Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-17
ORDINANCE NO. ss7


construction, enlargement, aitera
ton, repair, moving, removal, de-
moliti0n, conversion, occupancy,
equipment, use, height, area and
maintenance of all buildings and
or all structures in the City of II
Centre; providing for the ISSUANCE
of permits and collection of fees
therefor; prOviaIng penalties Tor
the violation thereof; declaring
and establishing fire zones; re-
pealing ordinances No. IA, 157, 15S,
1914 and l99 and all other ordin-
ances or parts of ORDINANCES
amendatory thereto and all other
ordinances or parts of ordinances
| in conflict herewith.
The City Council Of the City OF
Ell Centro, California, do ordain as
follows:
SECTION /: That certain docu-
ment, three CD copies of which are
on file in the office of the City
| Clerk of the City of Ell Centro, be-
ing marked and designated as Uni
form Building Code, 1890 Edition.
published May, 1880, by Pacific
Coast Building Officials Confer
ence"; that there be included there
in and in addition to the printed
parts thereof, typed provision in
serted between pages " and 73 and
reading as follows:
SECTION 2204, Exception No.
Foundations for Type v build
ings not exceeding two stories
nor more than twenty-five (25)
feet in height, may be OF short
concrete piles, posts or piers
cast. in place. Such concrete
piles, posts or piers shall be not
less than eight 80 inches in their
least demension, shall be placed
in the ground not less than three
90 feet, and formed above the
ground to the bottom of sill or
girder, and shall contain at least
one one-half G2) inch reinforc-
ing rod placed vertically and ex-
tending from the top to the bot
tom. Such pile, post or pier shall
be cast in one continuous opera
ton. They shall be SO designed
and SO spaced that the total
bearing upon the soil shall no
exceed one Cd ton per square
. foot.
: : SECTION 22o5:
Il Dwellings having an area of
: less than four hundred t400)
: square feet shall conform to tie
v requirements OF this section OF
Il may be OF post and beam framing,
3 properly braced, and covered with
redwood boards not exceeding
twelve Q2 inches in width or fir
boards not exceeding ten Q0
!, inches width, boards to be spaced
- one-half (l2) inch apart an
. such spaces covered with three CD
inch battens, or may be covered
a with tongue and groove fir floor
n ing placed vertically. Such post
&? and beam framing shall have not
less than AKA inch posts at all
: 2x4 top and bottom plates and
: not less than one intermediate
horizontal ribbon 2x3 inches or
t greater placed approximately mid
n way between top and bottom
plates. Effective and thorough
angle bracing will be required
: All roof and floor construction
o shall meet the same requirement.
E as are specified for larger dwell.
ings. Board or California type
= houses shall not exceed one story
in height nor shall such censtruc-
3 ton be placed above the first
j. story of any structure. The clea
\, ceiling height shall not exceed
nine 90 feet, six CO. inches nor
= be less than eight 90 feet. The
maximum length of an exterior
wall shall not exceed eighteen
\ 18) feet unless reinforced by a
cross wall or otherwise stiffened
in an approved manner"
That there also be included there
!. in, on page 206 thereof. the follow
4 ing type portion:
Sec. 4501 (G)
Arcades may be erected over
the sidewalk area or the space
below the sidewalk level may be
used when proper permit has been
obtained from the City Council
, for such use Of public property
) Application for such permits shall
! be accompanied by detailed plans
: and specifications which shall
meet the approval OF the City
, Council.
4 Information relative to such ap-
Il plication may be obtained from
the office of the Building Inspec-
tor"
1 that there be excluded therefrcr
that part thereof ruled out in re
as follows:
| Page 10, line II, commencing
| with the word each" and ex-
| tending to the word engineer
on line 10:
that there be excluded therefor
that part ruled out in red as fol
lows:
On page 80. line commencing
| with the word provided" and ex-
| tending to the word "only" in
| line 6;
and on the same page that the
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