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Buildings and Structures in The City of Redwood City, Including <br /> the Adoption by Reference of the Following Codes : The 'Uniform <br /> Building Code, 1973 Edition, ' as Published by the International <br /> Conference of Building Officials (Third Printing) ; the 'Uniform <br /> Building Code 1973 Edition, Standards, ' as Published by the <br /> International Conference of Buildings Officials (First Printing) ; <br /> and the 'Uniform Housing Coc�e, 1973 Edition, ' as Published by <br /> the International Conference of Building Officials (First Print- <br /> ing) , " it is hereby expressly found and determined that the <br /> following changes or modifications to the afaresaid Uniform <br /> Building Code, insofar as �he same re?ate to apartment houses, <br /> hotels, motels, and dwellings, and buildings and structures <br /> accessory thereto, are reasonably necessary because of local <br /> conditions : <br /> (a) That Section 3101 shall be added to said Uniform <br /> Building Code to require that whenever concrete <br /> slab floors are installed, they be of a specified <br /> minimum thickness and elevation, be reinforced in <br /> a specified manner, and include an appropriate <br /> water proof inembrane and granular fill. The <br /> aforesaid local amendment is necessary in that <br /> local conditions and experience have shown that <br /> the installation of concrete slab floors in such <br /> a manner substantially reduces infiltration of <br /> moisture into the occupied area of the building, <br /> reduces damage to foundation and floor system due <br /> to expansive soils conditions and minimizes <br /> differential settlement. <br /> (b) 'I'hat Article X, entitled "Seismic Requirements, " <br /> shall be added to Chapter 9 of the Code of �he <br /> City of Redwood City to provide detailed require- <br /> ments in addition to provisions of the Uniform <br /> Building Code with relation to lot grading, soils <br /> design, foundation design, construction design <br /> and other engineering design, in the areas of <br /> Redwood City referred to in Divisions II and III <br /> of said Article X, respectively. The aforesaid <br /> local amendment is necessary in that local seismic <br /> and geologic conditions, experience and comprehensive <br /> engineering, geological, seismic and soils analys�:s <br /> have shown that implementation of these detailed <br /> requirements in the specified areas can greatly <br /> minimize differential settlement of structures <br /> and provide inereased structural integrity with <br /> respect to seismic safety. <br /> 2 , It is hereby found and determined that, because of the <br /> aforesaid local conditions, the public health, safety, welfare, <br /> -2- <br /> '� � 9 $ <br /> � <br />