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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances_1089C1WINtNCE NO, 1089 AN ORDINANCE OF THE -CITY OF I.EDLANDS F;STA LISTING A PERSONNEL SYSTEM T1E CITY COUNCIL OF TIIE CT.TY OF R DLANDS DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS, SECTION 1, ADOPTION OF PERSONNEL SYSTEM. In order to establish an equitable and uniform procedure for dealing with personnel matters; to attract to municipal service the best ard most competent persons available; to assure that appointments and promotions of employees will be based on merit and fitness as determined by competitive test; and to provide reasonable security for qualified employees, the follow.. ing personnel system is hereby adopted. SECTION 2, PERSONNEL OFFICER. The City laaeger shall officio personnel officer With the aoprov-aa". +3f the Conned_ Manager may delegate any of the powers and duties conferred personnel officer under thi.e ordinance to any otaer officer of the City or may reeommena that such powers ann:l duties be under contract as provided an Section 20 of this ordinance. neI Officer shall: be arm t1 e Cite upon him as or employee: performed The Person — (a) Attend all naneeting::a of the Personnel Advisory Board and Nerve as its ,secretary. (b) Administer all the provisions of thins 3rdinance and of the personnel rules not specifically reserved to the Council. (c) Prepare and recommend to the Council revisions and amendments to the personnel rules. The City Attorney shall approve the legality of such revisions and amendments prior to their submission to the Council. (d) Prepare a position classification plan including class specifications, and revisions of the plan,. The plan, and any revisions thereof, shall aeceme effective upon approval by the Council. f e;D Prepare a plan, of compensation, and revisions thereof cover— ing all classifications in the competitive service. The plena, and any revisiono thereof, shall become effective upon ap— proval by the Connell, • (f ; g / To recommend to the Personnel Advisory Board and the City Council any sound personnel practices or plans consistent with the intent of this ordinance. Publish or post notices of exa:iz,i i ations for. positions in the, • competitive service; receive applications therefor; conduct and score examinations and certify to the appointing power t list of all persons eligible for appointment in the appro— priate class in the competitive ,.ervice. SECTION 3. PERSONNEL ADVISORY BOARD. There .is hereby created €Y+ Personnel Advisory Boara to consist of five members, to be appointed by the Council. The first Board to be appointed shall, at its first meeting, so elassify its members by lot that one shall serve for a term which sbs.11 expire January 15, (1.9 ) „ one shall serve for a term which shall expire .January 15„ (19 ) r• one shall serve for a term which shall expire Jannar r 15, (19 ), and two shall serve for a term which shall expire January 15. f,19 ) . At the expiration of each of the terms so provided for, a s ac-- e;esson: shall be appointed by the Council for a term of four years. The :eeyer ;e2te_ , e ct ,_ r,m.the 'ix.tBoard to ^ be a:pn4innt•s;l,, e..P. _ .� } .nni �e � � _ _•t3iLS3'�y , .* {.inn�'tov^._"" ... 1• .':4� .�4: ... ` --. . r. _... _ ._ o.. Vacancies on the 3oard shall be f:132d sE.pointment by the Couneil for the unexpired tcrre, Each neeer ehIll serve until his successor is appointed and qualified. A 4/5 vote of the Council shall be required to appoint or remove a member of the Personnel Advisory Board. Members of the Personnel Advisory Beard shall be residents of this City. No person shall be appointed to the. Board who holds any salaried public office or employment, nor shall any member, while on the Board or for a period of one year after his term has expired, be eligible for appointment or election to ay office or employment of the City. SECTION 4. DUTIES OF TUE PERSONNEL ADVISORY BOARD. The Personnel Advisory Board shall determine the order of business for the conduct of its meetings, which shall be on call of tne chairman or three members cf the Board. Three members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Tho functions of the Board shall be: (a) As provided by this ordinance and by the rules, to hear written appeals submitted by any persen in the competitive service relative to any disciplinary action, dismissal, demotion, or alleged violation of this ordinance or the personnel rules an& to certify its findings and recommenda— tions as provided in this ordinance. (b) In any investigation or hearing conducted by the Board, it shall have the power to examine witnesses under oath and compel their attendance or production of evidence by sub— poenas issued in the name of the City and attested. by the City Clerk. •It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police tG cause all such subpoenas to be eerved and refusal of a person to attend or to testify in answer to such a sub— poena shall subject the person to prosecution in the same manner set forth by law for failure to appear before the Council in response to a subpoena issued by the Council. Each member of the Personnel Advisory Board shal/ have the power to administer oaths to witnesses', (c) When requested by the Council or the City Manager, the Personnel Advisory Board shall hold hearings and make recommendations on any matter o. personnel administration, within the limits of a request ef the City Council or the City Manager. SECTION 5 COMPETITIVE SERVICE. The provisions of this ordinance shall apply to all offices, positions and emplopments in the service of the City, except: City Attorney City Manager Department heads. (Department hads well have the right of appeal from dismissal as provided by this ordinance.) (d) Elective officials. (e) Positions on appointive boards, commiseions or committees, (f) Part—time or volunteer firemen and other Fire Department employees paid on au heurly, pe- Eire or per diem basis. Special police officers and other PoUce Department employees paid on an hourly or per diem 'eneis, Casual or seasonal employees ie any office or department the City, — 2 — Part—time employees in any office or department of the City. Hourly or per diem employees in ay office er department cf the City. (k) Volunteer Personnel. (1) Persons employed under contract to snpply expert professicnal or technical services for a definite period of time. (m) Officers and employees of the San Bernardino County Depart— ment of Public Health and Welfare engaged in the enforcement of public health regulations of the City. (n) Emergency employees in any office or department of the City. All such positions and employments shall be for the duration of the emergency and shall terminate immediately thereafter. SECTION 6. ADOPTION OF RULES. Personnel rules, prepared by the City Manager subject to this ordinance and to revision by the Council, shall be adopted, and may be amended from time to time, by resolution of the Council. The rules shall establish specific procedures and regulations governing the following phases of the personnel system (a) Preparation, installation, revision, and maintenance of a position classification plan covering all positions in the competitive service, including employment standards and qualifications for each class. (b) Preparatien, revision, and administration of a plan of com— pensation directly correlated with the position classifica— tion plan, providing a rate or range of pay for each claeoi (c) Public announcement of all tests for initial employment. (d) Acceptance of applications for beginning employment, (e) Preparation and conduct of tests and the,establishment and use of resulting employment lists containing names of pereons eligible for appointment. (f) Certification and appointment of persons from employment lists, and the making of temporary and emergency appointments. (g) Evaluation of employees during the probationary period. (h) Transfer, promotion, demotion, and reinstatement of employees in the competitive service. (i) Separation of employees from City service through lay—off_ suspension and dismissal. (j) Standardization of hours of work, attendance and leave regula— tions, working conditions and the development of employee morale, welfare, and training. (k) Suitable prevision for orderly and equitable presentation o to the City Manager and to the City Council by employees relating to general conditions of employment. (1) Ctinten*, maintennnce, and use of personnel records and fonmso SECTION 7. IliTOINTMENTS. Appointments to vacant positions in the competitive service shall be made in accordance with the personnel rules. Appointments and promotions shall be based on merit and fitness to be ascertained so far as practicable by competitive examinations, Examira— tions shall be used and conducted to aid in the selection of qualified employee©, and ellen consist of such recognize4 selection techniques as achievement and aptitude tesLeand othbr written tests,.porsenal inter— view, performance tests, evaluation of daily work performance, work sampler, or any combination of these, which will, in the opinion of the Personnel Officer, test fairly the qualificationsof candidates. Physical and medical tests may be given as part of any examination. In any examination the Personnel Officer may include, in addition to competitive tests, a qualifying test or tests, and set minimum standards therefor. Appointments shall be made by the City Manager pursuant to the authority established in Ordinance No. 899, or as delegated by him. When appointment is made to a vacancy in the competitive service, the Personnel Officer shall transmit to the appointing power the namee of all persons on the appropriate certified employment or promotional list in alphabetical order. (This list not to be public information.) In the absence of appropriate employment lists, a temporary appoint— ment may be made by the appointing authority of the person meeting the minimum training and experience qualifications for the position. An employment list shall be established within six months for any permanent position filled by temporary appointment. The City Manager with the approval of 4/5 of the City Council, may extend the period for any tempo— rary appointment to a temporary position for not more than thirty daye, by any one action. When a position is to be filled by temporary appoint— ment or a temporary appointment is to be extended, the Council shall di— rect the City Clerk to record such action in the minutes of the meeting of the Council. No special credit shall be allowed in meeting any qualification or in the giving of any test or the establishment of any employment or promotional lists, for service rendered under a previsional appointment. During the period of suspension of an employee or pending final action on proceedings to review suspension, demotion or dismissal of au employee, such vacancy may be filled by the appointing authority sub— ject to the provisions of this ordinance and the personnel rules. SECTION 8. PROBATIONARY PERIOD. All regular appointments, in— cluding promotional appointments, shall be for a probationary period of not less than six months, except that as to any class of position the rules may provide for an extension of the period for not more than ..Mn ad—. ditional six months. During the probationary period, the employee may be rejected at any time without right of appeal or hearing. An employee rejected during the probationary period from a position to which he has been promoted shall be reinstated to the position from which he was promoted, unless he is dismissed from the city service as provided in this ordinance and the rules. An employee in the competitive service promoted or transferred to a position not included in the competitive sevvice shall be reinstated to the position from which he was promoted or transferred if, within six months after such promotion or tranefer, action is taken to reject or dismiss him, unless he is discharged in the manner provided in this ordinance and the personnel rules for positions in the competitive service. SECTION 9. STATUS OF PRESENT EMPLOYEES. Any person holding a po— sition included in the competitive service who, on the effective date of this ordinance, shall have served continuously in such position, or in some other position in the competitive service, for a period equal to the probationary period proscribed in the rules of his class,eshall assume regular status in the competitive service in the position held on such effective date without qualifying test, and shall thereafter be subject in all respects to the provisions of this ordinance and the personnel rules. Any other persons holding positions in the competitive service hall be regarded as probaticvers who are serving out the balance of their probationary periods as prescribed in the rules before obtaining regular status ° The probationary period shall be computed from the data of appoint— ment or employment. SECTION 13. APPLICABILITY OF JOULES TO CERTAIN EXEMPT POSITIONS. The provisions of the personnel rules relating to attendance and leaves shall apply to the incumbents of fiill—time exempt positions. SECTION 11. APPOINTMENTS SUBJECT TO ORDINANCE. The Council, the City Manager and any other officer in whom is vested the power to appoint, make transfers, promotions, demotions, reinstatements, lay—offs, and to suspend or dismiss employees, shall retain such power, subject to the provisions of this ordinance and the personnel rules. SECTION 12. SUSPENSION. Any person holding a position or employment in the competitive service shall be subject to disciplinary suspension without pay by the appointing power, but such suspensions shall not exceed a total of thirty calendar days in any fiscal year. A department head not having power of appointment may make disciplinary suspensions ig,ac— cordance with the rules. SECTION 13. REQUEST FOR HEARING. Any permanent employee in the com— petitive service who has been demoted, dismissed, or reduced in pay, shall be entitled to request a written statement of the reasons for such action. Such a request must be made within three working days following the action, and he shall have three additional working days within which to answer the charges in writing. In the event the employee requests the statement and prepare 2 his written answer, copiee of both shall be filed with the Personnel Officer, who shall transmit them to the Personnel Advisory Board. Within ten days from the date of filing his answer to the written charges, or in the event such written charges have not been made available to him within the time preecribed, then within ten days.. after the action taken to demote, dismiss, or reduce the pay of the employee, he may file a writ— ten demand with the Personnel Officer requesting a hearing before the Personnel Advisory Board. The Personnel Advisory Board shall then in— vestigate the case and conduct a hearing as provided in this ordinance and by the rules. The provisions of this section shall not apply to reductions in pay which are a part of a general plan to reduce salaries and wages. SECTION 14. RIG1IT OF WRITTEN APPEAL Auyemployee in the competitive service shall have the right to appeal in writing to the Personnel Advisory Board relative to any disciplinary action, dismissal, demotion, or al— leged violation of this ordinance or the personnel rules; except in instances where the right of appeal is prohibited by this ordinance. Thereupon, the Board shal/ make such investigation as it may deem necessary and within twenty days after the request for hearing was filed, the Board shall hold a hearing. The hearing need not be conducted according to technical rules relating to evidence and witnesses. Within ten days after concluding the hearing, the Personnel Advisogy Board shall certify its findings and recommendations to the Council, the City Manager and to any other official from whose action the appeal was taken, and to the employee affected. The Council, the City Manager or other official from whose action the appeal vas taken shall review the findings and recommendations of the Personnel Advisory Board and may then affirm. revoke, or modify the action taken, as in its judgement seems warranted, and the action taken shall he final. SECTION 15. ABOLITION_OF POTETION. Whenever in the judgement oi the Council it beoomes necessary in the interest of economy or because the necessity for the position or employment involved no longer exists, the Council nay abolish any position or employment in the competitive service and lay off, demote or transfer an employee holding such position or employment without filing written charges and without the right of appeal. Seniority shall be observed in effecting such reduction in personnel and the order of lay—off shall be in the reverse order of total cumulative time served in the City service upon the effective date of the lay—off. Lay—off shall be nade within classes of positions, by department af— fected,, and all provisional employees in the affected class or classes shall be laid off prior to the lay—off of any probationary or permanent employee. For the purpose of deteruining order of lay—off, total cumulative time shall include time served on military leave of absence. The names of probationary and permanent employees /aid off shall be placed u?on re—employment lists for clasoes which, in the opinion of the personnel officer, require basically the same qualifications and duties and reiibu— sibilities or those of the class of positions from which the lay—off was made. Names of persons laid off shall be placed upon re—employment lists in order of their competency, and shall remain on such lists for a period of two years unless re—employed sooner. For re—employment purposes, eom— potency of a pernon laid off shall be determined by the head of the de— partment in which such person worked. SECTION 16. IMPROPER ?O4ITICAIitACITELEY. Any person holding an office or employment in the competitive service hall not: (a) Seek or accept election, nomination, or appointment as an officer of a political club or organization Take an active part in a county or municipal political cam— paign. Serve as a member of a compittee of such club, organization or circle. (b) (d) Seek signatures to any petition provided for by any law. (e) Act as a worker at the polls or distribute badgee, pamphlets, dodgers, or handbills of any kind favoring or opposing any candidate for election or nomination to a county or city office. SECTION 17, ACTIVITIES NOT AFFECTED. This ordinance does not pre— vent any officer or employee from: (a) Becoming or continuing to be a member of a political cleo organization. (b) Attendance at a political meeting. (c) Enjoying entire freedom from all interference in casting his vote. Seeking or accepting election or appointment to public oUice while on leave of absence (o) (e) (f) Seeking signatures to any initiative or referendum petition directly affecting his rates of pay, hours of work, retire— ment, civil service, or other working conditions. Distributing badges, pamphlets, dodgers, or handbills or other participation in any campaign in connection with such. petition, if the activity is not carried on during hours af work, la:7 when he is dressed in the uniform required in any department of the City government. The violation of any provision of Sections 10 and 17 is genund for discharge of any officer or emplayea SECTION 18, DISCRIMINATION. No person in the competitive servicEe or seeking admission thereto, shall be employed, promoted, demoted, or discharged, or in any way favored or discriminated against because of political opinions or affiliations or because of race or religious belief. SECTION 10. SOLICITATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS. No officer, agent, clerk, or employee, under the government of the City, and no candidate for any City office shall, directly or indirectly, solicit or receive, or be in any manner concerned in soliciting or receiving, any assessment, subscript)ee contribution, or political service, whether voluntary or involuntary, for any political purpose whatsoever, from anyone on the employment list or holding any position under the provisions of this ordinance. No officer or employee in the competitive service shall, directly or indirectly, solicit or receive, or be in any manner concerned in soliciting or receiving, any assessment, subscription or contribution, whether voluntary or involuntary, for any purpose affecting his working conditidnse from any person other than an officer or employee in the competitive service. SECTION 20. RIGHT TO CONTRACT FOR SPECIAL SERVICE. The City Manager shall consider and make recommendations to the City Council re— garding the extent to which the City should contract for the performance of technical services in connection with the establishment or operation of the personnel system. The Council may contract with any qualified person or agency for the performance of all or any of the following responsibilities and duties imposed by this ordinance: (a) The preparation of personnel rules and subsequent revisions and mmendnents thereof. (b) The preparation of a position classification plan, and sub— sequent revisions and amendments thereof. (c) The preparation of a plan of compensation, and subsequent rem - visions and amendments thereof. (d) The preparation, conduct and grading of competitive tests. (e) Special and technical services of advisory or informational character on matters relating to personnel administration. SECTION 21. APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS. The Council shall appropriate such funds as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this ordinance. SECTION 22. PENALTY FOR VIOLATION. Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon a conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00 or by imprisonment for a period of not more than six months or by both such fine and imprisonment. SECTION 23. SEVERABILITY. If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The Council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance, and each section, subsection, subdi— vision, sentence, clause and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared unconstitutional. SECTION 24. EFFECTIVE DATE. PUBLICATION. This ordinance shall take effect thirty days after the date of its adoption and prior to the expiration of fifteen days from the passage thereof shall be published at least once in the Redlands Daily Facts, a daily newspaper of generg1 circulation, published and circulated in the City of Redlands, and thence— forth and thereafter the same shall be in ull force and effect. ATTEST: City Clerk APPROVED FOR FORM: City Attorney Mayor of/the City of Redlands, California I hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Redlands, at a regular meeting thereof held on the 1 day of April , 1958, by the followin vote, to wit: AYES: ! 1srtines, bird, Des, Parker NOES: and Mayor Wan ABSENT: City Clerk ORDINANCE No, halal are hereby declared to be public human beings are housed and detained here yards completely surround the N ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDI- nuisances and shall be abated by re- under legal restraint- ?building, the required width may be NANCE No, 1067 ENTITLED "AN rain, rehabilitation, demolition,. or re INTERIOR' LOT, Interior Lot is a lot reduced. by one foot i1'), ORDIDIANCE OF THE CITY OF moval in accordance with the pro- other than a corner lot» eel Courts, Every court In a dwell- R E D L A N D S CONCERNING THE cedure specified in Section 203 of the KITCHEN. Kitchen shall mean a ing shall he not less than four feet ERECTION, CONSTRUCTION, EN- Uniform Building Code. room used, or designed to be used, for',4') in width nor ten feet (1.0'r in LARGEMENT, ALTERATIONS, RE- See. f3-203. In order to provide for the preparation of food. length. Except in a dwelling, every PAIR, '1IOVING, REMOVAL, CON- reasonable interpretation of the pro- LODGING HOUSE, Lodging House court in a building one or two stories.; VERSION. DEMOLITIONS, OCCU- visions of this Code there is hereby Is any building or portion. thereof, in height shall be not less than six FANCY, EQ(IPhIENT, USE, HEIGHT, established a Board of Appeals as pro- containing not more than five guest feet sift in width nor twelve feet (12', .="I2.F..r3. ria�ID IyiAI'<iTF'NA2vCE. Ctl° , ided in Section 204 of the Uniform rooms which are used by not more in length, For courts more than two BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES IN Baiiding Code, than fV.ve guests where rent is paidestories in height the court shall be THE CITY OF RE DLANDS, PRO-' Sec. I3-204, It shall be unlawful for in money, goods, labor or otherwise increased one foot gel', in width and V IDING FOR TRZ ISSUANCE or any person, firm, or corporation to A lodging house shall comply wathitw'o feet (2', in length for each ad - PERMITS AND COLLECTION OF erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, all of the requirements of this. Code lcietional. story-, Adequate access snail F E ES THEREFORE; ➢ECLARIN nave, improve, remove, convert, or for dwellings. oe provided to the bottom of all courts AND ESTABLISHING FIRE 13 a demolish, equip, use, occupy, or main- NUISANCE. The following shall be ,tor cleaning purposes, Every court TRICTS PP..OVIDLNG PENALTIES/fain any building or structure in the defined as nuisances: J (Ore than two stories in height shall FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF„city, or cause or permit the same to lase Any public nuisance known at e provided with a horizontal air in - AND AMr-NDI.NG UNIFORM BUILD be done, contrary to or in violation common law or 1n equity- jur1--t the bottom not less than ten ING CODE HEREIN ADOPTED BV lof anv of the provisions of this. Code, prudence, i;t..rare feet (10 sq, tt.j in area and ADDING NEW SECTIflJS THE.H -I Any person, firm, or corporation (bi Any attractive nuisance which scaling to the exterior of the build - TO, AND REPEALING ALL ORi71- Iviotating any of the provisions of this may prove detrimental to children ,rg unless abutting a yard or public ^'- NANCS AND PARTS OF ORDI-(Code shall he guilty of a misdemeanor, whether in a building, on the preen space. The construction of the air in- NANCES II•ti COreFLICT THERE -land each such person shall be deemed i.ses of a building, or upon an oc-Make shcoma all be as required for the cot WITH" ADOPTED ON THE 2NDiguilty of a ,separate offense for each copied. lot- This includes any abets- walls of the building„ but in no case DAY OF Jt?LY, 1857, BY ADDING and ever, day- or portion thereof dur- Boned wells, shafts, basencnts, or ex- shall be less than one -hour fire-rest,s- SECTIONS THEa%ETO. ing which any violation of any of the cavations;. abandoned refrigerators and Live. The City Council of the City of provisions. of this Code is committed, motor vehicles; or any structurally ,dB Projections into Yards. Eaves Redlands does ordain as follows: continued or permitted, and upon eon- unsound fences or structures;. or anyand cornices may project into anv SECTION ONE That the public viction of any such violation such lumber, trash, fences, debris, or vege-EEE(required yard net more than two health, comfort, interest, convenienceperson shall he punishable by a fine tation which may prove a hazard for inches 12"1 for each foot of yard width, necessity, safety and welfare in and€of not more than $300,00, or by im- inquisitive mort ins, nrcofed landings, porches a,nd stairs of the City of Redlands and its isi-rprisonment for not more than 90 days, lc) Whatever is dangerous to human may project into any required yard habitants require that certain regula- or by both such fine and imprison life or is detrimental to health. provided no portion extends above the lions and restrictions be made and meat. (di ' Overcrowding a. room with oc-'floor level of a habitable room; and .adopted pertaining to the occupancy ARTICLE 3—PERMITS AND eupants. provided further that no such projee- of hotels, apartment houses and dwell- INSPECTIONS (et Insufficient ventilation or ilium, -,lion shall obstruct a required exitway. ing units in the City of Redlands, its Sec, H-301. No person,. firm, or cor- nation. lei In any case where the require - order to prevent the creation of uti- poratton shall erect, construct, enlarge, (f) Inadequate or insanitary sewer- of Zoning Ordinance 1000, other healthy, unsanitary, and unsafe con- alter, repair, move, improve, remove, age or plumbing facilities. ordinances adopted by the City of damns, the creation of fire hazards, convert, or demolish any building or lg., Uncleanliness. Redlands and the California State the establishment of slums or slum structure, or cause or permit the (hi Whatever renders air, food, or Housing Act are more restrictive than areas, the depreciation of property same to be done, without first ob- drink unwholesome or detrimental. to the standards set forth herein, the values and the su.b equcnt or resulting twining a separate building permit for the health of human beings, prz}visions of said zoning ordinance, injury to the physical and moral gel- each such building or structure from OCCUPIED SPACE. The total are:.'ctlter ordinances adopted by the City fare of the people of said City of the Building Official in the manner of all buildings or structures on any of Redlands and the California State nedlands; therefore Ordinance No, 1..067 and according to the applicable con- lot or parcel of ground projected art'Housing Act, shall apply to all new s hereby amended by adding Chapter ditions prescribed in Chapter 3 of the a horizontal plane excluding permitted'censtruetion, additions or extensions 53 to the Appendix thereof as follows' Uniform Building Code. projections as allowed by this Code. to any building or structure. CHAPTER 53 e UNIFORM HOUSING Sec. H-302. Whenever a building per- ROOMING H O USE, See Lodging Sec. H-503. (a, Ceiling Height. Habit- CNDE mit is required by Section 301 of this House. r 'able roms inhotels, motels, apart - ARTICLE I — TITLE AND SCOPE Code, the appropriate s fees shall be SERVICE ROOM. Service roam shah ee tan andidwellings shall have a paid to the City Treasurer of the City mean any room used for storage, bath ceiling height of not less than eigut Sec- H-101, This ordinance shall be of Redlands as set forth in Section or utility purposes, and not included feet '8'1, Service rooms and bath - known as the "Housing Code,' mat,' g03 of the Uniform Building Code. Ii2 the definition of habitable rooms, rooms in all occupancies shall have a be cited as such, and wilt be referred See• H-303. All buildings or struc- SUBSTANDARD BUILDING, (See ceiling height of not less than seven to herein as this Code," tures within the scope of this Code Article 10., '£eot, six inches 17'6"i. In roams with Sec, H-102, sal The purpose of thiMand all construction or work for SUPERFICIAL FLOOR AREA. Super -'sloping ceilings the required ceiling, Code is to provide minimum requir "which a permit is required shall be ficial floor area shall mean the net, (icight shall be provided in at least meats for the protection of life, limab (subject to inspection by the Building floor area within the enclosing wallsper cent of the room and no por- lieaith, property, safety and welfare ,Official in accordance with and in of the room in which the ceilingof any room havinga ceiling of the general public and the owners the mannerprovided bythis Code height is not less than five feet +3',. and occupants of residential buildin's- g .height of less than five feet IS'I shalle i buildings. and Sections 304 and 305 of the Uni excluding built-in equipment such as he considered as contributing to the (bi Housing Division Desiemation. form Building Code. wardrobes, cabinets, kitchen units, or minimum areas required by Subsee- ?ursuaiit to the provisions of -Section ARTICLE 4 — DEFINITIONS fixtures. lion ebt of this Section. 15254. of the State Housing Act of the Sec. H-401. For the purpose of this UNIFORM BUILDING CODE shall (bi Superficial Floor Area. Every State of California tee City Coun ;(''Code, certain abbreviations,. terms, mean the 'Uniform Building Code, 1955 dwelling unit shall have at least one of the City of Redlands hereby desire phrases, words, and their derivatives Edition with Appendix, published by room which shall have not less than nates the Housing Division." as a partishall be construed as specified in this the International Conference of Build- one hundred and twenty square feet of the Inspection Department for the Article. Wards used in the singular ing Officials, (Pacific Coast Building (120 sq. ft.) of superficial floor area. purpose of enforcing Use requienlent= include the plural and the plural the Officials Conference.( Every room which is used for both as set forth. in Section 15151 of the singular. Words used in the masculine USED.. Used shall mean used or' State Housing Ace of the State of Cai,- ,cooking and living or bola tieing and gender include the feminine, and the designed or intended to be used. ping purposes shall have not lea. torns`a; provided, however. that all feminine the masculine. Terns, words, VENT SHAFT. Vent shaft is a court ;ixan one hundred and fifty squares. rodent, vermin and contagious disease phrases, and their derivatives used but used only to ventilate or light a write1150 sq. ft,l of superficial floor control shall be under the Deportment not specifically defined in this Code closet, bath, toilet, or utility room or area, Every room used for sleeping of Health i shall have the meaning defined in other service room, purposes shall have not less han Sec. H-..03 si Application The Pro- Chapter 4 of the Uniform Building WINDOW. Window shall mean a ninety square feet (90 sq. ft.) of visions of the; Cade shall anal;• to Code, glazed opening, including glazed dome, ;updrllcial floor area. Where More all buildings or portions ti,e,eon used, BOARDING HOUSE, Boarding house which open upon a yard, court orltl'ixtn tv,o persons occupy a room used or designed or intended to be used, is a lodging house in which meals are recces from a court, or a vent shalt for sleeping purposes the required for human habitation Such c provided by the owneropen and unobstructed to the sky, superficial floor area shall be in- ct panties in existing huildinga may be CEILING HEIGHT, Ceiling height ARTICLE 5— SPACE AND OCCI? continued a Provided in Sectic'n. 1t(adistanceScreased as the rate of fifty occupant Bran; be ins clear vertical shed FANCY Access 11 Pit feet ce. ells v tor each occupant re of such 1 oilcan Building Carle, e:* �iranl the finished floor to the finished Sec. H-,501. (a! Access to Pu,�I.i.e�rn exces< of two, ccpt 11Ch structures as are found to, ceiling. Property. All buildings diall be located) Every kitchen shall have not less be substandard as. d tined in this DORMITORY, Dormitory is a room with respect to property lines and t 't an Cods. f'zfts' square feet (50 sq. Lies of occupied by more than two guests, other buildings on the same property se -morn, ial flour area* Where any building ar portion there- DWELLING UNIT. Dwelling Unit le as required by Section 504 and fable (el W ;rtth. No habitable room shots" of is used or intended to be wed as a suite of two or more habitable rooms No. 5-A of the Uniform Building Code be less than seises feet ((7', in any a corb .s' in apartment hru. e hotele,w=!rich are occupied or which are in- Each dwelling unit and ean ach guest come/estop d no water closet space i _e prn.izion of this Code -bola ap-(tended or designed to be occupied by room in a dwelling or a lodging house hers than thirty' inches (30") in width Pia to the seitarate Portion., as if thee1one family with facilities for living, unit shall have access to a passage -:,and there „=hall be not: lest than tem were sepaeate buildings. sleeping, cooking and, eating. Nay, not less than three feet i3 i inifeet ,six inches (MGM clearance in. ibi Alteration, Fxi ling buildings GUEST ROOM. Guest room is any 315111, leading to a public Street or/front of each water of i-et- which are altered or .enlarged shall he room or rooms used, nr intended to belal)ey.. Each apartment house or hotel( Sec- H-904, sal Habitable Rooms. made to cans tea to this Code insofar used by a guest for sleeping purposes, ehell have access to a. public street,cvery habitable room shall have an as the new stork is concerned and in Es>ery one hundred square feet (l0o by means of a passageway not, lea Jaggregate window area of not less than accordance with Subsections- la), (b ,Irq ,ft,, of superficial floor area in a than five feet Me in width. lone -eighth of the floor area nor twelve (c( id+ and (e) of Section 104 of thelde,rmitory is a guest room. ibi Occupied Space. Ulterior lots nc-- scivare feet (12 sq, ft.( whichever is Uniform Building Code II HABITABLE ROOM. Habitable room copied by buildings within the scope greater. 'et Relocation. Existing buildings r ahaU mean any room meeting the rem of this Code shall have not more than rb,i Service Room, Every service which are moved or relocated sh Il'i,quircrnents of this Code for sleepin.g,150 per cent of the lot in occupied room except closets shall have ,;1: be considered as new bu ldi and/living. cooking or eating purposes ex- space. Corner lots used, for such builds/aggregate window area of not less risen shall comply with all the requr.eii;cnt,eluding such enclosed places as closets, ings shall have not more than 75 perQcne twelfth of the floor .area or six of this Code )pantries_ bath or toilet rooms, service cent of the lot in occupied Sparc -square ,feet rfi sq. ft.l whichever is ARTICLD 2 - ENFORCEMENT rooms, connecting corridors, laundries, Where housing units are en a floor greater, Such rooms in dwellings, shall Sec. H- 01 a+ Authority. 'rhe In -.unfinished a t t i c s, foyers, storage above the first floor, roof area at or -,have not lees than three square feet spection Department is hereby author- spaces, cellars, utility rooms and siml- below the floor level of the housrngi i3 sq,, ft) cat windcsw area, tied and directed to enforce all the 'tar spaces, units need not be considered as oc- Mt Porches. Required windows shall provisions of this Code, HOTEL. Hotel is any building con- copied space. open on a street, yard, or court either do Right of Entry. Upon prescnta- tainii,g six or more guest rooms in- Sec. 14-502. (al Scope. This Section directly or through a porch having a ti on of proper credentials the Build- )tended .or designed to be used, or ) shalt apply to yards and courts having minimum clear height of not less than ing Official or his duly aut!torizcdlwllich are used, rented or hired out required windows opening therein- seven feet (7'). Such porch shall be representatives may enter at reason -Ito be occupied, or which are occupied (b,, Yards, Every yard shal) he not nit least 50 per cent open on at least able times. any building, structure, or for sleeping purposes by guests, less than five feet (3') in width forione side or an both ends, premises in the city to perform any whether rent is paid in money, goods, one-story and two-story buildings. For( idl Vent Shaft. A required window ditty imposed upon him by this Code labor, or otherwise. It does not hi- buildings more than two stories in{in a service room may open into a Sec- H-202. All buildings or porttio 1 'elude any ,jail hospital, asylum, sans -height the minimum width of the yard; rent shaft which is open and unssb- thereof which are determined to berMeitner, orphanage, prison, deten.tinnpshall be increased at the rate of one sixucted to the Gkv and not less than substandard as defined in this Coder home, cm other institution in which,fnot (1') for each additional story, (OVER) four feet l4'1 in least dimension. Not vent shaft shaa11 extend through more' than two 1 let °per¢ablc r"'indoor Area. One- half of the Teenciow rea in all foetus shallbe a 1i ll.', a Alt public hallways, stairs, and other e aitw+,mays stall be adequately lighted at all times. igi Mechanical Ventilatirhea. In lieu of any cc*i0€iiow repinte. t nonce, the following, rood anent houses and 3hotels. 1001y be p vx,t±d with an approved fan exhau system of ventilation: ill In hotels, in: Kitchen, scullery., pantry, or other room in whi,'lo food is stored, cookct, r prepared. ;"ant Laundry "moon. ict Slop -,:hale rat OM. (3i In apartment house; or hotels. tat F'natic dining, general amuse- ment, entertainment, reception, or gen- o'al utility room. for Water -close# or shower compart- ment, bath or toilet town, incTfan exhaust system of ventila- tion shall be so designed and operated as to produce a complete change airy in rant more than: Five minutes in a scullery in hotel, and in a water -closet o.r shover c a. ,pai'tn nt, or bath, toilet, or slop- sinilr room in an apartment house or s2) Fifteen minutes in every other 1`00 ., :n an apartment house or hotel. t3). Five minutes in secondary toilet and 'bath rooms In a dwelling urn Sco 1I-505_ tai Dwelling Units, Fare dwelling unit snail be provided w a water closet, a lavatory, and as bath tub or shower. t1"i Hotels.. Whore private w a t e closets, lavatories„ anc"t baths are r provided, there shall be provided each floor for each sex at least one (rater closet and lavatory( and one bath accessible from a public hallway, c:rlaorol 'water closets, lavatories, al baths shall be provided on each €lo for each sex at the rate of one f eery additional 10 guest rooms, factional number thereof, ±n excess s.. 10, Such facilities shall be clearly. -marked for "Men" or "Women." tot Kitchen. Every dweiiing tu. shall be provided with a hitcher Every 1citelten .shall be prov id.ed VIAL a WI:Clen sink. No wooden sink e sink of similarly absorbent catteria thrill be permitted. tilt Fixtures. All platinbong fixtures shall be connected to a sanitary sewer or to an approved private sew- age disposal ssy tem... Ail plumbing fixturias shall be connected ten an ap- prnyed syFstcnm of water ;apply ,an( provided ^r,th hot and cold running water, e,ec:e.p' water closets shalt b provided with cold water only. All phairibsng fixtures shad be an approved glazed earthenware typ ea of a similarly 11Cft'_ibsor1ent ITi iet Water Closet Compartments. Walls and floors of water closet certi- parte:lennts except in dsve.Llings shall be finished ,n accordance 11011h Stamm 1711 of the Uniform ,litho ng flail'^ Water closet compartments in dwells fries shall he finished with approved 0o'absorbent materials. eft 1iooin Separations.. No room used for the preparation o' food shall be used sleepiSng idiom housing a ells —into rIr*° rota rn used Ic alien of food.. a n c3 Afr,°icifenaanc es shalt be installed talc and sanitary (drance with all Sec. 11-301. or structures ctio.1 pi. Coda".. and ef built( "sting any :.C%'ffi th ra once design propriess section Building i"lode wit hh Appendix. i01C1 b suk s sits a coon Bean t _ h_lter c1esssernts and lc( PPxrotectio shall of every permitted tl*'pe of can - don shall comply with the ap- e requirements of the Unifotnl. Code with Appendix. 'ter. Every building shall 'doted so as to provide( cupant, agasnst the- e dampness_ eels. Ail wood be protected aga01lst termite raid decay as provided in tile uilc?ircg Cade with Appendix. 71'Jl'1"C I A.il ICAL REQUIREMENTS Fai heating. Every dwell: - guest room shall be pro- moting facilities capable •a room temperature of it a,i a point i11.fe' in all ha.Faaa- es shall be in n a safe cons hapte:rs landing No heater g de- rap - Ail E1ee and appl. and Caitl- in accordance. All electrical an approved there is electrical eery - within three hundred he premises every habit contain at least tw -se outlets or and one Ever., and pu least of 8' is p any 04 1 UTldi.,ui Sec. :l at rot e es li i building e provided tenancies tie' Uunl',,'o, 0Yt.0 en electric closet CO room, furaa saw :shall con ie.tric light ation. Vend area. and for fu:el- tsres email be provided C'.:ap1er 51 of the Uniform Lie; Code with Appendix and ixl fide. Ventilating equipment shall ed types, installed. and main a ;;;.e, le manner and in ae- :'ith Chapter ..17 of the 1Ir ding Code and all other . Where mechanical v tided in lieu of on required by f Code, such' mechan shall be maintain wring the ccenparnc7 of portion thereof, KITS ry dwelling unit stailTICLE 0 es SUBSTANDARD TLDINGS Sec. ny building or pors guest roe or „suite of rooms, premises on winch the samemsq w there exists any' hum d. conditions to Chief o • the life iteputy„ vo nig unit 6. Lack of adequate heating food 7. Lock, or improper operation required ventilating equipm.en,t. .hatural light and velatilation sequin, ter this Code. 9. ROO el and space dimensions les required by this Code.. Lar.k of required electrical light- 11. Dampness, of habitable rooms, 13. General dilapidatiort or improper Lack of connection to rewired e disposal system. Lac.k of adequate garbage aorl ubbish storage and, removal facilities., the Structural lia.zords, 1. Deteriorated or inadequate foun- dations. 2. Defective. or deteriorated flooring 3. Flooring or floor supports of in- sufficient size to carry noposed loads en proper „ public or the be derained ono Proper water close or shower in improper watt_ rail bath tubs tr of guest I' 001Te0 running iminu in a hotel legad 4., Pi:leathers of walls, partitions, or her vertical saappota that split. lean or buckle clue to defective inas or deterioration. . Members of walls, partitions, or er verbs:Al supports mat are of tn. "eat size to carry imposed toads iembers of ceilings, roofs, ceit ing anti roof ,supporte or other Mari buckle due to defective material or 7. Members of ceilings, rocf,s, ceiling, roof supports, or other horizentali embers that are of insufficient size' carry imposed loads with safety. 8. Fireplaces or chimneys which list,1 bulge, or settle, due to defective masi ial or deterioration. Fireplaces or chimneys which are( insuffielerit size or trength to rry imposed loads with safety. (et Nuisance. Any nuisance as cle. ined in this Code. pt that 'which citoformed with ail icable laws in effect at the time installation anti which has been ntained in good condition and is used in a. safe manner. s Phnobing. Ali fillings ell applicable effect, at thin time of lastallat .nd which has, ise•eu maintained it condition arm (ft Hazardous Illecas cal Ail trietthanical align with all applica the time of in ich has Mien maintained Faulty Weather Protection, Deteriorated, crumbling, or looa- Mg of exterior walls, roof, foam- Panties or Pal x floors, including broktmiltlift herewith or doors, sf..x7rIoN rot,. exterior wall coverall by law. •k of point, or weatheri, int or other .g-1 pprovv. 4, ials, or conditions cons -afsity hazard hereof unsafe b g Code, Exits. All buil.stines of het provided with as required by buildings or conformed applicable lows of tee time o construction end .sishich have been adequately main- tained and incressea in relation to any increase in occupant load, alter.otrain or addition, or any change in oases- te Fire -Protection or Fire -F Egan:patent. All or ns thereof winch aro not prussic. d 'with the fire -resistive e buildings or pm-- infortned with 'i at their g side ode- e•d hit construction terns or eq Code except ih, tams thereat w. all applicable laws a construction and w integrity and. firese O&M'S or equipment innately maintained an figalation to any Mere a load, alteration or aficlith change In occupancy.. (n) Irriproper Occupancy. All build- ings or portions thereof occupied for sleeping, cooking or eating pur- poses Which were not designed or in- tended to be used for S occu- Sec. H-1072. l'itt General. 'Whenever the Building Official determines by inspection that any existing building or .portion thereof is substandard ite. shall order the building or parboil thereof ya.cated and shall institute pro- ceedings to effect the repair or re- habilitation of the building cr portion thereof. If such repair or rehab:ides non is impractical he shall then order such building or portion thereof re- moved or demolished: 'The 0 Wel er es other person affected, thall then have right Le el.) pe i tO the board of • peals for investigation and review the Building Official's determine - ail Notice to Owner.. The Building Official shall give notice to the owner, or other re•itionsible person in accord- ing Code. 1,c) Procedure. Any building or por- tion thereof found to be substandard defined in Section .1001 of this Code . d or removed in accordance edure specified -in Section erra Building Cede, Each provision cit shell be separate and the event any specific declared void or invalid. otherwise legal, and ldiances, in con( • repealed. as pro - cer Ilene Construction. a. sion except I,: rnee ed or iNosse lit- AYea FIVE: The City Clerk shall the passage of this Ord shell cause the sante to bra "a the Redlands Daily NOSS: No ABSENT: None. City Clerk, City of Redlands. Y. Ci.ty Clerk. I do hereby certify that the fore- aliniance was duly- adopted of meeting of the City Council. of Retiltinds at a regular resat held en the 5th Cit.0, i bY the following vote, i hen Martinez., \ ker and Mayor Wilson.