Ordinance - 554ORDINANCE NO. 554
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WEST COVINA ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE "LOS ANGELES
COUNTY BUILDING LAWS, 1956 EDITION", THE "ELECTRICAL
SAFETY ORDERS, 1955 EDITION"; AND THE "NATIONAL
ELECTRICAU CODE, 1956 EDITION" AND PRESCRIBING
PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF.
The City Council of the City of West Covina does ordain
as follows:
SECTION 1. Subject to the changes and amendments herein-
after set forth in this ordinance, that certain code entitled "Los
Angeles County Building Laws, 1956 Edition", consisting of a published
compilation of rules, regulations and standards adopted by the County
of Los Angeles, an agency of the State of California, set forth therein
in three parts, to -wit, Building Code, Electrical Code and Plumbing
Code, three full printed copies of which, printed as a code in book
form, were by the City Council ordered filed and which have been
actually filed in the office of the City Clerk, and which as so on
file are hereby referred to and by this reference expressly incorpo-
rated herein and made a part hereof as fully and for all intents and
purposes as though set forth herein at length, shall be and the same
is hereby adopted and established as the rules, regulations, standards,
provisions and conditions to be observed and followed in the construction,
erection, enlargement, razing, alteration, repairing, removal, mainte-
nance, moving, use and height of buildings and structures, in the
installation, arrangement, alteration, repair, use and operation of
electric wiring, connections, fixtures and other electrical appliances,
and in the regulation of sanitary plumbing and drainage systems, house
sewers and private sewage disposal systems within the City of West
Covina, and the various parts of said code shall constitute the Building
Code, Electrical Code and Plumbing Code, respectively, of and for the
City of West Covina.
SECTION 2. Wherever in said Los Angeles County Building
Laws, reference is made to the unincorporated territory of the County
of Los Angeles, or similar phrases referring to said unincorporated
•territory, these phrases shall be construed to refer to the incorpo-
rated territory of the City of West Covina.
Whenever in said Los Angeles County Building Laws, reference
is made to the Division of Building and Safety or the Bureau of Public
Safety, the same shall be deemed and construed to refer to the Building
Department of the City of West Covina.
Whenever reference is made in said Los Angeles County
Building Laws to the County Engineer or to the Chief Electrical
Inspector or to the Chief Plumbing Inspector, the same shall be deemed
to refer to the Building Inspector of the City of West Covina.
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Whenever reference is made to the Board of Supervisors,
the same shall be deemed to refer to the City Council of the City of
West Covina, and in all other instances where appropriate, a reference
to the County or to a County board or officer shall be deemed to refer
to the City of West Covina or to the corresponding City board or offi-
cer.
SECTION 3. Paragraph (a) of Sec. 1601 of said Building
Code is deemed to be amended to read as follows:
"(a) Fire Zones Defined. The entire incorporated area
of the City.of West Covina s a be and is hereby declared to
be and is hereby established as a Fire District and said Fire
• District shall be known and designated as Fire Zones 1, 2 and
3. The boundaries of the respective Fire 'Zones or the terri-
tories or portions of said City to be included in the respective
Fire Zones shall be as follows:
"FIRE ZONE NO. 1
"All property in the City of West Covina which is
from time to time zoned C-2 and C-3 under the provisions
of the 'Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance' of the City of
West Covina and the 'Official Zoning Map' of the City of
West Covina.
"FIRE ZONE NO. 2
"All property in the City of West Covina which is
from time to time zoned C-1 under the provisions of said
Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance and said Official Zoning Map.
"FIRE ZONE NO. 3
"All the remaining area of land in the. City of West
Covina not included in Fire Zone No. 1 and Fire Zone No. 2
shall constitute Fire Zone No. 3."
SECTION 4. In Section 303 (a), Table No. 3-A of said
• Building Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"TABLE NO. 3-A------------ BUILDING PERMIT FEES
TOTAL VALUATION
FEE
Less than $50.00 No Fee
More than $50.00 to and including $100.00 $1.50
Each additional $100.00 or fraction thereof
to and including $1000.00 .50
Each additional $100.00 or fraction thereof
to and including $20,000.00 .30
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TOTAL VALUATION FEE
Each
additional $1000.00 or fraction thereof
to
and including $50,000.00
$2.00
Each
additional $1000.00 or fraction thereof
to
and including $100,000.00
1.50
Each
additional $1000.00 or fraction thereof
to
and including $500,000.00
1.00
Each
additional $1000.00 or fraction thereof
.50 "
•SECTION 5. Section 1709 of said Building Code is amended
by changing the words and figures "twelve inches (12")" to "thirty
inches (30")" and by deleting therefrom that portion.reading as
follows: "3. On buildings twenty feet (201) or less in height."
SECTION 6. Subdivision 2 of Section 2512 of said Building
Code is amended to read as follows:
"2. In all stud walls and partitions, including furred
spaces, so placed that the maximum dimension of any concealed
space is not over seven feet (7')."
SECTION 7. Section 3 of said Electrical Code is hereby
amended by adding subsection (e) thereto, to read:
"(e) Cancellation of Permit. If no portion of the work or
construction covere y a permit issued by the Chief Electrical
Inspector under the provisions of this code has been commenced,
the person to whom such permit has been issued may deliver such
permit to the Chief Electrical Inspector with a request that
such permit be canceled. The Chief Electrical Inspector shall
thereupon stamp or write upon the face of such permit the words,
'Canceled at the request of the permittee'. Thereupon such permit
shall be null and void and of no effect."
SECTION 8. Section 3.5 of said Electrical Code is hereby
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repealed.
SECTION 9. Section 9 of said Electrical Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"Section 9. Any person desiring an electrical permit
shall at the time of filing an application therefor pay to the
Chief Electrical Inspector a fee as required in this section.
For issuing permits, each ............................... $1.00
For issuing maintenance permits, each ................... 2.00
For services 600 volts or less, each .................... 1.00
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For services more than 600 volts, each ...................$5.00
Where fixtures or sockets are included in the original
permit for wiring outlets, an additional fee of ........ 1.00
Outlets in addition to outlets included in the original
permit, equipment in addition to equipment of the same
kind included in the original permit, and fixtures in
addition to fixtures included in the original fixture
permit, a supplementary permit fee of .50
For wiring outlets at which current is used or controlled
• except services, sub -feeders and meter outlets, each ... .10
For fixtures, sockets or other lamp holding device located
more than eighteen inches (18") apart, each ............ .10
For sockets or receptacles located less than eighteen
inches (18") apart, including wiring for same, each .05
For
each
motor
of
not more than 1/2 h.p. .................
.25
For
each
motor
of
more than
1/2 h.p., but not more than
2
h.p.
.................................................
.50
For
each
motor
of
more than
2 h.p., but not more than
5
h.p.
.................................................
1.00
For
each
motor
of
more than
5 h.p., but not more than
15
h.p.
................................................
1.50
For
each
motor
of
more than
15 h.p., but not more than
50
h.p.
................................................
2.50
For
each
motor
of
more than
50 h.p., but not more than
200 h . p . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5 . 00
• For each motor of more than 200 h.p., but not more than
500 h.p............................................... 10.00
For each motor of more than 500 h.p., but not more than
1000 h.p. ............................................. 15.00
For each motor of more than 1000 h.p. ................... 20.00
For each generator, transformer or welder, each K.V.A.
capacity shall be considered as one h.p. in a motor.
For each motor -generator set or frequency changer, the
fee charged shall be 100% greater than --for the motor
alone.
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For each mercury arc lamp and equipment ................. .50
For each projection machine, dissolver, etc . ............ 1.50
For each range, water heater or clothes dryer instal-'
lation................................................ .50
For each stationary cooking unit, oven, space heater,
garbage disposer, dishwasher, automatic washer ........ .25
For all other heat installations, resistance or infra-
red, etc., per K.W.................................... .10
• For working lights in buildings in course of construction
or undergoing repairs, or where temporary lighting is
to be used:
500 lamps or less ..................................... 1.00
501 lamps and not over 1000 2.00
1001 lamps and over ................:................... 3.00
For each electric sign, 10 lamps or less .50
For each electric sign, 11 lamps and not over 25 ........ •75
For each electric sign, 26 lamps and over ............... 1.00
For each electric sign or outline lighting installation,
luminous gas type with 1 to 4 transformers 1.00
For each electric sign or outline lighting installation,
luminous gas type, with 5 or more transformers, each
transformer ............................................ .25
For each x-ray unit and its 'appurtenances ...`....',....... 2.00
• For each rectifier and synchronous converter, per K.W. .. .25
For each extra inspection made necessary by defective
workmanship or materials . 2.50
For each inspection of any electrical equipment for
which no fee is herein prescribed for the time con-
sumed,
per hour ............................................... 4.00
with a minimum charge 1/2 hour or less ................ 2.00
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Any person who shall commence any electrical work for which
a permit is required by this ordinance without first having
obtained a permit therefor, shall, if subsequently permitted
to obtain a permit, pay double the permit fee fixed"by this
section for such work, provided, however, that this provision
shall not apply to emergency work when it shall be proved to
the satisfaction of the Chief Electrical Inspector that such
work was urgently necessary and that it was not practical to
obtain a permit therefor before the commencement of the work.
In all such cases, a permit must be obtained as soon as it
is practical to do so, and if there be an unreasonable delay
in obtaining such a permit, a double fee as herein provided
shall be charged."
• SECTION 10. Section 9.5 of said Electrical Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"Section 9.5. Refunds. In the event that any person shall
have obtained a permitand no portion of the work or construction
covered by such permit shall have been commenced, or such permit
shall have been canceled without any work having been done as
provided for in Section 3(d) or Section 3(e), the permittee,
upon presentation to the Chief Electrical Inspector of a request
therefor in writing on a special form shall be entitled to a
refund in an amount equal to 80% of the fee actually paid for
such permit. The Chief Electrical Inspector shall satisfy
himself as to the right of such applicant to such refund, and
each such refund shall be paid as provided by law for the pay-
ment of claims against the City."
SECTION 11. Subsection (a) of Section 10 of said Electrical
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"(a) Installation. All electrical installations in the
City OP.West West ov- na s Hal be in conformity with the provisions
of this Code, the statutes of the State of California, the
Electrical Safety Orders, 1955 edition, issued by the Division
of Industrial Safety of the State of California, and shall be
in conformity with approved standards for safety to life and
• property. The said Electrical Safety Orders, 1955 edition,
three copies of which are on file in the office of the City
Clerk, which apply to places of employment, are incorporated
herein by reference as applicable to all places, whether places
of employment or otherwise. Where no specific type or class
of material or no specific standards are prescribed by the
statutes of the State of California; by regulations issued
under the authority of the State statutes or by this Code,
conformity with the regulations of the National Electrical
Code, 1956 edi.t3on, as approved by the American Standards
Association, three copies of which are on file in the office
of the City Clerk., shall be prima facie evidence of conformity
with approved standards for safety to life and property."
SECTION 12. Subdivision (c) of Section 14 of said Electri-
cal Code is amended by the addition thereto of the following sentence:
"No overhead service shall be installed with less than a one and one-
fourth inch conduit unless permission therefor shall be granted in
writing by the Chief Electrical Inspector."
SECTION 13. Subdivision (a) of Section 16 of said Electri-
cal Code is amended by the addition thereto of the following sentence:
"A circuit breaker panel of not less than eight circuits shall be
installed for each single-family dwelling, unless this provision shall
be waived in writing by the Chief Electrical Inspector."
SECTION 14. No person, firm or corporation shall violate
•or fail to comply with any of the provisions of this ordinance or of
the Los Angeles County Building Laws adopted by reference herein. Any
person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this
ordinance or of the codesadopted hereby shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine
of not more than �500 or by imprisonment in the City Jail of the City
of West Covina or. in the County Jail of the County of Los Angeles for
not more than six months or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each
such person, firm or corporation shall be deemed guilty of a separate
offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any
such violation is committed, continued or permitted.
SECTION 15. Ordinance No. 252, passed and approved the
8th day of June, 1953, is hereby repealed.
SECTION 16. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage
of this ordinance and shall cause the same to be published as required
by law.
Passed and approved this 25th day of November , 1957•
yor
• STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES SS.
CITY OF WEST COVINA
W.
I, ROBERT FLOTTEN, City Clerk of the City of West Covina,
do hereby certify that the above Ordinance No. 554 was regularly
introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting of
the City Council on the 28th day of October , 1957. That,
thereafter, said ordinance was duly adopted an passed at a regular
meeting of the City Council on the 25th day of November , 1957,
by the following vote, to -wit:
AYES: Councilmen: Barnes, Brown, Mottinger, Pittenger, Mayor Kay
NOES: Councilmen: None
ABSENT: Councilmen: None
City Clerk
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