HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1110 (1993) ORDINANCE NO. 1110
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
3 OF TUSTIN ADDING A NEW SECTION 8802 TO ARTICLE
8 OF THE TUSTIN CITY CODE RELATING TO PLACARDS
4 USED TO DENOTE CONDITIONS RELATING TO
CONTINUED OCCUPANCY OF BUILDINGS AFTER A
5 DISASTER.
The City Council of the City of Tustin does hereby ordain
as follows:
Section 1. Section 8802 of Article 8 of the Tustin City
8 Code is hereby added to read as follows:
9 "8802 Standard placards to denote conditions related to
building occupancy after a disaster.
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a. This section establishes standard placards to be
]] used to indicate the condition of a structure for
continued occupancy after any natural or manmade
]2 disaster. This section further authorizes the
Community Development Department and the Public
~3 Works Department, as well as authorized
representatives of those departments to post the
]4 appropriate placard at each entry point to a
building or structure upon completion of a post-
~5 disaster safety assessment.
]6 b. The provisions of this section are applicable,
following each natural or manmade disaster, to all
~7 buildings and structures of all occupancies
regulated by the City of Tustin. The City Council
]8 may extend the provisions as necessary.
]9 c. Safety assessment is a visual, non-destructive
examination of a building or structure for the
20 purpose of determining the condition for continued
occupancy following a natural or manmade disaster.
d. The following are verbal descriptions of the
22 official City of Tustin placards to be used to
designate the condition for continued occupancy of
23 structures or buildings. Copies of actual placards
are on file with Community Development Department.
1) "Inspected - Lawful Occupancy Permitted" is to
25 posted on any building or structure wherein no
apparent structural hazard has been found.
26 This placard is not intended to mean that
there is no damage to the building or
27 structure. Placard color is green.
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5 2) "Restricted Use" is to be posted on each
building or structure that has been damaged
6 wherein the damage has resulted in some forms
of restriction to the continued occupancy.
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The individual who posts this placard will
8 note in general terms the type of damage
encountered and will clearly and conciSely
9 note the restrictions on continued occupancy.
Placard color is yellow.
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3) "Unsafe - Do no Enter or Occupy" is to be
]] posted on each building or structure that has
been damaged such that continued occupancy
]2 poses a threat to life safety. Building or
structures posted With this placard shall not
~3 be entered under any circumstance except as
authorized in writing by the department that
]4 posted the building. Safety assessment teams
shall be authorized to enter those buildings
~5 at any time. This placard is not to be used
or considered as a demolition order. The
]O individual who posts the placard will note in
general terms the type of damage encouhtered.
]7 Placard color is red.
18 e. Once it has been attached to a building or
structure, a placard is not to be removed, altered
~9 or covered until removed by an authorized
representative of each department or upon written
20 notification from the inspecting City department."
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City
Council of the City of Tustin held on the 20th day of Sept., 1993. a
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City of Tustin
ORDINANCE CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF TUSTIN )
ORDINANCE NO. 1110
Mary E. Wynn, City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of
the City of Tustin, California, does hereby certify that the whole
number of the members of the City Council of the City of Tustin is
five; that the above and foregoing Ordinance No. 1110 was duly passed
and adopted at a regular meeting held on the 20th day of September,
1993, by the following vote:
COUNCILMEMBER AYES: Potts, Saltarelli, Pontious, Puckett, Thomas
COUNCILMEMBER NOES: None
COUNCILMEMBER ABSTAINED: None
COUNCILMEMBER ABSENT: None