Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-26
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
ORDINANCE NO. 44I

NO. 3b9, entltleQ An ordinance
of the City of FL Centre regulat-
ing the erection, construction, en-
largement, alteration, repair, NOV
ing, removal. demolition, cOnver-
sion, occupancy, equipment, use,
height, area and maintenance of
all buildings and/Or structures in
the City of FL Centre; providing
for the issuance of permits and
collection of fees therefor; provid-
ing penalties for the violation
thereof; declaring and establish
ing fire zones; repeating Ordi-
nanccs No. Ia, 157, 1873, 1874 and
1873, and all other ordinances or
parts of ordinances amendatOry
thereto and all other ordinances
or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith"
The City Council of the City of
El Centro does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1: Ordinance No. 337
entitled An ordinance of the City
of Ell Centro regulating the erection,
construction. enlargement, altera-
ton, repair. moving, removal, de-
molition, conversion, occupancy,
equipment. use, height, area and
maintenance of all buildings andIor
structures in the City of Ell Centre;
providing for the issuance of per-
mits and collection of fees there
for: providing penalties for the
violation thereof; declaring and es-
! tablishing fire zones; repeating
Ordinances No. IA, 157, 1853, 1874 and
1893: and all other ordinances or
| parts of ordinances amendatory
| thereto and all other ordinances or
| parts of ordinances in conflict here
with" is further amended as follows
Section 203 of said Building Code
shall read as follows Any person
desiring a building permit shall, at
the time of filing an application
| therefor, as provided in Section
20l of this Code, pay to the Build
ing Inspector a fee as required in
| this section.
For a total valuation of $4,000
or less no fee.
For a total valuation from $4,000
to $100100 a $500 fee; and an
additional fee of $500 for each
additional $1,000 or fraction there
of of total valuation to and in
cluding $4,000: and an additional
fee of $l.00 for each additional
$1,000 or fraction thereof of total
valuation to and including $4,000;
ard an additional fee of SOC for
each additional $1,000 or fraction
thereof Of total valuation exceed
ing $4,000.
The City, County, State United
States of America and the I'M
perial Irrigation District shall be
exempt from paying any fee for
any building used for operative
purposes.
SECTION II: Section 304 of said
Building Code shall read as follows:
IN order to determine the suitability
of alternate materials and construc-
ton and to provide for reasonable
interpretations of the provisions OF
| this Code, there shall be and is
hereby created a Board of Examin-
ers and Appeals, consisting of five
| members who are qualified by ex-
perience and training to pass upon
matters pertaining to building con-
struction. The Building Inspector
shall be an cx-officio member and
shall act as Secretary to the Board.
The Board of Examiners and ap-
peals shall be appointed by the
Mayor and shall hold office at his
pleasure. The Board shall adopt
reasonable rules and regulations for
conducting its investigations and
shall render all decisions and find
ings in writing to the Building
| Inspector with a duplicate copy to
the appellant and may recommend
to the City Council such new legis-
lation as is consistent Herewith.
The Board of Examiners and Ap-
peals may interpret the provisions
of this Code to cover a special case,
if it appears that the provisions of
this Code do not definitely cover
and point raised or that a manifest
injustice might be done, provided
that every such decision shall be
by unanimous vote of the Board of
Examiners and Appeals Decisions
as to the use of alternate materials
and/or types of construction shall
be by majority vote and if not per-
mitted by this Code shall become
effective only when authorized by
an amendment to this Code.
SECTION III: Section 1905 of
said Building Code shall read as
follows: Private garages which are
constructed in conjunction with
any Group H or I occupancies and
which have openings into such
buildings shall be equipped with
fixed lowered or screened open
ings or exhaust ventilation with
exhaust openings located within
six inches (6'D of the floor. The
total area of such ventilating out
lets shall be as follows: For a
space of one thousand 10000 square
feet or less, two hundred (200)