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APPROV JdJ ..

1016111I and le~. Jity

CM. S.

0
ORDI NA.Nce J'{

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING BY REFERENCE TIlE UNIFORM BUILDING

CODE,

VOLUME I,

COPYRIGiT,

OFFICIALS CONFERENCE,

DELETIONS TIlEREOF,

1955 BY PACIFIC COAST BUILDING

WITIl AMENI1IIENTS,

AS TIlE PRIMARY CODE,

OF SAID UNIFORM BUILDING CODE,

IN SAID PRIMARY CODE,

TIlE ERECTION,

REPAIR,

EQJ I PMENT , USE,

AND VOLUME III

1955 EDITION,

AS TIlE SECONDARY CODE;

OONSTRUCTION,

MOVING,

ADDITIONS AND

REMOVAL,
HEIGiT,

ENLARGEMENT,

CONVERSION,
AREA,

REFERRED TO
REGULATING

ALTERATION,

DEMOLITlON,

OCCUPANCY,

AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS

OR STRUCTURES IN TIlE CITY OF OAKLAND;

PROVIDING FOR TIlE

ISSUANCE OF PERMITS AND COLLECTION OF FEES TIlEREFOR;

DECLARING AND ESTABLISHING FIRE DISTRICTS;

PENALTIES FOR TIlE VIOLATION TIlEREOF,

ORDINANCE NO.

2745 C.

M.

S.

PROVIDING

AND REPEALING

AND ALL ORDINANCES AMENDATORY

TIlEREOF.

BE IT ORDAINED

by

the Council of the

City

of Oakland

as

follows I
SECTION 1.

shall be known
and will

as

UNIFORM BUILDING CODE.

the KOakland

Building CodeK,

be referred to herein
The Uniform

and Volume

BuilUlng

III

as

the

Code,

Volume I

Secondary

Code,

Copyright

the

by

Resolution

as

said

City Clerk
7
1\1<,..

for

~' :>J , 7

This Ordinance

may be cited

Kthis OrdinanceK

as

Building

Officials Conference,

file with

as

or

the

1955

such,

as

Kthis CodeK.
Code

Primary
by

Pacific Coast

copies of which have been placed

use

c.

and examination
M.

S.

by the public

declared to be

public

on

and

records,

copies have been deleted, changed and supplemented with approval

of this Council,
conditions,

TITLE.

and eaGh and all of the

requirements

Qnd terms

regulations, provisions,

thereof

are

hereby adopted

as

the

J~'

construction,

Oakland Building Code for regulating the erection,

occupancy,

repair, moving,

alteration,

enlargement,

equipment,

buildings

and structures

reference

are

effect

though

as

height,

use,

in the

set forth herein

in full.

stairs,

protected

as

The

to hold to

design

minimum all exit,

appliances;
all exits,

occupancies;

or

stresses

fire and health hazards.

method of

connecting

or

allowed and live and dead loads

nationally recognized

generally recognized

design

of

and construction of all

shall be in accord with

rlth

same

assembled and of such size and

of all materials,

quality

assembling such materials,

assumed in the

segregation

arranged,

so

part hereof to the

appurtenances thereto in buildings

doors and

shall be

by this

and installation of

appliances
and

and

of all

All materials and

GENERAL STANDARDS.

arrangements of occupancies

so

of Oakland,

and made

assemblies of material;

structures

City

conversion,

demolition,

and maintenance

incorporated herein

SECTION 2.

aisles,

area,

removal,

buildings

or

standards of

and well established methods

structures

quality

and

of structural

and construction.

Compliance with all the provisions of the Oakland Building

Code referred to and adopted
shall be and is

hereby

by

the

declared to be

reduction of fire and exit hazards,

and

generally recognized

design

provisions

and construction.

and well

of Section 1 hereof

prima facie evidence of the

acceptable quality of material

established methods of structural

SECTION 3.
The

changes,

CHANGES.

additions and deletions of said Uniform

hereinafter set forth and

of said Code
and

adopted

ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS.

placed
as

on

follows;

designated

file with the

in the

City

Building Code

copies of Volume

Clerk

are

hereby approved

Section 101 is changed to read

may be cited

Code,"

Building
to herein

follows:

This ordinance shall be known

101.

Sec.

as

as "

Building

Code,

Copyright

Building Officials Conference,

placec:

file with the

on

by the public

and

declared to be

public

and all of the

records,

thereof

terms

for

regulating the

are

hel'eby

erection,

repair, moving,

removal,

equipment,

height,

use,

in the

and

structures

arp

incorporatEcd herein

The first

Section 105.

adopted

copies

c.

I..

as

have been delete~,

the Oakland

Building

enlargement,

and maintenance

and made

and

of all

this

by

Code

alteration,

occupancy,

buildings

reference

part hereof to the

and eaGh

requirements

conversion,

of Oakland,

s.,

M.

conditions,

construction,

area,

paragraph

been

approval of this Council,

demolition,

City

Pacific Coast

by

and examination

3 ( 3.~
-

said

as

set forth herein

though

as

use

regulations, provisions,

and

effect

for

Resolution No. _

1955,

of which have

copies

Clerk

and supplemented with

changed

a s

by

City

Code."

or '\;his

this Ordinance"

The Uniform

and will be referred

such,

as

the " Oakland

as

same

full."

in

of Section 105 is

changed

to

reaa

follows:
The

105.

Sec.

prevent the

provisions of this Code

of any material

use

ar

nor

not

intended to

method of construction not

specifically prescribed by this Code,

alternate has been approved,

are

is

provided any such

it the intention of

this Code to exclude any sound method of structural

or

analysis

tructural
used

as

not

specifically provided

design

limitations

guide only,

and

given

by

prepared by

qualifiec1 reHon."

for in this Code.

in this

Code

are

exceptions thereto may be

substantiated

calculations

4-

or

design

to

made

other suitable evidence

be
if

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44

is

HE~

DHAPTER

4401. (

No

a)

shall any work be

shall

building permit

performed except

obtained
Sec.

mit has been

protected

are

or

stored

issued;

within

site

In the

been issued,

Site.

Building

five

provided that

feet ( 5')

for which
as

Alley.

shall not be

venient

by

so

property line, unless

Chapter.
of the

street shall

work under

third

fir:3t be

building

of the

portion

p" rmit

In the

against the city

In the

provided that

owner

for

alley adjoining
a

building

such

Building
site

a)

approach

to

or

or

the

extent and undel'

the

of this Section.

damages

or

same

on

account of

property

and

such

equipment may be placed

building

site

roadway

placement

or

filed in the office of

for which
not

less

stored.

or

pe~ lit has

than ten feet

alley along the building site.

Site.

for which

On any portion of the public

a

permit has been issued,

except

to be maintained.

Material and equipment necessary for work to be done under

placed

per-

railway track.

the

to

clear and unobstructed

through

roadway of the street adjoining the

of such

such materials

of the

roadway

equipment shall be placed

or

any street

or

specified in Subsection (

walkway required
4403.

material

no

Site.

Public Sidewalk in Front of

Sec.

one-

permit has been issued

in width is maintained

the

In the

of any rail

Adjoining

sidewalk in front of the

on

if

structure,

public property in the following locations:

on

Building Cifficial before

d)

or

adjacent to the curb in frcnt of the building site for which

restrictions

10')

in this

specified

equipment necessary for the

or

storage must be obtained from the

c)

of this

provisions

the street that abuts the

on

as

building

permit for such temporary occupancy

A due waiver of claim

the

nor

any

In Front of the

same

in accordance with the

sidewalk,

on

Material

street that is

building

public

or

shall perform any work

In Front of the

b)

alley

from the Bureau of Permits and Licenses.

may be placed

stored

street,

nec' 9ssary

provided in the Ciakland Municipal Code.

4402.

a)

on

equipment

or

as

the pedestrians
Permits.

any material

store

or

and

doing he endangers pedestrians

c)

place

16 of this COde,

Chapter
No person

PEDESTRIANS DURING CONSTRU: TIUN OR DBMDLITION

person

for the work under

G'hapter,

follows:

as

LATIONS FOH USE OF ruBLIC STREETS AND PROJECTIONS OVER ruBLIC PHOPERTY

PROTB; TION OF
44--

Sec.

b)

to read

changed

stored

any fire

on

public property

hydrant,

fire

52-

or

so

police

as

to obstruct

alarm box,

any

permit

free and

utility

con-

box

or

Of to any catch- basin

water in any street

4404.

Sec.

in

The

or

Sec.

or

interfere with the

in

or

mortar
a

A substantial

4405.

tight

concrete

or

box

manner

as

prevent dripping

to

utility

street lamp,

and

protective frame
box,

fire

Or

boarding shall be built

alarm box,

police

damaged by

any work

44- A -

DISTANCE FROM
CONSTRUCTION TO
WALKWAY

CGNSTRUCTION

around

hydrant,

done under

being

and

thEe

done.

PROTECTION

REQJIREL

Less than six feet

Railing

less

feet

Six

Less

one-

None

or more

than six feet

feet

Six

or

more

or

Fence and

Canopy

Fence and

Canopy

and

quarter height of

construction
More than

or

TYPE OF PROTECTION REqJIRED FOR PEDESTRIANS

HEIGHT OF

or

fire

being

This protection shall be maintained while such work is

TABLE NC.

Eight

flow of

shall be done

public property

on

in such

every catch basin and manhole that may be

feet

free

the public property.

on

and over every

permit.

to

as

SO

alley gutter.

mixing of

mechanical mixer

splashing

manhole,

or

less

eight feet
feet or more and
fourth to onehalf height of
construction

Six

one-

Six feet

or

least

at

height

more

one-

Fence

and

half
None

of

construction

Sec.

4406. (

a)

Walkway.

walkway

not

les5

than

four feet ( 4')

wide with

the street side shall be maintained

on

the sidewalk in front of thEe

building site during construction, alterations

or

demolition.

railing

b)
set

on

Type

of Protection

forth in Table No.

Protection shall be provided for

Required.
44- A,

anc. be

constructed

Such protection shall be maintained in

entire

length

of time

pedestrians

on

th"

53-

as

specified

place and kept

street

in

pedestrians

in this

good order

Chapter..
for th"

that abuts the property line may

as