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Council Meeting J~ane 8, ~ 999 Santa Mon~ca, California
TO Mayor and Ci4y Councii
FROM City Staff
SUBJECT Recomme~rdat~an to Adopt a Resolut~on Making Findcngs af ~.ocal Ciimatic,
Geofagical and Topograph~cal Conditions as Required to Adopt Local
Amendments ta the Cal~forn~a BuElding Standards Code, and Adopt the
California Bu~iding Standards Cod~, Santa Mon~ca Amendments to The
Calitorn~a B~a~ldir~g Standards Code. Other Techn~cal Codes, New Techr~+ca!
Standards for the Exrstmg Secsmic Retrofit Requirements, and Declare the
Presence of Emergency
INTRODUCTIDN
This staff report expfains the adapt~on process for bu~lciing standards, why and how the
City can amend these cades, and what amet~dments wdl benefit the City This staff report
recommends that t~e City Council adop# the attaehed resolut{on mak~r~g frnd~ngs of loca~
climat~c, gealogical and topographical condi#ions. which State law requires be adopted
befare the C~ty can adopt laca! amendments to tY~e Californ~a Bu~ld~ng Star~dar~s Code
(Sea Attachment A} Th~s stafF report alsa recommencis ~ntroduc#ion ofi tl~e attached
emergency ard~nance that adapts the California Buildmg Standards Code, other uniform
technfcal codes. local amendments ancf new tec~rnca~ star~dards for the exist~r~g seESm~c
retrofkt requirements {See Attacl~ment B)
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Pursuant to the Health and Safety Code, the California Budding Standards Code applies
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thro~ghout t~e State of Cal~fomia Thrs set of burld~ng standards ir~corporates by referer~ce
vanous model codes w~tY~ arn~ndments created by interested State agenc~es The
California Build~ng Standards Commissian publishes these amended codes once every
three years One hundred and eighty days later. aN c~ties and coun#ies must follow these
buildmg standards uniess the local ~ur~sdiction makes any amendments
Dur~ng the period between publication of the Ca~~fornra Buifd~r~g Startdards Code and
ma~datory loca! adopt~on, c~tses and caur~t~es may make amendments based on
to~agraphical, geological and climatic concerns For amendments to be effective , the iacal
go~ern~ng body must make specific findings of any one of the aforement~oned concerns,
pass an ordinance adopting these amendments and file a copy of the express fmdings and
focaf ordmance with fhe Builciing Stanciards Cammission
SUMMARY OF MAJ~R CNANGES
The new jssues before #he Counc-! for adoption ~ncl~ade
• clarif~cat~on of administrative pro~isions for permifs and a~peals
• supplemental seismic saf~ty requirements
• supplemental ~re pre~ention requirements
+ improvements m bucidrng securr#y and pool fencmg requErements
• new electrrca~ Teq~a~remer~ts not regulated by the mode~ codes
• new plumbing requirements to ~rotect ground water and the Santa Mamca Bay
• adoption of seismic retrofit standards
~ authonzation of new #ees for pro~ects sub}ect to the Seismic Hazards Mapping Act
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• new property mamtenance stan~ards for ex~st~ng buildmgs and structures
REORGANfZATION OF CODES
As part of the lacal adoption of the Cal~fornia Buildmg Standards Code. the afFected
partions of the Santa Monica Municipal Cade are reorganized to reduce the nurnber of
digits in all code references and match the ma~onty format of our Code Staff beiieWes this
rrvill assist burld~ng rnspectors and code compliance otFicers m crting cade sect~ons for
na#ices of violatron and c~tat~ons As part of th~s reorgan~zation, new chapters of the
Municipal Code have been created, but in most tnstances, ~he substant~ve provisians in
these new chaptErs remain essentially the same as current law
Some previous I~cal amendments may now be deleted because they are now included ~n
the California Building Standards Cade or other technical codes adopted by reference
These include law flush fixtures and some fire prevention requiremen#s Existing
requirements for seismic retrofitting and damage repair for the Northridge Earthquake are
also separated in the reorganization so that the new retrofit design standards can be
incarporated withaut confl~ct
ADMINISTRATIVE AMENDMENTS
It is recommended that the G~ty's adrr~in~strat~ve regulations related to cor~struct~or~ be
amended ~n the following areas Boards of Appeal. Required Permits, B~ild~ng Permit
Terms, PErmit Fees. Permit Issuance, 5uspension or Revocat~on. Building Address
Numbers, Building Security Pro~isions, Paol Enclosures and RepairlMaintenance
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Requirements
Boards Qt Appeal
Previous amendrnents to the ~ 994 Administrati~e Cocfe created requirements and limits
of authority for two appeals and ad~isory baards the Building and Safety Commission and
Accessibilit~AppealsBoard Thenswamencimentswillclarifythe~ur~sd~ct~onofeachbvard
in relation to the NuisanceAbatement Board These amendmentswill gi~e deargoverning
~unsdicfion to the Nwsanc~ Abatement Board for all items broug~t under abatemen#
proceedings They will also clanfy the role of the Building and Safety Commission for
appeals from all other techn~cal codes except for issues of accessib~fity (See Sect~on
8 Q8 020)
Required Permits
Current admin~strative provisions in the codes require a separate permit for each building
Wh~fe this can be im~ortant when several mair~ builtl~ngs ex~st on a s~te w~t~ d~fferen#
responsible parties, it is not germane ta #he large ma~ority of permits Most permits (~75%}
relate to the construction or alteration of single family dvuelkings where all respons~ble
partres are the same The proposed amer~dment aNows s~mplr~icat~on of the perm~t process
by author~zing the City to issue one permit for all related construction T~is procedure will
impro~e cus~omer service and reduce the City's costs a~ operation (See Section 8 0$ 040)
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8u~ld~ng Permrt Terms
In the past, the City experienced a number of situations where minimal construction work
was performed under a building permit, and completion of the proJect stretched a~er a
penod of years This practice raised a number of concerr~s These mclude
(1) neighbors of such sites be~ng impacted by the dust and noise of prolor~ged
canstructEan activity,
{2} safe#y issues associated with construction sites.
(3) extended visual and aesthetic impacts.
(4} changes in either building and plannmg codes s~nce the permit was issued
due to unique local conditions, resulting in concerns about pub~ic safety and
consistency with community pianning ob~ecti~es
To address these issues, City Council appro~ed regulations which establish maximum
time lim~ts ta complete canstruction, with the amount of time vary~ng based on permit
valuation (see Section 8 a8 060) This approach has pro~en to be effecti~e and was
modeled on standards used m both San Franc~sco's and Irvine's buildmg code The t~me
periods vary Pro~ects with h~g~er permit ~aluat~ons are allocated longer time penods to
complete construct~on Ir~ addit~on, three extensrons af the t~me per~oets may be ~ranted
by the Building Offic~al, pra~iding additional flexibility to address spec~al si#uatiflns This
amendment renews ex~sting law so that it appl~es to the latest ~ersion of the technical
codes (See Section 8 08 060)
Permit Fees
The new Stat~ Seism~c Hazard Mapping Act requires autside review of geo#eci~nical and
geologic reports far many of the City's new construction pra}ects State adm~nistrati~e law
requ~res the re~~ew of these reports by licensed geotechnical engineers and due to lack
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ofsuch qualified staff, the City rnustcontractfor#hese services The proposed amendment
au#horizes the City to charge fees based on their direct costs including administratian and
overhead certain pro~~s~ons are now bemg added to the admmistrative code to allow the
Ci#y ta recoup its reasonable costs as allowed in Health ancf Safety Code Secfion
17960 1(c} for review of geotechnical reports New propased changes in the fee structure
should later require se# fees for review of geotechnical reports As in pre~ious
amendments, permit fees w~ll not be set by adoption of the technical codes, but instead will
be set by separate Gouncil resolution (See Section 8 08 0$0)
Suspension of Work
Curren#fy, the aufhor~ty ofthe Buifding Officer~o stop construcfion is mosfEy fimited to errors
~n permit issuance or tt~e failure to follow the technical codes Howe~er, other ~iolations of
bath Murnc~pai and State iawfrequen#ly occurdurmg canstruction These vivlatrons mciude
excessi~e noise and failure to follow City required construc#ion mitigation measures The
Un~torm Admrnistrative Code ~s s~lent an the abrl~ty of the Build~ng O~ficer to susper~d wark
or revoke a permit for violatians such as thesE To cianfy intent of the City to enforce ~ts
ov-rn regulations, the proposed amendment w~ll authorize the Bwfding Officer tv suspend
or revoke a perm~t when CEty related construction requirements and standards are n~t
being followed (See Section $ O8 070}
Build~ng Address Nurnbers
Frequently, commercial buildings may use se~era~ numerical addresses Th~s pract~ce
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poses two areas of concerr~ With~~at adequate restr~ct~ons, addresses can char~ge over
time for the same portion of a building Ar~dresses can also change ta a different build~ng
on the same parcel Reasonable rules are necessary to protect record mtegrity for build~ng
and land use a~provals
Another area af concern ~s the al~ifity to quickly ident~fy a building for emergency services
When a building f~as several addresses, eme~g~ncy personne! mus# often review
addresses at each mam entrance on one or mare burldmgs to frnd the address m questian
A remedy to these problems is to limit the address for any main build~ng ta ane main
numeric address during its lifetime Tl~is provision wil! onfy affect r~ew budd~ngs (See
Section 8 08 14Q)
Mobile Home Parks
Pursuan# ~o Health ar~d 5afe#y Code Sec~~or~ '! 83aD, t~e Gity may assume the responsib~l~ty
far the enfarcement of state buiidrng standarcis relating ta mof~tleham~ parks, and on
November 11, 1961 the G~ty Counc~l a~opted Resalutian # 2536 by which the Cify
assumed this respansibility This Ordinance wiil cont~nue that provES~on (See Section
8 08.1'~ 0)-
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Security Pra~~sions
The City's current standards for secu~-ity m commerc+al and residentia~ build~ngs has not
changed since adaption More recent pro~isians in the technical codes far exit doors
require corresponding changes in the City's secunty provisions These changes update test
standards, increase strike plate safefy and outlaw deadbalt lack~ng mechanisms with key
open~ng only from the inside The praposed amendments will make the securi~y provisions
for residential buildings consistent with the Uniform Security Code and make all exit doars
conform to the California Building Code (See Chapter 8 48)
Pooi Enclasure
For a nurnber of yea~s, the Gity has required poal enclasures for any body of water 18
inches or deeper_ Recently, State laws have changed regardmg the height and nature of
pool enclosures The State also d~st~nguishes between privat~ pools and public pools
Under State 4a~nr, pnvate pools are bod~es of water for sw~mming by up to three owners on
a parcel Public ~ools are all ather paols
To ensure #hat C~ty code ~s no less restrictfve than State law, cer#ain amendmen~s and
detin~tions must now be added to #he pool ~nclosure re~wremer~ts These ~ndude
req~a~remer~ts for he~ghts no less thar~ tive ~eet for all pools as defined ur~der State ~aw and
separa#e er~clos~re requirements for pr~vate and publ~c pools Public pools cannot open
to pr~vate hab~table space wh~le ~r~vate pools can w~th c~rtam add~trvnal restrict~or~s l~ke
pQOI covers, a~arms ar latc~es at eerta~r~ he~ghts These req~+~rements w~!! now be added
by referer~ce to the appropr~ate State cod~ {See Section 8 52 ~20)
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Reparr and Ma~ntenanee
Existing City cade requirements far repa~rand maintenance are mostly limited to prov~sions
for substandard residential buildings under the Housing Gode {Chapter 8 92} and unsafe
buildings of all types ~nderthe Dangerous Bui{d~ng Code {Chapter 8 88} WF~ile these cqde
sect~ons prourde a remedy for senous problems, there are some important gaps that shauld
be flled
Staff believes that the City is best served by requirmg that repair work, past certain
thresholds, meets current code re~uirements Currently, Unifarm Building Code Append~x
Chapter 34, w~~ch was wntten in respanse to FEMA concerns, only addresses buildings
damaged by a declared naturaf ciisaster Adopting th~s appendix alone w~ll not speak to the
issue of repa~r of damage in the non-declared genera( case. Staff believes t~a# the
thresholds shown in the Appendix Chapter appiy to all buildings in need of repair This wili
ensure that aid is available to repair darnaged s#ructures ~rom any source and fhat ail
property owners wi!! hav~ the same requirements for repair (See Section 8$4 440}
LOCAL AMENDMENTS BASED DN FINDINGS
The following are local amendmen#s to the Cal~fornia Building Standards Code Many of
the Fire Safety amendments are identical ta those previously adopted Seism~c retrofiit
ame~dments rro longer require spee~a! ~F~ndings beca~se ~hey are Tecogr~ized by r~ght ~n ~he
CalG~ornia Bu~lding Cade (Part 2 of the Cal~fornEa Bu~lding Standards Cade}
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SeMSm~c Safety
Tl~e following amendments re~ate ~o the se~sm~c sa#e#y provis~ons of tt~e CaNforr~~a B~~Id~ng
Code These amendments are neces~ary d~e to a number of unir~ue iaca! cor~d~tians
out~med ~n Attachment A
~ Adopt #he most current seismjc pro~isions (1997} for steel frame bu~ldings that
it~corporate the lessons tearned ta date trom the Northr~dge Earthquake ~nstead af
the outdated Pre-Northridge reference standards (1992) in the Cahforn~a Bu~ldmg
Cocle
• Require ~mproved connecfion ofti{e roofing to prevent slippage during earthquakes
ar~d tY~e assoaatec~ fall~Rg hazaTds
• Require ali masonry and concrete chimneys to be sfructurally designed by a
1~censed arch~tect or reg~stered engir~eer ~r~steacf of by ~rescr~pt~ve r~les that have
aflawed fa~ied performance m recent earthquakes, incEuding the Nor~hridge
Eart?~quake
• Require the engineer or arch~tsct of record fo venfy that theEr structural designs are
fallowed dur~ng construction
• Estabiis~ Se~smic Hazard Zones and Geol~g~c Hazard F~fied Area Zanes ta requ~re
spec~al des~gn re~uEremer~ts (See Sect~on 8 D4 100)
• Require adequate seismrc bracir~g of fire spnnkler instai~ations
The seism~c retro#it pravis~ans for the protection af existmg ~utomatic f+re s~rinkler systems
are based upon experience~rorn the Narthridge quake The new pro~isian addresses those
components offire sprinkier systems thaf contributed to the faiiure offire sprmkler systems
as a resuft af the earthquake The goa~ ~s for aii fire sprmkler systems to remain intact and
ta be fuiiy operational fo~lowing a ma~or quake The new provis~ons adciress mechan~cai
coupi~ngs, means of attachment, ar~d other components that can be repiaced or repaired
En advance of a se~smrc event ~see Chapters $ 16 and 8 2~ ar~d Sect~an 8 44 120)
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F~re Safety
The amendments to the California Building and Fire Cades are necessary for a number of
unique Ioca~ canditEOns as outimed irt Attachment A
ln order to address c~imatic, tapographical anct geological conditions that place demands
on emerg~ncy se~vices, the City has adopted Su~plemental Fire and 5afety Prevention
Requirements for a number of years, mcluding a fire spr~nkler requirement thaf a~pl~es ta
all new construction
The fire sprinkler amendmen~s arE necessary because in the event of an earthquake or
other ma~or d~saster, the Fire ~~~artment must depend on built-in fire suppression systems
to e~ctmgu~sh or limrt fires m those structures so that they da not spread to the older
structures This reduces the potential demand from simultaneous inc3dents on emerge~cy
services resources The following are the local amendm~nts
• Continue to requ~re automatic fire extinguishing and detection systems in a11 new
construction and wh~n there is a change in use to a higher classificatian (SEe
Section 8 44 050)
• Continue to require compiiance with the high-rise pra~isions of the CafEfornia
Buildtng Code in new high rise buifdings with human accupancy abo~e 55 feet of fi~e
lowest le~el of fire ~ehicle access point in accordance w~th authority granted to the
City in the California Health and Safety Code Sec#ion 13215 (See Section
8 44 090}
• Cantinue to require automatic fire sprmkler systems for existing public assembly
spaces above 5,D00 square feet that protect assembly arsas and exit ways (See
Section 8 44 050)
~ Continue to requ~re the connectian with control val~es on each floor le~el with full
au#omatic sprinkler sys#ems in any new building with floors mare than 55 feet in
height (See Sectian 8 44 090)
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+ Continue to prohib~t the use of non-~~re re~ardan# wood shingles or non-fire retardant
woad shakes for new or replacement raafing and require a moderate le~el of f~re
retardant roofmg as a m~n~mum standard (See Section $ 44 140)
• Require adequate seismic bracmg of fire sprmkler mstallations (see Section
8 44 12~)
ELECTRICAL CODE AMENDMENTS
The enactmen# of local amendments to the Cafifornia Electrical Code are n~cessary for a
number of urnque local conditions The California Electrical Code does not address
electncal safety requirements for non-construction related alectrical equipment, including
portable electrical equipment and machinery The unregukated use af s~ch equipment
poses a potential safety ~azard to c~tizens and property in Santa Monica by incr~asmg the
risk of fire
Based upon the local conditions outlined in Attachment A, it ~s necessary to enact local
amendments to the electrical code ta ensure fire safety and prevent acciden~s fram
electricaf procedures and appliances The local amendments include the following
+ Ensure that ar~y wirmg not ha~ing metal protection o~er t~e conductors sf~ai~ t~e
entirely cancealed r-vith~n the buifdmg structure to pre~ent and Enhibit tampermg and
restrict the use of aluminum wiring found to be l~azardous (see Section 8 24 030)
• Proh~brt the sale and use of any electrrcal materral, de~rce, or equipment unless rt
complies w~th pro~isions of this section, including rating and conformance wEth
national standarc~s (see Sectian 8 24 040)
~ Pro~~de regulat~or~s for temporary serv~ce poles used on cor~struct~on s~tes (see
Section 8 24 060)
~ Pro~ide r~guiatians for underground cancrete ~aults and handholes (see Section
8 24 474}
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MECHANICAL CQDE
The amendments to the California Mechanical Cade are necessary for a number of unique
iocal cQndit+ons as detaded earlrer rn At#achment A As a result, it [s necessary to enact
local amendments to the mechan~cal code to ensure fire safety and prevent lass of support
of grease ducts
The locaf amendments include the foliow~ng
• Prov+de s~ffic~ent gage suppart of grease ducts ~uring earthq~akes (see Sect~on
$ 28 030)
• Requ~~e the use af Type I#~re protectiWe haods far all cnok~ng ovens that cook food
with grease (se~ Sect~or~ 8 28 040)
PLUMBING CODE
The enactment of local amendments to the Californ~a Pkumb~ng Code are necessary for
a riUmber of unique focal condrtions as outhned m Attachment A
Based upon fhe loca( cond~t~ons ouflined abo~e, along with fhe focaf condi~ions related to
#ire r~sk detailed earl+er F~ the staff report, ~t ~s necessary to enact loca~ amendments to t~e
Cal~forn~a Plumb~ng Code to reduce consumptian af scarce water resources and ensure
frre safety by pre~entir~g accidents from pressure gas systems artd preservmg locaf water
suppl~es The local amendments mclude the follawing
• Require ~nEt~al approvaf and mo~e thorough insp~ct~or~ of ined~um pressure gas
installat~on to pre~ent potentiaUy hazardous and canfusing systems far emergency
services wh~ch could result ~n f~re hazar~is Mf not properly installed (~ee Sect~c~n
8 32 03~)
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• Prohib~t water softener systems from using drywells to discharge effluents in arder
to pratect local ground water and the Santa Monica Bay {see Sec#ion 8 32 440)
(This standard is already used by the City of Santa Clarita and is a praposed
amendment for the ~as Angeles RegroRal Cocfe Adopt~on Prog~am}
• Prohib~t the us~ of comb~ne~ storm drain and sewers to ~revent the posskble futur~
contamination of the Santa Mon~ca Bay (see Section 8 32 050)
SEISMIC RETR4FIT STANQARDS
The California Buildmg Cade is a se# o# buifding standards whose pnmary use is for the
des~gn and construct~on of new structures Because it ded~cates only one chapter to
ex~st~ng bu~ldings, this code does not speak to tl~e ~n~que er~g~neer~r~g cha!ler~ges
presented dur~ng the repair ar rehab~l~tation of buildings These challenges ~nclude
equi~afency of aiternaf~ves and the extent of repair requireci fo meet the ~ntent of the code
State law, in recognizmg these facts, mandated a11 cities and counties ta ~se the Uniform
Gade for Butiding Conservation (U C B C), Appendix 1 for the se~smic rehab~litation of
structures w~th unre~nforced masonry bearin~ walls ThES code g~ves alternatxve values for
materials no fonger allowed ~n the current Cal~forn~a Buildmg Code The most current
edition of the U C B C now also gives gu~dance for the retrofit vf concrete tilt-up buiidings
The next ed~t~on, due to be publ~shed ~n September 1999. wiil also mclude retrafi#
standards for non-duct~le concrete and saft story apartments These standards are
essentiai~y compfete and are proposed as the retrof~t standards to be adopted by this
ord~nance Modificataons are made to the language of these standards ta accommodate
the mandatory status
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Because the City already has mandatary retrofit programs for its seismically wlr~erable
structures, [t ~s naw necessary to adopt standards that reflect ach~evable goais for #hese
existir+g huildings These standards were develaped m conce~t with and by the Structural
Engineer's Associat~on of Cafifornia (SEAOC} SEAOC is responsible for de~eloping the
earthquake regulations that appear ~n the Uniform Bu~lciing Code Th~rr ~xperrence m
creating and their suppart in adoptmg these standards will ensure thatthe retrafitstandards
are thorough, ach~evable and will meet the C~ty's mtent ta protect the life safety of ~ts
c~tczer~s durtng earthquakes
Certain admmistrat+ve features are being added to the existing requirements to enhance
the~r +mplementatron These fea#ures ~nelude
• improv~ng defirnt~ons of the building types affected
• requir~ng all alterat~on permits ta include the retrofEt work unless minar m nature
• recording not~ces on properties so that future owners will understand their obligat~on
ta retrofiit the i~uildmg they are buy~ng
• mak~ng ~t unlawful to occ~py bu+ld+ngs that dfl r~at meet tt~eir obl~gat~ans wftY~~n the
t~me periods altowed
Unre~nforced Masonry Build~ngs
In addition #o the aforemen#ioned amendments, new requirements are added to better
de~ne the strength af ex~sting unremforced masonry walls Tests of existing wafls afe
already requ~red and th~s amendment w~ll better def~ne the test procedure This
codification of the test pracedure will ensure that the strength values reported for
unreinforced masonry walls are not overestirnated (see Chapter 8 60}
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Concrete and Reinfarced Masonry Buildings
The ex~stmg retroft# requirements address oniy one ciass of bucidmg m w~ich heavy walls
are attacF~ed to a flexible roof concrete tilt-up buEldings The proposed amendrnents wiil
include reinforced masonry and paured in piace concrete wall buildings when th~y ha~e
the same madequate roof connectroRS As was demonstrated durmg the Nort~r~dge
Earthquake, heavy mass wails, whether concrete or masonry, will accelerafe away from
lighter flexilale roofs unless adequate connections exist Adding the smalf number of
bu~ldirtgs ~ncfuded rn #hese two other classes, w~ll ensure t~at ail bu~ldrng ty~es wtth th~s
structural weakness are addressed Th~s will ~mplementthe fegisfati~e intent of the onginal
Qrdmance ta protect public safety and welfare a~d reduce the assoc~a#ed demand far
emergency servrces
One other ~mportant arnendment is to change the year of construct~on for affected
bt~~ld~ngs A~ter t~e Sylmar Earthquake, roof cor~nections for these b~~~dmgs were t~rst
improved ~n the 1976 Uniform Building Gode As a resul~, most retrofit standards before the
Northridge Earthquake. referenced pre-1976 construction as problematic Howe~er. other
~mpartant code req~~rements nave changed for these struct~ares and tY~e~r cor~nect~ons
fn 199~, the Uniform Building Code ~ncreased the strength requirementofconnect~onsfifty
peresnt for the middle port~on of the roof s#ructure based on actua! acce~erat~on read~ngs
of waod roofs in buildin~s during an earthquake The roof acceterated mnre than the
ground ~tself in a wh~plas#~-fype mot~an This important finding must be cansidered jn the
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retrofit af bur~dmgs and m determmmg whrc~ ~uild+ngs r~eed to be included tn #he scope of
the mandatory requirements (see Chapter 8 64)
Wood Frame- Unbolted Hauses and Small Apartment Buildings
One new voluntary retrofit standard ~s b~~ng added to the mun~c~pa! code Chapter 8 68
addresses the need to bolt down pre-1940 houses to th~ir faundations and strengthen the
weak walls that support ra~sed floor constructian Th~s retrofit standard ~s essent~aJly the
same as the draft ~ersion of Appendix 6 of the Uniform Cade for Build~ng Conservation.
20~0 Edition
This chapter will set pro~isions for the number of bolts, plywood sheathing and other
cannections tha~ wi[I meet the intent of the current building cocie provisions for proper
connection of a small wood frame dwellEng to ~ts supports The strengthen+ng provisions
af th~s new chapfer will ~e fofiowed when homeowners elecf to retrofit the~r bui[dings
~oluntanly (see Chapter 8 68)
Soft Story Buildings
Currer~t prov~s+ons for Soft Story Burlcf~ngs ir-clude all build~ngs that have a soft story as
define~ m the Uniform Bu~ldmg Code As stated. thES scope would ~nclude all buildmg types
However, the or~gina! ~r~ter~t otthese prov~sions was to address certa~n types ot wood trame
buildmgs that were damaged durmg the Northridge Earthquake The proposed
amendmenfs ta the sx~st~n~ prov~s~ons w~ll better ~dent~fy the type of bu~lding targe#ed and
provide the scope af work necessary to comply with the required retrofit work
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The retrofitstandard is from the Uniform Cade for Building Conservatian, 2000 draft Edition
and has the support af ~ath the eng~neermg and reguiatory community The standard rs
the result of extensive sfudy af wood frame bu~ldings damaged during #he Northridge
Earthquake, mcludir~g the Northridge Meadows Apartment camplex The retrofit standard
~dentifies tF~e most vulnerable portions of these building types and cost-effect~ve means
to strengthen them The provisions ar~ meant to presenre life safety and reduce the nsk
af loss of occupancy The City of Las Angeles has already adopted th~s stancfard in its
bu~lding code, Santa Monica's Buiiding Officerwas instrumental in the development ofthis
nat~onal standard (see Chapter 8 72)
Nor~-Duct~le Cor~crete
Current scope pro~isions include all existing concrete buildings, whethEr of precast or cast-
~n-place construction Such width of scope lumps together buildings designed with current
code pro~isions with otfi~ers that ha~e little ab~~~ty to absorb earthquake forces Amendment
to these existmg provisions will better identify the targeted 6u~ldings and set a standard
for their strengthenmg
There are several retrof~t standards for non-ductile concrete structures These include
FEMA 273-NEHRP Guidelines for the Seismic Rehabilitation of Buildings, ATC-40, Sta~e
of Cal~farn~a's !V-R and D~v~s~an 95 of the Los An~eles Building Gode The Uniform Code
for Building Conservatian will soon publish its y~ar 2a00 Edition One new chapter.
Appendix Chapter $, will combines the best of the different appraaches ThES standard was
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created by the Structural Engineers Association of Cafifornia and is recommended as th~
base document (see Chapter 8 80j
Steel Frame Bwidmgs
Except for the aforementioned administrat~ve provisions added, only one amendment ~s
proposed to the ex~sttng regulafions far steel ~rame structures This amendment recognizes
the newest FEMA guideime as praduced by the SAC Joint Venture (see Chapter 8 76)
BUDGETIFINANCIAL IMPACT
There ~s no direct budget and financial impact to the City of adopting the 1998 Cal~fornia
Buikding Standards Code and locai amendments As a result of tl~e standards for seismic
and fire life safety. the appro~al of this ordinance wikl increase costs af construction and
repair to certain struc#ures, including Cify-owned structures The specific costs and cost
shar~ng arrangErnents far C~ty s#ructure reparrs that m~ght be mandated ~y the standards
are not known at this #ime Councjl will have the opportunity to review such casts and cost
sharmg arrangements when repair contracts are agendized
RECOMMENDATION
It ~s recommended #hat the City Co~ncil take the follawing acfions
Adopt thE attached resalut~on mak~ng fmdings of local climat~c, geolog~cal and
topographical canditions as required #o adopt local amendments to the Califomia
Buiidmg Standards Code
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Z Adapt the Ca~~#a~ntia B~+Id~ng Standards Cade. Santa Mon~ca amendrnents to tf~e
California Buildmg Standards Code, other technical codes and new technical
standards for the existing seismic retrofit requirements
Prepared by Suzanne Frick, Director a# Planning and Community Development
Tirn McCormick, Building Officer
Jim Hone, F~re Marshal
Ste~e Lacati, Assistant Fire Marshal
Attachment A- Resolut~on makmg findings af loca! cfimat~c, geofogical ancf
topographical condifions as required ta adopt local amendments to
the California Building Standa~ds Code
Attachment B Ordinance adopting the California Building Standards Code and
adaptmg the Santa Mar~ica Amendments to the Caf~fornia Buifdmg
Standards Code
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ATTACHMENT "A"
PCD BLDGSA~ TM LDH C 1Code Adopt199resoln wpd
C~ty Co~ncil Meetmg 6-08-99 Santa Monica, Califarnia
RESOLUTf~N NUMBER 9404(CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CIN CQUNCIL Q~ THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
MAKING FINDlNGS REGAR~ING LOCAL CLIMATIC, GEOE.QGiCAL AND
TOPOGRAPHIC CONDiTiONS PURSUANT TO HEALTH AN~ SAFETY CODE
SECTIONS 17958 5, 17958 7 and 1894'f 5
WHEREAS. the State Building Standards Commission has approvect and ~ubiished
the 199$ edit~on of the Californ~a BuElding Standards Cade ~n January, 1999, and
WHEREAS. Health and Safiety Code Sections '~795$ 7and 18941 5 prov~de that
the C~ty may make changes ar modifications ta tt~e California Buildmg Standards Code
~ased upon express fncimgs that such changes ar mod~fications are reasonably neeessary
because of lacal cl~mat~c. geolag~cal or to~ographical candrtians, and
WHEREAS, the C~ty Council has considered the 9 998 Califarnia BuFiding Stanc~ards
Cod~ which incorporates by re#erence the 199fi-199i ed~tions of the Unifarm Fire Code.
Un,form Bu~Jd~r~g Code, Uniform Mechan~cal Code, Unatorm Plumbing Gode, Un~form Code
for Bu~ldrng Conserva#ian, Appendix 1 and the1996 Na#ionai Fire and Eiectricai Codes, and
WHEREAS. based upon t#~e fndings contamed m th~s Resoiut~on, the City Councif
will be adopting an ordrnance contaEning csrtam mod~frcations and ~dd~tions #o the
Cai~forr~ia Bu~ld~ng Stanr~ards Ca~e, w4~~ch are reasonabiy necessary based upon facai
cirmatic, topograpF~ical ar~d geofogical cor~cfitions,
N01iV, THERE~pRE, THE C~TY C~UNC{L OF THE C{TY ~F SANTA MON4CA
DaES RESOLVE AS ~~LLOWS
SECTION 'i Witi~ respect #o the n~ed for amended or su~~lemental F~r~ Safety
and Prevention Requ~rements, and ~Ere and Safety Dut~es and proced~res, the City
Counc~l makesthe following frndings regardmg local climatic, gealoglcal, and topogra~hfcai
conditions
(a) The Safety Element of the General Plan, ado~ted in January,
~ 9~35, shows h~gt~ risi~ of seismic a~ti~~ty m the C~#y due #o the cl~se proximity
of the City ta the Santa Monica-Malibu Caast fault, the NewQort-inglewood
fau~t and #he San Andreas fauft The Safety Element diseusses the
damagyng effect foca~ seism~c acti~~ty woufd have on street, roadways and
overpasses at the Santa Monica Free+nray which woufd ham~er and delay
emergency vehicEe respanse
(b) The Safe#y Efement also identifes that many af the structures En
the City are older str~ctures whi~h are prone to the quick spread of fire from
aci~acent structures dUe to the mat~riais used in construction and iess
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stringent fire resis#ant technology a~ai~able at the time they were built
(c) Ti~e Mas#er Environmental Assessment (MEA), adopted m Apri[,
1996, shows that Santa Monica's ci~mate ~s primariiy r~fiuenced by the
Pacrfic ~cean and ~s character~zed ~y ~nfrequent rainfall and w~nds, which
come from the west c~uring the c#aytime and from t~e north and nortt~east
during the night~ime, witF~ mterm~ttent Santa Ana wrnds accurrrng fram
Sep#ember to March These cond~tions create #t~e potentia! far h~gh ~efacrty
w~nds with hrgh tem~eratures wh~ch are cor~~ucive ta uncan#rolled wmd
dnven fires
(d) The MEA also shows that structures m the City are sitcaated in
clase prox~m~ty to each ather, w~th oniy about 1% af tf~e 8 3 square miles tha#
#he City occu~ies ~acant fn addition, these lots are often ~ery narrow or on
hiliy terrain, which Irm~ts access to side yards for fire suppression and
placement of ~adders for rescue o~eratians These conditro~s increase the
threat to Irfe and {~roperty and contributes #o the ab~lity of fires to spread
qu~ckly between t~uifdings beca~ase of their prox~mi#y to each other
(e} Analys~s of the emergency resporise to tf~e January 17. 1994
earthquake shawed th+at the need #or emergency fire services in the City
greatly exceeded the available resources af #he F~re Department anc~ that
there remaErts a sigr~ificant possibility that multiple fires follow~ng a futur~
;
earthquake w~ll exceed th~ ava~lable resa~srces of the Fsre Depa~#ment
(f~ Based upan these local dimatic, geological, and tapograp~~ca!
canditions whrch create ~ire haza~ds and inhibEt fre safety response access
and rasponse time, it is reasor~ably necessary to ado~t amendments to the
California Building Standards Code, ~r~cludrng but not Irm~#ed to, the Calffarnia
BuiEdrng Coc~e and Ca1ir`ornia Fire Code in the followmg ma~ner
(i) Require automatrc fre extingu~st~ing and detection systerns ~n all
new canstruct~an and when there is a cE~ange tin use #o a hsgher
classification, so t1~at m the e~ent vf an eart~quake or ather maJor
disast~r, the Fire D~partment may depend o~ built-m fire suppressron
systems to ext~nguish or f~mit fires m thase struct~res so that fre daes
not ~pread to old~r structures Th~s wifl reduce the potential demand
on emergency services resources from s~multaneous incidents
(5 M M C Sectian 8 44 05D}
(ii) Requ~re compl~ance with high-rise requir~ments ~R bu~~dtngs w~th
#~uman accupancy over 55 feet ~n he~~ht at~ove the hjghest f~re ~ehicle
access po~nt to enhance such builctir~gs° fire sa#ety and reduce the r~sk
of fires ~n such buildings spreacfing t4 other structures and greatly
~ncreas~rtg the demand on emergency services resources {S M M C
Sectian 8 44 D90)
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{i~i} Requ~re fre safety procedures, such as ~re aiarm systems. fire
sa~~ty dOOrS, app~op~Eate s~gr~age, and evacuat~on procedures ~n
existrng r~an-residentiai buiidings. and in existrng buildmgs used as
hotels. a~artments ar lodgmg houses to enhance suct~ buifd~ngs' fire
safety, protect occupants, and reduce the rtsk that frres in such
~ut~dings will s~read ta other str~ct~rres (Uniform Building Cocle
Appendix Chapter 34, Uniform Fire Code Apper~dix '~-A, S M M C
8 12 030. 8 40 020~
(iv) Require fire sa#ety ~rocedures, s~ch as partia! automat~c fire
spr~nkfer systems, automat~c shutoff ~f inechanical systems, and
smoke detectors, for exis#mg non-resicientRal build~ngs, hotels, or
apartmer~ts wrth ~koars more than 55 feet abo~e ~re department
access to enhance such buildmgs' fire sa~ety, protect occupants. and
re~~ce the r~sk that fires m such buEldmgs will spread to otf~er
structures (Uniform Building CodeAppendix Ghapter3~, Uniform Frre
Code A~pendix ~-B, S M M C 8 12 a30, 8 40 020)
(v) Require autamatic fire sprmkier systems for existing publ~c
assembly spaces larger t~-an 5,~00 square feet to protect assembly
areas and exit ways (S M M C$ 44 050)
(vij Require in any new buiicf~ng with floors more than 55 feet in
;
height, connection with coRtra~ vaives on each floor level with full
automatic sprmkier systems to ent~ance s~aci~ i~uildmgs' ~re safety by
ensurmg adequate deii~ery af required water s~rppiy {S M M C
8_44 Q90)
(vir} Prohibit the ~se of roofing #hat ~s r~on-rated or !ow rated agamst
f~re exposure ~ncl~d}ng l~~t nat itmited to nas~-fife retarc}ant waod
shingles or non-fire retardant wood shakes far new or replacement
roofrng to red~ce the nsk of rap~d spread of fire betwee~ ad~acent
bui~dings (S M M C S 44 'i4D)
tv«s) Req~sre #he seism~c bsaci~g of all fire sp~+nkler systems to
~reven# the foss af fire suppressEVn durEng an earthquake when
emergency services wrll be at peak demand (S M M C 8 44 120)
SECTION 2 WEth resp~ct to thE need for amended or sup~alem~ntaf Seismfc Safety
Requ~rements, the C~ty Counc~~ makes the fallawEng f+~d~~gs ~egasd~ng locat cfcmatsc,
geoioq~cal and topogra~h~cal cond~tions
(a) The Safety Eiement shows a high rjsk of se~smic activ~ty in the
C~ty due to the cfose prox~mity to the Santa Montca-Malibu Coast fau~#, the
New~ort-Inglewood fault and the San Andreas #ault, and d~scusses the
damaging effect local se~smic acti~ity would have on poten#ra!#y hazardous
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bucfdmgs and the related potential demands on ernergency services needs
Str~et~res built witho~at st~pplemental SQ15R7~C ~7fQVf5~OTi5 perform poorly
during graund shaking. are susceptii~le to extensive damage, and therefore
pose a threat ta the public safety
{b} The Safety Elemen# also i~eniifies shalkow ground waterwithin 50
feet of the grour~d surface along ~k~e beach, near the ~ndustfiaJ corndor and
Manne Par~c areas of the CEty Th~s ground water cond~t~on, coupled wEth
unconsolidated youthful sedEmentary so~ks, makes these areas susceptibie
to poss~ble I~quefacfion d~rrng stror~g or moderat~ly strong earthq~ak~s
LEq uefactian is a ~ery destr~ctive secondary effect of strong seismic shakmg
whe~e a loss a# beanng Strength ~ccurs slong wcth ground osc~llat~ons in the
supportmg soils
c) ~1~ analysrs of damage patterr~s to structu~~s m the Crty from t~e
.~anuary ~7, 1994 Northridge earthquake and its aftershocks showed that
unreinforeed masonry structures, wood frame structures, tilt-up and masonry
structures with flexibfe ~iaphragms. ~on-ductile cancrete buifdmgs, and steel
frame structures. were more suscept~bie ta ckamage than other types of
structures Ur~less s~tppEemeritaE se~srn~c provrstons are ado{~ted, these
buildings will contir~ue to perform poorly durmg rntense ground shaking and
wiil pose an ongo~r~g threat to gublic safety
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d) An a~atys~s af c~amage patter~s to ~~nst~~ctura~ eleme~ts m the
C~ty ~rom the .lanuary ~7. '499~4 North~~dge earthquake and ~ts aftersk~ocks
aEso shawed tt~at concrete and masonry chrmneys, veneer, clay ar~d
concrete tile ro~fng and fire spr~nkiers were more susceptEble to damage
than other ty~aes of nanstructural eEements llnless suppiementa! sefsm~c
prov~~~ons are adopted, these nonstruc#ural elemer~ts ~nrE11 contir~ue to ~erfarm
poorly durrng intense ground shaking anci pose an ongoing threat to pubhc
safety
(e} The Los Angeles regror~ has a vast ar~d complex netwark of faults
5ome of t~ese fa~r~ts,l~ke the prevrously unknown Nor~hridge Fa~lt, are blmd
thrust fiaults. t~rat eart~ scientists bel~eve are capable of intense ground
shaking sim~iar or greater m s~ze #han the Northnd~e Earthquake The
random poss~ble bcation of th~se blind thrust faults. increases the laca~
se~sm~c nsk and pose an increasmg threat to public safety
(f~ The focaf climate rs and aRd especralfy susceptible to aggressive
t~rm~te ~ctiv~ty, wooci attackrng ansects ~~d microorgan~sms mclud~ng dryrot
and fungus As a resul#, unireated wood frarne structures can perform ~ooriy
especially durrng strong ground shak~ng caused by ear#hquakes Vlfithou#
adeq~ate V~mits an the sepaT~tion of wood and earth and pressure treat~d
wood. wood structures w~ll perfprm poorly under lacai co~drtrons and pose
a furthe~ threat to the publ~c safety
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(g) These cl~mat~c. topa~raphfcal and geologicaE conditions placs
demar~cfs on emergency ~erv~ces ar~r! ~ose s~bsta~t~al r~sks to publ~c Frealth.
safety, and wetfar~ It is therefore reasonably necessary to a~opt
amendments to the Caltfor~~a Bu~fc~mg Standards Coci~, mcl~dmg the
Califarn~a Building Code, in tfi~e foilowmg manner
(i) Esta~lish supplemental seismic prv~isions for the
construct~o~ af potent~ally hazardaus structures. including but
not ftmited to, waod frame constructian, h~Nsic~e buildings.
masonry and concrete wall bwldmgs with flex~ble ctEa~t~ragms,
steel frame bU~ld~r~gs, an~ au~ldmgs constructed wrtl~ steel stud
wait systems ta ensure that these bwldrngs are not s~scepti~fe
to extensive ciamage or perform pooriy durrng an earthquake
(CF~apters $ 12. 8 16 and 8 20 of the S M M C~
(~i) Estaf~lish supplemental seismic pro~isions for the
construct~on of potentEaliy hazardo~s nonstructural elements,
inciuding but not Gmited to cancrete and masflnry chimneys
flues, firep{ace, barbEC~ues or veneer, clay or concrete roof
covenn~s, reroofng, faste~ers for raof cover~ngs, arrd f~re
sprinkfers to ensur~ that these nonstr~ctUral eiemen#s are naf
suscsptEble to extensive damage or perform pooriy dur~ng an
earthquake (Un~form Bwiding Code Appendix Ct~apter ~! 5,
9
S M M C. Sect~or~ 8~ 2 03~ and Chapte~s 8~ 2. 8 1 fi a~d S 44)
(iiG) EstabEish supplemet~ta! seism~c prav~s~ans for excavataan,
gr~d4ng and earthwork cor-struction. mciudmg fills and
embankmer~t~ an priuate property, so tt~at the near saurce
effects af the Newpart irtglewoocf ~ault, ~anta Monica Fau[t
and ot#~er r~earby faults da not cause excess~ve Gonsaf~dat~an
af soifs or damage fram tncreased f~quefactron due ta
impro~aerly ~laced soils (Ur~~form Bu~id~ng Gade Appe~dix
Chapter A-33. S_M.M_C Section 8 12 03Q)
~i~) Establish s~p~alemental seismic provrs~ans for the
wat~rproofng and dampProo~~g of founrfations ta protect
structures ftom the shaliaw ground water present and the
effects from increased lique~act~on due to improper~y placed
soils (Unifarm BuE}dmg Code Append~x Chapter A-18,
5 M M C 5ectian 8~ 2 Q3D)
SECTiDN 3 With respecttothe need foramended ors~~plemental Electricai Code
Requirements, the City Counc~l makes the foll~w~r~g find~ngs regard~ng focal cirmat~c,
geoiogicai anci tOppgrap~iCaf Cpndrt~ons
~~
(a) The Cal~farn~a Electrical Code daes not address electrical safety
requrrements far nor~-construction re~ated electr~ca! equrpment, rr~cludrng
portable electrECal equiprnent, mac#~inery, temparary power poles and
concrete ~aul#s The unregulated use of such equipment poses a potentEal
safety hazard to ectEZer~s and property in Santa Monica by mcreasmg the risk
of fire aggra~ated by the canditions ciescr~bed ~n Section 1 above
(b) The C~ty's former Electrtc Board af Appeals i~as approved safety
standards for the use af electrjcal appliances, devices, ma#erials and
equ~pment. and has considered locai prablems caused by the improper use
of non-metalf~c sh~ated inrirrng and ~se ofalumrnum a~by conc#~ctors rn sEZes
smaller than No fi Experience of feld inspectian persor~nel has shown that
certam specific ~ses of alummum ~ased conductors and nan-metalkic
sheated wiring has ca~sed a~ led to partEally hazarcfous and nuESance
eiectricaf wiring installations inc~~as~ng the r~sk of f'rre aggravated by the
condit~ons descrEbed in Section 1 abave
(c) Based upon the iocal cond~tions outkined abo~e, along w~th the
cond~t~ons reEated to fire rESk described ~n Sectron 1. it is reasonably
necessary to adap# the foliowtng focal amendments to the Calrforn~a
Electrical Co~e to ensure fire safety and prevent acc~dents from electrical
procedures and appl~ances
(i} Ens~re that ar~y wcr~ng r~ot hav~ng metal pratect4or~ aver the
conductors is entir~fy conceafe~ witi~m the bu~ldmg struct~re to
prevent and inhib~t tampering, and restrict the use of aluminum
wrrtng found to be hazarda~s (S M M C Section $ 24 ~30)
(i~) Prahit~it tf~e sa#s and ~se o~ any electr~cal mater~al, devECe,
or eq~i~ment not rr~ evmpf~ance w~th rat-ng and car~formance
prav~sions (S M M C Section 8 24 040)
{~n) Reg~late the constr~ct~on of #empo~ary power poles,
cancrete vaults, and handholes to provi~e a mmimum safety
standard for efectncal equ~pment to wr#hstand the la#erai forces
placed on rt durEng an earthquake and ciimatic cond~tions
~mposed on underground electnca! systems s~b~ect to poss~~le
underwater emers~on (S M M C 8 24 060)
SECTION 4 WEth respect to the need for amended or suppiemenfal Mect~an~cai
Coc~e Requ~rements. the City Councii makes the tollo~nring findmgs regarding loc~l cl~matic.
aeologscal. and topog~apl~~cal co~d~#ians
{a) Based upon the laca! gealog~cal cond~tions outhned ~n Sect~on 2
above. along with the cQndit~ons reEated ta fre rrsk descr~bed ~n Sect~on ~,~#
~s reasona~ly necessary to adopt the #allow~ng laca! amendments to t#~e
I~
Gal~#~rnra Mechanrcal Code to ensure frre safety du~mg earthq~akes
(i} Provide grease duct supparts that are the same thECkness
as t~e duct to prevent these suppar~s from tear~ng away from
the duct durmg a~ eartt~quake (S M M C 8 28 03a)
~n} Require the use of Type I hoods in ail ovens that cook
meat ~roducts, includE~g p~zza ovens, so that no fire hazard
would exist during an earthquake due to an ina~propriate hood
system for grease taden ~a~ors, wi~ich wauld otherwise cause
an mcreased nsk af canflagration (S M M C 8 28 040)
SECTION 5 Wi#h respect to the need for amended or supplemental Piumb~ng
Code Re~uir~ments. the City Co~ncil makes the following find~ngs regardmg loca! cEimatEC.
geolog~cak and topographicaf conditions
(a) Santa Monica ~s s~t~ated in Southern Cal~farnia which has
pxtreme arid cond~tions and per~ods of severe drought As outlmed ~n the
MEA, the Gity relEes upon water from ou#s~de the regian which is bought from
the Metropalrtar~ Water D~strFCt, and local gro~ndwater for the Gity's water
supply Severe drought conditEOns and patential uncertainty about the
avaalabii~#y of future water suppl~es from outside the reg~on require the proper
mar~agement af a~ailable water su~pl~es
1~
(b) Based ~pon tt-~s tocal cond~tcon, along w~tt- #he local cor~dc#~ons
r~lat~d to fire r~sk deta~ied in Sect~an 1, tt ~s reasonabiy r~ecessary to ado~t
the follaw~ng local amendments to the Gairfvrnia Plumbmg Code to rec~uce
cor~sumption of scarce water resources and ensure frre safety ~y preventing
accRdents from pressure gas systems and preservEng Eacal water supplies
~~ j Require m~t-ai appr~val and more tt~orough
inspection of inedcum pressure gas installation to
prevent potentially hazardous and contusir~g systems
#or emergeney sennces which eoufd result ~n fire
hazards ~f not properly jr~sta{le~i tS M M C$ 32 034)
(iR} Prohibit tF~e d~scharge of effluents of water sofEening
systems us~ng dry wells so that the iocal ground water.
~ scarce resource due tfl ci~matic cand~t~~~s, is
preserved m a pnst~ne and usabie state (S M M C
8 32 ~4~)
(~is) Proh~bit #he use o~ camb+ned stafm drains a~d
sewers to preserve the iaca} g~ound water and Santa
Monica Bay so ti~at untreater} water and #reated water
cannot mix and contaminate water supplres (5 M M C
8 32 Q50)
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SECTiQN fa The C~ty Clerk shall cert~fy to the adaption of this Resoiut~an and
theRCeforth and thereafter the same shall be in fiull force anci effect
APPROVED AS TO FDRM
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M~R,SHA ,!Q'NES M~UTR4E
City Attorney
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Adoptecf and approved thfs 8th u~ Jur~e, ~ 999
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Ken Genserl Mayor Pro Tem
E, Mar~a M Stewart, City Clerk of the City af Santa Monica. do hsreby certify that
the faregoing Resolut~on 9404(CCS} was duly ado~ted at a meetir~g of the Santa
Ma~ica C}ty Cou~c~~ k~eld o~ #he 8ti~ af June, ~999, by ~he fo{{owti~g ~ote
Ayes Caunci~ members Femsteir~, Holbrook, McKeown, Rosenstecn,
Bloom, Mayor Pro Tem Genser,
Mayor O'Connor
Noes Caunc~l mernbers None
ACstam Councrl members Nane
Absent Counc~l mem~ers Nflne
ATTEST
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Mar~a M Stewart, City Clerk
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City Cau~c~l Meet~ng 6-D8-99 Sar~ta Mar~ica, CaEi#os~~a
aRDfNANCE NUMBER 1945 (CCS)
(C~ty Co~ncil Series~
AN ORD~NANCE OF THE CfTY C~UNCIL
OF THE ClTY OF SANTA MONICA
ADOPTING THE CALIFORNlA SUILDlNG STANDARDS CQDE
AND THE SANTA M~NfCA AMENDMENTS
T4 THE CALIFORNIA BUII~DING STANDARDS CODE,
ADOPTiNG OTl~ER TECHN#CAL C4DES, 4NCtUDSNG T~iE
UNIFORM HOUSING CODE, UNIFORM ADMINlSTRATiVE C~DE,
UNIFORM CODE FOR THE ABATEMENT O~ ~ANGEROUS BUILDINGS, AND
THE UNI~aRN1 SINIMMING ROOL, SPA Ai~fD FiOT TUB CODE.
ADOPTING NEW TECHNICAL STANDARDS FOR THE
EXISTlNG SEISMIC RETROFiT REQUEREMENTS, AND CLARIFYING
THE NUISANCE ABATEMENT ORDiNANCE, AND
DECLARING THE PRESENCE OF AN EMERGENCY
WHEREAS. on December 12. ~99~. the City Caunc~l ado~ted Ordinance Number
183~ (CCS). which adopted by re#erence certam Tec~nical Codes, the Santa Monica local
amendments to these Techn-caf Cades anct the Cai~fornia Buildmg Standards Code, a~d
WHEREAS. Health and Safiety Code Section 18938 pro~ides #hat the triennial
ed~tfon of the Cali#ornia Bu~lding Standards Code establishes building standards for all
occupancies throughaut th~ State and requires thaE these stanciards incorporate the latest
editions of the Teehnical Coc~es with ~ecessary Cahfornia amendments, and
WHEREAS, in January oi 1999, the State Bu~id~ng Standards Cammissfan approved
and publ~shed the '1998 edition af the California Bu~ldmg Standard~ Cod~, whEC~
~ncorporated the 1996-1997 edrtrans af t#~e Technical Codes by reference with necessary
Cal~forn~a amendments, and
WHEREAS, HeaEtt~ and Safety Code Sect~ons 18938 and 17958 make #he Caltfvrnia
Buildin~ Standards Code applicable #o aH cit~~s and counties thraughaut Caf~#orrna,
including the C~ty of Santa Monica, ~ 80 cfays after pubiication by the State Btaiid~ng
Standards Cornmissian, which rs July 1, 1999, and
1NHEREAS, H~aith and Safety Code Secti~n 18941 5 prov~cies that the City rnay
establ~sh more restr~c#rve buEld~ng standards if they are reasonabfy necessary due to local
cfimatic, geological or topagraphical cand~tions, and
WHEREAS, the Ccty Council has cons~dered the 'f998 edrtron of the Cal~fornia
Buiidmg Standards Code. which incorporates by reference the 1996-'[997 edit~ons of the
Technica! Codes, and all af the referenced standards. tables, matrices and appendices of
each of these codes therein. ar~d
WHEREAS. based upon the findrngs conta~ned m the Resoi~t~on adopt~;d
concurrently with this Qrdinance, the City Counc~l has found that certa~n modrfications a~d
addit~ons to the California Building Standards Code are reasonahly necessary based upon
local cl~matic, topograph~cal and geoiogical conditions, and
WHEREAS, or~ September29,1992. the C~ty Council adopted Ordrnance N~mber
165D (CCS) whict~ adopted mandatory seismic retrofit requirements for existrng buildings
constructed of unre~nforced masonry, and on ~]une 21. 1994, the City Caunci! adopted
Qrdinance Number 1748 (CCS), which adopted mandatary se~smic retrofit requirements
for ex~sting bu~kdEngs canstructed af t~~t-up concrete walls. soft story construct~on, non-
ductlle concre#e and steel frame buildings. and
,
WHEREAS, continued study of ~UEI[JI~lgS damaged during the Nor~hridge
Earthqualce has ied to improvements m setsm~c retroft technology that better ~~ent~fy the
types of ex~sting budd~ngs that are vulnerable to earthquakes and economic methocis to
rehabilitate #hem, and
WHEREAS, by mcorporatmg the tatest se~smic retrofit standards and scflpe of
bu~ld~ngs mto the City's ex~st~ng req~irements, the latest and mQSt e~Fectiv~ standards w~ll
~e ~m~lemer~ter~ mto desrgr~ ar~d construc#~on so that #ne p~bJ~e health and welfare w~!! be
better protected,
NOW, THERE~ORE, THE C~TY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES ORDAW aS FOLLOWS
Section 1 Chapter 8 04 of the Santa Monica Mun~cipa! C~de is hereby amended
to read as fallows
Chapter $.04 Technical Cocles.
8.04.0'1 q Codes Generally.
(a) No person shal! erect. construct, enlarge, alter, repair, mo~e,
remo~e. convert. demaiish. occupy, equEp. u~e or mamtam any building or
structure. mobile home or trailer. or fixture attached thereto. or cammence
or perform any gradmg, or Emport or export any earth matenals to or from any
site, in ~iokat~on of any condjtion, pro~ision or regulatran cantained jn any of
the technical codes referred tv in any of the chapters of Art~c~e Vltl of the
Mu~icipa! Code and adapted thereir~
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(b) Three cop4es of each set of techr~ccal codes, as amended,
delet~d, ar madifie~ t~erem, shail be on file m t1~e affice of tfi~e C~'ty Clerk for
u~e and exammation by the pubhc.
8.Q4.020. Appl~cation.
~a~ Any ~~olatia~ a#tt~e Un~farm Adm~n~stratfve Code, Ur+~farm HaUSmg
Caae, Unifiorm ~ode for the Abatement ofi Dar~gerous Buridings, Ur~~farm
Sw~mm~ng Pool, S~a and Hot Tub Code, Califom~a Bu~lding Standards Gode,
5tate Hous~ng Law, Mabtie Home Parks Act ar local amer~dments thereto
adopted m Ar#rcle Vl~l of the Municipal Code shali be a misdemeanor as
pro~~ded for in Sect~on 9 08 010 of this Code
(b) Amendments t~ the cades referenced ir~ Subsec#tiar~ (a) above
shall not irt any manner affect the prosecutian for v~olat~orts thereof. wh~ch
vrolat~or~s were committed pr~or ta the effect+~e date af the ordmance
advpt{r~g the Sec#iar~ ar~d sha4l nat affect any prosecuttar~ ar act~on whcch
may be pend~ng in any court for the v+alation of any of the pro~isiorts thereof
As to any s~ch v~ofation or as to any such prosecution or pend~r~g prase-
cutian or action the cades referenced ~r~ Su~sect~on (a} a~ove ar~d local
amendrr~ents thereta rn effect ~norto the ac~o~tran of the orci~r~ance adopt~ng
th~s Sect~on shall be deemed to confinue and be in fulf force and effect
(c) The provis~ons of the c~des referenced ~r~ Subsection (a) above
an~f locai amen~ments there#o, msofar as they are substant2a11y the same as
the prav~s~ons rr~ effect pr~or to the adoption of the ord~nar~ce adop#Fr~g th~s
~
Section, sha~l be construed as restatements and con#inuatior~s and nat as
new enactments
(d) Ti~e provES~ons of this Art~cle that affect the Uniform Adminis#ratrve
Code. Uniform Housmg Cade, UnEform Code for the Abatement of
Dangero~s Buildmgs, Un~form Swimming Pa~l, Spa and Hot Tub Cade,
California Build~ng Standards Code, State Housing Law, Mobile Home Parks
Act or lacal amertdments there~o adopted fn Article VI I I are adopted pursuant
to Article X!, Section 7 of the Cafifornia Const~tution, m addition to the
a~thor~ty canta~+~~d ~n the Hea{t~ and Safety Cade, a~d are adopted ta
protect the pubiic health, safety ancf welfare of the City
(e} TFte preamb4e tfl the ord~nance adopting the Chapters En Article
VI I I. and the Resolution adopted by the City Counci! cvncurrently therewith,
should be cansult~d for further fmdEngs, background and legislati~e hRStory
Section 2 Chapter 8 08 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code is hereby amencied
to read as follows
Chapter 8.U8 Administra#~ve Cade.
8.08.0'i0 Administrative Code Generally.
(a) Adoption. Those certain documents or portions of documents
enti#led
(1) California Building Standards Administrative Code, 1998 Edition,
as published by the Cahfomia Bu~lding Standards Commission and the
;
Interr~ational Conference of Building OfFcials, and
(2) Chapter 1-Adm~nistration of #ha California Building Code, 'E998
Ed~~ion, as publrshecf by the Cal~farnia BuiEding Standards Commissior~ and
the International Cor~ference of Buifd~ng Offcials, and
~3} Chapte~ '! -Adm~~~strat~on of the Cal~fornia Mecha~tca! Cnde, 't 99$
Edit~on, as published by the Californaa Building Star~dards Comm~ssion and
the fnternationaf Confiere~ce of Bu~iding OfFcials, and
{4) Chapter 1-Adm~nistratEOn of the California Plumb~ng Gvde, '1998
Edif~on, as publis~ed by the Cal~fom3a Bu~ldmg Standards Cammtss~or~ and
tF~e lnternatronal Association of Plumbing ar~d Mechanical Officials, and
(5) Artiele 89-Administration of #he Ca~~fornca Eiectncaf Code, 'f 998
Edition. as publ~shed by the Calif~rn~a Building Star~dards Commissior~ and
tt~e Nationa! Frre Protection Assocration, and
(6) Un~form Aclm~n~strative Code. 9997 Editian, as publEShed by the
lnternat~onal Conference of Burld~ng ~fficiafs,
are hereby adopted, together with the amendmer~ts of this chapter, as
the Admrnrstrati~e Code of the City of Santa Monica
(b) Cfl~flccts between any af the admti~~st~at~ve pro~tis~ons of an}- flf the
codes Iisted in Subsect~an (a) abo~e, shall be resolved pursuant to Section
104 of the Un~form Administrat~ve Cade,1997 Ed~t~on. Conflictang Provis~ons
(c} Where amendments are made #o any provision of the codes IES#ed
m Subsect~on (a) abave, these amenciments shai~ also be cons~dered
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amendments to t~e admin~strative prov~srons fl~ all of theTechn~cal Codes
adopted in Articfe VI11 of the Municipal Code
{d) Lacal amendments ta the aforernentioned Uncform Admi~EStrat~~e
Code, 1997 Edition, and related adm~nistrati~e port~ons af the Cahfornia
Buildcng Code, Cal~fornia Mechanical Code, CaGfornia Plumbmg Code. and
CalifomEa Electr~caf Code are set forth beiow
8.08.020 Boards of Appeal.
Section 204 ~ of #he lJnfform Administrati~e Cad~, Section 105 1 af
the Cal~forr~ia Bui~ding Code, and Section 110 1 of the CafEfomia Mec~anical
Cade. are hereby amended ta read as follows
Boards of Appeal. In order #o pro~ide for reasonable interpretations
af t~e bu~lding standards contained in these Codes, and to determine the
suitabili#y of alternates, there shall be created approprrate Boards of Appeal
consisting of inembers who are qual~fed t~y experience and tra~ning to pass
upon matters pertaining to buifding construction and the technical discE~I~Res
theretn The Build~ng Off~cer or h~s or f~er designee shalE be an ex-officia
member of each such board created and shali act as secretary
Members of the Baarcls of Appeal shall be ap{~omted by the Ci~y
Counc~l to serve a term of four (4) years uniess removeti fior cause No
board member shall hold any paid office with the C~#y
Said Boards of Appeal shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations
#or conduct~ng in~~stigatfons and ~usiness and shall rer~der a1f decis~ons and
~nd~ngs ~n writmg tn tk~e ~esponsible nffic~al and a~pe~lants Said Boards
may also recommend to the appomtmg author~#y such new legislat~o~ as ~s
cons~sten# therew~tt~
Pursuant to Section ~ OQ2 of the Santa Monica C~ty Charter there are
hereby crea#ed the fol4owmg Baards of Appea!
'I. Building and Safety Commissiar~. The Burlding and Safety
Comm~ssion shaii be camposed of ~'ive qua~~fied members as follows ane
State of Cai~€ornia licensed architect, an~ Sta#~ af Califarr~ia registered ci~i!
or structurai eng~neer, or~e State af Caiifiornia licensed t~uilding cont~ac~or,
and two pubirc memb~rs The lurisdiction af this Baard shal~ be lim~~ed to
hear~ng appeals on tF~e interpretation of buriding s#andards and the
equi~alency af afternatives for ~tems regulated in the Techn~cal Codes The
Board shaEl ha~e no Jur~sdictian aver matters reserved for any other ~oard
he~em or ~nder ariy abatemer~t proceed~ngs 4nit~~ted under Ghapters 8 84,
8$8, 8 92 or 8 96 of Articie VIII of this Code ar thefr successors
2. Accessibility Appeals Soard. Pursuant to Cal~fornia Healtt~ and
Safety Code Section 19957 5, the Accessibilrty Appeals Baard shalE contain
a m~nimum af two physicalfy disabied members, two members experienced
~n constructian, and ane public member The twa members experienc~d in
construction and one public member shal! be rnembers of the Bu~iding and
Safety CommESS~on
The ~unsdict~an af this Board shall be limited to hearing of appeals ofi
s
the interpretation of accessrbility cade standards, equi~alent facilitat~on and
hardshti~ exempt~arts for accsss~b~ltity items regulated tin any of the Technical
Codes as adopted, including the State Historrcal Bu~iding Code The Build~r~g
4fficer shall have authorEty to promulgate and or adopt administrati~e
regulations go~erning the appeai af orders, ~ec3saons and determrnations vf
the Building Officer exce~# for those s~ab~~ct to #he ~ur~sd~ct~on ofi the
Nuisance Abatement Baard under prov~sior~s af Ghapters 8 84, 8 88, 8 92 ar
8 9fi af this Code
8.08.03~ P1an Review Expiratian.
Sect~on 304 4 of the Uniform Admrnistrative Code, Section 107 4 of
the Cafifornia Bu~fding Cade, Section 115 4 of the Ca~~fornia MechanECal
Cocfe, aRd Sectian 103 4 3 of the Californ~a Plumbing Code are amended to
read as foElows
ExQ~ration of Plan Review. Ap~l~cat~on~ for wh~ch r~o perm~t Es
~ssued w~thin 180 days fol9owmg the ciate of application shall expire by
limitatior~, and plans and other data submittet~ for rev~ew may thereafter be
retumed to #he appficant or destroyed by the Buiidmg ~fficer T~e Buildfng
OfFicer may extend the time for action by the applicant for a per~od not
exceed~ng 180 days or~ written request of thE applfcant priarto t~e expiration
date showing that crrcumstances beyond the con#rol of the applica~t have
prevent~d act~an #com be~ng taken An ap~l~cat~ar~ shakl ~ot be extended
more than once
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An applicativn shall no# be extended if thfs code or any p~rt~r~ent laws
or ardir~ances have heen amended subsequent to the date of appfication in
order to renew actian an an application after expirat~on, the applicant shall
resubmrt ptans and pay a n~w plan re~iew fiee unless otf~erwi5e appro~ed by
the B~~ld~ng Officer
The Bu~#d~ng O#fce~ may renew an ~x~tred ap~4~cation fos a permst
v~itl~out requtir~ng the re-submit~al of plans and paymer~t of a pla~ rev~ew fee
pro~ided
(1 } no char~ges have been made or will be made to the original plans
and specifications except as required by the origEnal pEar~ review, and
(2) no pertinent laws or ord~nances ha~e been amended subsequent
to the date of origmal applccafian. and
(3) the t~me allowec! to obta~n the perrnit does r~ot exceed o~e year
from the date af or~ginaf apphcatro~, and
(4) aRy approvals granted under Ar#icle IX of the Municipal Code are
still vahd and have not exprred
8 U8.040 Permits Required.
Section 301 ~ of tF~e Unrform Administrative Code, Sect~on 106 1 of
tt~e Californ~a B~ailding Code, Sect~on 112 1 0~ the Californ~a Mechanical
Code. and Section 103 1 1 of the Calrfam~a Plumbing C~cie are amended to
read as follows
Permits Requ~red. Except as spec~fed ~r- Sect~on 301 2 of the
to
lJnitorm Adrnrnrstra#ive Code or in administrati~e gufdelines ta be established
by the Buildfng OfF'rcer, no budding, structure or bu~Edir~g service equipment
segulated by thtis code shaS4 be ereetec4, caristr~cted, entarged, altefed,
repaired, ma~ed, impr~~ed, rernoved, canverted or demolished unless a
separate, appropriate ~erm~t for each buildi~g structure or bu~lding servECe
er~u~pment has fsrst beer~ a~tamed from t~e Su~ldmg Oificer
No person shalE dv any exterior sandbfasting withi~ the City wit~ou#
first obta~nmg a permit A perm~t shafi be req~~red for each separate work
focaf~on or cor~tractor,
8.08.050 Permit Issuance.
Section 303 1 afthe Urnform Adm~nEStrative Code and Sect~on 1 p6 4 1
of the Cafifornia Bwid~ng Gode are amer~de~ by adding thereto as fof~ows
No buiidmg permit ~r demolifior~ permit st~all be ~ssuad by the C~ty for
any de~efopment that requires a caastal de~elopment permit under the
Caiiforn~a Coastaf Act ofi 1976, Public Resources Code 5ections 30000 et
seq , until such time as a caastal de~elopment perm~t has been issued for
such development
8.D8.06D Permit Expiration, Extertsion and Renewal.
Sectian 3~3 4 o~the Unrform AdmmiStrative Code, Section 10fi 4 4 of
~he Califarnia Bu~lding Code, Sections ~'~4 4 1 and ~ 14 4 2 of the Cafifarnia
Mecharncal Code. and Section 103 3 4 of the Cahforn~a Plumbing Code are
amended tfl read as folkaws
(a} Expiration E~ery permit ~ssued ~nderthe provisions ofthis Code
exprres by limitatian and becomes null and vo~d when any of the ~ollawing
circumstances is applicabfe
(1) !f the buildmg ar work authorized by sucF~ perm~t is nat started
with~n ~ 80 days from the date of permit issuar~ce,
(2} 1f the bu~ldrng or wark authonzed is suspended or al~ar~~oned at
any time a~ter the work has starter~, for a percod of '18D days or more
{3) In addrtian to Subsectians (~ ) and (2} above, e~ery bu~lding,
grad~ng or pro~ect permit ~s~ued underthe provis~ons ofthis Code expires by
limitation and becomes nu(f and void when ti~e t~me allowed to complete all
work authonzed by tFte permit exceeds the follow~ng tirne per~ads based on
valuation
Vaiuatior Time Allowed*
Under $300,000 12 months
~3~0.001 fo S1,a00,00~ 24 months
51,000,001 to ~5,00O,OOD 30 months
~5.000.001 to $20,000.000 36 months
Ov~r $20,000,000 48 month5
* Exception For permits wEth a ~aluation of ~2.5D0,000 ar more, the
time allowed to complete work author~zed by the permit may be mcreased by
the Buildmg Qfficer by up ta 50 percent
(4) Expiratior~ v# t~me a!lowed to camrnence or complete the work
~~
required by any order of the Nuisance Abatement Baard o~ fhe BuiEding
Officer
(b} ExtensioRS. An extens~on of t~me €rom the stated penvds m
subsectian {3) abo~e may be permitted for good reason, prav~ded such
requests are su~mitted to the Buiid~ng 4fficer ~n writmg pr~or to permit
exp:rat~on The wr~tten reG~est must demonstrate that
(1} Due to circumstances beyar~d the owr~er's or permattee's control,
construction could nat be commenced or completed ~n the authorized tEme
perrod,
(2) Substantial progress has been made,
(3) The condition of the property prese~ts no health or safe#y hazard,
and
~4) The continued deiay w~f1 not create any unreasonable ~~sua1 or
pt~ys~cal detr~ment to the neighborhoad
Ti~e dec~s~on of the Buiiding Officer may ~e appeaied to the D~rector
of Planning and Corr~munity De~elopment, wl~os~ dec~sian shall be fir~al
Any such appeal shalf be filed within 7 days of the decjsion of the BuGldmg
Officer, arrd sha(~ be in wnting
Unless appro~ed by the Director o# Planning and Community
Development. based ~pon un~sual circumstances presenting a un~qus
har~ship to t~e apphcar~t, the tGme penads setfarth m subsectians ('[ } and (2)
abov~ may be extended na more than or~ce, and the t~me penoc! set forth ~n
~~
requ~red by any order of the Nu~sance Abatemen# B~ard or the Bta~ltiing
~ffi~er
(b} Extensions. A~ extens~an of t~me from the stated pec~ods ~n
S~bsec#~an (3} above may be permitted for good r~asor~, provided s~ch
req~ests are submitted to the Builcfing ~fficer m writ~ng prfor to permi#
ex~rratior~ The writter~ request must demonstrate that
(1} Due to circumstances ~eyond the owner's ar permittee's control,
constructron co~fd not be cornm~nced or compf~ted rn the authanze~ time
perioct,
(2} Substant~al progress has been ma~e;
(3) The cond~tifln of the property presents no health or safety hazard,
ar~d
(~) The con#inued delay w~A not c~eate any unreasor~al~te u~sual or
phys~ca! detrEment ta the r~e~gt~borhoad
The decrsion of the B~rid~ng Officer rr~ay be appealed to the D~rect~r
of Planni~g and Cammunity Development. whose decision shall b~ fnal
Any such appea~ shali be fil~d wEthrn 7 days o~ the dec~sion of the Building
Officer. and shall be rn wr~ting
Unless appro~ect by the D~rector of P1ann~ng and CommU~-ty
Deve{opment, ~ased upon unusua! e~rcumstances pr~sent~ng a urnque
t~ardship ta the applECant, tl~e t~me perkods set ~orth m Subsect~ons ('{ ) and
(2} above may b~ extended no mare than ance, and #he time ~er~od set fo~th
t~
~n Subsection (3) m~y be extended no more than fhree times Each
extension of tame shall not exceed ~ 80 ~ays
~c) Renewai. Before any work authorized unc~e~ an expired permtt
can be recommencer4, all new prv~ec# permjts shalk be first obt~ined to do so,
~nd the fee therefor shall be based on valuat~on of remain~r~g canstr[~ct~on
no# prev~ousfy mspected anc~ ap~roved. prov~ded, no changes have been
made or wifl b~ made in the or~~inal plans and spec[fications for such work,
and pro~ided, further, that for building, gradEng or pro~ect permits, the total
tcme ta corr~p~ete such worit, rncludmg susp~ns~an ar abandonment. has r~ot
exceeded the tEme aflowed m i#em 3 af SubsectEOn ~a) abo~e ln order to
rer~ew action ar perm~t after exp~ration of the t~me allowed in item 3 of
S~absection (a} abo~e, the permittee shali pay a new full permit a~d ~iar~
re~iew fee
8.08.Q70 Suspension or Re~ocation of Permits.
Section 303 5 of the Unjform Admrnistrative Code Sectifln '1 p6 4~ of
the California Bu~ld~ng Code, Section 114 5 of #he California Mechan~ca!
Code. and Sectian 103 3 5 of the CafifomEa Plumb~ng Code are amended to
tead as tollows
Suspension or Revocation TF~e Bu~fding ~fficer may, irt wntmg,
suspend or revoke a permit issued under t~e pro~isions of this code
whenever the permit has been issved ~n error. or on the basis of incorrect
rnformatron suppfced. or ~n v~alatiar~ of any ordinanc~s ar regulations ar any
E~
provision af this code
Any perm4t ~ss~ed for wh«h less tl~~n t~e cos~ect permit ar~d pEan
checkr~rg fees were paid shal! be cons~dered an invai~d permrt and shall be
suspended unt~! the complete b~ll oi #ees has been }~a~d ~a~l~re ta ~ay the
correct fees shall be sufficient grounds fior den~al of any requirsd inspection
or ~ss~ar~ce of a tem~arary fl~ permaner~t c~~tificate of occupa~-cy
The Buifding afficer may also, in wrltmg, suspend or revoke a permit
w~en construetian or dema~4t~ar~ act~v~ty
(1) is ~r~ violation of any pro~~sion of the appr'oved pfans, TechnFCal
Cot{es o~ a~y other pra~~s~on of the City's MUr~jcipal Code which is app4~cal~fe
to th~s work, ~ncluding but not limited to e~cter~or norse standards and
permftteti ~oUrs of operat~on pv~suant to Sect~or~s 4 12 'i 30 and 4 12 144 of
the Municipal Code
(2} ~s ~n ~~olatia~ of any lacal cor~d:tio~ of approval, tincluciir~g ~~t nat
I~m~ted to, requrred constructio~t mitigatron meas~res for occupEed buildings
ar~d adSacent propert~es
(3} has created a safety hazard tor ad~acent proper#~es or the pUblrc
way. as determFned by the Bu~lcimg D~cer
8.08.~Sp Fees.
Sectsons 304 2 ar~d 304 3 of t~e Uniform Administrat~~e Code,
Sections 107 2 and ~ 07 3 of the Cafrfornia Building Code, Sect~ans 115 2,
and 1 ~ 5 3 of t~e Calsforr~~a Me~harncal Code, ar~ci Sec#fans 1 a3 4 1 and
~~
103 4 2 af the Cafrfornia Plumbmg Code r~lating to perm~t ar~d plan rev~ew
fees, are amended to read as fallows
(a} Permit Fees, The fee for each permit shall be as se# forth by
Resolution of the City Council
The determination of val~e or valuat~on under any of the provfs~ons of
these codes shall be made by the Budding O~cer The ~alue to be used in
camputing the buildmg perm~t and buikding ~laro review fees shalf be #he tota!
value of all construction work for which the perm~t is rssued as well as all
fiinish work, pa~nting, roofing, electrical, plumbE~g, heat~ng, air-conc~itian~ng,
eleuatars, fire-ext~ngu~shEng systems and ar~y other permaner-# equ~pment
(b) Plan and Report Re~iew Fees When submittal documents are
requ~red by any of the Technical Codes, a plan review fee shafl be paid at
the trme of subm~tting the submittal documents for pfan re~iew Plan review
fees shalf be as set forth by ResolutEOn of the City Council for pfan revrews
performetf by employees of the Crty
When plans a~d assocrated reports re~t~~re special review and
anaiysis by an outs~de er~tsty, said fees shalf be ~n an amount reasonab4y
necessary to defray costs to the City d~rectly attributable to employ~ng or
contracfing wEth such pr~~ate entity Direct costs shall ~nclude admrnistrative
and overhead cos#s of the CEty far procuring ar~d monitormg the work
attributable to the outs~de entFty
The plan re~~ew fees spec~f~ed in this Section are sepafate and ~n
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addit~on to the perm~t #ees
Wher~ submittal docum~nts are mcompiete or changed so as to
require additional plan review orwhen the pro~ect mvolves deferred submittal
~tems, an addi~ianal plan review fee shai! be cF~arged
8.08.490 Preconstructian Meetings.
Pursuant to Health and Safe#y Code Sec#ror~ 19$72, the Bu~idrng
Qfficer may require t~e permittee to participate m a preconstruct~on
conterence prior to the compfef~on of pian re~Eew and perm~t issuar~ce The
purp~se of th~ preconstruction conference shall be to revrew the ptans and
specifrcat~ans for adequacy and suffciency of details and confarmance to
bu~ldmg standards and interpretat~ons
$.08.100 Sar~dblasting Regulat~ons.
(a) Permit Requir~d No person shall do any extenor sandblasting
w~th~n the C~tv w~thou# f~rst o~ta~n~ng a perm~t A~ermit sf~a[I t~e required for
each separate work location or contractor
(b} A~p[~cation. To obtafn a permit the applicant shall file an
application witt~ #he Buiidmg and Safety Division Each a~plicat~an shalf state
the bcat~on, name and address o~ responsible party, estimated t~m~s
sandblasting will take pface, amaunt of insurance for property damage and
pubhc I~abil~ty that the a~plicant carries and the name af the company tssuing
the poiicy
~c) Restrictivns. No sandblasting sha11 be permitted before 8 00
a,rr~. or after 6 OQ p.m. Manday through Frrday, and before 9 0{} am or after
5 00 p m Saturday, nor on a Sunday or legal holyday unless a special perm~t
for such work is rssued under Munic~pal Code Section 4 12 140 No dry
sand~lastmg s~all be permitted except u~on special perm~ssion of the
Build~ng Officer Permissivn s~al[ be granted only in those situat~ons where
wet sandblastmg cannat be dane due to unique circumstances Any
applECation for dry sandblasting shall state thereon the reasans why wet
sandblast~ng cannot be used and the add~tior~al precautEOns that will be taken
to protect the public A minimum of 3 days notice shatl be g~ven to owners,
tenants and occ~pants of all structures w~thin 150 feet af #he site on wF~~ch
sandblasting is to be dane
8.08.'110 ResponsibiEity for Code Enforcement In Mobile
Home Parks.
The City Council hereby ~eafFirms Resolut~on Nurnher 2536 {CCS)
adopted November 11. T 961, wh~reby the City assumes responsibility ~or
enfiorcement of State of California regulatEOns and requirements for mobile
hame parks
The Buiid~ng Officer shall ha~e author~ty to ~romulgat~ and or adapt
adrr~in~strative regula#~ons govEmrng the appeaf of orders, decisions and
determ~nations of the Build~ng Offcerfor matt~rs concerning the enfiorcement
of the Mob~le Home Park Act and Title 25 of the Californ~a Cade of
Regulat~ons
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8.08.120 Temporary Trailer Permits
(a) Hause-Type Trailers Whenever the expression "h~~se-type
tra~lers" ~s used ~n th~s Section, Et shall mean house trarlers, trailer coaches.
mobife homes, and s~milar vehic~es as are defined m Secttons 1$000 et seq
of the Health and Safery Code
{b} Reg~tat~or-s. The follow~ng reg~lai~o~s st~al4 apply to house-type
tratiVers other than mQ~tiVe hQmes located tin mob~ie i~orne parks #ar use other
than as iiving accommodations i~fo person, firm ar corporation shail ~se,
store, or place a house-type trailer for any purpose or ~n any manner except
as in these regulations pro~~d~d
{ 1) No persan. f rm or corporation sha~l use a house-type trailerfar any
purpose ar in any manner wrthout first obtaRning a written perm~t fr~m the
Building Qfficer a~thor¢mg such use, starage, ar placeme~t
(2) No person. firm or cor{~oratrort shall use, store or place a house-
type trailer for any ~urpose ar in any manner in violation of ar in non-
canformance wi~h any of the terms pro~~a~d m a permit issu~cf by the
Bu~lding Offrcer for use. storage, or placement of said house-#ype trailer
(c) Permit Standards. The Building Officer shali be gu~ded by #he
followang standards ~n th~ issuance of permits for tF~e use, storage, and
placement of house-type trajlers
(1) Na hause-type traiier shall be used in any residentia[ zone for any
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purpose atherthan storage thereof, except when used m connec#ion with the
erection of new struct~res
(2) No house-#ype tra4~er o~ hac~se-tyge tra~lers s~ngly. ~~ connect~o~
groups, or o#herwise sha!! be used for any purpase on any iot or ~arcel, as
defined {n Art~cle IX of th~s Code, for a cumulativ~ period of more than six
mar~ths m any twe~ve eonsecut~ve months, except as here~naftef p~a~~ded for
any purpose other than starage thereaf
(3) Except in conr~ection with the erectian ofi new structuras, no
ho~se-type tra~{er sf~ail be ~sed for any purpos~ not d~rectiy connected and
associat~d wtth a business or activ~ty eonducted within an encfosed burlding
on the lot or parcel upon which it ~s used or upon a fot or parcel immedrately
ad~acent or cont€guous thereto wY~~ch is under the ownership, operat~on, or
direct control of the persan, firm or corporatron to whom #he perm~t is issued
(4) No permit shall be issued for the use of a ho~se-type trailer unless
there are legally provided toiletfiacilit~es locatec~ within a reasonable d~stanc~
not to exceed 200 f~et from the closest point af said house-type trailer, which
toi~et faalities are ~wned. operate~f, or under the direct control af the
permittee
(5) The total space occup~ed by a house-type trailer or trailers used
under such permit shalf not exceed one perc~nt (1°/a) of the total square
footage of the er~closed portion of the building descnbed above for the
acti~ity, prov~ded that the space occup~ed by the house-type trailer may be
~a
I~m~ted to one house-type trai[er used m cor~nectian w~t~ any bus~ness or
businesses wh~ch are reiated to each other and are, d~rectly or indrrectly,
under a common ownership or mar~agement, if the space which would be
occ~{~ied by any house-type tra~lers ir~ excess of orte is normalfy used for
paskti~g fl~ autamobkles ar has been so ~sed with~r~ ti~~ee months af the t~me
of the application for the permit, and only if the autamobiles so displaced
may be accommodated on other off street ~arking faci~ities owned or
contralled by permfttee
~d) Permit Time anc! ~requency Limi#s. The perm~t Essued
hereunder may be extended for a period not to exceed one year, pro~ided
that in the event of such an ex#ensron, no further permrt shali be ~ssued for
use on t~e same or ad~acent premises or on premises owned, operated, or
controlled by the perm~ttee ar his or her successor or suCCessors m mterest
fQr a pe~~od af tv~ro years succeed~ng exp~ra~ion of the extenc~ee! perm~t
$.08.130 Bracing of Water Heaters.
Pr~or to any building sale, or as part of any buflamg permit or ~nspect~on
carr~~d out by the Buildjng and Sa~ety Di~fsion. alf water heaters shall be
braced in can#ormance wrth the mrnimum standards establist~ed by the
Divisian o# the State Archrtect or Califorr~~a Bui~ding Code
8.08.140 Builcfing Addresses.
(a) Frontage to be Numbered. All lancfs and lots withm the G~ty now
platted or which he~eafter are pfatted shall ha~e n~mbers assigned to eac~
zt
space of ~ruenty feet frar~tage on any street within or borderEng upon the
same and such number shall be affixeci ta aif buiidings thereon or which may
hereafter be erected thereon
(b) System of Numbering. O~e ~undred numbers sYtall be assignecf
to each and e~ery block between streets and avenues and wherever suc~
streets and avenues do not extend through any platted or unplatted kands,
t~e number shall be ass~gned to the spaces between such streets if
Extended through such lands
(c) Information. The Crty Engmeer shafl assrgn the numbers to all
lands now platted and al~ lands wh~ch may hereafter ~e platted, anci shalf
ind3cate the same upon an officEal city map, and file a co~y of the same with
the B~ildmg OfFcer The awners of property wi#hin the City shall appty to
said Building Officer ancf be furnished with appropr~ate ass~gned numbers,
withaut charge therefor
To facifitate emergency serv~ces and record keepi~g, the Bwlding
Officer shall assGgn only one numerical address for any new building
Port~ons of a bu~lding tiiW~ded for separate tenants shall use ~n~t numbers or
letters subardina#e ta the main numerical address Addresses shali no# be
assigned to accessory structures
5ection 3 Chapter 8 12 of the Santa Monica Municipal Cot~e ~s amended to read
as folfaws
-~-,
Chapter $.12 Building Code
8.42.0'!0 Adopfion.
That certam dacume~t entitled "Califorrna Bu~ldir~g Code, 1998
~.dit~on, wh~ch adopts 5~ refere~c8 the tJn~form Bu~{ci~ng Code. Votumes 1
ar~d 2, ~ 99~ Ed~tEOn", as published ~y the Calfforn~a Bu~lcimg Standards
Commiss~an and the Intematror~al Conferer~ce of Burid~ng ~ffcials ~nclud~ng
"Maps of Known Acti~e Fault Near-Source Fault Zones m Caf~fom~a and
Ad~acent Porttons of Nevada", ~s pubhshed by the In#ernat~onal Canference
of Build~ng Officra~s. are hereby adopted wrth the locai amendments and
provisions of t~~s Chapter, and Chapters 8'f 6, 8 20. 8 48, 8 56 through 8 80,
and 8 8~ of the Santa Mon~ca Mun~c~Qal Cade, as the Butld~ng Code of tt~e
City of Santa Monica
8.12.020 Local Amendmen#s tothe Ca~ifornia Buitding Code.
Notwithstanding ar~y pravisions of the Caf~forn~a Bw~lding Code,
Caiifom~a Buikding Standards Code, State Housmg Law or other codes
adopted by any Cha~ter in Article V{1! of the Muniefpal Code #o th~ contrary,
the foliowing focal amendments shall a~piy
8.12.030 Additional Appendix Chapters
The folfowmg appendixes or portians of the Unifarm Building Code,
1997 Ed~tion, as published by the fntematEanal Canference of Buildrng
4ff,c~als, are hereby adapted by reference a~ amendmer~ts to the Califiornia
Buildrng Code
~;
(1) Ap~endix Chaptsrs A3-A- Use or Occupancy,
(2) D~vision II-A~Eation Control Towers of Append~x Chapter A4,
(3) D~v~s~on II A-Sour~d Control Transmission af Appen~ix Chapter
A12,
(4) AppendEx Chapter A15-Re-roofing,
(5) Apper~d~x Chapter A1fi-Structural Forces,
(6) Appendix Chapter A18-Waterproofing and Darnprovfing
FQUndat~ans,
(7} Appendrx Chapter A-29-Minimum P~umbmg ~rxt~res,
(8) Di~+sion II-Membrane Structt~r~s af Appendix Chapter A31,
(9) Append~x Chapter A33-Exca~ation and Grading,
(10) Appendix Chapter A34-Existang Buildings,
(1'!) Volume 3. Matenal, Testing and InstallatEOn Standards,
(12} ail related materEaL testing and mstatlation standards referenced
m the Uniform Buifding Code, Valumes 1.2 and 3
8.12.04~ Essential Facilities. The fallowing facilities are desigr~ated
as essent~al faciEities, which are necessary far emErge~cy operations
subsequent to a natural disaster Santa Mon~ca Police Depa~tment. Santa
Monica C~ty Hall. Sania MonECa Municipal Airport Administration Building,
Airfield Maintenance Buii~ing, fixed base operatar buildmg, runway and
control tawer. Santa Monica Animal Shelter, Santa Monica CE~~cAt~dttorium,
the Ke~ Edwards Center, Santa Mornca Main ~rb~ary, Santa Mon~ca Pubiic
~~
Works Yard, Santa Mvrnca Transfer Stat~on, Santa Mor~~ca F~re Tca~n~ng
Ger~ter, the structures located in the Santa Monica Recreat{on and Park
facif~ties at LEncoln Park except Miles Playhouse. Marme Park, Memoria!
Park, and V~rginia Park. Pofice Acti~~ty League, Senror Recreat~an Center,
Santa Monica Munrcipa~ Bus Lines Grounds and Maintenanc~ Building and
Admrn~str~tEOn Bu~lding, Moss Avenue Sewer Pumpmg Sta#ion, Arcad~a
Water Treatment Pfant, Charnock Pumping 5#ation, Mt Qlivette Reserva~r,
and Riviera Goff Course Reservoir
8.'12.05i3 Se~ppiemen#al Land Hazard Zone Requirements.
In adc3~tion to those areas recognrzed uncier the State Seismic
Hazards Ma~p~ng Act, certam portions of tY~e C~ty are hereby estab~~shed as
Seismic Hazard Zones ar~d Geofog~c Hazard Zones Said zones shalt be
know~ as a~stl~r~ed. ~{iustrated and designated in the Safety E4ement of the
General Plar+ on t#~e D~st«ct~ng Maps Sa~d maps togetk~er w~th all IEg~nds,
~nd~ce~ and explanatory no:~s thereon ~s hereby made a part af these codes
it is #urther prov~ded that ad~ustments ar~d changes may be mat~e f~er~af~er
~n the boundarEes of said zones by the Bu~ldmg D~cer to implement the
5afety Efeme~t of the General Plan as additional geolagic or subgrade data
i~ mad~ publ~c
For the purposes of these codes, all construction wrtF~rn the scope of
#hese codes that ~s within a Land Hazard Zane shall be sub~ect ta special
` design reqwremen#s whrch are necessary to effect tt~e sta#ed ~urpose of
~;
these codes Special design ret~t~~remen#s sha~l confarm to the gu~delines
of the Califomra Departmer~t of Conservat~an, D~visron af Mmes and
Geology
8.'~2.D60 Guardrails far Openable Wi~dows.
Section 509 1 of the Cal~fornia B~ilding Code is amended ta read as
#ollows
5~9.1 Where Required. Unenclosed flaar and roof openings,
open and glazed sides of stairways, a~sles, landrngs and ramps, b~lconies
or porches, wh~ch are more thar~ 30 mcfi~es abave grad~ or fl~or below,
openable windows whose sill height is less than the req~rred he~ght af a
guarctra~l, a~d roofs used far otl~e~ than sesvsce o~ t~e bu~ld«g shail be
protected by a g~sardr~il
Sect~on 4 Chapter 8 1 fi is here~y added to the Santa Mor~ica Municipa! Code to
read as follows
Chapter 8.16 Supplemental Seismic Provisions.
$.16.010 Applicatron. No~rvithstanding any provisions of the
Califarnia Buiidmg Cocie. Un4form Buildmg Code or other codes adopted by
any chapter ~n Article VE~I af this Cade to the contrary, the iacal amendments
~n this Chapter shall apply
8.16.020 Construcfion Quality Asse~rance. Sectian ~ 702 of the
Cal~farnia Building Code, and Section 3D7 af the Urnform Admmistratf~e
~~
Cade are amended to read as follows:
Structural Qbservation. Structurai vbser~ation sha!! be provEded
when one af t~e follaw~ng conditions exGSts
1 The structure is defined m Table 16-K as ~ccu~ancy Category '~,2
or 3
2 The structure ~s required to compky with S~ct~an 403
3 The se~sm~c toad res+st~r~g system of the s#n,~ct~re ~s canstr~cted,
altered, re#rofitted or repaired m accordance w~th a struct~aral desfgn prov~ded
by a licensed architect or registered engEneer
4 When so designated by tt~e arehitect ar engineer of record, or
~ When such obsenrat~on ~s specrfically required by the Build~ng
Off ce r
The owner shalf employ the e~gRneer or arch[tect responsible for the
struct~ral design, or another ~ngmeer or architect des~gnated by the
engmeer or architect responsible for t~e structura~ des~gn to per#orm
structurai observation as defined in Section 22D and herein
The own~r ar owner's representative shall coord~nate and hold a
precons#ructEOn meeting between #he eng~neer or arch~tect responsible far
the structural d~s~gn, structural obser~er, contractor, affected subcontractors
and s~ecial inspectors The structural observer st~all pres~de over the
meeting 7he purpose of the meetmg shall be to identrfy the ma~or structural
elements and connect~ons that affect the ~erf~cal ar~d laterai load syst~ms of
-,,
the structure and to rev~ew schedu~mg ofthe required abservattons A record
of the meeting st~all be mcluded in the first observation report subm~tted to
the BuiEding Officer
Observed defic~enc~es shal~ be reported m writing to #he owner's
representative, spec~af inspector, cor~tractor and the Build~r~g Of~cer Upo~
the form prescnbed by the Builcft~g dfficer, the structurai observer shalE
subm~t to the Building Officer a written statement at each significant
construct~on stage statmg that the site v~sit has been made and ider~t~fying
any reported defic~er~cies that, to the best of tfi~e structvraf nbserver's
knaw~edge, ha~e not been resolved A final report by the str~cturai observer
wi~ich accuratefy states that all observed defic~encies have been resolved is
requrred before acceptance of tt~e work by #he Build~ng Offrcer
8 16.a30 Roof Co~ering-Specia! Req~iremertts. Sect~ons
1507 1 1 and 1507 7 1 of the California Building Code, 199$ Edit~on are
hereby adapted and shall appfy to all occupancies
8.1fi.040 Concrete and Masonry ChimneysNeneer.
(a j Alterafion and Repair Standards. Section 1806 6 1 af the
Califamia Build~ng Code ~s amended by addmg thereto as foflows
Notwithstand~ng any other pro~isEOns of th~s code, when the fair
rr~arket vaiue of the cast to alter or repair an existing masonry or cancrete
chimney exceeds 10 percent of the fair market vaiue of its rep~acernent cost
with~n any 12-month penod. the entire ch~mney structure and Ets anchorage
,~
to the structure shall comply with the current requirernents af this code
(b) Rei-~forcing And Seismic Ancl~orage Section 3102 4 3 0~ the
Cal~fornia Bu~lding Code is amended to read as follows
E~ery element of a masonry or concrete ch~mney, flue, firepface, or
barbeque that extends 6 feet (1829 mm) or more abo~e grade or #hat is part
nf a bu~ld~~g and all masor~ry veneer that e~ctends rnQre than 5 feet above
ad~acent gradE s~a41 be dessgned ~n accordar~ce w~th Chapte~s 9fi, 18, ~9.
21 and 22
{c) Construction requirements Notw~thstancling Section 2104 6 2
of t~~ Califiomta Buiidmg Code #o the cor~trary, e~ery element of a masonry
or concrete cF~imney, ffue, frepiace or barbeque that ex#ends fi feet (1829
mm) or more above grade or that is part af a bu~lding sha~l not subst~tute
mortar af pounng cansisfency for grout
8 16.050 St~el Construction.
(a) Proper Standard. T~e reference standard for Division IV of
Chapter 22 of the Califarn~a Bu~ld~ng Code. Ets titie and first paragraph are
amende~ to read as follows
Di~ision 1V - Seismic Pro~isior~s for Structural Steel B~ildings
Based on SeismEC Provisions for Structural Steel Buiidings,
of the American Institute of Stee! Construction, Parts I and III
(April '[5, 9997j
(b~ Adoption Sectror~ 221 Q of the Califom~a Bu~lding Code is
~9
amended to read as fof~ows
Except for the modifications as set farth m Section 2211 and 22'I2 of
th~s di~ESion and the requirements of the buiidmg code, the seismic ciesign,
fabrication, and erectiar~ of structural steel sF~all be in accordance with #he
Seism~c Provis~ons fvr Structural Steel Bui~d~ngs, Apr~l '! 5, 1997' publrshed by
the American Inst~tute of S#eel Canstruction, 1 East Wacker Drrve, Sui#e
31 Q0, Ch~cago, iL 6Dfi01, as if se~ o~t at fer~gth herem T~e adoptran of
Se~smic Prov~sions for Struct~ral Steel Buikdfngs in th~s DivasEOn, fi~ereinafter
referred to as AISC-Seismic. shall inc~ude Part !{LRFD) and Part III (ASD)
Where ott~er co~es, standarcis, or speafications are referred to ~n this
specif~cat~an, they are to be cor~sidered as only an andication of an
acceptable method or material that can be used wEth fhe appro~al of the
Building Qfficer
(c) Design Methods. Sectio~ 2211 af #he California Building Code ~s
amended to read as follaws
When the load combinations frorrt Sectian ~ 612 2 for LRFD are used,
struct~ral steel buildmgs shal! be designed in accordance with Chapter 22
Div~sion II (AfSC-LRFD) and Part I of AISC Seismic as modified by #his
Divisio~
When the load combina#~a~s from Sect~an 1~12 3 for ASD are us~d,
structural steel buiidmgs shall be designed m accordance with Chapter 22
Di~ESion III (AISC-ASD) and Part I!I of AISC-SeismEC as modified by th~s
~o
Divis~on
(d) At~owable Stress Design. Dtivtsion V, wtitfi~ Sect~ons 22~ 2, 2213
and 2214. ~s dsEeted and not adopted in its ent~re#y
(e) Amendments #o the A1SC Seismic Provisions. Sect~on 2212 {s
here~y added to D~visi~r~ fV as folfows
The AlSC Seismic Prov~siorts adopted by thES Div~sion apply to the
sersrnic desrgn ofi structural steel members except as mocfified by this
Section
The terms 5hown m Tabie 8 9 6-A t~at appear in A1SC Se~smic shali
be take~ as indicated in the 1998 Cal~fornia Building Code
Table 8 16-A
AISC Se~sm~c ~ 1998 Cal~fomia Burlding Code
Seismrc Force Res~sting System 1 Lateral Force Resistmg System
Des~gn Earthquake l Design Bas~s Gro~nd Mot~on
Laad Com~inat~ons 4-1 !
~ Cha~ter 16 Eq 12-17
Load Combinat~ons 4-2 4 CF~apter 16 Eq 12-18
LRFp 5pec Section A4-1 i Chap#er 16 Eq 12-~
LRFD Spec -Sect~on A~-2 4 Chapter 16 Eg 12-2
LRFD Spec -Sect~an A4-3 4 Chapter 16 Eq 12-3
LRFD Spec -Sect~on A4-4 ;
~ Ghapter 16 Eq 12-~
LRFD Spec -Section A4-5 CF~apte~ 'i6 ~q '~2-5
LR~D Spec -Sect~an A4-6 ~ Chapter ~ 6 Eq ~ 2-S
~oQE I Em
The AISC Se~smic Provis~ons are modified as fo{lows
Part ~
1 SCOPE
These Prov~sions are intended for the design and constructio~ of
structural steel members and connect~ons m the Seismic Force Res~sting
Systems in buiidmgs for which the desig~ forces resultmg from earthquake
motions have been determmed on the basis of various le~els of energy dis-
sipation in the inelastic range of response These Pro~isions shall apply to
all buiid~ngs
These Provisions shall be applied in con~unction wEth Chapter 22,
Division f!. hererr~after ~eferred to as the LRFD Specification All members
and cannections m the Lateral ~arce ResistEng System shall i~ave a des~gn
strength as ~roWided in the LRFD Specification to resist ~oad Combmatians
12-1 through 12-6 {in Chapter 16) and shall rneet the requirements En these
Pro~isions Part I includes a Glossary. wh~ch is specif~cally applicable to th~s
Part. and AppendEx S
~.oads a~~ Laad Combinatior~s
The laads and load comb~natia~s shal! be those in Section 1812 2
except as modified throughout tf~ese Pro~isions
(f~ Near So~rce Factors. Item 4 of Sect~or~ 1629 ~ 2 of the
CaEifarnia Buildmg Cocfe is amEnded to read as fallows
4 The provisEOns in 5ectians 9 6 a and 9 8 b af AISC- Seismic Part
~~
I shall not apply, except for calumns rn one-story buildings ar columns at thE
#op story of mult~st~ry b~tldings
(g} Detailing Reqairements. I#erns 5 and Item 6 of Sectian
'f63Q 8 2 2 vf the Califarnia Buildmg Code are amended ta read as follows
5 Not adopted
6 S#eel efernents designed primar~ly as flexura! members or trusses
shafl have bracmg fior bath top and bottom beam fianges or chards at the
focation of tF~e support of the discontinr~ous system
(h) Structural Systems. The R rralue shown in the th~rd cofumn of
Tat~fe 16-N of t~e Californ~a Bu~ldmg Cotle f~r ordmary moment-res~st~r~g
ffames constr~cted o~ ste~l ~s here~y amended to read as the va~Ue ~4)
snstead af (4 5} and the Foatr~ot~ 6 far Table 16-N is hereby amenc~ed to
read as fallaws
6 In Seism~c Zones 3 and 4 steel ~MF's are permitted as follows
{a} Where the near source #actor N a equals one, s#ructUres are
permrtted tfl a heRght of 35 feet or for smgle story buildrngs where the
moment ~omts af field cannections are constructed of bolted end plates and
the dead load of tt~e roof does not ~xce~d 15 psf ,#he height is perm~tted to
be increased to 60 feet The dead weight of the portion af walls more than
3~ feet above the base shalf ~ot exceed 15 psf
(b) Wher~ the near source fact~r Na ~s greater than one, structures are
permrtted to a height of 35 feet where the dead weight of the floors, wails
>;
and roof da not exceed 1~ ps{
(i) 5pecial Inspectivn. ttem 5.2 ofS~ction 1701 5 5 2 ofth~ CalEfornia
Buildmg Cade is amended to reacf
Steel Lateral Farce Resisting Systems. In Seismic Zones 3 and 4,
welded ~o~nts m 5pec~al, Or~mary and Special Truss Mament ~rames and in
Special and Ordinary Concentr~cally Braced ~rames and in Eccentrically
Bracecf Frames tha# are part of the Latera! Force Resist~ng System shall be
~nspected m accardance with Section 1701 5 item 5 1 and Af SC-Seism~c Part
I Se~t~on '!6 In add~t~on to ltem 5 1 requiremer~ts. nandestruct~ve testting as
rec~uired by Sect~on 1703 of this code.
(~) Nondestructrve Testing. The first paragraph of Section 1703 a#
the Calrfarnia Building Code is amended ta rea~
ln Se~smic Zones 3 and 4. all complete-~amt-penetration groove and
partial-~o~nt-penefrat~o~ groo~ewelded ~oints fn Special, Ordinaryancf Special
Truss Moment Frames and ~n Special and Ordinary Cancentncally Braced
Frames and in Eccentr~cally Braced Frames that are sub~ect to ne# tensEle
forces as part of the ~ateral Force Res~stmg System shall be #ested in
accordance with AISC Seismic Part I Sec#EOn ~ 6 This testrng shall be a part
of the special mspectian requirements of Section 17a1 ~ A program for th~s
test~ng shall be esta#~lished by the person responsib~e for s#ructu~al des~gn
and as shawn o~ p~ans and specifications
..~
4k) Design Methads. Secti~n 22a4 of the CalifornEa 6uifdtng Code
is smendecf to read as follows
Des~gn shall be by ane of tl~e fo[iowing methods
22a4 1 Load and ReSrstance ~actor Design Steel c~esigr~ based on
load and resistar~ce factar des~gn methods shali ses~st the factored load
combinations o# SectFOn 1612 2 in accardance with the applicable
requirements of Section 2205
22Q4 2 Alfowable Stress Design Steel desigr~ based on alfowaale
stress desigr~ metho~s shali resESt tMe factorect ioa~ combinations af Sectian
~612 3 in accordar~ce with the applicable requR~emerrts af Sectron 22~~
(1} Design and Construction Pro~isions. Sectian 2205 3 af the
Califom~a BuEldEng Code rs amended ta read as foilows
Seismic Design Pro~isions for Structural Steel Steel structural
elements that resESt se~sm~c forces shall, En acftfEtion ta th~ requirements af
Section 2205 2, be des~gned ~n accardance with D~vis~on IV
(m} Steel Stud VIlall Sys#ems. D~v~sion Vllf-Lateral Resistance for
Steel Stud Wafl Systems af the Calrfornaa Build~ng Code ~s deleted in ~ts
ent~rety
8.'16.Ofi0 Wood Construction,
(a) Foundat+ons.
(1} General Limits of Wood Foundations. The frst paragraph of
Section ~ 806 1 of the California Buiiding Code is amended to read as
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falkows:
Fvot~ng and fo~andatrons, other than treated wood p~les, shafl be
constructed at masonry or concrete, shall be supported on native
undistuebed matenals ar appr~veci certEfEed fiEl, and shall extend below the
frost Ime Footmgs o# concrete and mas~nry shall be of sohd material
Foundations stapparting wood shall extend at least 6 inches (152 mm) abo~e
the ad~acentfinis~ grade Footings shall have a mmimum depth as €r~dicated
in Ta~le 18-I-C, unless another depth rs recammended by a foundat~on
~nvestigation
(2} Specific Lim~ts of Wood Foundations Supporting Masonry or
Cor~cre#e.
Exception 3 of Section 23~7 af the California Building Code is
amended to read as fofiows
3 Veneer used as an ~nterior wali fin~sh may be supported on wood
floors t~a# are designed to support the additional load and designed to limit
#he deffection and shrinkage to 116aQth of the span of the suppartEng
mem~ers
(3} Re#aining Walis. Section 2306 11 of the Califarnia Bwkdmg Code
is cleletetf En its entirety
(b) Connections
(1) Foundation Sill Plate Anchorage. Item 2 af Sect~an 1806 fi 1 af
tt~e California Buildmg Code is amended to read as follows
~b
2 Stee1 ~fate washers of mrnimum s~ze and thickness as specEfie~
~r~ 7able 23-II-L shali be used on each bolt
~2) Hold-down Gonnectors For des~gn of shear waf~s, struts,
collectors and diaphragm anchorage, hold-down connectors shaif ~se
approved cyclrc load ~afues Deformatrons of fi~o~d-~own co~nectors at ti~e~r
uftEmate cyclic loads 5hall demanstra#e deformations compatit~fe to ad~oinmg
elements Gonnector bolts into wood frammg shal! require steel plate
washer~ in accordance w~th Table 23-IE-~ A~i hold-down cor~nectars shall ~e
re-t~ght~ned ~~ast prior to enciosure of the structure
(3) Plat~ Washer Sizes. Chapter 23 of the Californ~a Building Code
is hereby arn~nded by adding the fallowmg table
Table 23-II-L. Minimum Size for Square PEate Washers
Bait Size Pfate Washer Size
,~,~ 3116~~ X 2~~ X 2~~
51$" 1/4" x 2-~/2" x 2-112"
3/4" 5I16" x 2-314" x 2-3I4"
718" 5f16`~ x 3`~ x 3"
1" 318" x 3-1I2" x 3-1l2"
(ci Shear Walls and D~aphragms
(1) Concrete and Masonry Wali Ancharage. Sectian 1633.2 9 ofthe
Cali~orn~a B~ifciEng Code ~s amended by adding #hereto as foifows
8 When designing the drapF~ragm ta compiy with tt~e requirements
stated in ~tem 7 above, the retvrn walls, fins or canop~es at entrances shall
be des~gned for seism~c de#~ectiar~ To ensure deflect~on compatibilEty with
the d~aphragm. tt~e ret~m walis and fins or canopies at entrar~ces shail be
either se~sm~cally tsolated or attacheci to the d~aphragm by ~ntegrating [ts
koads
9 The spacing of continuous ties required an ~tem 4 abo~e shall not
exceed 25 feet ~7620 mm)
1 a T~e maximum diaphragm shear ~sed to determine the depth af
t~e s~bd~aphragm s~al~ ~ot exceed 30Q po~rnc~s per foot {3 65 kNlm)
(2) Particleboard ar~d Fiberboard Shear Walls and Diaphragms.
TF~e following portians of the California Build~ng Code are F~ereby deEeted in
their entirety
(A) SectEOns 23~5 5~. 2319 4, 2315 5 fi, and 2399 5
(B} the reference ta "Particleboard vertical diaphragrns" En Secfion --
2315 1
{C) Tables 23-II-B-1.23-~1-I-2, and 23-II-J
(3) Plaster and Gypsum Shear Wafls. 5ection 2513 and Tat~~e 25-I
of the California Bu~lding Code are hereby de~eted in their entirety
{41 Structural Wood Panet Shear Walls. To accflunt forthe strength
lasses due to the cyclic nature of seism~c loading and ta provide reasanabie
drift contrfll, the ailowable non-cyclic shear values of California Building Code
Tai~le 23-~I-l-~ or those ca~c~Jat~d by the pnncrpl~s of rr~echan~cs, shaN be
~s
red~sced 25% For shear wa44s constructed with wood struct~ral pa~els of 3-
ply construct~on, the max~mum ailowat~le sF~ear s~al! be I~mited to 200
po~rnds per foat Na value shalf tae giver~ fQr wood structural sheathing
applied ove~ gypsum or plaster sl~eath~ng
{~) Fasteners. Fas#eners for wood structural panel st~eathing on
shear wails and ~raphragms shafi be common naiis w~th fuif ~eads ur~less
otherwrse approved Mechar~ically drrven commor~ naFls may be used when
the fas#ener meets the same toleraRCes for f~ead, shank anct length aliowed
~n ASTM 1fif7 for hanc#-drtiven nails
Na~ls shall be placed a minrmum of % inch f~om the pansi edges and
a mrn~mum of 3/8-inch from the edge of #he connecting membe~s for sl~ear
gseater than 3~0 pounds per faot
(6) Drift Control. Woa~ structural pa~el shear walls shall meet the
story dr~ft iimitation of Section 163~ 10 2 of the California Buald~ng Code
Gonformance to #he story dr~ft I~m~tatEan shall be de#erm~ned by appraved
cyclic test~r~g or calculat~on or anaiogies draw~ therefrom and not the use of
height-ta-width ratios
Deflect~on calcula~ter~ accord~ng to Un~form Build~ng Code Standard
23-2, Section 23 223, "Calculat~on of Shear Wall Deflec#ion." shall be
~nereased 25 percen# to account for ineVastic action and repetrtive loadmg
Calcuiated d'effectran shall incfude the contribu#ion to the cfeflection from
anchar ar t~e down shppage The slippage cor~tr~bu#ron sh~li rnclude t~e
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vertical etangatian of the metal, the ~ert~cal sl~ppage of the fasteners and
corr~{~ressroR or shrmkage of the woocf elements Tt~e total vert~cal slrppage
shall be mult~plied by the height-to-wEdth ratio of the shear wall and adcied
ta the total hor~zor~tal deflecf~an
(7) Limits on Rotatior~ and Can#ilever of Diaphragms. Except as
permitted below, lumber and wood structural panel d~a~hragms shall not be
considEred as transmitting lateral forces by rotation
Transfer af lateral forces by rotatian w~ll be perm~tted #or one-story.
attached or detached res~dent~al garages or srmrlar Group U. Div~ston ~
wood-framed struct~res with a maximum de~th normal to the open side of
25 feet and a maximum width af 25 feet pro~~ded the dia~h~agm is not
constructed of straigh# sheathing
Cant~levered diaphragms s~pparting floors or roofs above shall not
exceed 1~ percent af the d~stance bEtween lines of lateral-load-resist~ng
elements from whECh the dEaphragm cantilevers The c~epth to width ratio of
the cantile~ered portion of the d~aphragm shall not ~e less than 4 1
(d) Con~en~ional LEght Frame Construction.
(1 } Limits. For Divis~an IV-Conventional Light Frame Construction of
Chapter 23 of #he Califarn~a Buiiding Code, anly the following str~ctures may
be canstructed without an er~gi~eenng analysis per Chapters 16, 18, 19, 21,
22 and 23 af the Cal~forn~a Buiiding Code as amended by the City af Santa
Monica
~o
1 One story buildmgs housing Group R or U occu~ancies when all
a~ the followtng condi#ions exist
a The frst f~oor framing ~s supported direc#iy ~n the foundat~an sEll
plate or the floar is af slab-on-grade construction
b The surFace of the ad~oinmg ground does not sio~e more than '!
unit Wertica! m'~0 units horizontal and the ele~atian of any floor does not
change
c When present, anchored masonry o~ stone wall veneer does nat
extend more thar~ fiWe fieet above ad~acent grade
d The we~ght of the roof structure daes not exceed fifteen (15}
pflunds pe~ square foot and the weight of the roofng matenals does nat
exceed six (~) po~nds per foot
e The floor area of the structur~ or acfdition does not exceed fifteen
hun~fred {1,50~) square feet
2 For all occupancies. ~nterior nonbearmg walls per California Building
CodE Table 23-IV-B, when praper lateraf support is provided as determmed
~y th~ Bualding Officer
3~or all occupancies, roof rafters. ce~hng or floor ~aists whose spans
ar~d laadmg conform to the appropriate span tables with~n Division IV of the
California Bualding Code as cieterminEd !~y the Build-ng Offce~
(2) Braced Watl Lines. Buildings shall ~e provided w~th exterrar and
interior braced wall Imes that are supported on cantinuous fo~ndations and
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spaced no mare than 25 feet on c~n~er « both the long~tud~nal and
transverse drrectians
(3) Braced 1Nali Cor+stc~ct~on. All braced wal~ l~nes shall be
completely sheathed throughout their entrre height a~rd length wrth 15I32-
~neh StrUCturas '{ grade pfywood sheathtng ~rammg membefs for braced wa4!
Imes shalf consist af dougfas fir-larch StUds shail be spaced a maximum of
16-mches on center
Sheathing narls shail be ful~ t~eaded 1 Qd common nails, placed 1/2
~nch from pa~el edges and spaced not more ~l~an 4 inches on center at
edges and 12 inches an center al~ng ~n#ermediate framing members Sol~
piate nail~ng to loist or b~ockmg shall use ~ 6d common Rails through a
max~mum 3/4-mch ~ominal sheathing
Braced wall panels that extend the fulf height of the wall and do not
excee~ a he~ght-to-w~dth rat~o of 2 1 s~a~l be spaced a max~mum of 12 feet
on cent~r throughout a!I braced wall lines
Section 5 Chapter 8 20 is hereby added to the 5anta Monica Municipal Cod~ to
read as fo~Sows
Chapter 8.20 Special Pro~isror~s for Hillside Buildings.
8.20.0'10 App~icat~on Notwi~hstanding any provisions af the
Un~form Building Cocfe, Caiiforn~a Buildrr~g Cade or v#her codes adopt~d by
any chapter in Article Vfli ofi this Code to the contrary, the local amendme~ts
a,
~n th~s Chapter shalf apply #o the des~gn and construct~on of all hillside
buddmgs as defined herein
8.2Q.D20 Purpose. The ~urpose of this Section is to establish
minimum regulatEans for tt~e des~gn and construction of new bu~fdrngs and
additions to existirtg buildings when constructrng such buildings on or into
slopes steeper than three hor~zontai to ane vertrcal These regulations
establ~sh m~nim~m standards for seismic farce res~stance ta re~uce tl~e risk
of rn~ury or lass of i~fe in the e~ent of earthquakes
8.20.03Q Scope. The prov~sions of this Sect~on shall apply to the
design af the lateral forcE res~sting system for hiliside build~ngs at and below
the base level diaphragm The des~gn of the lat~ral farce resisting system
abo~e the bas~ ie~el diaphragm shail be m accordance wf#h the ~rov~sEOns
for seismic and wind des~gn as required elsewhere m this Chapter and the
California Buildmg Code as amended by the Ci#y of Santa Monica
Non-hab~tabie accessory bu~ldings and decks not support~ng or
supportecf trom the main building ~re exempt from these reg~lations
8.20.040 Definitions. ~or the purposes Qf th~s Chapter certa~n
terms are defined as folfows
Base Le~e) Diaphragm ~s the floor at, or closest ta. the top of the
highest le~el of the foundation
Diaphragm Anchors are assembl~es that connect a d~aphragm to the
ad~acent fountfation at the uph~il diaphragm edge
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Downhill Direction is #he descending direc#ron af the slope
approximately per~endicular to the slope contours
Foundation rs concrete or masonry which supports a builc~~ng,
mcluding foatings, stem wafls, retam~~g walls, and grade t~eams
FoundatEOn Extending [n the Downhii[ DirectioR ~s a foundatian
runr~mg dawnh~ll ar~c! approx~mate~y perper~d~culas to #he uph~~I fou~datio~
Hi{iside Building ~s any wood ~iame bu3lding a~ portion #he~eaf
constructed on or into a sfope steeper tt~an three horiz~ntai to one ~ert~cai
~fi only a portian ofi the building is supported on or into the slQpe, these
regulations appfy to t~e entire burlding
Primary Anchors are diaphragm anct~ors designed for and providmg
a d~rect connection between the d~aphragm and the uphall foundation as
descrEbed i~ Sect~ons 8 20 0~0(c) ar~d 8 2Q 050~ea(3)
Secor~dary Anchors are d~aphragm anchors designed far and
providing a red~nd~nt dia~hragm to foundation cannectior~, as described in
Sections 8 20 0~0(d) and 8 20 0~0(e)(4)
Wood Frame Build~ng ~s any bu~lding whose basic struc#ura! system
~s a bearfng wall system and whose lateral-farce-res~sting system is rr-ostly
~ight framed walls wrth shear paneEs but may aiso cor~sist, m lesser part, of
braced frames. moment frames or can#iievered cofumr~ eleme~ts
U~hit! piaphragm Edge ~s the edge af the d~aphragm ad~ac~nt and
eiosest to the h~ghest ground level at the ~e~ameter of the d~aphragm
a~
Uphill Foundation ~s the foundation parallel and closest to the uph~ll
d~apk~sagm edge
8.20.0~0 Analysis and Design.
{a) Genera[. Every hillside build[ng within the scope af th~s Sect~on
shalf be anafyzed, designed, and constructed in accordance witf~ the
proWisiQns of this Chapter When the code-prescn~ed wmd design p~oduces
greater effects, t#~e wind design shalf govern, but detailmg requirements and
fimitatior~s prescr~becf m th~s and referenced Sect~or~s shalf be followed
(b) Base Level Diaphragm-Downhil) Direction. The fallow~ng
pro~isions shall apply to #he seismic anafysis and design of the connectians
for the base E~WeI diaphragm m t~te downhifl direct~an
(1} Base for Lateral Force Design Defined. Far seismic farces
acting m the downhill direction, the base of the bu~lding shai! be #he floor at
or closest to the top of ff~e highest ~e~el af the foundat~on
(2} Base Shear. in developrng the base shearfarseismicdesign. the
~ateraf-force-resistrng system fiactor ~R) shall not exceed 4 5 far bearEng wa11
and building frame systems T~e #o#al i~ase shear shall rnclude the forces
tr~butary to the base level diaphragm mciuding forces #rom the base fe~el
draphragm
(c) Base Shear Resistance-Primary Ar~chors.
(1) General. The base shear in the cfownhall d~rectiQn shaii be
resrsted through ~r~mary anchors fram diaphragrri struts pro~ided in the base
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ie~el diaphragm to the foundation
~2} tocation of Pr~mary Anc~ors. A pr~mary anchor and d~aphragm
strut shall be prornded in line with eacE~ foundation extendrng in the downhill
direction Pnmary anchors and d~aphragm struts shall also be prov~ded
where tnterior vertical latera~ force res~sting elements occur above and m
contact with the base le~el diaphragm The spac~ng af primary anchars and
d~aphragm struts or coliectors shall rn no case exceed 3a feet
(3) ~esign o~ Primary AnGt~ors and Diaphr~gm Strt~ts. Primary
anchflrs and d~aphragm struts shail be designe~ m accarc~ar~ce w~th t~e
requirements o# Sect~an 8 20 050(f~
(4) Limitatior~s. T~e folkowmg lateral farce resrs#ing elements shall
not be des~gned ta resist seismic farces below the base level diaphragm in
#he dawnhifl d~rection
a Wooc! structural panel wall sheathing
~ Cement plaster and lath
c Gypsum wallboard
d Tens~on onfy braced frar~tes
Braced frames designed in accardance with the requirements of
Chapter 22 of the California Bu~lding Code as amen~ed herein may be used
ta transfer forces from the primary anchars and d~aphragm struts to the
foundat~on. pra~ided lateral forces do r~at induce flexural stresses in any
member o- ±he frame ar i~ the diaphragm struts Deflectiar~s af frames shali
~l6
account for the ~ariation in skope of diagonal members when the firame is not
rectangular
(d) Base Shear Resistar~ce-Secondary Anchors.
(1) General. In add~tior~ to the prEmary anchflrs requared by Sect~on
8 20 050(c), the base shear m#he downhEll directior~ shali be resisted through
secondary anchors in the uph~ll foundatian connected to d~aphragm struts in
the base le~el diaphragm
Exception: Secondary anchors are not requrred where foundations
extending in the ~ownhill direction spaced at nat more than 30 feet an
center, extend up ta and are directiy connected to the base level diaphragm
for at feast 70% of the d~aphragm dept#~
(2} Secondary Anchor Capacity and Spacing. Secondary anchors
at #he base leve4 d~aphragm shall be cfes~gned far a mtn~mum force equal to
the base shaar, ~ncluding forces tr~b~tary to the base level diaphragm, but
nat fess than 640 ~ounds per ~meal foot at allowable loadmg The secondary
anchors shall be unifarmly distributed along the uph~ll diaphragm edge and
shall be spaced a maximum o# four feet on center
!3) Design. Secandary anchors and diaphragm struts shall be
designed m accarda~tce wrth Sec#ion 8 2~ 050(f~
~e~ Diaphragms Befow the Base Level-Downhill Direction. The
following pro~isians shall a~ply fo the laterai anafysis and design of the
cannections for all d~a~F~ragrns t~elow the base level diaphragm in the
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downhili direction
(1) Diaphragm Defined. For fhe purpases af#h~s Secti~n, e~ery floor
levei belaw the base le~el dia~hragm shall be designed as a d~a~ahragm
(2} Design Force. Each draphragm below the base level diaphragm
shal! be designed for ail tributary laads at #hat ievel using a minimum seismic
farce factor not less tha~ the base shear coeffici~nt
(3) Design Force Resistance-Primary Anchors. The desigr~ force
descr~bed above shall t~e resisted thraugh pr~mary anchors fram diapF~ragm
str~ts prov~ded in each diap~ragm to the foundatron Primary anc~ors shal!
be pro~ided and desigr~ed m accordance wi#h the re~uiremen#s and
Icm~tat~ons af ~ect~on 8 2Q 05~(c)
(4) ~esign Force Resis#ance-Secondary Anchors,
(A) General. In add~tion to th~ pr~mary ar~char~ requrred above, the
des{gr~ farce in the dawnhsll directsa~ shall be fes~st~d th~ough secondary
anchors in the up~3il fou~da#ron connected to d~aphragm stru#s in each
di~phragm befow the base IeveE
Exception: Secor~dary anchors are not fequired vvhere fot~ndat+orss
ex~end~ng ~n the downhill direction, spaced at not rrtore than 3p feet on
center, extend up to and are directly connected #a each cf~ap#~ragm below the
base fe~e1 for at {east 70°lo af the ri~aphragm depth
(B) 5econdary Ancf~or Capac~ty. Secondary ar~chors at each
diapF~ragm b~fowthe base le~ei cf~aphragm shall be designed for a minimurrt
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force equa! #a the design farce b~t not less than 300 pounds per i~neal foot
at allowable laadmg The secondary anchors shall be uniformly distribu#ed
along th~ uphill draphragm ecfge and shall be spaced a maximum of four feet
on center
(C) Desigr~. Secondary ancho~s and d~apF~fagm struts shall be
d~signed in accordance wrth the pro~~sions of this Chapter
(f} Primary and Secondary Anchorage and Diaphragm 5#rut
Design. Pnmary and seconciary anchors artd diaphragm struts shall be
des~gr~ed m accordanc~ with the following prov~sions
(1} Fasteners. All bolted fasteners used to develop connect~or~s #o
wood members shall be provided with square p~ate washers at a11 bo{t heads
and nuts Washers s~al! be a minimum of 3116 ~nch th~ck and two inches
square far ane-half inch diameter bofts and 1/4 mch thtck and 2-112 inches
square for 5/8 i~ch diameter or farger ~olts Nuts shall be wrench-tightened
pr~or to co~er~ng
(2j Anchorage. The d~aphragm to foundat~on anchorage shall not be
accomplished by the use of toe nail~ng, nails sub~ect to withdrawal. or wood
in cross grain bend~ng or cross gram tension
(37 Size of Wood Members. Waod diaphragm str~ts, collectars. and
other woad members cor~nected to pnmary anchars shall not be Eess than
naminaE 3 by members The effects of eccentric~ty on wood members shall
be evaluated as required per Item 9 be~ow
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(4) Design. Primary and secondary ancharage, mciud~ng diapF~ragm
struts, splices, and collectors shail be designed for 125% o~ #~e tributary
farce
(5~ Allowabfe Stress Increase. Tf~e one-third allawable stress
~ncrease p~rmttted under Sectian '{ 6'f Z 3 2 s~na11 not be taken when #ne
warking (allowable) stress desrgn mefhod ~s used
{6) Seismic Load Factor. The sersmic load factor sf~all be ~ 7 for
steel and ca~crete anchorage when the strength desrgn method rs ttsed
(7) Primary An~hors. T~e foad path for primary anchors and
diaphragm struts shall be fully de~eloped into the diaphragm and mto the
foundation The foundation must ~e shown to be adequate to resist the
concentrated loads from the prrmary anchors
(8y S~condary Anchors. The load path for secandary anchars and
diaphragm struts s~all be fu~ly developed ~n the diaphragm but need nat be
de~elaped peyond the car~nection to the foundation
(9} Symmetry. All lateraf force foundatfon anchorage and diaphragm
strut cannecttons shali be symmetr~eaE Eccentric COnnect~Dns may be
aerm~tted wF~en demonstratec~ by caiculation or tests that a!I companents ofi
force h~ve been provided for ~n the structural ~na~ys~s ar tests
(~ 07 Wood Ledgers. Waod ledgers shall nat be used to res~st cross-
gram bendting ar cross-gram t~nsron
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{g) Lateral Force Resisting Elements Normal to the Downhill
Direction.
('1) General. Seism~c force resisting elements, acting narmaE ta t#~e
downhrll direcfion, shall be des~gned in accordance w~th the requirements of
this Sectior~
(2) Base Shear. In de~eloping the base shear fior se~smic design, the
structural system factor (R) shall not exceed 4 5 for bearing watl and burldEng
frame systems
t3} Vertical D~strsbut~or~ of 5sismi~ ~orces. Far seismic #orces
acting normal to the downhrll direct~on, the distnb~tion af seESm~c forces a~er
the he~ght af the b~~lding, us~r~g Sect~nri 1630 5 0# the Cal~#vrn~a Bu~ld~ng
Cod~, shall be determined using ~he heigh# m~asured from the top af #he
lowest levef of the burld~ng faundation to the top of tt~e utmost roof
diaphragm
{4) Drift Limita#ions. The stary dnft under aflowable loading beiow
the base le~el d~aphragm shall not exceed 0 005t~mes the story height The
#otal cir~ft from the base le~el diaphragm to the to~ of the fo~ndatian shal! not
exceed 314 fnch Where the st~ry he~ght or the he~ght from the bas~ le~el
d~aphragm to the tap of the foundation variss because of a stegped footmg
or story offset, the heig~t s#~all be rr~easured from the average height of the
top of the foundat~on The story drift sha11 not be reduced by the effect of
harizontal dEaphragm stiffness
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Where code-prescnbed wEnd forces govern the des~gn of the la#eral
farce resisting ~ystem normal to t#~e downhill direct~on, the drift I~mi#ation shall
be D 0023 far #he stary dreft and fhe total dr~ft from the base fevel ~~aphragm
to the top af the foundatior~ may exceed 3/4 inch when approved by the
Buildmg Qfficer In no case. however, shafl the drrft limitations for se~smrC
forces be exceeded
(5) Distribution of Laterai Forces.
(A) GeneraL The c~esign lateral fiorce sha1~ be dis#ri~uted ta la#eral
force resfsting e#ements ofi varying heights En accordance with tY~e stiffness
af eacln indi~idual e~ement
(B) Wood Structural Panef S~eatfied Wa{1s. The sttffness of a
stepped wvod structUral panel shear wa{{ may be detefm~ned by dtiv~d~ng the
waN ~nta ad}acent rectang~la~ elements. sub~ect ta the same tap o# uva1~
cEefiectio~ Deflect~ons of shear walls shall be cfeterm~ned pursuant to
Sect~on 8 16 06Q Sheathmg and fastening requ~rements for the st~ffest
Section shall be used for the ent~re wall Each Section of wail shali be
anchored for shear and u~Eift at each step The mmrmum honzontal length
of a step shall be eight feet and the maximum vertical height of a step shall
be two feet, ~ight rnches
(C) Reinforced Concrete or Masonry Shear Walls. Rein~orced
concrete or masonry shear walks shall ha~e forces drstribut~d rn prapartron
to thE ngid~ty of each section af the wafl
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{D~ Limitations. The faiiawmg latera~ force resisting eiements shall
not t~e desrgnec~ #o resrst ~atera~ ~forces below tF~e base leve~ d~aphragm ~r~ the
darec#ion nvrmal to the dawnhi~l direction
~ Cement plaste~ and lath
2 Gypsum wallboard
3 Tensior~ anly braced frames
Braced frames designed m accordance w~th the requirements of the
Cal~~ornia Building Code as amended by the City o# Santa Mor~ica may be
desrgned as lateral farce resrsting elerrrents m the drrectran narmal to the
downhill directian provided lateral farces do not mduce {lexural st~esses m
any member of the frame Deflections of frames shall account far the
variat~on m siape of diagonal members when the fram~ ~s not rectang~lar
{h} Specific Design Pravisions.
{1 }~ootings and Grade Beams. All footmgs and grade beams sf~all
comply with the f~llowmg
(~} Grade beams sf~all extend at least 12 ~nches beiow fhe lowest
ad~acent grade and prov~de a m~nimum 24-~nch distance horizantally from the
bottom outside face af the gra~e beam to the face of the descending slo~e
(B) Contmuo~s foa#ings shall be reinforced wi#h at least ~nro '/~ ~nch
norr~maE d~ameter steel remforcj~g bars at the top and two at the battom
{C) All mam footing and grade beam reinforcement steef shaf! be be~t
mto the intersecting footing and fully devel~ped around each corner and
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~ntersectton
{D) Af! concrete stem wa!!s shail extend from the foundat~on and
shalf be re~nforced as requ~red for concrete or masonry wa[Is.
(2) Pra#ection Against ~ecay and Termites All wood to earth
sepa~afion shafl compty with the fo~~ow~ng
(A} Where a foo#~ng or grade beam extends across a descer~dr~g
slo~~, the stem waft, grade t~eam, or foo~ing shal{ extenri up to a m~nimum
of 18 inches abo~e the hfghest acf~acent grade
Exception: At paved garage and doarway entrances to t~e buif~Eng,
the stem wall need only extend to tt~e fir~rshed concrete slab. ~ra~ided the
woad frammg is pratected with a moisture praaf barner
(B} Wood ledgers sup~ortmg a vert~cai load of more than 100 pounds
~er lmeal foat and locatecf wrth~n 48 Enches af adlacent gr~de are proF~ibrted
Gal~an~zed steel ledgers and anchar balts, with oT without wood nai~ers, or
treated or ~ecay res~stant sif! plates suppart~d on a concre~e or masflnry
seat, may be used
(3j S~II P~ates. Afl sill plates and ancho~age shafl comply w~tt~ the
folfowmg
{A} A!I wood framed walls, includmg nanbeanng walis, when resting
on a foot~ng. foundatir~n, or grade beam stem wa1~, sha11 be supported on
wood sill plates bearing on a le~el s~rface
(B) Power cir~ven fasteners shail not be ~sed to anchor sill pla#es
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except at mteriar no~t~earmg walls not cfes~gned as shear walks
(4) Column Base Plate Anchorage. The base of isotated wood posts
thaf supports a vert~cal load of 4DOQ pounds or more and the base plate for
a steel coiumn sha~l compiy witi~ the foflowing
(A} When the past or column is supported on a pedestal extending
above the #ap of a faoting or grade beam, the pecfestal shall be designed and
remforced as requ~red for cancrete or masonry calumns The pedesta~ shall
be reinforced with a mmimum of four '/2 inch nammal diarneter stee~
reEnforang bars e~ctending to the bottom of the faotmg or grade beam The
tap of exterior pedestals s~all be slo~ed for positive dra~nage
(B) The base pfate anchor bolts ar the embedded parti~R of the past
base. and the ~ertical reinforcmg bars far#he pedesta~, shall be confined w~th
two '/z inch ~or-nmal diameter steei re~nforcing bars or three 3/s inch nominai
diameter steef re~nforcing bar ties witi~in the top fi~e inches of the concrete
or masanry pedestal The base p~ate anchor bolts sha91 be embedded a
mEnimum of 20 bolt diameters into the cancre#e or masonry pedestal The
base plate anchor bofts and ~ost bases shall be galvanized and each anchor
bolt shal! ha~e at least two gai~an~zed nuts abo~e the base plate
(5j Steef Beam to Calumn Supports. All steel beam #o calumn
supports shall be pasEt~vely braced ~~ each d~rectian Stee{ beams st~all have
stiffener plafes installed on each side of the beam web at the column The
st~ffener plates shall be we~ded to each beam flange and the beam web
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Each i~race connectio~ or structural memt~er shall cansist of at least two 5is
inch cfiameter machine boits
~~) Special Inspectso~s. ~n add~t~ar~ to the ~so~~s~ons o~ ~tem 11 ofi
Section 170~ 5 of the Cahfornia Buildmg Code, speciaf ms{~~ctron shal! be
p~avsded for conr~ectmg grade beams a~d tie beams and t4~e p4aceme~t af
all pr~mary and secondary anchors
Section fi Gha~ter 8 24 of the Santa MonECa Mun~clpal Code is hereby amendeci
to read as foifows
C~apter $.24 Electrical Code.
8.2~.010 Adoption
That certam document entitled "California Electrical Cade, '! 998
Edition," except Artrcle 89-Admm~stratian, as ~ubl~shed by #he California
Bu~ld~r~g Standards Camm~ss~Qn and the Nat~onal F~re Protect~or~
Assaciation, which adopts by reference #he NatiaRal Electrical Cade, 1998
Ed~t~an. ant~ the locai amendmerits af this C{~apter, is he~eby adopted as the
Electr~cal Code of the Crty of Santa Mon~ca
8.?4.020 Local Amer~dmen#s to the Ca~~fornia E{ectrical
Code.
Notw~thstanding any pr~v~sions of the Caf~~orrna Electncal Code. or
other codes adopted by any Ct~apter in Ar#icle Vlil of the Municrpa~ Code to
ihe contrary. the folfowing local amendments shall ap}~ly
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8.24.03D Wiring.
(a) Wir~ng methads permitted by the Caiiforn~a Electrrcal Cade may be
mstalie~ pro~ided that any wirmg not having metal pra#ectEOr~ over the
conductars shafi be entirely concealed witt~in the budding structure to prever~t
and inhibrt tamperirtg
(b) Conductors for general wirmg made of alummum alfoys contain~ng
more than 50°fo alumrnum base metal shall not #~e permitted ~n diameters
smaller than No 6
8.24.040 Electrical Appliances, De~ices, Materials and Equip-
ment Regulations.
(a) Use of Approvec~ Materials. No person, firm or corporation shall
sell. offer far sale. ~oan, rent. dis~ase af by gift or prem~um, give ar atherwise
furnESh, provide or make ava~lable fior use any electricai material. c~ev~ce,
appliance or equipment, designed or in#ended #or attachment, directly ar
ind~rectly, to any electnca! systEm, circu~t or efectrical serv~ce for light, heat
or povrer m the CEty unless such electr~cal materEal, de~ice. appliance or
ec{uipment compl~es with the provisians af this Chapter The Building 4fficer
~s hereby empowered to enforce the pro~~sions of this Chapter
(b) Rati~g. All electncaf matenals, devices, appfiances, orequ~pment
designed ar ~ntended for a~tachment, d~rectly or Endirectly, to any e~ectncal
system, cErcuit or electrical service for IigF~t, heat or power, shall be aniy
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thase which conform w~th the reqcafrements of this Chapter Each such
ar~icie st~all bear or conta~r~ the maker's name, trademark o~ ~dent~f~cat~ar~
sym#~al, together wEth such rating by the manufactur~r as may be necessary
to determme the 4ntended use The correct operating voftage. amperage and
t~tal watts shall be stated ar~d no person shall remave, alter, deface or
oblrterate any such marking
(c} Approvals. A~I electnca! materials, devices, ap~liances, ar
equE~ment covere~f by and intended to be reg~tated by th~s Chap#er shalf
conform ta the pub~~shed Natianal Safety Star~dards for suct~ materials,
devices. appliances ar equipment on fiie m the office of the United 5tates
Bu~eau of Standards Cnp~eS of these standards are on fle ~n tl~e affice of
the Supervis~ng Inspector and s#~af! be open to ~nspection by tt~e publ~c
List~ng or la~el~ng by the Undervvr~ter's La4~orator~es, I~c , or ot~-er recognized
testFng laboratory w~ose standards are on file with the United States Bureau
af Star~dards shall be prima facie e~~dence of conformRty with these required
standards Where no such standards exrst for any material, devrce,
appliance ar equ~pment, the Buifd~ng Offrcer may designate a standard for
each ar~icle submitt~d, which shal] spec~fy the tests necessary #o prov~de the
degree of safety to I~fe and property as is ger~erally requ~red by the NatEOnal
Standards for approved matertals, dev~e2s, appi~ances and equ~pment n#
srmilar or related charact~r or nature
(d) Revocation. Any ap~roval grar~ted by t~e Bta~ld~ng 4fficer may be
ss
revoked ~f the electricai material, dev~ce, appfiance, or equipment is found to
be hazardous, unsuEtable for the purpose ~sed or intended, or does nat
conform w~th the s#andards under which it was appraved for use
(e) Exceptions. The provisions of this Chapter shall r~at be deemed
ta apply ~o
(1} Safe, substant~af, used ar second-hand devices or ap~~iances,
pro~ided that all parts ar eq~ipments used m rebu~iding or reconstr~ction
shall conform in all particulars with #he Natianal Standards for such artECle,
and ~rov~ded furtf~er. tt~at such artticles when affered for sale shal! have the
same degree af sa#ety to life ant~ property as may then be required in a new
articie of the same ty~e
(2) Electrccal materrals, de~ices, appE~ances and eqwpmentwh~ch are
safe and suitable far the p~rpose used or intend~c~, ~rov~ded such materials,
de~ices, apphances and equiprner~t are already fully covered and regulated
by existing faws and ordinances now in effect
(3) Vehicles or mator Wehicle equipment
{~j industrial ar cammercral appliances wt~ich are to be used ~n a
specific location. and which ha~e been subm~tted to a recagnized laboratory
for approvai as confarming t~ the standards required hereof bt~t on whicF~
final a~apro~a! ~s stiEl pending, pro~ided. however, that exemption from the
pro~isions o~ th~s Code shall be granted separately for each appiiance only
when satisfactary written e~idence has been filed that laboratory a~pro~a~
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has been app[ied for, and shall car~tir~ue in f~rce only during such time as the
Bu~fd~ng Dfficer has reas~n to be{~eve that the testmg labo~atary will g~ant
~naf approva! cert~fying comp~~ance to #he prescribed standarcts
(5) Generatmg, transformmg or conver#mg devices or appliances, nor
any de~ice or appE~ance far measuring or recording current voitage ar power
8.24.05U Used Materials.
Pre~iously used materiafs shali not be fe-used in any wark w~thout t~e
adv~nce a~p~oval of the Buti~dir~g Qfficer
8.2~.460 Temporary Service Poies and Associated Feeder
Poles.
(a) The minimum 51ZE of a wood pole used to s~ap{~ort service
eq~ipment. d~stribution equipment and/or cond~ctors shall be 6 inches by 6
~nches (nominal} if square. or ha~e a top diameter of at least 5 mches rf
round, and be of suffic~ent iength to maintain ali required Qverhead
cleacar~ces as specifred m th~ Californ3a ~lectr~cal Cade, Section 2~5-18. but
~n any case, shall not be fess than 20 feet lo~g The lower end shal! be
embedded r~ot less than 4 feet in the graund An appr~ved seff-su~portmg
pole af a materiaE ather than woad. Ef of equi~alen# strength. may be used
See Electrical Serv~ce Requirements of the Serving Ager~cy or Servmg Ut~lity
for poles exceedmg more tt~an 16 feet abo~e grade
Exception: A 4-~nch #~y 4-+nct~ (nominal} wood pole. or equ+r+aler~t,
embedd~d 4 feet m the ground, shafl be permitted for distr~bution pafes used
bo
to su~po~#temparary wrring far atherthan constructian power rn conformance
w+th Art~cle 3Q5 of the Cal~fornia Electrical Code and iocated ~n areas
accesstbte to pedestr~a~s anky.
(b) ProvES~ons for Temporary Services.
(1) Service Equipment. The service squipment rncludmg meter
e~closures s~aN be prap~rfy sdent~fied for the ~r~tended use
(2) Wiring Methods. Raceways on temporary service pofes s~all be
ngid m~tal con~uit, efectrical metallic tut~~ng or schedule 80 r~gid nonmetailic
condutit The raceways shal~ be supported at mtervais nat #o exeeed 3~eet
Metall~c raceways shall be enclosed by woad moldmg or nonmetallic cor~dui#
nat less than S feet below the s~rvice head
(3) Protective Wood B~ock. A4-~~ch hy 4-mcn ~rotective woad biock
shall be ti~rough-bolted to waaden pofes imrr~ediately abo~e metal~~c service
heads or open non-~nsulated grounded conductors The block shalE ~e
p~aced ~n a'Iz-ittch gain on round waod poles
(4) Receptacle Outle#s. ~ 20-~olt, single-phase, ~~- and 2~-ampere
receptac~e outfets shall have ground-fault interrup#ers for persannel
protect~on Rece~tacles ofi different ~altage and current ratings shail nat }~e
~nterchangeable
See the Californ~a Electrica! Code, Article 240 for O~ercurrent
PTOtectior~ of Conductors and Article 250 far Grounding and Bonding
requirements
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If a rnade pipe or rod efectrode ~s used for groundmg, it shall be driven
at 1~ast 8 feet Ento ti~e ea~th and spaced at least 18 mches from t~e pofe
8.24.070 Underground Concrete Vaults and Handholes.
(a} Scope: The following requrrements apply to the use of specraily
constructed underground concrete vaults and to har~dhofes
(b} Defir~itions:
(1} Vaul#. A chamber ir~ an underground condu~t d~str~bution system
containing sufficient working space and a~ entrance for personnel
(2) Handhole. A cF~amher smalier than a ~auit 3n an undergro~nd
condu~t d~stnbut~on system hav~ng a removable cover and used in li~u af a
IRSted puil box
(c) Concrete Vauft Provisions:
(1) T~e rnside dimens~ons of an underground concrete ~aul# s~afl bE
not less tF~an 4 feet in width and 4 fee# in fength
(2) The inside he~ght shall be not less than 5 feet behnreen the floor
and the top or ceiling
(3) CsrcuSar access o~enmgs shaN be not 4ess than 26 inches ~n
d~ame~er and rectangular access opertings shall ~e not fess than 24 ~nches
by 26 inches
(4) Vaults shall be rnstalled only in permar~ently accessible iQCat~ans
outs~de of buifdings
{~} WFtere ex~osed to vet~icular tra~c, the enclosures and the~r
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refated covers shafl bE designed for that purpose
(6} Where sub~ect #o mundatian or expas~re to the elements, co~ers
shall #~e suitably sealed
~7) Canduits sf~alf enter the vault in a manner c~ns~stent w~th the type
of wirmg method used in accordance with the following
{A} Conduits shall enter the enclosure t~raugh tt~e walis and be
termma#ed in a mannerthat provides su~tabie protect~on forthe type of w~ring
rnethod used
(B} Condurts er~terrRg t~e enelosure walfs shall term~nate nat ~ess than
2 inches fram the ~ottom or ane foot fram the top
(C) Direct buriai conductors shall enter the enclosure by rneans of
conduit nipples which shali be suEtabty sealed
(8) Suitable watl supparts or racks shall ~e provided to secure open
conductors ~n a fExed posEtion,~ ir~c~es or mare abave the floor
(9] Walis and f~oors shall be made of cancrete ha~ing a mrnirnum
th~ckness of 6~nches Ceil~ngs shall be made of cQncrete having a mcnimum
th~ckness of 8 inches Vault d~mens~ons shal~ be not less than set forth in
Article 370 of the CaEifomia Eisctncai Code
(~ 0) Exposed noncurren#-carrymg metal parts o#equipment, cond~ctor
supports or racks, conduits and other metal appurtenances, inciuding any
rnetal cover a~d jts supporting rmg. shal! be banded toge#her and connected
to a common ground The s~ze Qf the groundmg means shall be as
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prescribetf in Section 250-95 of the Cafifornra Eiectrica4 Co~ie Where tt~e rt~n
rs exposed, the grounding canductar shall be not smaiier than # 8 AWG
(d) Handholes Provisions.
Except as madified by th~s Su~sectian, #t~e p~-avrssor~s af Subsect~ans
(c)-4 through {c}-10 for ~aults shall apply ta handhofes
(1) The hand}~Qid shall be so designed that the cond~ctors may be
pulled. spl~ced or QtherwESe handled w~thout requ~nng a person ta enter the
enclosure
~2} The mmimum dep#h of handhol~s shail be i$ mches and the wEdth
shall nof be less than half the depth Handholes shall not exceed three foot
in de~th from finrsh grade to the bott~m of the handhold
(3) Cor~ers for handholes shaii be fuil opernng, made of carbor~ st~el
floar ~late or equivalent. a~d shafl ha~e a min~mum thickness of 1/4-~nch.
except when they are s~ab~ected to ~ehrcular trafFc
(e} Prefabricated cor~crete ~axes and the~r covers that afe des~gned
for the purpose af handholes, having dimer~sions I~ss than set fartFt in
Subsections (c) and (d} of this Section, may be used as vaul#s ar~d
handholes where spec~f~cally approved by the Bu€lding and Safety D~u~s~nn
Sect~on 7 Chapter 8 28 rs hereby added to the Santa Mon~ca Municipal Cade to
read as folfaws
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Chapter 8.28 Mechanicat Code.
8.28.D70 Adoption.
That certain dacument entitled "California Mechanical Code, 1998
Edition," publ~shed by the Califamia Buiiding Standards Commission and the
Internat~onal Confere~ce of Buiid~ng Officials, except Chapter ~-
Adm~nistration, wh~ch adapts by reference #he Un~farm Mechanical Code,
~997 Edit~an, and the iocal amendmen#s of this Chapter, are hereby
adopted, as the Mschanical CodE of the CEty of Santa Monica
8.28.020 Laca{ Amendments to #!~e California Mec~anical
Code.
Natwithstanding ar~y pro~rsions of tt~e California Mechantcai Code or
other codes adopted by any Chapter in A~#icle VIlI of the Municipai Code to
the contrary, #he foliowmg local amendments shaf~ apply
8,28.030 Grease Duct Supports.
Sect~an 507 3 3 ofthe Caiifornia Mechanical Gode ~s amended to read
as #ollows
Duct bracing and supports shall be of noncambustible material
securely attached #o the structure. of na# less than the gage required for
grease duct construction an~ ~esigned to carry gra~i#y and lateral laads
withm the stress limitations of the Calrforn~a Bu~~d~ng Code Bolts, screws,
nvets and other mechanicai fas#eners shall not penetrate duct walls
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8.28.~40 Low Temperature.
Secti~n 5Q.8 7 4 ofthe Califvmia MecE~anical Code ~s amended ta read
as folfows
~a8.7 4 Low Temperature. Type I hoods where the cookmg
equ~pment ~nciucies !ow-t~mperature appltances such as medium-to-iow-
temperature ranges, roasters, roasting ovens, pastry ovens, p~zza ovens and
eq~rpment appro~ed for ~se under Type II hood
Section $ Chapter 8 32 is hereby added to the Santa Monica Munic~pal Cod~ to
read as follows
Chap#er 8.32 Plumbing Code.
8.32.Q70 Ado~ation.
That certain dacument enti~ied "Califiom~a Plumbrng Code, 1998
Edifion," as pubiished bythe Cafifornia Bwlding Standards Comm~ss~on and
the International Assoc~ation of Piumbmg and Mechan~cal OtFiciafs, exce~t
Chap#er 1-Adman~strat~on, whfcf~ ~ncorporates by reference the Uniform
Plumbing Code and the locai amendments of th~s Chapter, are hereby
adapted as the Qlvmb~ng Code of the C~ty af Sa~ta Monica
8.32.02U Local Amendments to the California Plumb~ng
Code.
Notw~thstandmg ar~y provESions af the California Plumbing Code or
other co~es a~opted by any Chapter ~r~ Art~cEe Vt}I of the Municipal Code to
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the contrary, the fallowmg iocaf amendments shall app~y
8.32.03Q MedE~am Pressure Gas.
The approval o# the use of "Medium Pressure Gas" as defined in
Section 12'f 8 of the Cal~fornia Plumbing Cade for any bu~ldmg or bwldmg
service equcpment as defined an Section 103 af th~ Uniform Admrnistrative
Code is hereby specifically resenred to the Bu~ldmg Officer Approval of the
use of "Med~um Pressure Gas" shall he ~n writing for each specific use or
applECation and shal~ indicate any conditions ar requirements far tt~e
installation A copy of the written appro~a! shall be transmitted to the
appiicant.
8.32.04Q Water Softener llsing Dry Wel#s for Discharge.
Water softener systems using dry wells for the discharge of efFiuents
are prohibited
Excep#ion When appro~ed by the Building Officer, sys#ems w~th
regeneratian cycles d~scharging q~antit~es af tatal dissolved solids that do
not exceed those stEpulated ~n the water q~afity ot~~ect~ves set hy the
Reg~onal Water Qual~ty Con#rol Board shall t~e permitted
8.32.05U Corrtbined Storm Drains and Sewers
Section 1~ 04 3 af #he Califom~a Plumbing Code is hereby deleted in
its entirety
Section 9 Chapter 8 36 is hereby added to the Santa Monica Munictpal Code to
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read as follaws
Chapter 8.3~ Energy Code
8.36.010 Ado~tion
TF~at certam d~cument ent~tled "CaEifornia Energy Cade. 1998
Edit~on," which is Part 6 of T~tle 2~4 of the Cafifiorn~a Code of Regulat~ons , as
~u~iished by tf~e Cal~fomra Build~ng Standards Commissron anc! the
Int~rnatEOnal Conference af Bu~ldmg Offic~als, is t~ereby adopted as the
Energy Code of the C~ty af Santa Man~ca
Sec~ian 10 Chapter 8 40 ~s hereby added to the Santa Monica Municipal Code to
read as folfows
Chapter 8.44 Fire Cocfe.
8 4~.410 Adopt~on
T~at certa~n dacument e~tatled "Ca4~forn~a F~re Code, 1~98 Edit~on",
as publisinec# t~ythe California BU31~irtg Standards Comm~ssion, lnternattonal
Conference of Building Officers and Westem Fire Chiefs Association, which
incorporates by reference the Uniform F~r~ Code, 1997 Edition and the local
amencfinents of this Chapter and Chapter 8 44 are hereby adapted, as the
Fire Code of the City o# Santa Monica
8.4~ ~20 Loca~ Amendments to the Cafifornia Fire Code.
In at~d~t~an to the 1998 CalEfornia F~re Code, thase certa~n documents
ent~tled "Unrform FEre Code Standards. ~f997 EdRtian", Appe~dix Chapters I-
bs
A, I-B, I-C. II-B, II-F, II-G. II-H, I~-I, II-J, fll-A. III-B. ~II-C, IV-A, IV-B, IV-C, V-A,
VI-A, VI-B, VI-C and VI-D of the "Unifarm Fire Ca~e, 1997 Edition", as
publ~shed by the Ir~ternat~onal Conference of Building OfFcers and Western
Fire Chiefis Associat~on and the "National F~re Codes, 1999 Edstion,"
pubiished by #he Na~ional Fire ProtectEOn Association, and the iocal
amendments of Chapter 8 44 are ~ereby adopted as part of the Fire Code
o# the City of Santa Mon~ca
Sectran 11 C~apter 8 44 is hereby added to the Santa Manica
Municipal Cade to read as follows
Chapter 8.44 Fire and Life Sa#e~y Prevention RequErements.
8.44.010 Application.
N~~nnt~standing any provisions of the Uniform Building Code,
Cal~forn~a Bu~lding Code, Un~form Fire Code, CalifarnEa Fire Code, Califorr~ia
Buildir~g Standards Code, State Housing Law ar ather codes adopted by any
Chapter ~n Art~cle V]!i of the Municipal Code to the cor~#rary, the followmg
lacal amendrt~ents shal! apply
8.44.02E} Purpose
The pur}~ase Qf this Chapter is ta promote public safety and welfare
by reducing the cumulative impact of certa~n mdi~idual constructGan and
~uilding pro~ects. each with an mcreased poten#ial demand on #he rescue
and fEre suppression resources of #he commurnty The City Counci~
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establisheS the pol~cy nf reguiat~ng ~oth new and ex~s~mg b~ildings in th~s
class by requiring approved automatic fire e~ct~ngu~shmg and c~et~ction
systems, standpi~es, fire res~st~ve d~ar~, and ather construction to be
pro~ided ir~ thes~ struc#ures at the t~me of their construction, co~versior~,
aiteration and ma~ntenance so as to significantly reduce the paten#ial
c~~ma~d fxom sEmultaneous ~r~c~~ents on emergency sesvrce resavrces
8.44.03U Scope
The provis~ans of this Cha~ter shall apply ta al~ new ar~ci existmg
buildings within the City. as +nc~icated below Structures for which a building
perm~t has beer~ ~ss~ed pr~ar to ,luly 1, ~ 999, sha~l be considered as existEr-g
buildings
8.44.040 Definitions.
For purposes o~ th~s Chapter, the follaw~ng defn~tions sha11 app~y
Ful! AuComatic Fsre Sprinicler System ~s a syst~m that meets the
requ~rements of the Fire Code adop#ed by Chapter 8 40 of #he Munic~pal
Code
Automatic F~re De#ection A~arm System Es a system that compiies
w~th Santa Monica F~re De~artment requErements and cs an approved
arrangement of smoke, rat~-of-nse. f~xed temperature or any other detector
whieh is appro~ed #or the ~se mtended The system shall aler# all occupants
of a bu~ldting m case a# f~fe and, when reqr~~~ed by th~ F~Fe CF~~ef, nati~y the
Fire Department through Central Station Monitaring
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8.44,0~0 Requiremer~ts for Automatic Fire Extinguishing and
Protectian Sprinkler Systems
(a) When Required. An approved automa#ic fre sp~inkler system
sF~al! be mstalled as set forth in this Chapter under the fallowing conditions
('~ } !r~ al! new const;uctEO~, w+tho~t regasd ta floor area or a~ea
separation walls
(2) T~roughout any existing bwld~ng wher~ there is a change in
occupancy classification #o a rnore hazardous D~vis~on, as shown m Table
8 44-A belaw ~r as ~e#ermin~~ by tt~e Fire CY~~ef
TABl.E 8.44-A'
D~GR~E OF QCCUPANCY HAZARD
RANK OCCUPANCY CLASS
~ 1 Groups E and I
2 Groups A, ~rv~sions 2 and 2.1
3 Group R. ~iv~sion 1 and Group A, Di~ision 3
~3. Group H, Di~isions 1, 2 and 6
5 Graup H, D~v~s~on 3, 4, 5, T and 8
6 Groups B, F, and M, Group S, Divisions 1 and 2
~ 7 Group 5, Dwisions 3, 4 and 5
~ 8 Group R, Di~ision 3
~ 9 Group U. Division 1 ~
' To use the table - Step 1 Fmd the existing Occupancy Class~fication or
DIV1SiOT1 II~ t~lB OCCUp~flCy CIa55 COfURIfI Step 2 I# #he new Occupancy
Classificatron or Div~s~on is ranked abo~e the ex~stir~g class, then the en#ire
~t
~u~ldi~g requEres a full automat~c fire sprink(er system
(3) ThroughoUt any ex~stmg buifdmg wF~enewer more than f~fty percent
(50°10) cumulative, flfthe ex~sting floor area, inciudmg mezzanir~es, is added
to and/or remodeled with~n tt~ree calendar years
(4) Throughou# any ex~sting bwldir~g whenever more than fifty p~rcent
(5D°lo} of the roof struct~re Es exposed
(5) Throughout any existmg bu~ldmg whene~er more #han fifty percent
(5~%} af the tinterio~ or exter~or walls or part~tiar~s a~e expased
(6) Thro~ghaut any existrng buildmg whenever an aciditional story is
added
Exce~tion An automatic fire sprrnkler system is not requ~retf, in an
exrsting single-family dwelling, wher~ the addecf story does not mcrease
existing perm~tted floor area by more than 33-1/3 percent
(7) Throughout a~y ex~st~r-g bwldmg ar structure determined to be
used primarEly far public assemi~fy m~re than 5,000 square feet m total fioor
area This Subsectivn shall nat apply to buiEd~ngs or structures w~tf~ an
approved full automat~c fire sprmicisr system or ta ci~urches and theaters with
fixed seatmg
(8) Throughout the ent~re floor of any existmg non-resEdentrai budding
equ~pped with a partiaf fire spnr~kler system whenever more than fifty perc~nt
(50°fo) af the floor s~ace ~s altered or reconfgureti
(b) Exceptions. The requ~rements of Subsection (a} above shall not
,~
apply to
(~) Hosp~tals as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 1250
(2) Burldings usecf exclusively as apen parking garages
(3) Burldrngs such as ~ower plants, foako~t towers, steepfes, gra~n
houses, and similar structures with noncontmuous human occupancy only
when so determined by the F~re Gh~ef
(4) Bu~ldings owned k~y any public agency or sc~oa! distr~ct
(c) When a fire spr~rtkler system ~s required in any building that daes
not have a~esignated occupant and use at the t~me fire sprmk~er plans are
submitted for appra~al, the system shall be des~gned and mstalled to defi~er
a minimum dens~ty of not less than that required for Ordmary Hazard, Group
2. with a minimum design area of nat less #han 3,0~0 sc~uare feet
When a subseque~t change in occupancy cfassification requires the
fire sprinkler system to deli~er a higher m~nimum dens~ty, ~t shalf be the
respansibili#y of the bufldmg owner #o upgrade the system to the required
density for the new use
8.44 4fi0 Enforcement
When Et is determined that a building does not comply with the
requirements of Sectian 8 44 050 of the Munkcipa) Code, the owner shall be
se~ved with a natice by regis#ered or certified maii, return receipt r~quested
and the notECe shall be deemed served on the date ~t is placed ~n the Un~ted
States Postal System The notice st~all specifjl the manner m wl~~cf~ the
~~
builtfmg fa~ls to meet the m~n~mum requfrer~nents af this Chapter It shall
direct that plans be submitted to and that necessary perm~ts be obtained
from the F~re Departrnent not iess #har~ n~nety (90} ~ays after the servECe of
the notice, ancf that correct~ons t~e completed not later than ane year after
service of the not~ce
8.44A74 Notsce of Non-compt~ance.
Any bu~ldmg or structufe fa~ling to meet the provisions o~ Sectian
8 44 050 of the IVlun~c~pa1 Code shall be posteci w~th a nat~ce af nor~-
conformance The not~ce s~all be posted at #he marn entrance of the
str~ct~re or structures, or as close thereto as reasonably passibl~, ~ntil ai~
requRred wark has been completed to ~he satfstaction of the Fire Chief
8.44.080 Standards.
The F~re Chief and Building Officer are ~ointly authorized t4
promulgate star~dards regarding the Ens#ailat~on and ty}~e of automat~c fire
sprinkler systerr~s requ~red by Sectron 8 44 0~0 of the Municipal Cods
8.44.E?90 High-Rise Building Requirements.
New buildmgs or structures housing any occupancy classification
i~aving floors used for human occupancy more th$n fifty-five feet abo~e the
low~st level of ~rre Department ~ehicie access shal! comply with the high-nse
bu~ld~ng Tequrrements contained in Section 403 of the Caiifornia Build~ng
Code. 1998 Edit~on
~a
These reqwrements shall nat ap~ly to
(1 } Hosp~tals as defined ~~ Health anti Safety Cade Secttiar~ '! 250
(2) Bu~fdirtgs used exc~~sively as oper~ parkmg garages
(3) Bu~ldings such as power plants, iaokout tawers, steeples, grain
hfluses, and sim~lar structures with nancontinuous h~mar~ occupancy only
when so determined by the ~~re Chief
(4} Buddings owned by any pu~lic agency or school clistrict
Any f~ll automatiC fire sprir~lcler system mstalked m any h~gh-rrse
bu~lding shall ha~e two connect~ons with controi valves to independent risers
on each floor kevel, w~th ~ach r~ser beEng a~ the size necessary to s~pply the
required water supply
8.44.1pQ Smoke ~efectors - Exis#ing Residentiat
Occupancies.
(a) Ger~eral. In every ex~st~ng apartment, d~nrell~n~ unit, guestroom,
one or two family dwell~ng or condomirnum, hotel or motel rOOm, smok~
detectors shaiE be ~nstalled ir~ accordance wit}~ the provis~ons of this Sectian
(b} Ex~sting Group R Occupanc~es. On or befare July 1, 2Q01
approved and listed smoke detectors, which may be ~attery-powered, shall
be ir~stalled and located in accordance wrth Sec#ion 1 D07 2 9 2 of the
Cal~fornaa Fire Cade
(c} R~sidential Qccupancy Remode~s. Approved and listed smoke
detectors. wt~ich meet th~ pro~rsioRS of Sections 310 9 1 3 and 3'f ~ 9 1 4 a#
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t#~e Cal~fomia Build~~g Cade, shall be installed when a~y of the foUow~ng
oceurs~
(1) addition of a story which increases total floor are~ by more 33-113
~ercent, or
{2) more than ~0% of the existmg roof struct~re is removed, or
~3~ the floor area of an exES#~ng res~dence w~th a flaar area of 1,~00
sq~are feet ar less ir~creases more t~an 75%, or
(4) the floor area of an exis#ing res~dence wi#h a~loor area ot more
thanl.O~D square feet increases more than 50°/a
(d) Transfer o# Property. Priorto the saie orexcha~ge af res~dential
bt~ildings sub~ect to Chapter 9 48 of t~is Municipal Code, the seller sl~all
certify, on the report af residential building record, that a~proved and listed
smoke detec~ors have been installed Smoke detectors, which may be
battery-powered, shalR ~e jnstalled a~d ~oca#ed ~r~ accordance wEtk~ Gal~#am~a
Fire Code, S~ction 1007 2 9 2
(ej Maintenance. Smoke detectors shall be maintamed an an ogerable
conditian at all times Detectors shafl be tes#ed, mamtamed ar~d cieaned at
least ar~nuafly by the builcfEng owner Proof of ma~ntenance and cleaning
shall be ma~ntamed by the burld~ng owner for a minimum of five years New
~atteries shail be Ensta!!ed ~n smoke detectors annuaUy or m accordance w~th
the ma~ufact~rer's ir~s#ructions When Et is eietermined that any mstalfed
smoke detector was manufactured more than 10 years prror to the effective
;b
da#e of this Chapter, tt shall be re~laced
Exceptior~ S~ngle-fam~ly dwelEmgs, which are owner accup~ed, do not
need ta ma~nta~n a wntten record of proaf of rnamtenance and clea~ing
(f} Sen+ice. Smoke Detectors shall be tested, cleaned, serv~ced, and
replaced as neec~ed every five years by a f~censed C-10 e~ectrical/fire alarm
contractor Wntten fecord of the serv~ce far each detector shall be
marntained by the building owner and shall be macie avaikable for review by
the F~re Depa~tment upon r~quest Wr~tten certification of the required five
year serv~ce sha11 be submitted to the F~re Prevention Di~is~on of #he Fire
Departmet~t
Exceptian Single-family dwellings. which are owner occupied, do not
need to maintain a wr~tten record
(g) Hearing Impaired Qccupants In a dweliing unit occupied by
ane or more heanng ~mpa~recf persans, each smake detector shall cause the
operatEOn of a~~roved notification applEances for the hear~ng impaired
Visibie notifcatian applrances used in rooms where heanng impaired
persans sleep s#~all have a mmimum rat~ng of 177 candela for a maxcmur~
room size of 14 ft by 16 ft Far larger rooms, the notrfcation appiiance shall
be located within 16 ft af where the pillow ~s narmally located Wall mounted
v~sual na#ifieat~on appliances wh~ch are part of a smoke detectar shall be
located between faur and twelve ~nches below the ceding measured to the
tap of the smoke c~etector V~s~al notrfrcation applEa~ces m non-sleeping
areas shal~ have a mmimum ra#~ng of 15 candela_
Exceptran Where a vrsual notification appl~ance in a sleeping room
~s mounted more t~an 24 inches befow the ceiimg, a mmimum ra#mg af 110
candela shall be permitted Since hear~ng deficits are often not readily
a~parent, the respans~bility to advise the ~roperty owner or manager shall
rest w~tn the hearirtg ~mparred party The responsibilrty for complrance shafl
rest wrth the pro~erty owner or manager
8.44.410 Standards for Fire Protection Sys#ems.
(a} General. Fire Protec#ion systems shall eonform to the standards
adapted by Cha~ter 8 40 of the Mu~ic~pa! Code ar~d to sup~lernental
requ~rements of the F~se Chief
(b) System Monitoring Atarm systems, required by Chapter 8 40
of the Municipal Code shall be monitored by an appraved and listed central
stat~on Exc~p#~an Fire sp«nkler systems canta~nmg less than one hund~ed
heaas may be pro~ic~ed with a locai alarm
(c~ Annunc~ation a~d Gontrol. Ext~nguishing systems shall ~nclude
cantrol valves and s~gnal~ng devsces ta control and mdtca#e system opeiattion
by fEoors ar other a~~ro~ed subdivisions An approved annunciator panel
shali b~ provided in an approved location near the princ~pal entrance
(d) Fire Departm~nt Connections and System Zones. Systems
shall be pro~ided w~th listed Fire Department connect,ons at apprv~ed
locations an public street frontages Multrple ex#enor cor~nection~ and system
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zones shall be rnterconn~cted
(e) Design, Approval, AccePtar~~e, Testing and N{aintenance. Fire
alarm systems shall be mamtaa~ed m a~ operable condit~an at all t~mes
When required by the Fire Chief, an approved fire watch shaE! be provided
and maintair~ed while a fire anc~ life safety system is moperative or ~mpaired
The fire watch s~alf be ma~ntamed untd the ~noperati~e or impaired system
is restored a f~lEy operat~onal cartdition and a test is appro~ed by the Fire
Department
{f} Approval, Acceptance, Testing of New Fire Aiarm Systems.
New fire alarm systems shall be designed, mstalled, tested and mamtamed
m accordance w~th the provisions af the National Fire Alarm Code pu~ilished
by the Nationaf Fire Protection Associat~on
(g} Existing Fire Alarm Systems. Exist~ng f~re alarm systems shall
be tested and maintained in accordance witl~ the pra~isions of the Nat~anal
Fire Alarm Code
8.44.120 SeismEC Protectian of Fire Sprinkler Systems.
(aj General. This Section shall be a~~licable to al! ex~stEng automat~c
fire sprinkler systems mstalled pr~or to January 1. 1996 At the time ~f
requ~red fi~e (5) year serv~ce, the se~smic protectian of all automa#ic fire
spr~nkier systems sha~l be inspected in acco~dance with this Section The
C-16 contractor ~erformmg th~ inspectian shail prepare a written notice of
system deficienc~es, whict~ shali be submitted to #he Fire Prevention Division
~g
{b) Standard. Seismic protecti~n shall comply with the 1996 Edifion
af NFPA ~3, Standard for the Instaliation of Autamatic F~re Sprmkfer
Systems
(c) Restricted Fasteners. Thro~gh balts w~th washers ar~d n~ts shal!
be used to secure earthquake brac~ng rn wood rnembers ~ag screws shall
not be used to secure langitudinal bracmg in wood members
Powder-dr~~en studs shall not be ~sed to secure earthquake bracing in
concrete or masonry members When it is ~etermined that powder-driven
studs have been used, they shall be re~iaced w~th an approved fastener
(d} Suspended Ceilir~gs. Ceilings shall be braced with splayed
se~smic brac~ng w~re
(~} Unsupport~d Sprinklers Sprmkler drops longer than 8 feet sha11
be braced wtth sp~ayed se~sm~c ~rac~ng wire
{~ Armo~ers. Rrmovers ~sed to pas~t~on sprE~kle~ ~eads m cetif~flgs
shall ~e braced ~nrith sp~ayed seism~c bracir~g wire
(g) Branch lines. A listed wrap-around hanger sh~ll be installed on
all branch lines withEn 18-~nches of the end
(h} Unlisted Mechanical Couplrngs. All unlisted mechanical
couplings shall be replaced with approved and listed rr~echanical couplings
{i) Unbraced Systems_ Listed bracing shalf ~e instaEled in
accordance with NFPA ~ 3. 199fi Edi#ion
(~) Threaded Pipe. All sprinkler systems shall use shop-welded
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branch I~nes The branch Imes sha11 be secured to crass-mains by appro~ed
g~oo~ed mec~an~cal fttings Longifudinal and la#eral bracmg shal! be
Enstalied on feed mains, crass-mains and branch ~ines large~ than 2 5 mches
Brac~ng shal! be installed on smalier branch lines that could s#rike light
fixtures, bt~~ldmg system campanents, and buFldmg structural members
(k) Threaded Pipe Sway Bracing. No th~n wafl pipe shall be used
fior sway bracGng Pipe used shall be mrnimum Schedule 40
(I) Reta~n~ng Straps. A~! C-clamp ty~e hangers sf~all be equEpped
w~th retairnng straps
(m) Notifcation and Enforcement. NotEficat~on, enforcement and
c~mpliance shall be in accordance with Sections 8 44 Ofi0 and 8 44 07D of
the Municipal Code When it is de#erm~ned tha# an exist~ng autamatic fire
spnnkler system does not meet the minimum standard, the buiEdfng owner
shall be notified ~n accordance with this Subsection
8.44 130 Plans and Specifications
Prior ta ~nstallation of ar~y automatic fire extinguishing, life safety or
fEre protect~on system required by this C~apter, the Fire Chief shall appro~e
the plans and spec~fications for the system
8.44.940. Fire Retardant Roa~ng.
A!I roofs shall be Class A or B roofing assemblies ir~ accordance with
Unifarm Build~ng Code Standard '15-2 The use of non-f~re-rEtardant woad
sf~Engles or non-frre-retardant shakes for new or replacement roofing is
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prohibited
Sectron 12 Ct~apter 8 48 ~s hereby added to the Santa Mornca Mun~cipal Co~e to
read as follows
Chapter 8.48 Buiiding Secunty.
8.48.0'!0 Pt~rpose.
(a) The {~urpose of this CF~a~ter is to pro~ide mm~mum standards to
safeguard property and puhlEC welfare by regulating and controfl~ng t~e
clesign. construction, and quality of materra~s, a~d the location and
marntenance of all buildmgs and structures withrn the City of Santa Manica
in compltiance with Sectior~ ~405~ of the Caltiforrna Penaj Cade, relat~ng to
Building Security
(b) Secur~ty methads shall nat create a haza~d to !~#e by obstructmg
any means of egress or any apen~ng which is cfassifi~d as an emergency
exiting facility Secunty pravis~ans shall not supersede tFte safety
reqwrements relating #o latch~ng or IockEng devices on exRt doors wh~ch
wauld be cantrary to the pro~ES~ons of this Chapter or be construed to waive
any other prov~sion of these Coc3es
8.08.020 8.48.020 Scope.
UnVess specified atherwise, t~-e pro~isio~s of ti~is Ct~apter shalE app}y
to ali new construction a~d conclomtrnum conversions
A~y bu~iding as def~ned ~n tt~e Ca4~forrna Buildmg Code ar~d Ti~ie 19 of
S'_'
the Ca~~fiom~a Adrnir~istrative Code, reqwrrng specEal type releasing, iatch~ng,
o~ locl~+ng de~+~ces, other tha~- descr~bed he~em, s~al! be exempt fram the
pro~~sions hereof relat~ng to locking d~~ices of intenor a~dlor e~erior doors
8.48.03D Defin~itions.
For the p~rpose of this Chapter certa~n terms are defined as follows
"Appro~ed" means certified as mee#ing the re~u~rements of this
Chapter by the enforc~ng authorrty or its au#horized agen#s, vr by other
officEals des~gnated by law ta give approval on a part~cufar matter ~ealt w~th
by the pro~is-ons of th~s Ct~apter wrtfi~ regard to a g~~ten material, motle of
construction, piece ~f ec~uipment or de~ice
"Astragaf" means a narrow half round mold~n~ or a pra~ecting strip
on the edge o~ a folding door
"Auxiliary Locking De~ice" means a secondary Ioc~cEng system
added to tf~e pnmary locking system to provide additco~ai securjty
"Bolt" is a metal bar which, when actuated, is proJected (or thrown)
e~ther ~o~izontaily or ~ert~ca~ly into a retam~ng member, such as a strike
plate. to prevent a door or w~ndow from mo~Eng or a~ening
"Bolt Pro~ection" or "Bolt Throw" is a d~stance from the edge of the
daor. at the bolt center f~ne, to the #arthest ~aint on the bolt in the proJected
position
"gurglary Resistant Glaz4ng" means #hase mater~als as de~ined ~r-
U L BuEletin 972
s~
"Commercia[ Building" rne~ns a build~ng, or portion thereof used for
a purpose ath~e~ tt~an dwe{Iting
"Component", as distinguished from a part, is a subassembly w~~ch
comb~nes with other com~o~ten#s to make up a total door or w~r~daw
assembly For exampie, #he primary companents of a door assembly include
door, lock, hinges, ~amb/wall, jamblstr~ke and wail
"Cylinder" means the subassembly af a iock contain~ng the cylmder
core, tumbler mecharnsm and the keyway A dauble cylinder lock is one
which has a key-actuated cyt~nder on bath the extenor and interior of the
daar
"Cylinder Core or Cylinder Plug" is the certtral part of a cyE~nder
containing the keyway, which is fatated by the key to o~era#e the lock
m~char~~sm
"Cylinder Guard" means a tapered or flush metal ring ar plate
surrourtding the otherwise expased portion of a cylmder lock to resist cuttmg,
dnll~ng, prying, pull~ng, or wrenching with common tools
"~eadbolt" is a lock bo~t wh~ch does not ha~e a spnng ac#ior~ as
opposed to a latch baft, wh~ch does T~e bolt must be actuatecf by a key or
a key and a knob ar thumb turn a~d when pro~ected #~ecomes locked agamst
return by end pressu~e
"Dead Latch or Dead~ocking Latch Bolt" rneans a spring actuated
iatch bo~t having a beveled end and incorparating a plunger which, when
sa
depressed, automat~cally IocKs tYre pro~ected latch bolt aga~r~st return by end
presst~re
"Door Assemb~y° ~s a unit composed of a group ofi par~s ar
componer~ts which make up a cfosure for ar~ opening to control passageway
tF~rough a wall ~or the purposes of tF~is Chapter, a doar assembly cansists
of the foi~owmg ~arts door, hm~es, locking device or de~ices, operation
contacts (such as handles, knobs, push plates), m:scellaneous hardware and
ciosures, the frame, ~ncluding t~e head, th~eshoid and jambs plus the
anchorage dev~ces ta the surroundmg wall and a portEan of the surroundmg
wall extending 36 mches from each side of the ~ambs and 16 inches above
the head
"Door Stop" means that pro~ection alortg the top and sides of a c3aor
~am#~ whECh checks the door's swmging action
"DaLble Cyiir~der Deadboit" means a deadbolt Eack which can be
acti~ated only by a key on bath the ~nterior and the exterior
"Dweliing" means a bwld~ng or portion thereof designed exciusively
for resident~ai occu~ancy, mciuding smgle family and multiple fam~ly
dwellings
"Enforcing Authortty" is the agency or person ha~mg the
responsibil~ty for enforc~rtg the provis~ons of this Chapter
"Ffushboi#" ~s a mant~al. Key or turn operated meta! bolt narmally
used on inact~ve door(s) and is attached to the top and bottom a# the daor
8~
and engages in the head and threshold of the frame
"Fuliy Tempered Glass" means those mater~ais me~tmg or
exceedmg ANSI standard Z 97 1 Safety Glaz~ng
"Jamb" means the vertticaE members of a doar frame to wh~ch the
daar fs securecf
"JamblWall" is t~at compon~nt of a door assembly to which a door
is attached and secured The wall and ~amb used tagether are considered a
unit
"Key-ln-Knob" means a lackset hav~ng the key cylinder and oti~er
lack mechan~sms cor~tamed in the knoi~
"Latch or ~atch Bolt" is a be~refed, spnng-actuated boft which may
or may not have a dead{ock~ng dev~ce
"Lock [or Lockset]" is a keyed de~ice {camplete w~tf~ cyiinder, latch
or d~adbol# mechanism, and tr~m such as knobs, levers, thumb tums,
~scutct~eons, etc ) for secur~ng a door in a ciased pos~ti~n against forced
e~#ry Fas #~e p~rpases of thtis Chapter a Eock does not ~~c4Ude the st~~ke
p~ate
"Multiple ~amiiy Dwefi~ng" mEans a build~ng or portron thereof
des~gned for occupancy by two or mare families Irving inde~ende~tly of each
other. ~nClUd~~g ~otels, moteis, apartments, duplexes and tawnhomes
"Panic Harciware" means a latching device on a door assembly far
use when emergency access ~s reqwred due to fire or a#her threat to life
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safety Dev~ces ~esigned so that they will fac~litate the safe egress of people
tn case of an emergency when a pressure not to exceed 15 p~unc4s ~s
appl~ed to the releas~ng dev~ce ir~ the dErect~on of exit travel Such releasmg
de~ECes are bars or paneis e~ctending not iess than two-thirds of the width of
the dotir ar~d placec# at heights suitable for the service requEred, ~o# less than
3D, not more than 44 inches above the floor
"Part", as disting~ished from component, is a un~t (or subassembiy)
wh~ch combmes with other un~ts to maice up a camponer~t
"Primary Locking De~ice" means the single iocicmg system an a
door or wandow unit whose pnmary funct~on is to pre~~nt unauthorized
ir~trusion
"Pri~ate or Singie Family Dwetling" means bu~id~ng ciesEgned
exclusi~ely for occupancy by one family
"Rail" means the honzontal member a# a window or door A meeting
ra~l ~s one whfch matss with a rail of another sash or a frarr~jr-g m~m~er of the
door or wmdow #rame w#~en the sash is in the clased position
"Sash" is an asserr~bly of stiles, raiis, and some#imes. mullia~s
assembled anto a single frame wF~ich supports the glazing materia! A fxed
sash ~s one wh~ch is not intencied to be opened A mo~able sash ~s mtended
to be o~ened
"Sill" is the lowest horizantaf inember of a w~ndow frame
"Single Gyl~nder Deac~boit" means a deadbaft fock which is activated
8'
from ti~e outside by a key and fram the ms~~e by a knob, th~m~-turn, 4evef,
or similar mec~anism
"Sofid Core Door" means a doar composed of solid wood or a~y
door eqt~a! ~n stre~gth to so{id waod const~uctEan
"Stile" is a vertfca! frammg member of a wrndow or d~or
"Strike" is a metal p~ate attached to or morEised into a door or door
~amb to recec~e and to hoid a pro~ected I~tch balt andlor deaclbolt s~ o~der ta
secure the door to the ~amb
yFSwinging Qoor" means a door hinged at the sti~e or at the head and
tt~res~ald
"U.L. Lis#ed" means tested and f~sted by Underwnters ~aboratory,
Inc
"Value" means est~mated cost to replace the bta~lding based orr
current re~lacernent costs
"Window Assembly" ~s a un~t wnich meludes a window and the
anchorage between the window and the wall
"Window Frame" ~s that part of a window which surrounds and
supports the sashes and ~s attached ta tl~e surroundsr-g vwaEl The members
include side ~ambs (vertical), head ~amb (upper, horrzontal}, s~ll and mulEior~s
8.48.040 Enfiorcement provisions.
The enfarcement authar~ty shall b~ the Budd~ng and Safety Divrs4an
The enforcement authorrty is directed ta administer and enforce tt~e
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pra~isions of #h~s Chapter
$.48.050 Vio~ations and pena~ties.
It shafl be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect,
construct, enlarge, alter, move, im~rove, or con~ert, any bu~iding ar structure
or caus~ same to be done. cvntrary to or m ~aolatfon of any af Ehe pro~isions
of this Chapter
Any persan. firm. or corporation v~ofa#~ng any of the prov~sEOns of this
Chapter ~s guilty o# a misdemea~or artd shall be pun~shabEe for each offense,
by a fine of nat more than $50Q 00, or by confinement ~r~ ~a~l for not more
t~an six months, or by both fine and confinement in ~aii
8.4$.060 Appeals.
In arder to pre~ent or lessen the unnecessary hardship or practical
~~fficult~es m exc~ptianaf cases where ~t ~s d~fficuit ar ~mposs~ble to com~4y
w~th the strict letter af this Chapter, the owner or his or her designated ager*t
shall have the option to apply fflr an exemption from any ~rovision af this
Chapter to the City Counc~l The C~ty Council shall exercise ~ts powers an
these matters m sueh a way that the public welfare ~s secured, and
substantaal ~ustECe done mast nearly in accord with the intent and purpose of
th~s Chapter
8.48.070 Alternate materials and met~ocls of construct~on.
The provisEOns of th~s Chapter are not intended ta prevent the us~ of
any matenaE or method of construction not specifically prescribed by t~is
s~
Cha~ter prav~ded any such afternate has been appro~ed by the Bu~id~ng and
Safety Division nor is it fhe rntent~on of this Chapter to exclude ar~y sound
method af stru~turai des~gr~ or analys~s not spec~fcaltiy provided for in #h~s
Chapter Matenais and methods of constructEon or structura! des~gn
hmitat~ons prov~d~d for rn this Cf~apter are #o be used unless an exception is
granted by #he Bu~iding and 5afety D~visron
The enforcing authority may appravE any such alternate prov~ded they
~nd the proposed des~gn #o be sat~sfactory and the mater~al and method of
work ~s, for the pur~ase ~~tended, at least equi~a{ent to that prescribed in this
Chapter in quafity, strength, effecti~eness, burglary, resistance, durabiE~ty and
safety
8.48.08D Keying requiremen#s.
Upon occupancy by the awner or p~-opr~etar, each s~ngle un~t in a tract
ar comm~raal de~re€opment, cons#ructed under th~ same general plan, shall
have focks using com~inati~ns whic~ are interchange fr~e from iocks usetf
~n all o#her separate dwelE~ngs, proprietorships flr similar distmct occupancies
$.4$A90 Framesl;ambslstr+kesfF~snges.
lnstaliation and construct~an af frarr~es, ~ambs, stnkes and hmges shall
be as follows
(a) Door ~ambs s1~af1 be mstafled w~th so1~d bac~Cmg m such a manner
that any open space ~etwe~n trEmmers and waocf daorjambs sl~ail be solid
sh~mmed by a singfe piece extending not less tt~an 12 Enches abave and
~a
below the stnke plate
(b} Doar stops on waoden aambs for mswmgmg doors sha~l be of one
p~ece canstruct~an with the ~amb Jambs for all doors shall be construeted or
protected so as #o prevent ~~oiation af the str~ke
(c) fn woodframing, horizontal blocking s~all be placed be#ween studs
at door fock herght for three (3) s#ud spaces each sEde of the daor open~ngs ,
Trimmers shall be full length fram the header to the floor with solid bacKmg
against so~e plates
(d} The stnke plate fior deadbalts on all wood firamed daors shal~ be
constructed of min~mum sixteen (1fi) U S gaug~ steef, bronze, or brass a~d
secured to the ~amb by a m~nimum of two screws, which must pe~etra#e at
least two (2) inches ~nto solid backing beyond #he surface to which the strike
is attached
(e) Hinges for aut-sw~nging doors shaN ~ae equtpped ~nrith non-
removable hinge ~ins or a rr~echanical m#erloclc to precl~de remo~a! vf the
door from the e~cterior by remo~ing the hinge pir~s
(f1 Not less than three 4-1/2-mch steel butt hrnges shall be
symmetrically fastened to both the door and frame with not fess than faur No
9 by 314-inch wood screws or to metal with not less than four Na 8 mact~~ne
screws
(g) In wo~d ~ortstruct~on, an open space between trimmers an~ wvod
doar~ambs shall be solid s~immed extendmg not less than 6~nches abave
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and below tMe ~r~nge pfate
8.48.10d Windowsts3iciing g~ass daors.
The #ollouving requireme~-ts must be metfor w~ndows ar~d sl~ding glass
doors
(a) Except as otherwise specifred in Municipal Cade Sections
8 48 120 ~Special Reside~#Eal Building Prov~s~ons} and 8 48 '~ 3~ (Specta!
Commercial BwEd~ng Provis~ons), alf openable ex~erior windows ar~d slid~ng
glass daors shall comply with t~e tests as set forth in Sectror~ 8 48 140
(Tests)
ti~) Vlrindow assemb~~es whict~ are designed to 5e~penable and w~ich
are regulated by tf~is Chapt~r shalf comply with Urtaform Bwldir~g Cade
Standard 10-6, unless such windows are protected by appra~ed metal bars,
screens ar gnlles
(c} Sl~ding do~r assemt~lies regulated by this Chapter shall comply
wrth Uniform Building Code Standard 10-5, Part II
(d) f.ouvered windaws shall not be used when ar~y portion of #he
wrndow is less than twel~e (12} feet vert~cally or six (6) feet horazontallyfrom
an accessibfe surface or any adjo~ning roa#. balcony, lancl~ng, sta~r t~ead,
platform, or similar structure
8.48.110 Garage type doors--Rofling overhead, solid
overhead, swing, added by sliding or accordian.
The above descr~bed daors shaf~ conform to the foElowing stane~ards
9'
(a) Wood doors shal! have ~aneis a min~mum o~fi~e-sixkeenths (5/1 fi)
inch in th~ckness with the loclcing hardware being attached to the su~port
framing
(b} Alummum doors shaf! be a minimum thickness of 0215 mches and
r~~eted together a mmim~m af eighteen (~ 8) inches on cen#er along the
outs~d~ seams There shaii be a full width horEZOntal beam attached to #he
main doflr s#ructure which shall rneet t~e pilot, or pedestrian access, doar
#ram~ng w~thin three (3} inches of the str~ke area of the ptlot or pedestr~an
access door
(c) Fibergiass doors shalf have panels a minimum density of six (fi}
Qunces per square foot from the bottam of the daor to a hesgf~t of se~e~ (7)
feet Panels above seven (7) feet and panels ~r~ resrdentiaf structures shall
have a dens-ry not less thar~ five (5} aus~ces pe~ st~uare foot
(d} Doors ut~l~zing a cylinder lack shali have a minimum f~e {5) pin
tumbler o~eration with the locking bar or bolt extending into the receivmg
guide a minimum of one (1) mch
(e) Daa~s tha# exceed sixteen (16} feet m widt~ shall have two lock
rece~~ing points, or, if the cfoor does not exceed ntneteen {19) feet, a single
bolt may be used if placed ~n the center of the door w~th the focl~ing pofnt
IocatEd either at tt~e floor or daar frame header, or, torsion sprmg counter
baia~ce type hardware may be used
(fi~ Except ~r~ a resident~al building, doars secured by efectrical
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operatian shall ~ave a keyed-sw~tch to apen the door when m a ciosed
pas~tion, or by a s~gnal laeicmg dav~ce
(g} Daors w~th si~de balt assemblies shal~ have fifames a mmim~m of
12Q mches ~n thickness, wrth a minimum bolt diameter of ane-half {112} mch
an~ protrude at least one and one-half (~ 1/2} inches rnto the receiving gu~de
A bolt ~iarneter of three-e~ghths ~318) ~nch may be used Er~ a residential
b~~ld~ng The slide bol# shall be attached to the ~oor w~th nonremovable bolts
from the outs~cie R~~ets sha4f r~ot be used to attach slfde bo{# assembl}es
(h) Except m a residential buiidmg, padlock{s) used with exter~ar
mounted shde bolt(s) shalf have a hardened steef shackle IoCkmg both at
heel and tae and a minimum five pin tumbler o~erat~on with nonremovable
key when rn an unlacked ~os~tion Padlock(s) used with ~nte~ior maun#ecf
sfide bolt shail have a hard~ned steel shack~e with a mirnmum four pin
tumbler operat~on
8.48.124 Specia~ residential building prov~sions.
(a) Except for veh~cu~ar access doars, all eac#enor swingEng daors af
any residential b~~lding and attached garages, including the door lead~ng
from the garage area into #he dweliEng ~nit shall be eqwpped as faliows
(~ ) All wood doors shall ~e of sohd core constructior~ with a m~nimum
th~ckness of one ar~d three-#ou~ths (1 314~ inches, orwcth panels t-at less than
nEne-sixteenths (9116) mch thick Sw~ng~ng doors shali compiy wzth Uniform
Buildmg Code 5tandard 10-5, Part I Dvors ~n ~airs shall be tested in parrs
9-3
(2} A s~ngle or double door sha~l be equipp~d with a single cyf~nder
deadboEt lock T~is deadbolt iack must be actuated by a key from the
extertor an~ a knob or thum~ turr~ from tf~e mterfor an~ when pro~ected
becomes locked agaEnst return by end pressure The bait shall have a
mmimum projectEOn af one (~) mch and b~ constructed so as to repel cutt~ng
tool attack The deadbolt shall have an embedment af at ieast three-fou~ths
(3/4) mch into the strike rece~v~ng the proJected bolt The cylinder shall ha~e
a cyi~nder guard, a minimum of five pin tumblers, and shalf be cannected to
the inner partion af the lock by connecting screws of at leasi one-fourth (114)
inch ~n d~ameter Ali installatio~ shall be dane so that the ~erFormanc~ of the
locking device wil! mee# the intended an#i-burglary requiremen#s A dual
locicmg mechanism constructed sa that bo#h d~adbolt and latch can b~
retracted by a s~ngle act~on of the ~ns~de door knob, or lever, may be
subs#ituted pro~Eded it meets all other specificat~ans for locking de~ices
(3) The inacti~e leaf of double door(s) shall i~e ec~uipped wrth meta!
fi~sh bolts having a minimum embedment of fr~e-eighths (5/8) inch inta the
head and thresho~d af the door frame
S~r~gle-sw~nging doors and the ac#~~e leaf of doors ~n pairs shafl be
equEpp~d with an approved exter~or key-operatmg deadboft which has been
tested ~n accordance with Uniform BuiEding Code 5tandard 10-5, Part I See
Cha~ater ~ 0 of the Cafifarnia Bu~lding Cad~ for requ~rements on doar
operation for ex~ting
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(4) Glazmg in extenor doors a~ withEn fartY {40) mches af any IocicEng
mechan~sm shall be of fully tempered glass or rated burglary resistant
glazing, except when double cyf~nder deadbolt locks wrth a key reta~ning
feature are mstalled
(5} Exc~pt where clear ~~sion paneis are rnstalked, aEf front exter~or
daors shall be equipped with a wide angle (180°) doo~ viewer
{b} Street numbers and other Edentifymg da#a sF~ail be d~splayed as
follows
(1} All resident~al dweihngs shall d~splay a strest number in a
pram~nent ~ocat~on or~ both th~ stre~t side vf the res~dence and on the alley
sic~e of the property ~n such a position tha# the r~umbers are easdy ~isEble to
approact~mg emergency r~ehicfes Ti~e numerals shali be no iess than foz~r
(4") snct~es ~n he~ght and shaN be of a cantrasting co~ar to the t~ackground ta
wh~ch tF~ey are attached
(2j There shall be pQS~tianed at each er~trance of a multiple farn~iy
dwelling complex an illuminated diagrammat~c representation of the complex
wh~cf~ shows the loca#ion of the ~iewer and the un~t des~gnatians wit~in the
camp~ex In add~tion, each ~ndiv~dual un~t wEthm the compiex shall dis~lay a
prominent ident~fication number, not less than four (4) mches in height, wh~ch
is easily ~~s~~le to approaching vehicular ancf/or ~edestrian traffic
~c) L~gt~ting in m~l#iple famrly dwell~ngs shall be as follows
{1 } Arsles, passageways. and recess~s reiated to and within the
9b
bu~ld~ng complex sha11 be ilfummated w~th an intens~ty of at least one (1)
~oatcandle at the ground level during the hours of darkness Ligh~i~g de~ices
shall be protec#ed #~y weather and vandaEisrn resistant ca~ers
(2) Open parking iats, garages, and car ports shal! be prov~ded with
a mamta~~ed m~n~mrsm of or~e {1 } footcandle of l~ght on #he parktir~g su~face
d~rEng the hours ofdaricness L~ght~ng dev~ces shall be pratected by weather
and Wandalism resistant co~ers
8.48.'~ 30 Special commercial building provisions.
{a} 5winging exter~or glass doors, wood or metal doors with glass
panels, sof~d wood or metal doors shall be cans#r~acted ar protected as
follows
(1) Waod doors shall be of soiid core construction w~th a minimum
thickness of an~ and three-fourths (1-3I4) inches Waod panel doors with
par~els less than one (1) inch th~c#c shalE be covered on the ~ns~cie with a
m~n~mum s~xte~n (16) U 5 gauge sheet steel, or ~ts equi~alent, which is to
be at~ached with screws on minimum s~x (fi) inch centers Hollaw steei cfoars
shall be of a minim~m srxt~en (16) U S gauge and ha~e s~ffic~ent
reinforcement to mamtam the des~gned thtickness of t~e door when any
locking de~ice is ir~stalied, such remforcement being able to restrict
collaps~ng af the door around any locking de~ice
(2) Any glazmg utilized w~th~n 40 mches of any door iackmg
mechanESm shali be constructed or protected as ~ollows
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(A) Fu~ly tempered glass or rated burglary reststant glazmg, or
(B} Iron or steel grilis of at least one-eEghth (118) mch mater~a4 w~th a
minimum two (2} inch mesh secured on the inside of the glazing may be
ut~l~zed, or
(C) The glazing shall be co~ered with rror~ bars o~ at least one-haif
('fI2) inch r~und or one inch by one-fourth mch (1" x ~14") flat st~el mater4al,
s~aced not more than five {5} inches apart, sec~red on the mside of the
glaz~ng
(D) ltems (B) and (C) above shall not mterFere wrth the ~perat~on of
openEng windows 4f such windows are requ~red to be openabfe by the
Cal~famia Build~ng Code
(b) Alf swmging exteriar wood ancf steel doors shall be equ~pped as
folkows
('l) A s~ngle flr dou~le dnor sfi~all be equ~pped w~th a sing4e cylsnder
deadbalt lock Th~ c~ead~olt lock must be actuated by a key from the exterior
and a knob or thumb turn from the ~nterEOr and when pro~ected becomes
I~cked agarnst retum by end pressure The bolt shall have a min~m~m
pro~ectian of ane {1) ~r~ch and be construc#ed so as to repei cutting tool
attaclc The deadbolt shall ha~e an embedment of at Eeast three-fourths (314}
ir~ch mto the str~ke receiving the proJected ~olt The cylmder shall have a
cyi}nder guard, a mm~mum of five p~n tumbi~rs. and shali be connec#e~ to the
mner portion of the lock by connectmg screws of at least one-#ourth inch m
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diameter The pro~~s~ons of the preced~ng paragraph do not apply where {1)
p~nic hardware is requ~red, or {2) an equivalent de~ice ~s approved by the
enforcmg authority
(2) Double doors shafl be equi~~ed as foflaws
(A) The i~active leaf of double door{s) shall be equipped with metal
flush balts }~av~ng a minimum embedment of fi~e-eighths inch mto the head
and tFrreshold of the door frame
(B) Dauble door~ shall have an as#ragal canstruc#ed of st~el a
min~mum af 12~ ~nch thick whECh wifl cover the open~ng between the doors
The astragaE shall be a mmEmum of two inches wide, artd extend a mm~mum
of one ~nch beyond the edge of the doar to which it ~s attached The astragal
shall ~e attached to the outsrde of the active door by means af weiding or
with nan-removabfe bolts spaced apart on not more than ten-inch centers
(c) Ai~mmUm frame swingmg doors shall be equipped as follows
(1) The ~amb on all alum~n~m frame swingmg doors shall be so
constr~cted or protected ta withstand s~xteen huncfred pounds of pressure
in both a vertical cfistance of three fnches and a hor~zontaf distance af one
~nch ~ach side of the stnke so as #o pre~ent viola~~on of the str~ke
(2} A s~ngle or double daor shall be ec~uipped with a doubGe cyhncfer
deadbaft witt~ a balt pro~ection exceedmg one inch, or a haok shaped or
expanding dog bal# that engages the strike su~cfently to p~e~ent spreading
The deadbolt lock shafl have a m~nimum of five pEn tumblers and a cyhnder
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guard
(d) Pan~c ha~~tware, whenever required by the Cal~farrna Bu~ld~ng
Code or T~tle 19 of the Cal~fom~a Adm~nistrat~ve Code, shall be ir~stallsd as
foliows
(1 } Panic hardware shall canta~n a min~mum flf two Iock~ng pomts on
each door, or
{2) On single daors, panic hardware may have one lacking point which
is nat to be iocated at ei#her ti~e top or ~ottom rails of the dovr frame The
ctoor shall have an astragal canstructed of steel 0 125 ~nch thrck w~ich shall
be attached w~th ~on-removabfe bo~ts #o the outs~de of the door T~e astragal
shalf extend a mmirnum of six ~nches vertrcal~y above and befow the latch c
the panrc hardware The astragal shall be a m~nimum of twa ~nches wEde and
extend a minrmum afi one ~~ch beyand the edge a~ the doar ta wh~ch it Es
attached
(3} Double daors containing panic hardware shali have an astragal
attached to the doors at their meetrng point which will clo5e the opernng
berinreen them, but not ~nterfere with tY~e operation af either c~oor
(e) Horizor~tal slid~ng doors shall be equtpped w~th a metal gu~de track
at top and battom and a cylmder lock andlor padiock witf~ a hardened stee~
shackle wh~ct~ locks at bath heel and toe, and a minimum five pin #umbler
opera#~on w~th non-rema~able key when in an unlocked pos~tion T~e bottom
track shaEl be so desigr~ed tha# the door cannot be lifted from #he track when
Eoo
the door is ~R a lacked pos~#ion
{f} in office buifdtngs (muft~ple occupancy), all entrance doors to
indi~idual ofFce suites shall meet the construction and locking requirernents
for e~erior doors
(g) W~ndows shall be deemed access~ble ~f less than twelve feet
abo~e ground Access~bfe wi~dows having a pane exceedmg ninety-s~x
square inches m an area with the smal~est dimer~sEOn exceedEng six ~nches
and not visEble from a pubi~c o~ private thoroughfare shall ~e p~atected m the
foi}awing manner
{1) FuEly tempered giass ar b~rglary-resis#ant glazmg, or
(2} The foilowmg windows barr~ers may be used but shall be secured
w~th non-removabie bolts
(A) Inside or outside iron bars of at least one-half-mch round or one
by one-quarter-mch fla~ steef material, spaced not mor~ than fiWe mches
apart and securely fastened, or
(B) Inside or o~tside iron ar steei grills of at least ane-eighth-inch
material w~t~ not rnare than a two-mch mesh and securely fastened
(3} ff a side or rear window ~s of the type #hat can be opened, it shali.
where appficable, be secured an the ins~de with either a slide bar, bolt,
crossbar, aux~lFary lock~ng de~~ce, and/or padlock wilh hardeneci s#ee!
shackle, a mEnim~m four pir~ tumbker operation
(~l) The protecti~e bars or grilis shall not interfere witt~ the opera#EOn
io~
of o~ernng w~ndaws ~f sucfi~ w~ndows are requ~red #o be openabie by #t~e
Cal~fornia B~ifdmg Cade
(h) All exterior #ransoms exceetfing nmety-six square mches on the
s~de and rear of any building ar premises ~sed for business purposes shall
be pro#ected by one of ti~e foliow~ng
(1) Fufly tempered glass or rated burglary-resrstant glazing, or
(2) The folbwing barr~ers may be used bu# shaEl be secured w~~h r~on-
remo~able bolts
(A) Outside ~ron bars of at least one-t~alf-mch rounc~ or one by one-
quarter-mch flat steef mat~rial, spaced no more than five inches apart a~d
securely fastened, or
{B~ Qutside iron or steel grills of at leas# one-erghth-mch wrth not more
than a iwo-inch mesh and secureiy ~rastene~
(3) The protec#ive bar5 or grills shall not interfere w~th the operation
of opening the transoms ~f such transoms are required tv be openable ~y the
California Bu~l~ing Co~e or T~t~e ~[9. CalEfornia Admirnstrative Code
{i) Raof open~ngs shail be eyuipped as foliows
(1) All skyligh#s on the roof of any b~ifdmg ar prem~ses ~sed far
busmess purposes st~all be pro~fded with
(A) Rated burglary-res~stant glazmg, ar
(B} lron bars of at least ane-half-~nch round or one by one-fourth-inch
flat steel materEa! under the skyl[ght a~d secure~y fastened, or
10~
(C) A steel grifl or at least one-eighth-~~ch material wrth a mawmum
two-inch mesh under the skylight and sec~rely fastened
(2) Ail Y~atcl~way opernngs on the roof af any butild~ng or ~rem~ses
used for business purposes shafi be secured as follows
(A? ff the hatchway is of wooden rnaterral, it shal~ be co~ered on #he
~ns~de with at least s~x`~een U S gauge s~eet metal, or tts equ~valent,
attached w~#h screws
~B) The hatchway shall b~ sec~red from the ms~de w~th a slcde bar or
slid~ boits
(C} Outside hrnges on all hatchway op~nmgs shall be provided w~th
non-removahle pEns when using pin-type hinges
(3) All air duct orair veni openings exceed~ng ninety-six square mches
on the roof or exterior walfs of any buriding or premrses used for business
purposes shall be secured by co~ering the same with either ofthe fofEow~ng
(A} bars of at ieast one-half-inch round or o~e by one-fourth-inch flat
steel material spaced no more than f~e mches apart and s~curety fasten~d.
or
(B) Iron Qr steel griils af at least one-eighth-~nch matenal wi#h a
maximum two-inch mesh and securely fastened
(C) If the barrEer ~s on the outsicfe, rt st~all be secured wath bolts whici~
ar~ non-remavabke from the exter~or
(D) The above (A and B} must not Enterfere w~th ventmg requirements
~ o.=
creat~ng a potent~ally ~azardous cond~tion tv hea!#h ancf safety ar conflict w~th
the prov~sions af the California B~rlding Code or T~tie 19 of the CaEi€orr~ia
Adm~rnstrative Code
{~} Permanently affixed ladders lead~ng to roofs shafi be fully er~clased
with sheet rnetal to a~eight of t~n feet Th~s co~ering shall be iocked against
the ladder w~th a case hardened hasp, secured wfih non-remavabie screws
or bolts Hinges on the caver will be provided with non-remo~able pEns when
usmg pir~-type h~nges I# a padlock is used, it sF~all ha~e a hardened steel
shackle, lacking at both heel and toe. and a mmimum five pin tum~ter
operatran w~th nan-remo~able key w~en En an unfocked positiQn
(ic) A build~ng focated withEn eight feet af ut~lity poies or s~m~lar
structures which can be ~sed to gain acc~ss ta t~e buiidir~g's roof, windows
or other open~ngs shall ha~e such access area barricaded or fenced with
matenals to cieter human cl~mbing
(I) The following standards shafl apply ta lighting. address
i~ent~#icat~on and parking areas
(1) The address number of every commercral bwldrng shall be
illUmma#ed during the ho~rs of r~arkness so that it shafl be easily ~~sible from
the street The numerals m these numbers shalf be no less than srx mches
~n heigh# and be of a color contrasting to the background In addition, any
business which affords vehicular access to the rear through any dnveway,
alleyway or parkrng lot st~alf alsa d~splay the same numbers on the rear of
to~
the building
(2} All exter~or comrnercial doors, d~rmg the hours of darkness, sha!!
be iilummated w~th a m~n~mum of one footcandie of I~ght Ali e~cter~or buibs
shall be protected by weather- ar~d vandalism-res~stant eover~s}
(3) Ope~ par~Ctng lats. a~d access theseto, provtdmg more than ten
parkmg spaces and far use by the genera! pubhc, sha!! be provided with a
maintamed minimum of one footcandle of light on #he parkrng surFace from
dusk urtt~f the terminatEOn of business e~ery operat~ng day
8.4$.~4U Tests
(a} !t shall be the responsibility af tt~e owner. ar h~s designated agent,
of a building or structure fallEng w~t~~n the pravisians of this Chap#er to
pravide the Building and Safety D~vis~on w~tt~ a wntten specificat~on
performar~ce test report ind~catmg that the materials utilized meet the
m~nrmum requirements These standards shall be ~n file wi#h the enforcing
autl~arity and a~ailable to the public
(b) Whenever there is insuffrcient e~rdence of campliartce with the
pro~~siorts of this Chapter or ev~dence that any ma#enal or any constructio~
does ~at ca~fa~m ta the sequ~rements of tt~ss C4~apte~. ar ~n o~de~ ta
substantiate clarms for alternate materFals or methods of constructEOn, #he
enforc~ng authority may require tests as proof of compl~ance ta be made at
the expense of th~ owner or his agent by any ager~cy wi~~ch is approved by
the enf~rcmg autY~onty
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5~ec~fcatEOns of testing shall be dn file with the Building and Safety
D~viscon and ava~iable to the publ~c
(c) Spec~mens shall be represe~tat~ve, and the constructEOn shall be
venfied by assembly drawings and b~ll af materials Two complete sets af
ma~ufactufer ar #abr~catar +nsta4~at~an jnstr~ct~ans and f~sll-s~ze or accurate
scale templates for all ~tems and hardware shali be incfuded
Sect~an ~ 3 Cl~apter 8 52 is hereby added ta the tv the Santa Monrca
Munic~pal Code ta read as fofiows
Chapter 8.52 Swimming Pools, 5pas and Hot Tubs Cocle.
8.52.Q10 Adoption.
Chapters 2 thraugh 6 0~ tha# certain document ent~tied "Uniform
Swimmmg Poof. Spa and Hat Tub Cade. 1997 Editron," as published by the
Internat~onal AssocEat~on of Piumh~r~g and Mechanical Offcial, are hereby
adopt~d as the Swimming PoaE. Spa and Hot Tub Code of the City of Santa
Monica
8.52.024 Pool Fencing Regulations
~a} Standards #ar {Vsw Enclosures. E~ery persor~, f}rm or
corporatEOn owning Eand an wh~ch there i~ situated a sw~rnming ~ool, pond,
or oth~r body of water which contaEns water 18 mches or more m deptt~ at
any point shaEl comple#ely surround such ~ody of water ar property w+th a
fence, wall or other structure not less than 5 feet abo~~ the ad~acent grade
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at a!1 places and with na opening therem mare than 4 mches in maximum
d~mensions Any gate m such fence sha11 have a latch at least 5 feet abo~e
the unc~erfying grour~d a~d such gate shali be self-closing and secured when
aduits are not pres~nt
(b} Existing Encfosures. Every persor~, firm or corpotation owni~g
land on which there ~s situated a swimming pool, pflncf, or other bady of
water whict~ contams water 18 ~ncf~es or more in deptt~ at any ~omt shall
completely surroun~ s~ch ~ody of water or praperty w~th a fe~ce. walf or
other structure not less than 4-1l2 feet above the ac€~acent grade a# ai~ pEaces
and with na opening therein more than 4 inches ~n rnaximum dimensions
Ar~y gate m such fence sha(! have a latch at least 4-9/2 feet above the
underfying ground and such gate sE~all be self closing and secured when
adults are not present
For the pur~ases of th~s Sect~an, exsst~ng enclos~res are thase
enclosur~s that were constructed under ~alyd permit issued prior to Juiy 1,
1999
(c} Requirements for Nonconforming Enclosures. Vllt~en an
ex~st~ng ~ool enclosure is~ replaced or repa~red En excess of 50 percent of ~ts
length. the enclosure shail be made to canform to aEl af the requirements for
a r~ew enclosure under prevailing law
8.52.030 Applicabittity of Other Codes and Laws.
The provisions of th~s Chapter are in additian to the app~~cable
~o-
requrrements in tl~e Technicat Codes and t#~e pool enclosure requ~rements
for pubiic or pnvate pools as r~qu~red m Chapter 31 B of the CalifornEa
B~~td~ng Cacie, 1998 Edititin
When conflicting provisrons or reqwrements occur between the
provisions of this Chapter, the Technical Codes, Admir~istrat~ve Code and
other cQCies or iaws, the most restr~ct~ve provisrans or requ~rements s~all
govern
Section 14 Chapter 8 56 ~s hereby added to the Sartta M~nfca Municipai Code to
read as fallows
Chapter 8.5f Northridge Earthquake Repair.
8.56.D10 Repair, Reconstruction and Rei~forcement of
Unreinforced Masonry Builcfings Requiremen#s.
(a) Scope.
The owner of any unreinforced masanry structure darr~aged in the
Northridge Earthquake shall, wi#hm the #ime iimits set #orth En th~s Chapter,
cause the build~ng to be altered to confarm to the earthquake standards
specified in this Cha~ter No#hing in this Chapter shall a~law for an extensEOn
or exemp#ion from Chapter 8 60 of th~ Municipal Code
Bu~ldmgs designated as h~storica(ly ar architecturally signifcant
landmarks on natronal, state or local h~storical registers shall also comply
w~th t#~~s Chapter At the Building Officer's d~scretion, mod~f~catiorts to the
ios
star~dards set forth tin t#~~s Chapter may be made on a case k~y case t~a~ls, so
fong as such modificat~or~s are consistent w~th the ~ro~isions ofi tt~e State
HistorECal Builcfing Cade
(h) Definitians.
As used m#his Sect~on, the follawmg terms sf~al4 be defined as
follows
Zone '! is one of the followmg
(1 } The area w~thin 9 feet of a public right-of-way for one-story
bwldmgs, or
(2~ The area within 20 feet of a publ~c right af way for muft~-story
buildmgs
Zone 2 is all areas not rn Zane 1
8.56.020 Standards for Repair, Recor~struction and
Reinforcement of Unreinforced Masonry Buildings.
(a) General
In add~tion to the requrremer~ts of Chapter 8 60, the fo~lvwing
requ~rements sha~! apply to the repair r~canstruct~on and re~nforcement of
unreEnforced masonry bu3ldir~gs
(1) W~thin 6Q days of the date notice to the property owner is prav~ded
by th~ City, the property awner of any unre~nfarced rr~asonry i~urfdrng
darnaged by the January 17. 1994 Northridge earthquake or ~ts a#tershac~cs.
shall submEt to the B~ild~ng artci Safety D~visian a report prepared by a
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licensed engineer, ~dent~fying the exter~t of damage to the structure and the
necessary repairs Necessary re~airs sha11 be made withm ~$ months from
the da~e #he natice ~s pra~ided by the City
(2} Except as prav~ded in Subsectior~ (c), whe~ any pvrtEOn of an
unreinforced masonry bu~ldmg such as a parapet, wali or other element t~as
fa~led or collapsed, repairs s~al{ t~e made with wovd frame or stee[
construct~on. or other ma#er~af structurally com~at~bie with the unrernforced
masonry Reinforced masonry and cancrete shall not be cons~dered
structuraily compatibie with the ~nderty~ng unremforced masonry Repairs
shall be made by December 21, 1995
(b) Parapets
~ 1) Any unreinforced masanry parapet or portion thereof damaged by
the January 17, 1994 Northridge earthquake or its aftershocEcs, w~th 1a
percent ar more of damage on any s~de, ar where the cnst of repa~r exceeds
fifty thausar~d do~lars, shall t~e braced ~y December 21. 'E 995 m accardance
with the Un~form Gode for Builtling Conservatian, Append~x 1, in effect at the
tEme a buildEng permi~ ~s assu~d
{2} Any unreinforced masonry parapet, or portion thereof kacated
w~thin Zone 1, shall be braced to the roof in accordance w!`~-~ the Un~farm
Code for Build~ng Conservation, Appendix 1, in effect at the t~me the buiiding
perm~t tis ~ssued, by December 21, 1995, ar as part of any eartt~quake repa~r
building permEt. wh~che~er occ~rs first For parapets lacated m Zone 2. all
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parapets shall be braced according to the timetable for makrng structural
alterat~ons contained m Chapter 8 Sa of the Nlur~~cipa! Code
(c) Wal~s.
(~ ) Any unreinforced masonry walE darnaged t~y the January 17, 1994
Northridge earthqualce or ~ts aftershacks wEth iess than ten percent of
cracicing on any elevation where the wall rema~ns cannected ta the f~aor and
ceil~ng and the wall rema~ns in plane, may be repaired w~th grout or epoxy
and shal~ be repaired an by December2~, 1995
(2) If any unre~r~#orced masonry wafl damaged by the January 17,
1994 Northridge ~art~quake or its aftershocks has any elE~ation out of
plane. ~ut by less than two percent, a review and analys~s by a ficensed
engineer is requ~red to determine the extent of c~amage and the necessary
woric to repair the damage Such analys~s shall be subrnitted to the C~ty by
December 21, '! 994 Repa~rs shall be completed t~y December 2'! , 199~
(3} If any unreinforced rrEasor~ry wali damaged by the January 17,
~ 994 Narthrtdge earthquake or its aftersF~oc~cs has any ele~atEOn out ofi plane
by mare than #wo percent, the entire wal! shall be remaved to t~e next
available hor~zontal or ~ertical structural boundary
{d) Vacant Unreinforced Masonry Structures located in Zone '{.
Any po~t~on of a vacant unremforced masonry structure located m Zone 1
~nrhich ~rvas damagect by the Jan~ary ~7, ~994 Nocthndge earthquake or cts
aftershoc~cs, where the cost af repair exceeds ten thousand da!lars, shal! be
struc~urally supported by Decemt~e~ 2i , 1995
8.56.030 Repair, Reconstruct~on, and Reir~forcement of Soft
Story Buildings.
(a) Scope.
The owr~er of any sflft story bu~ld~ng damaged in the Northr~dge
Eartf~quake shall, withm tt~e #~me I~m~ts set forth ~n this Chapter, cause the
buald~ng #o be eval~ated, repaired or retraftted #o conform ta t~e cr~t~ria
s~ecified in th~s Sectifln Nothing in this Chapter shal! allow fior an extension
ar exemption from Chapter S 72 of the Nfunicipa~ Code
8.5t.440 Standa~ds faf Repair, Re~or~structior~ and
Reinforcemen# of Soft 5tory Construction.
Wrt~~r~ 120 days of the date of notice to the owne~ by the City, but ~a
Iater than March 31, '1995, t#~e owr+er of any saft stor~ str~c#~re damaged by
the January 17. 1994 Earthquake ar its aftershocks. where the cost of repair
~s less thar~ 50% af ths reptacement value of the structure, shall submit ar~
engineermg report prepared ~y a IECensed engineer ("er~g~neenng report"] to
th~ Buiid~r~g ar~d Safety Divis~on. except that any owner who cfid not receive
not~ce shall be granted at least an additional thirty (3D) day extens~on by City
staff from #h~ ciate the owr~er is notified of nflncompliance The report shalE
be based on a r~on-rotat~onal lateral analysis and shall demonstrate w~ether
the building complies with the EarEhquake Design provisions conta~ned in
the Un~form Build~ng Code in eff~ct at the time the structural engmeermg
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report is s~bm~tted to the C~ty If ti~e repart concludes the structure does not
comply with the provisions. tt~e s#ructure shafl be strengt~ened withm the
t~me ltimits and s#andards of Cha}~ter 8 72 of the ~Eur~ticspal Cade
Section 1~ Chapter 8 60 is hereby added ta the Santa Monica Municipal Code to
read as fallows
Chapter 8.60 Seismic Strengtt~ening Pro~isions for
Unreinforced Masonry Bearing Wall
Bui4dings.
8.60.0'1Q Scope.
The provisions of th~s Chapter si~all apply to all exist~ng unreinforced
masonry bearmg wafl bui~dings bu~lt under ~a1~ci perm~t, inciu~mg cietactzed
one-or two fam~ly dwelimgs and detachad apartment haus~s contaEnmg fess
than fi~e dweliing units
The ~rovESions of the Chapter also ap~fy to essential and hazardous
facihties Such bu~ldings or structures shafl be strengthened to meet the
requErements o# the Buildmg Cade of #he City of Santa Mon~ca for new
burldmgs of the same accupancy category
Bu~ldings des~gnated as histoncally or arch~tecturally signif~can#
iandmarks on na#~ona~, state ar local hfstancal regis#ers sF~a[1 comply w~th the
provisions of this Chapter At the Builcfmg Officer's discretion, modifrcations
to the retrafitting s#andards set forth ~n this C~tapter may be made sa inng
as such mocftfcations are consistentwith the provisio~s ofthe State Historic
Building Cocfe
$.6Q.020 ~efnitions.
For the purposes of this Chapter, the definitions ~n the Building Cade
and the follow~ng shall apply
Building Code rs the Buildmg Code of the Crty af Santa Monrca
Initial Determination is the date of s~nrECe #or the order of t~e
Buildmg Dfficer pursuant ta this Chapter to the owner of any ~uildmg
fr~forming hrm or her that her ar she are ~ub~ect to the strengthe~~ng
prov~sions af this Ct~apter or Cha~ter S 56 S~bsequent change m owners~~p
s~al4 not c~an~e the date of +n~ttial determmat~on
Type I Build~ng is a~-y ~nr~sr~#orced masanry ~eac+ng wall b~~Edmg
that must be usable in the event of an emergency, ar~d shalf mclude
hospitals, pQf~ce an~ fire stat~~ns and d~sasier recovery centers
Type I! Building is any unremforced masonry bearing walf bu~ldmg
av~th ~ a0 or more occupants and without masonry shear wafls or wood frame
cross-walis spaced less than 4Q feet apart in each story
Type III Bu~lding is any unreinforced masonry bEaring wall ~u~lding
with one of the fallowing conditrons
(a) 100 or mare occupants and with masonry ar wood frame cross-
walls spaced fess than 40 feet apart in each story
(b} at least 20 but fewer t~an 10Q occupants
~ia
Type IV Building is any unremforced masonry bear~ng wall building
with fewer than 2fl accupants
Unreinforced Masonry Bearrng Wall Building is any bu~lding that
has a# least one masonry wafi in which the reinforcing ste~~ ~s less than 25
percent of the m~n~mum s~eel rat~QS required by the Califarnia B~ilding Code
fo~ remforced masonry and such wali provides #he ~ertical support far the
reaction vf floor or roof-fram~ng members
8.60A30 General Requirements.
(a} The owr~er of each bu~ld~ng w~thin the scope of this Chapter shali,
w~th~n the time l~m~ts set forth ~n th~s Chapter, cause the bu~ld~ng to be
structuraEly altered ta conform ta the earthquake standards specified in this
Chapter
{b) The ownerof each building withm t~e scope of th~s Chapter, which
has bee~ ana~yzed to demonstrate compiiance or has t~een s#ructurally
altered to compiy with the mmimum earthquake s#andards ~n #his Chapter,
shall main#a~n such bu~lding in conform~ty with the requ~rements of t~~s
Ci~apter ~n eff~ct at t~e time of such anakysis or strUCtural al#erat~on
(c} Bu~ldangs within tF~e sco~e of this Chapter may not be added to or
structurally altered or atherwise remodeled w~thaut first complying with the
provisions af th~s Chapter ~nless the Build~ng Officer cieterm~r~es that the
alt~rations are minar in ~ature
ldj Notwithstanding any other provis~ons of tF~is Code to the contrary,
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it shall be unlawful for any persan, frrm or corporat~on to maintain. use or
o~cupy any S~~Id~ng withEn t#~e scope af th~s Chapterw~~ch does not meet t~e
minimum earthc~uake standards s~ecifed in th~s Cha~ter
Th~s ~ra~ision sf~all not apply if alteration or repair work has
commenced to brmg the build~ng rr~to campliance w~th requirements of this
Chapter, and such work is proceecfing m accordance witt~ the time hmits set
forth ~n any order of the Budding Offcer or defermEr~a#~an af the Nu~sance
Abatement Board
8.fi0.040 ~emolition.
An owner des~r~rig to demolish a bwld~ng must r~e~ertheless comply
wEt#~ the strengthenrng pro~isEOns of this Code w~thin the t~me allowed unless
such awner rece~ves perm~ssion to demoltsh the buildmg pr~or to the t~me
Irmits set forth in this Chapter for the filing of a permi# and the submitting of
plans to the BuiEding Offcer
Such an owner s~all submit a d~molrt~on Aermit appfECation to the
Bu~lding Officer and shall meet al! ofthe reg~~rements for demol~t~on ~mposed
by th~s Coc~~, includmg but not 1~m~#e~i to. those r~qu~rements set forth ~n
Sectian 9 04 10 ~6 010 0# tF~is Code. before such a demolit~on shall be
perm~tted Nothing ~n this Chapter shall bE deemed to reiie~e a~ualding
owner of ineeting the requ~rements for demolrtion af a buifding Em~osed by
any other applicable law ar regulation
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8.60.050 Seism~c Prov[siQns.
{a) Essen#ial and Hazardous Facilities. Essential and hazardous
faal~ties shalf be strengthened to meet the rEquirements ofthe Building Code
of the City of San#a Monica for new buildings of the sarrte occu~ancy
category
{b~ All Other Buildings All buEtd~ngs, ather than essential or
hazardous facilities, shall be strengthened to meet the rec#uarements of tha#
certain dacument entitled "Appendix Chapter ! of the Uniform Code of
Bwfdmg Conservatian. 1997 Ed~t~on" pubi~sY~e~ by the Ir~ternat~onal
Conference of BuiEdmg Officiais, ado~ted herein ~y reference, and the
a~diti4nal pra~~sions of this Chapter
8.fiQ.4fi0 Timetable #or Compliance.
The time I~mits set forth below shall begin to rur #rom September 29.
1992 or from ~n~t~al determ~nat~on, whEChever is later The owner of any
occup~ed or vacant bufldEng w~thm the scope of th~s Ct~apter shall comply
with the requirements of this Chapter by fling far a permit, submittmg plans
to the Buiid~ng Officer. commencing construct~on and completing
cons#ruction within the t~me limits specified below
Such plans shal! be prepared by a State of Calrfornia lrcensed
arch~tect or registered ci~il or structural eng~neer After plans are filed ar~-
appro~ed by #he Buifd~ng Officer, the owner shafl obtain a build~ng permit and
xhen commence and complete the requ~retl construction within the time limits
set farth below That port~on of t~e plan check an~ buildmg permit fees that
are allocable to structUral aEte~at~on of the buti{dting t~a# tis necessary far
campi~ance with the prov~s~ans af thES G~apter si~all be wai~ed by the
Buiidmg ~fficer
An owner electir~g to install wall anchors pursuant to the provisions of
th~s Cf~apter Es also required fo struc#urafiy alter the buifding to make it fu~ly
com~aly with all other provis~ons of this Chapter w~#hir~ #he time limits set fo~th
~n Tabie 8 60-A below
Table 8.64 A
Required Action by Suildmg Type ~ile for Permit and Submit Commence Cornplete
Dwner Plans to 8uilding DfFrcer Canstruct~on Construct~on
Within Withrn Within
A Insta~5 wall anc~ors Typ~ V, IV, i1f, fV '180 day5 27d days 1 year
B lf vrall anchors Type ( 635 days, (1 year 9 months7 2 years 4 years
instal~ed then make 7ype ~I 635 d~ys, (1 year 9 months) 2 years 4 years
Type Ilf 2825 days (7 years 9 months) 8 years 10 years
struc;u~al alterations
7ype IV 2825 days (7 years 9 manths) 8 years 10 years
C If wa~~ anchcrs are Type I 270 days 1 year 2 ysars
~ot ~nscalled then make Type li 270 days 1 year 2 ye~rs
Type I!l 1400 days ~2 years 9 mnnths) 3 years 4 years
st~u~!ura alterations
Type IV 136~ days (3 vears 9 monthsl 4 years 5 years
8.fi0.070 Administrat~on.
(a) Building Classificat~on The Builclmg Officer shall determine the
occupant laad and class~ficatROn af busldmg type The accupant load shall ~e
c~etermined in accordanc~ with tt~~ B-~ild3rtg Coc~~ and shai~ ~nclude th~ entire
~~s
buildmg plUS the occupant load of any ad~acent ~ufldmg that interconnects
w~th the sub~ect building or uses the sub~ect bu~lding for exitir~g purposes
(b} Contents of Order When the Butilding Office~ det~rm~nes that
a buildir~g is wrthrn the scope of this Chapter, the Bu~lding Officer shafl iss~re
an vrder as provided herein
T4~e order shali spec3fy tt~at tt~e b~r~ldmg has been determ~t~ed by the
Bu~ldmg Officer to be withm the scope af this Chapter and. therefore, ~s
required to meet the seismic strengther~ing provisrons of this Cha~ter The
order shali specify the Building Type class~cation anci shail set forth the
owner's alternatives and time ;~rnEts far compiiance
{c) Service of Order. The order shall be m wr~ting and may be given
eithsr by personal delfvery thereof to the owner or by de~asit in the UnEted
States mail m a sealed enveEope, ~ostage prepaid, addressed to the owner
as shown on the last equal~zed assessment ~oll Service by mail shall be
deerr-~ed to haWe been completed at the t~me of deposit in the U S mail The
fa~lure of any owner to rece~v~ such notice shall not affect ~n any manner the
~aEad~ty of ~ny of the proceedmgs taken thereunder Proof of gi~ing notice
may be made by an affida~it of ar~y err~ployee of th~ City wh~ch shows
ser~~ce ~n conform~ty with th~s Section Buiiding and Safety Commissior~
act~or~. Nu~sar~ce Abatement Board action, Bu~ldmg Of~icer admmistrative
act~on, other corresponcfence between the Crty and the burldmg owner or
bu~lding owner's representat~ve. or ather evidence of knawledge of
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nat~ficat~on shafl alsa b~ deemed as proof af ~i~ing nat~ce
(d) Recordation. At the tsme that tt~e B~ild4~g Of~cer sesves the
afvrement~oned orcier, the Building ~~~~r shall file with the ~ffice of the
Coun~y Recorder a certificate stating that the s~b~ect buildmg is withm the
sco~e of this Chapter The certifca#e shall also state that fhe buildmg owner
thereof has been o~dered to structurally analyze the bwlding and to
struc#urally alter it if the Buifd~~g Officer ~eterm~nes the building is not ir~
compliance with th~s Cha}~ter
if the bu~ldmg is sither demo~r~~= _. ~~und not to be witf~in the scope
af th~s Chapter. or is structurally capabi~ of resist~ng mmimum seismic farces
requrred by f~is Ct~apter as a result of s#r~ctural alterat~ons or an analysis.
the Building ~fficer shall file w~th the Qffice of the County Recorder, a
cert~~cate terminating the status of the sub~ect budding as bemg class~fied
with~n the sc~ge of thES Chapter
8.G0.080 Appeals.
(aj Initial Determination.
The owner of any buifding may appeaf the Build~ng Offcer's in~tial
determination that the buiiciing is witF~in the sco~e o# th~s Chapter to the
Building and Safety Commission Such appeal shafl be fifed with the
Commission by December 28. 1992 or within nmety {90) days af date of
~nEtial determmat~on, wh~cheve~ ~s late~ Any suct~ appeaE s~a~4 be deaded
by ti~e Buildang and Safety Commission no later tt~an ninety (90) days after
t~o
fif~ng and tf~e graunds thereot shail be stated clearly and cancisely
(b) Abatement Praceedings-
Appeais ar requests far mod~fcat[ons from any other determinatEans,
orders, or actio~s by the Building Officia! pursuant to th~s Chapter for the
purposes of abatemen# under the Dangerous B~ilding Code or Abatement
of Nuisances shaEl be made an accordance with the procedures establist~ed
in Chapters 8 88 ancf 8 96 ofi this Code
8,6U.090 En€orcement.
f# the owner in charge or cantrol of the s~b~ect butlding fails ta compfy
with th~s Code within any of the tirne limi#s set forth herefn, the B~~Iding
Officer may o~der that the ent~re buifdmg be vacated and that the budding
remain vacated until this Code has ~eert complied w~th
If comp~iance has not bee~t rn~tiated withir~ n~nety {94) days after the
date the bu~lding has been ordered vacated or such addEtianal t~me as may
~ave been granted by the Nuisance Abat~ment Board, the Build~ng Officer
rr~ a y
(a) commence the bu~lding's demalition in accordance with #he
provis~ons of Section 1 a2 of thE Californ~a Buiid~ng Code. 199$ Edi#ion. and
in accordance with th~ Unrform Cade for fhe Abatem~nt of Dangerous
Buildings. as adopted ~y the Ci#y, or
{b) ~ndertake a~d comp4ete suc~ str~ctu~a4 alteration of tt~e bu~4d~ng
as may be necessary in the sole judgment of the Burlding Officer to cause
i~t
the buiiclmg #o conform to the earthquake standards spectfed m this C~a~ter.
and ta cause a I~ar~ for the costs of such structural alteration to be ~laced
aga~nst the property No demalition may occur purs~ant to this Section
w~thout compf~ance with a~l City laws and regulations go~err~mg t~emolit~ons
S.fQ.'i00 Temporary Stay of Enforcement Based on 5evere
Financial Hardship.
The owner af any buiidmg may a~peal for a temporary stay of
enforcement on the bas~s af severe fnanccal hardship firom compllance with
this Chapter Suc~ appeal sF~ail be ~'i~ed w~th the Ci#y's Drrector of Finance
no later than Fe~r~ary 26, '1993
Ar~y such appeaf shall be decided by the Director of Finance na kater
than n~n~ty (90) days after fil~ng and the grounds thereof shall be stated
cfearly and canciseiy
The burden shafl be on the owner to demonstrate conclusivefy that
compliance with th~s Seci~on shall result in severe financial hardshEp
Documentary e~~dence shall be submitted by th~ owner at the time th~
appeal ~s filed and s~all clearly t~emonstrate tt~at eor~n}~1~ance with this
Sect~an shall resukt in se~ere frna~cia! hardshE~ Such documentary
svidence may ~nclude, but shall not be limited to, the owner's tax returns,
general ledgers, rentai and lease agreemsnts, persor~al and corporate
mcome and ex~e~se recor~s, and any s~ch other f~nancial documents or
mformation as tha owner des~res to submit for consideration or as the City's
t~2
Directar of ~ir~ance d~ems necessary or des~rable m evaluat~ng the owner's
cla~m of hardsh~p Tt~e failure afthe ownerto provide anyfmanctai document
or ~nfiormation requested by the Director of F~nance sha~l result in denial of
the request fior a~emporary stay of enforcement
Any person denied a temparary stay of er~forcemen# by the D~rector
of Ftnance may appeal the denEal to a three person Finar~cia~ Hars~ship
Appeal Board estabiished by the CEty Manager Any suct~ appea~ shail be
made in writing within ten (~ 0) days of the den~al and shall be based on the
e~idence suppfied to Director of ~mance The Appeal Board may ap~aroWe
or deny any appeal and may re~ie~e an awnerfrom full ar partial campiiance
w~th the requ~rements of this Chapter, as t#~e Appea~ Board m its sale
d~scretion deems financially feasibfe The decESion af the ~mancia! Harc~ship
Appeal Board shall be final exceptfor~ucffcial re~iew ancf shall not be appea4-
able ta the City Cou~cil The Appeal Board ~s authonzed to establish
procedu~es for the processing and consid~ratron Qf app~als
In ar~y case where a buiEding ~s exempted #rom compliance with th~s
Chapter on the basis of financ~al hardship, such exempt~an shal~ be r~ull and
~ofd and of no f~Rher farce or effect at the tEme the buildEng is so~d or
experiences a rr~a~or cf~ange af oec~pancy as definecf by the BuEld~ng ~fficer
$.60.110 Canopies.
Pr~or to commencement af canstr~action of any af the structural
alterations requ~red by this Chapter. a pedestriar ~rotection canopy shail be
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constructed below any unreinforcecf masonry wall ad~acentto ar~y public rig~t
of way Said car~opy sf~al{ canfo~m to the sta~tdards deveioped by the
D~rectar of Environmental and Pubfic Works
8.60.720 Shear Test Criteria for Mortar Qua~ity.
{a) Test Equipment.
An intemal cal~per, graduated ~n 0 001 of an mch (0 Q25 mm)
ir~crements shall be used to measure movement of the masonry un~t A
hydraul~c Sack equipped w~th a pressure gauge grac~taa~ed En ~ncrements of
50 psi (345 kPa) or fess sha11 be used ~~e ~ack foad shall be appile~! at a
rate not exceedmg 5.000 po~nds (22 24D N) {~er m~nute
(b) Mmimum Number of Technicians and Test Readings.
The test shall be conducted by a mm~mum of two technicians Laad
and displacement read~ngs sha~f be recorded at the folfowmg ~ntervals
(1) At a caliper reading of 0~d~ ~nch (~ p2~ mm),
(2) At tl~e first r~~sualfy-observed s~gn of movement or crack~ng of the
mortar or masonry unit.
{3j At a caliper readmg of 0 fl2 inch (0 51 mm), and
~4) The ultimate load on the t~n~t
(c) Representati~e Test Locations.
TF~e masonry unit ta be tested shal! not be located ad~acent to a bond
co~rse ~~ a b~~ck wall la~d sn common bond Tests to eyal~ate the mortas
qua~~ty of struct~ral wa~1s shali not be conductec~ in masonry ve~eer
1'~
Walls with mortar ~alues which are cansistently Eow and do r~ot meet
t4~e m~nsmum q~altity va4ues spec~fed ~n t~~s Sect~o~ shal{ ~e er~t+rely pomted
per Ur~iform Building Code 5tandard 21-8 except that the depth af lomt
penetratron shall be 1-1/2 Ench (38 mm) in IEeu of the 314 mch ('# 9 mm)
s~ec~fied
{d) Core Tests. A mmimum r~umber of mortar test s~ecamens equal
to the number of required cores shail be prepared from the cores and tested
as spec~fied herern The mortar~omt of the o~ter wythe of tt~e masonry core
shall be t~sted m shear by plac~ng the c~rcuiar core Sect~an ~n a compress~on
testmg machme w~th #he mor~ar bed ~oint rotated 15 degrees from the ax~s
af the appiied load The mQrtar Joint tested in s~ear shafl have an a~erage
ultimate stress of 24 psi (13$ kPa) ~ased on t~e gross area T~e average
shalf be obtained fr~m the tota~ r~umber of cores mac~e If test specimens
cannot be made fram cares taker~. the st~ear value shall ~e reported as zero
5ection 16 Chapter 8 64 is hereby added to the Santa Monica Mun~cipal Cade to
r~ad as follows
Cha~ter 8.64 5eism~c StrengtF~er~ing Provisions for
Existing Concrete and Reinforced Masonry
Wali Bu~ldings w~th Flex~ble Diaphragms
8.fi4.0't 0 Purpose.
The purpose of this Ct~apter ~s to promote public safety and welfare
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by redtacmg the r~sk of death or m~ury that may result frorn the effects af
earthquakes on concrete and reinforced masonry wall b~~ldings with flexible
diaphragms designed under the ~uildmg Codes in effec# prior to the 1992
Caf~fornia Buildrr~g Code. Past earth~uakes ha~e shown that such buiidings
are potentially hazardous and prone to significant damage, inclucfmg poss~ble
collapse, in a moderate to ma~or earthqua~e
This Chapter pro~ides priorities, trme periods, and standards under
whic~ t~ese buifd~ngs are requ~red ta be structura~iy anafyzed and
strengtnened for se~sm~c res2s#anc~ Where the ana4ysis determFn~s #Y~at
str~cturaf defc~enc3es exist, this Chapter requ~r~s the buildmg to be
st~e~gthened
8.fi4.020 Scope.
The provES~ons o# this Ghapter a~Qly to al~ ex~st~ng concrete or
reir~orced masonry buifdings with flexibie diaphragms, including tilt-up
concrete wall build~ngs. designeti ur~derthe ~uilding Cades ~n effect prior to
the 1992 Califflrnia Building Code
Buildings desfgnated as h~stor~cally or architec#uralfy signcficant
landmarks on natior~al, state or lacal #~~storical registers shall aiso comply
w~th the ~ro~isions of tt~~s C~apter At the Buildmg 4fficer's discretion,
modificat~ons to the standards set forth in th~s Chapter may be perm~tted
when such modificatrons are consistent w~th the pro~ESions of the State
Histoncal Bui~dir~g Code
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This Chapter requires the walf anchor~ge system, as defined herem.
to be analyze~, des~gned and strengthened in conformance with the
earthquak~ des~gn star~dards of the Building Code of the City of Santa
Manica ~n effect at the time of permi# iss~aance for the strengthen~ng wark
Seismic strengthenmg in piace prior ;-~ December '12,1995 shali be
evaluated accarding to the provisions of th~s Chapter and mod~fied to compiy
if defic~ent
8.64.Q30 Definitions.
For purposes ofth~s Ct~apter, the ap~licable defiirntions ~n the Bu~ldtng
Code af the Ciiy of Santa MonFCa and the folbw~ng shall ap~rly
Anc4~orage Sysfiem !s tt~e system of all s#ructural elements and
connections w~ich support the cancrete or maso~ry wall ~n th~ lateral
direct~on. ~nc[ud~ng dEaphragms and sub~Eaphragms, walE anchorage and
contmuity ar cross tie cflnnectors ~n subdiaphragms and ma~n diaphragms
for retrof~t and repairs
Buiiding Code is the Budding Code of the City of Santa Manica
Commenced Construction ~s construction pursuant to a ~alid
bu~ld~ng permit that has progressec! ta #he point that one of the ca[led
inspections as requfred by the Building and Safety D~vision has been made
ar~cf the wark far which the ~nspection has been called has b~en ~tadged by
the Buildmg and Safety D~vGSion to be substantial and has been approved by
the Bui~d~ng and Safety Di~~sion
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Concrete Wall Building is, for t[~e pur~ases of th~s Chap#er, any
bui~d~ng that has a lea~t one co~c~ete wal4 w4~~ch may ar may not have
suffic~ent remforcing steel as requ~red by the Bu~ld~ng Code
Date of Engineering Report Submitta[ is eitherthat cfate upon which
the repart was due to be subm~ttecf to the City, orthe date of actual submattal
to the City, wh~che~er is eariaer
Existing Building is any buitding, which as of December 12,~995,
has ~een issued a certificate of occupancy ar has ~een Isgally occup~ed
Expansion Anchor rs a mechan~cal fastener placed in har~iened
concrete or assembled masonry, desEgned to expand ~n a self-tfr~lled or pre-
drElled hole of a spec~fied s~ze and ~ngage the sides of the hofe m vne or
mare locations to develop shear andlor tensian resistance to a~plied ioads
wrtho~t grout, adhesi~e or drypack
~lexibie Diaphra~m ~s, for t~e p~rpases of this Chapter. any
dEa~hragm constructed af wood structural panel, diagonal or straight wood
sheathmg or deckrng, meta! decking without a structura~ concrete toppmg, ar
horizantal rod bracfng
Re~nforced Masonry Wall Building is, for the purposes of thjs
Cha~ter, a buildmg that has at least ane masonry wall which has 25% ar
more of the reinforcmg steel ratros reqwred by the Bu~lding Code for
~e~nfarced masanry and tis nat classsfied as an unretin#orced masonry wal~
building pursuant #o Cha~ter 8 fi0 af the Mun~cipal Cade
~~g
Retroftt ~s an impro~emert# of the lateral force resisting system of the
structuse by an alterat~on of existtng or add~ttfln of r~ew stsuctural eiements
Tilt-up Cuncrete Wa!! is a form of precast cancrete panel
constructron either cast in the horfzantal position a# the sitE and after cuTmg,
lifted and mo~ed ir~to ~lace in a ve~tical positior~, or cast off sEte in a
fabncator's shop
Type i Building is any cor~crete wall or reinforced masonry wall
buildang that must be usable in the even# ofi an emergency, and s~all inclucfe
hosprtals, pahce an~ fr~ statran$ a~d tl2saster r~covery cer~ters
Type II BuiEding ~s any concr~te wall or reinforced masonry wall
buildEng w~th 100 ar more occupants
Type III Building Es any concrete wall or reEnforced masonry wa11
building w~th at least 20 but fewer than 100 occ~apants
Ty~e IV Building is any concrete wall or reinforced masonry wall
building wrth fewer than 2D occupants
8.64.040 ~eneral Requiremen#s
(a) The owner of each buiid~ng w~thin the scape of t~is Chap#er shalf
cause an ~nvestigation of ti~e existing canstruction and a structural analysis
to be mac4e of the building by a a~il or structural engineer or a~chFtect
[~censed by the State of Californ~a. and i# #he bu~lding daes not meet the
msn~rnum standardS spec~f~ed +n th~s Chapter. the ow~e~ shall cause ~t to be
structuraily altered to confarm ta such standards
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(b) The awner of each ~utlding withtn the scope oftf~is Gha}~ter. which
has been anafyzed to demonstrate compliance or structurally altered to
comply with t~e mEnimum earthquake standarcfs in t~115 Chapter, shall
maintain such buildi~g m conformity with the req~~rements of this C#~apter in
effect at the t~me flf such ~nalys~s or str~ctural alte~at~o~
~c) Buifdings wi#hin the scape of this Chapter may not be adcied to or
strucfurally altered or atherw~se remodelecf w~thout fi~st complying with the
provrsions of tl~is Chapter unless the Bwlding Offcer determines that the
alteratians are minor m nature
(d} Notwithstanding any ott~er pro~~sians of this Cade to the contrary,
~t shall be unlawful for any person, frrm or corporation to ma~ntain, use or
occu~y any building wit~~n tF~e scope of thfs Chap#er which does not meet the
minimum earthquake standards specified in t~is Chapter
Th~s prov~s~on shal! not apply if alterat~fln or ~epair work has
commenced to bnng the building into compliance with requirements of this
Chapter, and such work ~s proceed~ng in accordance with the t~rr~e fimits set
forth m any arder af the Build~ng OfFcer or determ~nation vf the Nuisance
Abaterr~ent Board
8.64 05Q Demolit~on.
An awner des~nng to demairsh a building mus# nevertheless camply
with the strer~gthenmg provisions of this Code wrthfn the tim~ aElowed unless
such awner rece~~es permission ta demolish the buddmg pr~vr #o the time
~~o
iim~t~ set fort~ m Sect~on 8 64 060 af th~ Mun~cipal Code far the fii~ng of a
permit and the subm~ttmg of plans to the Building ~fficer
Such an awner shal! submit a demalition }~erm~t applicat~on to the
Buildmg Office~and shall meetall ofthe requirementsfordemokit~on imposeci
by this Coc~e mclud~ng, but not Ifmit~d to those requirements set forth m
Section 9 Q4 10 15 a10 of th~s Code, befare such a demolitron shall be
permEtted Nothing m#his Chapter shall be deemed to relieve a buildmg
owner of ineeting the requirements for demalitian of a bui{ding impased by
any other app~rcabVe faw or regufat~on
8.64.06~. Time Period for Compliance.
Engineering Report Within 275 days af the cfate of ~~tice ta the
owner by the C~#y. the awner of any Tilt-Up bu~ld~r~g constructed to pre-~ 992
Califomra Building Co~e standards shall submit an engmeenng report to the
BuRldmg and Safety Div~sion The report s~all c~emonstrate whether the
structure conforms to the Earthquake Design Standards contained in the
Buiicling Code of Santa Man,ca ~n effect at the time the report is submitted
to the Crty If the report concludes the structure does nat comply w~th #he
standards. the structur~ shall be s#rengthened to camply w~th the standards
w~thfn the time periads shown in T~ble 8 fi4-A befow