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ATTY/ORD.433/BUILDING CODE ADOPTION <br />REV: 10-24-16 RL <br />Page 11 of 16 <br />inspection deposit amounts and City costs shall be established by resolution of the <br />City Council. Separate plan review and permit fees shall apply to retaining walls or <br />major drainage structures as required elsewhere in this code. <br /> <br />Sec. 9.72. SECTION 1705.3 OF THE BUILDING CODE AMENDED. Section 1705.3 of <br />the Building Code is amended as follows: <br /> <br />1705.3. Concrete construction. Special inspections and tests of concrete <br />construction shall be performed in accordance with this section and Table 1705.3. <br /> <br />Exception: Special inspections and tests shall not be required for: <br /> <br />1. Isolated spread concrete footings of buildings three stories or less above <br />grade plane that are fully supported on earth or rock, where the <br />structural design of the footing is based on a specified compressive <br />strength, f’c, no greater than 2,500 pound per square inch (psi) (17.2 <br />Mpa). <br /> <br />Sec. 9.73. SECTION 1905.1.7 ACI 318, Section 14.1.4. OF THE BUILDING CODE <br />AMENDED. Section 1905.1.7 of the Building Code is amended as follows: <br /> <br />1905.1.7. ACI 318, Section 14.1.4. Delete ACI 318, Section 14.1.4, and 14.1.4 - <br />Plain concrete in structures assigned to Seismic Design Category C, D, E or F. <br />14.1.4.1- Structures assigned to Seismic Design Category C, D, E or F shall not <br />have elements of structural plain concrete, except as follows: <br /> <br />(a) Isolated footings of plain concrete supporting pedestals or columns are <br />permitted, provided the projection of the footing beyond the face of the <br />supported member does not exceed the footing thickness. <br /> <br />Exception: In detached one- and two-family dwellings three stories or less in <br />height, the projection of the footing beyond the face of the supported member is <br />permitted to exceed the footing thickness. <br /> <br />(b) Plain concrete footing supporting walls are permitted, provided the footings <br />have at least two continuous longitudinal reinforcing bars. Bars shall not be <br />smaller than No. 4 and shall have a total area of not less than 0.002 times the <br />gross cross-sectional area of the footing. For footings that exceed 8” inches <br />(203 mm) in thickness, a minimum of one bar shall be provided at the top and <br />bottom of the footing. Continuity of reinforcement shall be provided at corners <br />and intersections. <br /> <br />Exception: <br /> <br />1. In detached one- and two-family dwellings three stories or less in height and <br />constructed with stud bearing walls, plain concrete footings with at least two <br />6.4.B. - Page 24