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ORDI.NAl~CE NO-lO:.~i .
oRDilWtCE OF 11m COUUCIL OF:-'Ttl! CITY OF PALO ALTO
ADOPTIUG THE 1976 EDITIOU OF THE UU!FORM BUILDiltG,
*QWIICAL ~ AUD HOUSIUG CODES.. t-..AKIUG CHANGES
THD!TO, Al~D COUTlftUlNG EXISTll~ CUANGRS
'ine Council of the City ~£ Palo Alto does ORDAIN aa fol~lows: · .. ·.
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SECTIOU l• Sect1.on 16.04.010 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code
is mnendid to read a& follows: ·
. "16. 04.010 .Uniform Bu:i.ldins Code ado~ ted -.
Shart title. 'The Unlf"orna Buildine Code~ 1 76 Eaition~
second printing, promulgatP.d by the International .
Conference of Ru:l.ldtng Off'ic:!.~ls, 5360 South \vorlauan
rUll Road, \fuitt:ier, Califor'lia 90!?01., \'Jhich r.egulates
the ~rectiott, construction, enlareement, alt~ration,
revai.r, mo"Jins, removal. conv~rsior,, demolition,
occupancy~ equi,.pmeon t, use; .}-c~ight, area and main tenanqe
of buildins~ and other structuree is adopted, including
the appendj.x, and by this reference is made a part of
this code I'Y'1.th the same f()rce and ~ffect as though set
out herein in full. A copy of the Uniform Building
Code is on file and open to public inspection in the
office. of the city clerk." :
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... ·~· 8ECT!Ol~ 2. Se1ction 16.04.020 of the Palo Alto Hunicipal Co.de
is amen<Ied to ~read/as follows: .
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11 16.04.020 Uniform Mechanical Code adopted. The
.. Uniform Meolu~:p.ican-a<re: 1976 ldltion~ first printing, .
prom~ll$;a.ted by .the Int~rnational Association of Plumbittg
arid Mechanical, .Officials, .Los Angeles 1,-. California~ and · ..
International, 9.onferertce of Building Gff'leials, Whittier~.
Califo~ia, ~{ncluding Appendix C there'Vf, which regu+ates
and p:c,'O'\"ides ,complete ~equirements .for the .installatiOn'
and Uiai!Jt;enance o~, heatitl8, ventilating:. comfort· cooling
an9. refrigeTatio't\.·$ystems~ ··is ·adopt~4 and by .-fer~ ·
,-~de a part Jlf th~s code w~th the s. force,: Qd e£fect ·· a:a thoug:h set out herein in full. A >0-opy .·of $le ,,qri:lform
.. , .. Me~hani~al Code ::l.s on file •nd open ·to publ:ic lpsJ}ect.ion
in. the: office of the ::ity cl~rk." . · , ·· · .. .. ·· ·
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· ~,SECTion 3. Section 16.04.040 and Section i6~04~·os·o .. of 'the.Palo .··
.Alto ltuijlcJ.pat Ccxle are hereby' amenc~ed tc ·~ubstitute ·the directcrr o*
·planninfi and community environmen~ fo~ the d:tr~:ctor" of public wo;~k.•: ·> .
whereNer ··said titles .. appear in said sec(:. ions. · ,, · . .. · · ·
SECTion 4. se~tion 16~04.075 of the Palo·Alto Municipat·cod3 .
is here'6y amended to chat).ge the 'l.P-ttering of :the eub~ection a(!de.d
therein'from "'e" to "g".
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' · S·ECTIOn 5. Section 16. 04. 077 of the
f:a·' hereby amended to change the lett:ering
.. th~rein, from uf'' to "h" and to change the
suhaection from "e" to "g". , . ·
Pal() Alto MUI1\icip~l ~oc:te ·· ...
of the subsection added
re;€'erence to the,previo1.1s
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SECTIOn 6. Section 16. 04. 261) of the l'alo-Alto 'Municip~l· Cade
is amenaeo to-read as follows:
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. · "16. 04.260 Table 29....A -.ndad. ·Table 29•A in
Chapter 29 of ·the bn!!~·IU!tatns Code 1e _amended to
~ead: ··
. . . Thick.n:ess
, .. ,'"·t··''-, . f Nuab~:r < j~uJ.ti~'. Width
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/[Inches)
. Thickness
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PootlDS
{!nche!}
of ,<. Wall
Stories ~'!ncbea~
1 &2
3
8 14
8 18
8
8
20
30
All found.ation~ as required in abt:tve table shall have
a .mini.mum of. three f!;4 bars cf reinforcing ~ teel in .all
bearing walls except H occupancy-one ~4 bar.11
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SECTION 7. Section 16. 04·. 295 of the Palo Alto Municipal· Code
is amended ·to change the occupancy; group from B to A.
SECi:ION 8. Section 16. 04.310 of the Palo Alto Hunicipal Cede
i.s ame.nded to read as follows: ·
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~~16. 04. 310 Section 3802 (b) {8) s;~d f~~ atr~ended and
(12) .. (13) ari'd (1¥~ ad~~d. Subsections (8) andF (9) ·
are amended and ( ) .~)-and (14) are added to Sectj-/)~n
3602 of the Uniform Building Code to t:"ead:, .. _, ·
n(b)S. In all group B and grovp H, Division 4.
occ~ancl~a where· the floor ~M exceeda 10,,.000 equare
f~et) on any .f~9or or 20,000 tq1.J'aft .faet on all floors t
---~-1)~--:P~oviaiona of _this section ehall apply reaardleaa
of· ~rea or occupancy separ~tiona ; howe'ftr, the area
and -height increase e'(l6ciffad in Sections 506(c) and ·
507 may be pe~.1Ditted .. ·.. ··. ·-· · . . .
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"~ . tn b1;t4ld1n&a lwJibs itlg A • · E occupanc.i.•• over .
10, ooo· equara ·feet 1D area or abo'ft''-the gX'Ound floor ...
t-ega"'dle,~a of''type of conetruc"Oil, til• p~aiona -~f ·
thia aetion _aball ._PPll' rega~fi•••··of .,..,-'_:or occ;~ancy
aep&rat!.cna; h<*ever, the ar .. at'td. lteight in·areasea · ·
speci~~ed in ee~tiona .506(c) and 507 :may be pe~itted. ··
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"l2~ . tn all rooaw or above outside areas adjacent;
to b\11ldJ~ns• or uml•rnaath a roof ov•rlwtg ·· uaed for the
atol".aa• .:bf coml:n.1atible waste matarial '!,~ c<maection with
G~oup 4, E, ~t, D, ll, .. or l. D1via1an,,l occup•t·~·' auch
ept~leramay b• cormected to domestic water 1upply
provided the piping ia .of approved materials and not
}.••• than one inch in diameter and sufficient coverqe,
of the area 11 provided and an approved accaaaible
.ahuto_ff ie provided for •ach room or area. ··
· ,, .. u13. ·.,In bu1ildina• hot:ain; ll,, Divieion 1 o~cupanciea,
. 1f th~ bui.ld:S.na ~· more than two atoriea in heiRbt and ·
.· · · 15. (H10 •ciU&~e .f•et ·in area raas.rdlesa of tJP• of con~ , ·
. lt~~tion or ot Type !It. IV or V construction al\d 010~e
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· than thres •~W; ~ .Misht ~~ardle•• .of area. 1he
provision. ~f, Mi'~;•ecti«m •hall apply regardless of
a:ea ar. · oct:Upq~. ~atlons. However. the area or
height_ -~~1lcre~._! specifit'd· "tft se:ctions 506 (c) and 507
may 'be petmi ... ~. . ·.
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"1,4. In any building''or group of buildings were,
· ·,: in ··tl:le judgmellt of tbe f~ chief_, •uch building or
. ··n&roup of bt.)ildtngs due to size~' heigtit# type of con ...
·,·,:atruction,···lcc~tion on ~rty~ ~t.~ts or occ-upancy
, 'I , · claaa:tfication, would ~:x:ceed or-nvwr•ly tax the capa-
1·'·· • . · btl!'ti~• c)f the local fire department. to perform a '~"-"----· ~-~-------.~·cei'obu~~!-: -!.~~~t of _re.a_~ue _ ~n~ fire suppression opera•
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· .. tiona. Such-buildings shar 1 :-1r.cluc~ b1..tt a't'e ',not
'ne~•s~,~rily ~imited to: · · ·
All buildings more than five stories or fifty ·
feet in height;
Buildings where limited access for fire ~pp,aratus · ,
does not permit mobile unit oper.ation of laC:~tir companies
to 'VTith#,,;n· fifteen feet o.t openings in stories E!s :required
in Se~lon 504a as amended and Section 3802(b) 1 aa
amended.
"Exception: R-Division 3 occupancies.
"Bui~dings where limited ac.cess ·for fire apparatus
does no.t permit mobile uriit operations of pump and hose
companies to t:·each all sides of the building ~ithout .
hand laying more than one· hundred fifty ·feet of fire hose
from a oaximU1D of three mobile pumping units. {See .
; Section 13 .l,Ol UFC) Buildings or any part of which is ·
t!lOre tlt&n,,"one hundred fifty feet from an adequate available
· wat~ s~ply." " ·
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. SECTIOtf 9. Section 1.6.0'.3'90.' Sections 7001, 7002. 7014.
~ 70'15 of Ch&pt•r 70 of ~~1Jniform Building Code are hereby
· adopted and the remainder O!'Chapter 70 of the Uniform Building · · ·
,,;-Code :La ~e~ded to x-,.._d u,·:-~bown oa Sections 7003(&) thro·ugb
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70l3(c)' ••· as ·ehowa,'~ta~'BxlliltU: "A" attached hereto. and in~orpor-· -,· •t~c[ ~~rein, by "f,rene~. :·:'-Cha.jtftr 16. 28 of the falo Alto ·
t~un.:L<:i~:o.l .. , Cod.:! -:lf .. b:y repealed •.
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. . ·''FIIIDI.UG: . This cbange ... is · a CoJtt1nU4tion and revision of
Chllpt.er 16.28 of .t:ha P·alo Alto Municipal Cod.e~ _and 1.• justified .
·by <t:b$ ~~st~ce of _ear __ thQUAke faultet .'. e~ansive soil;a, bilJ,aide!
.sl~••.~. l~d.sl:l.cie-prone areaa, and en~rotJIUnttlly sens_itiva
ar~ ' :l..n,; ~ c~ ~y' . ,eape~ia~ly .. in the foo~hilla•_' ~d B.ayl~tb1·
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~-: S!CTial-10 •. 'Sec:t:.ion 16.04.115, 16.04.1).)0, 16.04.1510, , .
• J 16 .• 04!'240~ ·16';04 .• 263t t6.04.270, 16.04.300, lti.04'.320,. 16 .. 04.370
. ~e _hereby r•p•c.led al)d the remaini~ aectio'tl-1 are hereby renum
-· b~ed· accor<!~ns:t.y and continued in fnll force and effect.
,. ~ "sECTIOt~ '·tl~ · .. · ~8-co\.U'lcil finds that the change~ !.1 to the Palo
~lto M\iii!c:lpat Code as set forth hare in ha11e no significant: .en-
V~t;()~ental impact. _
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II .SZcriON l2:. 'This ordtn_,nce th&.ll b•came effective upon the
. e01;au~ij,cement o! ,the th~_rty-first d~y after the day of ita paaeqe. •:1,-
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A)SSTEUTt~: Ca~ ABSENT: Clay, Sher
City r!ler"'K
-APPROVED .AS 'l'O ··FOPJ1~
f-OR SIGNATURES $!'~ O!!.IGINAl
, . . . ON fiLE lM CITY CtEPK'S OFfiCf:, *
l!lty Attorney
APPROVED:
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·APPROVED:
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\ \ . J;Oet'fn.g ·city Manage'r
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eht4!f Bui!Ci!ng offtciai
tH~rector qof Planning -and
ComDtU:q;:i.ty Enyi.ro~Unent ·
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..... ,. ·~ DEI!MEO' ~TED,' P~ mh..."rEE, '1\ND ':ssttJ!.CI'IYE 1-.S OF ,-.. :'m.S l)ATE.'SPEX:IFIID '!'BEREiN. ·(VALIDATIOO am. 4033) ·
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