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Home My WebLink About914437 ORDINANCE NO. 914 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UKIAH AbIENDING SECTION 3076a OF CHAPTER 2, DIVISION 3 OF THE UKIAH CITY CODE, EARTHQUAKE HAZARD REDUCTION IN EXISTING BUILDINGS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UKIAH DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION ONE. Chapter 2, Division 3, Section 3076, subsection a, is amended to read as follows: a. File with the City Building Official a written engineering survey and evaluation ("Earthquake Safety Report") subject to the approval of the Building Official within a time period not to exceed two years from the date of notification pursuant to this section. The Earthquake Safety Report shall be obtained by the property owner and conducted by a civil or structural engineer or architect licensed by the State of California who is knowledgeable in earthquake resistant design. The Earthquake Safety Report shall determine the feasibility of rehabilitating the building to meet, at a minimum, the structural standards of the State Historic Building Code, including a description of the building's ability to resist seismic activity and a reasonably detailed description of the changes recommended by the engineer or architect to improve the ability of the building to resist damage in an earthquake and, at a minimum, to meet the structural standards of the Historic Building Code. The report must contain sufficient factual detail and engineering analysis to allow independent review and evaluation by a competent professional. SECTION TWO. This ordinance shall be published as required by law in a newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Ukiah, and shall become effective 30 days after its adoption. Introduced by title only this 5th day of September, 1990, by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Wattenburger, Shoemaker, Schneiter, and Mayor Henderson. NOES: None. ABSENT: Councilmember McMichael. PASSED AND ADOPTED this /9th day of September following roll call vote: 1990, by the AYES: Councilmembers McMichael, Wattenburger, Shoemaker, Schneiter and Mayor NOES: None HenderSon ABSENT: None AT~~~ ~ C~-ty Clerk' urmamen~/ORPl :