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RJW/fm 8/10/81 ORDINANCE NO. NS- 1598 A/q ORDINA/qCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMEND- ING SECTIONS 8-2002, 8-2004, 8-2005 AND 8-2006 OF, AND ADDING SECTION 8-2004.5 TO, ARTICLE XI OF CHAPTER 8 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE, PERTAINING TO EARTHQUAKE HAZARD REDUCTION IN EXISTING BUILDINGS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That Section 8-2002 of the Santa Aha Municipal Code, is hereby amended to read as follows: SECTION 8-2002. DEFINITIONS Por the purpose of this article, the following terms shall be construed as follows: (a) ABBREVIATIONS: Ail numbers, letters, sy~ls, abbreviations and words used in this article, which are not otherwise defined herein, shall have those meanings ascribed to them as found in Chapter 23 of the Uniform Building Code. (b) BUILDING: Any structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy. (c) DEPARTMENT: The Department of Planning and Develop- ment Services. (d) DIRECTOR: The Director of the Department of Planning an--d~opment Services or his designated represen- tative. (e) ESSENTIAL BUILDING: Any structure or building which is used for emergency purposes after an earthquake in order to preserve the peace, health and safety of the general public. Such facilities shall include the following: hospitals and other medical facilities having surgery or emergency treatment areas; fire and police stations; municipal govern- ment disaster operation centers; and public utility and communication buildings deemed to be vital in emergencies. (f) HIGH RISK BUILDING: Any building, other than an essential building, having an.occupant load of one hundred (100) occupants or more as determined pursuant to Table No. 33-A of Chapter 33 of the Uniform Building Code. EXCEPTION: A high risk building shall not include the following: 1. Any building used for its intended purpose, as determined by the Department, for less than twenty (20) hours per week. 2. Any building having exterior walls braced with masonry cross walls or wood frame cross walls spaced less than forty (40) feet apart in each story. (g) LOT: A parcel of real property shown on an approved final subdivision map or record of survey subdivision map or a recorded parcel described by metes and bounds.