HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances_1899_CCv0001.pdf ORDINANCE NO. 1899
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS
AMENDING CHAPTER 84 OF THE REDLANDS ORDINANCE CODE AND
ORDINANCE NO. 1867 RELATING TO AWNING REGULATIONS BY
ADDING SECTION 84006 .1 TO REWRITE SECTION 4506 OF THE
UNIFORM BUILDING CODE
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Redlands hereby finds
that it is necessary to amend Section 4506 of the Uniform Building
Code - AWNINGS - to provide for awning regulations which will provide
safe laddering accessibility by the Fire Department during emergency
situations;
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS does hereby ordain:
SECTION ONE: That Article 840 , Chapter 84 of the Redlands
Ordinance Code and Ordinance No . 1867 be amended by adding Section
84007 .1 as follows:
§ 84007 .1 . That Chapter 45 of the Uniform Building
Code, 1982 Edition, be revised by rewriting Section 4506 -
AWNINGS - as follows :
Section 4506 (a) . GENERAL. This section shall apply to
awnings projecting over public and/or private property.
(b) . DEFINITIONS . For the purpose of this
section:
AWNING is either a fabric covered appendage or a temporary
collapsible shelter of non-combustible materials supported
entirely from the exterior wall of a building.
LADDER ACCESS AREA is the air space required for a ladder
to rest upon the ground, street, or sidewalk and be supported
by a building window sill, permanent appendage, parapet or
roof_ eave at an angle of 75 degrees from the horizontal .
COLLAPSIBLE is the property of an awning which will
enable it to be readily collapsible, retractable or capable
of being folded against the face of the supporting building
without the use of a tool , special effort or special knowledge.
(c) . CONSTRUCTION. Awnings shall have non-
combustible frames but may have fabric coverings . Every
awning with non-combustible coverings shall be collapsible ,
and every fabric covered awning which projects more than
three (3) feet from the building wall or which projects into
a ladder access area, as defined above , shall be collapsible.
When collapsed, the design shall be such that the awning does
not block any required exit.
EXCEPTION: A fixed awning not more than ten (10) feet
in length may be erected over a doorway to the building.
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(d) . PROJECTION, Awnings may extend over
public or private property not more than seven (7) feet from
the face of the supporting building, but no portion shall
extend nearer than two (2) feet to the face or the nearest
curb or edge of the traffic way measured horizontally. In no
case shall the awning extend over public property greater than
two-thirds of the distance from the property line to the
nearest curb in front of the building nor shall any portion
of the awning be closer to the side or rear property lines than
would be permitted by the current edition of the Uniform
Building Code for eave overhang.
(e) . All portions of any awning shall be at
least eight (8) feet above any public or private walkway.
EXCEPTION: Any valance attached to an awning shall not
project above the roof of the awning at the point of attach-
ment and shall not extend more than twelve (12) inches below
the roof of the awning at the point of attachment, but in no
case shall any portion of a valance be less than seven (7)
feet in height above a public or private way.
SECTION TWO: This ordinance shall be in force and take effect as
provided by law.
SECTION THREE: The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of
this ordinance and cause it to be published once in the Redlands Daily
Facts , a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in
this city.
Mayor of the City of Redlands
ATTEST:
71_t� Clerk
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I , Lorrie Poyzer, City Clerk, City of Redlands , hereby certify that
the foregoing ordinance was duly adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 7th day of January, 1986 .
by the following vote:
AYES : Councilmembers Larsen, DeMirjyn, Johnson, Wormser;
Mayor Beswick
NOES: None
.ABSENT: None
City -Clerk
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