There is hereby adopted by the City Council certain standard
specifications known as the Standard Specifications for Public Works
Construction, as most recently published by Building News ("latest
edition") and the whole thereof, including all supplements and amendments,
of which standard specifications not less than one copy of the latest
edition has been and is now on file in the Office of the City Clerk
of the City of Huntington Beach. Such standard specifications are
hereby adopted and incorporated pursuant to Government Code Sections
50022.2 et seq. for the purpose of providing just, equitable, objective
and practicable standard specifications whereby administrative procedures,
construction materials, construction methods and requirements shall
be established for all public works construction, and from the date
on which this section takes effect, the provisions thereof shall be
controlling within the corporate limits of the City of Huntington
Beach.
(2684-4/84, 2813-2/86, 3122-10/91, 3513-11/01)
The Director of Public Works, or his or her duly appointed representative,
is hereby authorized and directed to enforce the standard specifications
as herein adopted or as may be amended hereafter from time to time.
(2684-4/84)
The provisions of the standard specifications, together with
adopted standard plans of the Department of Public Works, adopted
by resolution of the City Council, shall apply to all existing or
new public works construction. Such standard specifications shall
also apply whenever there exists, in the opinion of the Director of
Public Works, any condition which constitutes an active or immediate
hazard to life, limb, health, property, safety or the general welfare
of the public.
(2684-4/84)
