§ 6-1-2. Amendments to California Building Code

The provisions of this Section 6-1-2 shall constitute local amendments to the cross-referenced provisions of the 2013 Edition of the California Building Code, and shall be deemed to replace the cross-referenced section in said code with the respective provisions set forth in this Section 6-1-2.

(a) Section 105.3 is amended by adding Item 8 at the end of the text of that section to read as follows:

"8. The permittee or his authorized agent shall provide a list of the subcontractors whose services are required and will be part of the prime contract. The permittee, who shall be the owner of the improvements for which the permit is to be issued or the general contractor who has assumed the prime contract shall be responsible for the fees for all permits required for the completion of improvements for which the building permit applied for is to be issued. None of the forgoing shall be construed to prevent subcontractors from applying for and receiving permits upon payment of fees in accordance with other applicable ordinances."

(b) Section 105.5 is deleted and replaced with the following:

"105.5 Expiration. Every permit issued shall become invalid unless the work on the site authorized by such permit is commenced within 180 days after its issuance, or if the work authorized on the site by such permit is suspended or abandoned for a period of 180 days. A permit will be considered abandoned if the department has no record of inspections for a period of 180 days. Every permit issued by the Building Official under the provisions of this code shall expire and become null and void two years from the date of issuance, with the exception of plumbing, electrical, and mechanical repair or alterations, and building maintenance repairs which shall expire and become null and void one year from the date of issuance. The building official is authorized to grant, in writing, one or more extensions of time, for periods not more than 180 days each. The extension shall be requested in writing and justifiable cause demonstrated."

(c) Section 109.2 is amended by adding at the end of the text of that section, a new paragraph to read as follows:

"Permit fees for each permit shall be as set forth in the "The City of Woodland Comprehensive Fee Schedule," except for permits issued covering work performed on buildings or structures owned, leased, or operated by any City, County, State, Federal government agency, or any public agency or district.

 In addition, Capital Improvement Facilities Fees shall be as set forth below.

(1) Facilities Fees.

(i) Capital improvement facilities fees are hereby established as a condition of the issuance of building permits in the city. In addition to the citywide capital improvement facilities fee (the major projects financing plan fee or "MPFP"), the Spring Lake infrastructure fee ("SLIF") is hereby established as a condition of the issuance of building permits in the Spring Lake specific plan area. The City Council shall, by separate resolutions, set forth the specific amounts of the MPFP and the SLIF, identify the specific public improvements to be financed thereby, describe the estimated costs of these facilities, describe the reasonable relationship between such facilities and the various types of new developments, and describe the relationship between the need for the public facility and the various types of new developments.

(ii) Facilities fees shall be paid by each applicant concurrent with the issuance of a building permit.

(2) Limited Use of Facilities Fees. The revenues raised by payment of these facilities fees shall be placed in separate and special accounts, and such revenues, along with any interest earnings on each account, shall be used solely to:

(i) Pay for the City's future construction of each category of facilities described in the resolution enacted pursuant to Section 108.2(1)(i) above, or to reimburse the city for those facilities identified in the resolution which have been constructed by the city with funds advanced from other sources;

(ii) Reimburse developers who have installed such identified facilities which are oversized with supplemental size, length, or capacity; or

(iii) Allow temporary borrowing between categories of facilities fee accounts, consistent with Government Code Section 66006(a).

(3) Supplemental Fees. An applicant may propose a project, the impact upon public facilities of which, in the judgment of the director of public works, is significantly greater than that used to calculate the standard fees. The director of public works may make such a determination on a case-by-case basis and may impose a supplemental fee on such project.

 The determination shall be made based upon the application for a development permit, or upon the application for a building permit if no development permit is required, and any additional information requested by the director of public works. The director of public works may require the developer to submit engineering data, calculations, or other project information which is necessary to make a determination pursuant to this paragraph.

(4) Administrative Guidelines. The City Council shall, by resolution, adopt Administrative Guidelines to provide procedures for the calculation, adjustment, reimbursement, credit, deferral, or waiver of the Capital Improvement Facilities Fees. However, in no event shall facilities fees be waived unless an alternative source of funding to replace the fees has been secured."

(d) Section 114 is amended to read as follows:

"Section 114 Violations.

114.1 Unlawful acts. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect, construct, alter, extend, repair, move, remove, demolish or occupy any building, structure or equipment regulated by this code, or cause same to be done, in conflict with or in violation of any of the provisions of this code.

114.2 Notice of violation. The building official is authorized to serve a notice of violation or order on the person responsible for the erection, construction, alteration, extension, repair, moving, removal, demolition, or occupancy of a building or structure in violation of the provisions of this code, or in violation of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this code. Such order shall direct the discontinuance of the illegal action or condition and the abatement of the violation.

114.3 Prosecution of violation. If the notice of violation is not complied with promptly, the building official is authorized to request the legal counsel of the jurisdiction to institute the appropriate proceeding at law or in equity to restrain, correct or abate such violation, or to require the removal or termination of the unlawful occupancy of the building or structure in violation of the provisions of this code or of the order or direction made pursuant thereto.

114.4 Violation penalties. Any person who violates a provision of this code or fails to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who erects, constructs, alters or repairs a building or structure in violation of the approved construction documents or directive of the building official, or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this code, shall be subject to penalties as prescribed in Section 6-1-1 of the Woodland Municipal Code."

(e) Section 406.3.1 is amended by adding, at the end of the text of that section, a new paragraph to read as follows:

"All concrete driveways designed to access Group U occupancies associated with private garages or carports shall be constructed with the following requirements:

(i) The minimum thickness of concrete driveway slabs supported directly on the ground shall not be less than 4 inches.

(ii) The minimum concrete mix shall be 5 sacks per cubic yard of concrete.

(iii) The concrete driveway shall be reinforced with not less than No. 3 bar at 18 inches on center in both directions placed at mid height of the slab or an approved alternate.

(iv) The concrete driveway shall be underlain by a minimum of 3 inches of gravel base material."

(f) Section 1907A.1 is amended by deleting and replacing the first paragraph with a new paragraph to read as follows:

"1907A.1 General. The thickness of concrete floor slabs supported directly on the ground shall not be less than 4 inches (101.6 mm). A 10-mil (0.010 inch; 0.25 mm) polyethylene vapor retarder with joints lapped not less than 6 inches (152 mm) shall be placed between the base course or subgrade and the concrete floor slab, or other approved equivalent methods or materials shall be used to retard vapor transmission through the floor slab. The minimum concrete mix shall be 5 sacks per cubic yard of concrete. The floor slab shall be reinforced with a minimum No. 4 bar 18 inches on center in both directions. All soils having a Plasticity Index (PI) of 15 or greater, determined in accordance with ASTM D 4318, shall be considered expansive requiring floor slabs designed complying with CBC 1808.6.2."

(g) The following local regulation related to asphalt paving (not involving regulations contained in the California Building Standards Code) is hereby adopted to include the following requirements for asphalt paving:

(i) The minimum structural section of on-site asphalt paving shall be 3 inches of asphalt concrete over 8 inches of Class II aggregate base.

(ii) The Class II aggregate base shall be compacted to a minimum 95% over subgrade compacted to 92%.

(iii) The shipping areas, or other areas paved in anticipation of regular truck traffic, the minimum structural section shall be based upon the recommendations of the certified soils engineering report according to an appropriate traffic index for the anticipated use.

(h) Chapter 9 of the California Building Code is amended to read as follows:

(1) Section 903.1 is amended to read as follows:

903.1 General. Automatic sprinkler systems shall comply with this section and the following:

An automatic sprinkler system shall be installed in the occupancies and locations set forth in this Chapter 9 and in the locations and according to the conditions described below:

(1) In all Group R, Occupancies.

a. Group R, Division 2 multifamily dwelling occupancies not exceeding 2 stories or more that 5000 square feet may have automatic sprinkler systems installed in accordance with NFPA 13 R.

b. Group R, Division 3 and 4 occupancies shall have automatic sprinkler systems installed in accordance with NFPA 13 D and local amendments.

Group R, Division 3 Occupancies which incur damage to the structure by fire or other natural or manmade causes which result in damage to the structure in excess of fifty percent of the assessed value shall cause the building or structure to have automatic sprinkler systems installed in accordance with NFPA 13 D and local amendments.

(2) In all other buildings in which the total floor area of all floors is five thousand square feet or more, or any building which are three or more stories regardless of height.

Exceptions:

1. Group U occupancies, not including private garages attached to R-3 Occupancies.

2. In storage and bulk handling facilities for grain, including grain elevators and flat storage buildings, automatic fire sprinklers shall not be required in areas where the grain is stored, provided:

a. An automatic fire extinguishing sprinkler system is not otherwise required for code compliance,

b. The floor area of the building or structure does not exceed the maximum basic allowable floor area permitted for specific types of construction as specified in Table 503 and including the allowable increases for clear yard spaces as specified in the California Building Code, and

c. The construction of the building or structure complies with all other code provisions for the properly assigned group occupancy classification and type of construction.

Fire walls shall not be considered to create a separate occupancy for the purpose of automatic fire sprinkler systems required under the provisions of this ordinance. The floor area shall be the total floor area of the building respective of area fire walls as set forth in California Building Code Section 706.1.

(3) Notwithstanding other provisions of this section, the requirement described in this Section 903.1 shall be applied to alterations, repairs, additions and changes of occupancy of existing buildings as follows:

a. Where there is no change of occupancy, alterations or repairs not increasing fire area, total height, or number of stories of an existing building may be made without making the entire building comply with this section.

b. Buildings classified as other than Group R, Division 3 or 4. Whenever, after the date of adoption of the ordinance codified in this section, where an addition or the sum of all additions made to an existing building or structure increases the floor area by more than twenty-five percent of the existing building floor area, or increases the number of stories beyond two, shall require an automatic fire extinguishing system installed throughout, including areas not previously protected.

Exception: Buildings not exceeding five thousand square feet after the addition or where sprinklers are not otherwise required by code.

c. Group R, Division 3 and 4 occupancies, including attached Group U occupancies. Whenever, after the date of adoption of the ordinance codified in this section, where an addition or the sum of all additions made to an existing building or structure increases the floor area by more than fifty percent of the existing building floor area, or increases the floor area by more than 1000 square feet, or increases the number of stories beyond two, shall require an automatic fire extinguishing system installed throughout, including areas not previously protected.

d. No change shall be made in the character of the occupancy or use of any existing building or structure unless the entire building or structure is made to comply with this section.

Exceptions:

1. The character of the occupancy of existing buildings may be changed subject to the approval of the building official and the approval of the fire chief, and the building may be occupied for purposes in other occupancy groups without conforming to all the requirements of this section or the California Building Code for those groups, provided the new or proposed use is not more hazardous, based on life and fire risk, than the existing use.

2. No change in the character of occupancy of a building shall be made without a certificate of occupancy, as required by California Building Code. The building official may issue a certificate of occupancy pursuant to the intent of the above exception without certifying that the building complies with all provisions of this section and provisions of the California Building Code.

(4) NFPA 13D Reference in this code to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 13D shall refer to the 2010 Edition of said standard.

a. Section 7.6 is amended to read as follows:

7.6 A local water flow alarm shall be provided on all sprinkler systems. An approved interior alarm device shall be installed and interconnected with all smoke detectors to be clearly audible in all bedrooms over the background noise levels with all intervening doors closed.

b. Section 8.6.3 is amended to read as follows:

8.6.3 Sprinklers shall not be required in clothes closets, linen closets, and pantries that meet all of the following conditions:

(1) The area of the space does not exceed 24 ft(2.2 m).

(2) The least dimension does not exceed 3 ft(0.9 m).

(3) The walls and ceilings are surfaced with noncombustible or limited-combustible materials as defined in NFPA 220, Standard on Types of Building Construction.

(5) The area is not a utility closet which contains heat or flame producing appliances or a closet with attic access in other areas and occupancies as required in Section 903 of the California Building Code.

(2) Section 907.6.2.1 is added to read as follows:

907.6.2.1 Fire alarm circuits. When providing a fire alarm circuit in a multiple occupancy type building (multiple metering), the circuit shall be energized from the main meter panel board.

(3) Section 912.3.1.1 is added to read as follows:

912.3.1.1 Locking fire department connection caps required. Locking fire department connection caps shall be required and installed on all new and existing fire department connections.

(Ord. No. 1522, § 7, 11-16-10, Ord. No. 1523, § 4, 12-7-10; Ord. No. 1556, § 7, 11-19-13; Ord. No. 1557, § 4, 11-19-13)