Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-05
UNIFORM BUILDING CODE
MEETS WITH WIDE FAVOR

Since the completion and publica-
ton of the new uniform building
code, or as it is sometimes called,
j the Pacific coast building code,
there has been an active demand
j for copies. Architects, engineers,
building inspectors, contractors,
! lumber and building material mer-
! chants, city councilmen, members
Of city planning commission and
many others interested in civic i'm
/ proyements have been sending for
the book.
THAT its adoption will be urged
! in FL Centre and other Imperial
/ valley cities is a foregone concu
SION said w. w. Wheatly. score
/ tary of the Building Service Bureau
today. This newly organized bureau
sponsored by the lumber and build
ing material merchants Of Imperial
valley, viii work for the adoption
of the Uniform Building Code, and
Wheatly expects to enlist the sup
port Ct all contractors, chambers
If commerce, service clubs, educa
tional and business bodies in the
valley.
''Bricfly stated, the code seeks
to give to this city, AS well as to
other cities of the coast, a minimum
standard Of constructions, continu
cd Nheatly. Among other things
it is expected to put an end to
jerry building.
"This is Il growing city. II
needs the latest and best ideas III
building. The public wants safe
and substantial construction, with
the right fire protection. Every
city, whether large or small, should
place certain fundamental restrie
uons on building construction, for
4 building should be just As safe
from eoi;.,sc in city Of a fe~
Thousand population as it should IN
che Of several hundred thousand
! population or more. The lives Of
Tie people are just rs valuable III
beth eases and it is a fact tha,
once lost they cannot be replaced.
y city is Judged by its build
! ings, and a set Of building laws
,rawa years ago, or q hodgc-podge
+nf laws, do not contribute to real
progress. So as to keep in liHe with
H. lest there is, the building off
eials conference, which is respon-
sole for this code.
''gho public will gain IN another
manner mat is not usually consider
! ed III such connection. Bankers,
bGllGjn0 and loan associations and
Other Hory lenders win, with the
i adoption of such Il code, have bet
Its. assurance Of the stability Of
loans. The chief advantage to the
dealers in 'baiiding material is that
their socks win be better standar-
died and they win net joe compelled
70 handle anything that is below
i,-2udard.
Originated By inspectors
Many questions have been asked
as to WHO originated This code. The
/ building inspectors IF the Pacific
coast cities are the active luembcrs.
Architects and engineers, contrac
ters and buildcrs and technical men
torn the associate membership. The
subscribing members are some j.
i-ado organ; ;ltiont They have
drawn on every possible source for
technical and practical information,
from the United States and state
governments, from Institutions and
from private individuals who are
known experts.
Just recently the National
Board Of Fire Underwriters, after
making careful and thorough
study of the uniform code, has
placed it at the top Of all building
codes III the United States today.
This means a definite saving in dol
lars and cents for this city through
adoption of this modern and up 10
date building code.
Tho cities now using the UNI
form building code vary in size
from less than 5000 population to
l.5,o)o population. Four cities
Row considering the adoption Of
The code WY in population from
lG5>lO TO $4,000, so it is seen that
Jae adoption Of the code does not
dHptl0 upon lil' size OF thc V4lN ~
al.
Adoption of the uniform build
ing code has taken place in - cities
10 date, 2nJ at least % cities are
considering its adoption at the pre-
sent time. One Of the surprising
Things is that the code is being
adopted in other than Pacific coast
cities. Several cities in Louisiana,
Mississippi, Arkansas, Arizona and
Tacsou, Arizona, have Just adopted
ii, and backed by the Arizona
Lambe1mu' CLUB, Nogales, Ari-
.ona, may make early enactment Of
the code, IT is being given close
study by a Nogales committee, in
Guiding W. N. pucl5ett, of Roy and
ritcomb, Inc. !umbcrmcn; T. NJ.
Eerd Jr, Of tha llalstcad Lumber