CC Ordinance 2029
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ORDINANCE NO. 2029
BEING AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF CAMPBELL AMENDING CHAPTER 18.24
OF THE CAMPBELL MUNICIPAL CODE - SWIMMING POOLS AND
ADDING CHAPTER 18.70 -WOODBURNING APPLIANCES
The City Council of the City of Campbell does ordain as follows:
SECTION ONE: That Chapter 18.24 of the Campbell Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
as set forth in Exhibit A, attached hereto.
SECTION TWO: That Title 18- Building Codes and Regulations of the Campbell Municipal
Code is hereby amended to include Chapter 18.70 -Woodbuming Appliances as set forth in
Exhibit A, attached hereto.
SECTION THREE: The amendment to Chapter 18.24 shall become effective thirty days
following its passage and adoption and shall be published once within 15 days upon passage and
adoption in the Campbell Express, a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Campbell,
County of Santa Clara.
SECTION FOUR: The amendment to Title 18 Building Codes and Regulations to include
Chapter 18.70 - Woodbuming Appliances shall become effective thirty days following its
passage and adoption and shall be published once within 15 days upon passage and adoption in
the Campbell Express, a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Campbell, County of
Santa Clara.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of April
, 2003, by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
COUNCILMEMBERS: Watson, Kennedy, Dean, Burr, Furtado
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
APPROVED: ~~ il.~J~
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Daniel E. Furtado, Mayor
EXHIBIT A
Chapter 18.24
SWIMMING POOLS
Sections:
18.24.010
18.24.020
18.24.030
18.24.040
18.24.050
18.24.060
Definitions.
Building permits.
General construction requirements for permanently installed pools.
General construction requirements for storable pools.
Indoor swimming pools.
Inspection.
18.24.010 Definitions. (a) "Private swimming pool" includes all artificially constructed
pools which are used in connection with and appurtenant to a single-family residence and
available only to the family of the householder or his private guests.
(b) "Public pool" includes all artificially constructed pools which are available to the general
public either free or by paying a fee.
(c) "Semipublic pool" includes all artificially constructed pools which are used in connection
with multiple family or cooperative groups (such as apartments, hotels, motels, private
clubs, subdivisions, etc.) and available only to such groups and their private guests but
not available to the general public.
(d) "Swimming pool" means an artificial pool of water including all appurtenances to its use
and used for swimming or recreational bathing.
(1)"Permanently installed spa, swimming or wading pool" means one that is constructed
in the ground, on the ground, or in a building in such a manner that the pool cannot be
readily disassembled for storage.
(2)"Storable swimming or wading pool" means one that is so constructed that it may be
readily disassembled for storage and reassembled to its original integrity.
(e) "Wading pool" means either a storable or permanent water container for recreational
wading purposes which at its deepest point is not over sixteen inches.
18.24.020 Building permit. (a) Application for permits for public and/or semi-public
pools shall be accompanied by a certificate of acceptance by the county department of health,
plans, calculations and specifications, in duplicate, and shall be in sufficient detail to show the
following:
(1) Plot plan, including all easements and overhead utilities adjacent to pool
area or over the property;
(2) Pool dimensions, depths, and volume in gallons;
(3) Type and size of filter system, filtration and backwash capacities;
(4) Pool piping layout with all pipe sizes shown and type of material;
(5) Pool pump capacity;
(6) Waste disposal system;
(7) Other pertinent data as may be required by the Building Official.
18.24.030 General construction requirements for permanently installed pools. (a) Water
Treating Devices. Where devices for chemically treating the water to be used in the pool are
installed, they shall meet the requirements of the County Department of Environmental Health.
(b) Filter and Re-circulation System. All pools shall be equipped with an efficient and
dependable circulation and purification system, consisting of circulation pumps and piping
arranged for optimum circulation in the pool, and a filter with the usual and necessary
appurtenances as approved by the Building Official. Such system shall be operated at all times
when the pool is in use. There shall be provided a complete turnover of the pool water in twenty-
four hours or less for private pools, and eight hours or less for semipublic or public pools.
(c) Underwater Lighting. Each public and semipublic pool shall have installed at least
one underwater lighting fixture.
(d) Steps and Stairways. Steps and stairways for entering and leaving the pool shall
be of such construction as to minimize danger. Convex, semicircular or triangular steps shall
have rounded comers. Public and semipublic pools shall meet all disability requirements of
California State Title 24.
There shall be at least one stairway or ladder for exiting or entering the pool, located in
the shallow end. There may be at least one ladder or shelf for entering or exiting the pool at the
deep end. Treads of ladders and/or steps shall be of non-slip construction.
(e) Runways or Decks. Runways, at least thirty inches wide for private pools and four
feet wide for public pools, shall be placed adjacent to the pool. Runways shall be sloped one-
fourth inch to the foot away from the pool, and should be of a material approved by the Building
Official, which shall be of non-slip texture and easily cleaned. Grading around the pool area shall
be such that the surface runoff shall be diverted from the pool.
(f) Scum Gutters and Skimmers. Scum gutters and skimmers shall conform to the
requirements of the State Department of Health. Inlets for fresh or re-purified water shall be
located to produce a reasonably uniform circulation of water throughout the entire pool without
the existence of "dead" spots.
(g) Clearances. No private pool shall have its water line closer than five feet from any
property or building line, except pools may be no closer than thirty inches to the building if
satisfactory evidence is submitted to show that no damage to the building will occur or any other
hazardous or unsafe condition will be created. No semipublic or public pool shall have its water
line closer than five feet from any property line or four feet from any building line. All related
pool equipment shall be located in the rear yard and shall be located no closer than five feet from
any property line, except when enclosed by a sound barrier, for which drawings have been
approved by the Building Department, in which case the setback may be six inches.
(h) Walls and Floors. The walls and floors shall be of an approved, engineered design
and constructed to be structurally sound under the conditions of the site. The pool walls and floor
shall be constructed of smooth, nonabsorbent materials, free from cracks, light in color and so
constructed as to be properly drained through one or more metal-grated openings. A tight,
leakproof pool with easily cleaned surfaces shall be provided. The inner surface of the pool must
be coved, rounded or bullnosed at all joints, comers, angles of bases, walls, floors or curbs. No
sharp comers or projections will be permitted. Floor drains shall be flush with the finished
surface. The materials used in wall and floor construction shall conform to the provisions of the
Building Code of the City.
18.24.040 General construction requirements for storable pools. Subsections (a), (b), (c),
(d), (e), (f) and (g) of Section 18.24.030 shall apply to the construction of storable pools.
Storable pools shall be installed as per manufacturer's instructions.
18.24.050 Indoor swimming pools. In addition to the remainder of the requirements in
this chapter, indoor swimming pools shall have windows or a skylight equal to at least one~half
of the surface area of the pool; provided that artificial light may be used in lieu thereof if
approved by the Building Official.
18.24.060 Inspection. All portions of the construction of the pool shall be inspected by
the Building Official or his representative to insure compliance with the required codes of the
City. A final inspection to allow occupancy cannot be made until the pool is completed, filled
with water and the filter system is in operation and that all phases function correctly.
The following Chapter shall be added to Title 18 Building Codes and Regulations of the
Municipal Code:
CHAPTER 18.70 WOODBURNING APPLIANCES
18.70.010 Purpose of Chapter.
The purpose of this Chapter is to reduce wood smoke pollution in order to improve
and maintain air quality conditions in the City and protect and enhance the health and
quality of life of its citizens, as well as contribute to improvements in regional air quality
by reducing air pollutant emissions from woodburning fireplaces.
18.70.020 Definitions.
(a) "Bay Area Air Quality Management District" means the air quality agency for the
San Francisco Bay Area pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section
40200.
(b) "E.P.A." means United States Environmental Protection Agency.
(c) "E.P.A. Certified Wood Heater" means any wood heater that meets the standards
in Title 40, Part 60, Subpart AAA, Code of Federal Regulations in effect at the
time of installation and is certified and labeled pursuant to those regulations.
(d) "Fireplace" means any permanently installed masonry or factory-built
woodbuming appliance, except a pellet-fueled wood heater, designed to be used
with an air-to-fuel ratio greater than or equal to thirty-five to one. Excluded from
this definition are devices intended to be solely used for preparation of food (e.g.,
wood burning ovens, outdoor barbeques).
(e) "Garbage" means all solid, semisolid and liquid wastes generated from residential,
commercial and industrial sources, including trash, refuse, rubbish, industrial
wastes, asphaltic products, manure, vegetable or animal solids and semisolid
wastes, and other discarded solid and semisolid wastes.
(f) "Gas fireplace" means any device designated to burn natural gas in a manner that
simulates the appearance of a woodburning fireplace.
(g) "Masonry fireplace" means a fire chamber of solid masonry units such as bricks,
stones, or masonry units constructed on a foundation and provided with a suitable
chimney.
(h) "Pellet-fueled wood heater" means any wood heater that operates on wood pellets.
(i) "Woodburning appliance" means fireplace, wood heater, or pellet-fired wood
heater or any similar device burning any solid fuel used for aesthetic or space-
heating purposes.
18.70.030 Residential Installations.
All woodbuming appliances installed in new residential units or woodbuming
appliances being added to or replacing woodbuming appliances in existing residential
units shall comply with this chapter.
18.70.040 Commercial Installations.
All woodbuming appliances installed in new commercial buildings or woodburning
appliances being added to or replacing woodburning appliances in existing commercial
buildings shall comply with this chapter. Commercial buildings shall include, but not be
limited to, hotels and restaurants.
18.70.050 Gas Fireplaces.
Gas fireplaces shall be exempt from this chapter. However, the conversion of a gas
fireplace to burn wood shall constitute the installation of a woodburning appliance and
shall be subject to the requirements of the chapter.
18.70.060 Unauthorized Appliances Prohibited.
No person shall install a woodbuming appliance that is not one of the following:
(a) A pellet-fueled wood heater;
(b) An E.P.A. certified wood heater; or,
(c) A fireplace certified by the E.P.A. should the E.P.A. develop a fireplace
certification program.
18.70.070 Additions, Alterations or Repairs.
A woodbuming appliance shall comply with this chapter, if:
(a) The appliance is reconstructed; and,
(b) Any of the following type of work is done, the cost of which exceeds five thousand
dollars:
1. Additions, alterations, or repairs to the appliance; or,
2. Remodel or renovation work which requires opening up walls within twelve
inches of the appliance.
(c) The amount set forth in Subsection (b) shall be adjusted by the building official on
an annual basis according to the increase in consumer price index in increments no
less than $100.00.
18.70.080 Certification.
Any person who plans to install a woodbuming appliance must submit documentation
to the building official demonstrating that the appliance is a pellet-fueled wood heater, or
an EP A certified wood heater.
18.70.090 Burning of Specific Materials Prohibited.
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It is unlawful to burn garbage, plastics, rubber, paints, solvents, oil, treated wood
products, particle board, glossy or treated paper, coal, or any other material that produces
noxious or toxic emissions when burned in a woodburning fireplace.