This article establishes standards and regulations for the expeditious repair and reconstruction of structures damaged as a result of a disaster for which a local emergency has been declared.
(Ord. 1593 § 2, 2022)
(Ord. 1593 § 2, 2022)
The provisions of this article are applicable to all buildings and structures regulated by the city following each disaster after a local emergency has been declared.
(Ord. 1593 § 2, 2022)
The requirements of this article may be waived by the building official subject to an Engineering Evaluation as defined in Section 18.37.450.
(Ord. 1593 § 2, 2022)
For the purpose of this article, the following definitions apply:
is a person licensed by the state of California to practice architecture, as prescribed by the State of California Business and Professions Code.
is a person registered by the state of California to practice civil engineering, as prescribed by the State of California Business and Professions Code.
means those codes adopted by the city pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 18941.5.
is an evaluation of a damaged building or structure, or suspected damaged building or structure, performed under the direction of a structural engineer, civil engineer, or architect retained by the owner of the building or structure. Engineering evaluations must, at a minimum, contain recommendations for repair and an appropriate opinion of the construction cost for those repairs. All engineering evaluations must include the engineer's or architect's stamp, wet-signature, and license expiration date.
means those buildings or structures designated by the city to house facilities necessary for emergency operations subsequent to a disaster.
is the dollar value, as determined by the building official, for replacing a damaged structure with a new structure of the same size, same type of construction, and same occupancy, and located on the same site.
is a person registered by the state of California to practice civil engineering and to use the title, structural engineer, as defined in Section 5537.1 of the State of California Business and Professions Code.
is the dollar value, as determined by the building official, for making necessary repairs to the damaged structure.
(Ord. 1593 § 2, 2022)