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ORDINANCE NO. 8077
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CARLSBAD, CALHFO-RNIA, AMENDING TITLE 18,
CHAPTER 15.04 OF THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE
BY THE AMENDMENT OF SECTIONS 18.04.005, 18.04.020,
18,04.025, 18.04.030 AND 18.04.100, BY DELETION OF
SECTIONS 18.04.045, 18.04.055, 18.04.075, 18.04.080,
18.04.085, 18.04.105, 18.04.110, 18.04.115 AND
18.04.120 AND BY THE ADDITION OF SECTIONS 18.04.075
AND 15.04.080 TO ADOPT BY REFERENCE THE 1976 EDITION
OF THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN
AMENDMENTS -
The City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, does
ordain as follows:
SECTION 1: That Title 18, Chapter 18.04 of the Carlsbad
Municipal Code is amended by the amendment of Sections 18.04.005,
18.04.020, 18.04.025, 18.04.030 and 18.04.100 to read as follows:
"18.04.005 Adopted. The Uniform Building Code, 1976 Edition,
copyriqhted by the International Conference of Buildinq Officials,
is-hereby adopted by reference as the City of Carlsbad-Building
Code for the purpose of prescribing regulations in the City of
Carlsbad, County of San Diego, for the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, removal, conversion, demolition,
occupancy, equipment, use, height, area and maintenance of build-
ings and structures, including the appendix thereto, except for
the following changes, additions and amendments which shall super-
sede the provisions of said code.
18.04.020 Section 301 (a) amended--Permits . Section 301 (a) of the Uniform Building Code is amended to read:
'No person, firm or corporation shall erect, construct,
enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert or demolish any privately-owned building or structure in the city, or cause the same to be done, without first obtaining a separate building permit for each such building or structure from the Building Official except the following:
exceeding six feet in height and not located in established setbac
areas, front setback areas or established sideyard areas that are
adjacent to street.
twenty-four inches in height.
ten feet from any other building on the same property.
(1) Fences and free-standing walls and planter boxes not
(2) Curbs, retaining walls and planter boxes not exceeding
(3) Storage buildings up to 100 square feet and at least
(4) Television and radio antennas supported on roofs.
(5) Awnings projecting up to six feet and attached to the
exterior walls of buildings of Group I or J occupancy.
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(6) Standard electrolier not over thirty-five feet
in height above finish grade. (7) Repairs which involve only the replacement of component
parts or existing work with similar materials for the purpose of maintenance and do not affect any electrical or mechanical
installations. Repairs exempt from permit requirements shall not
include any addition, change or modification on construction, exit facilities or permanent fixtures or equipment. Specifically
excepted from permit requirements without limit to valuation are:
(a) Painting and decorating. (b) Installation of floor covering.
(c) Cabinet work,
(d) Outside paving.
This section shall not be construed to require separate
building permits for a dwelling and auxiliary buildings or
structures on the same property which are described in the build-
ing permit application, plot plan and other drawings.
(8) Reroofing on buildings of I and J occupancy in Fire Zone 3 (rated Roof-permit) . '
18.04.025 Section 302(a) amended -- Building Permit Issuance. Section 302(a) of the Uniform Building Code is amended to read:
'The application, plans and specifications filed by an applicant for a permit shall be checked by the Building Official. Such plans may be reviewed by other departments of the city to check compliance with the laws and ordinances under their juris-
diction. If the Building Official is satisfied that the issuance
of the permit is authorized by Chapter 18.05 of this code, that the work described in an application for permit and the plans filed therewith conform to the requirements of this code and other pertinent laws and ordinances and that the fee specified in this
chapter has been paid, he shall issue a permit therefor to the
applicant. In the case of new building, all fees required for
connection to public water systems and to sewer systems provided by
entities other than the City must be paid or a bond posted before the permit is issued.
When the Building Official issues the permit, he shall
endorse in writing or stamp on both sets of plans and specification:
"Approved". Such approved plans and specifications shall not be
changed, modified or altered without authorization from the Build-
ing Official, and all work shall be done in accordance with the approved plans.
of part of a building or structure before the entire plans and
speclfications for the whole building or structure have been
submitted or approved, provided adequate information and detailed
statements have been filed complying with all pertinent require-
ments of this code. The holder of such permit shall proceed
at his own risk without assurance that the permit for the entire
building or structure will be granted.'
The Building Official may issue a permit for the construction
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18.04.030 Section 302(d) amended--Expiration. Section 302(d)
Df the Uniform Building Code is amended by the addition of the
following:
permit shall expire by limitation and become null and void by
reason of failure to commence work authorized by such permit &thin one hundred twenty days from the date of such permit or
by reason of suspension of such work for a period of one hundred
twenty days if the failure to commence work within one hundred
twenty days is caused solely by delay incident to securing property
from the coastal permit area pursuant to Section 27104 of the
Public Resources Code or a delay incident to securing a permit
from the Regional Commission pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing
with Section 27400 of the Public Resources Code).
'Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, no
The provisions of any sewer allocation system adopted
pursuant to Chapter 18.05 of this code shall supersede Section 302
(d) of the Uniform Building Code if the permit is issued pursuant
to such system.'
18.04.100 Section 3203 (d) (3) 171" added -- Reroofing, Section
3203(d) (3) of the Uniform Building Code is amendedby the addition
of subsection "I" to read:
'I. Reroofing. The minimum built-up reroofing shall be not less than two layers of 15-pound organic fiber felt applied as
required for base sheets and one layer of 90-pound mineral
surfaced organic fiber felt cap sheet.
nailed unless the deck is nonnailable.
The base sheet shall be
Existing roofing on nonnailable roof decks shall be completely
Existing gravel roofs shall be scraped off and the roof
removed prior to the application of a new roof.
swept broom clean.
stripped clean or replaced, except where the reroofing material will be shingles.'
Any existing metal gravel stop shall be
SECTION 2: That Title 18, Chapter 18.04 of the Carlsbad
Municipal Code is amended by the deletion of Sections 18.04.045,
18.04.055, 18.04.075, 18.04.080, 18.04.085, 18.04.105, 18.04.110
18.04.115 and 18.04.120.
SECTION 3: That Title 18, Chapter 18.04 of the Carlsbad
Municipal Code is amended by the addition of Sections 18.04.075
and 18.04.080 to read as follows:
"18.04.075 Section 1711(b) Item 3 amended -- Toilet Facilities
Section 1711(b) item 3, is amended to read:
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'3. Toilet rooms containing facilities for the physically
lisabled shall be of a configuration that will allow access to :oilet facilities. Dimensions giving access to such toilet
iacilities shall be not less than the following:
(i) Aisle width to toilet stool or toilet compartment--
16 inches.
.ocated at the end; 34 inches when located at the side.
(ii) Entry width to toilet compartment--30 inches when
(iii) Toilet compartment width--51 inches.
(iv) Clear space in front of toilet stool--30 inches.
(V) Clear space on one side of toilet stool--28 inches.
Ioors installed on such toilet compartments shall swing out except
rhere the dimensions of the compartment are increased to allow for
mcroachment of the door swing.'
18.04.080 Section 1711(c) Item 3, amended -- Toilet Room
pacilities. Section 1711(c) item 3, is amended to read:
'3. Where towel and disposal fixtures are provided, they
shall be accessible to the physically disable'd and at least one
shall be within 40 inches of the floor."'
EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty
days after its adoption, and the City Clerk shall certify to the
adoption of this ordinance and cause it to be published at least
once in the Carlsbad Journal within fifteen days after its
adoption.
an adjourned INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at/ regular meeting of the Carlsbac
City Council held on the 8th day of March I 1978 and
thereafter
an adjourned
PASSED AND ADOPTED at /regular meeting of said City Council
held on the 14th day of March , 1978 by the following
vote, to wit:
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ABSENT :
Councilmen Frazee, Lewis, Skotnicki and
None Councilwoman Casler
None
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ROBERT c. FRAZEE, Ma&r
ATTEST :
( SEAL)
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