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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd. No. 1975-555.~1 ORDINANCE NO. 555 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BUILDING PERMITS AND PROCEDURE PERTAINING THERETO AND PROVIDING FOR CONSTRUCTION OF CURBS, GUTTERS, SIDEWALKS, AND OTHER FACILITIES, AND PROVIDING FOR WAIVER AND PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS; AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 461. BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA AS FOLLOWS: Section l: Any person, firm, association or corporation desiring or intending to build or construct any building or struc- ture or any addition or alteration to existing buildings which requires building permits shall construct curbs, gutters and side- walks and provide for lighting and drainage as set forth in this Ordinance. Section 2: Any person, firm, association or corporation desiring or intending to build or construct any building or struc- ture or any addition or alteration which requires a building permit or permits, the cumulative square footage of which additions or alterations shall, after the date of adoption of this Ordinance, constitute a total of 650 square feet of additions or alterations, shall file a written application .with the Building Inspector of the City together with plans and specifications, including plot plans,. together with the fee required by law. Upon receipt of said application the following procedure shall be followed: 1. The Building Inspector shall examine the plans, specifications, plot plans and other documents to ascertain if they comply with the various building codes of the City. If they do not comply, all of said docu- ments shall be returned to the applicant, .not including the fee. If said documents meet the various building codes of the City, the Building Inspector shall ascertain if the type of building or structures meet the zoning laws of the City. 2.. If the above requirements are met, the Building Inspector shall turn the documents over to the City Engineer to ascertain if there are any special drainage -1- __ _ . ,; problems. In the event that there are special drainage problems as determined by the City Engineer, the appli- ~; cant shall agree to meet such requirements as established by the City Engineer before proceeding with the construction. 3. After the foregoing have been complied with the Building Inspector shall ascertain if there are in existence curbs, gutters, sidewalks and street lights. if he ascertains that there are in existence the above named installations, a building permit shall then issue. In the event that the Building Inspector determines that there are not in existence adjacent to said property curbs, gutters, sidewalks and street lights, the Building Inspector shall issue a conditional permit providing for the installation of said improvements after the construc- tion work has been completed. Said requirements shall be noted on the conditional building permit.- Thereafter no certificate of occupancy shall be issued by the Build- ing Inspector until said public improvements have been fully complied with. 4. The City Council shall have the authority,. to waive the requirements of curbs, gutters or sidewalks by minute action, but before waiving said requirements they must find and determine that the installation of said curbs, gutters or sidewalks would be impractical, but before so finding, these facts must be certified to by the City Manager. Street lights may be waived by the City Council by minute action if they find that the installation of same would be unnecessary. The City Council shall have the authority to waive the require- ments as to any drainage installations if they find that the installation of same would be impractical. Section 3c It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association or corporation to build or construct any building or structure or any additions or alterations without complying with -2- - .~ s~~:. Y~~ ~ the provisions of this Ordinance, and any person, firm, association or corporation who violates any of the provisions of this Ordinance .shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and. shall be subject to the penalty as provided for in the penalty Ordinance of the .City. Any of the above named persons shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during which any violation of this Ordinance is committed, conducted o.r permitted by any of the above named persons. Section 4: Any of the above named persona who violate any of the previsions of this Ordinance shall not be entitled to the ins tallation of any public utilities such as water and sewer connections or any other public utilities over which the City has jurisdiction until such time as said parsons have complied with -- this Ordinance, Sectial 5: In addition to the remedies. and penalties as hereinabove provided, the City shall have the right to bxing a civil action for an injunction or other. relief against such person or persona who have violated the provisions of this. Ordinance. The remedies and penalties provided Ye rein shall be accumulative and not exclusive, Section 6; .Ordinance No, 461 is hereby repealed, Section 7: This Ordinance shall be published and become effective as provided by law, PASSED AND APPROVED this zeta day of April, 1975.. Z'ityZ`le'rT o t e City oF` ce sinore SIGNED AND APPROVED this 2Rth day o~`:A`{s`~i'1 "' 1975. _ -. ~~r'`' 3 ~.