C.M.S.

ORDINANCE NO

REFERENCE THE UNIFORM

BY
BUILDING CODE, 1979 EDITION, COPYRIGHT 1979,
OFFICIALS
BUILDING
OF
THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

AN

ORDINANCE

WITH

ADOPTING

BY

AMENDMENTS, ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS

THEREOF,

BUILDING CODE
AS THE PRIMARY CODE, AND THE UNIFORM
REFERRED
STANDARDS, 1979 EDITION, COPYRIGHT 1979,
SECONDARY
CODE;
TO IN SAID PRIMARY CODE, AS THE

ERECTION, CONSTRUCTION, ENLARGEMENT,

ALTERATION, REPAIR, MOVING, REMOVAL, CONVERSION,
DEMOLITION, OCCUPANCY, EQUIPMENT, USE, HEIGHT, AREA,
REGULATING THE

BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES IN THE

ISSUANCE OF PERCITY OF OAKLAND; PROVIDING FOR THE
PROVIDING
MITS AND COLLECTION OF FEES THEREFOR;
REPEALING
AND
PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF;
ORDINANCES
ALL
AND
M.
S.
ORDINANCE NO. 9467 C.

AND

MAINTENANCE

AMENDATORY

OF

THEREOF.

City Council does hereby find that

most date
upto-code for regulating
there is a need for
the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair,
moving, removal, demolition, conversion, occupancy, equipmaintenance of all buildings withment, use, height, area and
of the Uniform
in the City of Oakland, and that the adoption
Code
Uniform
the
and
Building
Building Code, 1979 Edition,
additions and
WHEREAS, the

the

Standards, 1979 Edition, with certain changes,

deletions contained herein will satisfy that express

need;

now,

therefore,
The

Council

of

the

City

of

Oakland

does

ordain

as

follows:
SECTION

1.

TITLE.

UNIFORM

BUILDING CODE.

This

Ordinance shall be known as the " Oakland Building Code,"may

to herein as " this
be cited as such, and will be referred

Ordinance"

or "this

Code."

Building Code, 1979 Edition, as the

Code Standards, 1979
Primary Code and the Uniform Building
the InterEdition, as the Secondary Code, Copyright 1979, by
of which
Officials,
copies
of
Building
national Conference
for use and
have been placed on file with the City Clerk
No.
Resolution
59316 C. M. S.
and
by
examination by the public
have been
declared to be public records, as said copies
of this
the
with
approval
deleted, changed and supplemented
The

Council, and

Uniform

each

and

all

of

the

regulations, provisions,

thereof are hereby adoptconditions, requirements

for
Code
regulating the erection,
ed as the Oakland Building
alteration,
repair, moving, reconstruction, enlargement,
use,
moval, demolition, conversion, occupancy, equipment,
structures
and
all
of
buildings
maintenance
height, area, and
are
incorpoin the City of Oakland, and by this reference
as
effect
same
to
the
hereof
a
made
part
rated herein and
and

though

set

forth

herein

in

terms

full.

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1)

SECTION

assemblies

2.

GENERAL

STANDARDS.

All

materials and

of

material; appliances and installation of

appliances; arrangements of occupancies; all exits, aisles,
stairs, doors and appurtenances thereto in buildings or structures shall be so arranged, assembled and of such size and so
protected as to hold to a minimum all exit, fire and health
hazards.
The

quality of all materials, method of connecting

such materials, stresses allowed and live and
dead loads to be assumed in the design and construction of all
buildings or structures shall be in accord with nationally
recognized standards of quality and with generally recognized
and well established methods of str~.
actural design and construcor

assembling

tion.

Compliance with

all of the provisions of the Oakland

referred to and adopted by the provisions of
Section 1 hereof shall be and is hereby declared to be pzima
facie evidence of the reduction of fire and exit hazards,
acceptable quality of material and generally recognized and
well established methods of structural design and construction.

Building

Code

SECTION 3.
CfiANGES, ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS. The
changes, additions and deletions of said Uniform Building Code
and its Appendix, except as deleted,
p~.
aced on file with the
City Clerk, hereinafter set forth and designated, are hereby
approved and adopted as follows:

Sec. 101

is

Oakland

Sec. 101
This Ordinance
Bu~.
l
Code"
and may be
g

referred

to

Sec. 104 (

a)

changed

herein
To

or
Sec. 108

is

to

as "

the

read

this

first

superseded
added

to

follows:
shall

be

known

cited
Ordinancc'or

as

such, and will

sentence, add

by

read

as

the

the
be

Code."

words:

law."

State
as

"
this

as

follows:

Sec. 108 (

the

a) Chief Building Inspector. Wherever

Official" shall be used in this Code, it
be construed to refer to the Chief
Building Inspector.

term "Building

shall

term "Building

shall

be

b) Building Department. Wherever the

Department" shall be used in this Code, it

construed

to

refer

to

the

Inspectional Services Department

the

Oakland

trades

the

and

the

Division of

Office

of

Public

the

Works.

c) Planning Code. The provisions of

Planning Code with respect to the locations of
industries, the height and bulk of buildings, and

dimensions and

spaces

Building

of

shall

be
such

not

areas

of

deemed

yards,
to

be

courts

and

other open

modified

by any provisions of
this Code; and
restrictions shall control except insofar
as this Code
imposes greater restrictions
reason of the
types
this

of

Code

by

construction
shall

used, in which

case

the

provisions

of

control.

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d) Oakland Municipal Code. The Ordinances

of the City of Oakland, sometimes referred to herein as the
Oakland Municipal Code ( or
are
not
abbreviations, O. M. C.)
affected by this Code other than as may be
specifically pro-

vided.

in

e) Reference to Class of Building. Wherever

Oakland Municipal Code reference is made to "Class A"

the

or "Class

B"

FR"

building,

building;
ing, it shall

is

made

ing,

to a
such

as

Sec. 204

is

"

and

where

it shall mean a " Type

reference is made to

I
a "

FR" or
Class

Type II
C" build-

"

mean a " Type

III"building; and where reference
Frame" building, it shall mean a "
Type V" buildtypes of buildings are defined in this Code.

changed

Sec. 204.

read

to

BOARD

OF

as

follows;

EXAMINERS

AND,;APPEALS.

In

order

to

prevent or lessen unnecessary hardship~

or practical difficulties in exceptional cases where it is difficult or
impossible
to comply with the strict letter of this
Code, and in order
to determine the
suitability of alternate materials and types
of construction and to provide for reasonable
interpretations
of the provisions of this Code, there shall be and is
hereby
created a Board of Examiners and
Appeals, consisting of five

members, who

are qualified by experience and

training to pass
upon matters pertaining to building construction.
The Board
shall have the power to make such variances from the strict
letter of this Code as in the exercise of its sound

discretion
purposes of this Section. The
Board shall exercise its powers on these matters in such a
way
that ' the public welfare is secured and substantial
justice
done most nearly in accord with the intent and
purpose of this
are ,

required

to

carry out

the

Code.

The
and

by

shall

the

without

Building Official shall be

Secretary to the Board.

act

as

The

Board

City Manager

an

of

Examiners

and

shall hold office at

The Board shall adopt

and

ex

officio member

Appeals shall be appointed

his pleasure and

compensation.
reasonable rules
regulations for conducting its investigations, and shall
render all decisions and
findings in writing to the Building
Official, with a duplicate copy to the appellant, and may
recommend to the City Council such new
legislation as is conand

sistent

therewith.

It is the express intention that the Board of

Examiners and Appeals existing at the time of the
adoption of
this Ordinance shall continue as the Board of Examiners and

Appeals referred

to

Sec. 205.

paragraph

new

herein.
is

added

to

Sec. 205

to

read

as

follows:

Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of

provisions of this Code shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and each such person shall be deemed guilty of a
separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof
during which any violation of any of the provisions of this
Code is committed, continued, or
permitted, and upon conviction of any such violation such person shall be
punishable by
a
fine of not more than $500 or by imprisonment for not
more
than six months, or by both such fine and
imprisonment.
the

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Sec. 302 ( a) Anew

a) to read

number

subparagraph

is

added

to

Sec. 302

follows:

as

8. Every application for a permit shall contain an agreement

follows:
I hereby agree to save, indemnify and keep harmless
the City of Oakland and its officers, employees and agents
against
all liabilities, judgments, costs and expenses which
may accrue
against the City in consequence of the granting of this permit,
or from the
use or occupancy of any sidewalk, street or subsidewalk or otherwise by virtue thereof, and will in all things strictly comply with the conditions under which this permit is granted.
as

Sec. 302 (

b) is changed

read

to

as

follows:

b) Plans, Specifications and Survey. With each application

building permit, and when required by the Building Official
for enforcement of any provisions of this Code, two sets of plans
and specifications shall be submitted, and with said sets of plans
and specifications, triplicate copies of a plat of a
survey of the
property proposed to be improved by said building or structure.
for

The
to

by

Building Official

said

The

less

by

may

be prepared and designed

the State to practice as

than

the

by

require plans and specifications

engineer or architect licensed

an

such.

said survey shall be drawn to a scale of not

inch to one foot, unless otherwise authorized
Of f is is 1.

plat

of

onetenth

Building

The said survey shall have been made by a licensed land

surveyor
registered civil engineer of the State of California and said
plat of said survey, signed and endorsed by said surveyor or engineer with his license or certificate number, shall delineate
thereon the following information in permanent
markings:
or

1.

The

exterior

boundary lines

of

the

property and their

courses.

2.

The

location and
the

by

surveyor

type of monuments,
with

the

or

elevations of

other
same

markers

set

indicated

thereon.
3.

The
a

distance along the street property line from

line of the property to the nearest intersecting

record

side

street.

4.

The

proposed

street

grades along the property line

in not less than three places,
where property shown on plat abuts on an unimproved

contiguous

to

the

street

street.
5.

Contour lines at not more than five foot intervals,

which contours shall extend over the entire public
right
of

6.

The
at

7.

way

where

location

which

they

the

of

street

the

are

to

is

unimproved.

proposed
be

improvements

and

the

grades

constructed.

The location of existing buildings

structures on the property.

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or

other

pertinent

8.

The

location of

the existing curbs, sidewalks, pavements,

public conduits, waterways and culverts
on, or affecting, the property and any existing easements
required in connection therewith.

public

9.

The

the

sewers,

location of the proposed house sewer connecting the

proposed improvements to the main sewer or septic

tank with the

connection.

flow

line

elevation

shown

the

at

main

sewer

10.

All grades and contours based upon

unless otherwise authorized by the

11.

The location and width of existing and proposed

driveways,
properly referenced to any other existing driveways within 25 feet, with an indication of proposed grade.
Except
that this requirement shall not apply to single family
dwellings or additions where access is not affected by

addition.

such

12.

The

City of Oakland datum,

Building Official.

location

of

traffic

signal poles,

street

lighting

standards, fire hydrants, sidewalk boxes, street trees,

and any utilities that may interfere with access to the
property. Except that this requirement shall not apply
to single family dwellings or additions where access is
not affected by such addition.
13.

Surveyor's Certificate: This map correctly represent

survey made by me or under my direction in conformance
with the requirements of the Land Surveyor's Act at the
a

request of
NAME OF OWNER)

on

DATE)
I

this

STATE

hereby
laws

state

19 (
that

all

provisions

and

local

ordinances

further

STATE

that

survey

is

the

same

as

the

have

YEAR)
of

been

applicable
complied with.

parcel delineated upon

shown on: ( whichever

that

applies)
a)

The
as

b)

c)

current
a

equalized County assessment

unit/as contiguous units, or

Parcel Map No. ,

filed
19 (
YEAR ) ,
BoO c~
No . ,
Alameda County Recorder's
Parcel

with

on (

roll

DATE) ,
page ,

Office,

or

filed
Map Waiver Map No. ,
Planning Department, City of Oakland.

the

Signed: ( SURVEYOR

ORCIVIL
S.
L.
L. No. ,

ENGINEER)

E.
R.
C. No.
Date

EXCEPTION:

The

building official

may waive

the

submission of

plans, calculations, etc.,if he finds that the

nature of the work applied for is such that reviewing of plans is not necessary to obtain compliance

with

this

code.

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or

lieu of such
by him as

In
a

bond

of

the

executed

certified

check

or

Oakland, in

of

City

surety bond, the owner may post

principal and secured by a deposit
cashier's check, made payable to
the amount of $00.
1,
000.

An extension of time for said completion may be

granted by the Building Official when, in his discretion,

circumstances
release

any

shall

surety

so
or

authorized by the Building

Completion Bond need not be filed

Official, Applicant's
demolition

of

the

1.

extension shall

such

no

When

EXCEPTIONS:

for

justify, but
principal.

following:

Onestory buildings of Type V

an area not exceeding

construction with
600

square

Group M, Division 1, Occupancies

2.
of

Type

feet.

construction.
Small

3.

and

unimportant

e) Demolition of Dwelling

or

structures.

Apartment

House

Upon the filing of a permit application for

demolition of a Dwelling or Apartment House, the Building
Division of the Inspectional Services Department of the
Structures.

Office

of Public Works shall cause to be posted at least

notices of the filing of the application for demolition
permit in the vicinity of the property within five (5)days
of receipt of the demolition permit application.
If a

five

written

protest to the granting of the demolition permit

signed by at last 20 persons residing in or owning property
within 1,
000 feet of the property is received by the
Division
within five (5)days of the posting, no
Building
shall
be
issued
for the demolition of the structure
permit
until the application for said permit has been on file with
the Building Division for sixty (60) days.

During the sixty ( 60) day review period, the

permit application form and information thereon shall be
available for public review during normal Building Division
working hours. Issuance of the demolition permit shall not
be postponed under this section if the Inspectional Services
or Housing Conservation, their
respective appeals board or
the City Council determines that immediate issuance of the
demolition permit is necessary to protect the public health
or
safety.
Sec. 304

is

fees

and

permit

Such

fees

changed

Sec. 304.

shall

the

read

follows:

as

Checking

Fees

of
of this Code
valuation to be

provisions

Official.

The

and checking
construction

and

Permit

Fees.

Checking

fees shall be paid to the Building Official.

be established by the Master Fee Schedule.

determination

The
of

to

fees

shall

work

for which

the

be

the

value

or

valuation

shall

be

made

used
total

in

under

any

by the Building
computing the permit

value

of

all

permit is issued, as well

as
all finish work, painting, roofing, electrical, plumbing,
heating, air conditioning, elevators, fire extinguishing
systems, and any other permanent work or permanent equipment.

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a permit
is required by this
to
with
proceeded
prior
obtaining said
established by the Master Fee Schedule

Where
Code

is

which

for

work

started

or

the fees
shall be doubled, but the payment of such double fee shall
not relieve any persons from fully complying with the

permit,

requirements
from

which
date

any

no

of

this

of

other

Code

penalties

execution of
prescribed herein.
in

the

the

work

or

Expiration of Plan Review. Applications for

permit is issued within 180 days following the
application shall expire by limitation and plans

and other data submitted for review may thereafter be

returned to the applicant or destroyed by the Building
Official. The Building Official may extend the time for
action by the applicant for a period not exceeding 180 days
upon request by the applicant showing that circumstances
beyond the control of the applicant have prevented action
from being taken.
No application shall be extended more
than once.
In order to renew action on an application
after expiration, the applicant shall resubmit plans and
pay a new plan review fee.
Table
Sec.
Sec.

deleted.

305(g).
Reinspections. The fourth paragraph of
305(8)is changed to read as follows:

the Master

shall be
Schedule.

fees

Reinspection

Sec.

is

A
No. 3-

Fee

307(a)is changed to read

a)

Use

as

Occupancy.

or

established

by

follows:
No

building

or

structure

in Groups A, E, I,H, B, R Division 1, R Division 3, or

M Division 1 Occupancy may be used or occupied, and no change
in the existing occupancy classification of a building or
structure

or

Official has
Sec.

issued

shall be made until the Building

Certificate of Occupancy therefor.

thereof

portion
a

307(e)is changed

to

read

as

follows:

e) Posting. The Certificate of Occupancy shall

posted in a conspicuous place on the premises or in a
readily available place, and shall not be removed except
by the Building Official.

be

Sec.

is added
Anew paragraph ( f)
307(f).

read

as

to

Sec. 307

to

follows:

f)Revocation. Certificates of Occupancy or

Temporary Certificates bf Occupancy may be revoked after
written

notice

for

the

1.

by

Any

following
use

not

Certificate

the

of

causes:

specifically
Occupancy.

authorized

2.
Discovery of any false statement
misrepresentation that was made by the
permittee.
or

3.

conditions
4.

public

Continued existence of substandard

as defined by regulatory codes.

Any condition which jeopardizes

health

or

safety.

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Sec.

1101, Division 2, is changed to read

Division

walls
and

three

over

2.

feet

follows:

as

Fences over six feet high, retaining

high, swimming pools, platforms, tanks

towers.

paragraph ( c) is added

A new
Sec. 1202.
read as follows:

c) Special Provisions.
and

ceiling

surfaces

Where

to

Sec. 1202

to

interior wall

residential

of

occupancies are
constructed of combustible materials, combustible wall and
ceiling assemblies which are not backed by an approved
incombustible or Class I backing, and which are less than
onehalf inch thick in total thickness of covering, shall
be backed by onehalf inch gypsum wallboard or other approved
interior

finish

material.

The
Sec. 1210(
a).
as
to
read
changed

second paragraph
follows:

of

Sec.

a) When alterations, repairs

requiring

permit

1,
00
OOU.
added

or

and

occur,
created in

occupancies,

smoke

with

accordance

is

Sec. 1215

having

when

or

one

a
or

valuation
more

existing Group

read

to

as

excess

sleeping

shall be
provisions of the

changed

additions

in

rooms

Divisions

detectors

the

or

1210(a)is

are

and

in

provided
Oakland

of

Housing

Code.

follows:

Sec. 1215.

requirements
Sec. 2201.

of

Sec. 2201

Existing buildings shall meet all

Chapter 8 of the Oakland Housing Code.

of
An

is

Exception
read

to

added

to

the

second

the

paragraph

follows:

as

EXCEPTION:
Type IV, Heavy Timber, is equal to
3 and R1 Occupancies
Hour, in B2, B1, BType V, One-

roof

construction.

Sec.

2312(1)is deleted.

Sec.

5 is changed
3203(f)

5.

Wood

than

Class

read

to

as

follows:

Shingles. Such shall be not

C or approved systems in
areas designated as critical fire areas by
the Chief of the Fire Department.
less

Sec.

6 is changed
3203(f)
6.

less

Shakes.

than Class

areas

by

Wood

the

designated
Chief

of

read

to

or
as

the

as

follows:

Such

shall

not

approved systems in
critical fire areas
Fire Department.

Sec.

An additional Exception 3
3303(c).
to read as follows:
3303(c)

EXCEPTION

be

3:

is

added

to

Sec.

Security doors or grills meeting

approval
Building Official and the Fire Marshal
be
installed
may
provided that they shall not obstruct
exits
when
required
any person is within the building.
the

of

the

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Sec.
as

Handrails.
3305(j).

Exception 2

is

changed

to

read

follows:

risers
Sec.

EXCEPTION 2: Stairways
need not have handrails.

less

having

than

four

hose" to "3inch
3801(c).
i1
nch/
Change the words " 2they occur in the second paragraph of Sec. 3801(c).

hose" where

Sec. 3801(c).
outlet" to "3inch
i1
nch/
Change the words " 2outlet" where they occur in the fifth paragraph of Sec. 3801(c).

Sec.

valve outlet"
3804(b).
i1
nch/
Change the words " 2valve outlet" where they occur in the second
paragraph of Sec. 3804(b).
to "3inch

Sec.
to

3804(c).
Change

read

All outlets
Sec. 4501.

read

as

the

second

sentence

of

Sec.

3804(c)

follows:

as

The first
follows:
Sec. 4501.

shall

be

not
of

paragraph

less

than

Sec. 4501

is

inches.

changed

to

part of any structure or any

appendage
project beyond the property line
of the building site, except as specified in this Chapter
and in the Oakland Sign Code, except appurtenances to fire
extinguishing systems installed in accordance with Chapter
38 of this Code, and except security grills or doors
meeting the approval of the Building Official and the Fire
Marshal.
All rights and privileges acquired under this
Chapter are a mere license and are revocable at any time
thereto

by

the

as

follows:

City
A

No

shall

Council

without notice.

sixth paragraph

Prior

to

is

added

be

obtained

property,
permit
Chapter 6 of the Oakland Municipal
A third
Sec. 4503.
read as follows:

Sec. 4501

making any excavations

must

to

paragraph is

in

to

read

public

in accordance with
Code.

added

to

Sec. 4503

to

The Council of the City of Oakland reserves the

right to suspend or revoke the privileges of occupying or
maintaining such space, or to exact a license or rental
for the use thereof, or to apply such subsidewalk space or
any portion thereof to municipal uses, all without any
recourse
in damages, costs or otherwise against the
City.
A permit for the excavation of said space shall be obtained
as provided
in Chapter 6 of the Oakland Municipal Code.
Sec.

4506(b)is changed
Sec.

to

read

as

follows:

4506(b).
Construction.

Awnings shall have

coverings.
fixed, collapsible, retractable, or capable
of being folded against the face of the
supporting building.
When collapsed, retracted or folded, the design shall be
such that the awning does not block any required exit.
noncombustible
Awnings may be

frames

but may

have

10 -

combustible

i ,

f ~ .

Sec. 4508

is

added

read

to

follows:

as

Sec. 4508.
resolution grant a

Special Permit. The City Council may

special revocable permit authorizing
an encroachment on or
projection over any public street,
or
in
sidewalk
excess
of the limitations specified in
alley
this Chapter, and under such restrictions as the Council
by

may

deem

advisable.

Chapter 65.

Add

Chapter 65

65 --

CHAPTER
Sec.

shall

ingress

rats

1.

be

made

and

2.

used

raise

to

thereof;

or

house

chickens,
sheep, goats, swine
domestic animal or livestock; or
the

For

any kind,

or

impervious as possible to the

rodents as required by this Chapter:

other

Those

other

any

RATPROOFING

as

birds, poultry, horses,

or

follows:

as

The following buildings

6501(a).

structures
of

read

to

the

or

cows,

storage of hay, grain

milling, processing

or

or

feed

packing

or

3.

The

processing, packing and storage

meats, fats, oils, or dairy products; and

food

4.
All sheds, warehouses, and
is stored or processed; and

stores

All "I",
R Division
1" and " R
"
as
defined
in this Code.
Occupancies,
5.

b) All such buildings

as

required by this

specified

EXCEPTIONS:
For open
be omitted on the

openings

ventilation

or

conform

to

made

to

shall

have

of

in

which

Division

3"

foundations

Code.

sheds, the foundation

may

Where

for

of

in

open

said

side

of

foundations

other purposes, said

Sec. 2517.

such
are

openings

as

shed.

necessary
must

be

c) The full
covered

by

thickness

area
under said buildings shall
less than one to eight mix concrete to a
not less than one and onehalf inches.

be

not

of

EXCEPTIONS:

1.
not

Compliance
when

required
2.

floor

not

area

the

with

surface

the

is

foregoing provision is
composed of rock.

building of Type V construction with a

greater than two hundred square feet need not

comply with the foregoing provision, provided that the under

edge of the floor joists of such buildings are elevated at
least eighteen inches above the surface of the
ground and
the intervening space between the ground and the bottom
edge of the floor joists is left open upon three sides and
the space under such buildings be
exposed and kept clear
and

free

of

rubbish

3.

R3

foregoing provision

and

other

Occupancies
when

built

ratharboring material.
need

to

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not

comply with the

to Chapter 12

conform

foundations

with

conform

Sec. 2517

to

d)
floors

in

required

as

and

framed

to

Sec. 2518.

and
and

Stores

Sec. 2907

warehouses

shall

have

concrete

topography of the land upon which they are

built will permit the same, but if the ground surface is such
that a wooden floor must be constructed, then the ground
when

thereunder

the

must

be

with

covered

concrete

as

described

in

subsection ( c).

interior

e) All

floor

the

surfaces

exterior walls

of

in

be covered with gypsum wallboard, or lath and

first twentyfour inches of wall surface from

shall
plaster; the
stores

be

shall

up

plastered

on

metal

lath.

f)Metal shields shall be placed around and

close

up

shields

all

to

chimneys and pipes at the first floor.

underlap the flooring adjacent to the
pipes two inches.

and

chimneys

g)
in

enumerated
as

will

materials in all buildings herewith

Chapter shall be placed in such manner
close up all openings and prevent the

All
this

such

positively
of

passage

The

to

are

rodents.

Chapter 12

of

Appendix, consisting of

the

Sec.

1215, is

deleted.
Sec.

2312(1)of

Appendix is deleted.

the

Chapter 32 of the Appendix, consisting of

Sec. 3212, inclusive, is deleted.

Sec. 3209

to

Chapter 51 of the Appendix, consisting

Sec. 5114, inclusive, is deleted.

Sec. 5105

to

Chapter 53

of

of

the

Appendix, consisting of

of

the

Appendix is

Sec.

5301, is

deleted.

Chapter 70

Sec. 7001.

and

filling,
provided by

AND

Excavation
shall

be

grading
the requirements
4.

SECTION
ACTIONS

UPON

amended

EFFECT

OBLIGATIONS

and

Grading.

conducted
of

the

OF

CODE

read

to

and

Oakland
UPON

PREVIOUSLY

as

follows:

All

excavating,

maintained

Municipal

PAST

AND

ACCRUED.

as

Code.

PENDING

Neither

the
this
nor
Code
the
of
ordinance
adoption
repeal hereby
any
of the City of Oakland shall in any manner affect the
prosecution for violation of ordinances, which violations
were
committed prior to the effective date hereof, or be

of

construed

as

effective

date

to

the

waiver of

any license or penalty at said

due and unpaid under such ordinance relating
collection of any such license or penalty or the
a

penal provisions applicable

Provided
Code

the

nor

Oakland

shall

any

manner

qualification

and

Examiners

Appeals,

of

and

hereof.

further, neither the adoption of

repeal hereby
in

any violations

to

tenure

of

this
any ordinance of the City of
affect the appointment,

of

the

in
final

nor

any interlocutory or
said Board, or the validity

members

of

the Board of
any manner affect the validity
action heretofore taken by

of

any such action to be taken

said Board at the time of the
upon matters pending
adoption of this ordinance, it being the express intention
before

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