Ordinance - 1555ORDINANCE NO. 1555
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING
• SECTION 1704 OF THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE,
1979 EDITION, BY THE ADDITION OF NEW
SECTION 7-18.12 TO CHAPTER 7 OF THE WEST
COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO ROOFS
WHEREAS, Health and Safety Code Section 17958.5 provides for
a city to make changes or modifications in the Uniform Building
Code, 1979 Edition, as are reasonably necessary because of local
climatic, geographical, or topogranhical conditions; and
WHEREAS, Health and Safety Code Section 17958.7 requires the
City Council to make express findings of the necessity for modi-
fiactions.in the Uniform Building Code before adopting such
changes; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend Section 1704
of the Uniform Building Code, 1979 Edition, as heretofore adopted
by the City Council of the City of West Covina, for the reasons
hereinafter set forth.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
• SECTION ONE. Chapter 7 of the West Covina Municipal Code
is hereby amended by the addition thereto of a new Section
7-18.12 which shall read as follows:
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of the
Building Code and Appendix to the contrary, the roof
covering of any building hereinafter constructed,
regardless of type of Occupancy Classification, shall
be of noncombustible or fire -retardant construction as
defined in Section 3203 (e), items 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7,
8, 9, 10 and 11 of the Uniform Building Code.
(b) Any replacement or repair that consists of
more than 25% of the total area of an existing roof
within a 12-month period must be made in conformance
with Subsection (a) herein. Room additions must also
comply with said subsection (a).
Skylights shall be constructed as required in
Chapter 34 of the Uniform Building Code. Penthouses
shall be constructed as required in Chapter 36 of the
Uniform Building Code. Any use of plastics in roofs
shall be in accordance with the provisions of Chapter
52. Any construction relating to attics shall be in
accordance with those governed by the provisions of
Section 3205 of the Uniform Building Code. The.pro-
visions of Section 3207 of the Uniform Building Code
shall govern roof drainage.
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SECTION TWO. The City Council of the City of West
Covina hereby determines that the amendment to Section 1704
of the Uniform Building Code, 1979 Edition, is expressly found
to be reasonably necessary for the health, safety and general
welfare of the residents of the City of West Covina due to the
following climatic, geographical and topographical conditions:
(a) That late summer and fall seasonal climatic
conditions create numerous serious difficulties to the
control and protection against fire situations in the
City of West Covina. The hot, dry weather in combination
with Santa Ana winds result in wildland fires in the
brush covered slopes in the San Jose Hills area, as well
as other brush areas. When fire occurs in such areas,
particularly during the summer and fall, the entirety of
local fire department personnel is required to control,
monitor, fight and protect against such fire situations
in an effort to protect life and preserve property and
watershed land. The same climatic conditions may result
in the concurrent occurrence of one or more fires, which
then may become contagious, in the more populated areas
of the City without adequate fire department personnel to
protect against and control such a situation. Further
the effect of Santa Ana winds and extremely dry weather
upon the dry wood roofs and roofs made of minimal fire
resistance material create an extremely uncontrollable
and contagious situation substantially endangering life
and property. Therefore, the above described factual
findings support the imposition of fire protection require-
ments greater than those set forth in the State Building
Standards Code, as adopted by the City of West Covina and
• set forth in Chapter 7 of the West Covina Municipal Code
and in particular, support the imposition of Section 1704
of Section .`7-18.12 of the aforementioned proposed ordinance.
(b) Many residential neighborhoods, and many
commercial areas consist of structures of limited fire
resistance capability. The City contains large areas
of unimproved and improved brush covered acreage and also
has thousands of street trees and shrubbery. The above
described factual findings demonstrate the grave
potential for a fire of an uncontrollable and contagious
nature spreading throughout large parts or all of the
City substantially endangering life and property.
Therefore the above described factual findings support
the imposition of fire protection requirements greater
than those set forth in the State Building Standards
Code, as adopted by the City of West Covina and set
forth in Chapter 7 of the West Covina Municipal Code, and
in particular, support the imposition of Section 1704
of Section 7-18.12 of the aforementioned proposed ordinance.
SECTION THREE. The City Council further determines that
the State Building Code, as adopted by the City of West Covina
and set forth in Chapter 7 of the West Covina Municipal Code,
should be modified, changed and amended as provided for herein
based upon the foregoing findings, and that the said City
• Council takes the aforedescribed action because of the public
interest in protecting life and preserving public safety and
property.
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SECTION FOUR. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage
of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be pulished as
required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 13th day of September , 1982.
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• Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF WEST COVINA )
I, Helene M. Mooney , City Clerk of the City of West
Covina, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No.1555
was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading
at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 23rd day of
August , 1982. That thereafter said Ordinance was duly
adopted and passed at a regular meeting of the City Council
on the 13th day of September 1982, by the following
vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen: Bacon, Tennant, Shearer, Chappell, Tice
• NOES: Councilmen: None
ABSENT: Councilmen: None
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Cityl t orne
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C E.R T I F I C A T I O N
State of. California. )
County of Los Angeles ) ss.
City of west Covina. )
I, JANET BERRY, Deputy City Clerk of the.City of.
West Covina, State of California., do hereby certify
that a true and accurate copy of Ordinance NoASSS
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.was published, pursuant to law, in the west Covina.
Tribune, a newspaper of general circula.tion published
.and circulated in the.City of West Covina.
-Janet r , uty ity Clerk
City of t Covina, California
Dated
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