HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-01-23 - ORDINANCES - BLDG ELECTRICAL PLMBG CODES (2)ORDINANCE NO. 96-3
A SUMMARY OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA,
ADOPTING THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE, 1994 EDITION;
INCLUDING CERTAIN APPENDICES;
THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, 1993 EDITION,
INCLUDING ALL APPENDICES;
THE UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE, 1994 EDITION,
INCLUDING CERTAIN APPENDICES;
WITH CERTAIN AMENDMENTS & AMENDING
TITLES 18, 19, AND 20 OF THE
SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE
SECTION 1: The Santa Clarita Municipal Code is hereby amended as follows:
TITLE 18: BUILDING CODE
Chapter 18.01
Adoption of Building Code
Chapter 18.02
Amendments to Certain Sections
Chapter 18.03
Violations and Penalties
Chapter 18.04
Building Permit Limitations
TITLE 19: ELECTRICAI; CODE
Chapter 19.01 Adoption of Electrical Code
^ Chapter 19.02 Amendments to Certain Sections
Chapter 19.03 Administrative Provisions
TITLE 20: PLUMBING CODE
Chapter 20.01 Adoption of the Plumbing Code
Chapter 20.02 Amendments to Certain Sections
Chapter 20.03 Administrative Provisions
SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty days after its passage.
A summary of this Ordinance shall be published in a newspaper published and circulated in said
City at least five (5) days prior to the City Council meeting at which the proposed Ordinance is
to be adopted. A certified copy of the full text of the proposed Ordinance shall be posted at City
Hall. Within fifteen (15) days after adoption of the Ordinance, the summary with the names of
those City Councilmembers voting for and against the Ordinance shall be published again and
the City Clerk shall post a certified copy of the full text of such adopted Ordinance.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 23 day of January , 1996.
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Mayor
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4ty Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) ss
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Donna M. Grin , City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Ordinance No. 96-03 was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a
regular meeting of the City Council on the12 day of December 1995. That, thereafter, said
Ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 23 day
of January , 1996, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Pederson, Smyth, Darcy, Beer
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
EXCUSED: COUNCIIdMMBERS: idt
'011t'y Clerk
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ORDINANCE 96- 3
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE
FOLLOWING CODES BY REFERENCE;
THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE, 1994 EDITION,
INCLUDING CERTAIN APPENDICES;
THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, 1993 EDITION,
INCLUDING ALL APPENDICES;
THE UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE, 1994 EDITION,
INCLUDING CERTAIN APPENDICES;
WITH CERTAIN AMENDMENTS AND AMENDING
TITLES 18,19 AND 20 OF THE SANTA CLARITA
MUNICIPAL CODE.
_:_'THE -CITY COUNCIL OF.THE- CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFO>ZNT.A;:.DOES,_ .
ORDPU\T- .S.FO? hOWS:
5E_C ? ION 1 Titles 18, 19 and 20 of the Santa Clarita Municipal Code relating to the
Building Code, Electrical Code and the Plumbing Code, respectively, are hereby repealed.
SECTION 2. The Santa Clarita Municipal Codeishereby amended to add Titles 18, 19
and20 relating to the Building Code, Electrical Code and Plumbing Code, respectively, to read
as 2oIlov-
TITLE 18
BUILDING CODE
ADOPTION OF THE BUILDING CODE
18.01.010 Adoption of the Building Code
There is hereby adopted by reference that certain Building Code known and designated
as "The Uniform Building Code, 1994 Edition," prepared by the International Conference of
Building Officials and including those sections of the California Building Code requiring y
enforcement by the local Building Department and including all Appendix Chapters except
Chapter 3 Divisions III & IV, 10,11, 12, 13, 21, 30, and 33. Such Code shall be and become the
Building Code of the City, regulating the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair,
moving, removal, demolition, conversion, occupancy, use, height, area and maintenance of all
structures and certain equipment therein specifically- regulated, regulating grading, providing
- for -the ---issuance -of--permits and a collection of -fees.. therefore,, and providing--penalties—for, ...... ..
-,-,,-,..,,violationof-sueh-Code. Amendments to the terhnical..portions.of the Uniform Bu.ilding.Code ,.::
shall be noted in Chapter 18.02 and the administrative provisions of the code shall be -noted in -
i Chapter 18.03.
- At least one copy of the Uniform Building Code, -199.4 Edition, has been deposited in the, -
office of the City Clerk, and shall be at -all times maintained by the Clerk for use and
examination by the public.
SER 18.02
AMENDMENTS TO CERTAIN SECTIONS
18.02.010 - --Amendments to Certain Sections _..
- The -following -sections of the Uniforni Building -Code; as- adopted by Section 18,01,01a.hereofr.
are hereby added or amended as follows:
A.ti 503 amended -- RQof covering req iu rements. Section 1503 of the
Uniform Building Code is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1503. The roof covering on any structure regulated by this code shall be a
minimum Class - B, unless required to be Class - A per Table No. 15-A, and as classified in
Section 1504. Wood shakes and shingles shall be fire retardant as defined in Section 1502.
The roof -covering assembly includes the roof deck, underlayment, interlayment,
insulation and covering which is assigned a roof -covering classification.
B. Section 1803.3 added -- Soils Containing Sulfates. Section 1803.3 added to
the Uniform Building Code to read as follows:
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"1803.3 - Soils Containing Sulfates. Foundations for structures resting on soils
containing sulfates shall require special design consideration. (See also Sections 1905.2, 1804.6
and 1806.11."
C. Section 1804.6 added -- Soils Containing Sulfates. Subsections 1804.6 and
1804.7 are renumbered to 1804.7 and 1804.8 and a new subsection 1804.6 is added to read:
"1804.6 - Soils Containing Sulfates. In soils containing sulfates, the Building
Official may require that special provisions be made in the foundation design and construction
to safeguard against damage due to salt weathering. The Building Official may require a special
investigation and report to provide this design and construction criteria."
D. Section 1806.10 added -- Fouudation on Expansive Soil. Section 1806.10 is
added to read as follows:
"1806.10 - Foundations on Expansive Soil. Foundation systems on expansive soil
shall be constructed in a manner that will minimize damage to the structure from movement
of the soil. Slab -on -grade and mat -type footings for buildings located on expansive soils may be
L. -- designed in accordance with -the provisions of Division -III or.such other engineering design based,
upon geotechn.cal recommendation as approved by tho-Building Official. For .resiceztial-tope,
buildings, where such an approved method of construction is not provided, foundations and floor
slabs shall comply with the following requirements:
1. --Depth offoundations below the naturalandfinish grades shall be not less -than
24 inches for exterior and 18 inches for interior foundations.
2. Exterior walls and interior bearing walls shall be supported on continuous
foundations:
3. Foundations shall be reinforced with at least two continuous one -half-inch
diameter deformed reinforcing bars. One bar shall be placed within four inches of the bottom
of the foundation and one within four inches of the top of the foundation.
4. Concrete floor slabs on grade shall be castona four -inch fill of coarse aggregate
or on a moisture barrier membrane. The slabs shall be at least three and one-half inches thick.
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and shall -be reinforced with welded wire mesh or deformed -reinforcing bars. Weldedwiremesh--
shall
esh shall have -a cross-sectional area ofnotless thamfve-hundredths square inch -per -foot -each way. -
Reinforcing bars shall have a diameter of not less than three-eighths (3/s) inch and be spaced at -
intervals not exceeding 24 inches each way.
5. The soil below an interior concrete slab shall be saturated with moisture to a
depth of 18 inches prior to casting the concrete.
E. Section 1806.11 added -- Foundations on Soils Q
ontaining Sulfates. Section
1806.11 is added to read as follows: -
"1806.11- Foundations on Soils Containing Sulfates. Foundations systems on
soils containing sulfates shall be constructed in a manner that will minimize damage to the
structure from salt weathering. Slab -on -grade footings for buildings located on soils containing
sulfates may be designed in accordance with engineering design based upon geotechnical
^` recommendations as approved by the Building Official. For residential -type buildings, where
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such an approved method of construction is not provided, foundation and floor slabs shall comply
�+ with the requirements specified under Section 1806.10, items 1, 2, 3 and 4."
F. Section 1022 added -- 'Building Security." Section 1022 is hereby added to
read as follows:
Section 1022 - Building Security
1022.1. Purpose. The purpose of this section is to provide a nominal level of resistance
to unlawful entry.
1022.2. Scope. The provisions of this section shall apply to enclosed Group B, F, M and'
R Occupancies and enclosed private garages.
1022.3. Limitations. No provisions of this chapter shall require or be construed to
require devices on exit doors or on sleeping room emergency exits contrary to the requirements
specified in Chapter 10 and Section 310.4.
1022.4. Alternate Security Provisions. The provisions of this chapter are not intended
to prevent the use of any device or method of construction not specifically prescribed by this code
when such alternate provides equivalent security.
1022.5. Definitions. For the purpose of this section, certain terms are defined as follows:
CYLINDER GUARD is a protective metal device of hardened steel or with a hardened
steel insert that covera surrounds the exposed -portion of. the lock cylinder.. for the. purpose. of .
- protecting the cylinder from wrenching, .prying, -cutti-ng, driving- through, or pulling out by..attack.,.
tools.
DEAD BOLT is a bold which has no automatic spring action and which is, operated by
a key cylinder, thumbturn or lever, and is positively held fast when in the projected position.
DE_4DLOCMNG LATCH is a latch in which the latch bolt is positively held_ in the.
projected position-bya guard bolt, plunger or auxiliary mechanism. -- -
LATCH is a device for automatically retaining the door in a closed position upon its
closing.
1022.6. TESTS.
1022.6.1 Sliding Glass Doors. Panels shall be closed and locked. Tests .shall he performed _
in the following order:
1. Test A. With the panels in the normal position, a concentrated load of 300 pounds
shall be applied separately to each vertical pull -stile incorporating a locking device, at a point -
on -the stile within: six inches of the locking device, in the direction parallel to the -plane .of glass, that would -tend to open the door. ----.._
2. Test B. Repeat Test Awhile simultaneously adding a concentrated load of 150 pounds
to the same area of the same stile in a direction perpendicular to the plane of glass toward the
interior side of the door.
3. Test C. Repeat Test B with the 150 -pound force in the reversed direction toward the
exterior side of the door.
4. Test D, E, and F. Repeat Tests A, B and C with the movable panel lifted upwards to
its full limit within the confines of the door frame.
5. Identification. Sliding glass door assemblages subject to the provisions of this section
shall bear a label or other approved means of identification indicating compliance with these
tests. The label shall be a type authorized through a recognized testing agency which provides
periodic follow-up inspection service.
1022.6.2 Sliding Glass Windows. Sash shall be closed and locked. Tests shall be
performed in the following order:
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1. Test A. With the sliding sash in the normal position, a concentrated load of 150
—� pounds shall be applied separately to each sash member incorporating a locking device, at a
point on the sash member within six inches of the locking device, in the direction parallel to the
plane of glass that would tend to open the window.
2. Test B. Repeat Test A while simultaneously adding a concentrated load of 75 pounds
to the same area of the same sash member in the direction perpendicular to the plan of glass
toward the interior side of the window.
3. Test C. Repeat Test B with the 75 pounds of force in the reversed direction toward
the exterior side of the window.
4. Test D, E and F. Repeat Tests A, B and C with the movable sash lifted upwards to
its full limit within the confines of the window frame.
5. Identification. Sliding glass window assemblages subjects to the provisions of this
section shall bear a label or other approved means of identification indicating compliance with
these tests. The label shall be a type authorized through a recognized testing agency which
provides periodic follow-up inspection service.
1022:7 DOORS
1022.7.1 General. -A door forming a part of the enclosure of a dwelling unit or of an area
occupied by one tenant of a building shall be constructed, installed, and secured as set forth in
Sub -Sections 1022.7.2,1022.7.4, and 1022.7_5 when such door is directly reachable or capable
of --being reached from: a street, highway, yardr.court, passageway, corridor, balcony-, patio,_
breezeway; private garage, portion of the-building.which-is available for _use by.the.public or .
other tenants, or similar area. In residential occupancies, all entry doors to dwelling units or
guest rooms shall be arranged so that the occupant has a view of the area immediately outside
the door without opening the door. Such view may be provided by a door viewer, through
--` windows located -in the vicinity of the door., or through view ports in the door or adjoining wall.
Such windows or view ports shall be constructed in compliance with the provisions ofSection
1022.8. A door enclosing a private garage with an interior opening leading directly to a dwelling
unit-shal also comply with said. Section• 102,2 _17%2, .1022."i-63,1.022.7.4,11022.7,;5 ... -
1022.7.2.1. Swinging Doors. Swinging wooden doors which are openable from the inside
without the use of a key shall be one of the following constructions or shall be of a_construction
having equivalent forced -entry resistance:
1. Solid core doors not less than 13/8 inches in thickness.
- 2. Wood panel -type doors with panels fabricated of lumber not less than 9/16 inch
thickness, provided shaped portions of the panelsarenot less than 1/4 inch .thick. Individual
panelsshall not exceed 300 square inches-in-a-rea.-Stiles-and rails shall be of solid_lumber.with_.
overall dimensions of not less than 13/8 inches in thickness and 3 inches in width. Mullions
shall be considered a part of adjacent panels unless sized as required herein for stiles and rails
except mullions not over 18 inches long may have an overall width of notlessthan 2 inches.
Carved areas shall have a thickness of not less than 3/8 inches. Dimensionaltolerance
published in recognized industry standards may be utilized.
3. Hollow -core doors or doors less than 13/8 inches in thickness either of which are
covered on the side face with 16 -gauge sheet metal attached with screws at 6 inches maximum
centers around the perimeter.
Lights in doors shall be as set forth in Sections 1022.8.
1022.7.2.1 A single swinging door, the active leaf of a pair of doors, and the bottom leaf of
Dutch doors shall be equipped with a dead bolt and a latch. If a key -locking feature is
incorporated in the latching mechanism, a dead latch shall be used. The dead bolt and latch
?"^ may be activated by one lock or by individual locks. Dead bolts shall contain hardened inserts,
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or equivalent, so as to repel cutting tool attack. The dead bolt lock or locks shall be key
operated from the exterior side of the door and engaged or disengaged from the interior side of
the door by a device not requiring a key, tool or excessive force.
EXCEPTIONS: 1. The latch may be omitted from doors in Group B, F, or M
Occupancies.
2. In other than residential occupancies, locks may be key, or otherwise operated from
the inside when not prohibited by Chapter 10 or other laws and regulations.
3. A swinging door of width greater than 5 feet may be secured as set forth in Section
1022.7.2.3.
4. In residential occupancies, doors not required by Section 310.4 or 1004 may be
equipped with security -type hardware which requires a key to release from the interior
side of the door if the sleeping rooms are protected with a fire -warning system as set
forth in Section 310.9.
A straight dead bolt shall have a minimum throw of I inch and the embedment shall be
not less than 5/8 inch into the holding device receiving the projected bolt. A hook shape or
expanding lug dead bolt shall have a minimum throw of 3/4 inch. All dead bolts or locks which
automatically activate two or more dead bolts shall embed at lease 1/2 inch, but need not exceed
3/4 inch, into the holding devices receiving the projected bolts.
1022.7.2.3 The inactive leaf of a pair of doors and the upper leaf of Dutch doors shall be
equipped with a dead bolt or dead bolts as set forth in.Subsection 1022.7.2.2
EXCEPTIOI TS:.1. The bolt or bolts need not be key operated, but shall not be..otherwise
activated, from, the exterior side of the door.
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2. The bolt or bolts may be engaged or disengaged automatically withthedead bolt or
by another device on the active leaf or lower leaf.
3. Manually -operated hardened bolts at the top .and .bottom of the leaf and which .embed___ -
a minimurn of 1/2 inch into the device receiving the projected bolt may be used when not
prohibited by Chapter 10 or other laws and regulations.
1022.1,.24- Door --stops on wooden jambs -for in -swinging doors shall
construction with the jamb or joined by a rabbet.
1022.7.2.5 Nonremovable pins shall be. used in pin -type hinges which are accessible from the
outside when the door is closed.
1022.7.2.6 Cylinder guards shall be installed on cylinder locks for dead bolts whenever the
cylinder projects beyond the outside face of the door or is otherwise accessible to attack tools.
1022.7.3.- Sliding Glass Doors. Sliding glass doors. shall be equipped with locking devices.. -
and -shall be so -installed that; when subjected -to -tests -specified in Section 1022,6, -remain intact
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and engaged. Movable panels shall not be rendered easily openable or removable from the
frame during or after the test.
Cylinder guards shall be installed on all mortise or rim -type cylinder locks installed in
hollow -metal doors whenever the cylinder projects beyond the face of the door or is otherwise
accessible to gripping tools.
Locking devices installed on sliding glass doors providing the exit required by Section
1003 or providing for the emergency escape or rescue required by Section 310.4 shall be
releasable from the inside without the use of a key, tool or excessive force.
1022.7.4. Overhead and Sliding Doors. Metal or wooden overhead and sliding doors shall
be secured with a dead bolt lock, padlock with a hardened steel shackle, or equivalent when not
otherwise locked by electric power operation. Locking devices, when installed at the jamb of
metal or wooden overhead doors, shall be installed on both jambs when such doors exceed 9 feet
in width. Metal or wooden sliding doors exceeding 9 feet in width and provided with a jamb -
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locking device shall have the door side opposite the lock restrained by a guide or retainer.
Cylinder guards shall be installed on all mortise or rim -type cylinder locks installed in
hollow -metal doors whenever the cylinder projects beyond the face of the door or is otherwise
accessible to gripping tools.
1022.7.5. Metal Accordion Grate or Grille -Type Doors. Metal accordion grate or grille -type
doors shall be equipped with metal guides at top and bottom, and a cylinder lock or padlock and
hardened steel shackle shall be provided.
Cylinder guards shall be installed on all mortise or rim -type cylinder locks installed in
hollow -metal doors whenever the cylinder projects beyond the face of the door or is otherwise
accessible to gripping tools.
1022.8. LIGHTS
1022.8.1 General. A window, skylight or other light forming apart of the enclosure of.a
dwelling unit or of an area occupied by one tenant of a building shall be constructed, installed
and secured as set forth in Sections 1022.8.3, when the bottom of such window, skylight or light
is not more than 16 feet above the grade of a street, highway, yard, court, passageway, corridor,
balcony, patio, breezeway, private garage, portion of the building which is available for use by
the public or other tenants, or similar area.
A window enclosing a private garage with an exterior opening leading directly to a
dwelling -unit shall also comply with said Sections 1023.8.3
- 1023.8.2. Material. Lights within 40 inches of a required lockin.g:device on a door when
in the closed and locked position and openable from the inside without the use of a key; and
lights with a least dimension greater than 6 inches but less than 48 inches in Group B, F or M
Occupancies, shall be fully tempered glass, laminated glass of at least 1/4 inch thickness,
approved burglary -resistant material, or guarded by metal bars, screens- or, grilles in an
approved manner:
.1022.8.3 Locking Devices
1022.8:3.1.,'- —Locking devices installed -on-windows gwoviding the emergency: agress requi-reOl _
by Section 310.4 shall be releasable from the inside without the use of a key; tool or excessive
force.
1022.8.3.2 Sliding glass windows shall be provided with locking devices that, when subject -
to the tests specified in Section 1023.6, remain intact and engaged- Movable panels shall not
be rendered easily openable or removable from the frame during or after the tests.
1022.8.3.3 Other openable windows shall be provided with substantial locking devices which
- render the building as secure as the devices required by -this section. In -Group B, F; and M-- - -. -
Occupancies, such devices shall be a glide bar, cross bar, and/or padlock with a hardened steel
shackle.
1022.8.3.4 Special louvered windows, except .those above the first story in Group R
Occupancies which cannot be reached without a ladder, shall be of material or guarded as
specified in Section 1022.14 and individual panes shall be securely fastened by mechanical.
fasteners requiring a tool for removal and not accessible from the outside when the window is
in the closed position.
1022.9 Other Openings
1022.9.1. General. Openings, other than doors or lights, which form a part of the enclosure,
or portion thereof, housing a single occupant and the bottom of which is not more than 16 feet
above the grade of a street, highway, yard, court, passageway, corridor, balcony, patio,
breezeway or similar area, or from a private garage, or from a portion of the building which is
^^ occupied, used or available for use by the public or other tenants, or an opening enclosing a
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private garage attached to a dwelling unit which openings therein shall be constructed, installed
and secured as set forth in Section 1022.9.2.
1022.9.2 Hatchways, Scuttles and Similar Openings
1022.9.2.1. Wooden hatchways less than 1 3/4-inch-thick solid wood shall be covered on the
inside with 16-gauge sheet metal attached with screws at 6 inch maximum centers around
perimeter.
1022.9.2.2 The hatchway shall be secured from the inside with a slide bar, slide bolt, and/or
padlock with a hardened steel shackle.
1022.9.2.3 Outside pin-type hinges shall be provided with nonremovable pins or a means by
which the door cannot be opened through removal of hinge pins while the door is in the closed
position.
1022.9.2.4 Other openings exceeding 96 square inches with a least dimensionexceeding8
inches shall be secured by metal bars, screens or grilles in an approved manner. _
G. Section 3406.2 of Appendix Chapter 34 Division I amended -- Effective Date.
Section 3406.2 of the Appendix Chapter 34, Division I of the Uniform Building Code is _.
hereby amended to read as follows:
"3406.2 - Effective Date. Within six months of the effective date on an order issued by
the Building Official or at the time work is performed on a building which requires a building
permit, the building shall be brought into compliance with the provision of this Division_."
H. Section 406.1 of Appe_nixha to er 4, Dhddan-Lmended
^" Section 406.1 of the Appendix Chapter 4, Division L subparagraph lof the Uniform-.
Building Code is amended to read as follows:
- "T. -Tl.e top of the barrier shall-beat least 60 inchesabovegrade measured on the-
side of the barrier which faces away from the swimming pool. The maximum vertical clearance
between grade and the bottom of the barrier shall be 2 inches measured on the side of the
barrier which faces away from the swimming pool. This may be increased to 4 inches when the
grade is of a solid, surface such as concrete decking.
All required fencing shall be constructedsoas to limit the climbability of the fencing.
Any decorative design work on the side away from the swimming pool, such as protrusions,
indentations or cutouts, which render the barrier easily climbable, is prohibited."--- --- - - I. Chapter 98, Unoccupied Buildings and Structures and Chapter 99, Building and
Property Rehabilitation
Chapters 98 and 99 of the Los Angeles County Building Code, most current edition, are
hereby adopted in their entirety.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
18.03.101 Title Scope and General
(NOTE: The chapter designation of the Municipal Code (18.03.xxx) as indicated in the above
section has been omitted from the other sections of this Chapter for clarity. It is understood
that a section noted as 105, in the following, is the same as section 18.03.105 of the Municipal
Code.)
101.1 Title
The regulations contained in this Chapter shall be known, as the Administrative
Provisions of the Santa Clarita Building Code and shall be used in conjunction with the technical
provisions of Title 18 and the provisions of Title 24, California Code of Regulations, mandated
by the State of California to be enforced by the local Building Department, all of which maybe
cited herein as "this code".
101.2. Purpose
The purpose of this code is to:
1. Provide minimum standards to safeguard life or limb, health, property and public welfare
by regulating and controlling the design, construction, quality of materials, use and occupancy,
location and maintenance of all buildings and structures within the City. of Santa Clarita and.
certain equipment specifically regulated herein, and
2. To ensure that barrier -free design is incorporated in all buildings, facilities, site work
and otlaer- developments to which this code applies to ensure that they are-.aocessible=to; an3__- ---
usable by persons with disabilities.
Consistent with these purposes, the provisions of this Code are intended and always have
been intended to conger a benefit on the community as a whole and are not intended to establish
a duty of care toward any particular person,
This Code shall not be construed to hold the City or an officer, employee, or agent thereof:.
responsible for anydamage to persons or property by reason of any inspection authorized
herein, and/or for any action or omission in -connection with the application and or -enforcement- -
of this Code. By adopting the provisions of this Code the City does not intend to impose on
itself, its employees, or agents any mandatory duties of care toward persons and property within
its jurisdiction so as to provide a basis of civil liability for damages.
This section is declaratory of existing law and is not to be construed as suggesting that
such was not the purpose and intent of previous Code adoptions.
101.3 Scope
The provisions of this code shall apply to the construction, alteration, moving, demolition,
repair and use of any building, structure or site within the City of Santa Clarita, except work
located in a public way, public utility towers and poles, mechanical equipment not specifically
regulated in this code, and hydraulic flood control structures.
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For additions, alterations, moving and maintenance of buildings and structures, see
Chapter 34. For temporary buildings and structures see Section 3103 and Appendix Chapter 31.
Where, in any specific case, different sections of this code specify different materials,
methods of construction or other requirements, the most restrictive shall govern. Where there
is a conflict between a general requirement and a specific requirement, the specific requirement
shall be applicable.
Wherever in this code reference is made to the appendix, only the UBC appendix sections
adopted in Section 18.01.010 of the Municipal Code shall apply.
101.4 Validity
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this code is, for any reason, held
to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
ordinance. The City Council of the City of Santa Clarita declares that it would have passed this
code, and each section, subsection, clause or phase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one
or more section, subsections, sentences, clauses and phases be declared unconstitutional.
102 Una a Buildings and Hazardous Sites
102.1.,-- . . -Unsafe-Buildings
1023.1 Definitions. 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 purposes of this code, unsafe buildings Whenever the Building Official determines by
inspection that a building or structure whether structurally damaged or not is dangerous ---;_- -
human life by reason of being located in an area which is unsafe due to hazard from landslide.
settlement or slippage or any other cause, such building shall for the purposes of this chapter, _
be considered an unsafe building.
All such unsafe buildings are hereby declared to be public nuisances and shall be abated'--
by
bated::by repair, rehabilitation, demolition or removal in accordance with the procedure specified in_
this chapter. As an alternative, the Building Official may institute any other appropriate: action
to prevent restrain correct, or abate the violation. — As used in this code, "party concerned" means the person, if any in real or apparent
charge and control of the premises involved, the record owner, the holder of any mortgage, trust
deed or other lien or encumbrance of record, the owner or holder of any lease of record, the
record holder of any other estate or interest in or to the building or structure or the land upon
which it is located.
102.1.2 Notice of Unsafe Building. The Building Official shall examine or cause to be
examined every building or structure or portion thereof reported as dangerous or damaged and,
if, in the opinion of the Building Official, such is found to be an unsafe building as defined in this
code the Building Official shall give to the party concerned written notice stating the defects
thereof. This notice may 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 and
removal of the building or structures of portions thereof and all such work shall be completed
within 90 days from date of notice, unless otherwise stipulated by the Building Official. If
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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 such notice shall be by personal service or by registered or certified mail
upon every party concerned. In the event the Building Official, after reasonable effort, is unable
to serve the notice as specified above, proper service shall be posting on the structure a copy of
the notice.
The designated period within which the owner or person in charge is required to comply
with such notice shall begin as of the date such notice is received by personal service or
registered or certified mail. If the notice is by posting, the designated period shall begin 10 days
following the date of theostin .
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The failure of an owner or other person to receive such notice shall not affect in
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manner the validity of any proceedings taken hereunder.
A person notified to vacate an unsafe building by the Building Official shall vacate within
the time specified in the order.
The BuildingOfficial may file with the Office of the Count Recorder a declaration that
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the building described has been inspected and found to be an unsafe building, as defined in this
code, and that the owner thereof has been so notified. After all required work has been
completed and all fees and/or costs to the City been paid by the party concerned, the Building.
Official shall file -with the Office of the County Recorder -a properly executed.form terminating, _
_.._. the above declaration.3.02.1.3 Posting of Signs. The Building Official shall cause to be posted on buildings
required to be vacated or remain unoccupied, a notice to read substantially as follows: "DO NOT
-ENTER, UNSAFE TO OCCUPY. Building and Safety Division, City of Santa Clarita." Such
e-- - notice shall -be posted at the main entrance and shall be visible to persons approaching the:
building or structure from a street. Such notice shall not be removed without written -
permission of the Building Official and no person shall enter the building except for the purpose
of making the required repairs or for demolishing the building. -
102.2 Unsafe Buildings Hearings
102.2.1 Right of Hearing. The party concerned or the Building Official may request a
hearing regarding the unsafe condition of the building or structure, The request by the
interested party shall bemadein writing to the Board of Appeals, as specified in Section 105.3 _
of this code, within 30 days of the date of the notice of theunsafecondition.. A -hearing. shall be --
requested by the Building Official prior to demolition or repair of an unsafe building by the City
except when such demolition or repair is done under the emergency procedure set forth in this
code.
All interested parties who desire to be heard may appear before the Board of Appeals to
show cause why the building or structure should not be ordered repaired, vacated and repaired
or demolished.
102.2.2 Notice of Hearing. No less than 10 days prior to the hearing the Building
Official shall serve or cause to be served either in the manner required by law for the service
of summons or by first class mail, postage prepaid, a copy of the notice of hearing upon every
party concerned.
102.2.3 Form and Content of Notice. The notice of hearing shall contain the following
information:
1. The street address and a legal description sufficient for identification of the
premises upon which the building or structure is located.
2. The conditions because of which the Building Official believed that the building
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3. The date, hour and place of the hearing.
102.2.4 Posting of the Notice. The Building Official shall post one copy of the notice
in a conspicuous place on the unsafe building involved, not less than 10 days prior to the
hearing.
102.2.5 Hearing by the Board of Appeals. The Board of Appeals shall hold a hearing
and consider all competent evidence offered by any person pertaining to the matters set forth
in the report of the Building Official.
The Board of Appeals shall make written findings of fact as to whether or not the
building or structure is an unsafe building as defined in this code.
102.2.6 Order. If the Board of Appeals finds that the building or structure is an unsafe
building, it shall make an order based upon its finding that:
1. The building or structure is an unsafe building and directing that repairs be
made and specifying such repairs, or
2. The building or structure is an unsafe building, directing that it be vacated and:
specified repairs be made, or
3. The building or structure is an, unsafe building and shall be vacated and
demolished.'
- -The order shall state the time within which,.the work required must be commenced, ..
which shall -be not less than 10 nor later than :30 -days after the service of the order.., The. order ,
shall state a reasonable time within which the work shall be completed. The:Board:of Appeais:
for good cause may extend the time for completion; in writing. The order shall be served upon the same parties and in the same manner as required by
Section 102.2:2 for the notice of hearing. It shall also be conspicuously posted on or about the .
building or structure.
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102.3.1- - Work by City. If the repairs or demolition necessary to remove the unsafe
condition as set forth in the Notice of Unsafe Building are not made within the designated.
period and a hearing has not been requested by any party concerned, the Building Official shall
request that a hearing be held regarding the unsafe condition. If the finding by the Board of
Appeals is not complied with within the period designated by the Board. The Building Official
may then demolish or repair such portions of the structure, or may cause such work -to be done; -
to the extent necessary to eliminate the hazard determined to exist by the Board of Appeals.
102.3.2 Emergency Procedures. Whenever any portion of a structure constitutes an
immediate hazard to life or property, and in the opinion of the Building Official the conditions
are such that repass, or demolition must be undertaken within less than the designated period;
the Building Official may make such alterations or repairs, or demolish such portions of the
structures as are necessary to protect life or property, or both after giving such notice to the
parties concerned as the circumstances will permit or without any notice whatever when, in the
opinion of the Building Official immediate action is necessary. -
102.3.3 Costs. The costs involved in work performed pursuant to Section 102.3.1 or
102.3.2 of this code, including all administrative costs as established by the City Council, shall
be a special assessment against the property upon which the work was performed. The Building
Official shall notify, in writing, all parties concerned of the amount of such assessment resulting
from such work. Within five days of the receipt of such notice any such party concerned may
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file with the Building Official a written request for a hearing on the correctness or
r^* reasonableness, or both, of such assessment. All requests shall be accompanied with the
appropriate fee as established by the City Council. Any party concerned who did not receive a
notice pursuant to Section 102.1.2 of this code and who has not had a hearing on the necessity
of the demolition or repairs, in such request for hearing also may ask that such necessity be
reviewed. The Board of Appeals thereupon shall set the matter for hearing, give such party
concerned notice thereof as provided in Section 102.1.2 of this code, hold such hearing and
determine the reasonableness or correctness of the assessment, or both, and if requested, the ,
necessity of the demolition or repairs. The Board of Appeals, in writing, shall notify such party
concerned of its decision. If the total assessment determined as provided for in this section is
not paid in full within 10 days after receipt of such notice from the Building Official or the Board
of Appeals, as the case may be, the Building Official shall record in the Office of the County
Recorder a statement of the total balance still due and a legal description of the property. From
the date of such recording the balance due shall be a special assessment against the parcel.
The assessment shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ordinary
county taxes are collected, and shall be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure
and sale in case of delinquency as provided for ordinary county taxes. All the laws applicable
to the levy, collection and enforcement of county taxes shall be applicable to such special
assessment.
- - 102.3.4 - - - Interference Prohibited. A person shall not obstruct, impede, or interfere with....
the Building Official or any representative -of the Building Official, or with any person,-vvho owns-
or hoids any estate or interest in any unsafe building which has been ordered by the Board of
Appeals to be repaired, vacated and repaired, or vacated and demolished or removed, whenever
the Building Official or such owner is engaged in repairing, vacating and repairing, or
- demolishing any -such -,unsafe building pursuant to this code, or in the performance of any
necessary act preliminary to or incidental to such work, or authorized or directed pursuant
hereto.
102.3.5 Prosecution. 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 Building Official shall cause the owner of the building to be prosecuted- as a violator
of this code.
102.4 Prohibited Uses of Building Sites
102.4.1 Flood and Debris Hazard Sites. Buildings, other structures or appurtenances" -
(including but not limited to walls and fences of any height) and fill are not permitted in an area
determined by the Floodplain Administrator to be subject to flood hazard by reason of
inundation, overflow, other special flood and debris hazards or erosion except as discussed in
this Section.
The placement of the building, other structures or fill on the building site shall be such
that water or debris flow will not be a hazard to the building or adjacent property, and not be
in violation of the provisions of Ordinance 88-32 of the City of Santa Clarita. This prohibition
shall not apply when provisions are made to eliminate such hazard (on or off site), as
demonstrated with quantitative engineering analyses prepared by a registered civil engineer
to the satisfaction of the Building and Engineering Services Department by providing adequate
drainage facilities, by protective walls, suitably -protected fill, raising the floor level of the
building, using a combination of these methods, or other means.
A person shall not perform building or grading work within the boundaries of an
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established floodplain if such work increases the flood hazard to adjacent properties by either
raising the capital flood water surface elevation deflecting or concentrating flows, or increasing
deposition, scour or erosion, unless such work can be demonstrated with quantitative analyses
prepared by a registered civil engineer to the satisfaction of the Floodplain Administrator that
all increases in the flood hazard including cumulative adverse impacts due to adjacent potential
developments will be avoided or permanently mitigated.
Buildings permitted on properties containing identified flood hazard areas require
elevation certificates which are to be completed by a registered civil engineer or licensed land
surveyor. No framing or construction above the finished floor elevation specified on the
elevation certificate will be allowed until the elevation certificate is submitted to, and approved
by, the Floodplain Administrator.
Buildings permitted in identified flood hazard areas require recorded covenants against
the property informing the current and any future owners of the special building restrictions
and required permits governing any and all improvements, facilities or structures on the
property.
Building and Safety shall examine each building or grading permit application to
determine if this section shall apply.
102.4.2 Geologic Hazard Sites. 1. No building or grading permit shall be issued under
the provisions of this subsection when the Building Official finds that property outside.the-site
of the proposed work could be damaged by activation or acceleration of a geologically hazardous _
condition and such activation or acceleration could be attributed to the proposed work oil, or
change in use of, the site for which the permit is requested. For the purpose of this section;,
geologically hazardous condition does not include surface displacement due to earthquake faults.
2. Work requiring a building or grading permit by this code is not permitted in an urea
.� determined by the Building Official to be subject to hazard, from landslide, settlement or
'slippage. These hazards include those from loose debris, slopewash and the potential for mud
flows from natural slopes or graded slopes. For the purpose of this section, landslide, settlement_
or slippage does not=nrclude surface displacement due to the earthquake faults.
3. Subject to the conditions of Subdivision 1 of this Subsection (b), permits may be issued in the
following cases:
a. When the applicant has submitted a geological and/or engineering report. or reports
complying with the provisions of Section 309 which report or reports show that the
hazard will be eliminated prior to the use of occupancy of the land or structures by
modification of topography, reduction of subsurface water, buttressing, a combination _
- of these methods, or by other means:
b. When the applicant has submitted a geological and/or engineering report or reports
complying with the provision of Section 309 which reports or reports contain sufficient
date to show that the site appears to be in no danger for the intended use.
C. When the applicant has submitted a geological report complying with the provisions of .
Section 309 which report indicates that the site appears to be geologically safe for the
proposed use but is located in an area subject to a hazard of a geological nature. Before
a permit is issued the owner first shall record in the Department of Registrar -Recorder
the findings of such report or reports, together with an agreement relieving the City and
all officers and employees thereof of any liability for any damage or loss which may
result from the issuance of such permit. This agreement shall provide that it is binding
on all successors in interest of the owner and shall continue in effect until the Building
Official records in the Department of Registrar -Recorder a statement that he finds such
hazard no longer exists.
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d. When the work involve the alteration or minor repair of existing structures and the cost
of such alteration or repair does not exceed 25 percent of the value of the existing
structure, such value to be based on assumed continuation of the established legal use.
Before a permit is issued, the owner shall record in the office of the Department of
Registrar -Recorder (1) a statement that he is aware that the records of the Building
Official indicate that the property is subject to a physical hazard of a geological nature
and (2) an agreement relieving the City and all officers and employees thereof of any
liability for any damage or loss which may result from issuance of such a permit. This
agreement shall provide that it is binding on all successors, in interest of the owner and
shall continue in effect until the Building Official records in the office of the Department
of Registrar -Recorder a statement that he finds such hazard no longer exists. The repair
work shall consist of restoring the original construction. Provision may be made for
adjustment of the floor in anticipation of future settlement. For the purposes of
Subsection 308 (b) 3 (d) "alteration" does not include an addition or additions.
e, When the work involves an addition or additions to an existing structure but is not a,
change in use or occupancy and such work does not increase the area of the structure
more than 25 percent of the area of the structure existing oil duly 6, 1968. Before a
permit is issued, the applicant shall submit a geological and/or engineering report or
reports -complying with the provisions of Section 309 which report or reports contain a
finding thattheproposed increased use.of the site will not be geologically -unsafe, and
the owner shall record in the officeofthe Department of Registrar -Recorder (1) -the
finding of such report or reports and (2) an agreement relieving the City and all. officers
and employees thereof of any liability for any damage or loss which may result from the
issuance of such a_permit. This agreement shall provide that it is binding on all
successors in interest of the owner and shall continue in effect until the Building, Official
records in the office of the Department of Registrar -Recorder a statement that he finds
a hazard no longer exists.
f • When -the work involves a one-story, light -frame accessory structure not intendedorused.
for human occupancy and not exceeding 400 square feet in area nor 12 feet in height.
g. When. the work involves the repair of single-family residences and'accessorybuildings
where the cost of such repair exceeds 25 percent of the value of the existing building or
involves the replacement of such structures where the loss to be replaced was due to
causes other than landslide, settlement or slippage. Before a permit is issued the owner
shall:
(1) ---Record in the office of the Department of Registrar -Recorder (1) a statement that
he is the owner and that he is aware that the records of the Building Official
indicate that the property is subject to a physical hazard of a geological nature
and (2) an agreement relieving the City and all officers and employees thereof of
any liability for any damage or loss which may result from issuance of such a
permit. This agreement shall provide that it is binding on all successors in
interest of the owner and shall continue in effect until the Building Official
records in the office of the Department of Registrar -Recorder a statement that
he finds such hazard no longer exists.
(2) Submit calculations and plans for the proposed reconstruction prepared by a
registered civil engineer and designed to minimize damage while accommodating
he amount of vertical and horizontal displacements which he determines are
probably or which have occurred since the original structure was built, whichever
is the greater.
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h. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this subsection, the Building Official
may, at his discretion, deny a permit for any building, structure or grading
subject to a hazard of a geological nature which cannot be mitigated and may
endanger the health or safety of the occupants, adjoining property or the public.
102.4.3 Fills Containing Decomposable Material. Permits shall not be issued for
buildings or structures regulated by this code within 1000 feet of fills containing rubbish or
other decomposable material unless the fill is isolated by approved natural or man-made
protective systems or unless designed according to the recommendation contained in a report
prepared by a licensed civil engineer. Such report shall contain a description of the
investigation, study and recommendation to minimize the possible intrusion, and to prevent the
accumulation of explosive concentrations of decomposition gases within or under enclosed
portions of such building or structure. At the time of the final inspection, the civil engineer shall
furnish a signed statement attesting that the building or structure has been constructed in
accordance with his recommendations a to decomposition gases required herein:
102.4.4 Conditional Use. Work required by this section as a condition for the use of the
site shall be performed prior to the connection of the utilities or occupancy of the building.
102.4.5 Methane Gas Hazard Sites. Permits shall not be issued forbuildingsor
structures regulated by this Code on, adjacent to, or within 25 feet of active, abandoned or idle
oil or gas well(s) unless designed according to recommendations contained in a report prepared
by a licensed civil engineer and approved by the Building -Official. In addition, permits.shall not
be issued fora building or structure regulated by this Code located between 25 feet and 200 feet
from active, iabandoned or idle oil or gas well(s) unless designed according to the
recommendations contained in a report prepared by alicensed civil engineer and approved by
the Building Official or all active, abandoned or idle oil or gas well(s) between 25 feet and 200
feet from said building or structure are examined by a licensed petroleum engineer to evaluate
whether, in accordance with the current rules and regulations of the Division of Oil and Gas of
the State of California, such wells are being properly operated, maintained, or abandoned. No
pernnts shall be issued until certification of proper operations; maintenance; or abandonment .
or re -abandonment; as determined by the Division of Oil and Gas, is submitted to the Building
Official. This requirement is not applicable to active, abandoned or idle oil or gas well(s) located
more than 200 feet from the proposed buildings or structures.
As used in this Section, "well' shall mean any well as defined by Section 3008,
Subdivisions (a) and (b) of the California Public Resources Code.
102.4.6 Geology and Engineering Reports. The Building Official may require an
engineering geology or geotechnical engineering report, or both, where in his opinion- such -- -.
reports are essential for the evaluation of the safety of the site. The engineering geology or
geotechnical engineering report or both shall contain a finding regarding the safety of the
building site for the proposed structure against hazard from landslide, settlement or slippage
and a finding regarding the effect that the proposed building or grading construction will have
on the geologic stability of property outside of the building site. Any engineering geology report
shall be prepared by a certified engineering geologist licensed by the State of California. Any
geotechnical engineering report shall be prepared by a civil engineer qualified to perform this
work, such as a geotechnical engineer experienced in soil mechanics. When both an engineering
geology and geotechnical engineering report are required for the evaluation of the safety of a
building site, the two reports shall be coordinated before submission to the Building Official.
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102.4.7 Earthquake Faults
102.4.7.1 General. The construction of a building or structure near a known active
earthquake fault and regulated by this code shall be permitted as set forth in this section.
102.4.7.2 Scope. The provisions of this section shall apply only to permits for buildings or
structures on individual lots or parcels and are not intended to be supplementary to geologic
investigations required to qualify divisions of land as set forth in the Uniform Development
Code of the City of Santa Clarita.
102.4.7.3 Definition. For the purpose of this section, a geologist shall be a registered
geologist, licensed by the California State Board of Registration for Geologists and Geophysicists
to practice geology in California.
102.4.7.4 Known Active Earthquake Faults. For the purpose of this section, known
active earthquake faults are those faults which have had displacement within Holocene time
(approximately the last 11,000 years) as defined in the most current issue of Special Publication
42 of the California Division of Mines and Geology.
102.4.7.5 Earthquake Fault Mapes. Special studies zone maps within the City of Santa
Clarita prepared under Sections 2622 and 2623 of the California Resources Code which show
traces of earthquake faults are hereby declared to be, on the. date of official issues, a part of this.
code, and may be referred to elsewhere in this code. Special studies zones maps revised under
the above sections of the California Resources Code shall, on the date of their official issue,
supersede previously issued maps which they replace.
Copies of each of the above maps shall be available for examination by the public at the
Building and Engineering Services Department offices.
The Department shall maintain maps available to the public showing the location of
known active earthquake faults. In the absence of additional information, the location of known
active earthquake faults shall be as shown on special studies zones maps
102.4.7.6 Construction Limitations. No building or structure shall be constructed over
or upon the trace of a known active earthquake fault which is shown on maps maintained by the
City Engineer:
The absence of a known_ active earthquake fault trace at the proposed building location
shall be determined by the Building and Engineering Services Department in the following
cases:
1. When the proposed building is within 50 feet of that line designated by the City
Engineer as the assumed location of a known active earthquake fault on the aforementioned
maps.
2. When the proposed building is within 50 feet of the most probable ground location of
the trace of a known active earthquake fault shown on the aforementioned maps.
In these cases when a geologist has not otherwise made such a determination, the City
may require, the excavation of a trench, as a subsurface exploration for the purpose of
determining the absence of a known active earthquake fault. Such a trench will be required if
a lack of distinguishable fault features in the vicinity prevents the City Engineer fro
determining by a site examination, review of available aerial photographs, or by other means
that the fault trace does not underlie the proposed building. The trench shall be approximately
perpendicular to the most probable direction of the fault trace, at least 11/2 feet wide, and at
least 5 feet in depth measured from natural grade, or to a depth satisfactory to the City.
The trench must be accessible for mapping and inspection by the City, when
requested, and meet the requirements of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations,
Construction Safety Orders. The trench need not extend further than the full width of the
proposed structure plus five feet beyond the traversed exterior walls. A known active
earthquake fault shall be presumed nonexistent if an exposure is not found by the City Engineer
r-^ or a geologist in the walls or floor of the trench.
The City Engineer may require a more extensive investigation by a geologist as evidence
to the absence of a known active earthquake fault prior to the issuance of a permit for Groups
A, E, I, H and R-1 Occupancies and B, F, M, and S Occupancies over one story in height.
EXCEPTION: The provisions of this subsection do not apply to:
1. One-story, light -frame buildings not intended or used for human occupancy and
not exceeding 1,000 square feet in area or 12 feet in height.
2. Alterations or repairs to an existing building provided that the aggregate value
of such work within any 12 -month period does not exceed 50 percent of the value
of the existing building.
3. Swimming pools, retaining walls, fences and minor work of a similar nature.
102.4.7.7 Special Studies Zones. Work within the special studies zones established under
Sections 2622 and 2623 of the California Public Resources Code shall comply with state laws,
policies, criteria, rules and regulations'applicable to such work. Fees established by Chapter
7.5 of Division 2 of the California Public Resources Code shall be collected and disbursed as
required by state law.
In addition to the state regulations, the provisions of this section shall apply when
geologic investigations, mapping, aerial photographs, other acceptable data or Special Studies
Zones Maps show the location of a known active earthquake fault as described by Section
102.4.7.4.
103 Violationsgnd PenaltieY
103.1 Compliance with Code
A person shall not erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove,
convert, demolish, equip, use, occupy or maintain any building or structure or perform any -
grading in the City of Santa Clarita, or cause the same to be done, contrary to, or in violation
of any of the provisions of this code.
103.2 Penalties
Every person who violates any of the provisions of this Code is guilty of a misdemeanor
punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment net
exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment,(see section 17995 State Health
and Safety Code), unless such violation is otherwise declared to be an infraction in subsection
(c) below. Such person shall be guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion
thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this Code is committed, continued,
or permitted to remain.
103.3 Infractions
Violations of the provisions contained in the following list are deemed infractions:
1. Commencing work without the required permit(s),
2. Occupying a structure in violation of it's Certificate of Occupancy,
3. Illegal grading work performed without a required permit,
4. Failure to comply with a "Stop Work Order" issued by the City in accordance with
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the provisions of 104.2.4.
�—* 5. Removal of placards as noted in Section 104.2.12.3.
Each violation determined to be an infraction as stated above shall be punishable as
established by the City Council or as established in Section 103.2.
103.4 Notices of Building Code Violation
103.4.1 General. The Building Official may record a notice with the County Recorders
Office that a property, building or structure, or any part thereof, is in violation of any provision
of this code provided the provisions of this section are followed. The provisions of this section
are cumulative with other provisions of this code and any other enforcement actions permitted
by this code.
A "Notice of Violation" may be placed upon the title of a property when violation of the
building codes have been verified and documented to exist on the site.
103.4.2 Recordation of Notice of Violation. If (1) the Building Official determines
that any property, building or structure, or any part thereof is in violation of any provision of
this code; and if (2) the Building Official gives written notice as specified 'below of said violation;
and if (3) within 45 days of said notice, the property, buildings, or structures thereon are not
brought into compliance with this code, then the Building Official may, in his sole discretion, at
any time thereafter record with the County Recorders Office a notice that the property and/or
any building or structure located thereon is in violation of this code.
103.4.3 Notice. Notice shall be provided in writing in accordance with the following:
1. The Notice shall be mailed registered, certified or first class mail, or may be
_ posted at the site if the site -is occupied,
- 2. - The Notice shall be addressed to the owner as indicated on the last equalized
county roll,
3. The Notice shall specify what violations are being investigated or have been -
observed or verified,
4. The Notice shall indicate what mitigation action is required by the property
owner and the time frame in which to commence and complete such mitigation,
5. The Notice shall indicate that "Notices" may be recorded and when such
recording may be filed by the Building Official.
103.4.4 Termination of Notice. When the property owner has demonstrated to the
Building Official that violations of the building code no longer exist, and all fees to cover the cost
of the investigation of the violations have been paid to the City, as established by the City
Council, the Building Official shall terminate the "Notice of Violation".
104 Organization and Enforcement
104.1 Building and Safety Division
There is hereby established within the City of Santa Clarita, a division in the Building
and Engineering Services Department to be known as the 'Building and Safety Division" under
the administrative and operational control of the City Building Official hereafter referred to as
the "Building Official."
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104.2 Powers and Duties, of the Building Official
104.2.1 General. The Building Official is hereby authorized and directed to enforce all
of the provisions of this code, Title 19 the Electrical Code, Title 20 the Plumbing Code, and Title
21 the Mechanical Code, and to make inspections pursuant to the provisions of each of the codes.
For such purposes the Building Official shall have the powers of a law enforcement officer.
The Building Official shall have the power to render interpretations of these codes and
to adopt and enforce rules and supplemental regulations in order to clarify the application of
their provisions. Such interpretations, rules and regulations shall be in conformance with the
intent and purpose of these codes.
104.2.2 Deputies. In accordance with the procedure and with the approval of the
appointing authority, the Building Official may appoint such number of technical officers and
inspectors and other employees as shall be authorized from time to time. The Building Official
may deputize such technical officers, inspectors or other employees or persons as may be
necessary to carry out the functions of the Building and Safety Division.
104.2.3 Right of Entry
1. Whenever it is necessary to make an inspection to enforce any of the provisions of or
perform any duty imposed by this code or other applicable law, or whenever the Building Official
or an. authorized representative has reasonable cause to believe that there exists in any building
or upon any premises any condition which makes such building or premises hazardous, unsafe
or dangerous for any reason specified inthiscode or other similar law, the Building Official or
an authorized representative hereby is authorized to enter such property at any reasonable time
and to inspect the same and perform any duty imposed upon the Building Official by this code
or other applicable law; provided that (I) if such property is occupied, that credentials be
presented to the occupant, an explanation of the reasons for the inspection given, and a request ,.
for entry made. therefor; and (ii) if such property is unoccupied, then reasonable effort shall first
be made to locate the owner or other person having charge of the property to explain the reasons
for the inspection and to request entry therefor. If such entry cannot be obtained because the
owner or other person having charge or control of the property cannot be found after due
diligence or if entry is refused, the Building Official or an authorized representative shall have
some recourse to every remedy provided by law to secure lawful entry and inspect the property.
2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Building Official or an authorized representative
has reasonable cause to believe that the building or premises is so hazardous, unsafe or
dangerous as to require immediate inspection to safeguard the public health or safety, the right
to immediate entry by any reasonable means to inspect the building or premises, whether
occupied or unoccupied and whether or not permission to inspect has been granted, is hereby
authorized; provided that if the property is occupied, the Building Official or authorized
representative shall first present credentials to the occupant and offer an explanation of the
purpose of the inspection.
3. "Authorized representative" shall include the officers named in section 104.2.2 and
authorized inspection personnel.
4. No person shall fail or refuse, after proper demand has been named upon him as
provided in this subsection, to promptly permit the Building Official or an authorized
representative to make any inspection provided for by subdivision 2 of this subsection. Any
person violating this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
104.2.4 Stop Work Orders. Whenever any building or grading work is being done
contrary to the provisions of this code, the Building Official may order the work stopped by
""° written notice served on any persons engaged in the doing or causing such work to be done, and
any such persons shall forthwith stop such work until authorized by the Building Official to
proceed with the work. Any person failing to stop work after being served with such notice shall
be guilty of an infraction or misdemeanor as noted in section 103.
104.2.5 Occupancy Violations. Whenever any building or structure or equipment
therein regulated by this code is being used contrary to the provisions of this code, the Building .
Official may order such use discontinued and the structure, or portion thereof, vacated by
written notice served on any person causing such use. Such person shall discontinue the use
within the time prescribed by the Building Official after receiving such notice or shall obtain a
permit and complete the needed work so that the structure, or portion thereof, complies with
the requirements of this code; however, that in the event of an unsafe building, the building
shall remain vacant until such time as it is demonstrated to the Building Official that all
permits have been obtained and all unsafe conditions removed.
104.2.6 Liability. The liability and indemnification of the Building Official and any
subordinates are governed by the provisions of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the government code.
1042.7 Modifications and Determinations of Hardship Exemptions.
104.2.7.1 General. Request(s) for modifications or determination(s) of hardship
exemptions shall be made on a form prescribed by the Building Official and shall be submitted
with a fee as specified by the City Council. The details of any action granting modifications shall
be recorded and entered in the files of the Building and Safety Division of the City. The
Building Official may require that any conditions of approval associated with the granting of a
modification be recorded on the title of the property with the County Recorder's Office.
104.2.7.2 Modifications. When there are practical difficulties involved in carrying out the
provisions of this code, the Building Official may grant modifications for individual cases. The
Building Official shall first find that a special individual reason makes the strict letter of this
code impractical and that the modification is in conformance with the intent and purpose of this
code and that such modification does not lessen any fire -protection requirements or any degree
of structural integrity. The details of any action granting modifications shall be recorded and
entered in the files of the code enforcement agency. The request shall be accompanied by a fee
as established by the City Council.
104.2.7.3 Determination of Hardship Exemption or Equivalent Facilitation When
authorized by Title 24, State Code of Regulations, the Building Official may grant a hardship
exemption from an accessibility requirement of the code or make a determination that
equivalent facilitation is being provided. Prior to granting a hardship exemption or determining
that equivalent facilitation is provided, the applicant shall demonstrate to the Building Official,
in writing on a form approved by the Building Official and accompanied with a fee as established
by the City Council, that an unreasonable financial hardship exists in accordance with the
provisions of the State Accessibility Standards.
104.2.8 Alternate Materials and Methods of Construction. The provisions of this
code are not intended to prevent the use of any material or method of construction not
specifically prescribed by this code, provided any such alternate has been approved.
The Building Official may approve any such alternate, provided, it is determined that
the proposed design is satisfactory and complies with the technical provisions of this code, and
that the material, method or work offered is, for the purpose intended, at least the equivalent
of that prescribed in this code in suitability, strength, effectiveness, fire resistance, durability,
safety and sanitation.
The Building Official shall require that sufficient evidence or proof be submitted in
writing to substantiate any claim that may be made regarding its use.
A written application shall be submitted for a proposed alternate material or method of
.- construction together with a fee established by the City Council. The details of any action
granting an alternate material or method of construction shall be noted in the files of the
Building and Safety Division of the City.
104.2.9 Tests. Whenever there is insufficient evidence of compliance with any of the
provisions of this code or evidence that any material or construction does not conform to the
requirements of this code, the Building Official may require testing as proof of compliance to be
made at no expense to the City.
Test methods shall be as specified by this code or by other recognized test standards. If
there are no recognized and adopted test methods for the proposed alternate, the Building
Official shall determine test procedures. A fee, determined by the Building Official and as
approved by the City Council, shall be paid by the applicant for the development of any testing
procedure by Building & Safety and/or for the review of the testing results submitted to Building
and Safety.
All tests shall be made by an approved testing agency. Reports of such tests shall be
retained in the files of the Building and Safety Division of the City.
104.2.10 Cooperation of Other Officials and Officers. The Building Official may
request and shall receive the assistance and cooperation of other officials of the City of Santa
Clarita so far as is required in the discharge of the duties required by this code or other
pertinent laws or ordinances.
104.2.11 Investigation. The Building Official may investigate any construction or work -
regulated by this Code, and issue such notices and orders as deemed appropriate.
104.2.12 Emergency Powers. The Building Official, with the approval of the City
Manager of the City of Santa Clarita, is authorized to make and enforce such guidelines and
+"^ policies for the safeguarding of life, limb, health or property as may be necessary from time to
time to carry out the purpose of this code. A copy of said regulations and policies shall be filed
with the Office of the City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita and shall be effective immediately
thereafter.
104.2.13 Standard Reference Documents. The codes, standards and publications
adopted and set forth in this code, including other codes, standards and publications referred
to therein, are, by title and date of publication, hereby adopted as standard reference documents
of this code.
When this code does not specifically cover any subject relating to building design and
construction, recognized fire -prevention engineering practices shall be employed. The -National
Fire Codes and the Fire Protection Handbook of the National Fire Protection Association may
be used as authoritative guides in determining recognized fire -prevention engineering practices.
When new information on structural design is published which would make the existing
technical provisions of this code less conservative in its application, the Building Official may
implement the more restrictive regulations based upon the published reports provided that the
amendments to the provisions, along with the back-up documentation, are made available by
the Building Official to the public for review.
105 Board of Appeals
105.1 General
In order to hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions or determinations made by the
Building Official relative to the application and interpretation of this code, and to act as the
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Building Appeals Board, there shall be and is hereby created a Board of Appeals. The Board
r—� of Appeals shall consist of the members of the Planning Commission of the City of Santa Clarita.
The decision of the Planning Commission with respect to any matter or interpretation or
suitability of alternate materials and types of construction shall be made by a majority vote of
the Commission and shall be final and conclusive.
105.2 Limitations of Authority
The Board shall have no authority relative to interpretation of the administrative
provisions of this code nor shall the board be empowered to waive requirements of this code.
105.3 Filing of Appeals
All appeals shall be made in writing and shall state specifically the order, decision or
detezniination made by the Building Official which is being appealed and wherein the Building
Official erred in making the order, decision or determination. The appeal shall be accompanied
with a fee as established by the City Council. if, after reviewing the information submitted, the
Building Official determines that the appeal does not merit a change in his or order, decision,
or determination, then the Building Official shall schedule a hearing by the Board of Appeals
and the appellant shall be notified of the date and time of the hearing.
106 Permit
106.1 Permits Required
No person, firm or corporation shall erect, construct, enlarge, repair, improve, connect
or demolish any building, structure, or fire -protection system regulated by Chapter 9, or, perform
any grading or cause the same to be done, without first obtaining a separate permit for each
such building, structure, automatic fire -extinguishing system or grading from the Building
Official.
106.2 Work Exempted
A building permit will not be required for the following structures unless the structure
is regulated by the Uniform Development Code of the City, however this shall not be deemed
to grant authorization of any work done in violation of the technical provisions of this code or
any other law or ordinance of the City of Santa Clarita, or of the State of California.
1. One-story detached accessory buildings used as tool or storage sheds, playhouses
and similar uses, provided that the projected roof area does not exceed 120
square feet, the floor is not more that 30 inches above the adjoining grade, the
height is not more than 14 feet and it is not constructed on a hillside slope
steeper than 2.5:1.
2. Wire fences not over 12 feet in height, wood fences not over 8 feet in height, and
other fences not over 42 inches in height and not constructed within a flood plain.
3. Platforms, walks and driveways not more than 30 inches above grade and not
over any basement or story below.
4. Canopies or awnings attached to a Group R, Division 3, or Group M occupancy
and extending not more than 54 inches from the exterior wall of the building, and
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not within 12 inches of a property line.
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Retaining walls not more than 4 feet in height measured from the bottom of the
footing to the top of the wall, unless supporting a surcharge, constructed on a
hillside, constructed within a floodplain or impounding flammable liquids.
6.
A tree house provided that:
a. It does not exceed 64 square feet in area nor 8 feet in height from the floor
to the roof
b. The ceiling height as established by the door height or plate line does not
exceed 6 feet.
c. Is not constructed on an oak tree.
7.
Prefabricated swimming pools, which do not require filtering or heating
equipment, accessory to a Group R, Division 3 Occupancy in which the pool walls
are entirely above the adjacent grade and if the capacity does not exceed 5,000
gallons. Vie• pool fencing is required to comply with this code )
8.
Playground equipment.
9.
Painting, papering and similar work.
10.
Drywall or storage cabinets within M-1 garages associated with R-3 occupancies,
when not required to be part of a fire rated separation.
11.
Closet organizers.
12.
Flagpoles not erected on any building and not more than 15 feet in height.
13.
Movable cases, counters and partitions not over 5 feet 9 inches high.
14.
Sheds, office or storage buildings, and other structures incidental to work
authorized by a valid grading or building permit. Such structures must be
removed upon expiration of the permit or completion of the work covered by the
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permit.
15.
The following work when conducted in association with an operating oil field:
a. Oil Derricks,
b. Installation and relocation of process vessels and tanks,
c. Construction, installation and relocation of process piping and pipe
supports,
d. Construction, installation and relocation of ladders, stairs, and catwalks,
e. Installation of foundations for process vessels, pipe supports, generators,
tanks, pumps, and uninhabited buildings located more than 20 feet from
a property line,
f Construction, installation, and relocation of uninhabited buildings,
g. Road maintenance,
h. Grading of new and existing well pads, provided the grading does not affect
an adjoining property,
I. Grading and construction for erosion control, provided it does not effect an
adjoining property,
j. Debris basin maintenance,
(Note: The waiver of a building permit shall not be deemed as a waiver from
the oil field operator from obtaining the required clearances from other public
agencies.)
16.
Temporary motion picture, television and theater stage sets and scenery not
vertically supported by a building roof or floor structure except for slabs on grade.
17.
Light standards which do not exceed 30 feet in height on commercially owned
property. (Note: Electrical permits are required.)
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18. Radio and television antennae towers which do not exceed 45 feet in height and
*�. ground supported dish antennas not exceeding 15 feet in height above finished
grade in any position.
19. Gantry cranes and similar equipment.
20. Water tanks supported directly upon grade if the capacity does not exceed 5,000
gallons and the ratio of height to diameter or width does not exceed 11/2 to one.
21. The replacement of panes of glass within existing frames or supports unless
required to be tempered glass as stipulated by Chapter 24 of this code.
Unless otherwise exempted, separate plumbing, electrical and mechanical permits will be
required for the above exempted items.
106.3 Application for Permits
106.3.1 Application. Prior to the issuance of a permit, the applicant shall first file an
application therefor in writing on a form furnished by the City for that purpose. Every
application shall:
1. Identify and describe the proposed work covered by the permit for which
application is made;
2. Describe the land on which the proposed work is to be done, by legal description,
street address, or similar description that will readily identify and definitely
locate the proposed building or work;
3. Indicate the use or occupancy for which the proposed work is intended;
4. Indicate the applicant's name and address and the owner's name and address if
different from the applicant;
5. Provide other information required by section 19825 of the California Health and
Safety Code.
6. Be accompanied by the plans, diagrams, computations and specifications and
other data as required by Section 106.3.2.
7. State the valuation of the proposed work.
8. Be signed by the applicant.
9. Give such other data and information as may be required by the Building Official.
106.3.2 Submittal Documents. Plans, specifications, engineering calculations,
diagrams, soils investigation reports, special inspection and structural observation programs
and other data shall constitute the submittal documents and shall be submitted in one or more
sets with each application for a permit. When such plans are not prepared by- a design
professional, the Building Official may require an applicant submitting such plans or other data
to demonstrate that state law, Article 3, Chapter 7, Division 3 of the Business and Professions
Code, does not require that the plans be prepared by a licensed design professional. The
Building Official may require plans, computations and specifications to be prepared and
designed by an engineer or architect licensed by the State of California to practice as such even
if not required by state law.
EXCEPTION: The Building Official may waive the submission of plans, calculations,
construction inspection requirements, etc., provided it is found that the nature of the work
applied for is such that reviewing of plans is not necessary to obtain compliance with this
code.
All Plans and calculations required to be prepared by a licensed professional, pursuant
to Article 3, Chapter 7, Division 3, shall bear the approved stamp and signature of the person
authorized to use the title of civil engineer, structural engineer, or architect as required by law.
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106.3.3 Information on Plans and Specifications. Plans and specifications shall be
r— drawn to scale upon substantial paper or cloth of a size established by the Building Official, and
shall be of sufficient clarity to indicate the nature of the work proposed and show in detail that
it will conform to the provisions of this code and all relevant laws, ordinances, rules and
regulations. The first sheet of each plan shall give the street address of the work, the name and
address of the owner and the name and address of the person who prepared them. Plans shall
include a plot plan showing the location of the proposed building and of every existing building
on the property. In lieu of detailed specifications, the Building Official may approve references
on the plans to a specific section or part of this code or other ordinances or laws.
Plans for buildings more than two stories in height of other than Group R, Division 3 and
Group M Occupancies shall indicate how required structural and fire -resistive integrity will be
maintained where a penetration will be made for electrical, mechanical, plumbing and
communications conduit, pipes, and similar systems.
When proposed construction will affect site drainage, existing and proposed drainage
patterns shall be shown on the plot plan.
106.3.4 Design Professional of Record
106.3.4.1 General. When it is required that documents be prepared by an architect or -
engineer, the Building Official may require the owner to engage and designate on the building
permit application an architect or engineer who shall act as the architect or engineer or record.
If the circumstances require, the owner may designate a substitute architect or engineer of
record who shall perform all of the duties required of the original architect or engineer of record.
The Building Official shall be notified in writing by the owner if the architect or engineer of.
record is changed or is unable to continue to perform the duties.
The design professional of record shall be responsible for reviewing and coordinating all
-^ submittal documents prepared by others, including deferred submittal items, for compatibility
with the design of the building.
106.3.4.2 Deferred Submittal. For the purpose of this section, deferred submittals are
defined as those portions of the design which are not submitted at the time of the application..
and which are to be submitted to the Building Official within a specified period.
Deferral of any submittal items shall have prior approval of the Building Official. The
design professional of record shall list the deferred submittals on the plans and shall submit the
deferred submittal documents for review by the Building Official.
Submittal documents for deferred submittal items shall be submitted to the design
professional of record who shall review them and forward them to the Building Official with a
notation indicating that the deferred submittal documents havebeen reviewed and that they
have been found to be in general conformance with the design of the building. The deferred
Submittals items shall not be installed until their design and submittal documents have been
approved by the Building Official.
106.3.5 Inspection and Observation Program. When special inspection is required
by Section 1701, the design professional of record shall prepare an inspection program which
shall be submitted to the Building Official for approval prior to issuance of the building permit.
The inspection program shall designate the portions of the work that require special inspection
and the name or names of the individuals or firms who are to perform the special inspections,
and indicate the duties of the special inspectors.
The special inspector shall be employed by the owner, the design professional of record,
or an agent of the owner, but not the contractor or any other person responsible for the work.
When structural observation is required by Section 1702, the inspection program shall
name the individuals or firms who are to perform structural observation and describe the stages
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of construction at which structural observation is to occur.
106.3.6 Standard Plans. The Building Official may approve a set of plans for a building
or structure as a "standard plan," provided that the applicant has made proper application,
submitted complete sets of plans as required by this section, and paid the plan checking fee as
established by the City Council.
Plans shall reflect laws and ordinances in effect at the time of issuance of a permit except
as provided herein below in this subsection. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit modifying
the permit set of plans to reflect changes in laws and ordinances which have become effective
since the approval of the standard plans. The standard plans shall become null and void where
the work required by such changes exceeds 5 percent of the value of the building or structure
shown on the plans.
When it is desired to use an approved "standard plan' for an identical structure, two plot
plans and one duplicate plan shall be submitted and a plan checking fee as required by Section
107.3 and as approved by the City Council shall be paid at the time application is made for such
identical structure. Such duplicate plans shall be compared, stamped and kept at the project
site.
In case of deviation from this standard plan, except as permitted in this subsection,
complete plans, together with a full plan checking fee, shall be submitted for the proposed work.
Standard plans shall be valid immediately upon approval and shall remain valid until
the regulations of this code or other laws and ordinances applicable to the design of the
structure are amended:
106.4 Permits Issuance
106.4.1 Issuance. The application, plans and specifications, geological or soil reports and
other required data filed by an applicant for a permit shall be reviewed by the Building Official.
Such plans maybe reviewed by other public agencies, utilities, departments of the City and
other divisions of the Building & Engineering Services of the City for compliance with the laws
and ordinances under their jurisdiction.
The Building Official shall issue a permit to the applicant for the work described in the
application and plans filed therewith, when it is determined that all of the following items
comply:
1. The work conforms to the requirements of this code.
2. The work described conforms to the requirements of other pertinent laws and
ordinances.
3. The required clearances from all other agencies have been obtained.
4. The fees specified by this code and the municipal code have been paid.
5. The applicant has obtained a permit pursuant to Public Resources Code Section
30600 et. seq., if such permit is required.
When a permit is issued and plan and/or specifications have been required to be
provided, the Building Official shall endorse in writing or stamp upon the plans and/or
specifications "APPROVED." Such approved plans and specifications shall not be changed;
modified or altered without authorizations from the Building Official, and design professional
of record when applicable, and all work regulated by this code shall be done in accordance with
the approved plans, however the approval of the plans shall not be construed as a waiver of any
requirement of this code, or any other law or ordinance, unless specific documentation such as
that required by Section 104.2.7 is provided. The issuance of a permit shall not be deemed to
certify that the site of the described work is safe.
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. The Building Official may require in writing a statement from the owner
acknowledging potential risks.
106.4.2 Retention of Plans. One set of approved plans, specifications and computations
shall be retained by the Building Official until the work has been completed and one set of
approved plans and specifications shall be returned to the applicant and shall be kept on the site
of the building or work at all times during which the work authorized is in progress.
Structural plans for all buildings shall be maintained by the City as required by state
code.
106.4.3 Validity of Permit. The issuance of a permit or approval of plans, specifications
and computations shall not be construed to be a permit for, or an approval of, any violation of
any of the provisions of this code or of any other laws or regulations. No permit presuming to
give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of this code or any other laws or regulations
shall be valid, except insofar as the work or use which it authorized is lawful.
The issuance of a permit based upon plans, specifications and other data shall not
prevent the Building Official from thereafter requiring the correction of errors in said plans,
specifications and other data, or from preventing building operations -being carried on
thereunder when in violation of this code or of any other ordinances of the City of Santa Clar-itu--
provided that notice is provided of the violations pursuant to section 19870 of the State of.
California Health and Safety Code.
106.4.4 Expiration. Every permit issued by the Building Official under the provisions
of this code shall expire by limitation and become null and void if the building or work
authorized by such permit:
1. Is not commenced within 180 days from the date such permit was issued by the City.
2.' Is suspended or abandoned at any time after the work is commenced for a period of six -
months.
3. Has exceeded a period of two years and six months from the date the permit was issued
regardless of whether or not the work has stopped.
Before such work can be recommenced, a new permit shall be first obtained, and a fee
therefore shall not exceed one half the amount required for a new permit for such work, (except
in the case of item 3 above wherein the fee may be based on the amount of the work remaining
to be completed), provided no changes have been made or will be made to the original plans and
specifications for such work; and provided further that such suspension or abandonment has not
exceeded one year. In order to renew action on a permit which has been abandoned or
suspended for more than one year, the permittee shall pay an amount not exceeding that
originally paid for the permit.
Any permittee holding an unexpired permit may apply for an extension of the time
within which work may commence under that permit when the permittee is unable to commence
work within the time required by this section for good and satisfactory reasons. The Building
Official may extend the time for action by the permittee for a period not exceeding 180 days on
written request by the permittee showing that circumstances beyond the control of the
permittee have prevented action from being taken and upon payment of an extension fee as
established by the City Council. No permit shall be extended more than once.
106.4.5 Suspension or Revocation. The Building Official may, in writing, suspend or
revoke a permit issued under the provisions of this code whenever the permit is issued in error
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or on the basis of incorrect information supplied, or when it is determined that it is in violation
of any ordinance or regulation or any of the provisions of this code.
106.4.6 Combination Building Permits. Combination permits may be issued when it
is determined that the same contractor is licenced so as to perform all of the work proposed by
a project and it is reasonable to combine the permit into a single permit. The following permits
may be combined:
1. A combination building permit may be issued for new one -family or two-family
dwellings, or additions thereto, which will include all building, electrical,
plumbing, heating, ventilating and air-conditioning work but will not include
grading, (which requires a permit as specified in the Uniform Development Code),
fire sprinkler installations, or sewer connections. The combined building permit
shall be subject to the requirements of this code, the Electrical Code, the
Plumbing Code and the Mechanical Code, except that the fee for the combined
building permit shall be as provided in Section 107 of this code.
2. A combination building permit for a swimming pool shall include excavation and
finish grading for construction of the pool and for related hardscaping and
landscaping, construction of the pool structure, plumbing and electrical work for
the pool.
3. A combination permit for a sign shall include all structural and electrical for the
sign.
106.4.7 Cancellation or Surrender of Permit. If no portion of the work or construction
covered by a permit issued by the Building Official under the provisions of this Code has been
commenced, the person to whom such permit has been issued may deliver such permit to the
Building Official with the request that such permit be canceled. The Building Official shall
thereupon stamp or write on the face of the permit the words " Canceled at the request of the
permittee." Thereupon such permit shall be void and of no effect. Refund of fees for canceled
permits shall be made as established by Section 107.10.
106.4.8 Transfer of Permits. Permits are not transferable from one-person to another
or from one location to another.
107 Fees
107.1 Valuation
The determination of value or "valuation" under any of the provisions of this code shall
be made by the Building Official and shall be determined based on rational methods. The
valuation to be used in computing the permit and plan check fees shall be the total value of all
construction work for which the permit is issued, as well as all finish work, painting, roofing,
electrical, plumbing, heating, air conditioning, elevators, fire -extinguishing systems and any
other permanent work or permanent equipment. The Building Official shall update the
valuation standards as needed.
107.2 Permit Issuance Fees
As established by the City Council.
107.3 Building Permit Fees
As established by the City Council.
107.4 Combination Building Permits
- Fees for combination permits as defined in Section 106.4.6 shall be as established by the
City Council.
107.5 Use of Land Permit
A land use permit shall be required for all commercial and residential uses located on
private property which would not otherwise require a building permit, such as but not limited
to parking lots, storage yards or playgrounds. A fee as established by the City Council shall be
collected for each use of land permit.
107.6 Plan Review Fees
107.6.1 General. When a plan or other data are required to be submitted by Section
106.3, a plan review fee shall be paid at the time of submitting plans and specifications for
review. Said plan review fee shall be as established by the City Council.
107.6.2 Supplemental Fees. When substantial changes, not related to initial plan
review corrections, are made to the plans or when alteration to the plans are proposed after the
permit is issued, a supplemental plan review fee may be assessed as provided for by the City
Council.
107.6.3 Preliminary Plan Review. Whenever a preliminary plan review is requested,
a fee as established by the City Council may be assessed. The Building Official may credit the
amount paid for the preliminary review to the plan review fee at the time of formal submittal
to the City for plan review.
107.7 Grading Permit and Plan Review Fees
As established by the City Council.
107.8 Expiration of Plan Review
Applications for which no building permit or grading permit is issued within 180 days
following the date of application, shall expire by limitation, and plans and other data submitted
for review may thereafter be returned to the applicant or destroyed by the Building Official.
The Building Official may extend the time for action by the applicant for a period not exceeding
180 days on request by the applicant showing that circumstances beyond the control of the
applicant have prevented action from being taken. The Building Official may collect a fee for
any application for extension of plan review in accordance with the City's fee schedule. No
application shall be extended more than twice. In order to renew action on an application after
expiration, the applicant shall resubmit plans and pay a new plan review fee.
107.9 Investigation Fees
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�. 107.9.1 Work Without a Permit. Whenever any work for which a permit is required
by this code has been commenced without first obtaining said permit, a special investigation
shall be made before a permit may be issued for such work.
107.9.2. Fee. An investigation fee shall be collected whether or not a permit is then or
subsequently issued. The investigation fee shall be equal to the amount of the permit fee
required by this code and shall be in addition to any fees for permits issued in connection with
the work investigated. The minimum investigation fee shall be as established by the City
Council. The payment of such investigation fee shall not exempt any person from compliance
with all other provisions of this code nor from any penalty prescribed by law.
107.10 Refund
In the event that any person shall have obtained a permit and not portion of the work
or construction covered by such permit shall have been commenced and such permit shall have
been canceled and a request for cancellation having been approved by the Building Official, the
applicant/permittee may request a refund for a maximum of 80 percent of the permit fees paid,
excluding issuance fees or plan review fees.
The applicant for the refund shall present all necessary documentation to the Building
Official to prove that they are entitled to receive the refund of the amounts paid for the permit._.
No refund shall be made for a permit which was obtained by falsification or misrepresentation
and which was subsequently revoked for such cause.
107.11 Administrative Fees
As established by the City Council.
108 Inspections
108.1 General
All construction or work for which a permit is required shall be subject to inspection by
the Building Official and all such construction or work shall remain accessible and exposed for
inspection purposes until approved by the Building Official. In addition, certain types of
construction shall have continuous inspection as specified in Section 1701.5.
Approval as a result of an inspection shall not be construed to be an approval of a
violation of the provisions of this code or of other ordinances of the jurisdiction nor for work
which was not available for inspection at the time the inspection was performed. Inspections
presuming to give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of this code or of other ordinances
of the jurisdiction shall not be valid.
It shall be the duty of the permit applicant to cause the work to remain accessible and
exposed for inspection purposes. Neither the Building Official nor the jurisdiction shall be liable
for expense entailed in the removal or replacement of any material required to allow inspection.
A survey of the lot may be required by the Building Official to verify that the structure
is located in accordance with the approved plans.
A site inspection may be required prior to plan check of building plans for lots or parcels
in areas having slopes of five horizontal to one vertical (5:1) or steeper when the Building
Official finds that a visual inspection of the site is necessary to establish drainage requirements
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for the protection of property, existing buildings or the proposed construction. The fee for such
inspection shall be as established by the City Council. Such a pre -inspection shall not be
required for a building pad graded under the provisions of the Uniform Development Code.
108.2 Inspection Record Card
Work requiring a building permit shall not be commenced until the permit holder or the
permit holder's agent have posted or otherwise made available an inspection record card so as
to allow the Building Official to conveniently make the required entries thereon regarding
inspection of the work. This card shall continue to be posted or otherwise made available by the
permit holder until a final approval of the building or structure has been granted by the
Building Official.
108.3 Inspection Requests
It shall be the duty of the person doing the work authorized by a permit to notify the
Building Official that such work is ready for inspection. The Building Official may require that
every request for inspection be filed at least one working day before such inspection is desired.
Such request may be in writing or by telephone at the option of the Building Official.
It shall be the duty of the person requesting any inspections required by this code to -
clearly indicate what work the inspection request is being made for and to provide access to and
means for the inspection of such work.
108.4 Approvals Required
No work shall be done on any part of the building or structure beyond the point indicated
in each successive inspection without first obtaining the written approval of the Building
Official. The Building Official., upon notification, shall make the requested inspections and shall
either indicate that portion of the construction which is satisfactory as completed or shall notify
the permit holder or the permit holder's agent wherein the same fails to comply with this code.
Any portions which do not comply shall be corrected and such portion shall not be covered or
concealed until authorized by the Building Official.
There shall be a final inspection and approval on all buildings or structures when
completed and ready for occupancy.
108.5 Required Inspections
108.5.1 General. Reinforcing steel or structural framework of any part of any building
or structure shall not be covered or concealed without first obtaining the approval of the
Building Official.
The Building Official, upon notification from the permit holder or the agent of the owner
shall make the following inspections:
108.5.2 Foundation inspection. To be made after trenches are excavated and forms
erected, any required reinforcing steel is in place and when all materials for the foundation are
delivered on the job. Where concrete from a central mixing plant (commonly termed "transit
mix") is to be used, materials need not be on the job.
108.5.3 Concrete slab or under -floor inspection. To be made after all in -slab or
under -floor building service equipment, conduit, piping accessories and other ancillary
equipment items are in place but before any concrete is poured or floor sheathing installed,
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including the subfloor.
108.5.4 Frame inspection. To be made after the roof sheathing has been nailed, all
framing, fire blocking and bracing are in place and all pipes, chimneys and vents are complete.
108.5.5 Insulation. To be made after all insulation and caulking which will be covered
by lath or wallboard have been installed.
108.5.6 Lath inspection and/ or wall board. To be made after all lathing and/or
wallboard, interior and exterior is in place, but before any plastering is applied or before
wallboard joints and fasteners are taped and finished.
108.5.7 Final inspection. To be made after all finish grading and the building is
complete and ready for occupancy, and the site has been cleaned of all debris.
108.5.8 Failure to request inspections. It shall be a violation of this code to use or
occupancy any building or work done without approvals, permits or inspections or any completed
building or work which has not had a final inspection and final approval when required by this
code.
108.6 Special Inspection
For special inspections see Chapter 17.
108.7 Other Inspections
In addition to the called inspections specified above, the Building Official may make or
require other inspections of any construction work to ascertain compliance with the provisions
of this code and other laws which are enforced by Building and Safety or coordinated with other
agencies.
108.8 Reinspection
A reinspection fee may be assessed for each inspection or reinspection when such portion
of work for which inspection is called is not complete or when corrections called for are not
made.
This subsection is not to be interpreted as requiring reinspection fees the first time a job
is rejected for failure to comply with the requirements of this code, but as controlling the
practice of calling for inspections before the job is ready for such inspection or reinspection.
Reinspection fees may be assessed when the inspection record card is not posted or
otherwise available on the work site, the approved plans are not readily available to the
inspector for failure to provide access on the date for which inspection is requested, or for
deviating from plans requiring the approval of the Building Official.
108.9 Inspections During Declared Emergencies
The Building Official may authorize the performance of inspections required under this
section to be performed by registered design professionals or by registered deputy inspectors,
for repair work during a declared emergency. The persons performing the inspections shall
submit a report, to the satisfaction of the Building Official, demonstrating that the work they
inspected conformed to the requirements of the code. The report will be similar to those
required by Section 1701 of this code.
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109 Certificate of Occupancy
109.1 Use and Occupancy
No building or structure shall be used or occupied, and no change in the existing
occupancy classification of a building or structure or portion thereof shall be made until the
Building Official has issued a Certificate of Occupancy therefor as provided herein.
Exce t� Group R, Division 3 and Group M Occupancies.
Issuance of a certificate of Occupancy shall not be construed as an approval of a violation
of the provisions of this code or of other ordinances of the City of Santa Clarita or be deemed as
the final inspection approval of any permit. Certificates presuming to give authority to violate
or cancel the provisions of this code of other ordinances of the City shall not be valid.
109.2 Change in Use
Changes in the character or use of a building shall not be made except as specified in
Section 3405 of this code.
109.3 Certificate Issued
After the Building Official inspects the building or structure, and finds no violations of
the provisions of this code or other laws which, are enforced by the City, the Building Official
shall issue a Certificate of Occupancy which shall contain the following information:
1. The building permit number, and
!—� 2. The address of the building, and
3. The name and address of the owner, and
4. A description of that portion of the building for which the certificate is issued, and
5. A statement that the described portion of the building has been inspected for
compliance with the requirements of the Santa Clarita Building Code for the
group and division of occupancy and the use for which the proposed occupancy is
classified, and
6. The name of the Building Official, and
7. The date the certificate was issued, and
8. The edition of the code under which the work was permitted.
109.4 Temporary Certificate
If the Building Official finds that no substantial hazard will result from the occupancy
of any building or portion thereof before the same is completed, a temporary Certificate of
Occupancy may be issued for the use of a portion or portions of a building or structure prior to
the completion of the entire building or structure.
109.5 Posting
The Certificate of Occupancy shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the premises and
shall not be removed except by the Building Official.
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109.6 Revocation
The Building Official may, in writing, suspend or revoke a Certificate of Occupancy
issued under the provisions of this code whenever the certificate is issued in error, or on the
basis of incorrect information supplied, or when it is determined that the building or structure
or portion thereof is in violation of any ordinance or regulation or any provisions of this code.
110 Disaster Response
110.1 Intent. The intent of this section is to establish the standards for response to a
natural or manmade disaster as declared by the City Council or City Manager.
110.2 Definitions
1. Architect is an individual registered by the State of California to practice architecture
as defined in the State of California Business and Professions Code.
2. Civil En ',ginger is an individual registered by the State of California to practice civil
engineering as defined in the State of California Business and Professions Code.
3. Engineering evaluation is an evaluation of a damaged building or structure, or
suspected damaged building or structure, performed under the direction of a licensed
design professional retained by the owner of the building or structure. An engineering
evaluation shall, at a minimum, contain the address of the property of the building or
structure, a description of the damage observed, the date the building or structure was
inspected, a statement as to whether the building is habitable or not,
recommendations for repair of the buildings or structures with appropriate opinion of
construction cost for those repairs.
4. Essential Service facility shall mean those buildings or structures which have been
designated by the City Council to house facilities which are necessary for the
emergency operations subsequent to a disaster.
5. Event shall mean any natural or manmade occurrence which results in the declaration
of a disaster and shall include wind storms, earthquakes, floods, etc.
6. Historic building or structm= shall be any building or structure included on the
national register of historic places, the state register of historic places or points of
interest, or as listed in the General Plan as a historic structure. Historic buildings and
structures shall also include those buildings and structures within a recognized historic
district wherein the specific building has historic significance.
7. Licensed design professional is an architect, civil engineer, or structural engineer.
8. Replacement value is the dollar value, as determined by the Building Official, of
replacing the damaged structure with a new structure of the same size, construction
material and occupancy on the same site.
9. Safety assessment is a visual, non-destructive examination of a building or structure
for the purpose of determining the condition for continued occupancy following a
natural or manmade disaster.
10. State Historic Pre ervation-0fficer (SHI OW is the individual appointed by the
Governor, pursuant to Section 101(b)(1) of the National Historic Preservation Act of
1966, as amended, to administer the State Historic Preservation Program.
11. Structural engineer is an individual registered by the State of California to practice
civil engineering and to use the title structural engineer as defined in the State of
California Business and Professions Code.
12. Value of repair is the dollar value, as determined by the Building Official, of making
the necessary repairs to the damaged structure.
110.3 Placards
1. The following are verbal descriptions of the official City of Santa Clarita placards used
to designate the condition for continued occupancy of buildings or structures following
an event.
(i) Safe is to be posted on any building or structure wherein no apparent structural
hazard has been found at the time it was inspected. This placard is not intended
to mean that there is no damage to the building or structure.
(ii) Habitable - Repairs Necessary is to be posted on any building or structure
wherein architectural or minor structural damage has occurred but where the
amount of damage is not sufficient to cause the building or structure to be
restricted in use or in occupancy.
(iii) Limited Use is to be posted on each building or structure that has received
damage to such an extent that. normal use of the building or a portion of the
building could be potentially unsafe. Residential building posted limited entry
shall not be used for sleeping purposes. An engineering evaluation shall be
required for all buildings posted as Limited Entry.
(iv) Unsafe - Do Not Enter or Ore
upv_ is to be posted on each building or structure
that has been damaged such that continued occupancy poses a threat to life
safety or is endangered by a geological condition or threat from another structure
so as not to be safe for occupancy. Buildings or structures posted with this
placard shall not be entered under any circumstance except as authorized in
writing by Building and Safety and it's damage assessment team. This placard
is not to be determined to be an order for demolition, however, an engineering
evaluation will be required for all repair work to buildings or structures posted
as Unsafe.
2. This Municipal Code section, the name of the "Building and Engineering Services
Department" and the "Building and Safety Division", the address of City Hall, and the
designated phone number of Building and Safety shall be affixed to each placard as
well as the date and time of inspection as well as name, signature and identification
number of the inspector.
3. Once a building or structure has been inspected following an event, the placard shall
not be removed, altered or covered until authorized to do so by the Building Official.
Persons guilty of violating this provision shall be guilty of an infraction.
110.4 Demolition Criteria
Any building or structure determined by the Building Official to represent an imminent
hazard to public health and safety, or to pose an imminent threat to the public right
of way, shall be condemned and immediately demolished. Such condemnation and
demolition shall be performed in the interest of public health and safety without
condemnation hearings otherwise required by the Municipal Code.
If, after 15 days, any building or structure is determined by the building official to
represent a hazard to the health and safety of the public, or to pose a threat to the
public right of way, the Building Official shall duly notify the building owner and
proceed with a condemnation hearing within 48 hours after the notice has been
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received if by personal delivery or 10 days after being sent by registered mail.
3. For any building or structure wherein the owner has decided to demolish rather than
repair, the owner, or owner's representative, shall follow the established procedures
to secure a demolition permit.
110.5 Demolition of Historic Buildings
1. Within 15 days after the event, any historic building or structure determined by the
Building Official to represent an imminent hazard to the health and safety of the
public, or to pose an imminent threat to the public right of way, the Building Official
shall notify the State and/or local Historic Preservation Officer that one to the
following action will by taken:
a. Whenever possible, within reasonable limits as determined by the Building
Official, the building or structure shall be braced or shored in such a manner as
to mitigate the hazard to public health and safety or the hazard to the public
right of way.
b. Whenever bracing or shoring is determined not to be reasonable, the Building
Official shall cause the building or structure to be condemned and immediately
demolished. Such condemnation and demolition shall be performed in the interest
of public health and safety without a condemnation hearing as otherwise required
by this code. Prior to commencing demolition, the Building Official shall
photographically record the entire building or structure.
2. If, after the specified time frame noted in subsection. (1) and less than 30 days after the
event, a historic building or structure is determined by the Building Official to
represent a hazard to the health and safety of the public or to pose a threat to the
public right of way, the Building Official shall duly notify the building owner of the
City's intent to proceed with a condemnation hearing within 2 business days of the
notice in accordance with Section 102 of this cede. The Building Official shall also
notify the State and/or local Historic Preservation Officer and the Federal Emergency
Management Agency, in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act of
1966, as amended, of its intent to hold a condemnation hearing.
3. For any historic building or structure wherein the Building Official and the owner have
agreed to demolish the building or structure within 30 days after the event, the
Building Official shall submit to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, in
accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, a request
to demolish. Said request shall include all substantiating data.
4. If after 30 days from the event, the Building Official and the owner of a historic
building or structure agree that the building or structure should be demolished, such
action will be subject to the review process established by the National Historic
Preservation Act of 1966, as amended.
110.6 Repair and Reconstruction Criteria. Buildings and structures of all
occupancies which have been damaged as a result of a disaster, except as otherwise noted, shall
be repaired in accordance with the following criteria:
1. When the estimated value of repair does not exceed ten percent (10%) of the
replacement cost of the structure, the damaged portion(s) may be restored to their pre -
event condition.
Exception: When the damaged elements include suspended ceiling systems, the
ceiling system shall be repaired and all bracing required by the current code shall be
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installed.
!� 2. When the estimated value of repair is greater than ten percent (10%) but less than fifty
percent (50%) of the replacement value of the structure, the damaged elements, as well
as all critical structural ties, supported elements and supporting elements associated
with the damaged elements, shall be repaired and/or brought into conformance with
the structural requirements of the current code.
3. When the estimated value of repair is fifty percent (50%) or more of the replacement
value of the structure, the entire structure shall be brought into conformance with the
structural requirements of the current code.
4. In group R, Division 3 occupancies, the repair value of damaged chimneys shall be
excluded from the computation of percentage of replacement value. Damaged chimneys
shall be repaired in accordance with Section 110.7.
110.7 Repair Criteria for Chimneys
All damaged chimneys must be repaired or reconstructed to comply with the requirements
of Section 3102 of the current code. Damaged portions of chimneys shall be removed in
accordance with the following criteria:
1. When the damaged portion of the chimney is located between the roof line and the top
of the chimney, the damaged portion shall be removed to the roof line provided the roof
and ceiling anchorage are in sound condition. The reconstructed portion of the
chimney shall be braced to the roof structure.
2. For a single story structure, in which the damaged portion of the chimney is below the
roof line or the damaged portion extends from the roof line to below the roof line, the
chimney shall be removed to the top of the fireplace.
3. For a multi -story structure, the damaged portion of the chimney shall be removed from
the top to a floor line where sound anchorage is found.
4. In any structure where the firebox has been damaged, the entire chimney and firebox
shall be removed to the foundation. If the foundation is in sound condition, the firebox
and chimney may be reconstructed using the existing foundation. If the foundation has
been damaged, the foundation shall be removed and replaced.
5. Alternatives to the above criteria may be presented to the Building Official for review
by a design professional provided plans and substantiating calculations are prepared.
BUILDING PERMIT LIMITATIONS
15.04.010 Building Permit Limitations
No building permit shall be issued for any of the following:
A. Single-family residential units when such development is in conjunction
with three or more units;
B. Multiple -family residences including apartments and condominiums involving more
than six residential units;
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C. Multiple -family residences including apartments and condominiums involving two or
more buildings, irrespective of the number of units;
D. New commercial, institutional and industrial structures exceeding a floor area of
15,000 square feet;
E. New parking structures of one or more levels above grade;
F. Additions to existing structures exceeding a floor area of 15,000 square feet; and
G. Tenant improvements which result in a change in land use or result in or perpetuate
an unmet parking need; unless the Planning Commission determines either:
1. That the project will not have a potential for a significant effect on the
environment; or
2. That the significant environmental effect of the project would either:
a. Be mitigated in a manner approved in a certified environmental impact
report, or
b. Are overridden by findings in accordance with Sections 15091 - 15093 of the
State CEQtA Guidelines. (Ord. 91-22, 4/23/91.)
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TITLE 19
CHAPTER 19.01
ADOPTION OF ELECTRICAL CODE
19.01.010 Adoption of Electrical Code
There is hereby adopted by reference that certain Electrical Code known and designated
as the "National Electrical Code, 1993 Edition" prepared by the National Fire Protection
Association including all appendices and including those sections of the California Electrical
Code requiring enforcement by the local Building Department. Such code shall be and become
the Electrical Code for the City, regulating and controlling the design, construction, installation;
quality of materials, location, operation and maintenance of electrical systems, equipment and
appliances.
At least one copy of the National Electrical Code, 1993 edition, has been deposited in the
office of the City Clerk and shall be at all times maintained by the Clerk for use and
examination by the public.
CHAPTER 19.02
AMENDMENTS TO CERTAIN SECTIONS
19.02.010 Amendments to Certain Code Sections
The following sections of the National Electrical Code, as adopted in Section 19.01.010
hereof, are hereby added or amended as follows:
Article 100 amended -- Definitions. Article 100 of the National Electrical Code is
amended to add the following definitions and declarations:
For the purpose of this Code, certain terms, phrases, words and their derivatives shall
be construed as set out in this Section. Words used in the singular include the plural and the
plural the singular.
Apartment House is any building or portion thereof, which is designed, built, rented,
leased, let or hired out to be occupied, or which is occupied as the home or residence of three or
more families living independently of each other and doing their own cooking in the said
building, and shall include flats and apartments.
Approved means acceptable to the Building Official.
Building is any structure built for the support or shelter of persons, animals, chattels or
property of any kind.
Dwelling is any building or any portion thereof which is not an "Apartment House" or a
"Hotel" as defined in this Code, which contains one or more "Apartments" or "Guest Rooms,"
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used, intended or designed to be built, used, rented, leased, let or hired out to be occupied, or
which are occupied for living purposes.
Dwelling Unit is one or more habitable rooms which are occupied or which are intended
or designed to be occupied by one family with facilities for living, sleeping, cooking and eating.
Electric or electrical wiring means the installation or the alteration of any material,
fixture, device, appliance or equipment in or on any building, structure or premises, used or
designed or intended to be used to generate, transmit, transform or utilize electric energy.
Grade (adjacent Ground Elevation) is the lowest point of elevation of the finished surface
of the ground, paving or sidewalk within the between the building and the property line or,
when the property line is more than five feet from the building, between the building and a line
five feet from the building.
Hotel is any building containing six or more rooms intended or designed to be used, or which
are used, rented or hired out to be occupied, or which are occupied for sleeping purposes by
guests.
Person is an individual human being, a firm, partnership or corporation, his or their heirs,
executors, administrators, assignees, officers or agents; the City of Santa Clarita, and any local
agency as defined in Section 53090 of the Government Code, or officer thereof.
Service. For purposes of interpreting the National Electrical Code (NEC), each service drop
or lateral to a building shall be considered one service. For purposes of determining the fees to
be paid, each service and piece of service equipment shall be subject to the fees set forth in
section 19.03.107.
Service Equipment includes one or more fused switches, enclosed circuit breakers,
panelboards, switchboards, and/or switchgear supplied by one service and intended to constitute
the main control and means of cut-off of the electrical supply. One service may include several
pieces of service equipment. Permit fees shall be paid for each piece of service equipment.
Special Permission is the written consent of the Building Official.
Tenant Improvement (Electrical) means electrical work altering or adding to the wiring
system of an existing tenant space, whether previously occupied or not, in a building that has
previously passed final electrical inspection regardless of whether the building is a fully
developed building or only a shell.
CHAPTER 19.03
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
19.03.100 General
Chapter 19 of the Municipal Code of the City of Santa Clarita "Electrical Code," may be
cited as such and will be referred to herein as "this Code." (NOTE: The chapter designation of.
the Municipal Code (19.03.xxx) as indicated in the above section has been omitted from the
other sections of this Chapter for clarity. It is understood that a section noted as 105, in the
following, is the same as section 19.03.105 of the Municipal Code.)
101.1 Title
The regulations contained in this Chapter shall be known as the Administrative
Provisions of the Santa Clarita Electrical Code and shall be used in conjunction with the
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technical provisions of Title 19 and the provisions of Title 24, California Code of Regulations,
'^ mandated by the State of California to be enforced by the local Building Department, all of
which may be cited herein as "this code".
101.2 Purpose
The purpose of this Code is to provide minimum standards to safeguard the public's
safety and welfare by regulating the design, construction, installation, quality of materials, use,
location, operation and maintenance of electrical systems, equipment and appliances as
specifically set forth herein. Consistent with this purpose, the provisions of this Code are
intended and always have been intended to confer a benefit on the community as a whole and
are not intended to establish a duty of care toward any particular person.
This Code shall not be construed to hold the City or any officer, employee, or agent
thereof responsible for any damage to persons or property by reason of any inspection
authorized herein or by reason of the issuance or nonissuance of any permit authorized herein,
and/or for any action or omission in connection with the application and/or enforcement of this
Code. By adopting the provisions of this Code, the City does not intend to impose on itself, its
employees or agents any mandatory duties of care toward persons and property within its
jurisdiction so as to provide a basis of civil liability for damages.
This section is declaratory of existing law and is not to be construed as suggesting that
such was not the purpose and intent of previous Code adoptions.
101.3 Scope
The provisions of this Code shall apply to the construction, alteration, moving, repair and use of
any electrical wiring on any premises within the City of Santa Clarita.
The provisions of this Code shall not apply to public utilities, including clearances for service
conductors; or to electrical wiring for street lighting or traffic signals located primarily in a public way;
or to mechanical equipment not specifically regulated in this Code.
101.4 Validity
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this code is, for any reason, held
to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
ordinance. The City Council of the City of Santa Clarita declares that it would have passed this
code, and each section, subsection, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one
or more section, subsections, sentences, clauses and phrases be declared unconstitutional.
102 Unsafe Installations. Authority to Disconnect
The Building Official is hereby empowered to disconnect or to order in writing the
discontinuance of electrical service to wiring, devices or materials found to be dangerous and
a hazard to life, health and property until the installation of such wiring device or material has
been made safe as directed by the Building Official.
Any person, firm, corporation, public utility, political subdivision or governmental agency
ordered to discontinue such electrical service shall do so within 24 hours after the receipt of such
written notice and shall not reconnect such service or allow or cause the same to be reconnected
until notified to do so by the Building Official. Refusal or failure or neglect to comply with any
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such notice or order shall be considered by the Building Official a violation of this Code. The
Building Official may then institute any appropriate action or proceeding to prevent, restrain,
correct or abate the refusal to comply with any such notice or order.
103 Violations and Penalties
103.1 Compliance with Code
A person shall not install, alter, reconstruct or repair any electrical wiring, devices,
appliances, apparatus, or equipment, within or on any premises in the City of Santa Clarta, or
cause the same to be done, contrary to, or in violation of any of the provisions of this code.
103.2 Penalties
Every, person who violates any of the provisions of this Code is guilty of a misdemeanor
punishable by a finenot•exceeding"one thousand: dollars ($1;000) or by -imprisonment not:
exceed'ijfg`six months; or byboth suds fi re andZxnprisirnni`ent,(see section 17995 Stats Healtls
and Safety Code) -unless -such violation -is -otherwise -declared -to be an infraction by the City -
Criuncxl: Sircir"persi�i shall begenity"of <k-sepa ate'offense for each°and every day-or�portion
'103.31,". Infractions
- 103.4 Notice of Violations
See Section 18.03.103:4 of thcainunicipalcode.
104 Orgai ization and Enforcement
x> ikiire{y` estar�lisheo wSCfiii tiie`t'y o� �ailca`i iarita 'a dtvisiYi"fn"E3Ye"31Giluixxg s
and Engineering Services Department to be known as the 'Building and Safety Division" under
the administrative and operational control of the Building Official.
104.2 Powers and Duties of the Building Official
104.2.1 General. The Building Official is hereby authorized and directed to enforce all
of the provisions of this code, Title 18 the Building Code, Title 20 the Plumbing Code, and Title
21 the Mechanical Code, and to make inspections pursuant to the provisions of each of the codes.
For such purposes the Building Official shall have the powers of a law enforcement officer.
The Building Official shall have the power to render interpretations of these codes and
to adopt and enforce rules and supplemental regulations in order to clarify the application of
their provisions. Such interpretations, rules and regulations shall be in conformance with the
intent and purpose of these codes.
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Whenever the term "B uilding"O�ficial" or' "A' Authority" is used in any
�-+ section of this Code such term shall be construed to mean the Building Official of the City of
Santa Clarita.
104.2.2 Deputies. In accordance with the procedure and with the approval of the
appointing authority, the Building Official may appoint such number of technical officers and
inspectors and other employees as shall be authorized from time to time. The Building Official
may deputize such technical officers, inspectors or other employees or persons as may be
necessaryto carry out the functions of the Building and Safety Division.
104.2.3 Right of Entry. 1. Whenever it is necessary to make an inspection to enforce
any of the provisions of or perform any duty imposed by this code or other- applicable law, or , -
whenever the Building Official or an authorized representative has reasonable cause to believe
that there exists in any building or upon any premises any condition which makes such building
or premises hazardous, unsafe or dangerous for any reason specified in this code or other similar
law, the- Building. -Official or -an authorized representative hereby is authorized to enter such:
property at any reasonable time and .to inspect the same and perform any duty imposed upon
tlxe`Buildiig Officiak by
this.eode o=_-oyher::aplslica xlr.laz,,.pro r..d<=,' th * (?1„,f.rul »x�opertw z-;,.: _.
occupied-, that ocredentials be presented to the occupant, an explanat_.,a•L of the reasons_for the-:
inspection-given;•and a request for entry made .therefore; and .(ii) if such property is amoccupied.,
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entry ,cannot be obtc,i-.ed be:aak._ e the owner
m property%cannot,�be-found after dn,e dli-gence ox i Fxtn�,s,zefz .,ed;.thr 13u 1.?3r€ llt et€a o ar-
_ authorized representative shall have same recours tr, every:remedy=pro:7ded by law_tc secure
larfatl etztrytda7i3pe t the property. _
ss�x}�3`� rE`2x.-::s.-es`vcrart:��x."�cLoF2i�t1•cG f2rre.£,r;h,..,x`gC`kF ri ', �L of ��..<.F:: �:Q,i 41.x. ^.sx Fest trr!- t' t swL �.. _,
has- reasonable cause to believe that -the, build g or prey icer is so h Lzardoaa unsafe Fl, ; _
-
dangerous -es to require immediate inspection to saftuard the public health or,safety, the right ..
hx'T:a�'as'4xxY��,iq '§,c,i'13G^.tCN'��i�°+7✓� a1:J"-reisU 2r 3„!RF: Lc': %,k= > .Lf".r s��' r.+"?.,��cYt s«- .L�'li�.,X '` ip':�t st g'i4 nom. mr..v��
occupied or, unoccupied and,v,7hethQrLgrnot pe_mmiqsion to inspect has be.. granted,
u T.
:...—.-,,....,—..sn:,aarof-{:rninaxi.•.<m�rir-1'aL?, 4k f..i}«n'.»nn»n.h_......o-...�...�.,..:.,.7,
--representative-shall first,presp.nt eredQntials to
': _-- "Authorized representat^ nc°' �b.a11 tncl,al;
provided -in this -subsection, to promptly pern
representative to make any inspection provided
offer, all, e;
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the Building Official -or an authorized
by subdivision 2 of this subsection. Any
104.2 .4 Stop -Work Orders `fhenever-ary building or grading workds bemg done
contra -,y to the provisions of this code, the Building Official may order the work stopped by _
written notice served on any persons engaged in the doing or causing such work to be e -one, and
any such persons shall forthwith stop such work until authorized by the Building Official to -
proceed with the work. Any person failing to stop w rk after being served with such notice shall
be guilty of an infraction or misdemeanor as noted in Section 103.
104.2.5 Changes in Building Occupancy. Electrical systems which are a part of any
building or structure undergoing a change in use or ccupancy, as defined in the Building Code,
shall comply to all requirements of this Code ich may be applicable to the new use or
occupancy.
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104.2.6 Liability. The liability'and indemnification of the Building Official and any
subordinates are governed by the provisions of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the government code.
104.2.7 Modifications
104.2.7.1 General., Request(s) for modifications shall be made on a form prescribed by the
Building Official and shall be submitted with a fee as specified by the City Council. The details
of any action granting modifications shall be recorded and entered in the files of the Building
and Safety Division of the City. The Building Official may require that any conditions of
approval associated with the granting of a modification be recorded on the title of the property
with the County Recorder's Office.
104.2.7.2 Modifications When there are practical difficulties involved in carrying out the --
provisions of this code, the Building Official may grant modifications for individual cases. The -
Building Official skull first find that a special individual reason makes the strict letter. of this --
code impractical and that the modification is in conformance with the intent and purpose of this _
code and that such -modification does not lessen -any :fire -protection requirements or_-a4y-degree:
of structural integrity. The details of any action granting modifications shall be recorded and
entered in the files -of the code enforcement agency.
as'=established'by`the�,CityCouncil. -
104.2.8 Alternate Materials and Methods of Construction. Nothing in this Code is - .-
iit�selYded toxpreven1rtkie use•of any mate.. I;;.ll�ra-lipp'Iaa.L..uj-�in.. e.d5.at5<'.i'.:, e. c--.
,a iovcd bythe Build:n Of iciL .
The Building Official may approve any such alternate, provided, it i
the -proposed design is satisfactory and complies with -the teel-nical provisions, sf this code, al d
tliaY._.the`inaterial, metkrod or work offered is; for the purpose intended, at yeast .,'1e ekuiv 'c u" =-
;'.��'.`..
of thaL restribed in<thlb code: iIz sUitabil i ' w.,( Y.ng : �'.c,f� _% -
p , 7 t 9 .. +�.i
Such approval shall be based upon submittal of substantiating data and including, but.,
an censtruetiaiz:factors, whPre..applicab',a,. _ _::: __ . _
.. Awri:tten application, shall be sobN *t*
`_ ., .ed for :;a p Opaz^!^'.1 <°i2tF; r?3.at F;'Lut€;r,'-t'rn.�-w..e.,....x�,a:d
constructiontogetberwith-a..,£ee established by the City Council. The detaiis.of.any_actaarr.__;
granting an-alteriiate material or method -of construction shall;.be neted .r the fides f tb_sr.:
BE ildingrtd S tr.<l ivision oftlae
�ss +r"..:u..,...'°�••.`'fd"��"u4-�is*"A.'"F=1d1'''14e3LeiY'C aY,l't^.ri:� ''tih x�"�iiL v'v�vk � � � � e..0� 1' Y$ � `vim �"w."e 5. ,�"�i .#.°' w ;.r«.+. »yta•y;
"`�rC3'•V'£SiY7'Tl�fl'f"'t1n5'COdE'Or'eV3df,"fiL4;'l;bat"alay"kat-u'�t,"x;f ac�z`t3i' Orli hL1 iav%,Acii"t.�,yC,..•ya,so"'i^'u'i2Rvi..'t: `F1c••'+Cv m-�^-^-^k�s.�a
requirements of this code, the Building Official may require testing as proofbf complia-nee to be -
made at no expense to the City.
.1-:c_.3..i _,.v'- --,- ,
there :ire no recognized and adopted test -method:.' for -the proposed alternate, the Building :-
Official shall determine ,test procedures. A fee, determined by the Building Official and as
approved by. the City Council, shall be paid by the applicant for the development of -any testing
procedure by Building & Safety and/or for the review of the testing results submitted to Building -
and Safety:
All tests shall be made by an approved testing agency. Reports of such tests shall be
retained in the files of the Building and Safety Division of the City.
104.2.10 Cooperation of Other Officials and Officers. The Building Official may
request and shall receive the assistance and cooperation of other officials of the City of Santa
Clarita so far as is required in the discharge of the duties required by this code or other
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pertinent laws or ordinances.
�—* 104.2.11 Investigation. The Building Official may investigate any construction or work
regulated by this Code, and issue such notices and orders as deemed appropriate.
104.2.12 Emergency Powers. The Building Official, with the approval of the City
Manager of the City of Santa Clarita, is authorized to make and enforce suchguidelinesand
policies for the safeguarding of life, limb, health or property as may be necessary from time to
time to carry out the purpose of this code. A copy of said regulations and policies shall be filed
with the Office of the City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita and shall be effective immediately
thereafter.
104.2.13 Standard Reference Documents. The codes, standards and publications
adopted and set forth in this code, including other codes, standards and publications referred
to therein are, by title and date of publication, hereby adopted as standard reference documents -
of this code:
When this code does not specifically cover any subject relating to electrical system design_:,_
and construction, recognized engineering practices shall be employed.
.:Appeals of determination x,.adfrt 5 the Bu'ildaxcg Official fer thi-. l ,shall be �o ed _
- 1:06Permits :.:.
Required' _..
,!i�-`:;:^�. a<u?w+x: ;'�.�-.t xr:::._,.'s ku5 +ri: .:» ,..w' 2'• �',-,ya ?Et �.H l' .c ....,u'�.e +ia _t ..c-.. az:: .+.>. .:;y�.. .'..k api's ..
s <E�cept as°utirise prosded irr:Secfiurr-lEiv^.lOG:4:is and 1'ri:OS. f3Fi:leE of tlic.mtsa rl aur ,
code, a person; whether acting, as principal, servant, agent or employee, shall -"not door cause
from the Building-Offaial:authorizisrg: urb. work: -c= _ _.__ _-
....
•-U" l.. x�..., . . :i.. u ..Jv.-:al. .:.Ja.....):=+f4 ,F .+. 4.5. n. ... .a .-.. uw = ... . :......
106.2 -Work Exempted
3�tr pe sores- lain ...z.tall;.. al er reconstruct e repaar-any:::elc
1. Minor repair work such as the replacement of lamps, switches, receptacle
devices, sockets, taping bare joints and the like, or the connection of portable
""'= moaor -and appliances to "suitable -receptacles which have been permanently
2. The wiring for temporary theater, motion picture or television stage sets.
3. The repair or replacement of fixed motors, transformers, apparatus, or appliances
ofthe same type and rating in the same location.
4. Electrical wiring, devices, appliances, apparatus, or equipment operating at less
than 25 volts and not capable of supplying more than 50 watts of energy.
5. Low-energy power, control, and signal circuits that are not an integral part of an
appliance and in which the power is limited from a source having a rated output
of not more than 30 volts and 1,000 volt-amperes.
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6. Temporary holiday decorative lighting.
r-- 7. The installation of temporary wiring for testing or experimental purposes within
suitable facilities.
8. Repair or replacement of overcurrent devices.
9. Portable generators, motors, appliances, tools, power outlets, and other portable
equipment connected by means of a cord or cable having an attachment plug.
10. The installation by Southern California Edison Company of radio -controlled -
relays on privately owned air conditioning and agricultural irrigation pumping
equipment in the company's pilot program of energy conservation through
electrical load management, entitled "Air Conditioner Cycling and Agricultural -
and Pumping Interruptible Programs'; provided, that:
a. The relays shall be tested and labeled by Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc.
b. The Building Official shall approve of specifications for the installation of the,
relays.
c. The relays shall be installedand maintained by Southern California Edison.
_ w. .,w., _ ___;....�Cvznpany orits•�.�nt . _.".-,_- ,,. ...:
u } -_T-he Southern Calrfornaw-EeL soa C-ompany shall'nial.
inspection.,_ upon -request of end by.tbe. 0ity, designated relay installa+,ons to, -
,�:_:.-.._-•:.v.: _�-xi xa?.xt�Ii'�'r e'J2P, ail ee t: :i'" s a.. Zfx.';l',.'t-1�n19.:+K3bt2._P.3�.,'fini:. the power,
above systems..
12:.-::-..Fxemption for Utilities._ -The"provisicns of -this- Code shall.not apply to _axiy
_ =.,--ulecixzca_ -work performed- -by -or -for:_.any.--elec�rcal co, xat,�x • �-' �,, :,,ye: _ , �......__
Jr- _eorporation on or with --any lectrical equipment ownedoocr
_. _ y> p r 4,.n1 d
or use b and for the exclusive benefit of such corporation in the conduct of its
-be entitled: by
any local tax;
- applicable to all other_electrical.work_performed by or for
.ral1T(BA Ci f:PlTil/1TA'}.➢/M1'i..rr ',ariRl �'ci.TnPf.railzrnse�.e.nrrnnn�tinn..�r-.onn 1. �.•n;.. ..
all provx ions.:.:_.
the abo hr _;, t : • i a:
^`-81$'."bUnFii>1T32.3'"$to:'fY1ChFdLSA:Yn1aY'lltll!ii"ae.^;=NdhfV:=�a�£..c:rYf.:yally`E7i-g^��L'�ix._;u'ib
operated:
Notwithstanding the foregoing, all electrical wiring and equipment shall comply with:
The provisions of'this Code shall cover, govern and control the installation, alterat:on_or,_.::. "
repair of any electrical wiring, connection, fixtures, sockets, appliances, apparatus, machinery
or other electrical devices by or on behalf of the City of Santa Clarita or any department or
officer thereof or by or on behalf of any school district or any quasi public or political corporation
or governmental agency or body, on said premises not owned by a public school district within _
the City of Santa Clarita.
106.3 Application for Permit
106.3.1 Application. Applications for an electrical permit shall describe the work to be
performed on the form provided and shall give the location either by street and house number,
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by lot, block and tract, or similar description that will readily identify and definitely locate the
�+ proposed work. A separate application shall be required for each building or structure.
The applicant for electrical permits for work exceeding $200.00 in value shall be a
licensed contractor, homeowner or authorized governmental representative,
EXCEPTION: When determined that there is an urgent necessity, the Building Official
may consider an application for an electrical permit prepared by persons other than
those specified above.
The Building. Official may refuse to issue a permit for temporary or permanent
service when there is no apparent legally permitted use for the service. In determining
whether a proposed use is legally permitted, the Building Official may consider not just
the provisions of the Electrical Code but all applicable statutes, ordinances, rules and
regulations.
- 106.3.1.1 -- --Licensed Contractor._A.licensed-contractor is a person who is engaged in the.
business of installing or repairing electrical wiring or equipment or who does, or who holds
=themselves outaswilling to:do:.per-.)nally.or throughAheir:employees any.-7vor-k or.sere,a^Qs
connectioirwith the installation; alteration or repair of any electrical wiring -or equipmentor
part -thereof and, -who possesses_an.appropriate contractor's license pursuant to Chapter 9;,.__
Il vision 3 of the=Business and Professions =Code .of.the. State.of:Califarnia-, ulznn ,ga ch,.lu^ens .:-w •.
includes within itsAassificationlimitaticns=the>activ.itier,.wt�fortlaonthe applicatisan_%x<pe.,rQ;, <--.
and.entitles the1icensee to,.perfsrn-, .rscnalLu„er.,throaagh their
.. :--.:. .-,without•personal;.local qualification-or,registration.. _.,w.., -::
--- A permit xray be issued to a firm r Tartnersl2aipy or corporations any.of'ticer-or member of
---- which is -a -licensed -contractor, in the event that all construction or -work is do: c nder t e,d rcct.
- m _:-106.3 1 2homeowner. A homeov nes 4s. -the -owner and -resident-.of,: a ,single7f_-mils .: ,
residence including common accessory and minor poultry, animal or agricultural buildings. A
1}'L>i' Tt,','CTiI3 13ekiS: ta*d-to:such hem:eowne?;..ppXV- .f edd-,V"ta_t -autherizeda yin d nA1ny-c�l=r'n_
-- shall;be done by the person to,Wbopithe.permit is. issued, or by,a member .of his immediate
106.3.1.3 . Government Reu
,y re .native. Agovernment representative'
is,a.personwho
is employed b .and -who has been authorized.by.a:governmental agency to,saaperviseor;:cc�z?rzod,
106.3.2 Submittal
plans and specifications,
work covered by:an application
Plans are required for th
1. Any installation w
or feeders have a
2. Any installation i
3. Theaters or motic
4. Assembly rooms
exceeding 500 pei
5. A hospital or oth
within the scope i
lents. The Building Official may require the submission of
gs, descriptions and diagrams as, in the judgement of the
::to show clearly-the-eharacter, kind and-extent-of'electrical...,
r a -permit.
following:
;re one or more services, switchboard, motor control centers
sting of 400 amperes or larger at 600 volts or less;
Led above 600 volts;
picture theaters;
similar places having an assemblage or seating capacity
• health care facility with surgical operating rooms falling
Art. 517 of the National Electrical Code;
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6. Installations in locations classed as hazardous locations by the provisions of
-, Chapter 5 of the National Electrical Code, unless otherwise satisfactory to the
Building and Safety Division. When the installation is designed and/or
supervised by an Electrical Engineer who is duly registered by the State of
California Board of Registration for Civil and Professional Engineers, and/or
supervised by a qualified maintenance electrician or supervisor registered with
the City of Santa Clarita as per Section 824(b) of this Code, plans need not be
approved unless otherwise required by Subsections (1) through (5) above.
7. Installation of lighting fixtures weighing more than 300 pounds.
8. Tenant improvement installations submitted within six months of the approval
date of shell building electrical plans.
9. Tenant improvement installations requiring review to verify compliance with the
State's Electrical Energy Conservation requirements (Title 24). This energy plan
- check. is in addition to the plan_check.required in Subsection (8) above._...
EXCEPTION: The above requirements do not apply to minor additions or.
alter-ati.ons where:sab�sfactoryfltheluild ng
and Safety Division:
[approval of a< plan_ and/or the issuance of a permit shall not be construed *.c be an,, ;
approval, of a violation of the provisions. of this. Code or of other laws,_ Plans or permits_...,,,
presu-ningto gi-,=e,authoritytc-violate or-cancel:the provisions ofthic Codocr,ofrther.,lacy�_?re__;,.,
--- -not valid; except�insofar as the-worl�ztherein,,-uthorized-is,,lawful.
1.06.3.3. Za�iFtaz asatxQx�vl.ra?xiseaS dlrc Pl -.
106.3.3.1 ., Every plan required by,Section,106.3.2.shall:be a. print or othPx,tvpe_anproz ed by , ..r .
the Building and Safety Division.. The information -contained -on the -plans shall -be drawn in..a_
- - --- prrofessioxtal::manner:, be clearly legible and-conta,n ahe-informaatior. rcquire3 . sober to :-
' -:than one-eighth inch per foot. Reasonable symbols_s�tiufaetory to the Dz isicu shall be,as�d nn , ..
all plans.
F� .r tugs,s&':w�zT:sTl-4�sk:':�'��.1-i� PT�i®N: "� SCu1C'.:✓1�:..sti_d:'..n-(?A2f..£�S'i,.�, t�3PCl. I£is8":..<a[?.?_�d'c"',t:L:^'.�1*&i v'
-acceptable to.the Division as established,hy prior.approval to use a smaller scale
u.
406111 3.2 . �:� The,foLowaAg•is�req zti�c�d�xto:bF,�show,naou t,�o zzlans for the �.irg.
_.._ described_ in. Section 106.3.2:
1. --z A,complete-single
5. The number, size and type of all conductors to be installed inwiringenclosures;-
6. The location of every proposed outlet and switch in all parts of the building or
structure including all fixed showeascs- wall -cases office furnishings. d
-vdring
7. The location, voltage and H.P. rating of every motor and the K.W. rating of every
generator.
8. The type and code letter of every AC motor unless an alternate specification is
otherwise satisfactory to the Building Official.
9. The location and KVA or equivalent rating of each transformer, capacitor, ballast,
converter, frequency changer and similar equipment; and the location and
ampere or wattage rating of other appliances of the noninductive type;
10. Details of panelboard, switchboard and motor control center schedules, showing
wattage and amperage, the number of active branch circuits to be installed, and
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the number of spare branch circuits for future use. This shall include identifying
*-� the circuits to which the outlets are connected and listing the number and type
of outlets.
11. A lighting fixture schedule;
The existing load, as calculated in accordance with Articles 210 and 220 of the NEC or
by other methods satisfactory to the Building Official shall be indicated for existing installations
have alterations or additions made thereto;
Other additional information as the Building Official may consider necessary for proper
enforcement of this Code.
106.3.4 Design Professional of Record. Each application for electrical permit shall be. -
accompanied by plans, specifications, diagrams, or calculations, as required by the Building
Official. When a plan checking fee or other fees are required by this or any related ordinance
or statute, such fees shall be collected at the time plans are filed. Plans may be filed by a
registered. -electrical, engineer, licensed contractor, -.government representative_or.authorized, .
owner's representative. The plans shall bear the designer's signature as required by State of
California -Regulations. The .person who's Signa ture.-appears on the plans shalk
Professional of Record".
106.3.5.- (r-eserved) _ ..
ifa.ir":r[NMw- 1TV06.."3.h' 6•m•,�,..F"<:(+S.r9:e6£ei£Yse.�YrYvei'd1�)
106.4-.1 Issuance. The
u..Aapplication; plans
_an._:d� specifications ...:+v'
. . a..
..+1.>.iX2x..Yr,..c..�'i:.:r e u Z .G1;+iv�•+,:.!.4-.d'rY-.}...
and other -required data filed...:
by -an apglicanE fora permit shall be revised by'the Building Ofiiciai.-Suckr: plans_:may be
.,.� .-Pe01eWeE1'bj'='CJti3C''C'='131➢ 11Q: agi?ni,34'u, Lx4SiA ;ii 5, 4t Ey. {.:��'.il3.t,xP1 ,"t7' and ofbe.Yd,-A a%°•aC c "4L. -.
-' .. eity'for°compll'aiice`wlth the laws and ordinances::Under•their]urlsdictlom-
- The Building Official shall issue a permit to the applicant for the work described in the ,.
-comply. v --7. , _.. ..
....,. ,...r;,,�'tz<. -1.. �::;-,kThew,ork EC+nfQrm3 tC1 thP.2regnlremCRtF, of thi° code...
.2..�-.--:.The-work described.. conforms to the.requirements o£other,pertinent
-•-- .- 3.-.The�required clearances-fmm all:other agepcies have been obtained.
30600 et. seq., if such permit is required. -
When a permit is issued and plan and/or specifications have been required to be
provided,-theBuilding Official shall endorse in -writing or stamp upon the plans=:and/on -
specifications "APPROVED."-Such-approvedplans' and -specifications shall -not-be:charged;
modified or altered without authorizations from the Building Official, and design professional
of record when applicable, and all work regulated by this code shall be done in accordance with
the approved plans, however the approval of the plans shall not be construed as a waiver of any
requirement of this code, or any other law or ordinance, unless specific documentation such as
that required by Section 104.2.8 is provided. The issuance of a permit shall not be deemed to
certify that the site of the described work is safe.
106.4.2 Retention of Records. The Building Official shall keep a complete record of all
essential transactions in the offices of the Building and Safety Division and plans and
specifications as required by the State of California.
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106.4.3 Validity of Permit.The issuance of a permit or approval of plans, specifications
and computations shall not be construed to be a permit for, or an approval of, any violation of
any of the provisions of this code or of any other laws or regulations. No permit presuming to
give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of this code or any other laws or regulations
shall be valid, except insofar as the work or use which it authorized is lawful.
The issuance of a permit based upon plans, specifications and other data shall not
prevent the Building Official from thereafter requiring the correction of errors in said plans,
specifications and other data, or from preventing electrical operations being carried on
thereunder when in violation of this code or of any other ordinances of the City of Santa Clarita
provided that notice is provided of the violations pursuant to section 19870 of the State of
California Health and Safety Code.
106.4.4 Expiration. Every permit issued by the Building Official under the provisions
of this code shall expire by limitation and become null and void if the work authorized by such
permit:
- 1: Isnot commenced within: 180 days from:the:date such permit was. issued.by the::
City, or ..._„ ...
2. Is suspended or abandoned at any time after the work.is commenced for a period,. _ ... .
Before such work can be recommenced a new permit shall be first obtained;: and a fee
therefor shall not exceed one half the amount required for a new permit for. such work, .(except
n the case. of item 3 above wherein the fee may be based :on tlae. amount of the; .work-rema_nin 7,.;
to be completed); provided no changes have -been made or will be made to the -original plans and
specifications for such work; and provided further that such suspension or abandonment has not
cdi:Inorderto, rerxaw'AaCiior=-c,a�pera::,,vJlu^r_- -ha s.beers�ub..raonnd<,e's
w suspended .for.zraore::tban one: year„,the-'pemitkee:,.sball. pay az,.;amc unt nQt- exceeding That
--.- ...... permittee holding an unexpired permit may apply for an extension o£ the tjme..,
withir-,wl>ich work -may -commence under that.permit wheyib? r?rm+tteo..is.zIna�'� fnr pxa r,ce....
- -azork within. -the -time required, by this -section :for:good.and.;eatisfactoryrpasons....hP:-.B zlld l,g::.
^:,--Offii;ial2ra�extend=tlxetime:fi�raetion=by--thepe�snittee-for--<tperiednot.exceed-,�„h.y�0;:d;��:or
"""""'T” 'WrT'ttY-`YC i'e 'iYeSt""b' -::tlle' ermlttE'B••<a' Ow3Y, t'Yi.i:-CirCi-x:lutanC:*fS� y �. r r, Z f
+. tha...:,. _ .
permittee have prevented action from being taken, and upon payment of an extension fee as
established by the City Council. No permit shall be extended more than once.
106.4:5 , Suspension or Revocation. The Building Official may suspen- d or;revoke any
permit issued under the provisions of this Code whenever such permit is issued inerror,:.or is -
issued on the basis of incorrect information supplied, or has been obtained by falsification or
misrepresentation, or when work is being done thereunder in violation of this or any related
ordinance or regulation.
106.4.6 (reserved)
106.4.7 Cancellation or Surrender of Permit. If no portion of the work or construction
covered by a permit issued by the Building Official under the provisions of this Code has been
commenced the person to whom such permit has been issued may deliver such permit to the
Building Official with the request that such permit be canceled. The Building Official shall
thereupon stamp or write on the face of such permit the words "Canceled at the request of the
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permittee." Thereupon such permit shall be void and of no effect. Refund of fees for canceled
^^ permits shall be made as established by Section 107.10.
106.4.8 Transfer of Permits. Permits are not transferable from one person to another
or from one location to another.
107 Fees
107.1 General
The City shall collect such fees as are required by this Code and issue receipts therefor,
copies of which shall be maintained as record in the office of Building and Safety..
107.2 Cost of Permit
-shaveabcren apprrveii:-Only after the plans have bee .�apprcved may, the-ppKcar v,appIzufoxs�,:z
electrical permit for such work. The cost- of the electrical•plan review shall be as established -by--
the City Council.
107.4 Expiration of Plan Review
' ?ilrp'lications`forwixich`ric electrical-lrexx�cg:�aic,eof.�5�..eix-v'ztlfin 18f: dins fc'deu'n�,�ixc � .- .-.. ;<:
date ofzpplicat=on shall expire by limitation, and pkans::;and othe.r.datasuknxitt�d„for.,aevE?y _... „
Official may -extend the time for action by the applicant for a period not exceeding,.180, days_on:a
$ r uest hems licant showing that eireumatances-b- -end the -control
'
e4 '"b5� pp - €' �
pre eirted actson f om being: taken. -The-Building: Official-may.collect a-fee-fbx.any;appiacatvar,= : v
for' extensionof, plan -review in accordance -with thc-City's fee schedule.
extenileJ&h'i`li`r'e uhaii'twice. 'Irr ox derttr rexYew acl sox.-o,a an appiicatxor. after exprra ur , ti*3te ':
applicant shall resubmit plans and pay a new plan review fee.
107.6 - (reserved)
107.7 (reserved)
107.8 (reserved)
107.9 (reserved)
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107.10 Refund
In the event that any person shall have obtained an electrical permit and no portion of
the work covered by such permit been commenced and such permit shall have been canceled and
a request for cancellation having been approved by the Building Official, the applicant/permittee
may request a refund from the City for a maximum of 80 percent of the permit fees paid
excluding issuance fees or plan review fees.
The applicant for the refund shall present all necessary documentation to the Building
Official to prove that they are entitle to receive the refund of the amounts paid for the permit.
No refund shall be made for a permit which was obtained by falsification or misrepresentation
and which was subsequently revoked for such cause.
107.11 Investigation Fees
107.11.1 Work without a Permit. Whenever any work for which a permit is required by
this codc::hacbeen-commenced without first obtainin -aid-- ermit, a special
- be made,be#breda ppsrnit-L:ay be issued for -such ,,vo-k
,-_:=
107.11.2 Fee. An investigation. feeshallbe collected whether or not a permit is then or
-_:subse uert ' sued,-Theinvesti ation:;fee-shall=be.e :u b
q `l�'-�e _ _ g q •a:, tm;the;a.mo.xnt:,�rf kr,..,... ^^.:...
the work investigated. The, mini nm;3n r St,gation fee: .Shall be . as estahli.shef. ]iv�the C,
-.
Council. The.payment,of such investigation fee shat not exempt -any person.from cemphoner:,..._
with all other provisions of this code nor from- any penalty prescribed by law.
^* 108 Ineotior
...
108.1 General
bM-sv F -t-._.. -'i= ,..iso: t ex�iia'n'NffiiFwYYvNF4.K"e ..: ,e �ruh*✓�.'.F4$y�W. yrexw.a?�:4:+wT's. ''vw.''�`Xei �.+.t.� -r .:': r.�::. Jr ' .
f ll new--electrica; work, and such po-ctions, of existing systems.as riay beafterted. ky, ,eW,
7111d2^g,0,iclal.to insu e_..!`
the requirements of this Code.
—It shall-be-theduty of the person doing.thework authorized by the permit to nryt,t,,,-
Building Official that said work is ready, forinspection.: Such: notification rhai?,:br,g via ..nit 1F s.
than 24 hoursbefore,the work is to be inspected -,The Building £lf icial shall have the authority tc remcve, onto require the
obstruction which prevents proper inspection of any electrical equipment.
Approval as a result of an inspection shall not be construed to be an approval of a
violation ei the, provisions- of this Cede or other laws: Inspections presuming-tc gi v e+authen ty�
to violate or -cancel -the provisions of this -Code or other laws shall not be valid, except -insofar
as the work therein is lawful.
108.2 Certificates of Approval
Upon the completion of the electrical wiring in or on any building or structure of any
nature, or tent, or premises, except as otherwise exempted in this Code, the person, firm or
corporation installing the same shall notify the Building Official, who shall inspect such
installation prior to concealment, and if it is found by the Building Official to be fully in
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compliance with the provisions of this Code, and all other laws and ordinances applicable
thereto issue, as provided for herein, the certificate of inspection or approval notice authorizing
connection of the electrical service and the energizing of the installation. The Building
Official shall issue upon request a Certificate of Approval for any work approved by him or her.
108.3 Approvals Required
108.3.1 Permission to Cover Work. It shall be unlawful for any person to lath over, seal,
- cover or conceal any electrical wiring or other electrical equipment, for the installation of which
a permit is provided herein, until such electric wiring or other electrical equipment shall have
been inspected and approved by the Building Official.
108.3.2 Connection. It shall be unlawful to energize or cause or permit to be energized any
electrical wiring coming under the provisions of this Code, until such electrical wiring.has been
inspected and approved by the Building Official. - Provided, however, that temporary -permission
may be given to furnish electric current to, or the use of electric current through any electrical
wiring for a length of tinic not exceeding -30 days or other reasonable period, it -if --appears to
said Building°Offlcialthat such electrical -wiring -may be used safely for such purposq, nndthat --
there exists an urgent necessity for such use.
34& 3:3 rotors.
All defects shall=b€ =co^ ecied within_ 10:duvs:
a: •• IOB.�' �(rtserveel`i.. _. -.,... .,;-:.. . �...�..., ry ,.._::.
108.5 Special Inspection
_ Special iiispectlons may require~
" -d on work involving .special hazards o2 coudltions and• _--
on work requiring=extensive, unusual- or constant inspection. Special inspections, when
a.
net;eS5'ar" 'SYIc"il'a' 1Je aCG01Y1" iislied b tli£=ii'�'�ia�flS�Si!'v'fUYtl""IIY.�iliu �eY-1$ e21t1t1Cu"��B;142d1ii^"iu��C• '•'.•=. t� :.•r
t the S P"ecial:.
Inspector shall, be erson-exce t thaa P. P paved .re g
_stered :ka-arzcl ,
108.7 Reinspection ...
The Building Official is hereby authorized and empowered to make at such times and as
often as in his discretion it may seem necessary, thorough reinspection of the installation in or
on any building, structure or premises of all electrical wiring, electrical devices an&electrkal
material A -UN, lnstallea of that may hereafter be installed. - =-- -- . _- -
When the installation of any such wiring device or material is found to be in..violation of
this Code, the person, firm, corporation or governmental agency owning, using: or operating the
same shall be notified in writing and shall make the necessary repairs or changes required to
place such wiring, device or material in compliance with this Code and to! have such work
completed within a period of 10 days after such notice, or within such other reasonable period
specified by the Building Official in said notice and shall pay such fees as are:: required by this
Code.
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Whenever an inspection has been requested for work which is either incomplete or is not
r ready to passed the required test, Building and Safety may assess a reinspection fee as
established by the City Council.
This provision is not to be interpreted as requiring reinspection fees the first time a job
is rejected for failure to comply with the requirements of this Code, but as controlling the
practice of calling for inspections before the job is ready for inspection or reinspection.
Reinspection fees may be assessed when the approved plans are not readily available to
the inspector, for failure to provide access on the date for which the inspection is requested, or
for deviating from plans requiring the approval of the Building Official.
To obtain reinspection, the applicant shall file an application therefor in writing upon
a form furnished for that purpose and pay the reinspection fee as established by the City Council
In instances where reinspection fees have been assessed, no additional inspection of work
will be performed until the required fees have been paid.
109 Requirements for Inion Methods and Materials
109:1 Instal.,atiora
ill ciectneal installations shall1be in conform it"with the previsions of th:sGo&Tand
shall bc, L --1C rs;:£ormitcy-with approved sta:,dards for. safetyAo Efe and propertyfAT i:reUna. ,T, *
type, o, e,....;L cf ma erlal, 0': nf;. sppcifi..'_?tat_.1axd arc presc?::bG1 by this
Electrical Code, conformity with a standard designated by Building Official shallbe; prism- _ -
facie evidence of conformity with an approved standard for safety to life and. property.- -
-. •m..– x:09:2 =lila lar'sals
All electrical materials, devices, appliances and equipment shall be in conformity with
ei.ci.fvvisioi'lsrithiaCode, :andwiti:'�apj�I
Listing, labeling or marking, - a:s - conforming to the standards of I
Labo_atc_.U, In-- the American Tilt tinr..al•Standards,Institute. Inc.; thn TTrite :aC
of Mines, Factory Mutual Laboratory, ER.TL, or other nationally recognized organ z
the indi-ndual organization issuing the Af'.=mprkin,` ie, approved l` r
Official ; sh0 "oe prima. facie evidence of conformity with the applicable provisions
^. 09:3 _ - �,''sed'Mateslal
Previously used construction materials shall not be reused in any work without
permission: _..
Previously used industrial apparatus and processing equipment may be reir:
provided it complies with all applicable provisions of this Code.
109.4 Existing Installations
No provision of this Code shall be deemed to require a change in any portion of electrical
systems or any other work regulated by this Code in or on an existing building or lot when such
work was installed and is maintained in accordance with law in effect prior to the effective date
of this Code, except when such electrical systems or other work regulated by this Code is
determined by the Building Official to be in fact dangerous, unsafe, or a nuisance, and a menace
to life, health or property.
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109.5 Additions, Alterations, Renewals and Repairs
Additions, alterations, renewals and repairs to existing installations shall be made in
accordance with the provisions of this code.
EXCEPTION: Minor additions, alterations, renewals and repairs to existing installations
when approved by the Building Official may be installed in accordance with the law in
effect prior to the effective date of this Code.
110 (reserved)
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TITLE 20
PLUMBING CODE
��'�ilY�:�bllTil
ADOPTION OF THE PLUMBING CODE
20.01.010 Adoption of the Plumbing Code
There is hereby adopted by reference that certain Plumbing Code known and designated
as "The Uniform Plumbing Code, 1994 Edition" prepared by the International Association of
Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, including all appendices except, and including those sections
of the California Plumbing Code requiring -enforcement by the local Building Department. Such
Code shall be and become the Santa Clarita Plumbing Code, regulating plumbing and drainage
- systems; --house sewers; private.sewage.disposal;.Arainage:systems, and prescribing conditions• ,-
s,, -- =.unde vAiieh�such=work-may be carried -on -with tl&�Ci�y"and-providing.,for-thc-issuance.ef-
--- - permits and the collection of fees -therefore._.._.___
At, -least one copy of the Uniform.=Plumbing Code,.1994 edition, with amendments has__.-,,:,..
been deposited in-the=office of the City Clerk ,and sh»t!-be,,at all -times maintainedbythe cler-R,.
e• •:: •-far:use:and=ex�:�inat.*.�nby.the
publ+� ,,.,,,.�:,:.�,,�,,.� _ ,„•, -„,
..s •. .anro_,'.lin.. v - ."�.".e .P.r, ......d•r.:'. ., c.mr,rP';w:Y w.. .�...... ..
20.02.010 Amendments to Certain Sections
...-
°��...t--
The following sections,ofthe Uniform Plumbing Code, as mended adopted by_SectiorG.02.010 ,-_-
_......__ ..,__ . _ . P, Section.7002.1.a.d�ed-_zI�zn�,.D*v..Wellc.fa_r.Dischareas
to -the Uniform .Plumbing Code to read $s 1bllows:,
µ"= "!Secliou IOW4 Water=%Rent_ U- -iruF2ar3-oWelif_fbr Discharge. Water-
systems using dry wells for the discharge of effluents are prohibited.
EXCEPTION: Systems with regeneration cycles discharging quantities of total
- dissolved solids that do not- exceed thosestipulatedin the water -quality,-
-objectives set by the Regional Water Quality Control Board when approved by -the
Building Official."
B. Appendix W added Gray Water Systems for Single Family Dwelling.
Appendix W is added to the Uniform Plumbing Code to read as adopted by the Department of
Water Resources for the State of California.
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CHAPTER 20.03
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
20.03.100 General
Chapter 20 of the Municipal Code of the City of Santa Clarita 'Plumbing Code," may be
cited as such, and will be referred to herein as "this Code." (NOTE: The chapter designation of
the Municipal Code (20.03.xxx) as indicated in the above section has been omitted from the
other sections of this Chapter for clarity. It is understood that a section noted as 105, in the
following, is the same as section 20.03.105 of the Municipal Code.)
101.1 Title
The regulations contained in this Section shall be known as the Administrative
-Provisions:,=rf—the=Santa Clarita Plumbing.Code.:w.-Ld shall: be :used in:.conjunc#ien:w
_— -technical provisions of Title 20 and th<:•grovzszo.<s.=of..?Qtle 2 , Califorria.Code•of=Regulations,..-
- mandated by -the -State of California to. be...enforced-by the local. Building Department, all of..
_;_whieh ma} be -cited ereir., as "thi code::::
- The purpose=of this Code is to provide minimum -standards to safeguard the public's -
_.__�,..-
- airfde-r-ayl-w�aangd:s:-�whae^lvfea�ib-ee.mebn=in-rteendleadtintog ctohnefe;-rd=-eas.=bibenr>e-ficotn ouaa<r=tulse.�ticoommm-quality
.,of
a-�nvahtoelr<azaa,l�-�-_�-f..�nrds.tazheet,--
intended
-
to establish a duty of care toward any particular person.
�f�l3t.odc'u1hFilx''74et be'e021StraYG'C:"-��-hu�tlxEittej4-x �Yx. ��.e�;:w'FnyrlDy'.e1i£Cri aM�� ;t��'. �.,v�3s � f37sk =� k ., _ ...: vn. er
- -responsible-for any damage; to personsor„property by reasor. of any inspeetzor authgrized .
.,,:.�.>�:..��...here�n;andlor-.%'or:an3*-actiontrr.:omasezn��,zr_co+raaNrtwnn.z*ziihJ:,ha.anpaica#zon.ancll�r4enf*�Te�?3?;�Tn4 . -
of this Code.. By: adopting the_provisions.of this Code,the Citydoes not intend„to impose cn.R.w_
itself, its employees, or agents any:mandatory.duties ofcare.toward.persons vaduprgYnPrt3 cvzt io „w _ .
its jurisdiction so as to provide.,a basis -of cavil liability £or:damages. _ ._., ...
.., , s sectionds=4eclaratory aS existnr� laws:;ae d as nav�tc bc.-coni �? zed o.vsz�ggy� � g t h_ K.
suchv i azotthe*grz rpi e and.-irtcnL of:ga e� z ,us C od vdcptaors. „ 4 .x. ,. v.._ w.
101.3 Scope
11c, provisions of this Code shall apply to: the construction, alteration, moving; repair ard-
use of any plumbing or drainage work on any premises within the City of Santa Clarita.
The provisions of this Code shall not apply to any work located primarily in a public way:
to work consisting of public utility, service piping; or to work otherwise specifically exempted
elsewhere in this Code.
Where, in any specific case, different sections of this code specify different materials,
methods of construction or other requirements, the most restrictive shall govern. Where there
is a conflict between general requirement and a specific requirement, the specific requirement
shall be applicable.
Wherever in this code reference is made to the appendix, only the UPC appendix sections
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adopted in Section 20.01.010 of the Municipal Code shall apply.
101.4 Validity
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this code is, for any reason, held
to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
ordinance. The City Council of the City of Santa Clarita declares that it would have passed this
code, and each section, subsection, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one
or more section, subsections, sentences, clauses and phrases be declared unconstitutional.
102 Dangerous and Insanitary Construction
Whenever it is brought to the attention of the. Building Official that any construction or
work regulated by this Code is dangerous, unsafe, insanitary or a menace -to life, health or. .
property or is in violation of this Code, the Building Official shall make an investigation and
upon determining such information to be fact, shall order any person; firm or corporation usingr..A
•
ar' matn,axnxng-any-such condition or respons blz fbr=-t: -e use c:- maantenanc-e-thereof tc:w:•-_ -- _.
discontinue the use -of -or -maintenance thereof-or-to.repair, alter, change, remove.or demolish...
same; as=deemed-appropriate by:the -Building-Ofoial Ibr-the proper. proteetion:of �zfe -health oxM:- ._ . ,.
property, =and<in the case of any gas.pipinb or>gas appliance znay.order, any>,pessor, Fr*o e.-..,, . .,,w ,
corpora ions xppl ng: to cuclz pip;.ngsara ygpl. <..s `rte iscnrt.nue;supplying,ga-
such gas piping or gas appliance is made safe -to life, health and property._ -,
--Every such order shall be in writing addressed -to -the owner, agent orpersonresponsible
_...__ .. - -_.-for L'Yie-pxexnises imvlrich such condition exists-and-sl-rall-specify the date-ar._,Ume � eaa su
Ut5'1.laLxtl:%Ya'l:U"YV1G1a-AlJ.'.: U"U1D 1ovuaca;eavau�,'.-aul:i f. a/;lw.z:'*s Ca+/' s'xc.[a.'YaevaJa'4'.cwLce l,a z:. `!2 eul )11 IVUI+ ' •...._.
of time for which such construction can safely be used or maintained in the judgement of the
consider d:a violat' n:of.this_code and.,pimishable as noted in section 103 oFthis Code
thing x i th ..Chapter o€ tl e mucctripal code sh:oil.'imit,.tbP ah laty, of the l uzldlrRw x
Official t utilize section of Chapter 18.03, of the municipal, code to obtain compliance on a
. 103 _. -. Viola ions and Penalties -.
., ..,m/, a..,. .... ..p ...�... v^. ', E` iY3'AYpliancewith Code:,aM
Santr. A person shall not erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove,
-convert, demolish, -or maintain any water piping; -gas -piping, or drainage system ir_ the -City a£ _--„ `
arita, or cause the same to be done, contrary to, or in violation of any of the provisions
of this cdIde,
103.2 Penalties
i
Every person who violates any of the provisions of this Code is guilty of a misdemeanor
punishal le by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment not
exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment,(see section 17995 State Health
and Safety Code), unless such violation is otherwise declared to be an infraction by the City
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Council. Such person shall be guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion
thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this Code is committed, continued,
or permitted to remain.
103.3 Infractions
See Section 18.03.103.3 of the municipal code.
103.4 Notice of Violations
See Section 18.03.103.4 of the municipal code.
104 OrLyanization and Enforcement
1.04.1 Building and Safety Division
x .._.-7 aero is here established within-he-0it of Sa: ta-Cla-'ta.. ^ dz.:s on aA •the -B ldxn
and Engineering -Services -Department to be known as the `Building and Safety Division" under
_._... '..;_..__ x}ae✓ada�ijai:str-ativc��nd.operationalcantrolof,the=BuildrngOffic:al ;n;.._.�,��•_-:;,� ..r.�,�„W __„ ,-_:
104.271 General. The Building Official is hereby authorized and directed to enforce all
_........_.---uftheprovisions-of.thiscode, Mle18the :Buildin -Code;-Title S -the ElectricalCuda;;:andTitl
�_ .;_..Eos suc�lrpu�tmoses-tlse-$uil�ling.(Jfficiahshal3-havethe-powers cfra law erfar:ceme__t.eAor,-_--,,- .....
The Building Official shall have the power to render interpretations of these codes and
C
- •`••"'e"r#�Y��'�nd�enlerC.'f.'�l�•le+�i andsn'ppleii.fntu�-^1 Cb1:3L�.".�:Sl -13� ✓vi dG�i "�.1�: �-:#i.�WS.T�.p..faL:C.1rXJf .+f -F!4. ti1i„
their,.provisions. Such interpretations;::s les..and regulations shall be in conformance vtith the-
._,.-,..",.M%enever.,the-.term..'Building Official".or,.'Adniinistrative.Authgrity" as used._m.gny
secticn,of>tb_is Code such .term -shall be.,construed to mean.the Building
_ _-_Santa•l;larita _..;,�, --
..-,"appointing"autlaoritjy ,t-hcBuilding Offacialnmayy�appeint,such.-number ofteeh�aaea3
inspectors and other employees asshall be authorized from time to time. The Building Official
may deputize such technical officers, inspectors or other employees or persons as may be
-necessary to -carry out -the functions of the -Building and Safety Division; - _ ...._.
104.2.3. , :::= -Bight of Entry:
104.2.3.1 Whenever it is necessary to make an inspection to enforce any of the provisions
of or perform any duty imposed by this code or other applicable law, or whenever the Building
Official or an authorized representative has reasonable cause to believe that there exists in any -
building or upon any premises any condition which makes such building or premises hazardous,
unsafe or dangerous for any reason specified in this code or other similar law, the Building
Official or an authorized representative hereby is authorized to enter such property at any
reasonable time and to inspect the same and perform any duty imposed upon the Building
Official by this code or other applicable law; provided that (i) if such property is occupied, that
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credentials be presented to the occupant, an explanation of the reasons for the inspection given,
!Pow and a request for entry made therefor; and (ii) if such property is unoccupied, then reasonable
effort shall first be made to locate the owner or other person having chargeofthe property to
explain the reasons for the inspection and to request entry therefor. If such entry cannot be
obtained because the owner or other person having charge or control of the property cannot be
found after due diligence or if entry is refused, the Building Official or an authorized
representative shall have some recourse to every remedy provided by law to secure lawful entry
and inspect the property.
104.2.3.2 Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Building Official or. an authorized
representative has reasonable cause to believe that the building or premises is so hazardous, -
unsafe or dangerous as to require immediate inspection to safeguard the public health or safety,
the right to immediate entry by any reasonable means to inspect the building or premises,
whether occupied or unoccupied and whether or not permission to inspect has—been—granted,
is hereby- authorized; -provided that -if --the-- property is -occupied, the Building.Official nr..,_
authorized representative shall first present credentials to the occupant _and offer an
explanation -of -the' -purpose of the inspection.-
and
nspection. and authorized inspection, personnel:..,__.
-- -- '=1{P4.2.3.4'�- ATo-pY,=sor. shal3=fail or:=refuse,--a€ter�rrager=dcniand has -bee �-z�a�3=sd-.upon t.�.emtr..-•.,, � N -
r-E^=�`*�'*�rv�v�e3€-c3�ir.�Glsst,�subsectiun,
104:2.4 - Stop Work Orders.
pfo'vYsioric of thisacode, the Build
ill beguilty-of amisdemeanor.
-,
Whenever any plumbing work is being done, contrary to the
rg Officiai'_may-TTrdpr-the-work stopped -by -wsitterY notice:-
pErsoias''shall frsrtlivri listop such work_-untilauthorued.-bythe.Bui ding Qf cial vpraKred v<t3 •r,
the work. Any person failing to stop work after being served with such notice shall be guilty of
' :• '' ,uY1lRiraCthJil Or iT'iT&'deII1Ei1IlUY"aS'riUte(3`"i27�'o�`1: LYLYT%'-1 �.Je> 'E�'.n,' of
vn
104.2.5-:- ::;... Changes in BirildingDeeupancy._._ Plumbing systems which;,* e apart of ani
-
b�_..['y'.
` - ----shall-comply -with -all -requirements._bf.this. Code -.which may be
occupancy:,-—,.,, w..,.,,,_„
104:1:5 a- , —Liability. - The; liability -and indemnification- of the BnildingwQfliciai ,and a>T,v, _..;r. _ _-,
':Snbl2x diiia�es drE'gUVE,i°YlEd'li'y.tlle prUC a$1U11s`Ui'DxviuiUT't'J:V'Ua TE�xE.''sU.tl_.'::�i".FnC.��S�";..•a::-..b+d'C�S+ca c.�a••.-�-----_..
104.2.7.1 General Request(s) for modifications shall be made on a form prescribed by the
Building Official and shall be submitted with a fee as specified by the City Council. The details
of any action granting modifications shall be recorded and entered in the files of the Building
and Safety Division of the City. The Building Official may require that any -conditions of
approval associated with the granting of a modification be recorded on the title of the property
with the County. Recorder's Office.
104.2.7.2 Modifications.. When there are practical difficulties involved in carrying out
the provisions of this code, the Building Official may grant modifications for individual cases.
The Building Official shall first find that a special individual reason makes the strict letter of
this code impractical and that the modification is in conformance with the intent and purpose
of this code and that such modification does not lessen any fire -protection requirements or any
degree of structural integrity. The details of any action granting modifications shall be recorded
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and entered in the files of the code enforcement agency. The request shall be accompanied by
a fee as established by the City Council.
104.2.8 Alternate Materials and Methods of Construction. Nothing in this Code is
intended to prevent the use of any material, appliance, installation, device, arrangement or
method of construction not specifically prescribed, provided any such alternate has been
approved by the Building Official.
The Building Official may approve any such alternate, provided, it is determined- that
the proposed design is satisfactory and complies with the technical provisions of this code, and
that the material, method or work offered is, for the purpose intended, at least the equivalent
of that prescribed in this code in suitability, strength, effectiveness, fire resistance, durability, -
safety and sanitation.
Such approval shall be based upon submittal of substantiating data and including, but
not limited to, performance characteristics, measurements, calculations, diagrams, equipment
and construction-faetors where applicable.-.-- - - -- - _. __. __ - .
A written application shall be submitted for a proposed alternate material or method of _
construction together with a fee established -by the City Council. The details of r ny,acr on. _
>_graritiwgan alternate -material or method--oS•eonst,-action 'shall -be. noted in-tha•f les-tif t -- - .....
.-Building and-,Safety,Division-,ofthe City.-
= 104:2:0 T -este: IAThenever tliere, is-iresuffieient=evidence o`comp:iarce-wzth a?131 e£ the. -
made at•rlo�xiiense-te•the City: --, ,_-_.,. ,
Test methods shall be as specified by this code or by other recognized test standards. If _
there are no recognized and. "ado ted-tesi metliuds:fur-tlie-pio osed alternate. tl-e Bu.ldi
Pt' . +�+�.�'�', p �"('�Lx'dl'J✓.F:.k':?"•d5'.:'�4e3'r_�42E':.tf;^t::pr®C4,4.,.a .+.c!x -A�%•.. s - r, 3 „ s•� • ,� ,^F•
.•. re: Xs, 4'Cy'�"Si v^�„_S},'_ �F x,..l.rj_+k`3:4,. Bi„Lx"•'�73 :''a. x�S rrr..::.r �N, Yc>i4".r. _a ..a ..'.L"-�:k':
a rovedb :the Cit uracil shalLbe
PP Y 3*"Oo paid-.
bS'=the=apglscant-for t he>davelopment'„j�aE;;-test ng.��.. ....._._.
procedure by Building &Safety and/or for the review ofthe testing results submitted to Building
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All :tests -shall rbe made, by a.n;approved testing agency. Reports of such tests shall be
:. .:. etaxiud r e«frles the Bl ildin: and=Safest= 3?z�.dslor-oUbe.Cit
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104.2.10 --•--Cooperation-of OtherOffieials-and:Officers. The Building_Qfficial may._._
request and shall receive the assistance -and cooperation of other officials of -the City of cant.-.
- Clarita so far as -ss -=required :in the d'isthargu-cf-thc duties required by, thee code o,= other.:,,
._.... -phi'of:�frL"laws'�YSY�a'11ant;es. -:... �—._...,,_... .... .. .. ::..... ._.�:s;::„�er.�;��::,•.�-r:.�«mn �. ...
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regulated
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regulated by this Code, and issue such notices and orders as deemed appropriate.
104.2.12 (reserved)
-104.2.13 Emergency Powers. "The Building Official, with the approval -of the -City- -
Manager of the City of Santa 'Clarita,"is authorized to make and enforce such guidelines and
policies for the safeguarding of life, limb, health or property as may be necessary from time to
time to carry out the purpose of this code. A copy of said regulations and policies shall be filed
with the Office of the City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita and shall be effective immediately
thereafter.
104.2.14 Standard Reference Documents.. The codes, standards and publications
adopted and set forth in this code, including other codes, standards and publications referred
to therein are, by title and date of publication, hereby adopted as standard reference documents
of this code.
When this code does not specifically cover any subject relating to plumbing or gas system
design and construction, recognized engineering practices shall be employed.
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105 Anneals
Appeals of determination made by the Building Official for this code shall be made in
accordance with section 18.03.105 of the Municipal Code.
106 Permit
106.1 Permits Required
Except as otherwise noted in sections 18.03.106.4.1 and 18.03.106.4.6 of the municipal'
code, a person, whether acting as principal, servant, agent or employee, shall not do or cause
or permit to be done any gas piping, plumbing, drainage, house sewer or private sewage disposal -
work regulated by this code -without =frst_securing a- permit from Building --and _Safety
authorizing such work.
106:1.1
House Sewers in New" Developments. When a writtenag-ecement covering
- partial inspection•and inspection fees ras-first-been-made-between the Building -Official and the-
"principals -involved; house sewers constructed-irx=n+;w-developments maybe extended -from t?Pe--- .
?rn:, to'=tl'.—requirements y.rn�sl,nll i..o
No connection shall be made between -such housesewer and any building drair, until a house
�"-- --- "sewer lieznir a.+-requiredbytlPis'eoaie'has'farst-beexr'ol�taiPred:
a public sewer, to connect to the public sewer at a point where no branch fitting has been
Engineer: te�de so. -.-.No per nit: shall:.,be.issued-to_connect to a, public sewer nqt,-under the___
written -,permission from the authority controlling such sewer and has filed.,a_copy_of such.^^,..
permission with, the Building Official,..,..:, . .
106.1.3 Workin Public, Highway,.:No-person shall install,,remove;;alter or repair. an%
house sewer 'or -part -thereof-which is"located-fi any'^pini iC:'Way Pn t nC Ciity w:Lt�?GUs�:]s: &'xn�'vf. ^¢tea � �-�-
(CALTRANS), whichever agency may have jurisdiction over the particular thoroughfare affected.
106.1.4 Decorative Gas Lighting Devices and Appliances. No permit shall be issued
for'decor-ative gas" h-ghting devices or' -exterior decorative gas appliances.
106.2 Work Exempted
No permit shall be required in the case of any repair work as follows: The stopping of
leaks in drains, soil, waste or vent pipe, provided however that should any trap, drainpipe, soil,
waste or vent pipe be or become defective and it becomes necessary to remove and replace the
same with new material in any part or parts, the same shall be considered as new work and a
permit shall be procured and inspection made as herein provided. No permit shall be required
for the clearing of stoppages or the repairing of leaks in pipes, valves or fixtures when such
repairs do not involve or require the replacement or rearrangement of valves, pipes or fixtures.
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4. Location and size of all valves,
r— 5. Location and type of all plumbing fixtures,
6. Information on the occupancy and occupant load when appropriate,
Other additional information as the Building Official may consider necessary for proper
enforcement of this Code.
106.3.4 Design Professional of Record. Each application for a plumbing permit shall
be accompanied by plans, specifications, diagrams, or calculations, as required by the Building
Official. When a plan checking fee or other fees are required by this or any related ordinance
or statute, such fees shall be collected at the time plans are filed. Plans may be filed by a
registered Mechanical Engineer, licensed contractor, government representative or authorized
owner's representative. The plans shall bear the designer's signature as required by State of-, .
California Regulations. The person who's signature appears on the plans shall be the "Design
Professional of Record",
106.3.5 (reserved).
g06°r3c6 -reserved)
306.4 Permits Issuance
l0fi.42 M °Issuance. i1Ye'apphcatloa;+play sped �t.orls, geologic rsreosl repertu. s .<; ��- ,
r:.. 7 " .^,..0 � Slt "1' lllNbc'.revic--wed by
o�t2erru.�a..�.rt�?"a-filen as ;�. upl.asc,.le:,-f' ...
Such -plans may -be -reviewed by'other public agencies,;utilities, departments-of&c\ Citi ara�--- =_
other divisions of the Building & Engineering Services of the City for compliance with the laws
�, anaord.InazYce�`untler�helr,7unsdletlon '- � '� " - -= "
I,� I"�u °.'. ". �lzv^tll•:':iRf�dii'lg`�}f�C wx. S?311Y u �C"-w�'�t1c"'3^e i,e:-."Y.si?�:ta'fi13'i�i'.ant fZi.•.t11F wd:PF:'dF s.��_;'•a 4� 4 v.,.yx m �.'i'�i`.^"�.
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rund-piarls-filed tlierewith; :when Itis--deterxr,.ir ed-athat all
apphz ataoof tlrc:-£csllox=.ang teas _
comply:
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2 The work described conforms to the .requirements of other pertinent laws and
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3. The -required clearances -from all other agencies have been obtained.
The applicant has obtained.a permitpursuantto Public Resources Code. Section
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eFffT1i:” IS'i's SiicSd' aipui`:l!,&4.cgat.Ous-haw "i,F'.2i"Y'a-c:3ti;£i-tU+^`u::aw.,s+
provided, the Building Official shall endorse in writing or stamp upon the plans and/or
specifications "APPROVED." Such approved plans and specifications shall not be changed,
modified or altered without a uthorizations-fromthe Building Official, and design professional -
of record when applicable, and all work regulated by this code shall be done in accordance with - _
the approved plans, however the approval of the plans shall not be construed as a waiver of any
requirement of this code, or any other law or ordinance, unless specific documentation such as
that required by Section 104.2.7 is provided. The issuance of a permit shall not be deemed to
certify that the site of the described work is safe.
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
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No permit, test or inspection shall be required where a plumbing system or part thereof
is set up for exhibition purposes and has no connection with'a water or drainage system.
106.3 Application for Permit
106.3.1 General. Any person legally entitled to apply for and receive a permit shall make
such application on forms provided for that purpose. They shall give a description of the
character of the work proposed to be done and the location ownership, and use of the premises
in connection therewith. The Building Official may require plans, specifications or drawings and.
such other information as may be deemed necessary and pertinent by the Building Official prior
to the granting of a permit.
When the Building Official requires submission of, examination of and checking of plans
and specifications, drawings, descriptions and diagrams necessary to show clearly the character,
kind and extent of plumbing work covered by applications for a permit the Building -,,Official shall
review the information for compliance with the provisions of this code.
Ib6.3.2 Submittal Documents : The Building -Official may require tlae;submis��os cai_ _,.._
plans and specifications drawings descriptions and diagrams as, in the judgement of she--
BuildingOfficial,are appropriate to show clearly the character, kind and extent of -plumbing or__. _..._
gas piping work covered by ail application for a permit,
2.. Potable water supply piping required to be 2 inches or larger; or
3: Fuel -gas piping required to: -be -2 ineh6 yr larger or containing mediur; - or, hush= -
3'hr;Btdldxng OflScial may rGgiz se thnt cal ulatmRs be ssbmitt d to shc.> th«t . Y otc -
is under the amounts noted above
'Approval ,of`a'-plan- ndfo the'4iss ..0sh'all%not be
approvat.of.a violation.of the. -provisions of this: C.odfe -or of other laws _,Plans or erm3 , ,;...
.•. ., ..pre51Am3nU.-tf.::gt�rC'�kln liU^,tY 4t£?_vlUlatP,.01T.::f,`dRCC�:tI1.Q.prf,1]?]92URS Of thls:Codl,,,.,pr,<4?l
not.valid,, except in. so, far as.theworktberein.authorized islawful.
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Informations RequiredaOn Plans
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the Building and Safety Division. The information contained on the plans shall be drawn in a
professional manner, be clearly legible and contain the information required in subsection
106.3.3.2below. -The plans for the plumbing and gas systems in a building shall be of a scale
no smaller -than one=eighth inch per foot. -Reasonable symbols satisfactory to the.D- ivision shall = be used in all plans.
EXCEPTION: A scale less than one-eighth inch per foot may be used where acceptable
to the Division.
106.3.3.2 The following is required to be shown on the plans for the work described in
Section 106.3.2: _
1. The size and location of all piping to be installed,
2. Material specifications,
3. Design assumptions regarding pipe pressures,
at his own risk without assurance that the permit for the entire building or structure will be
-- granted. The Building Official may require in writing a statement from the owner
acknowledging potential risks.
106.4.2 Retention of Records. The Building Official shall keep a complete record of all
essential transactions in the offices of the Building and Safety Division and plans and
specifications as required by the State of California.
106.4.3 Validity of Permit. The issuance of a permit or approval of plans, specifications
and computations shall not be construed to be a permit for, or an approval of, any violation of
any of the provisions of this code or of any other laws or regulations. No permit presuming to
give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of this code or any other laws or regulations
shall be valid, except insofar as the work or use which it authorized is lawful.
The issuance of a permit based upon plans, specifications and other data shall not
prevent the Building Official from thereafter requiring the correction of errors in said plans, _
specifications- and other data, or frompreventingplumbing operations .being carried on._
thereunder when in violation of this code or of any other ordinances of the City of Santa Clarita
-provided that notice is provided -off .the --violations .pursuant to section 19870:,of the -,q ate. of, -
California Health and Safety Code. - _
106.4.4 Expiration. Every permit issued by the Building Official under the provisions_..
of -this code shall expire by limitation and -become-null and void if the building -or work
1. Is not commenced within .180 days from.the date sucl: permit was issued by xhc;:Caty y
2, is suspended or -abandoned at any time -after the -work is commencedforaperiod,nf s,z-
months.
3......_ Harexceeded=a'period of two years and'a'ICaronths"from: the date the'permit
-- .Before -such -work can be recommenced,-a-ncw-permit shall -be first, obta red,- n-1 , fe. -
therefore shall not exceed one half the amount required for a new permit for such work, (except
in-tl e case''of item 3 above cvlse ein the fee may be based or. the amount of the:work
to be completed), provided no changes have been made or will be made to the original plans and
_ specifcations:fer,aucb;;ivor>�; and p.e.`.ndedfilather.that.cuch suspension o* ahand, nmenk h��
exceeded one year.; In order, to renew action on a permit which has been abandoned or
_suspended -for ,more -than one-year,�the,permittee shall pay -an. .amount not exceeding that
originally paid for -the -permit. -
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work within the time required by this section for good and satisfactory reasons. The Building
Official may extend the time for action by the permittee for a period not exceeding 180 days on
written request by the permittee showing that circumstances beyond the control of the -
permittee -have prevented action from being taken and upon payment of an extension fee as
established by the City Council. No permit shall be extended more than once. See Section
20.01.108.1 for expiration of permits for repair and maintenance work.
106.4.5 Suspension or Revocation. The Building Official may suspend or revoke any
permit issued under the provisions of this Code whenever such permit is issued in error, or is
issued on the basis of incorrect information supplied, or has been obtained by falsification or
misrepresentation, or when work is being done thereunder in violation of this or any related
ordinance or regulation.
106.4.6 (reserved)
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106.4.7 Cancellation or Surrender of Permit. If no portion of the work or construction
covered by a permit issued by the Building Official under the provisions of this Code has been
commenced, the person to whom such permit has been issued may deliver such permit to the
Building Official with the request that such permit be canceled. The Building Official shall
thereupon stamp or write on the face of the permit the words " Canceled at the request of the
permittee." Thereupon such permit shall be void and of no effect. Refund of fees for canceled
permits shall be made as established by Section 107.10.
106.4.8 Transfer. Permits are not transferable from one person to another or from one
location to another.
107 Fees
107.1.-- General
The City shall collect such fees as are required by this Code and issue receipts therefor,
copies efwhich shall be maintained as record in the office of Building and Safety..
107.2 Cost of Permit
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Plank Review Pee
-- -Plan Review fees -shall be paid when the plans are submitted far review To plcmbi =
- -antii-t'ifarm have-been-approved.Only-after; the; plans -have been apl ovved_may the:apphran+_ ._
apply for a plumbing permit for such work. The cost of the plumbing permits shall be as
established by the City Council
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.Applications for which no building permit or grading permit is issued witbh%l80_ days.~;
follovring the-datatofapplication,shali expire by limitation, and plans and other data
- `3Yre Btu ki:i Ofi iia rna extend the tir e-fo."uor"b =*t3 - lre4z t f e� .., rer n8 ^tyexreedid g.
180 days on request by the applicant showing that circumstances beyond the control of the
applicant have prevented action from being taken. The Building Official may collect a fee for
any application for extension of plan review in accordance with the City's fee :schedule. No
application shall be extended more than twice. Ir_ order to renew action on an application after
expiration, the applicant shall resubmit plans and pay a new plan review fee.
107.5 (reserved)
107.6 (reserved)
107.7 (reserved)
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107.8 (reserved)
107.9 (reserved)
107.10 Refund
In the event that any person shall have obtained a permit and not portion of the work
or construction covered by such permit shall have been commenced and such permit shall have
been canceled and a request for cancellation having been approved by the Building Official, the
applicant/permittee may request a refund for a maximum of 80 percent of the permit fees paid,
excluding issuance fees or plan review fees.
The applicant for the refund shall present all necessary documentation to the Building
Official to prove that they are entitled to receive the refund of the amounts paid for the permit.
Norefund shall be made fora permit which was obtained by falsification or misrepresentation - - and which was subsequently revoked for such cause.
30 ecl i 1rivest gation Fees
107M.1 Work without a Permit. Whenever any work for which a permit is -required- by -
be ruade f,; -& a permit may be issued for such work. M
107.11.2. Fee. An investigation fee -shall be collected whether or;not r, perp: t s then e.
subsequently issued. The investigation fee shall be equal to the amount of the permit -fee
required by this code and shall be in addition to any fees for permits issuedinconnection wifri
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= 'Cauneil: The a�ment`ofsuch investigation -fee shall -not exempt any petso<i i•om-compliaaee .
with all other provisions of this code nor from any penalty prescribed by law.
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108.1, ..... ..- General .
All construction or work for which a permit is required by this Code shall be subject to--
C11AIIGtl L1I.G ill vv IDlviiJ ,i oum 'Vuc u. u .uuaa.a,.a ..wmw w..o I-- ................. ..._..__..._ -.
inspect all plumbing and drainage work authorized by any permit to assure compliance with
provisions of this Code or amendments thereto, approving or condemning said work in whole
or in part as conditions require. The Building Official may inspect portions of the existing
systems to ensure the new work is safe. - - - -
It shall be the duty of the person doing the work authorized by the permit to notify the -
Building Official that said work is ready for inspection. Such notification shall be given not less
than 24 hours before the work is to be inspected and shall not be covered prior to approval by
the Building Official.
Request for inspection of maintenance and repair items, such as but not limited to, water
heater replacement, repiping or water lines, addition of gas outlets, etc. shall be made within
10 days of their installation and any and all corrections made within 10 days of the inspection
or the permit shall expire by default and a new permit shall be required. The Building Official
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may request that information be produced to verify the installation time frame. when the
existence of the work leads the Building Official to believe that the work was allowed to remain
uninspected for a time period greater than that specified in this section.
The Building Official shall have the authority to remove, or to require the removal of any
obstruction which prevent proper inspection of any plumbing or gas piping system.
Approval as a result of an inspection shall not be construed to be an approval of a
violation of the provisions of this Code or other laws. Inspections presuming to give authority
to violate or cancel the provisions of this Code or other laws shall not be valid, except insofar
as the work therein is lawful:
108.2 Certificates of Approval
Upon the completion of the plumbing or gas piping system in or on any building or
structure of any nature, or -tent; or premises, except as otherwise exempted in this Code, the --
person, firm or corporation installing the same shall notify the Building Official, who shall
inspect such installation prior to concealment, and if it is found by the Building Official.to
- M rm com liance-withthe provisions of this Code and all other laws and ordinances -.applicable
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thereto issue, -as provided for herein, the certificate of inspection or approval notice authorizing ....
connection ofthe gas -service.
T-lxc Building Official shall issue-uporx rcquest-n,Certificate ofAppro a'_•for�arry wo_'__ ..,.:. � •..,. .
app.cvc-,, by Building , rid Safety:, w .:
108.3 Approvals Required
v`> ._ 1{1£s late.. 1 � issiain.tc, Cover-R'orl�. It shall -bcurnlaw£ul foz ;,:� Y - :r tc ?nth, c'�.. z ,.".�, �1 ::..r.
sea!, cover or conceal any plumbing, gas drainage; or ventilation -system for -which a permit is
required, until such plumbing, gas, drainage, or ventilation system has been tested,_ inspected
and -approved -by the Building Official. » .». -w = . _ „_::,s> . ,
108.3.2- --Connec+.ion... It shall be unlawful to energize or cause or permit to -be energazed_-„,._.. ,
-.-..::�.�;any--ga.*-ry-r_xrg,system>camrng.•underthe-pravasrone-oftlzze,Code;,,ntil:;such;�^s.�spa�sg,e�yst,*;�,�,.��u
shall have been -inspected :and .approved by -the Building Official.
It-shail be unlawful to connect to -any public sewer system -until such v astc--pipmg:systerw - -..
has becn inspected and approved by the Building Official.
to'connect,to-any-potable water supply =.: C ach: v ate
systerrr has beers inspected and approved by the Building Official. -- -
108.3.3 Corrections. The Building Official shall order changes in workmanship or
materials, or both, essential to obtain compliance with the provisions of this Code. All defects
shall be corrected within 10 days after inspection and notification or within such other
reasonably, time as permitted Building Official.
ted by the ung cial. - - -
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108.4 Testing of Systems
108.4.1 General. All plumbing systems shall be tested and approved as required by this
Code or the Building Official.
108.4.2 Testing. Water piping shall be tested and approved as provided in Section
108.4.4, gas piping shall be tested per Chapter 12 of the plumbing code.
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108.4.3 Test. Tests shall be conducted in the presence of the Building Official or duly
appointed Deputy.
108.4.4 Water Piping. Upon completion of a section or of the entire hot and cold water
supply system, it shall be tested and proved tight under a water pressure not less than the
working pressure under which it is to be used. The water used for tests shall be obtained from
a potable source of supply. A fifty (50) pound per square inch air pressure may be substituted
for the water test. In either method of test, the piping shall withstand the test without leaking
for a period of not less that fifteen(15) minutes.
108.4.5 Exceptions. In cases where it would be impractical to provide the
aforementioned water or air tests, or for minor installations and repairs, the Building Official,
at the Building Official's discretion, may make such inspection as deemed advisable in order to
be assured that the work has been performed in accordance with the intent of this section.
108.4.6 Protectively Coated Pipe. Inspection and repair shall conform to IAPMO -
Installation Standard IS-13, listed in Table 14-1 or other approved standard -- -
108.4.7 Tightness. Joints-and connections in the plumbing system shall be gas tight and
watertight.for the pressures required bytest.
" 108.4:8 Responsibility' It shall be-the duty of the holder of the permit to mak-sure
that -the work will-stand the -test prescribed before giving the notification for inspection: - The equipment,-material and labornecessary for inspection or tests shall be furnished -
bythe person to whom the permit is -issued or by whom inspection is requested-.-.-
108.5
equested-: 108.5 Special-Inspection. Special inspections may be required or, work involving-
special
nvol. nt:-special hazards or conditions and on work requiring extensive, unusual or constant inspection.
Special inspections, when necessary, shall be accomplished by the means set forth in Chapter '
iS 'ErrtYt cxi Bi rlGhn Code " e� cE t i nat='the S eLiai g
Inspector
shall bEs hf *mon .. =' P p p
approved, reg stere&b3r and reporting to, the Building Official. _- =
"reserved}
make at such times and as often as in his discretion it may seem necessary, ,thoroug2 --
reinspection of the installation in or or, any building, structure or premises of all plumbing o. - -
gas systemm, now installed or that may hereafter be installed.
violation oi`this Code, the person, firm, corporation or governmental agency owning^using`or
operating the same shall be notified in writing and shall make the necessary repairs or changes
required to place such plumbing or gas system or material in compliance with this Code and
to have such work completed within a period of 10 days after such notice, or within such other
reasonable period specified by the Building Official in said notice and shall pay such fees as are
required by this Code.
Whenever an inspection has been requested for work which is either incomplete or is not
ready to passed the required test, Building and Safety may assess a reinspection fee as
established by the City Council.
This provision is not to be interpreted as requiring reinspection fees the first time a job
is rejected for failure to comply with the requirements of this Code, but as controlling the
practice of calling for inspections before the job is ready for inspection or reinspection.
Reinspection fees may be assessed when the approved plans are not readily available to
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the inspector, for failure to provi<
for deviating from plans requirii
To obtain reinspection, t
a form furnished for that purpose
In instances where reinsp
will be performed until the requ
109
109.1 Installation
All plumbing and gas syst(
shall be in conformity with appro-v
type or class of material, or no sp
a standard designated by the Bui:
an approved standard for safety
- All openings into it dramaD
fixtures are properly_connecter
plugged or capped in an approv
code: _
109:2 1 1Materials
All plumbing or gas sys
ctinfoirai g" -With the-P=Nnsion: 4
Listing, labeling or in;
Laboratories, Inc., the American
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access on the date for which the inspection is requested, or
the approval of the Building Official.
applicant shall file an application therefor in writing upon
id pay the reinspection fee as established by the City Council
ion fees have been assessed, no additional inspection of work
�d fees have been paid.
ns shall be in conformity with the provisions of this Code, and
d standards for safety to life and property. Where no specific
cific standards are prescribed by this Code, conformity with 4,
ling Official shall be prima facie evidence of conformity with
o life and property.
e or vent system excepting those openings to which plumbing .
or which constitute vent terminals, shall be permanently----- - -- -
1 manner, using the appropriate materials required by-tbus -
un materiais devices, appliances and equipment shall be ii:
this -Code, and with approved safety. standard&. ._
king;- as conforming- to the standards .of Underwrites
fational Standards Institute, Inc., the United States Bureau
the -individual .orgpuzation +s.uingthe.listin labelingor marking is approved b the
Bui-ldin
Official, shall be*unafacie evidence of conformity with the, applicable previszoaEofhisCode
e.-
109.3
Used Material
Previously used `construction materials shall not be reused it any work without pe :a'. w
permission:
Previously used industrial apparatus and processing equipment may be reinstalled
provided it complies with all applicable provisions of this Code.
109.4 Existing Installations
No provision of this Code shall be deemed to require a change in any portion of plumbing
or gas system or any other work regulated by this Code in or on an existing building or lot when
such work was installed and is maintained in accordance with law in effect prior to the effective
date of this Code, except when such plumbing or gas system or other work regulated by this
Code is determined by the Building Official to be in fact dangerous, unsafe, or a nuisance, and
a menace to life, health or property.
The plumbing and drainage system of any premises within the City of Santa Clarita shall
be maintained in a sanitary and safe operating condition by the owner or the owner's agent.
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109.5 Additions, Alterations, Renewals and Repairs
Additions, alterations, renewals and repairs to existing installations shall be made in
accordance with the provisions of this code.
EXCEPTION: Minor additions, alterations, renewals and repairs to existing
installations when approved by the Building Official may be installed in accordance with the
law in effect prior to the effective date of this Code.
110 Sewage Disposal Systems in Geological Unstable Areas.
110.1 Mandatory Connection to Public Sewer System
110.1.1 All owners or persons in possession of improved real property in geologically
unstable areas are required to dispose of their sewage through a public sewer system, or
through a public septic tank effluent pumping pressure sewer system, whichever is available
_ to their property.
110.1.2 The City Council may determine, based upon reliable geologicalinformation; that'
certain areas are geologicafly'unstable and, upon such determination, shall designate'by
resolution, by reference to street address or parcel "map, each pare el'of property subject to the
a ..
requirements ofihis's`ection.
110.2 Compliance
110.2.1 Upon notification by the Building Official that the owner is subject to the
., .
provisions of this section, 'an" owner= or possessor of improved' real property -shall
application for all necessary permits to perform the work within 30 days of notification or of the
final resolution of appeals allowed by the code.
- manner as notificationnoted in Chapter 18 of the municipal code.- ..
- 110.3'Enforcement and Penalties
Any owner of'possessor of real property who fails or refuses to comply with the
provisions of this Section shall be considered in violation of this node, and ""subject "to the' "
r iheiein.;
penaltiesand
on orediethr threatened provided violation of this ordinance, or resolution, rule or regulation
passed pursuant to this ordinance, may be enjoined by civil suit, and any affirmative duty
created under this ordinance upon the owner or person in possession of real property may be
enforced by civil suit. Any property upon which such a violation exists may be abated as a'
public nuisance.
110.4 Reconsideration
110.4.1 If an owner or person in possession of real property wishes to have the
designation of their property under this section reconsidered, they may file a written request
for reconsideration with the Board of Appeals within 30 days of the service of the notification.
The written request shall present the evidence or information upon which the requesting party
relies.
The Board may grant or deny the request, or refer it to a consultant to review the
technical information and report back to the Board with recommendations. h:\p1=wdese
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SECTION 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this
ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such a
decisioii shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City
-- Council hereby declares that it would have passed and adopted this ordinance and all of the .
provisions thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more of said provisions may be
declared invalid:
SECTION 4 The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 23rd day of January
1996.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY -OF L-OS=IEI_
§s _•�
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
I, Donna M:•Grindey; GSiyElikofthe•City ofSaritn4 Clarita, dti Hereby certify =that the 4'
foregoing Ordinance -No 96=3 -was regularly introduced and placed upon its -first reading,.at„a.,.
regular meeting�of-the-,City Council••on-the , ith -� O--�----day=of ,
That thereafter, said
rdinance was duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting of the City a .,,
Council on the 23rd
day of January 1996-bythe following vote; to wit: - -
' AYES.
COUNCIbMEMBERS n nPederson;
. --Dar .Boyer
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS
r.._., . .„�._.._.
None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS
EXCUSED:
co dhord9&3jb
�• io- is ;��
None
Heidt
CITY CLERK