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01/14/2008 Secs. 9.143- 9.148. RESERVED SECTION 8. Sections 9.152, 9.153, and 9.168 of Article IX of Chapter 9 of the Redwood City Code are hereby amended to read as follows: "ARTICLE IX. SEISMIC REQUIREMENTS Sec. 9.152. STRUCTURAL DESIGN: All structural design shall be in accordance with the International Building Code, 2006 Edition, including lateral force provisions for wind and earthquake. (Ord. No. 2241, §7, 12-5-2002) Sec. 9.153. FOUNDATION SYSTEMS: Foundation systems shall consist of mat, grill, piles or a similar system with a demonstrated ability to resist differential settlement and for tying the foundation elements together. Foundation design shall be in accordance with the International Building Code, 2006 edition. (Ord. No. 2241, §7, 12-5-2002) Sec. 9.168. ENGINEERING REPORTS: Owners of unreinforced masonry buildings in the City, except as exempted below, shall submit an engineering report complying with the provisions of Section 9.145 of this Division to the Building Official in order to determine the existence, nature, extent and severity of structural deficiencies of said buildings with respect to the capacity thereof to withstand the effects of earthquakes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, owners of the following structures shall be exempt from the aforesaid requirement: A. Residential structures comprising five (5) or fewer dwelling units; B. Warehouses or similar structures not used for human habitation except for warehouses or structures housing emergency services equipment or supplies; and C. Buildings which have been structurally revised substantially in accordance with the 1973, or a later, edition of the Uniform Building Code, the 2000, or later edition of the International Building Code, or the provisions of division 88 of the Standards for Unreinforced Masonry Buildings of the City of Los Angeles, California (a copy of which is on file in the office of the building official). (Ord. No. 2004, §7, 12-4-1989; Ord. No. 2241, §, 12-5-2002) SECTION 9. All former ordinances or parts thereof conflicting or inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance or of the Code hereby adopted, are hereby repealed. SECTION 10. If any section, paragraph, sentence or word of this ordinance or of the Code hereby adopted should for any reason, be found invalid, it is intended that all other portions of this ordinance independent of any such portion as may be declared invalid shall be valid. Atty/Ord/Ord.291 2324 120307 10 FORMERLY MUFF#305