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(Braced wall line Sheathing), 20.08.053 (plain concrete footings), 20.08.055 (minimum slab provisions), 20.08.082 (appendix chapter J Grading and Excavating), 20.08.018 (occupancy separations), 20.08.060 (maximum area of exterior wall openings), 20.08.032 (allowable height and building area), 20.08.038 and 20.08.039 (attachment of sheathing), 20.08.040 (braced wall line sheathing), 083 (braced wall line support), 20.08.081 (modifications to ASCE 7), 20.08.084 (number of stories), 20.08.086 and 20.08.088 (definitions), 20.08.090 (repairs), 20.08.094 (change in occupancy), 20.08.097 (Gypsum Lath), 20.08.100 (Gypsum Sheathing), 20.08.105 (Other Gypsum Boards) the City of Pleasanton is located in a very active seismic area (seismic design categories D and E) and is located roughly between the Calavaras and Greenville faults. The topography of the City of Pleasanton is such that significant areas of the City are either in an ancient swamp basin or on slopes. The great majority of soils (based on soils reports on file) in the City are of a clayey material. This clayey material is susceptible to constant expansion and shrinkage, which adversely affects the foundation of any structure, but particularly foundations without reinforcing steel. Recent seismic events such as the Loma Preita and the Northridge earthquake in Southern California provided hundreds of examples of damage to plain concrete footings and heaving in plain concrete slabs. It is therefore appropriate to limit the use of these unreinforced concrete foundations with underlaying clayey soils, as the cost to repair is extremely expensive in contrast to the nominal cost of footing reinforcement at the time of original installation. The poor soil that these foundations and slabs must rely on to hold up buildings then are of vital importance to constructing a building. Further, the reliance of the new California Codes on automatic fire sprinkler systems over passive fire protection, such as elimination of fire rated walls and reduced separation of exists, does not address the vulnerability of the City's water distribution system, pumps, and supply tanks that could be damaged as a result of an earthquake event. An additional concern is the allowed use of nonstructural elements such as stucco, particle board, and gypsum wall board to resist the lateral forces that are generated from an earthquake or high wind event. The repair costs for structures that depend on these nonstructural elements for resistance to lateral forces is far greater than the repair costs to structures that utilize the more traditional plywood and oriented strand board (OSB) shear walls and braced wall panels. 5. As to Chapter 20.24, the International Fire Code, amendments to the International Fire Code: Section 20.24.020 (Documents) notes the documents now adopted by reference ;Section 20.24.030 (Amendments) notes local amendments to the 2007 California Fire Code (CFC) is updated with the Building Code; Section 20.24.040 (Fire Service Features) adds Emergency Communications Systems to specified buildings; Section 20.24.050 (Building Services and Systems) defines portable un-vented heaters; Section 20.24.060 (Immersion Heaters) is added for clarification regarding hazardous uses; Section 20.24.070 is added to require emergency ventilation; Section 20.24.090- 100 (Fixed Guideway Systems) are required to meet local requirements for fire protection ;Section 20.24.110 (installation of fire sprinkler systems) is added to address particular commercial uses and create minimum design standards; Section 20.24.120 (installation of fire sprinkler systems) is added because of exemption in national standard; Section 20.24.130 (installation of fire sprinkler systems) is added because 4