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Home My WebLink About1647 - Uniform Housing CodeNO. 1647 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH • AMENDING CHAPTER 15.06 OF THE NEWPORT BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT THE UNIFORM HOUSING CODE, 1973 EDITION The City Council of the City of Newport Beach DOES ORDAIN as follows: SECTION 1. Chapter 15.06 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code is amended to read as follows: "Section 15.06.010. Adoption of Uniform Housing Code. Subject to the particular additions, deletions and amend- ments hereinafter set forth in this Chapter, the rules, regulations, provisions and conditions set forth in that certain Code, entitled "Uniform Housing Code, 1973 Edition," which Code is promulgated and published by the International Conference of Building Officials, three (3) full printed • copies of which, printed as a Code in book form, were by the City Council ordered filed and which have been actually filed in the office of the City Clerk and which, as so on file are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof as fully and for all intents and purposes as though set forth herein at length, shall be and the same are hereby established and adopted as the rules, regulations, provisions and conditions to be observed and followed in the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, maintenance, moving, improving, remodeling, conversion, demolition and occupancy of all buildings or portions thereof used, designed or intended to be used for human habitation within the City; and subject to said additions, deletions and amendments hereinafter set forth, said Code is hereby established and • adopted and the same shall be designated, known, and referred to as the "Housing Code" of and for the City of Newport Beach. Section 15.06.020. Addition of Section 104 to the Housing Code. Section 104 is added to the Housing Code, -1- • • hereinbefore adopted in Section 15.06.020 to read: "Section 104. Application. All references to the "Mayor and Council" contained within the Housing Code shall mean the Mayor and City Council of the City of Newport Beach. All references to the 'City' shall mean the incorporated area of the City of Newport Beach. The provisions of the Housing Code of the City of Newport Beach shall apply to and affect all-of the incorporated territory of Newport Beach, except work located primarily in a public way, public utility towers and poles, mechanical equipment not specifically regulated in this Code, hydraulic floor control structures, facilities for the production, generation, storage or transmission of water or electrical energy by a local agency, and the buildings and structures of administration and instruction of public schools." Section 15.06.030. Amendment to Section 202 of the Housing Code.. Section 202 of the Housing Code hereinbefore adopted in Section 15.06.010 is amended to read: "Section 202. All buildings or portions thereof which are determined to be substandard as defined in Chapter 15.28 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code are hereby declared to be public nuisances and shall be abated by repair, rehabilita- tion, demolition, or removal in accordance with the procedure specified in that chapter." Section 15.06.040. Amendment to Section 203 of the Housing Code. Section 203 of the Housing Code hereinbefore adopted in Section 15.06.010 is amended to read: "Section 203. In order to provide for final interpreta- tion of the provisions of this Code and to hear appeals provided for herein, there is established a Housing Advisory and Appeals Board which shall be the City Council of the City of Newport Beach. Appeals to the Board shall be processed in -2. accordance with the provisions of Chapter 15.28 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code." Section 15.06.050. Amendment to Section 204 of the isHousing Code. Section 204 of the Housing Code, hereinbefore adopted in Section 15.06.010, is amended to read: "Section 204. Penalty for Violations. Any person, firm, corporation, partnership or co- partnership who wilfully violates any of the provisions or fails to comply with any of the mandatory requirements of this Chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the County Jail, not to exceed six (6) months or by both such fine and imprisonment. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to bar any legal, equitable, or summary remedy to which the City of Newport Beach or other political subdivision, or any person, firm, corporation, partnership or co- partnership may otherwise be entitled." Section 15.06.060. Amendment to Section 401 of the Housing Code. Section 401 of the Housing Code, hereinbefore adopted in Section 15.06.010 is amended to change the definitions of the following terms only: All words, phrases or terms not hereinafter defined by amendment, shall have the same meaning as set forth in Section 401. "Section 401 FAMILY. The term "family" shall mean (1) an individual or two or more persons related by blood, marriage or adoption; or (2) a group of not more than four persons who are not related by blood, marriage or adoption; (3) a combined group of related and unrelated persons where the • total number of related and unrelated persons does not exceed four, living together as a single housekeeping unit in a dwelling unit. -3- 0 • UNIFORM BUILDING CODE. Uniform Building Code shall mean the Building Code of the City of Newport Beach as contained in Chapter 15.04 of Title 15 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code, including all deletions, modifications and amendments made thereto." Section 15.06.070. Amendment to Section 501 (b) of the Housing Code. Section 501 (b) of the Housing Code, herein- before adopted in Section 15.06.010, is amended to read: "Section 501. (b) Occupancy Space. Occupancy space of a lot shall be regulated by the Zoning Code, Title 20 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code." Section 15.06.080. Amendment to Section 502 (b) of the Housing Code. Section 502 (b) of the Housing Code, hereinbefore adopted in Section 15.06.010 is amended to read: "Section 502 (b) Yards. Yards of a residential lot shall be as regulated by the Zoning Code, Title 20 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code, and the 1973 Uniform Building Code." Section 15.06.090. Amendment to Section 503 (b) of the Housing Code. Section 503 (b) of the Housing Code, hereinbefore adopted in Section 15.06.010 is amended to read: "Section 503. (b) Floor Area. Each dwelling unit shall have at least one room which shall have not less than 120 square feet of floor area. Every room which is used for both cooking and living or both living and sleeping purposes shall have not less than 150 square feet of floor area. Every room used for sleeping purposes shall have not less than 70 square feet of floor area. Where more than two persons occupy a room used for sleeping purposes the required floor area shall be increased at the rate of 50 square feet for each occupant in excess of two. The minimum floor area of a dwelling unit shall be 600 square feet." -4- EXCEPTION: Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the use of an existing dwelling unit constructed under permit prior to January 1, 1972, and meeting the following • requirements. 1. The unit shall have a living room of not less than 220 square feet of floor area. An additional 100 square feet of floor area shall be provided for each occupant of such unit in excess of two. 2. The unit shall be provided with a separate closet. 3. The unit shall be provided with a kitchen sink, cooking appliance and refrigeration facilities each having a clear working space of not less than 30 inches in front. Light and ventilation conforming to this Code shall be provided. 4. The unit shall be provided with a separate bathroom containing a water closet, lavatory, and bathtub or • shower. Section 15.06.100. Deletion of Chapters 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 & 16. Chapters 10 entitled "Substandard Buildings ", 11 entitled "Notices and Orders of Building Official ", 12 entitled "Appeal ", 13 entitled "Procedures for Conduct of Hearing Appeals ", 14 entitled "Enforcement of the Order of the Building Official or the Board of Appeals ", 15 entitled "Performance of Work or Repair or Demolition ", 16 entitled "Recovery of Cost of Repair or Demolition," are hereby deleted from the Housing Code, hereinbefore adopted in Section 15.06.110. SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be published once in the official newspaper of the City, and the same shall be effective thirty (30) days after the date of its adoption. • -5- • This ordinance was introduced at a regular meeeting of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach held on the 10th day of Nor , 1975 and was adopted on the 24th day of November 1975. AYES, COUNCILMEN: McInnis, Dostal Barrett, Kuehn, Rogers, Ryckoff, Store NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT COUNCILMEN: None ;D �- � • Mayor CERTIFIED AS T;'F 07 - -,;NAL AND ATTEST: CERTIFIED AS;p; _;CATON D jjuv 2 5 1975 A ... ity Jerk eZ —zzz: CI CIERK OF 7H r- Cary OF NEWPO BEACX —6- HRC:dt 10/1/75