West Covina Municipal Code § 7-40 Automatic fire sprinkler systems

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 2508, § 4, adopted December 6, 2022, repealed the former Art. III, § 7-39, and enacted a new Art. III as set out herein. The former Art. III pertained to abatement of dangerous buildings code and derived from Code 1960, § 8110.17; Ord. No. 1381, § 2, 6-26-78; Ord. No. 1531, § 1, 2-22-82; Ord. No. 1666, § 1, 4-22-85; Ord. No. 1771, § 1, 3-14-88.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this article, Title 30 (Residential Code) of the Los Angeles County Code, as amended and in effect on January 1, 2023, adopting the 2022 California Residential Code with amendments, together with its appendices, is hereby adopted by reference as if fully set forth herein, and conflicting ordinances are hereby repealed.

(b) One (1) complete copy of Title 30 and one (1) complete copy of the 2022 California Residential Code will be on file and accessible to the public for inspection at the office of the building official. In the event of any conflict or ambiguity between any provision contained in such codes set forth above and any amendment thereto contained in this article or other provision of this Code, the amendment or addition shall control.

(Ord. No. 2508, § 4, 12-6-22)

Title 30 of the Los Angeles County Code is hereby amended to add Section R902.1.2.1 to read as follows:

Section R902.1.2.1 Roof coverings.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Building Code and appendices to the contrary, the roof covering of any building hereinafter constructed, regardless of type of occupancy classification, shall be of noncombustible or fire-retardant construction as defined in Section 1505 of Title 26, Los Angeles County Building Code, and Section R903.1 of the of Title 30, Los Angeles County Residential Code. Roof coverings shall bear a minimum Class 'B' Fire Classification as defined in Section 1505.1 of Title 26, Los Angeles County Building Code and Section R905.1 of Title 30, Los Angeles County Residential Code.

(b) Any replacement or repair that consists of more than twenty-five (25) percent of the total area of an existing roof within a twelve (12)-month period must be made in conformance with subsection (a) herein. Room additions must also comply with said subsection (a). Skylights shall be constructed as required in Chapter 24 of Title 26, Los Angeles County Building Code. Penthouses shall be constructed as required in chapter 15 of Title 26, Los Angeles County Building Code. Any use of plastics in roofs shall be in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 26. Any construction relating to attics and roof drainage shall be in accordance with those governed by the provisions of the Building Code.

(Ord. No. 2508, § 4, 12-6-22)

Section R313 of Title 30 of the Los Angeles County Code is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with Chapter 9 of California Fire Code as adopted and amended by chapter 10, article II, section 10-20 of this Code.

(Ord. No. 2508, § 4, 12-6-22)

Any person, firm, corporation, or business association of any kind violating any of the provisions of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor except that notwithstanding any other provisions of this Code, any such violation constituting a misdemeanor under this article may, in the discretion of the attorney having prosecutorial functions, be charged and prosecuted as an infraction.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a city enforcement official, upon determining that a person, firm, corporation, or business association of any kind has committed a violation of this article, may in his/her discretion, issue an administrative citation to the responsible party using the procedures set forth in article X of chapter 15 of this Code.

(Ord. No. 2508, § 4, 12-6-22)