Taft Municipal Code Ch. 2 Building Code

This chapter may be cited as the TAFT BUILDING CODE. (Ord. 696-02, 10-1-2002)

The Taft Building Code shall apply to the construction, erection, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, improvement, removing, conversion, demolition, land use and occupancy of every building and structure in the incorporated territory of the City of Taft, excepting those exempted therefrom. (Ord. 696-02, 10-1-2002)

These regulations known as the "California Building Code," 2025 Edition, California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 2, Volumes 1 and 2, which incorporate by adoption the 2024 International Building Code, with necessary California amendments, including all appendices, as published by the International Code Council, is hereby adopted and made part of this Chapter by reference with the same force and effect as if fully set forth herein, except such provisions as are hereinafter added, deleted or amended as follows:

Section 105.2(3) of the California Building Code is amended to read:

105.2(3). Accepted oilfield activities, except where construction is part of a cogeneration facility, as follows:

a. Tanks which meet API or AWWA standards and are supported directly upon grade (grade being the final ground surface elevation of the site prior to installation of the tank) with associated foundations if the ratio of height to diameter or width in the shortest direction does not exceed two to one. This also includes the associated equipment such as piping, walkways, stairs, guardrails, handrails and ladders which are covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

b. Processing equipment and pressure vessels which meet API, ASME or ANSI standards and are supported directly upon grade (grade being the final ground surface elevation of the site prior to installation of the equipment or vessel) with associated foundations if the ratio of height to diameter or width in the shortest direction does not exceed one-half to one. This also includes the associated equipment such as piping, walkways, stairs, guardrails, handrails and ladders which are covered by OSHA.

c. Miscellaneous equipment which meets API, ASME or AMSI standards and is mounted on skids or supported on flanges. Placement of this equipment on an at- grade concrete slab or similar foundation, without attaching it for structural support to the same is considered part of the exempted activity.

d. Flatwork or non-supporting concrete slabs.

e. One-story detached accessory buildings which do not contain a work station and are used as storage sheds, typically unattended control or electrical enclosures or gauging sheds, provided the floor area does not exceed 120 square feet.

f. Oil derricks, artificial lift equipment and associated foundations.

g. Pipe racks and associated foundations, if the structure height does not exceed 8 feet (2438mm).

h. Process piping.

i. Oilfield containment walls not over four feet (1219mm) in height measured from the bottom of the footing to the top of the wall.

Section 109.4 of the California Building Code is amended to read:

109.4 Work commencing before permit issuance. Where work for which a permit is required by this code is started or proceeded with prior to obtaining said permit, the fees specified by the Building Official shall be doubled, but the payment of such double fee shall not relieve any persons from fully complying with the requirements of this code in the execution of the work nor from any other penalties prescribed herein.

Section 1804A.5 of the California Building Code is amended to read as:

1804A.5 Grading. In flood hazard areas established in chapter 12, Title 5 of the Taft Municipal Code, grading and/or fill shall not be approved:

(Exceptions unchanged)

(Ord. 826-17, 6-20-2017; amd. Ord. 834-20, 1-20-2020; Ord. 851-23, 1-17-2023; Ord. 855-25, 12-16-2025)