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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0189ORt IRMCE NO. 189 (19{x1 Soriesa) M ORDTITATICE OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO CALLIN A SPECIAL ELUCTION TO BE MUM ON THE 210 11 90 =QF99q :11th Day of July 19612 URTAXi` IM TO THE MNWTION OF " FREEWAY ADDIT1011 TO THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO. �M�.4.S, -by Resolution Bo. 762, the City Council of the City of San LUIS Obispo declared its intention to call a spacial election in certain inhabited territory contiguous to said city proposed to be annexed to the city, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors residing in said territory the Seaestion whether or not the territory sh411 be annexed to the city; and VUREAS, a copy of said resolution was published as required by lama; . aand WHrAEAS1 at a' time not later than the hour see: by said resolution .for- hear- ing objections to the proposed election protests ware not made by the 4mmurs or by public and private o=.inera equal to one-half of the value of the territory proposed to be annexed; and WHEREAS, all proceedings have been had in accordance with said resolution and the Annexation Act of 1913, reference thereto hereby b'ein$ made for further particulars; NOV.,, THZRIHFORE, BE XT ORDAMED by the Council'of the City of San Luis Ouiripo as follows: 11th Day of July I. A special election is hereby called to be. held on the 19,61, in the territory hereinafter described and proposed to be annexed to the City of Sara Luis Obispo,, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified elect ors residing in said territory the question whether or not such territory shall be annexed to, incorporated in., and made a part of said City of San Luis Obispo,. aid whether or not the property in said territory shall, after such annexaticso, be subject to taxation, equally with the property within the City of San Luis Obispo, to pay the entire bonded indebtedness of the City of San Luis Obispo out- standing or Au`horized at the date of the first publication of the notice of election for the acquLsitlonp construction or completion of municipal i.mpravements. Said territory is described in the attached "Exhibit A," Yhich to hereby incorporated by reference as though fully sets forth herein 2. The polls at said election shall be opened at 74-00 a +clock A.M. of the day herein fixed foLthe holding of said election and shall be kept open. until 7.00 o'clock F.M. of the saw day, when the polls shall be closed. i �3 9 3. Upon the ballots ";o be used at said election there shall be printed the v7ords: S XL "FREMAY ADDITION" BE A NEX0 TO THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISP®= AND THE PROPERTY IN SUCH TERRITORY BE., AFTER SUM MOMATION,% SMJM TO TAX ATICS EQUALLY WITH Tim PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY OF SAN LMS OBISPO} TO PAY TO ENTIRE 50SI DED 13MEBTBDNESS OF THE CITY OF SAIL LUIS OBISPO OUTSTANDING 033 AUTHORIZED AT Tim DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THE I343TICE OF MECT1011 , FOR THE laCQY3iSXTI091 CONSTRUCTION OR CtI LETiOH OF MWCIPAL IRROVEMIMS. Opposite there words there shall be printed the words "Yea" and "Wo," and to the right of each of these last trio words'there shell be a voting square. If as elector shall stamp a cross ( +) in the voting square after the printed word "Yes" the Mote of such elector shall be counted in .favor of the annexation of said terri.toryo to the City of San Luis Obispo; and if an elector shall stamp a cross (+) in the vatic square after the printed word "ado" the vote of sucix elector call be counted against such annexation. In all particulars not herein recited . saaid election shall be held in conformity, as near as may be, with the laws of the State of California concerning general elactiont a and with scald Al ncxation Aot of 1913. 4. (a) For the purpose of said election there hereby is established in the territory described herein. one (1) voting precinct, which shall Include all of said ter story. The follan3ing Is the polling place. of said election precinct ;eud the foll.cwin,3 named personas hereby are nwed officers of election and sh .all constitute the board of election for such election.precinct: ratio- Silver City Trailer Lodge Polling Place; Wd IX....a.�...s.�.AffaWX San Luui _ (3biano_, County,,,. California Ins -ector t 'd�4'•L'�Tai s iiii$ �e�iv +aa�r�assars�omaseorneeiaa��rm Judges 86 Ural Newberg awmi� r�si�6ir®sli sa'+o��o1i�14eaam'�m��i�c�o Ruth Hankamner (b) For their services in connection with eafd election, sald inspector shall receive: $15.00 ane.. said judges $12.50'each; and the person in possessim of the palling place named herein shall receive for the use of such premises in connection *pith said election the sum of $10.00. 5. The City Clerk shall publish s notice o€ said special election as required by the Annexation Act of 1413, at least once-* week for the four (4) weeks ;prior July 11 1961 to the date of the election an ,9� c�c3ar, in the Pismo Times, a newapapi!r of general circulation printed and published outside of the City of San Luis Obispo but in the County of San Luis Obispo, California. i 6. This ordinaace shall take affect upon its publication. I. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordluance and cause the awe to be published once in the Telegram Tribune. PASSED MID ADOPTED this 3rd� day of �M�y .Qm..dv.v..,�.s 1961, by the fol- lowtug roll call vote; PYES; Clay P. Davidson, R. L. Graves, Jr., Miss Margaret M. McNeil, Donald Q. Miller, Gerald W. SIt psey. VMS: None ABSENT: None ATTEST.* City Cler I A. San Luis Obispo City Council City Hall, San Luis Obispo, California Honorable Mayor Clay Davidson and City Council Members: As a representptive of 234 Plumbers and Steamfitters of the city and county of San Luis Obispo and president of the San Luis Obispo County Building Trades of approximately 2,000 members, I as well as the people represented have become quite concerned about the present .status of the proposed Plumbing Code. You will recall that when the uniform Plumbing Code was first proposed by the Department of Planning and Building, the principle deletion was that -section requiring any person doing plumbing work other than on his own residence be required to qualify him- self and possess a city plumbing license. We were willino, to accept this proposed code even with the deletion of this most important section, because we felt teat an attempt to include this section may cause misunderstanding and delay in the adoption of the code so vitally needed by the r_eople of San Luis Obispo. The uniform PluObing Code as originally proposed by the Depart- ment of Planning and Building, provides that the home ovrner ca.n build, from the ground up, his own residence to be occupied by him- self and family, and that he be permitted to do all maintenance on his home. This provision assuring these rights to the home owner unfortunately have been grossly misconstrued, and has caused consider- able misunderstanding and concern to the citizenry. Please allow me to repeat,there is nothing in the proposed code as originally proposed by the Department of Planning and Building to restrict or deny any home owner from building and maintaining his own home. We believe the people of San Luis Obispo deserve the same protection as regards their public health and safety a --:provided by other cities of the State of California, we do not believe thrt our citizens are less important. We believe our City Council would be remiss in their duties if they do 'not provide this protection. On behalf of the organizations represented as stated above, we respectfully urge the council to adopt the 1_1r_iform Plumbing Code as originally presented to them by the Department of Planning and Building, and as endorsed by the San. Luis Obispo Contractors Association in their letter of May 5, 061, and read to the council May 15, 1961. With best regards, I am Sincerely and respectfully, Paul Jones, Representative of S.L.O. Plumbers and President S.L.O. Co. Building Traces Counc' SAN LUL5 OBISPO COUNTY Building Contractors' Association, Inc. See Our Members for Quality Construction . J. DAN O'DONNELL, SECRETARY- MANAGER 1327 MARSH STREET PHONE LIBERTY 3.8850 16171D SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA A��A15 U KK c CZ JUN 1961 � OD C► Clerk � c,�,,,0. Cp►L. City Council City of San Luis Obispo City Hall San Luis Obispo, California, The Board of Directors of the San Luis Obispo County Building Contractors Association, in the interest of assuring prompt passage of the adoption of the Uniform Plumbing Code, 1958 Edition, and in light of the recent objection raised to the code as proposed regarding Section 8200.3 of the Municipal Code ammending section 1.10 of the Plumbing Code, suggest that the following wording be used in this section; Section 1.10 - To Whom Permits May Be Issued (a) No permit shall be issued to any person to do, or cause to be done any plumbing or drainage work regulated by this code except to a person holding a valid, unexpired and unrevoked California State Plumbing Contractors license, except as hereinafter provided in this section. (b) Any permit required by this code may be issued to any person to do any plumbing or drainage work regulated by this code in a single family dwelling used excluseively for living purposes, including the usual accesory buildings and quarters in connection therewith, in the event that any such person is the bona -fide owner of any such dwelling and accessory buildings and quarters, and that same are occupied by or designed for occupancy by said owner, provided, that said owner shall personally purchase all material and shall personally perform all labor in connection therewith. (c) permits shall be issued to any person to door cause to be done,any repair or replacement of exposed fixtures and /or fittings within the plumbing system of any building, provided, that said person shall be the bona -fide owner of the property and provided that the said owner shall personally purchase all material and perform all labor in connection therewith. (d) Any permit required by this code shall be issued to any person to do any plumbing or drainage work regulated by this code, in any building, provided that the person is the holder of a valid, unexpired and unrevoked California State General Contractors (B1) License, and provided that the work is performed in accordance with the terms and regulations governing allowable work to be performed by such licensees, as set forth by the California: =.:State Contractors License Laws. It is the feeling of this Board that the above changes will meet with the approval of the majority of interested parties and we once again urge the prompt adoption of the Uniform Plumbing Code. CITY O Honorable Mayor and City Council San Luis Obispo, California Gentlemenr >BISPO CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE r urrl /11 /! /II /I��R 1 •:•t Attached is a copy of a proposed amendment to the ordinance adopting the Uniform Plumbing Code. This amendment is along the lines discussed by Mr. Donald Q. Miller, Mr. R. L. Graves, Mr. Paul Jones (plumber's business agent), Mr. Hinkley and myself, during a meeting held on June 13, 1961. It was agreed at this meet- ing that a proposal of this nature should be prepared for the Council's consid- eration at the next regular meeting. Even though I do not agree with the effect this amendment may have, I would recommend it be approved in order to expedite the passage of the Plumbing Code. My main consideration with any building construction regulations is one of safety and the ability to enforce the regulations. The amended proposal would allow any- one owning a rental unit or units, motel, apartments or hotel, to install a water heater in any unit providing they own.the unit, and the only work done is the actual replacement of the water heater without disturbing any portion of the plumbing system. My main objection to the proposal is that it proposes to qualify a person according to his ability to own property and not his ability as a plumber. I have absolutely no objection to a person installing any plumbing within his own dwelling, in which.he..either lives or proposes to live, providing the,necessary permits are taken and inspections made on the work. The home owner building, remodeling or adding to his own home and doing his own work has always been, and probably always will be, the most time consuming process of the Building Inspection Department. It is not possible to charge permit fees to off -set the time consumed in these consultations with the home owner. However, I believe it is necessary to give the additional time to -a� -home owner working on his own home to insure as much as possible that the safety'of the family is pre- served. i V l Honorable Mayor and City Council Page 2 June 16, 1961 The bulk of inspections being done on buildings by this Department is largely based on the skill of the person making the installation and his knowledge of the particular trade involved. We must, to some extent, rely on State exam- inations and licenses issued to specialty contractors by the State, and the fact that there is a continual training program for journeymen and apprentices in most of these respective trades. The bulk of our inspections are made after the work has been completed, which means that, with an individual having a knowledge of the dangers involved in the installation of plumbing and electrical work, we are fairly sure that the necessary safeguards will be adhered to. When you remove the skill and knowledge of the individual, it will then become necessary to rely completely on the skill and knowledge of the individual inspector. In effect, he is no longer an inspector but a foreman on the job directing the methods and materials to be used. I do not believe this Department should be expected to perform this type of service. I have just received a copy of a letter to the City Council from the Building Contractor's Association. I cannot recommend any part of this proposal for adoption. Their items A and B are exactly as proposed under the first draft considered by the City Council. This requires that all work under the Plumbing Code shall be done by a State licensed plumbing contractor, except in the single - family dwelling occupied by an owner or being constructed to be occupied by an owner, in which case the owner may be issued a permit to do this work. Paragraph C of this recommendation would allow any Person rep any plumbing fixture or fitting that is not sealed within aowalllineany building or repair that he owned. It also provides that they must personally purchase all materials. This last part is useless in an ordinance becauseoweand have no way of enforcing it when it is used to the extent proposed here. The only reason for including this phrase under paragraph B of my recommendation is so that we may hold the home owner himself responsible for the work done in his home. Paragraph D of this proposal would allow any general contractor to be issued a permit to install any plumbing or drainage work under the Plumbing Code. Even though the general contractor may take contracts involving three or more trades under the State Act, and even though they may include a plumbing job, this does not mean, in my opinion, that the general contractor necessarily has sufficient knowledge to do plumbing work. If the Council chooses to adopt the proposal as presented by the Building Contractor's Association, I would recommend that an examination procedure be set up to determine the qualifications of any applicant. Respectfully Submitted, J: W ABRAHAM, Director Planning and Building Department JWA:kd