Ordinance No. 709ORDINANCE NO. 709
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CYPRESS AMENDING SECTION 5 -2 OF THE CYPRESS CITY
COD$, THEREBY AMENDING BY REFERENCE THE UNIFORM
BUILDING CODE, 1979 EDITION
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS HEREBY DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Findings. The City of Cypress is a primarily
residential community, and the majority of fires, fire in-
juries, and fire losses within the City are attributable to
residential fires. The amount of fire injuries and fire losses
can be significantly reduced through the use of fire retardant
roof materials. Therefore, local conditions within the City of
Cypress and the public health, safety, and general welfare,
require that fire retardant roofing materials be used for resi-
dential structures.
SECTION 2. Section 5 -2(A) of the Cypress City Code hereby
is amended by revising paragraph (5) thereof to read as follows:
(5) Section 1704 is hereby amended by deleting items 1, 2,
and 3; then add:
"(a) New Roofs. Roof covering for new construction
shall be fire retardant as specified in Section 3203 -e for
Types I, II, III, IV and V buildings where a roof pitch
less than twelve (12) inches in twelve (12) inches occurs."
"(b) Re -Roof. Roof covering for all reroofing shall
conform to applicable provisions of Uniform Building Code
Section 3203(f) as amended herein, except that the roof
covering shall not be a lower classification than the
existing roof, and also except that roof covering for the
reroofing of less than ten percent (10 %) of the area of a
roof in any one year period may consist of material
comparable to the remainder of the roof, provided the same
conforms to the requirements of chapter 32 (appendix) of
this code."
"(c) Additions, Alterations or Repairs shall be
constructed as required in Section 104 -b."
"(d) Amendment to Section 3203(f), Uniform Building
Code, 1979 Edition - Ordinary Roof Coverings.
"Section 3203(f) of said Uniform Building Code is
amended to read as follows:
"Section 3203(f). Ordinary Roof Covering. An
ordinary roof covering shall be any of any one of the
following roofings:
"1. Any roof covering listed in Section 3203(e).
"2. Any built -up roofing assembly not less than
Class C roofing.
"3. Any mineral aggregate surface built -up roof
for application to roof having a slope of not more than 3
inches to 12 inches applied as specified in Section
3203(d)2, consisting of not less than the following:
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"Base Sheet and Plies,
"Three layers of Type 15 organic or inorganic
fiber felt, and
"Surfacing Materials,
"300 pounds per roofing square of gravel or other
approved surfacing material, or
"250 pounds per roofing square of crushed slag in
50 pounds of asphalt, or
"60 pounds of pitch.
"4. Any prepared roofing not less than Class C
Roofing."
"5. Class C pressure treated wood shingles and
wood shakes meeting Uniform Building Code Standard No.
32 -7."
SECTION 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2
hereof, until the date which is six months after the date of
adoption of this ordinance roof covering for the reroofing of
less than fifty percent (50 %) of the area of a roof may consist
of material comparable to the remainder of the roof, provided
the same conforms to the requirements of chapter 32 (appendix)
of this code.
SECTION 4. Severability. If any section, subsection,
subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this
ordinance, or the application thereof to any person or place,
is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the
decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
ordinance or its application to other persons or places. The
City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this
ordinance, and each section, subsection, subdivision, sentence,
clause, phrase or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact
that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions,
sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions, or the application
thereof to any person or place, be declared invalid or
unconstitutional.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and
directed to certify as to the passage of this ordinance and to
give notice thereof by causing copies of this ordinance to be
posted in three public places throughout the City.
FIRST READ at a regular meeting of the City Council of said
City held on the 23rd day of May , 1983, and finally
adopted and ordered posted at a regular meeting of said Council
held on the 13th day of June , 1983.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK THE C; OF CYPRESS
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF ORANGE
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I, DARRELL ESSEX, City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO
HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was duly adopted at
a regular meting of the said City Council held on the 13th day
of June , 1983 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: 4 COUNCILMEMBERS: Coronado, Kanel, Mullen, and Partin
NOES: 0 COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 1 COUNCILMEMBERS: Lacayo
CIT CLERK O THE OF CYPRESS