_ day of March ,
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I, LINDA BURGESS, City Clerk of the City of Diamond
Bar; do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was
introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City
of Diamond Bar held on the 5th— day of Marr -h , 1991, and
was finally passed at a regular meeting of the City Council of
the City of Diamond Bar held on the 19th day of March
1991 by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Papen, Kim, Nardella,
Mayor Pro Tem Forbing and Mayor Werner
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAINED: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ATTEST-
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City of ;mond-Bar
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