HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985-05-07; City Council; 8103; CMC 18.04 adopt by ref - Uniform Building Code (1982 edition)0'
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ORDINANCE NO. 81 03
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, REPEALING TITLE 18, CHAPTER 18.04, AND AMENDING TITLE 18 BY THE
ADDITION OF CHAPTER 18.04 TO ADOPT BY REFER-
ENCE THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE (1982 EDITION)
AND THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE STANDARDS (1982
EDITION).
The City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, does
xdain as follows:
SECTION 1: That Title 18, Chapter 18.04 of the Carlsbad
Jrunicipal Code is repealed.
SECTION 2: That Title 18 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is
3mended by the addition of Chapter 18.04 to read as follows:
Chapter 18.04
BUILDING CODE
Sections:
18.04.01 0 Adopted.
18.04.020 Section 303(a) amended Building Permit Issuance. 18.04.030 Section 303(d) amended Expiration. 18.04.040 Section 304(f) added Factory Built Housing . 18.04.050 Section 405 amended Definitions. 18.04.060 Section 406 amended Definitions. 18.04.070 Section 407 amended Definitions. 18.04.080 Section 409 amended Definitions. 18.04.090 Section 420 amended Definitions.
18.04.100 Section 503(a) amended Mixed Occupancy. 18.04.110 Section 507 amended Maximum Heights of
18.04.120 Tables No. 5-A, 5-B,
18.04.130 Section 901(a) amended Group H Occupancies Defined,
18.04.140 Section 911 added Division 6 Occupancies.
18.04.150 Section 1706 amended Shaft Enclosures.
18.04.160 Section 1807(a) amended Special Provisions.
18.04.170 Section 1808 added Special Provisions for
Buildings and Increases.
5-C, and 5-D amended.
Buildings between 35 and 55 feet in height.
Buildings between 35 and
55 feet in height.
Buildings between 35 and
18.04.180 Section 1908 added Special Provisions for
18.04.190 Section 2006 added Special Provisions for
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18.04.010 Adopted. The Uniform Building Code, excluding Chapters 53 and 70 of the Appendix, 1982 Edition, and the Uniform
3uilding Code Standards, 1982 Edition, published by the International Conference of Building Officials, two copies of which
3re on file in the Office of the City Clerk for public record and inspection, are hereby adopted by reference as the City Building :ode for regulating the erection, construction, enlargement, slteration, repair, moving, removal, demolition, conversion,
xcupancy, equipment, use, height, area, and maintenance of all wildings or structures in the City of Carlsbad, except for changes, additions, deletions,, and amendments in this chapter,
Mhich shall supersede the provisions of said code.
18.04.200 Section
18.04.210 Section
1 8.04.220 Sect ion
18.04.230 Section
18.04.240 Section 18.04.250 amended 1 8.0 4 . 26 0 Sect ion added
18.04.270 Section
18.04.280 Section
18.04.290 Section 18.04.300 Section
18.04.31 0 18.04.320 18.04.330 18.04.340
55 feet in height.
Buildings between 35 and 55 feet in height.
Buildings between 35 and
55 feet in height.
2107 added Special Provisions for
2205 added Special Provisions for
2301 amended Seismic Zone.
3202(b) amended Fire Retardancy. 3309(a) amended General. Group B Occupancies.
3802(b)5 and 6 Automatic Fire Extinguishing Systems.
3802(c) amended Exhibition and Display Rooms.
3802(d) amended Group B, Division 2 Occupancies.
3802(f) amended Group H Occupancies. 3803 amended Sprinkler System Alarms.
Violations. Building Numbering. Street Name Signs. Findings.
18.04.020 Section 303(a) amended - Building Permit Issuance.
Section 303(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 jurisdiction. 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 therfor to the
applicant. connection to public water systems and to sewer systems provided by entities other than the City must be paid or a bond posted before a
permit is issued.
If the Building Official is satisfied that the
In the case of new building, all fees required for
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"When the Building Official issues a permit, he shall endorse in writing or stamp on both sets of plans and specifications,
"Approved". Such approved plans and specifications shall not be
changed, modified, or altered without authorization from the Building Official, and all work shall be done in accordance with
the approved plans.
"The Building Official may issue a permit for the
construction of part of a building or structure before the entire plans and specifications for the whole building or structure have been submitted or approved, provided adequate information and detailed statements have been filed complying with all pertinent requirements 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."
18.04.030 Section 303(d) amended - Expiration. Section
303(d) of the Uniform Building Code is amended by the addition of
the following:
"The provisions of any sewer allocation system adopted pursuant to Chapter 18.05 of this code shall supersede Section 303(d) of the Uniform Building Code if the permit is issued pursuant to such system."
18.04.040 Section 304(f) added - Factory Built Housing. Section 304(f) is added to the Uniform Building Code to read:
"(f) Fees for factory built housing, notwithstanding Section
304(a) and 304(b) for factory built housing, the building permit
fee shall be twenty-five percent of the fee shown in Table 3-A, and the plan check fee shall be sixty-five percent of the building permit fee."
18.04.050 Section 405 amended - Definitions. Section 405 of
the Uniform Building Code is amended to add the following definition:
DISPENSING is the pouring or transferring of any material from a container, tank, or similar vessel, whereby vapors, dusts, fumes, mists, or gases may be liberated to the atmosphere.
18.04.060 Section 406 amended - Definitions. Section 406 of
the Uniform Building Code is amended to add the following
definition:
EMERGENCY CONTROL STATION is an approved location on the
premises of a Group H, Division 6 Occupancy where signals from
emergency equipment are received.
18.,04.070 Section 407 amended - Definitions. Section 407 of
the Uniform Building Code is amended to add or amend the following definitions :
FABRICATION AREA (FAB AREA) is an area within a Group H,
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Division 6 Occupancy in which there are processes involving
hazardous production materials and may include ancillary rooms or areas, such as dressing rooms and offices, that are directly
related to the fab area processes.
FAMILY is a reasonable number of persons who constitute a bona fide single-housekeeping unit.
FIRE RESISTANCE or FIRE-RESISTIVE CONSTRUCTION is construction to resist the spread of fire, details of which are
specified in this code.
with chemicals and which, when tested in accordance with U.B.C.
Standard No. 42-1 for a period of 30 minutes, shall have a flame spread of not over 25 and show no evidence of progressive combustion. Materials which may be exposed to the weather shall maintain this fire-retardant classification when tested in accordance with the rain and weathering tests of U.B.C. Standard
FLAMMABLE LIQUID is any liquid having a flash point below
100'F. and having a vapor pressure not exceeding 40 pounds per square inch (absolute) at 100°F. Class I liquids shall include those having flash points below 100'F. and may be subdivided as
follows:
73°F. and having a boiling point below 100°F.
73°F. and -boiling point at or above 100°F.
above 73°F. and below 100'F.
FIRE-RETARDANT TREATED WOOD is lumber or plywood impregnated
NO. 32-7.
Class I-A shall include those having flash points below
Class I-B shall include those having flash points below
Class I-C shall include those having flash pints at or
18.04.080 Section 409 amended - Definitions, Section 409 of
the Uniform Building Code is amended to add the following definitions:
HPM STORAGE ROOM is a room used for the storage or dispensing
HPM or HAZARDOUS PRODUCT MATERIAL is a solid, liquid, or gas
Df hazardous production material (HPM) and which is classified as Zroup H, Division 1 or Division 2 Occupancies.
that has a degree of hazard rating in health, flammability, or reactivity of 3 or 4 as ranked by U.F.C. Standard No. 79-3 and
which is used directly in research, laboratory, or production processes which have, as their end product, materials which are not hazardous.
HEIGHT OF BUILDING shall be measured as follows: 1. When the highest existing grade elevation within a five- foot horizontal distance of the building is equal to or less than
ten feet above the lowest existing grade elevation, then the
building height shall be measured from the highest existing grade elevation to the highest point of a flat roof or the deck line of a
mansard roof or to the average height of the highest gable of a pitched or hipped roof.
foot horizontal distance of the building is more than ten feet above the lowest existing grade elevation, then the building height shall be measured from a point ten feet above the lowest existing grade elevation ot the highest point of a flat roof or the deck
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line of a mansard roof or to the average height of the highest
gable of a pitched or hipped roof.
18.04.090 Section 420 amended - Definitions. Section 420 of the Uniform Building Code is amended to add or amend the following
definitions:
SERVICE CORRIDOR is a fully enclosed passage used for
transporting HPM and for purposes other than required exiting.
18.04.100 Section 503(a) amended - Mixed Occupancy. Section 503(a) of the Uniform Building Code is amended to read:
Sec. 503.(a) GENERAL. When a building is used for more than
one occupancy purpose, each part of the building comprising a
distinct "Occupancy", as described in Chapter 5 through 12, inclusive, shall be separated from any other occupancy as specified in Section 503fd).
When a building houses more than one occupancy, each portion of the building shall conform to the requirements for the occupancy housed therein. The area of the building shall be such that the
sum of the ratios of the actual area divided by the allowable area
for such separate occupancy shall not exceed one.
Df the area of any floor of a building, nor more than the basic area permitted in the occupancy by Table No. 5-C (See 18.04.120) for such minor use, for the purpose of determining allowable area
the major use of the building shall determine the occupancy
classification, provided the uses are separated as specified in Section 503(d). Except for buildings containing Group H, Division
4 and Division 6 Occupancies, the provisions of this paragraph are spplicable to buildings constructed under the provisions of Section
506(b) for unlimited area.
An occupancy shall not be located above the story or height set forth in Table No. 5-D (See 18.04.120), except as provided in
Section 507. When a mixed occupancy building contains a Group H,
3ivison 6 Occupancy, the portion containing the Group H, Division 6 3ccupancy shall not exceed three stories nor 55 feet in height.
Where minor accessory uses do not occupy more than 10 percent
18.04.110 Section 507 amended - Maximum Height of Buildings and Increases. Section 507 of the Uniform Building Code is amended to read:
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS AND INCREASES
Sec. 507. The maximum height and number of stories of every
Building shall be dependent upon the character of the occupancy and the type of construction and shall not exceed the limits set forth
in Table No. 5-D (See 18.04.120), except as provided in this
section and as specified in Section 503(a) for mixed occupancy Buildings. The story limits set forth in Table No. 5-D (See 18.04.120) nay be increased by one story if the building is provided with an ipproved automatic sprinkler system throughout. The increase in :he number of stories for automatic sprinkler systems shall not ipply when the automatic sprinkler systems throughout are installed
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H (Can.)
under the following provisions:
Occupancies.
pursuant, to Section 508.
1. Section 3802(f) for Group H, Divisions 1, 2, and 6
2. Section 506, for an increase in allowable area.
3. Substitution for one-hour fire-resistive construction
EXCEPTIONS:
1. Towers, spires, and steeples erected as a part of a building and not used for habitation or storage are
limited as to height only by structural design if completely of noncombustible materials, or may extend not to exceed 20 feet above the height limit in Table No. 5-D (See 18.04.120) if of combustible materals.
2. The height of one-story aircraft hangars shall not be limited if the building is provided with automatic sprinkler systems throughout as specified in Chapter 38 and is entirely surrounded by public space, streets, or yards not less in width than one and one- half times the height of the building. 4. Section 1715, Atriums.
See Chapters 6 to 12 inclusive for special occupancy provisions.
6-Scm1~onductor fabncuion facilities. magnctic rap and dirt 4 hours less than J feet. Not pcnnincd lar th.n. mmufaccunng. electronic par15 mmufxtunng and rwmbly plants. and 2 houn less than 10 5 feet. p"cd lar associated research and dcvelopmenr areas when the facilities in which feet. I how leu hn 20 thrn 20 feet hurrdour poduction mumils UI? used arc designed ad constructed in feet ucordmce wilh haon 91 t ud all 510ngC. handling and UK of huudous nutends IS in rcorrlure with ihc Fire Codc.
18.04.120 Tables No. 5-A, 5-B, 5-C, and 5-D amended. Tables
No, 5-A, 5-B, 5-C, and 5-D of the Uniform Building Code are amended
by the addition of the following Group H, Division 6 entries at the
appropriate locations on the tables to read as follows:
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Table 5-A.
Table No. 5-B.
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Table No. 5-D.
18.04.130 Section 901(a) amended - Group H Occupancies Defined. Section 901 ( a) ot the Uniform Building Code is amended to add the following paragraph regarding Division 6 Occupancies:
Division 6. Semiconductor fabrication facilities, magnetic
tape and disk manufacturing, electronic parts manufacturing and assembly plants, and associated research and development areas when the facilities in which hazardous production materials are used are designed and constructed in accordance with Section 911 and when storage, handling, and use of hazardous materials is in accordance dith the Fire Code.
EXCEPTION: The specified uses need not be classified as a Group H, Division 6 Occupancy when the quantities of hazardous materials do not exceed those listed in Table No.
9-A, provided the storage, handling, and use are in compliance with the Fire Code.
18.04.140 Section 911 added - Division 6 Occupancies. Section 911 is added to the Uniform Building Code to read:
SEC. 901 DIVISION 6 OCCUPANCIES, SPECIAL REGULATIONS.
Sec. 911. (a) General. In addition to the requirements set Eorth elsewhere in this code, Group H, Division 6 Occupancies shall zomply with the provisions of this section and the Fire Code.
(b) Fabr'ication Area. 1. Separation. Fabrication areas, vhose size is limited by the quantity of HPM permitted by the Fire :ode, shall be separated from each other, from exit corridors, and Erom other parts of the building by not less than one-hour fire- resistive occupancy separations. EXCEPTIONS: I. Doors within such occupancy separation, including doors to corridors, shall be only self-closing fire assemblies having a fire-protection rating of not less than three-fourths hour . XI. Windows between fabrication areas and exit corridors may be in accordance with Section 3305(h)2.
2. Floors. Except for surfacing, floors within Eabrication areas shall be of noncombustible construction. lpenings through floors of fabrication areas may be unprotected #hen the interconnected levels are used solely for mechanical
2quipment directly related to such fab area. See also Section
1706(a), Exception 6. When forming a part of an occupancy
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;eparation, floors shall be liquid tight.
include recirculated air, shall be provided throughout the
5abrication area at the rate of not less than 1 cubic foot per
ninute per square foot of floor area. The exhaust air duct system
If one fabrication area shall not connect to another duct system
)utside that fabrication area within the building.
5xcept that the automatic shutoffs need not be installed on air-
noving equipment. However, smoke detectors shall be installed in
:he circulating airstream and shall initiate a signal at the
2mergency control station.
vill shut down the fab area ventilation system shall be installed st an approved location outside the fab area.
jazardous production materials shall be transported to fabrication sreas through enclosed piping or tubing sytems that comply with jection 911(f), through service corridors or in exit corridors as ?ermitted in Section 911(c), Exceptions. The handling or :ransporting of hazardous production materials within service
zorridors shall comply with the Fire Code.
:he fabrication area shall comply with the Electrical Code. The requirements for hazardous locations need not be applied when the sverage air change is at least four times that set forth in Section 31 1 (b)3 and when the number of air changes at any location is not Less than three times that required by Section 911(b)3 and the Fire
:ode. (c) Exit Corridors. Exit corridors shall comply with Section 3305 and shall be separated from fabrication areas as specified in Section 911(b)l. Exit corridors shall not be used for transporting
iazardous production materials except as provided in Section 311 (f)2.
3. Ventilation. Mechanical ventilation, which may
Ventilation systems shall comply with the Mechanical Code
At least one manually operated remote control switch that
4. Transporting hazardous production materials.
5. Electrical. Electrical equipment and devices within
EXCEPTIONS: In existing Group H, Division 6 Occupancies
when there are alterations or modifications to existing
fabrication areasp the Building Official may permit the
transportation of hazardous production materials in exit corridors subject to the requirements of the Fire Code and as
follows: I. Corridors adjacent to the fabrication area where the
alteration work is to be done shall comply with Section 3305 for a length determined as follows:
A. The length of the common wall of the corridor and the fabrication area, and
B. For the distance along the exit corridor to the point of entry of HPM into the exit corridor serving that fabrication area.
11. There shall be an emergency telephone system or a local alarm manual pull station or approved signal
device within exit corridors at not more than 150- foot intervals or fraction thereof and at each exit stair doorway. The signal shall be relayed to the emergency control station and a local signaling device shall be provided.
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111. Sprinkler protection shall be designed in accordance with U.B.C. Standard No. 38-1 for Ordinary Hazard Group 3, except that when one row of sprinklers is used in the corridor protection, the maximum number
of sprinklers that need be calculated is 13.
(d) Service Corridors. Service corridors shall be classified as Group H, Division 6 Occupancies. Service corridors shall be
separated from exit corridors as required by Section 91 1 (b) 1 .
required by Section 911 (b)3 or at not less than six air changes per
hour, whichever is greater.
corridor to an exterior exit door, horizontal exit, exit
passageway, enclosed stairway or door into a fabrication area shall not exceed 75 feet. Dead-ends shall not exceed 4 feet in length. There shall be not less than two exits, and not more than one-half
Df the required exits shall be into the fabrication area. Doors from service corridors shall swing in the direction of exit travel and shall be self-closing. (e) Storage of Hazardous Production Haterial. 1. Construction. The storage of hazardous production materials in quantities greater than those listed in Table No. 9-A shall be in inside rooms complying with Section 902(c) or shall be in HPM storage rooms not exceeding 6000 square feet in area. Such HPM storage rooms shall be separated from all other areas by not less than a two-hour fire-resistive occupancy separation when the area is 300 square feet or more and not less than one-hour fire- resistive construction when the area is less than 300 square feet. The provisions of Section 503(a) shall apply. When an HPM storage room is also used for dispensing of Class
I or I1 flammable liquids or flammable gases, the area of the room shall not exceed 1000 square feet. Except for surfacing, floors of
storage rooms shall be of noncombustible liquid-tight construction.
Raised grating over floors shall be of noncombustible materials.
See Section 902(c) for sill requirements for liquid storage rooms.
2. Location within building. When HPM storage rooms are
provided, they shall have at least one exterior wall and such wall
shall be not less than 30 feet from property lines, including
property lines adjacent to public ways. Explosion venting shall be provided when required by Section 910.
3. Exits. When two exits are required from HPM storage rooms, one shall be directly to the outside of the building.
4. Ventilation. Mechanical exhaust ventilation shall be
provided in storage rooms at the rate of not less than 1 cubic foot
per minute per square foot of floor area or six air changes per hour, whichever is greater, for all categories of material.
5. Emergency alarm. An alarm pull station or approved signal device shall be installed outside of each interior exit door
from HPM storage rooms. Operation of such alarm or signal device
shall provide a local alarm and relay a signal to the emergency control station. 6. Electrical. HPM storage rooms containing flammable liquids or gases shall be classified as Class I, Division 1 hazardous locations. Electrical wiring and equipment within such rooms shall comply with the Electrical Code for such location.
Service corridors shall be mechanically ventilated as
The maximum distance of travel from any point in a service
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(f) Piping and Tubing. 1. General. HPM piping and tubing shall comply with this subsection and shall be installed in
accordance with nationally recognized standards. Piping and tubing sytems shall be metallic unless the material being transported is incompatible with such system. Systems supplying gaseous HPM shall
be welded throughout, except for connect ions, valves, and fittings, to the systems which are within a ventilated enclosure. HPM supply
piping or tubing in service corridors shall be exposed to view.
occupancies. Hazardous production materials shall not be located within exit corridors or above areas not classified as Group H, Division 6 Occupancies except as permitted by this subsection. Hazardous production material piping and tubing may be installed within the space defined by the walls of exit corridors in the floor or roof above or in concealed spaces above other
xcupancies under the followins conditions:
2. Installations in exit corridors and above other
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Automatic sprinklers shall be installed within the space unless the space is less than 6 inches in least dimension. Ventilation at not less than six air changes per hour
shall be provided. The space shall not be used to convey air from any other area. When the piping or tubing is used to transport HPM liquids, a receptor shall be installed below such piping or tubing. The receptor shall be designed to collect any discharge or leakage and drain it to an approved location. The one-hour enclosure shall not
be used as part of the receptor.
All HPM supply piping and tubing and HPM nonmetallic waste lines shall be separated from the exit corridor and from any Occupancy 6 other than Group H, Division
6 by construction as required for walls or partitions
that have a fire-protection rating of not less than
one hour. When gypsum wallboard is used, joints on
the piping side of the enclosure need not be taped,
provided the joints occur over framing members.
Access openings into the enclosure shall be protected
by approved fire assemblies .
Readily accessible manual or automatic remotely
activated fail-safe emergency shutoff valves shall be
installed on piping and tubing other than waste lines at the following locations:
(i) At branch connections into the fabrication
area .
(ii) At entries into exit corridors.
Excess flow valves shall be installed as required by
the Fire Code.
Electrical wiring and equipment located in the piping
space shall be approved for Class I, Division 2 Hazardous Locations.
EXCEPTION: Occasional transverse crossings of the
corridors by supply piping which is enclosed within a
ferrous pipe or tube for the width of the corridor need not comply with Items A through F. Identification. Piping, tubing, and HPM waste lines
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shall be identified in accordance with nationally recognized standards to indicate the material being transported.
18.04.150 Section 1706 amended - Shaft Enclosures. Section
1706(a) of the Uniform Building Code is amended by adding Exception
7 to read as follows:
"7. In buildings with Group H, Division 6 Occupancies, a
Eabrication area may have mechanical, duct, and piping penetrations Mhich extend through not more than two floors within that Eabrication area. Penetrations for tubing, piping, conduit, or
3uct shall be effectively draftstopped at the floor level. The Eabrication area, including the areas through which the ductwork and piping extend, shall be considered a single conditioned
invironment. I*
18.04.160 Section 1807(a) amended - Special Provisions.
Section 1807(a) of the Uniform Building Code is amended to read:
"Scope. This section shall apply to all Group B, Division 2
2ffice buildings and Group R, Division 1 Occupancies, each having Eloors used for human occupancy located more than 55 feet above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access. Such buildings
shall be provided with an approved automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 1807 (c) . 'I
18.04.170 Section 1808 added - Special Provisions for Buildinas between 35 and 55 feet in heiqht. Section 1808 is added to the Uniform Building Code to read:
Section 1808 Special Provisions for Buildings between 35 and
"(a) Scope. This section shall apply to all buildings
55 feet in height.
having floors used for human occupancy located more than 35 feet,
but less than 55 feet above the lowest level of fire department
vehicle access. Such buildings shall comply with the requirements
of Section 1807. EXCEPTIONS: The following subsections of 1807 are not requirements for buildings included within the scope of this section:
1. 1807(c)2.
2. 1807(e)l.
3. 1807(f)4.
4. 1807(f)8.
5. 1807(h)
6. 1807(i)
7. 1807(j)
8. 1807(k)
9. 1807(1)"
18.04.180 Section 1908 added - Special Provisions for
Buildings between 35 and 55 feet in height. Section 1908 is added to the Uniform Building Code to read:
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"Section 1908. Type I-F.R. buildings shall comply with the special provisions of Section 1808. 'I
18.04.190 Section 2006 added - Special Provisions for Buildings between 35 and 55 feet in height. Section 2006 is added to the Uniform Building Code to read:
"Section 2006. Type I11 buildings shall comply with the special provisions of Section 1808."
18.04.200 Section 2107 added - Special Provisions for
3uildings between 35 and 55 feet in height. Section 2107 is added
to the Uniform Building Code to read:
"Section 2107. Type IV buildings shall comply with the special provisions of Section 1808."
18.04.210 Section 2205 added - Special Provisions for 3uildings between 35 and 55 feet in height. Section 2205 is added
-0 the Uniform Building Code to read:
"Section 2205. Type V building shall comply with the special 3rovisions of Section 1808."
18.04.220 Section 2301 amended - Seismic Zone. Section 2301
If the Uniform Building Code is amended by the addition of the Eollowing sentence:
"All buildings in the City of Carlsbad are in Seismic Zone
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Table No. 23-J amended. Table No. 23-J of the Uniform
Building Code is amended by the addition of Item 4.d to read as
f 0 1 lows :
DIRECTION OF
HORIZONTAL VALUE
PART OR PORTION OF BUILDINGS FORCE OF Cp
3. Supports and bracing, equipment Any 0.45 racks and piping for hazardous production material
18.04.230 Section 3202(b) amended - Fire Retardancy. Section
3202(b) of the Uniform Building Code is amended to read:
Fire Retardancy. Roof coverings shall be fire retardant.
Skylights shall be constructed as required in Chapter 34. Penthouses shall be constructed as required in Chapter 36.
For use of plastics in roofs, See Chapter 52. For attics, access, and area, see Section 3205. For roof drainage, see Section 3207. For solar energy collectors located above or upon a roof, see Section 1714. ///
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18.04.240 Section 3309(a) amended - General. Section 3309(a), Exception 1 of the Uniform Building Code is amended by the
2mendment of Exception 1 to read as follows:
"1. In other than Group H, Division 6, and Group I lccupancies, an enclosure will not be required for a stairway, ramp, or escalator serving only one adjacent floor and not
:onnected with corridors or stairways serving other floors. For
?nclosure of escalators service Group B Occupancies, see Chapter
17."
18.04.250 Section 3320 amended - Group H Occupancies.
Section 3320 of the Uniform Building Code is amended by the addition of the following paragraph to read as follows:
"Within fabrication areas of Division 6 Occupancies, the
listance of travel to an exterior exit door, exit corridor, iorizontal exit, exit passageway, or an enclosed stairway shall not
?xceed 100 feet."
18.04.260 Section 3802(b)5 and 6 added - Automatic Fire
Zxtinguishing Systems, Section 3802(b) of the Uniform Building
:ode is amended by the addition of Subparagraphs 5 and 6 to read:
"5. In all buildings, which are two or more stories in height md where the floor level of one or more stories or a basement lies >elow the lowest point of vehicular access for fire department
ipparatus, as determined by the Fire Chief.
Iloors exceeds 10,000 square feet, "6. In all buildings, where the aggregate floor area of all
EXCEPTIONS: (i) Where a four-hour rated area separation wall with no openings or penetrations therein
has been constructed such that no aggregate floor area
between such walls exceeds 10,000 square feet. (ii) Where a sprinkler system has been approved and installed according to the Carlsbad Fire Department Standards for Residential Sprinkler Systems. This shall
apply only to residential occupancies of Type V
construction and the sprinkler system does not qualify
the buildings for the area increase or substitutions
cited in Chapter 5 of this building code.
construction, two adjacent two-hour rated fire walls, with no openings, except one approved penetration for utilities, will be permitted. The walls must conform to all provisions of the most recently adopted Uniform
Building Code and be approved by the Building Official
and the Fire Chief .I'
(iii) In residential occupancies of Type V
18.04.270 Section 3802(c)3 amended - Exhibition and Display tooms. Section 3802(c) of the Uniform Building Code is amended by
:he amendment of Paragraph 3 to read as follows:
3. "EXHIBITION AND DISPLAY ROOMS An automatic
;prinkler system shall be installed in Group A Occupancies which
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have more than 10,000 square feet of floor area which can be used for exhibition or display purposes."
18.04.280 Section 3802(d) amended - Group B, Division 2 Occupancies.
Section 3802(d) of the Uniform Building Code is amended to
read as follows:
"(a) GROUP B, DIVISION 2 OCCUPANCIES An automatic
sprinkler system shall be installed in retail sales rooms
classed as Group B, Division 2 Occupancies where the
floor area exceeds 10,000 square feet on any floor or
10,000 square feet on all floors or in Group B, Division
2 retail sales occupancies more than three stories in height. In buildings used for high-piled combustible storage, fire protection shall be in accordance with the Fire Code."
18.04.290 Section 3802(f) amended - Group H Occupancies.
Section 3802(f) of the Uniform Building Code is amended by the
addition of Paragraph 5 to read as follows:
"5. Division 6. A fire-extinguishing system shall be installed throughout buildings containing Group H, Division 6
Occupancies. The design of the sprinkler system shall be not less
than that required under U.B.C. Standard No. 38-1 for the occupancy hazard classifications as follows:
LOCATION OCCUPANCY HAZARD CLASSIFICATION
Fabrication Areas Ordinary Hazard Group 3 Service Corridors Ordinar; Hazard Group 3
Storage Rooms without
Dispensing Ordinary Hazard Group 3 Storage Rooms with Dispensing Extra Hazard Group 2 Exit Corridors Ordinary Hazard Group 3-
1 - When the design area of the sprinkler system consists of a corridor protected by one row of sprinklers, the maximum number of sprinklers that need be calculated is 13.''
18.04.300 Section 3803 amended - Sprinkler System Alarms.
Section 3803 of the Uniform Building Code is amended to read as
follows:
"Sec. 3803. When serving more than 20 sprinklers, automatic sprinkler systems shall be supervised by an approved central, proprietary, or remote station service, or a local alarm which will give an audible signal at a constantly attended location."
18.04.310 - Violations.
"Any person or corporation who violates any of the provisions of this chapter or Chapter 18.08 is guilty of an infraction, except
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:or the fourth or each additional violation of a provision within me year, which shall be a misdemeanor. Penalties for a violation >f this chapter shall be as designated in Section 1.08.010 of this :ode . 'I
18.04.320 - Building Numbering.
"Each occupancy, principal building, structure, dwelling xnit, and mobile home space within the City shall be identified by
i number or combination of number and letter. Such numbers shall
>e in harmony with other established postal addresses in the area. such numbers shall be a minimum of three inches in size and shall >e of contrasting colors so as to be readable from the adjoining ;treets. Numbers shall be designated and assigned by the Building Iff icial.
18.04.330 - Street Name Signs.
"A11 private and public streets within the City shall have
Iesignated street names which shall be identified by signs. The
size and type of street signs and the names of streets shall be subject to the approval of the City Planning Department and the ?olice and Fire Departments. Location and number of signs shall be
3s required by the City."
18.04.340 - Findinus.
"The City of Carlsbad has many large brush-covered hillsides.
rhe City is subject to a frequent Santa Ana condition of dry gusty
vinds, which creates extreme fire danger. The City Council specifically finds that these geographic and topographic conditions
iecessitate greater fire protection than that provided by the
Jniform Building Code, 1982 Edition. Therefore, this Chapter has sltered the Uniformed Building Code to require more fire retardant roofs and sprinklered buildings.''
EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty
gays after its adoption, and the City Clerk shall certify to the
3doption of this ordinance and cause it to be published at least
3nce in the Carlsbad Journal within fifteen days after its
adopt ion .
INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a regular meeting of the
Zarlsbad City Council held on the 16th day of April I
19 - 85 , and thereafter
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PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of said Council
ield on the 7th day of May , 19 - 85 , by the following vote
30 wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT: Nore
Council Menibem Casler, Lewis, Kulchin, Chick and Pettine
%dL MARY H. CASLER, Mayor
4TTEST:
&046?- 4LETHA L. RAUTENKRANZ, City&lerk
(SEAL)
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