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Ordinance No. 1563 <br /> <br /> D. MEDIUM-RISK BUILDING is any building, not classified as <br /> a high-risk building or an essential or hazardous <br /> building, having an occupant load of 20 occupants or more <br /> as determined by Section 3302(a) of the Uniform Building <br /> Code. <br /> <br /> E. LOW-RISK BUILDING is any building, other than an <br /> essential or hazardous building, having an occupant load <br /> of less than 20 occupants as determined by Section <br /> 3302(a) of the Uniform Building Code. <br /> <br />20.52.040 Owner Notification <br />The Director of Building Inspection shall within six weeks of the <br />effective date of this ordinance notify the owners of property <br />improved with unreinforced masonry buildings determined to be <br />within the scope of this Chapter that such owners are required to <br />submit engineering reports, building analysis, plans for the <br />repairs, and complete any necessary structural repairs within the <br />time limits established by Section 20.52.050 of this Chapter. <br /> <br /> 20.52.050 Mitiqation Plan <br /> <br /> A. Step 1 <br /> <br /> The property owner shall submit to the City within one <br /> year of the adoption of this ordinance a structural <br /> engineering report. The purpose of this report is to <br /> establish, by required tests, the strength of the mortar <br /> material holding the bricks or hollow clay blocks <br /> together. Such tests will reveal if the walls have <br /> proper attachment to the roof system and, in the case of <br /> multi-story buildings, that the floor systems are also <br /> properly attached to the wall system. The tests are to <br /> be completed by a licensed engineer or architect. A <br /> property owner with a building which does not have a <br /> proper wall-to-roof, or wall-to-floor, attachment must <br /> complete the attachment within two years of the adoption <br /> of the ordinance. <br /> <br /> B. Step 2 <br /> <br /> 1. If the property owner desires to reinforce the <br /> existing building, the property owner is to submit <br /> plans to the City's Building and Planning <br /> Departments. The property owner shall complete the <br /> repairs based on the classifications (Table A) <br /> within the time frame (Table B) of this ordinance, <br /> and based on the structural stability of the <br /> structural engineering report. To ensure that the <br /> work progresses in a timely manner, the property <br /> owner shall obtain a building permit at least one <br /> <br /> ( s r922200. sV2 ) 3 <br /> <br /> <br />