Chapter 18.04 — BUILDING CODE

The city council adopts an International Building Code for the regulation of construction, alteration, renovating and remodeling of buildings and structures, the issuance of permits therefore and enforcement thereof which Building Code is as follows: All of the provisions of the International Building Code of 2021 Volumes 1 and 2 of the International Code Council, as amended in 2022 by the State of California in the State Building Standard Regulations (Title 24), hereinafter termed the "California Building Code," and each and all of the regulations, appendices, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of such California Building Code (one copy of which code has been filed for use and examination by the public in the office of the building official) are referred to and are adopted and made a part hereof, the same as if fully set forth in this chapter, and are adopted as sections of this chapter bearing the same numerical sections, designations, titles as appear in the California Building Code except as excepted, modified or amended in this chapter.

(Ord. No. 2175, § 3(Att. 6), 2-18-2014; Ord. No. 2215, § 3(Att. 5), 12-6-2016; Ord. No. 2255, § 3(Att. 4), 12- 3-2019; Ord. No. 2290, § 4(Exh. A-4), 11-15-2022)

The following chapters, parts or provisions of the California Building Code are not adopted: Appendices A, B, C, D, E, G, H, K, L, and M.

(Ord. No. 2175, § 3(Att. 6), 2-18-2014)

The following sections are either enacted in modification of the California Building Code, adopted by reference or are added in place of those sections, parts and/or provisions of the California Building Code which have not been adopted:

(a)

(1)

An additional sentence is added to Chapter 1, Division II, Administration Section 114.4, to read: "For penalty clause, see Section 10.50.010 of the Campbell Municipal Code."

(2)

An additional sentence is added to Chapter 1, Division II, Administration Section 110.6 to read: "Approvals of the Building Division are granted to allow work to proceed and are not necessarily for code compliance. See Section 104.11."

(b)

Chapter 1, ADMINISTRATION, Section 109.6 Refunds. Shall be replaced with the following text:

"The building official may authorize refunding of any fee paid hereunder which was erroneously paid or collected.

The building official may authorize refunding of not more than 80 percent of the permit fee paid when no work has been done under a permit issued in accordance with this code.

The building official may authorize refunding of not more than 80 percent of the plan review fee paid when an application for a permit for which a plan review fee has been paid is withdrawn or canceled before any plan reviewing is done.

The building official shall not authorize refunding of any fee paid except on written application filed by the original permit holder not later than 180 days after the date of fee payment."

(c)

Section 1905.1.7, ACI 318 Section 14.1.4 shall be replaced with the following:

structural plain concrete, except as follows:

(a)

Left intentionally blank.

(b)

Isolated footings of plain concrete supporting pedestals or columns are permitted, provided the projection of the footing beyond the face of the supported member does not exceed the footing thickness.

(c)

Plain concrete footing supporting walls are permitted, provided the footings have at least two continuous longitudinal reinforcing bars. Bars shall not be smaller than No. 4 and shall have a total area of not less than 0.002 times the gross cross-sectional area of the footing. A minimum of one bar shall be provided at the top and bottom of the footing. Continuity of reinforcement shall be provided at corners and intersections.

RATIONALE:

The proposed amendment addresses the problem of poor performance of plain concrete or under- reinforced concrete footings during a seismic event. This amendment reflects the recommendations by the Structural Engineers Association of Southern California (SEACSC) and the Los Angeles City Joint Task Force that investigated the poor performance of plain and under-reinforced concrete footing observed in the 1994 Northridge earthquake.

(d)

Section 1705.3 Concrete Construction. Shall be modified to read:

The special inspections and verifications for concrete construction shall be

as required by this section and Table 1705.3

Exception: Special inspections shall not be required for:

Isolated spread concrete footings of buildings three stories or less above grade plane that are fully supported on earth or rock, where the structural design of the footing is based on a specific compressive strength, f''c, no greater than 2,500 pounds per square inch (psi) (17.2 Mpa).

RATIONALE:

Results from studies after the 1994 Northridge earthquake indicated that a lot of the damages were attributed to lack of quality control during construction. The proposed amendment improves quality control during construction and therefore needs to be incorporated into the Code. Revise CBC Section 1705.3 exception No.1 to allow special inspection not to be required for isolated spread footing where the structural design of the footing is based on a specified compressive strength, f''c, no greater than 2,500 psi. This proposed amendment is a continuation of an amendment adopted during a previous code adoption cycle.

(Ord. No. 2175, § 3(Att. 6), 2-18-2014; Ord. No. 2215, § 3(Att. 5), 12-6-2016; Ord. No. 2255, § 3(Att. 4), 12- 3-2019; Ord. No. 2290, § 4(Exh. A-4), 11-15-2022)

Every building permit application shall contain the following notice:

"NOTICE: Pursuant to Chapter 11.32 of the Campbell Municipal Code, any dirt or debris generated at a construction site that is allowed to remain on a public right of way for more than twelve (12) hours may be removed by the City AT THE EXPENSE OF THE APPLICANT FOR THIS BUILDING PERMIT. FAILURE TO PAY THE EXPENSE WILL RESULT IN SUSPENSION OF FURTHER BUILDING INSPECTIONS."

(Ord. No. 2175, § 3(Att. 6), 2-18-2014)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 2251, § 3, adopted Oct. 15, 2019, repealed § 18.04.040, which pertained to camp cars and/or trailers and derived from Ord. No. 2175, § 3(Att. 6), adopted Feb. 18, 2014.