Municipal Code, Complete - City of Santa Barbara

Sections:
22.18.010 Scope.
22.18.020 Definitions.
22.18.030 General Requirements.
22.18.010 Scope.
Chapter 22.18
SEISMIC SAFETY ORDINANCE
22.18.040 Appeals.
22.18.050 Enforcement.
22.18.060 Administration.
This Chapter shall apply to all buildings identified by street address within the "City of Santa Barbara Survey of
Potentially Hazardous Buildings" completed in 1988 ("Survey"). The Chapter shall also apply to any other building
which utilizes unreinforced masonry bearing walls as an element of construction and for which construction began
prior to the City's adoption on July 24, 1947 of the 1946 Edition of the California Building Code as adopted and
amended by the City. This Chapter does not apply to (i) single family residences, duplexes, or buildings containing
less than five dwelling units and used exclusively for residential purposes, and (ii) buildings owned and occupied by
federal, state or county governments. (Ord. 5451, Section 5, 2008; Ord. 4984, 1996; Ord. 4586, 1989.)
22.18.020 Definitions.
A. BEARING WALL. A wall with a total superimposed load in excess of one hundred (100) pounds per linear
foot, or an infill wall that will experience lateral forces as a result of the inability of other lateral load resisting
framing elements to resist the lateral forces specified in Appendix Chapter One of the Uniform Code for Building
Conservation.
B. DISTRICT MITIGATION SCHEDULE. A document adopted by resolution of City Council that subdivides
the City of Santa Barbara into five districts, and includes a schedule identifying, by district, deadlines for permit
approval and for completion of construction.
C. HIGH RISK BUILDING. Any Potentially Hazardous Building having an occupant load in excess of one
hundred (100) persons, as determined by California Building Code, as adopted and amended by the City, Section
1002.1, except (i) a building having exterior walls braced with masonry or wood frame crosswalls of at least full story
height, with a minimum length of one and one-half (1 1/2) times the story height, spaced less than forty (40) feet apart
in each story, or (ii) a building occupied less than twenty (20) hours per week. Any building meeting one of these
exception criteria shall be classified as a Moderate Risk Building.
D. MODERATE RISK BUILDING. Any Potentially Hazardous Building not classified as a High Risk
Building.
E. NOTICE OF BUILDING CLASSIFICATION. A notice to be mailed by the Chief of Building and Safety to
the owner of every structure identified within the Survey, specifying the degree of risk represented by that structure.
F. POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS BUILDING. A building for which construction began prior to the City's
adoption on July 24, 1947 of the 1946 Edition of the California Building Code, as adopted and amended by the City,
and which is constructed of unreinforced masonry bearing wall construction.
G. SERVICE DATE. The date a notice is posted by the United States Postal Service, as evidenced by certified
mail receipt, to a building owner at the address most recently indicated by the roles of the County Tax Assessor.
H. CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL BUILDING CODE. Part 8 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations.
I. CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE, AS ADOPTED AND AMENDED BY THE CITY. A model code
published by the International Conference of Building Officials, incorporated by reference in Section 22.04.010 of
this Code.
J. UNIFORM CODE FOR BUILDING CONSERVATION. A code applying exclusively to existing buildings
and published by the International Conference of Building Officials, the Second Printing (copyright 1987) portions of
which have been amended by local ordinance and incorporated by reference in Section 22.04.010 of this Code.
(Ord. 5451, Section 5, 2008; Ord. 4984, 1996; Ord. 4586, 1989.)
22.18.030 General Requirements.
Each Potentially Hazardous Building shall be designated as either a High or Moderate Risk Building and shall be
included on a list of such structures maintained by the Chief of Building and Safety. The owners of each structure
listed in the Survey shall be served a Notice of Building Classification and a District Mitigation Schedule.
392-6 rev. 9/30/08