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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNS-1147ORDINANCE NS- 1147 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA RENUMBERING, AMENDING AND ADDING TO AND REPEALING PORTIONS OF CHAPTER 8 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO THE 1970 EDI- TIONS OF THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE HOUSING CODE, UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE, AND THE UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: Chapter 8, Sections 8-2, 8-3, 8-4, and 8-5, inclusive of the Santa Ana Municipal Code are hereby repealed. SECTION 2: Chapter 8, Section 8-43 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: ~Sec. 8-43. Adoption By Reference There is adopted by the city that certain code known as the Uniform Building Code, 1970 Edition, Volume I, and the "Standards" volume, and the whole thereof, save and except such portions as are hereinafter amended, of which code not less than three (3) copies have been and are on file in the office of the clerk of the council of the city. Said building code is adopted and incor- porated as fully as if set forth at length herein as provided for in section 419 of the charter of the city, and from the date on which this section shall take effect the provisions thereof, sub- ject to the amendments, hereinafter set forth, shall be in effect within the city limits. This code shall be known as the Building Code of the City of Santa Ana. SECTION 3: Chapter 8, Section 8-100 of the Santa Ana Muni- cipal Code is amended to read as follows: sec. 8-100. Application processing and plan checking fees (Section 303 (b) ) . & Section 303(b). Application Processing and Plan Checking Fees. An application processing and plan checking fee shall be paid to the Building Official at the time of submitting plans and specifications for checking. Said fee shall be equal to one half of the building permit fee as set forth in Table No. 3-A. EXCEPTION: When repetitious models for Group I Occupancies in a residential housing tract are submitted at one time, such fee shall be paid only for each different model, and one half of such fee for each repetition of the model plan. SECTION 4: Chapter 8, Section 8-101 of the Santa Ana Muni- cipal Code is amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-101. Additional Plan Check Fees (Sec. 303(c) ) Section 303 of the Building Code is amended by adding sub- section (c) at the end thereof to read as follows: Section 303(c) Additional Plan-Checking Fees. When changes are made to previously submitted plans, an additional plan check- ing fee shall be paid to the Building Official based upon the -1- Yalue of construction of the proposed change or redesign. In establishing said fee, no allowance for a decreased valuation shall be permitted due to the replacement, omission , or lessen- ing of any member or portion of the building shown in the original plans. Said fee may be waived when in the opinion of the Building Official the additional fee is not warranted. No additional fees shall be charged for checking corrections required by the Building Official. SECTION 5: Chapter 8, Section 8-102 of the Santa Ana Muni- cipal Code is amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-102. Reinspection Fee (Sec. 303(d) ). Section 303 of the Building Code is amended by adding sub- section (d) at the end thereof to read as follows: Section 303 (d) Reinspection Fees. Wt~en any reinspection is required due to the negligence of the permit holder, his agent or other responsible person, or due to the failure of said parties to comply with previous correction instructions, a fee of five dollars ($5.00) may be charged by the Building Official prior to each such reinspection. SECTION 6: Chapter 8, Section 8-109 of the Santa Ana Muni- cipal Code is amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-109. Special Investigation Fee (Sec. 303 (e) ). Section 303 of the Building Code is amended by adding sub- section (e) at the end thereof to read as follows: Sec. 303(e) Special Investigation Fee. A special investi- gation fee may be charged by the Building Official for any inves- tigation of a building, structure, work reports, certification, or any other related work requested by an owner or his authorized agent. Said fee shall be assessed in an amount sufficient to reimburse the City for the costs incurred but in no case shall be less than fifteen dollars (.$15.00). SECTION 7: The Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding a section to be numbered Section 8-110, which said Section reads as follows: Sec. 8-110. Violation Investigation Fee (Sec. 303(f) ) Sec. 303 of the Building Code is amended by adding subsection (f} at the end thereof to read as follows: Sec. 303(f) Violation Investigation Fee. Whenever any work for which a permit is required under the provisions of this Code has been commenced without the authorization of such permit, an investigation may be required before a permit will be issued for such work. In addition to the regular building permit fee and any penalty fee, an investigation fee which may be collected is as follows: When the Permit Fee is: Investigation Fee $10 or less ................................ $10.00 More than $10 .............................. 25.00 -2- SECTION 8: The Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding a Section to be numbered Section 8-111, which said Sec- tion reads as follows: Sec. 8-111. Refunds (Sec. 303(g) ) Sec. 303 of the Building Code is amended by adding subsec- tion (g) at the end thereof to read as follows: Sec. 303(g) Refunds. Upon written request from the per- mittee, refunds of building permit fees may be made to the per- mittee in an amount equal to 80% of the building permit fee paid; except that no permit fees shall be refunded under any of the following circumstances: 1. If the building permit fee is $5.00 or less. 2. After one year has elapsed from the date of the issuance of the permit. 3. If any inspections have been performed by the Department of Building Safety and Housing. If a permit has been issued for a project located in an area out- side of the jurisdiction of the City, 100% of the building permit fee may be refunded. If a duplicate permit has been erroneously issued, 100% of the duplicated permit fee and plan checking fee may be refunded. In no other case shall any part of any plan checking fee be refunded. SECTION 9: The Santa Aha Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding a Section to be numbered Section 8-112, which said Sec- tion reads as follows: Sec. 8-112. Use and Occupancy (306(a) ) Sec. 306 (a) of the Building Code is amended to read as follows: Sec. 306(a) Use or Occupancy. No building or structure shall be used or occupied, nor shall such building or structure be connected with permanent utility services until the Building Official has determined compliance with this Code, all other applicable ordinances and laws, and the conditions of the building permit, and has authorized occupancy of such building or structure. No existing commercial or industrial building whose electrical service has been disconnected shall be reconnected with permanent electrical service until the Building Official has determined that the building does not constitute an unsafe building as defined by Section 203. SECTION 10: Chapter 8, Sections 8-120, $-128, 8-129, 8-135, 8-140, 8-141, 8-145, and 8-146, inclusive, are hereby repealed. SECTION 11: Chapter 8, Sec. 8-156 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-156. Pool Fence Required (Sec. 1507) Chapter 15 of the Building Code is amended by adding Section 1507 to read as follows: Sec. 1507 Fencing Required. Every swimming pool, pond, or other body of water eighteen inches or more in depth at any point shall be surrounded by a fence or wall not less than five feet above the adjacent exterior grade. Such fence or wall shall be -3- constructed and maintained with no openings nor projections which could serve as a means to scale same, and also of suffi- cient distance from any structure, shrubbery, or grade. Open- ings between vertical members shall be no wider than 5" and horizontal members, accessible from the exterior, shall be no closer than 48". Openings for gates or doors through such enclosure shall not exceed 48" in width. Each gate or door shall be self-closing and self-latching with release five (5) feet above exterior grade or so located on the pool side as to prevent release from the exterior. Exception No. 1: Doors opening into a dwelling or apartment. Exception No. 2: When approved by the building official municipal or public school operated pools or ponds when under continuous supervision while gates or doors are un- locked. Except for single family residences, the fence or walls shall be so located as to allow access to all living units without enter- ing the pool enclosure. The fence or walls shall serve to isolate the pool from other activities or structures and shall be located within fifty (50) feet of the pool. Gates in such enclosures shall be located in view of the pool. A building wall with no doors may be used as part of such pool enclosures when within the specified distance of the pool. Exception: When approved by the Building official, such enclosures may include sunshade, toilet, or shower structures which are used only in conjunction with the pool. SECTION 12: Chapter 8, Sections 8-189, 8-190, and 8-250 are hereby repealed. SECTION 13: The Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding a section to be numbered Section 8-200, which said section reads as follows: Sec. 8-200. Patio Covers Chapter 49 in the Appendix of the Uniform Building Code is amended to read as follows: CHAPTER 49 - PATIO COVERS Sec. 4901. Patio covers are one story roof structures which shall not exceed 12 feet in height. Patio covers shall be open on one or more sides for a clear height of not less than 6 feet 8 inches between the floor and the soffi~ of supporting members Except for insect screening and plastic,~ open sides shall not ~e covered with any materials which would obstruct the free passage of light and air. Where two sides are open, such open sides may be partially closed by solid walls which are not more than 30 inches in height above the patio floor and the remaining sides may be totally enclosed. Patio covers may be detached or attached to other buildings as accessories to Group J, Group I or to single dwelling units in Group H Occupancies. Patio covers shall be used only for recrea- tional, outdoor living purposes and not as carports, garages, storage rooms or habitable rooms. Sec. 4902. Patio covers shall be designed and constructed to sustain, within the stress limits of this Code, all dead loads plus a minimum vertical live load of 10 pounds per square foot except that snow loads shall be used where such snow loads exceed this minimum. Such covers shall be d~signed to resist the minimum horizontal wind loads set forth in this Code, except that where less than 12 feet high the horizontal wind load shall -4- he 10 pounds per square foot. In addition, they shall be designed to support a minimum wind uplift equal to the horizontal wind load acting vertical upward normal to the roof surface, except that for structures not more than 10 feet above grade the uplift may be three-fourths of the horizontal wind load. When enclosed with insect screening or plastic, wind loads shall be applied to the structure assuming it is fully enclosed. Sec. 4903. Where required windows open into a patio cover, the requirements of Sections 1305 and 1405 shall apply. Sec. 4904. A patio cover may be supported on a concrete slab on grade without footings provided the slab is not less than 3 1/2 inches thick and further provided that the columns do no support live and dead loads in excess of 750 pounds per column. In addition to other approved materials, patio cover roofs may be constructed of approved plastic materials. 1plastic, as used in this Section, is readily removable trans- lucent or readily removable transparent flexible plastic screen- ing of not more than 20 mils thickness. SECTION 14: Municipal Code is Sec. 8-1156. Chapter 8, Section 8-1156 hereby amended to read as Adoption by reference. of the Santa Ana follows: There is adopted by the City that certain code known as the Housing Code, Volume III of the Uniform Building Code, 1970 Edition, and the whole thereof, save and except the appendix to housing code, of which code not less than three (3) copies have been and are on file in the office of the clerk of the council of the City. Said housing code is adopted and incorporated as fully as if set forth at length herein as provided for in section 419 of the charter of the City, and from the date on which this section shall take effect the provisions thereof, subject to amend- ments hereinafter set forth, shall be in effect within the limits of the City. This code shall be known as the Housing Code of the City of Santa Aha. SECTION 15: Chapter 8, Section 8-290 of the Santa Ana Munici- pal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-290. Adoption by reference. There is adopted by the City that certain Code known as the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials Uniform Plumbing Code, 1970 Edition and the whole thereof includ- ing Appendices A through G save and except for such portions as are hereinafter amended of which Code not less than three (3) copies have been and now are on file in the office of the Clerk of the Council of the City. Said plumbing code is adopted and incorporated as fully as if set forth at length herein as provided for in Section 419 of the charter of the City and from the date on which this section shall take effect the provisions~thereof subject to the amendments hereinafter set forth shall be in effect within the City limits. This Code shall be known as the Plumbing Code of the City of Santa Ana. SECTION 16: The Santa Aha Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding a section to Chapter 8, Article III, Division 2, to be numbered Section 8-329, which said section reads as follows: -5- Sec. 8-329. Administration (Part One) The first paragraph under "Administration" in Part One shall be amended to read as follows: This ordinance may be cited as such "this code." shall be known as the Uniform Plumbing Code, and will be referred to in this ordinance as SECTION 17: Chapter 8, Section 8-337, of the Santa Ana Munici- pal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-337. Violations and Penalties (Section 1.7). Section 1.7 of the Plumbing Code is amended by changing the first paragraph to read as follows: Any person violating any provision of the Plumbing Code shall be punished as provided in Section 1-8 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, and in addition all procedures for the correction of illegal condition shall apply. SECTION 18: The Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding a Section to be numbered Section 8-342, which said Section reads as follows: Sec. 8-342. Schedule of Fees Section 1.12 of the Plumbing Code is amended by changing the Schedule of Fees to read as follows: Schedule of Fees For issuing each permit ................................ $3.00 In addition For each plumbing fixture or trap or set of fixtures on one trap (including water, drainage piping, and backflow protection therefor) .......... 1.50 For each building sewer for the first one hundred (100) feet and the first building drain connection ............ 5.00 For each additional building drain connection on the sewer ................................................... 2.00 For each additional one hundred (100) feet of sewer or part thereof ............................................ 2.00 For each cesspool ....................................... 5.00 For each private sewage disposal system ................ 10.00 For each water heater and/or vent ....................... 1.50 For each gas piping system of one (1) to five (5) outlets ................................................. 1.50 For each gas piping system of six (6) or more outlets per outlet ....... ,30 For each industrial wasg~ ~2~~ ~~ including its trap and vent, excepting kitchen type grease interceptors functioning as fixture traps ........ 1.00 For installation, alteration or repair of water piping and/or water treating equipment ......................... 1.50 For repair or alteration of drainage or vent piping ..... 1.50 For each lawn sprinkler system on any one meter including backflow devices therefor-Group I ....................... 2.00 All other occupancies ................................ 5.00 -6- For vacuum breakers or backflow protective devices on tanks, vats, etc., or for installation on unprotected plumbing fixtures including necessary water piping- one (1) to five (5) ................................... 2.00 Over five (5), each additional ......................... 30 For water service piping or building supply piping, Each one hundred (100) feet or part thereof ........... 2.00 For on-site water main piping or water service piping supplying on-site water meters. Each one hundred (100) feet or part thereof ............................ 2.00 For buried rainwater piping or storm drain piping. Each one hundred (100) feet or part thereof ........... 2.00 SECTION 19: Chapter 8, Section 8-354 of the Santa Ana Munici- pal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-354. Refund of permit fee (Section 1.16). Part one of the Plumbing Code is amended by adding Section 1.16 to read as follows: Sec. 1.16. Refund of fees. Upon written request from the permittee, refunds of plumbing permit fees may be made to the permittee in an amount equal to 80% of the plumbing permit fee paid; except that no permit fees shall be refunded under any of the following circumstances: 1. If the plumbing permit fee is $5.00 or less. 2. After one year has elapsed from the date of the issuance of the permit. 3. If any inspections have been performed by the Department of Building Safety and Housing. If a permit has been issued for a project located in an area outside of the jurisdiction of the City, 100% of the plumbing permit fee may be refunded. If a duplicate permit has been erroneously issued, 100% of the duplicated permit fee and plan checking fee may be refunded. In no other case shall any part of any plan checking fee be refunded. SECTION 20: The Santa Aha Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding a Section to be numbered Section 8-355, which said Sec- tion reads as follows: Sec: 8-355. Violation Investigation Fee Part one of the Plumbing Code is amended by adding Section 1.17 - Investigation Fee. Section 1.17. Violation Investigation fee. Whenever any work for which a permit is required under the provisions of this Code has been commenced without the authorization of such permit, an investigation may be required before a permit will be issued for such work. In addition to the regular permit fee and any penalty fee, an investigation fee which may be collected is as follows: When the permit fee is $10.00 or less more than $10.00 Investigation fee $10.00 $25.00 -7- SECTION 21: The Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding a Section to be numbered Section 8-356, said Section reads as follows; 1.18. which Sec. 8-356. Plumbing Plan Check Fee. Part one of the Plumbing Code is amended by adding Section Plumbing Plan Check Fee. Section 1.18. Plumbing Plan Check Fee. Whenever plumbing plans are required by the building official, plan check fees shall be in accordance with the following: 1. Large Installations. For plan checking systems where work involved fixtures that discharge more than 180 waste fixture units: A. Complete project: (All systems except fire sprinkler, and swimming pool piping.) 1. Apartment building, three stories and lower. (a) 15% of the plumbing permit fee. 2. All other buildings. (a) 50% of the plumbing permit fee. B. Individual systems: (1) Potable water and standpipe systems only: (a) 60% of the applicable plan check fee in item A above, $10 minimum. (2) Conventional waste and vent systems only: (a) 40% of the applicable plan check fee in item A above, $7.50 minimum. (3) Ail other systems: (a) Fee shall be as shown in subsection 2 below. 2. Other Installations. For plan checking individual sys- tems not included in plans listed under subsection 1 above: A. Building Sewers, each system .............. $10.00 B. Combination waste and vent piping systems, each system ................................. 7.50 C. Drainage sumps and ejectors, each system...10.00 D. Dry standpipes, each building .............. 10.00 E. Fuel gas piping systems .................... 7.50 F. Potable water piping systems: (1) Where building supply is one and one- half inches or less, each building .... 10.00 irrigation sprinkler (2) Apartment buildings three stories and less in height where building supply is two inches or larger, each building ............................. 15.00 (3) Ail other systems, where building supply is two inches or larger, each building ............................. 20.00 G. Water heater vents, each system ........... 10.00 Plan Check fee for alterations to approved plans, per hour ........................... 12.00 I. Minimum charge, per half hour or less ..... 6.00 SECTION 22: 8-390, and 8-393, hereby repealed. Chapter 8, Sections 8-370, 8-372, 8-374, 8-380, inclusive of the Santa Ana Municipal Code are SECTION 23: The Santa Aha Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding a section to be numbered Section 8-398, Which said Sec- tion reads as follows: Sec. 8-398. Water closet flushing capacity (Section 1001) Section 1001 of the Uniform Plumbing Code is amended by deleting the last sentence. SECTION 24: Chapter 8, Section 8-400 of the Santa Ana Munici- pal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-400. Water piping in buildings (Section 1008(c) (1). Section 1008(c) (1) of the Uniform Plumbing Code is amended to read as follows: (1) Non-metallic and ferrous piping shall be prohibited; except that ferrous piping four (4) inches and larger may be used when protected against corrosion and in- stalled in channels, tubes or in a similar protective manner when approved by the Administrative Authority. SECTION 25: The Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding a section to be numbered Section 8-401, which said Sec- tion reads as follows: Section 8-401 Building Supply Pipe (Section 1009(h)). Section 1009(h) of the Uniform Plumbing Code is amended by changing the second paragraph and adding a third paragraph to read as follows: (h) Size of meter and Building Supply Pipe Using Table 10-2. Knowing the available pressure at the water meter or other source of supply, and after subtracting one half (1/2) pound per square inch pressure for each foot of difference in elevation between such source of supply and the highest water supply outlet in the building or on the premises, use the "Pressure Range" group within which this pressure will fall. Select the "length" column which is equal to or longer than the required length. Follow down the column to a fixture unit value equal to or greater than the total number of fixture units required by the installation. Having located the proper fixture unit value for the required length, sizes of meter and building supply pipe will be found in the two left-hand columns. -9- Each single family residential structure shall be served with a main water supply pipe of not less than 1" I.D. Two hose bibbs served by 3/4" I.D. Pipe or larger shall be provided; one serving the front yard and one serving the rear yard. SECTION 26: Chapter 8, Sec. 8-402 is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-402. Building Supply Pipe (Table 10-2) Table 10-2 of the Uniform Plumbing Code is amended by changing the double asterisk footnote to read as follows: ** Building Supply 3/4" minimum - 1" minimum for each single family residential structure. SECTION 27: Chapter 8, Sections 8-440 and 8-445 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code are hereby repealed. SECTION 28: Chapter 8, Section 8-556 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-556. Adoption by reference. There is adopted by the City that certain Code known as the Uniform Mechanical Code 1970 Edition, Volume II of the Uni- form Building Code, and the whole thereof, save and except such portions as are hereinafter amended, of which Code not less than three (3) copies have been and are on file in the office of the clerk of the council of the City, and said Code is hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set forth at length herein as provided for in Section 419 of the charter of the City and from the date on which this chapter shall take effect the provisions thereof, subject to the amendments hereinafter set forth, shall be in effect within the City limits, and this Code shall be known as the Mechanical Code of the City of Santa ANa. SECTION 29: Chapter 8, Section 8-560 of the Santa Ana Muni- cipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-560. Fees (Sec. 304). Sec. 304 of the Uniform Mechanical Code 1970 Edition is amended and subsections are added thereto to read as follows: Sec. 304(a) Mechanical Permit Fee Schedule. Any person desiring a permit required by this Code, shall, at the time of filing an application therefor, pay a fee as re- quired by this section. For the issuance of each permit ........................... $3.00 For the installation or relocation of each forced-air or gravity type furnace or burner up to and including 100,000 BTU, including ducts and vents attached to such appliance..5.00 More than 100,000 BTU to and including 5000,000 BTU ........ 7.50 More than 500,000 BTU to and including 1,000,000 BTU ...... 10.00 More than 1,000.000 BTU to and including 2,000,000 BTU .... 15.00 More than 2,000,000 BTU ................................... 25.00 -10- For the installation or relocation of each floor furnace including vent ............................................. 5.00 For the installation or relocation of each suspended heater, recessed wall heater or floor mounted unit heater including vents ............................................ 5.00 For the installation, relocation, or replacement of each appliance vent installed and not included in an appliance permit ..................................................... 2.00 For the repair of, alteration of, or addition to each heating appliance, refrigeration unit, comfort cooling unit, absorption unit, or each comfort heating, cooling, absorp- tion, or evaporative cooling system, including installa- tion of controls and registers regulated by this Code ...... 5.00 For the installation or relocation of each boiler or com- pressor and including five horsepower, or each absorption system to and including 100,000 BTU's (including vent) ..... 5.00 For the installation or relocation of each boiler or com- pressor over five horsepower to and including 15 horsepower, or each absorption system over 100,000 BTU's to and inclu- ding 500,000 BTU's (including vent) ........................ 7.50 For the pressor or each cluding installation or relocation of each boiler or com- over 15 horsepower to and including 30 horsepower, absorption system over 500,000 BTU's to and in- 1,000,000 BTU's (including vent) .................... 10.00 For the installation or relocation of each boiler or com- pressor over 30 horsepower to and including 50 horsepower, or each absorption system over 1,000,000 BTU's to and including 2,000,000 BTU's (including vent) ................ 15.00 For the installation or relocation of each boiler or refrigeration compressor over 50 horsepower, or each absorption system over 2,000,000 BTU's (including vent)...25.00 For each air handling unit to and including 2,000 cubic feet per minute, including ducts attached thereto ......... 2.00 For each air handling unit over 2,000 cubic feet per minute and including 10,000 cubic feet per minute, includ- ing ducts attached thereto ................................. 5.00 F~r each air handling unit over 10,000 cubic feet ~ m~nute ................................................. 10.00 For each evaporative cooler other than portable t.y.p.e. (commercial) .......................................... 3.00 For each ventilating fan connected to a single duct (commerical) ............................................... 2.00 For each ventilation system which is not a portion of any heating or air conditioning system authorized by a per- mit (commercial) ........................................... 4.00 For the installation of each hood which is served by mechanical exhaust, including the fans and ducts attached thereto ................................................... 5.00 -11- For the installation or relocation of each domestic type incinerator ................................................ 5.00 For the installation or relocation of each co~ercial or industrial type incinerator ............................... 20.00 For each appliance or piece of equipment regulated by this Code, but not classed in other appliance categories, or for which no other fee is listed in this Code .......... 4.00 Incidental gas piping ...................................... 1.75 Sec. 304(b) Mechanical Plan Check Fee Schedule Whenever mechanical plans are required by the Building Official, plan check fees shall be in accordance with the following: A. Fifty per cent of the Mechanical Permit Fee for the following: 1. Any group A, B, C, D, or E occupancy. 2. New buildings having an aggregate floor area of 15,000 square feet and over. e Installations other than those listed in 1 and 2 above, where the aggregate BTU input capacity is 350,000 BTU's and over for com- fort heating, or an aggregate of 25 horse- power and over for comfort cooling, or an aggregate of 350,000 BTU input capacity and over for absorption units. Plan Check Fee for alterations to approved plans, per hour ......................................... $12.00 C. Minimum charge, per half hour or less .............. 6.00 Sec. 304(c) Investigation Fee. Whenever any work for which a permit is required under the provisions of this Code has been commenced without the authori- zation of such permit, a special investigation may be required before a permit will be issued for such work. In addition to the regular permit fee and any penalty fee, the said investi- gation fee which may be collected is as follows: When the Mechanical Permit Fee is: Investigation Fee $10 or less .............................. $10.00 More than $10 ............................. 25.00 Sec. 304(d) Reinspection Fee When any reinspection is required due to the negligence of the permit holder, his agent, or other responsible persons, or due to the failure of said parties to comply with the previous correction instructions a fee of five dollars ($5.00) may be charged by the Building Official prior to each such reinspection. Sec. 304(e) Refund of Permit Fee Sec. 304(e~.: ~fu~ds upon written request from the permittee, refunds of mech- anical permit fees may be made to the permittee in an amount equal to 80% of the mechanical permit fee paid; except that no fl2- permit fees shall be refunded under any of the following cir- cumstances: If the mechanical permit fee is $5.00 or less. After one year has elapsed from the date of the issuance of the permit. If any inspections have been performed by the Department of Building Safety and Housing. If a permit has been issued for a project located in an area out- side of the jurisdiction of the City, 100% of the mechanical permit fee may be refunded. If a duplicate permit has been erroneously issued, 100% of the duplicated permit fee and plan checking fee may be refunded. In no other case shall any part of any plan checking fee be refunded. SECTION 30: Chapter 8, Sections 8-561, 8-562, 8-570, and 8-600 are hereby repealed. SECTION 31: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sen- tence, clause, phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, clauses, phrases or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION 32: Neither the adoption of this ordinance nor the repeal hereby of any ordinance shall in any manner affect the prosecution for violation of ordinances, which violations were committed prior to the effective date hereof, nor be construed as affecting any of the provisions of such ordinances relating to the collection of any such license or penalty or the~ pen~l~ pro- visions applicable to any violation thereof, nor to affect the validity of any bond or case deposit in lieu thereof, required to be posted, filed or deposited pursuant to any ordinance, and all rights and obligations thereunder appertaining shall con- tinue in full force and effect. SECTION 33: The Clerk of the Council shall certify to the passage of this ordinance and cause the same to be published in some daily newspaper printed and published in the City of Santa Ana. SECTION 34: This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days from and after the date of its adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana at its regular meeting held on the 6th day of November , 1972. ATTEST: MAYOR CLERK OF THE COUNCIL -13- STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF ORANGE CITY OF SANTA ANA ss I, FLORENCE I. MALONE, do hereby certify that I am the Clerk of the Council of the City of Santa Ana; that the fore- going Ordinance was introduced to said Council at its regular meeting held on the 16th day of October , 1972 and was again considered by said Council at its meeting held on the ~$h da.y of November , 1972, and was at Said meeting passed and adopted by the follow- ing vote, to wit: AYES, NOES, ABSENT~ COUNCILMEN: COUNCILMEN: COUNCILMEN: Herrin~ Evans, Markel, Patterson, Villa, Yamamoto, None Griset None CLERK OF THE COUNCIL /S~ A. WITHERS ~ CITY ATTORNEY r14~