Ordinance - 1157ORDINANCE NO. 1157
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WEST COVINA AMENDING SECTIONS 8110 AND 8110.1 OF
THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE, RELATING TO THE
ADOPTION OF THE UNIFORK BUILDING CODEn(1970 EDITION),
THE UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE, 1970 EDITION, AND MAKING
CERTAIN CHANGES THEREIN REQUIRED TO MEET LOCAL CONDITIONS.
The City Council of the City of West Covina does ordain as
follows:
SECTION 1. Section 8110 of the West Covina Municipal Code
is amended to read:
118110. BUILDING AND MECHANICAL CODES ADOPTED. 1970 EDITION.
Those certain documents, three copies of each of which
being marked and designated, respectively, as 'Uniform Building
Code, 1970 Edition, Volume V. and 'Uniform Mechanical Code,
1970 Edition, Volume 21, published by International Conference of
Building Officials, be and the same are hereby adopted as the
building and mechanical codes of the City for regulating the
erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving,
removal, demolition, conversion, occupancy, equipment, use,
height, area and maintenance of all buildings or structures
in the City, providing for issuance of permits and collection of
fees therefor, declaring and establishing fire zones, and each
and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions
and terms of the 'Uniform Building Code, 1970 Edition, Volume I',
and 'Uniform Mechanical Code, 1970 Edition, Volume 21, published
by the International Conference of Building Officials, on file
in the office of the City Clerk are hereby referred to, adopted,
and made a part hereof as if 8.illy set out in this Part."
SECTION'2. Section 8110.1 of said Code is amended to read:
"8110.1. AMENDMENTS.
(a) Section 203 of .said Building Code is amended to
read:
Sec. 201, Unsafe Buildings. All buildings or structures
which are structurally unsafe or not provided with adequate
egress, or which constitute a fire hazard, or are otherwise
dangerous to human life, or which in relation to existing use
constitute a hazard to safety or health, or public welfare, by
reason of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, obsolescence,
fire hazard, disaster damage, or abandonment, as specified in
this Code or any other effective ordinance, are for the purpose
of this Section, unsafe buildings. All such unsafe buildings
are hereby declared to be public nuisances and shall be abated
by repair, rehabilitation, demolition, or removal in accordance
with the procedure specified in this section.
Notice to Owner. The Building Official shall examine or
cause to be examined every building or portion thereof reported
as dangerous or damaged and, if such is found to be an unsafe
building as defined in this Section, the Building Official shall
give to the owner of such building or structure written notice
stating the defects thereof and giving notice that a public
hearing will be held before the City Council at a date, hour
and place specified in said notice at which time and place the
City Council will hear the owner and any other person interested
and will determine whether or not said building or structure
is an unsafe building as defined by this Section and whether
the same shall be abated by repair, rehabilitation, demolition
or removal in accordance with the procedure prescribed in this
Section. Such notice shall be served in the manner hereinafter
specified and shall also be published once in the official news-
paper of the City, and such service and publication shall be
completed at least ten days before the hearing. The City Council
shall conduct a public hearing at the time and place specified
at which it shall afford the owner and all persons interested in
such building or structure an opportunity to be heard, and shall
determine from the evidence and declare by resolution whether or
not said building or structure is an unsafe building as herein
defined and whether the same shall be abated by repair, rehabili-
tation, demolition or removal in accordance with the procedure
prescribed in this Section.
If the City Council determines and declares by resolution
that the building or structure is an unsafe building as herein
defined, the Building Official shall serve upon the owner of such
building or structure written notice of such determination by
the City Council which notice shall require the owner or person
in charge of the building or premises, within 48 hours, to commence
either the required repairs or improvements or demolition or
removal of the building or structure or portions thereof, and
all such work shall be completed within 90 days from date of
notice, unless otherwise stipulated by the Building Official.
If necessary, such notice shall also require the building,
structure, or portion thereof to be vacated forthwith and not
reoccupied until the required repairs and improvements are
completed, inspected, and approved by the Building Official.
Proper service of the notice required by this subsection
shall be'by personal service upon the owner of record, if he
shall be found within the City limits. If he is not found
within the City limits such service may be made upon said owner
by registered mail; provided, that if such notice is by registered
mail, the designated period.within which said owner or person in
charge is required to comply with the order of the Building
Official shall begin as of the date he received such notice.
Right to Demolish. In case the owner shall fail,neglect,
or refuse to comply with the notice to repair, rehabilitate or to
demolish and remove said building or structure or portion thereof,
the City Council may order the owner of the building prosecuted
as a violator of the provisions of this Code or order the Building
Official to proceed with the work specified in such notice. A
statement of the cost of such work shall be transmitted to the
City Council, who shall cause the same to be paid and levied as a
special assessment against the property.
(b) Section 303 of said Building Code is amended as follows:
1. The table of fees referred to as Table No. 3-A
and included in subparagraph (a) of said Section 303 is amended
to read:
'TABLE NO. 3-A--BUILDING PERMIT FEES
TOTAL VALUATION FEE
11.00 to $500.00 5.00
501-00 to $2,000.00 5.00 for the first $500.00, plus
.75 for each additional $100.00
or fraction thereof, to and
including $2,000.00
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$2,001.00 to $25:000.00
$25,001.00 to $50,000.00
$50,001.00 to $100,000.00
$16.25 for the first $2,000.00,
plus $4.00 for each additional
thousand or fraction thereof,
to and including $25,000.00
$108.25 for the first $25,000,
Plus $3.25 for each additional
thousand or fraction thereof,
to and including $50,000
$189.50 for the first $50,000,
plus $2.25 for each additional
thousand or fraction thereof,
to and including $100,000.00
$100,001.00 and up $302.00 for the first $100,000,
plus $1.25 for each additional
thousand or fraction thereof.
2. Subparagraph (b) of said Section 303 is amended
to read:
(b) Plan -checking Fees. When the valuation of the pro-
posed construction exceeds 1,000.00 and a plan is required to
be submitted by Subsection tc) of Section 301, a plan -checking
fee shall be.paid to the Building Official at the time of sub-
mitting plans and specifications for checking. Said plan -
checking fee shall be equal to sixty-five percent of the building
permit fee as set forth in Table No. 3-A.
SECTION 3. 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 22nd day of March 1971.
Mayor
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES SS.
CITY OF WEST COVINA
I, LELA W. PRESTON, City Clerk of the City of West Covina,
do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 1157 was regularly
introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting of
the City Council on the 22nd day of February , 1971. That, there-
after, said ordinance was duly adopte an passe at a regular meeting
of the City Council on the 22nd day of March , 1971, by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen: Shearer, Nichols, Young, Lloyd, Chappell
NOES: Councilmen: None
ABSENT:Councilmen: None
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-City Clerk
APPR VED AS TO FORM:
/City Attor y
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