Ordinance No. 332ORDINANCE NO 332
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
AMENDING SECTION 5-2 OF CHAPTER 5 OF THE CYPRESS CITY
CODE BY ADDING SUBSECTION (d) THERETO, WHICH ADDS SECTIONS
1410 AND 1410-a TO CHAPTER 14 OF THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS*
Section 5-2 of the Cypress City Code is hereby amended to read as
follows
Section 5-2 Amendments, Additions and Deletions
The following amendments, additions and eletions are made to the
Uniform Building Code adopted by this chapter
(a) Section 205 is amended to read as follows:
"Section 205 It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve,
remove, convert or demolish equip, use, occupy, or maintain any building
or structure in the City, or cause the same to be done, contrary to or in
violation of any of the provisions of this code.
'Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions
of this code shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and each such person
shall be deemed 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, and upon conviction of
any such violation such person shall be punishable by a fine of not more
than $300 or by imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or by both such
fine and imprisonment
(b) Section 303 (a) is amended to read as follows*
"(a) Building Permit Fees
"A fee for each building permit shall be paid to the Building
Official as set forth in Table No 3-A.
"The determination of value or valuation under any of the
provisions of this code shall be made by the Building Official.
"Where work for which a permit is required by this Code is
started or proceeded with prior to obtaining said permit, the fees above
specified shall be doubled, but the payment of such double fee shall not
relieve any persons from fully complying with the requirements of this
Code in the execution of the work nor from any other penalties prescribed
herein
"In the event that any person has obtained a building permit and
no portion of the work or construction covered by such permit has been
commenced, and such permit has not expired, or been suspended or revoked,
as provided in Section 3 (d) or Section 3 (e) of this Code, the permittee
shall be entitled to a refund of 80% of the fee paid for such permit,
upon presentation to the Building Superintendent of a written request
therefor "
(c) Section 303 of Chapter 3 is amended by adding thereto the
following subsection (c)
"(c) Reinspection Fees When any reinspection is required
because of the negligence of the permit holder, his agent or other
representative, or because of the failure of such parties to comply with
previous correction instructions, a fee of $5.00 shall be charged by
the Building Official for each such reinspection "
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(d) Chapter 14 is amended by adding thereto the following Sections
1410 and 1410-a
"1410 Where rooms are adjacent, they may be considered as one
room for the purpose of determining the required light and ventilation under
the following conditions.
"1 When the common wall or a vertical plane of an assumed
common wall between the room furnished light and ventilation and the
adjacent room providing light and ventilation has a minimum open area of
50%, the horizontal dimension used in determining the open area required
shall be measured along the common wall and from wall to wall of the room
considered as borrowing light and ventilation the vertical dimension used
in determining the open area required shall be assumed as 7'6'
"2 The required light and ventilation shall be furnished for
the total area of both rooms.
"1410-a EXCEPTION Where rooms are adjacent, they may be
considered as one room for the purpose of determining the required ceiling
heights under the following conditions.
1 When the common wall or a vertical plane of an assumed
common wall between the rooms has a minimum open area of 50%; the horizontal
dimension used in determining the open area required is to be measured
along the common wall from wall to wall of the smaller room The vertical
dimension from floor to ceiling used in determining the open area required
shall be assumed as 7'6"
"2 The required minimum ceiling height of 7'6' shall be
maintained in 50% of the total area of both rooms
"3 Dropped plastic diffusers or similar devices shall be
considered as the ceiling."
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cypress at a
regular meeting held on the 28th day of November, 1966
MAYOR OF THE CI OF CYPRESS
ATTEST
CITY CLERK 0 HE CITY OF CYPRESS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) SS
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
I DARRELL ESSEX City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO HEREBY CERTIFY
that the foregoing Ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the said
City Council held on the 28th day of November, 1966, by the following vote.
AYES: 5 COUNCILMEN: Bowen Harvey Kanel, McCarney, and Noe
NOES: 0 COUNCILMEN. None
ABSENT. 0 COUNCILMEN None
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
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