HomeMy WebLinkAbout19-14 CC Ordinance ORDINANCE NO. 19-14
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF TEMECULA ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 2019
EDITIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE;
CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE; CALIFORNIA
PLUMBING CODE; CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE;
CALIFORNIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE; CALIFORNIA
ENERGY CODE; CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING
STANDARDS CODE; CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL
BUILDING CODE; CALIFORNIA EXISTING BUILDING
CODE; CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL CODE; AND
CALIFORNIA REFERENCED STANDARDS CODE;
TOGETHER WITH CERTAIN AMENDMENTS AND
DELETIONS, AND AMENDING TITLE 15 OF THE
TEMECULA MUNICIPAL CODE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Sections 15.04.010 through 15.04.080 of Chapter 15.04 Construction Codes
of Title 15 (Building and Construction)of the Temecula Municipal Code are hereby deleted. New
Sections 15.04.010 through 15.04.080 are hereby added to Chapter 15.04 to read as follows:
"15.04.010 Codes adopted. Except as hereinafter provided in this Chapter,the following
codes are adopted by reference as the Building Codes of the City of Temecula:
A. California Building Code,2019 Edition,Volumes 1 and 2 (Part 2 of Title 24 of the
California Code of Regulations), including Appendix C-Agricultural Buildings, and Appendix F
—Rodent Proofing;
B. California Historical Building Code, 2019 Edition (Part 8 of Title 24 of the
California Code of Regulations);
C. California Existing Building Code, 2019 Edition (Part 10 of Title 24 of the
California Code of Regulations);
D. California Electrical Code, 2019 Edition(Part 3 of Title 24 of the California Code
of Regulations);
E. California Mechanical Code,2019 Edition(Part 4 of Title 24 of the California Code
of Regulations);
F. California Plumbing Code, 2019 Edition(Part 5 of Title 24 of the California Code
of Regulations), including Appendix A, B, D, H, I, and J;
G. California Administrative Code, 2019 Edition (Part 1 of Title 24 of the California
Code of Regulations);
H. California Energy Code, 2019 Edition(Part 6 of Title 24 of the California Code of
Regulations),
I. California Green Building Standards Code,2019 Edition(Part 11 of Title 24 of the
California Code of Regulations), including Appendix A4 Residential Voluntary Measures,
Appendix A5 Non Residential Voluntary Measures.
J. California Reference Standards Code, 2019 Edition (Part 12 of Title 24 of the
California Code of Regulations),
K. California Residential Code, 2019 Edition (Part 2.5 of Title 24 of the California
Code of Regulations).
A copy of each of the above codes shall be maintained in the office of City Clerk and shall
be made available for public inspection while such codes are in force.
15.04.020 California Building Code. The following amendments,additions and deletions
are made to the California Building Code, 2019 Edition, as adopted by this Chapter.
A. Section 105.2 is hereby amended by modifying subsection 4 under Building,to read
as follows:
4. Retaining walls that are not over three(3)feet in height unless supporting a
sloped surcharge and garden walls not over four(4)feet in height,measured from the top of footing
to top of wall or impounding flammable Class I,Class II or III-A liquids.
B. Section 105.3 is hereby amended by adding Subsection 8 to read as follows:
8. All contractors and their subcontractors must have current and valid city
business licenses.
C. Section 105.5 is amended to read as follows:
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 is not commenced within 12 months or if the building or work authorized by such
permit is suspended or abandoned at any time after the work is commenced for a period of 180
days or if the permit is revoked. Before such work can be recommenced a new permit shall first
be obtained by reinstatement of the permit and the fee therefor shall be one half the amount
required for reinstating the permit for such work.A permittee may request an extension of a permit.
The Building Official may grant in writing,one or more extensions of time for periods of not more
than 180 days per extension. The permittee shall request an extension pursuant to this subdivision
in writing and demonstrate justifiable cause for the extension.
D. Section 110.3.7 is amended to read as follows:
110.3.7 Fire-and smoke-resistant penetrations.Protection of joints and penetrations
in fire resistance-rated assemblies shall not be concealed from view until inspected for all designed
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fire protection. Required fire seals/fire barriers in fire assemblies at fire-resistant penetrations shall
be installed and certified by a third party, state of California licensed fireproofing company and
certification of compliance shall be provided for building official's final approval.
E. Section 111.1 is hereby amended by adding the following:
To ensure appropriate continued use of any occupied space the building official
will issue a new Certificate of Occupancy upon any change of tenant at the fee rates established
by resolution of the City Council.
F. Section 114.4.1 is hereby added to read as follows:
Civil Penalty. Any person, firm or corporation who shall proceed with or
commence work for which a permit is required by these building and construction regulations
without first having obtained such permit shall, if subsequently permitted to obtain a permit
therefor, pay double the fee fixed for such work. The original permit fee shall be for issuance of
the permit and the balance shall be a civil penalty. This provision shall not apply to emergency
work when it shall be proved to the satisfaction of the building official that such work was urgently
necessary and that it was not practical to obtain a permit before commencement of the work. In
all such cases a permit must be secured as soon as it is practicable to do so, and if there is an
unreasonable delay in securing the required permit, the civil penalty as provided in this section
shall be charged. In no event shall such civil penalty exceed the permit fee plus five hundred
dollars. The civil penalty provided in this section shall be in addition to any other fines and
remedies prescribed elsewhere in this code. The payment of such fees and fine shall not relieve
any person from fully complying with the requirements of these building and construction
regulations in the execution of the work.
G. Section 502.1 is hereby amended by adding the following:
Numbers or addresses for commercial and industrial buildings shall be maintained
a minimum of twelve (12) inches in height facing the street or front of the building. Numbers or
addresses in the Tourist Retail Core(TRC)of the Old Town Specific Plan, shall be a minimum of
eight (8) inches in height. All suites must have a minimum of six (6) inch high letters on both
front and rear doors. Residential usages must have as a minimum four (4) inch high letters. All
letters must be placed upon a contrasting background.
H. Section 901.2.1 is added to read as follows:
901.2.1 As-built/Revised documents. Three (3) sets of as-built/revised drawings
shall be submitted to the fire department for approval prior to final of any permits. Redlines are
not considered as-builts/revised plans.
I. Section 903.2 of the California Fire Code is deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following:
903.2 Where required. In all new buildings and structures which are 3,600 square
feet or greater,an approved automatic sprinkler system shall be provided regardless of occupancy
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classification. Where the Sections 903.2.1 — 903.2.19 of the California Fire Code require more
restrictive requirements than those listed below, the more restrictive requirement shall take
precedence. In addition the following is required for existing buildings/structures:
A. 1. All new tenants and new occupancies hereafter constructed, which
exceeds 3,600 square feet shall have an approved automatic fire sprinkler system installed
throughout.
2. All existing occupancies to which additions are made, where either the
addition itself or the building and the addition in total exceeds 3,600 square
feet, shall have an approved automatic fire sprinkler system installed
throughout therein.
3. Change of use or occupancy that exceeds 3,600 square feet shall have an
approved automatic fire sprinkler system installed throughout therein.
B. Exception: Unless required elsewhere in this code or the California
Building Code, automatic fire sprinkler systems shall not be required for the following:
1. Detached Group U occupancies used for agriculture and constructed
in accordance with the California Building Code.
2. Detached non-combustible equestrian arena shade canopies that are
open on all sides and used for riding only - no commercial, assembly or
storage uses.
3. Detached fabric or non-combustible shade structures that are open
on all sides and used to shade playground equipment, temporary storage of
vehicles and dining areas with no cooking.
4. Where determined by the Fire Chief that no major life safety hazard
exists, and the fuel load does not pose a significant threat to firefighter
safety or to other structures or property, automatic fire sprinklers may be
exempted.
C. One- and two-family dwellings shall have an automatic fire sprinkler
system regardless of square footage in accordance with the California Residential Code. Fire
sprinkler systems shall be installed in mobile homes, manufactured homes and multifamily
manufactured homes with two dwelling units in accordance with Title 25 of the California Code
of Regulations.
The following exceptions in the California Fire Code shall not be allowed:
a. Exception in Section 903.2.3
b. Exception 2 in Section 903.2.11.3
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J. Section 903.3.5.3 is added to read as follows:
903.3.5.3 Hydraulically calculated systems. The design of hydraulically calculated
fire sprinkler systems shall not exceed 90%of the water supply capacity.
K. Section 903.4.3 is hereby amended to read as follows:
903.4.3 Floor Control Valves. Approved supervised indication control valves shall
be provided at the point of connection to the riser in all buildings. Valve locations will be placed
in the fire sprinkler riser room on each riser.
L. Section 904.2.2.1 is added to read as follows:
904.2.2.1 Extinguishing system monitoring requirements. All automatic fire-
extinguishing systems will be required to be monitored by the fire alarm/sprinkler monitoring
system. If a fire alarm/sprinkler monitoring system is not present, one will be required to be
installed to provide monitoring for the automatic fire-extinguishing system.
M. Sections 907.1.6 and 907.1.7 are added to read as follows:
907.1.6 Fire alarm control panel (FACP). The main fire alarm control panel shall
be located in the same room as, and sharing the same access as the fire sprinkler riser. The FACP
shall have a minimum 36 inches of face clearance and 6 inches side clearance from any other wall
or equipment.
907.1.7 Notification device. New tenant spaces and new occupancy buildings shall
require alarm notification devices. For multi-tenant buildings, an alarm notification device shall
be placed in each tenant suite. For existing buildings with new tenants an alarm notification device
shall be required in each tenant space.For existing buildings that are not equipped with a fire alarm
system or sprinkler monitoring system, new tenants or owners shall be required to install the
appropriate type of alarm system.
N. Section 1505.1 is hereby amended by adding the following:
The roof covering or roofing assembly on any structure regulated by this Code
within the Historical District Overlay, generally known as the Old Town Temecula Historical
Preservation District, shall not be less than a Class C roofing assembly.
O. Section 1907A is hereby amended by adding the following:
Additional requirements. Slab Dowels in all occupancies, slab connection from
existing slabs to new construction shall be placed at a minimum twenty-four(24)inches on center
with reinforcing steel of one half inch minimum diameter,eight(18)inches in length. Embedment
to existing shall be a minimum of six (6) inches.
P. The following Appendices are deleted in their entirety:
Appendices A, B, D, E, G, H, I, J,K, L, M,N and 0
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Q. Chapter 29 is deleted in its entirety from the California Building Code
15.04.030 California Residential Code. The following Appendices are deleted in their
entirety from the 2019 California Residential Code, Title 24, Part 2.5: All Appendices.
15.04.040 California Electrical Code. The following amendments, additions and
deletions are made to the California Electrical Code, 2019 Edition, as adopted by this Chapter.
A. Section 90.4 is hereby amended by adding the following:
Violations and violation penalties are subject to Sections 15.02.060 and Chapter
1.20 of this Municipal Code.
For commercial projects an electrical contractor shall be responsible for obtaining
permits for electrical work performed.
B. Section 90.8 is hereby amended by adding the following:
Accessory uses or other building, or signs, separately located on the same lot or
premises shall have connecting conductors run underground. (Agricultural area excepted.)
Where spare circuit protective devices are provided or space for future circuit
protective devices are provided on the bus in any flush or semi-flush mounted panel,then raceways
of sufficient capacity to permit utilization of such space or spaces shall be provided to an approved
accessible location.
Circuits for electric vehicle charging stations shall meet all the requirements of
CEC Article 625. Residential garages shall have a minimum one (1) inch metal flex conduit ran
from meter box to the garage fire wall and terminated in a metal box at forty-two(42)inches above
finished floor for future electric vehicle charging station.
All residential electrical applications shall provide two (2) future expansion
conduits from the meter box,one each stubbed to an approved,accessible upper and lower location.
C. Section 110.5 is hereby amended by adding the following:
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, no aluminum conductors smaller
than #6 A.W.G. shall be used.
D. Table 300.5, Location of Wiring Method or Circuit - `Under a building' is hereby
amended to read as follows:
'Six (6) inches beneath the concrete slab', in all corresponding columns.
E. Section 334.10 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Uses Permitted. Type NM, Type NMC, and Type NMS cables shall be permitted
to be used in the following:
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1) One and two-family dwellings.
2) Multi-family dwellings permitted to be types III, IV, and V construction
except as prohibited in Section 334.12.
No type NM, NMC, or NMS, or non-metallic sheathed cable (Romex) usage in
commercial applications regardless of mixed-use occupancy.
F. Section 690.4(A) is hereby amended to read as follows:
Solar Photovoltaic Systems. Solar Photovoltaic Systems shall only be installed by
registered California Contractors License Board entities with a valid A,B,C-10 or C-46 contractor
license or the property owner. Valid copies of the entity's City of Temecula Business License and
California Contractors License Board license shall be submitted on the plans.
The current carrying conductors of all sources of energy *shall be designed to de-energize, and
remain de-energized, from their respective source of energy generation when the utility-supplied
service's main breaker is opened(set to the"off"position)on the electrical system being energized
by the aforementioned sources of energy.
*For purposed of this section,"sources of energy"includes alternating current,solar,wind,battery
and fuel cell.
The point where the current carrying conductors are to be de-energized and remain de-energized
shall be immediately adjacent to the point of energy generation or immediately adjacent to a
combiner box, if so equipped. This shall apply to all electrical system installations, regardless of
location of conductors inside or outside of any structures.
Solar systems not installed on roofs—
Foundation and/or footings size plans and substantiating design calculations shall be submitted
showing supporting member sizes,dimensions,materials and the loads which will be imposed on
the foundation or footings. Where the supporting framework of the modules or arrays is shown as
part of the laboratory approved system,design calculations will not be required for the supporting
framework of the modules or arrays provided they are included in the approved listing.
15.04.050 California Mechanical Code. The following amendments, additions and
deletions are made to the California Mechanical Code, 2019 Edition, as adopted by this Chapter.
A. Section 106.3 is hereby amended to read as follows:
106.3 Penalties. Violations and violation penalties are subject to Section 15.02.060
and Chapter 1.20 of this Municipal Code.
B. Section 104.5 is hereby deleted in its entirety and superseded by Sections 15.02.010
through 15.02.080 of this Municipal Code, expressly incorporated herein by reference. All
references in the California Mechanical Code to fees, fee schedules, or fee tables shall mean the
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fee schedule as established by Resolution of the City Council in accordance with Section 15.02.010
herein.
C. Section 504.1 is hereby amended by adding the following:
Aluminum flex ducts are not permitted to be installed horizontally in rooms that produce
steam. An angle greater than forty-five degrees from the vertical is considered a horizontal run.
15.04.060 California Plumbing Code. The following amendments, additions and
deletions are made to the California Plumbing Code, 2019 Edition, as adopted by this Chapter:
A. Section 106.3 of Chapter 1 is amended to read as follows:
106.3 Penalties.Violations and violation penalties are subject to Section 15.02.060
and Chapter 1.20 of this Municipal Code.
B. Section 104.5 of Chapter 1 is deleted in its entirety and superseded by Sections
15.02.010 through 15.02.050 of this Municipal Code, expressly incorporated herein by reference.
All references in the California Plumbing Code to fees, fee schedules, or fee tables shall mean the
fee schedule as established by resolution of the City Council in accordance with Section 15.02.010
herein.
C. Section 211.0, definition of `indirect waste pipe', is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Indirect Waste Pipe. An indirect waste pipe is a pipe that does not connect directly
with the drainage system but conveys liquid wastes by discharging through an approved air gap
into a plumbing fixture, interceptor or receptacle which is directly connected to the drainage
system.
D. Section 719.5 is hereby amended to read as follows:
719.5 Access. Cleanouts installed under concrete or asphalt paving shall be made
accessible by yard boxes, or by extending flush in paving with a "brass cap" or other approved
material for installation where subject to vehicular traffic.
E. Section 1213 is hereby amended by adding the following:
Testing of gas piping two (2) inches or greater or exceeding twenty (20) feet in
length shall require a thirty(30)minute test witnessed by the jurisdiction. Such test shall be sixty
(60) p.s.i. All welded pipe shall be graph tested for twenty-four (24) hours at sixty (60) p.s.i.
witnessed by the jurisdiction. No gas tests shall be performed at less than ten(10)p.s.i and at not
less than fifteen(15)minutes witnessed by the jurisdiction.
F. Section 1211.7 is hereby amended by adding the following:
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The installation of Seismic Gas Shutoff Valves shall comply with the following
requirements:
1. Be installed by a contractor licensed in the appropriate classification by the
State of California.
Exception: Seismic gas shutoff valves may be installed by a gas utility provided a
permit is obtained and the valves are installed and approved in accordance with this section.
2. Be mounted rigidly to the exterior of the building or structure containing
the fuel gas piping.
Exception: This requirement need not apply if the Building Department determines
that the seismic gas shutoff valve has been tested and listed for an alternate method of installation.
3. Be listed by an approved testing laboratory and certified by the Office of
the State Architect.
4. Be approved by the Building and Safety Department.
5. Have thirty (30) year warranty, which warrants that the valve is free from
defects, and will continue to properly operate for thirty(30)years from the date of installation.
6. Where seismic gas shutoff valves are installed as required by this section,
they shall be maintained for the life of the building or structure or be replaced with a valve
complying with the requirements of this section.
H The following chapters of the 2019 California Plumbing Code are adopted in their
entirety: Chapter 13, Health Care Facilities and Medical Gas and Vacuum Systems; Chapter 15,
Non-Potable Water Reuse Systems.
I. The following Appendices of the 2019 California Plumbing Code are adopted in
their entirety: Appendix A, Recommended Rules for Sizing the Water Supply System; Appendix
B,Explanatory Notes on Combination Waste and Vent Systems;Appendix D,Sizing Storm Water
Drainage;Appendix I,Installation Standards;Appendix H,Private Sewage Disposal Systems,and
J, Combination of Indoor and Outdoor Combustion and Ventilation Opening Design.
J. The following Appendix and Chapter of the 2019 California Plumbing Code are
deleted in their entirety: Chapter 14, Firestop Protection; and Appendix C, E, F, G, K, L, and M.
15.04.070 Penalties for violation of Chapter 15.04. Any person, firm, partnership, or
corporation violating any provision or to failing to comply with any of the requirements of this
Chapter or any of the Codes hereby adopted, shall be subject to the penalties set forth in Chapters
1.20, 1.21 and 1.24 of the Temecula Municipal Code. Each and every person,firm,partnership,or
corporation shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or any portion
thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this Chapter or the Codes hereby
adopted is committed,continued or permitted by such person,firm,partnership or corporation,and
shall be deemed punishable therefore as provided in this Chapter.
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15.04.080 Civil remedies available. The violation of any of the provisions of this Chapter
or any of the Codes hereby adopted shall constitute a nuisance and may be abated by the City
through civil process by means of restraining order,preliminary or permanent injunction or in any
other manner provided by law for the abatement of such nuisances."
Section 2. Severability. The City Council declares that,should any provision,section,
paragraph,sentence or word of this Ordinance or the Codes hereby adopted be rendered or declared
invalid by any final court action in a court of competent jurisdiction, or by reason of any
preemptive legislation,the remaining provisions,sections,paragraphs,sentences and words of this
Ordinance and the Codes hereby adopted shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 3. The City Clerk of the City of Temecula shall certify to the passage and
adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the same or a summary thereof to be published and
posted in the manner required by law.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Temecula
this 12th day of November, 2019.
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I, Randi Johl , City Clerk of the City of Temecula, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Ordinance No. 19-14 was duly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a meeting of the
City Council of the City of Temecula on the 22"d day of October, 2019, and that thereafter, said
Ordinance was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Temecula at a meeting thereof
held on the 12th day of November 2019, by the following vote:
AYES: 4 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Edwards, Rahn, Schwank, Stewart
NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 1 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Naggar
Randi Johl, City Clerk
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