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I UNIFORM CODES
Chapter 14.08
UNIFORM BUILDING CODE*
Sections:
14.08.010 Amendments generally.
14.08.020 Section 201 amended--organization.
14.08.030 Section 301(b) amended—Permit-exempt
work.
14.08.040 Section 301(d) amended--Plans
and specifications.
14.08.050 Section 303(a) amended--Permits
issuance.
14.08.060 Section 303(e) amended--Permit
suspension or revocation.
14.08.065 Section 304(a) amended--Permit
fees.
14.08.070 Section 304(b) amended--Plan
review fees.
14.08.071 Master plans.
14.08.072 Driveway construction.
14.08.075 Section 304(c) amended--Plan
review procedure.
14.08.080 Change of use or occupancy
inspection.
14.08.090 Wrecking or demolition permit.
14.08.100 Change of ownership during
construction.
14.08.110 Refund on fees.
14.08.115 House numbers.
14.08.120 Swimming pools.
14.08.130 Required privy.
14.08.140 Earthquake regulations.
14.08.141 Seismic zone map.
14.08.142 Drainage requirements.
14.08.150 Section 307(d) amended--Temporary
occupancy.
14.08.160 Parapets.
14.08.180 Section 2517(g)(2.1) added--Wood
siding.
14.08.190 Section 2905(f) amended--Drainage
requirements.
14.08.200 Section 3205(a) amended—-Self-closing
devices.
14.08.202 Cornice vents.
14.08.205 Roof construction and materials.
14.08.210 Section 3301(i) amended--Exit
obstructions.
14.08.211 Section 3303 subsection
(a) and (b) amended--Doors.
14.08.215 Attics.
14.08.220 Section 3305(a) amended--Corridors
and exterior exit balconies.
14.08.230 Section 3305(j) amended--Stairways.
14.08.240 Table 33-A amended--Minimum
egress and access requirements.
14.08.250 Section 4701(b) amended--Wall
and ceiling coverings.
14.08.260 Section 4706(e) amended--Application
of metal plaster bases.
14.08.275 Section 7007(b) amended--Grading
permit fees.
* For statutory provisions authorizing local governments to
adopt building regulations which impose restrictions equal
to or greater than those imposed by statute, see Health &
Safety Code H17951 and 17952; for the authority to adopt Uniform
Codes by reference, see Gov. Code §50022.1 et seq.
14.08.010 Amendments generally.
The Uniform Building Code, Volume I, as adopted under Section
14.04.030 is amended as provided in the following sections
and Chapter 14.12.
(Ord. 367 Art. II(part), 1972). top
14.08.020 Section 201 amended--Organization.
Section 201 shall read:
The provisions of this Code shall be administered by the
Department of Engineering and General Services.
(Ord. 367 §10, 1972). top
14.08.030 Section 301(b) amended--Permit
exempt work.
Section 301(b) is amended by changing #5 and adding #12 and
#13 to read as follows:
#5 Retaining Walls, which are not over two feet in height
when measured from the bottom of the footing to the top of
the wall unless supporting a surcharge or impounding flammable
liquids.
#12 Bridges and Cross drainage works.
#13 Flagpoles, radio and TV antennas less than 35 feet in
height.
(Ord. 367-K §1, 1981; Ord. 367-J §3, 1981). top
14.08.040 Section 301(d) amended--Plans
and specifications. Section 301(d) is amended by
adding the following:
Show Contractor's State and County License numbers, if a
licensed contractor is required.
Show policy number of Workmen's Compensation Insurance Policy,
if applicable.
(Ord. 367 §14, 1972). top
14.08.050 Section 303(a) amended--Permits
issuance.
Section 303(a) is amended by adding the following phrase to
the end of the first paragraph:
Provided that no such permit(s) shall be issued until and
unless all applicable development impact fees (including,
but not limited to, fees designed to mitigate the impacts
of land development upon the provision of fire prevention
and suppression services, schools, State Route 41, and other
streets and roads within the unincorporated areas of the County),
if any, have been paid or otherwise satisfied.
(Ord. 367N-1 §2, 1995: Ord. 367-C, 1985). top
14.08.060 Section 303(e) amended--Permit
suspension or revocation. Section 303(e) is amended
by adding the following:
The Board of Supervisors by Resolution may order the Building
Official to refuse to issue, or suspend, or revoke any building
permit for a parcel or parcels of land for the following reasons:
A) The parcel or parcels, or the improvements thereon, or
the financing thereof, are involved in litigation;
B) The owners of the parcel or parcels have not complied
with State Statutes, or County Ordinances or resolutions in
connection with the improvement or development of said parcel
or parcels.
(Ord. 367-1 §4, 1981: Ord. 367 §16, 1972). top
14.08.065 Section 304(a) amended--Permit
fees. Section 304(a), first sentence, is amended
to read:
The fee for each permit shall be as set by Resolution of
the Board of Supervisors.
Ord. 367 J §5, 1981). top
14.08.070 Section 304(b) amended--Plan
review fees. Subsection 304(b) is amended to read
as follows:
Plan review fees shall be as set by resolution of the Board
of Supervisors.
(Ord. 367-J §5.5, 1981: Ord. 367-A 93, 1974- Ord. 367
§18, 1972). top
14.08.071 Master plans.
Plans that are submitted for use on more than one building
site shall be known as "master plans." The fee for
checking a master plan shall be the same as that currently
charged for other plans. Each time the master plan is used,
an additional charge of ten dollars shall be made for plan
check to cover checking the plot plan and such changes in
building regulations as occur from time to time. When the
proposed building plans are not identical to the master plan,
a regular plan check fee shall be charged.
(Ord. 367-H §1, 1978). top
14.08.072 Driveway construction.
In connection with any building or construction permit, the
county engineer shall, before making or authorizing any final
inspection of the work or facility, have on deposit in the
department one of the following certificates:
A. A certificate issued by the county road department declaring
that the driveway, drainage and facilities in connection with
such driveway has been installed, inspected and approved by
the county road department;
B. In the place and stead of the certificate specified is
subsection A of this section, the applicant for such building
or construction permit may deposit the sum of six hundred
dollars before such final inspection is made or authorized.
If within six months from the date of the deposit of the money
said driveway, drainage and facilities in connection with
said driveway is installed, inspected and approved by the
county road department, then the six hundred dollars shall
be refunded to the person or persons depositing the six hundred
dollars. In the event the driveway, drainage or facilities
are not installed, inspected and approved by the road department
within the time specified, then the six hundred dollars may
be used by the county road department to install said driveway
and drainage as specified.
(Ord. 367 1 51, 1979). top
14.08.075 Section 304(c) amended--Plan
review procedure.
Subsection 304(c) is amended to read as follows:
A) Plans submitted for checking for which no permit is issued
and in which no action is taken by the applicant for ninety
(90) days shall be deemed cancelled by the permittee and may
be destroyed if they have not been picked up by the applicant
within fifteen (15) days from the date notice is mailed to
the applicant.
The Building Official may extend the time for action by the
applicant for a period not exceeding ninety (90) days upon
request by the applicant showing that circumstances beyond
the control of the applicant have prevented action from being
taken. No application shall be extended more than once. In
order to renew action on an application after expiration,
the applicant shall resubmit plans and pay a new plan review
fee. No refunds shall be made on cancelled plan check fees.
To renew action on said plans, a payment of a new plan check
fee shall be required. (Ord. 367-J S5.6, 1981). top
14.08.080 Change of use or
occupancy inspection. An
inspection is required for any change in use or occupancy
governed by Section 502 of the Uniform Building Code not otherwise
covered herein by a fee. The fee to be charged upon application
for such inspections shall be as set by resolution by the
board of supervisors.
(Ord. 367-J §6, 1981: Ord. 367 §12, 1972). top
14.08.090 Wrecking or demolition
permit.
A. Any person, firm or corporation wrecking or demolishing
any building or structure within a commercial or industrial
zone or carrying out a demolition order issued by the county
shall first obtain a permit therefore from the building official.
B. The permit fee for the demolition or wrecking of a structure
shall be as set by resolution by the board of supervisors.
C. Prior to the start of any demolition work on any building
or structure, the permittee shall have all utilities to such
building or structure disconnected.
D. The permittee shall fill all excavations level with adjoining
grade. Septic tanks, cesspools and underground tanks not being
utilized or being made a part of new construction shall be
pumped out, removed and filled. Fill shall consist of inorganic
noncombustible materials and may include plaster and brick.
The top one foot of fill shall be clean earth. The filling
of such excavations shall not be required when a building
permit has been issued for a new building on the site and
construction thereof is to be started within sixty days after
the completion of the wrecking or demolition operations.
E. The permittee shall take all reasonable precautions to
prevent public nuisance during demolition: Control dust by
wetting; remove dust and mud tracked into public streets;
remove all garbage, waste or litter and all other items likely
to attract or harbor rats or vermin on the job site.
F. At the time of final inspection following completion of
the work under the permit, the streets and the construction
site shall be left free of organic, inorganic, combustible
and noncombustible waste materials.
(Ord. 367-J 97, 1981; Ord. 367-E §3, 1977; Ord. 367 §13,
1972). top
14.08.100 Change of ownership
during construction.
If a change in ownership of a property under construction
occurs prior to completion of the work covered in the building
permit, the new owner must apply for a transfer of the permit.
Transfer of the permit shall be contingent upon the satisfactory
condition of the partially completed construction. If the
building official finds that the existing construction does
not satisfy the requirements of this article, the old permit
may be revoked. In this event, an application for a new permit
must be made by the new owner to complete the work according
to the requirements of this building code.
(Ord. 367 §17, 1972). top
14.08.110 Refund on fees.
A refund of eighty percent of the fees paid for building,
plumbing, heating and electrical permits may be made with
the approval of the building official provided that the permit
has not expired and that construction work has not started.
No refunds will be permitted on plan check fees. A refund
of one hundred percent of the fee paid for a permit may be
made with the approval of the building official if it is determined
that the fee was paid because of an office error or if the
fee had previously been paid.
(Ord. 367-A §4, 1974: Ord. 367 §19, 1972). top
14.08.115 House numbers.
Any structure assigned an address by the planning department
shall have the address permanently posted as required by Section
11.04.200 of the Madera County Code. (Ord. 526 §2, 1989).
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14.08.120 Swimming pools.
Appendix Chapter 4 of the 1998 California Building Code, entitled
Special Use and Occupancy, subtitled Division 1 - barriers
for swimming pools, spas and hot tubs as amended by Exhibit
"A" is attached to the ordinance codified in this
section and incorporated by reference. As amended the provisions
of Appendix, Chapter 4 shall govern the minimum requirements
for safety devices for swimming pools.
(Ord. 578 §2, 2000). top
14.08.130 Required privy.
Every person engaged in performing construction or remodeling
work of any kind within the unincorporated area of the county
and where no sewer connection is available shall provide a
temporary sanitary privy for each twenty men or fractional
part thereof working at each job site. Every sanitary privy
installed in accordance with this section shall consist of
either a patented chemical type or a pit privy type and shall
be maintained and operated in accordance with the Madera County
Code rules and regulations of the county health officer codified
in Chapter 13.87.
(Ord. 367-A 518, 1975: Ord. 367 §22, 1972). top
14.08.140 Earthquake regulations.
Table 23-K of Chapter 23 of the Uniform Building Code is revised
to set the Importance Factor I at 2.0 for Essential Facilities.
(Ord. 365-E §4, 1977). top
14.08.141 Seismic zone map.
The map shown in Figure No. 1 of Chapter 23 of the Uniform
Building Code is revised to place all of Madera County in
Seismic Zone 2.
(Ord. 365-E §5, 1977). top
14.08.142 Drainage requirements.
A. Diffused surface waters are provided for as follows:
1. "Diffused surface waters" are those waters produced
from rainfall, snow or springs which have not yet percolated
into the soil or become part of a definite body of water or
watercourse. Such water includes errant water flowing through
swales, gulleys and depressions and not yet collected into
an established stream.
2. Upon the application for a building or grading permit under
applicable law, the building official shall determine whether
there may result from such work any alteration of established
drainage gradients or patterns of diffused surface waters
to adjoining property. Upon the building official's determination
that alteration of established drainage gradients or patterns
may result, the applicant shall:
a. Submit for approval a drainage plan prepared by a qualified
civil engineer as defined by the California Business and Professions
Code so as to provide adequate drainage; or
b. Comply with those recommendations made by the building
official for the provision of improvements necessary to adequate
drainage.
B. Drainage channels are regulated as follows:
1. Any plan or proposal for the alteration of, or any plan
or proposal for the placing of fill or obstructions in a drainage
ditch, watercourse, channel or conduit which carries storm
or drainage water shall be approved by the building official
upon proper application. The applicant shall:
a. Submit for approval a drainage plan prepared by a qualified
civil engineer as defined by the California Business and Professions
Code; or
b. Comply with those recommendations made by the building
official for the provision of adequate drainage facilities.
2. Subsection B shall not apply to stock ponds.
C. Control of surface water around buildings shall be achieved
as follows:
1. The floor level of a building shall be set at an elevation
above the highest flood elevation known at the building site.
In the absence of flood data from a particular site the floor
elevation may be determined by one of the following criteria:
a. The top of floor shall be at an elevation at least six
inches above the elevation of the crown of the roadway fronting
the building.
b. The top of floor shall be a minimum of two feet above the
elevation of a drainage channel, measured at the property
line, leading water to an established watercourse.
c. The top of floor shall be a minimum of four feet above
the bottom of a ponding area or ditch having no outlet.
2. Drainage away from building pads shall be as required by
U.B.C. Section 7012(f). The gradient shall continue for a
minimum of twenty five feet or to the property line, whichever
is closer.
3. On ground sloping two percent or more, drainage diverters
shall be placed on the uphill side of foundations to pass
runoff water around the structure.
(Ord. 367-G §1, 1978: Ord. 367-F 92, 1978). top
14.08.150 Section 307(d) amended--Temporary
occupancy.
Section 307(d) is amended to read as follows:
1. Temporary Occupancy permit shall mean a permit issued to
occupy any building or structure prior to the final inspection
and approval required by the Building, Electrical, Mechanical
and Plumbing Codes, the Zoning Requirements and other requirements
of the County or by State Laws and Regulations.
2. The occupancy of a building may be permitted before the
certificate of occupancy is issued provided a temporary occupancy
permit is obtained from the Building Official. The permittee
shall agree to complete the work within the agreed time after
the date of the permit. The Building Official may extend the
completion date for an additional period upon the written
request of the permittee showing good cause. If the work is
not completed within the additional time granted, the temporary
occupancy permit shall become void. Such permit shall be issued
only in cases where the owner can demonstrate a need to move
into a building before the building is complete. A deposit
shall be required for each temporary occupancy permit. Such
deposits shall be equal to an estimate by the Building Official
of the labor and materials needed to complete the construction.
Such deposits shall be refundable at the time the construction
is completed and the certificate of occupancy is issued for
the building. If the permit becomes void or is violated, the
deposit shall be forfeited.
3. The deposits shall be cash and deposited with the County
Engineer.
(Ord. 367-J §9, 1981). top
14.08.160 Parapets.
The following exception is added to Section 1709(a):
5. Parapets on residential planned unit developments will
not be required, provided that the roof at the property line
between units is constructed as required for an area separation
wall in Section 505(c)3.
(Ord. 367-L 52, 1983: Ord. 367-J 910, 1981). top
14.08.180 Section 2517(g)(2.1)
added--Wood siding.
Section 2517(g)(2.1) is added to read as follows:
All approved distressed wood siding, including pecky cedar,
shall be free of holes and backed by an approved exterior
well covering.
(Ord. 367-1 §12, 1981). top
14.08.190 Section 2905(f)
amended--Drainage requirements.
Section 2905(f) is amended by adding the following:
A building shall have the foundation wall or concrete floor
slab constructed subject to provisions of Section 14.08.142
of the Madera County Code.
(Ord. 367-J §13, 1981). top
14.08.200 Section 3205(a)
amended—-Self-closing devices. Section 3205(a) is
amended by adding the following:
Provide a self-closing device having a one-hour fire resistive
construction from a garage attic access to a dwelling.
(Ord. 367-J §14, 1981). top
14.08.202 Cornice vents.
Cornice vents shall be a minimum of three feet laterally away
from any opening in the wall in the immediate story below.
(Ord. 367-L §4, 1983). top
14.08.205 Roof construction
and materials. Section 3202(b) is amended by adding
the following thereto:
4. Roofs for residential planned unit developments shall
be as required for a group R, Division 1 occupancy in this
Section. For this purpose, the roof area of the contiguous
building shall be used.
(Ord. 367-L §5, 1983). top
14.08.210 Section 3301(i)
amended--Exit obstructions. Section 3301(i) is amended
by adding the following:
No obstruction shall be placed in the required width of an
exit except projections permitted by this Chapter. Every exit
shall have headroom clearance of not less than six feet six
inches (6'6"). Such clearance shall be established by
measuring vertically from the finished surface of the exit
walkway to any obstruction.
(Ord. 367-1 §15, 1981). top
14.08.211 Section 3303 subsections
(a) and (b) amended doors. Section 3303 subsections
(a) and (b) are amended to read to follows:
(a) General. This section shall apply to every exit door
serving an area having an occupant load of more than 10 or
serving hazardous rooms or areas, except that subsections
(b), (c), (i) and (j) shall apply to all exit doors regardless
of occupant load. Buildings or structures used for human occupancy
shall have at least one exit door that meets the requirements
of subsection (e).
(b) Swing. Exit doors shall be of side-hinged, swinging type
and shall swing in the direction of exit travel when serving
any hazardous area or when serving an occupant load of 50
or more. Double-acting doors shall not be used as exits serving
a tributary occupant load of more than 100 nor shall they
be used as a part of the fire assembly nor equipped with panic
hardware. A double-acting door shall be provided with a view
panel of not less than 200 square inches.
(Ord. 367-J §16, 1981).
14.08.215 Attics. The
following language is added to Section 3205(a): top
Attics with any gas or electrical heater, water heater,
air conditioner or heat pump located in the attic shall be
provided with an attic access of thirty (30) inches by forty-two
(42)'inches with a minimum of forty-eight (48) inches of head
room above the access opening. This unit shall be enclosed
on all sides and overhead by a fire-resistive separation wall
and ceiling between the unit and the attic. The separation
wall shall have materials approved for one hour fire resistive
construction of the unit side of walls and ceiling. Ducts
piercing this separation shall be constructed of not less
than No. 26 gauge galvanized steel. This duct material shall
be continuous from the unit to at least twelve (12) inches
on the attic side of the separation. The space containing
the unit shall be supplied with a smoke/heat detector connected
with an alarm in the habitable space of the building.
(Ord. 367-L §6, 1983). top
14.08.220 Section 3305(a)
amended-Corridors and exterior exit balconies. Section
3305(a) is amended to read as follows:
General. This section shall apply to every corridor serving
as a required exit from a room having an occupant load of
ten (10) or more persons, and to all E and I Occupancies with
an occupant load of more than six (6) persons. For the purposes
of this section the term "corridor" shall include
exterior exit balcony and any covered or enclosed exit passageway
including walkways, tunnels and malls.
Foyers, lobbies, and reception rooms meeting the construction
requirements of corridors as specified in this section may
be classed as corridors.
Partitions, rails, counters, and similar space dividers,
not over five feet, nine inches (51911) in height above the
floor shall not be constructed to form corridors.
(Ord. 367-J §17, 1981). top
14.08.230 Section 3305(j)
amended--Stairways. Section 3305(j) is amended by
adding the following exception:
3. In Group R occupancies, stairways having less than four
(4) risers need not have handrails.
(Ord. 367-J §18, 1981). top
14.08.240 Table 33-A amended--Minimum
egress and access requirements. Table 33-A is amended
by requiring a minimum of two exits for nurseries for children
(day care) where the occupant load is six or more.
(Ord. 367-J §19, 1981)
14.08.250 Section 4701(b) amended--Wall and ceiling coverings.
Section 4701(b) is amended to read as follows:
Inspection. No lath shall be covered or finished until it
has been inspected and approved by the Building Official in
accordance with Section 305(e) of the Uniform Building Code,
1979.
(Ord. 367 §20, 1981). top
14.08.260 Section 4706(e)
amended--Application of metal plaster bases. Section
4706(e) is amended by deleting the third paragraph thereof.
(Ord. 367-J §21, 1981). top
14.08.275 Section 7007(b)
amended--Grading permit fees. Section 7007(b) is
amended to read as follows:
Permit fees shall be as set by Resolution of the Board
of Supervisors.
(Ord. 367-J §22, 1981). top
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