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01/24/2011 SECTION 7. Sections 9.152 and 9.153 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 California Building Code, 2010 Edition, or the California Residential Code, 2010 edition, including lateral force provisions for wind and earthquake. 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 California Building Code, 2010 edition, or the California Residential Code, 2010 edition. SECTION 8. 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thereof conflicting or inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance or of the Code hereby adopted, are hereby repealed.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 9. 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. SECTION 10. This Council finds and determines that pursuant to Section 50022.1 of the Government Code, the City is authorized to adopt the California Codes and Model Codes by reference and amend same by ordinance. Section 18941.5 of the Health and Safety Code provides in part that the ordinance adopted by local entities must take effect 180 days after the publication of the Model Ordinance published by the California Building Standards Commission ( "Commission "). The date by which the ordinance must take effect is January 1, 2011. In the event that the Ordinance does not take effect by January 1, 2011, the Model Codes, as adopted by the Commission, will be in full force and effect in the City of Redwood City. As a consequence of the peculiar local climatic, geological and topographical conditions within the City, the public health and safety dictate that this Ordinance shall take effect on January 1, 2011 or 30 days after its adoption, whichever date is later; provided, however, that the construction of any building or structure lawfully commenced by the completion of its foundation structure may be completed in accordance with applicable provisions of the Redwood City Code repealed by this Ordinance provided that such construction is in strict compliance with such provisions. * * * Atty /Ord /Ord.340 Ord. # 2360 112210 Muff # 305