CBC Chapter 31, division II, sections 3105.4, 3105.4.1, 3105.4.2, 3105.4.3, and 3105.4.4 are hereby added to read as follows:
3105.4 General. This section shall apply to awnings projecting over public and/or private property.
3105.4.1 Definitions. For the purpose of the section:
Ladder access area is the air space required for a ladder to rest upon the ground, street, or sidewalk and be supported by a building windowsill, permanent appendage, and parapet or roof eave at an angle of 75 degrees from the horizontal.
Collapsible is the property of an awning which will enable it to be readily collapsible, retractable or capable of being folded against the face of the supporting building without the use of a tool, special effort or special knowledge.
3105.4.2 Construction. Awnings shall have non-combustible frames but may have fabric coverings that meet fire resistance criteria as outlined in CBC §3105.3. Every awning with non-combustible coverings and every fabric covered awning which projects into the ladder access area, as defined above, shall be collapsible.
Exception: A fixed awning not more than ten (10) feet in length may be erected over a doorway to the building.
3105.4.3 Projection. Awnings may extend over public or private property not more than seven (7) feet from the face of the supporting building, but no portion shall extend nearer than two (2) feet to the face of the nearest curb or edge of the traffic way measured horizontally. In no case shall the awning extend over public property greater than two-thirds of the distance from the property line to the nearest curb in front of the building nor shall any portion of the awning be closer to the side or rear property lines than would be permitted by the current edition of the California building code for projections.
3105.4.4 All portions of an awning shall be at least eight (8) feet above any public or private walkway.
Exception: Any valance attached to an awning shall not project above the roof of the awning at the point of attachment and shall not extend more than twelve (12) inches below the roof of the awning at the point of attachment, but in no case shall any portion of a valance be less than seven (7) feet in height above a public or private way.
(Ord. 2950, 2022: Ord. 2901, 2019: Ord. 2816, 2015)