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CIty Council Meeting 10-14-97
Santa Monica, Callforma
ORDINANCE NUMBER 1887
(CIty Council Senes)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA AMENDING SANTA MONICA
MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 804020020 ELIMINATING
THE ELECTRICAL APPEALS BOARD AND THE
PLUMBING/MECHANICAL APPEALS BOARD
THE CITY COUNCil OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN
AS FOllOWS
SECTION 1 Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 804020020 IS hereby
amended to read as follows
Section 8.04.020.020. Boards of Appeals.
Section 204 of the Uniform Administrative Code, 1994 Edition, IS
amended to read as follows
Boards of Appeal and Commissions In order to
provide for reasonable Interpretations of the proVIsions of
these Codes, and to determine the sUitability of alternates,
there shall be created appropnate Boards of Appeal and
Commissions consisting of members who are qualified by
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expenence and training to pass upon matters pertainIng to
bUilding construction and the technical dlsclphnes therein
The responsible enforcement official or his or her desIgnee
shall be an ex OffiCIO member of each such board created and
shall act as secretary
Members of the Boards of Appeal or Commissions shall
be appointed by the City Council to serve a term of four (4)
years unless removed for cause No board member shall hold
any paid office With the City
Said Board of Appeal shall adopt reasonable rules and
regulations and shall render all deCISions and findings ln
writing to the responsible official and appellants Said Boards
may also recommend to the appointing authOrity such new
legislation as IS consistent therewith
Pursuant to Section 1002 of the Santa Monica City
Charter there are hereby created the following appeals and
advIsory boards
1 BUilding and Safety CommIssion The Building
and Safety CommissIon shall be composed of five qualified
members as follows one state registered archltect, one state
registered C1VII or structural engrneer. one state licensed
buildIng contractor. and two publiC members
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2 Accessibility Appeals Board pursuant to
California Health and Safety Code Section 19957 5 The
Accessibility Appeals Board shall contaIn a minimum of two
phYSically disabled members who shall serve In addition to
three members of the BUilding and Safety CommissIon
SECTION 2 Any provIsion of the Santa MOnica MunIcipal Code or appendices
thereto InconSistent with the provIsions of thiS Ordinance. to the extent of such
InconSIstencies and no further, IS hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary to
effect the provIsions of thiS Ordinance
SECTION 3 If any section. subsection. sentence. clause, or phrase of thiS
Ordinance IS for any reason held to be Invalid or unconstitutional by a decIsion of any court
of competent JUrisdiction. such decIsion shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portIons of thiS Ordinance The City CounCil hereby declares that It would have passed
thiS OrdInance and each and every sectIon. subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not
declared Invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether any portion of the ordinance
would be subsequently declared Invalid or unconstItutional
SECTION 4 The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the passage
of this Ordinance The City Clerk shall cause the same to be published once In the offiCIal
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newspaper within 15 days after Its adoption This Ordinance shall become effective 30
days from ItS adoption
APPROVED AS TO FORM
MARSHA JON
City Attorney
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State of CalIfornia )
County of Los Angeles) ss
CIty of Santa MOllIca )
I, Mana M Stewart, CIty Clerk of the CIty of Santa MOllIca, do hereby certIfy that the foregomg
Ordmance:"Jo 1887 (CCS) had Its first readmg on September 23. 1997. and had Its second
readmg on October 14. 1997 and was passed by the follO\vmg vote
Ayes
CounCIl members
Femstem. Genser, Greenberg. Holbrook, O'Connor,
Rosenstelll
~oes
CouncIl members
None
Abstam
CouncIl members
~one
Absent
CouncIl members
Ebner
ATTEST
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Mana M Stewart. CIty ~le;k