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Hazard Areas shall be defined as those areas beyond five (5) minutes driving time of fire apparatus from the fire station serving those particular districts or areas determined by the Fire Chief to be either high hazard areas or extreme hazard areas based on steepness of slope and/or fuel loadings from combustible plant materials as set forth in the Safety Element of the General Plan. (Balance of section to remain.) 20.08.053 Section 1806.1 amended- Footings Section 1806.1 Footings of the Califomia Building Standards Code 1998 Edition, (24 C.C.R.), and including by reference the Uniform Building Code, 1997 Edition, Parts 1, 2 and 3 is amended to read as follows: General. Footings and foundations shall be constructed of masonry, concrete or treated wood in conformance with Division II and shall extend below the frost line. footings of concrete and masonry shall be of solid material. Foundations supporting wood shall extend at least 6 inches (1 52mm) above the adjacent finish grade. Footings shall have a minimum depth as indicated in Table 18-I-C unless another depth is recommended by a foundation investigation. A minimum of one top and one bottom continuous bars of 1/2" diameter reinforcing steel shall be required in all continuous concrete or masonry beating foundations. 20.08.054 Division IV - SEISMIC PROVISIONS FOR STRUCTURAL STEEL BUILDINGS - amended Division IV - SEISMIC PROVISIONS FOR STRUCTURAL STEEL BUILDINGS of the California Building Standards Code 1998 Edition, (24 C.C.R.), and including by reference the Uniform Building Code 1997 Edition, Parts 1, 2 and 3 is amended to read as follows: Based on Seismic Provisions for Structural Steel Buildings, Parts I and III, of the American Institute of Steel Construction, April 15, 1997 Section 2210. Adoption. Except for the modifications as set forth in Section 2211 of this division and Section 2212 Division V, as modified here, and the requirements of the building code, the seismic design, fabrication, and erection of structural steel shall be in accordance with the Seismic Provisions for Structural Steel Buildings, April 15, 1997 published by the American Institute of Steel Construction, 1 East Wacker Drive, Suite 3100, Chicago, IL 60601, hereinafter referred to as AISC-Seismic, as if set out at length herein. The adoption of AISC-Seismic, shall include Part I (LRFD) and Part III (ASD). Where other codes, standards, or specifications are referred to in this specification, they are to be considered as only an indication of an acceptable method or material that can be used with the approval of the building official. 20.08.055 Section 1900.4.4 amended - Minimum Slab Thickness. 34