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)