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ORDINANCE NO. 3304
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
AMENDING CHAPTER 17.02 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE
PERTAINING TO THE UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AND ADOPTING THE UNIFORM
ADMINISTRATIVE CODE , BY REFERENCE
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby
ordain:
SECTION 1: That Chapter 17.02 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Chapter 17.02
UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
Sections:
17.02.010 Adoption
17.02.020 Repealed 3022-12/89
17.02.030 Section 301.2 amended--Exempted work
17.02.040 Section 304-Fees--repealed
17.02.055 Section 309.1 amended-Certificate of Occupancy
17.02.060 Section 309.4 amended--Temporary certificate
17..02 A 10 Adoption. There is hereby adopted by the City Council of the City of Huntington
Beach that certain code known as the Uniform Administrative Code,compiled by the International
Conference of Building Officials,being particularly the 1994 edition thereof, and the whole
thereof. Such code, and amendments thereto,is hereby adopted and incorporated, pursuant to
California Government Code sections 50022.2 et seq. and Health and Safety Code Section
18941.5,as fully as though set forth at length herein,to serve as the administrative, organizational
and enforcement rules and regulations for the technical codes which regulate the site preparation
and construction,alteration,moving, demolition, repair,use and occupancy of buildings, structures
and building service equipment in the city of Huntington Beach,and repealing all ordinances and
parts of ordinances in conflict herewith. From the date on which this chapter takes effect,the
provisions of said code,together with amendments thereto, shall be controlling within the corporate
limits of the City of Huntington Beach.
17.02.030 Section 301.2 amended--Work Exempt from Permit. Section 301.2 of the Uniform
Administrative Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 3012-Work Exempt from Permit. A permit shall not be required for the types of work in
each of the separate classes of permit as listed below. Exemption from the permit requirements of
this code shall not be deemed to grant authorization for any work to be done in violation of the
provisions of the technical codes or any other laws or ordinances of this City.
Sec. 301.2.1 BUILDING PERMITS. A building permit shall not be required for the following:
1. One-story detached accessory buildings used as tool and storage sheds, playhouses, private
lathhouses,glasshouses,pagodas,gazebos and similar structures and uses,provided
projected roof area does not exceed one-hundred and twenty(120) square feet.
2. Fences not over forty-two(42) inches high.
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3. Oil derricks and tanks.
4. Movable cases,counters and partitions not over five-foot nine(59")inches high.
5.Retaining walls which do not support over two(2)feet of earth, unless supporting a
surcharge or impounding flammable liquids.
6.Water tanks supported directly upon grade if the capacity does not exceed five thousand
(5000)gallons and the ratio of height to diameter or width does not exceed two to one.
7.Platforms,walks and decks not more than thirty(30) inches above grade and not over any
basement or story below.
8. Painting,papering and similar finish work.
9. Temporary motion picture,television and theater stage sets and scenery.
10.Window awnings supported by an exterior wall of Group R,Division 3, and Group M
occupancies when projecting not more than fifty-four(54)inches.
11.Prefabricated swimming pools 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 five
thousand(5000)gallons.
12.Flag poles, light poles and TV dishes in connection with a Group R,Division 3
occupancy and not exceeding fifteen(15)feet zero inches in height.
13. Playground equipment and similar type recreational structures.
14.Residential Cabinets within a dwelling unit.
15. Re-roofing an area smaller than 100 square feet while satisfying all applicable application
requirements.
16. Replacement doors and windows when the waterproof membrane is not altered and
emergency egress dimensions are equal to or better than the original permitted layout.
17. Residential driveways.
18.New roof penetrations less than 14"by 14"when no framing modifications or additions
are required.
"Unless otherwise provided by this code, separate plumbing, electrical and mechanical permits will
be required for the above-exempted items.
Sec. 301.2.2PLUMBING PERMITS. A plumbing permit will not be required for the
following:
1. The stopping of leaks in drains, soil,waste or vent pipe,provided, however,that should
any concealed trap, drainpipe, soil,waste or vent pipe become defective and it becomes
necessary to remove and replace the same with new material,the same shall be considered
as new work and a permit shall be procured and inspection made as provided in this code.
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2. The clearing of stoppages or the repairing of leaks in pipes, valves or fixtures,nor for the
removal and reinstallation of water closets,provided such repairs do not involve or require
the replacement or rearrangement of valves,pipes or fixtures.
3. Repair or replacement of any plumbing fixture or appliance of the same type and size and
in the same location provided it does not require liquefied petroleum gas or natural gas to
operate.
4. Replacement of any component part of an appliance or fixture which does not alter its
original approval and complies with other applicable requirements of the technical codes."
Sec. 301.2.3 ELECTRICAL PERMITS. An electrical permit shall not be required for the
following:
1.Portable motors or other portable appliances energized by means of a cord or cable having
an attachment plug end to be connected to an approved receptacle when that cord or cable
is permitted by the electrical code.
2.Repair or replacement of fixed motors,transformers or fixed approved appliances of the
same type and rating in the same location.
3. Temporary decorative lighting.
4. Repair or replacement of current-carrying parts of any switch, contractor or control
device.
5. Reinstallation of attachment plug receptacles,but not the outlets therefor.
6.Repair or replacement of any overcurrcnt device of the required capacity in the same
location.
7.Repair or replacement of electrodes or transformers of the same size and capacity for signs
or gas tube systems.
8. Taping joints.
9. Removal of electrical wiring.
10.Temporary wiring for experimental purposes in suitable experimental laboratories.
11.The wiring for temporary theater,motion picture or television stage sets.
12.Electrical wiring,devices,appliances, apparatus or equipment operating at less than
twenty-five (25)volts and not capable of supplying more than fifty(50)watts of energy.
13. Low-energy power, control and signal circuits of Classes II and III as defined in the
electrical code.
14. A permit shall not be required for the installation, alteration or repair of electrical wiring,
apparatus or equipment or the generation,transmission, distribution or metering of
electrical energy or in the operation of signals or the transmission of intelligence by a
public or private utility in the exercise of its function as a serving utility.
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Sec. 301.2.4 Mechanical permits. A mechanical permit shall not be required for the following:
1. Any portable heating appliance.
2. Any portable ventilating equipment.
3. Any portable cooling unit.
4. Any portable evaporative cooler.
5.Any closed system of steam,hot or chilled water piping within any heating or cooling
equipment regulated by the mechanical code.
6.Replacement of any component part of assembly or an appliance which does not alter its
original approval and complies with other applicable requirements of the technical codes.
7.Any refrigerating equipment which is part of the equipment for which a permit has been
issued pursuant to the requirements of the technical codes.
8. Any unit refrigerating system as defined in the mechanical code.
17.02.040 Fees. Section 304 of the Uniform Administrative Code is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 304-Fees
Sec. 304:1 General. The fee for each permit shall be as established by resolution of the City
Council.
Sec. 304.2 Permit Fees. The standard for determination of value or valuation under any of the
provisions of these codes shall be made by the building official. The valuation is based on the
most recent Building Valuation Data as printed in the Building Standards Magazine published
by the International Conference of Building Officials and local cost of construction. The
value to be used in computing the building permit and building plan review 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 equipment.
Sec. 304.3- Plan Review Fees. When a plan or other data is required to be submitted by Section
302.2,a plan review fee shall be paid. This fee shall be paid at the time of submitting plans
and specifications for plan review. Said plan review fees shall be as established by resolution
of the City Council.
When submittal documents are incomplete or changed so as to require additional plan review or
when a project involves deferred submittal items as defined in section 302.4.2, an additional plan
review fee shall be charged.
Sec. 304.4- Expiration Of Plan Review. Applications for which no permit is issued within 180
days following the date of application shall expire automatically, 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 in increments of
180 days subject to the following conditions:
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"(1)The applicant shall submit a written request every one-hundred and eighty (180) days
stating the reason for such extension, accompanied by a plan review extension fee,
established by resolution of the City Council.
"(2)Any plans that remain in plan review over three-hundred and sixty(360) days shall be
revised to meet all requirements in existence at the time the permit is issued.
"(3)Any alterations to the plan shall be reviewed by plan review personnel on an hourly fee
as established by resolution of the City Council_
"(4)Under no conditions may a plan remain in plan review over seven-hundred and twenty
(720) days.
Sec. 304.5- Investigation Fees-Work without a Permit. Where work for which a permit is
required by this code is started or proceeded with prior to obtaining said permit, the total
permit fee shall be the standard permit fee plus an investigation fee established by resolution
of the City Council. The payment of the-investigation fee shall not exempt any person from
compliance with the provisions of this code or from any other penalty prescribed by law.
See. 304.6- Special Service Fees. At the request of an applicant,the building official may
authorize the performance of special services not otherwise required by this code or included
in the schedule of fees as specified in this section. The fee for any such special service shall
be set by resolution of the City Council.
Sec, 304.7- Certificate Of Occupancy Fee. Whenever an application is made for a certificate of
occupancy, a processing fee for the certificate of occupancy in an amount established by
resolution of the City Council shall be paid to the City. This fee shall be in addition to all
other required fees. If subsequent review of the application shows that the certificate of
occupancy cannot be issued, the fee shall be retained by the City as a processing fee.
Sec. 304.8- Swimming Pool Cash Bond. Before any permit is issued for any swimming pool a
cash bond in the amount of three hundred dollars ($300) shall be posted with the City. The
bond shall be for the purpose of assuring that all construction materials are removed from the
public streets, and that any damage to any curb,gutter, sidewalk, street, wall or other public
property is repaired. In the event the above work is not properly done,the cash bond shall be
forthwith and summarily forfeited to the City. Unless the bond has been so forfeited, it shall,
upon final inspection and approval of the installation, be returned to the person who pasted
the bond.
See. 304.9- Fee Refunds.
I. The building official may authorize the refund of any fee paid hereunder which was
collected erroneously.
2. Except for a processing fee,the building official shall authorize the refund of a plan check
fee when an application for a permit for which a plan check fee was paid is withdrawn or
canceled before any plan check is done.
3. When no work has commenced under a permit issued in accordance with this code and
such permit is less than 180 days old,the building official shall authorize the refund of all
fees except processing, plan check and conservation fees.
"The building official shall not authorize the refund of any fee paid except upon written request of
the original applicant or permittec."
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17.02.055 Subsection 309.1 amended--Use or Occupancy. The exception in Subsection 309.1 of
section 309 of the Uniform Administrative Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 309.1-Use or Occupancy. Exception: Group R, Division I & 3 (except Hotels and Motels)
and M occupancies.
17.02.060 Section 309.4-amended--Temporary certificate. Subsection 309.4 of section 309 of
the Uniform Administrative Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"See. 309.4 Temporary Certificate. The building official may issue a temporary certificate of
occupancy, and authorize the release of utilities and the occupancy of a building or structure, or
portion thereof, prior to the completion of a building or development project, upon receipt of a
written request, subject to the following:
"(1) The building official has determined that no hazard exists to life or property.
"(2) A cash deposit to guarantee completion of required improvements has been deposited with the
City in a form acceptable to the Director of Finance and in an amount equal to one-hundred
and fifty(150) percent of the estimated cost to complete such improvements, as determined by
the building official.
"(3) Payment of a non-refundable, certificate fee, established by resolution of the City Council.
"(4) An agreement in a form approved by the City Attorney, signed by the owner or the prime
contractor which shall contain the following:
"(a)A statement of the improvements necessary and that the improvements will be completed
within the time specified by the building official but not longer than ninety(90) days.
"(b)Authorization for the City to enter the property and complete the work specified without
additional notice to the owner in the event the work is not completed within the time
specified.
"(c)A statement that the cost of such work shall be paid from the cash deposit of the applicant
and such cost shall include reasonable administrative costs incurred by the City when
such work covered by the deposit is completed by the City.
"(d)REFUND OF CASH DEPOSIT. If the improvements required are completed within the
time specified in the agreement,the deposit shall be refunded.
"(5) The building official shall revoke the temporary occupancy certificate upon failure to comply
with the terms and provisions of the agreement.
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SECTION 2. This ordinance shall take effect adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting held thereof on the 2 o th day of 1995.
ATTEST: C/GGir
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Mayor
City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM:
REVIEWED AE\ID APP V
fp{ City Attorney ic I 1 9
i dministrator ITIATED AND APPROVED:
Director of Commun ty Development
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Ord. No. 3304
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, CONNIE BROCKWAY, the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of the
City of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do
hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing ordinance was read to said City Council
at a reg lar meeting thereof held on the 6th of November, 1995, and was again read to
said City Council at a rc ular meeting thereof held on the 20th of November. 1995,
and was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the
members of said City Council.
AYES: Councilmembers:
Harman, Bauer, Sullivan, Leipzig, Dettloff, Green, Garofalo
NOES: Councilmembers:
None
ABSENT: Councilmembers;
None
I,Connie Brockway CITY CLERK ofthe City of
Huntington Beach and ex-offiicio Clerk of the City Council,
do hereby certify that a synopsis of this ordinance has been
published' the Independent on
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In accordance with the City Charter of said City City Clerk and ex-offlcio Clerk
Connie Brockway City Clerk of the City Council of the City
Deputy City Clerk of Huntington Beach, California
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