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-Extensive fire damage due to the limited effectiveness and capabilities of the fire department in controlling untreated wood shake or shingle fires due to reduced or delayed response of fire companies caused by traffic congestion, or by obstruction from fallen electrical power lines on response route arterials. -Extensive fire damage due to the inability of the fire department to gain sufficient access to fires involving untreated wood shake or shingle building exteriors, thereby precluding control of such fires due to terrain, slopes, landscaping, fences, electrical transmission lines and other buildings; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that because of the climatic, geologic and topographic circumstances in Pleasanton that continued use of untreated shakes and shingles in specified areas of Pleasanton would create substandard buildings within the meaning of Health and Safety Code Section 17958.8; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1: Section 2-12.36(a)(2) PMC is hereby added to read as follows: "Section 2-12.36 Amendments, Modifications, Additions to and Deletions from the Adopted Code. The Adopted Code is modified as follows: a. Amendments or Modifications. (2) Requirement of Fire Resistive Roofinq in Hazard Areas. Section 3202(b) is amended to rea'~: '(b) Fire Retardancy, When Required. Roof coverings shall be fire retardant except in Types III, IV and V buildings which are not located in Hazard Areas, where it may be as follows: 1. · [Unchanged] 2. [Unchanged] 3. · [Unchanged] 4. The requirements of this subsection (b) apply to all new construction and to any reroofing which requires a building permit but shall only apply to the portion of the roof which is being reroofed. - 3 -