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CC Ordinance 2089 ORDINANCE NO. 2089 BEING AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CAMPBELL AMMENDING TITLE 18, CHAPTER 18.60 OF THE CAMPBELL MUNICIPAL CODE. The City Council of the City of Campbell does hereby ordain as follows: SECTION ONE: Section 18.60 of the Campbell Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as set forth in attached Exhibit A. SECTION TWO: This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days following its passage and adoption and shall be published, one time within fifteen (15) days upon passage and adoption in the Campbell Express, a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Campbell, County of Santa Clara. PASSED AND ADOPTED this following roll call vote: 18th day of September, 2007, by the AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: Kennedy, Hernandez, Low, Burr, Furtado COUNCILMEMBERS: None COUNCILMEMBERS: None COUNCILMEMBERS: None \" ~, ~~. +\ APPROVED:~~. ~~ Daniel E. Furtado, Mayor ATTEST: a~ Anne Bybee, City Clerk Exhibit A Chapter 18.60 IDENTIFICATION AND MITIGATION OF POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS BUILDINGS Sections: 18.60.10 Adoption of Uniform Code for Building Conservation. 18.60.20 Compliance with Future Codes. 18.60.30 Mitigating Measures. 18.60.40 Fee Waiver 18.60.50 Building Identification. 18.60.60 Notification and Recordation. 18.60.010 Adoption of Uniform Code for Buildino Conservation. The City Council adopts a Uniform Code for Building Conservation, including appendices, for the regulation of buildings, identified as un-reinforced masonry buildings as defined by Section 8875 et seq. of the California Government Code and listed by the City of Campbell as "un-reinforced masonry buildings (URM)." Such list will be maintained by the Building Official who may add or delete buildings based upon his inspection and/or engineering analysis. This code shall pertain to altering, renovating and remodeling of buildings and structures, the issuance of permits therefore and enforcement thereof, which building code is as follows: All of the provisions of the Uniform Code for Building Conservation of 1997 of the International Conference of Building Officials, hereinafter termed the: "conservation code," and each and all of the regulations, appendices, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of such building code (one copy of which code has been filed for use and examination by the public in the office of the City Clerk) are referred to and are adopted and made a part hereof, the same as if fully set forth in this chapter, and are adopted as sections of this chapter bearing the same numerical sections, designations, titles as appear in the Conservation Code. 18.60.020 Compliance with Future Codes. Structural standards for the repair and strengthening of URM buildings shall be evaluated and updated to conform to the triennial adoption of California State Building Codes. Should State Building Codes become more restrictive than local adopted standards, State Building Codes shall be followed. 18.60.030 Mitioatino Measures. Mitigating measures for un-reinforced masonry buildings (URM) for structural upgrading are as follows: Phase 1: A notice was sent by the Building Official to owners of all known URM buildings that their structures have been identified as URM structures. Said notices were sent by first class mail before January 15, 1990. At any time after receiving notice, the owners may voluntarily modify and strengthen their buildings to the approved standard set forth in the Conservation Code. Ph::lse 2: /\s of December 31, 1992, all owners of URM buildings submitted to the city ::In engineering ::In::llysis, plans ::lnd specific::ltions for structur31 strengthening of their buildings, prep3red by 3 licensed civil or structur::ll engineer, suitable in form 3nd content to the Building Offici31 based upon the design requirements cont3ined in Appendix 1 of the Conserv3tion Code. Strengthening of the buildings rem3ined volunt3ry under Ph3se 2. Phase 3: /\fter receiving un reinforced m3sonry building (URM) notice th3t said buildings h3ve been classified as potenti311y hazardous buildings, the O'.vners m3Y 'Iolunt::lrily modify 3nd strengthen their buildings to the 3ppro'led standards set forth in the Conservation Code (UCBC). If more than fifty percent of the existing square foot::lge of a URM building is to be 31tered, modified or remodeled, the owners shall cause their buildings to be strengthened in ::lccordance with ::In::llysis, pl::lns ::lnd specific::ltions prepared by ::l licensed civil or structur31 engineer '.vith provisions of the conservation code. Mandatory Structural Strengthening and Abatement of URM buildings according to the requirements of the UCBC is required prior to occupancy under the following conditions: 1. If the established occupant load of any URM building is proposed to be increased by more than 10% as a result of permitted tenant improvements or permitted changes in use of the building. When an increase of 10% results in 1 person or less a maximum increase of 2 persons will be allowed. This condition is based upon the condition and occupant load existing on July 1, 2007. All future changes shall be considered cumulative. The Building Official shall maintain the official list of occupant loads for all U.R.M. buildings in the City of Campbell. 2. If any URM building is proposed to be remodeled or modified in the course of tenant improvements to the space, strengthening shall be required if the valuation of the permitted work is determined to be in excess of the valuation threshold referenced in Section 1134B.2.1, Exception 1 of the 2001 edition of the California Building Code. As referenced by the California Division of the State Architect ($116,837.68 for Year 2007). Valuation shall be adjusted and revised in accordance with the Division of the State Architect each January. 3. In all cases, all un-reinforced masonry buildings in the City of Campbell shall be strengthened in accordance with analysis, plans and specifications prepared by a licensed civil or structural engineer in compliance with provisions of the Conservation Code (UCBC) by no later than January 1, 2018. URM buildings not in compliance by January 1, 2018 shall be vacated and posted for limited occupancy until such time that compliance is made. 18.60.040 Fee Waiver. Owners submitting applications for strengthening their URM buildings in compliance with the requirements of this Chapter shall be allowed a 50% waiver of Building Permit and Plan Review fees typically charged by the City of Campbell Building Inspection Division. Fee waiver does not apply to work not related to URM structural abatement. 18.60.050 Buildina Identification. The Building Official shall maintain a list of properties that have been identified as Un-reinforced Masonry buildings (URM) and as such are assigned occupant loads per Chapter 10 of the California Building Code 2001 edition. Properties completing strengthening according to the requirements of this Chapter shall be removed from this list. Properties not currently on this list and found to be Un-reinforced Masonry Buildings shall be added to this list and owners formally notified upon discovery. Occupant loads are established based upon Table 10-A of the California Building Code 2001 edition. 18.60.060 Notification and Recordation. The Building Official shall make official recordation of Un-Reinforced Masonry Building status with the Santa Clara County Recorder's Office on all properties with existing URM buildings. Owners of all identified URM buildings shall also be notified by first class mail of the status of their building and current City of Campbell Municipal Code dealing with the mitigation of URM buildings on a regular 3 year basis beginning January 1, 2008. Upon said buildings being retrofitted, strengthened and/or demolished recordation shall be removed.