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 Costa Mesa
 Code of Ordinances
 Title 5. Buildings And Structures
 Chapter I. In General

  § 5-1.1. Amendments to the 2013 California Building Code  

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  • (a) Section 403: High-rise buildings having occupied floors located more than 55 feet above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access and group I-2 occupancies having occupied floors located more than 75 feet above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access

    (b) Revise the first paragraph of section 403.1 to read as follows:

    403.1 Applicability. New high-rise buildings having occupied floors located more than 55 feet above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access and new Group I-2 occupancies having occupied floors located more than 75 feet above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access shall comply with Sections 403.2 through 403.6.

    (c) The definition for "High-rise structure" in section 202 is revised to read as follow:

    High-rise structure. Every building of any type of construction or occupancy having floors used for human occupancy located more than 55 feet above the lowest floor level having building access (see Section 403.1.2), except buildings used as hospitals as defined by the Health and Safety Code Section 1250.

    (d)

    TABLE 1505.1
    MINIMUM ROOF COVERING
    CLASSIFICATIONS
    TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION

    IA IB IIA IIB IIIA IIIB IV VA VB
    B B B B B B B B B

     

    For SI: 1 foot = 304.8 mm, 1 square foot = 0.0929 m.

    a. Unless otherwise required in accordance with Chapter 7A.

    (e) 1505.1.3 Roof coverings within all other areas. The entire roof covering of every existing structure where more than 50 percent of the total roof area is replaced within any one-year period, the entire roof covering of every new structure, and any roof covering applied in the alteration, repair or replacement of the roof of every existing structure, shall be a fire-retardant roof covering that is at least Class B.

    (f) Section 1505.5 is amended, by the deletion of the entire section.

    (g) Section 1505.7 is amended, by the deletion of the entire section.

    (h) Amend Section 3109.4.4.1 by adding the following definition:

    PRIVATE POOL, is any constructed pool, permanent or portable, and over 18 inches deep which is intended for non-commercial use as swimming pool by not more than three owner families and their guests.

    (i) Section 3109.4.4.2 is modified by deleting the first paragraph in its entirety and a new paragraph is substituted to read as follows:

    3109.4.4.2 Construction permit; safety features required. Commencing January 1, 1998, except as provided in Section 3109.4.4.5, whenever a construction permit is issued for construction of a new private pool at a residence, it shall have an enclosure complying with 3109.4.4.3 and, it shall be equipped with at least one of the following safety features:

    (j) Amend item number 2 under "Building" in Section 105.2, Work exempt from permit, as follows:

    2. Wood, steel, vinyl, or iron fences not over 6 feet high. Stucco, concrete, brick, masonry, block fences not over 3 feet high.