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)
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:
"Architect"
is a person licensed by the state of California to practice
architecture, as prescribed by the State of California Business and
Professions Code.
"Civil engineer"
is a person registered by the state of California to practice
civil engineering, as prescribed by the State of California Business
and Professions Code.
"Current code"
means those codes adopted by the city pursuant to California
Health and Safety Code Section 18941.5.
"Engineering evaluation"
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.
"Essential service facility"
means those buildings or structures designated by the city
to house facilities necessary for emergency operations subsequent
to a disaster.
"Replacement value"
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.
"Structural engineer"
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.
"Value of repair"
is the dollar value, as determined by the building official,
for making necessary repairs to the damaged structure.
(Ord. 1593 § 2, 2022)