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ORDINANCE NO. NS-16?3 PAGE FOUR director shall take action on the request by either approving, conditionally approving or denying such request. If the request is approved or conditionally approved by the director, the director may reclassify the building into a lower rating classification. In so reclassifying the building, the director shall consider the total occupant load as certified by the owner and multiply said figure by two. The occupant load of the building as determined by the director shall be in lieu of utilizing Table No. 33-A of Chapter 33 of the Uniform Building Code. The reduced occupancy load as determined by the director shall be used only for the purposes of this article and not for the purpose of satisfying the requirements of any other provision of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. (c) APPEAL FROM DIRECTOR'S DECISION. If the director denies the request for reclassification, or approves the request but attaches one or more conditions which the owner finds objectionable, the owner may appeal the director's decision to the Uniform Code Appeals Board in the manner authorized by Subsection(d) of Section 8-2004. All appeals shall be filed with the Uniform Code Appeals Board within thirty(30) days after the date of the director's decision. (d) RECERTIFICATION BY OWNER. Con~mencing on January 31st of the year after which the director has approved or conditionally approved the owner's request for reclassification under this section, and each year thereafter until the building is brought into compliance with the provisions of this article, the owner shall submit to the director a statement certifying that the occupant load of the building has not changed during the previous reporting period. If any annual recertification filed by an owner with the director indicates that the occupant load of the building has increased so as to result in a possible upward change of classification (e.g. from low risk, or Class IV, to medium risk, or Class III, etc.) or if the director learns of any such increased occupant load from any other source, the director, upon fifteen(15) days prior written notice to the owner, may hold a hearing for the purpose of reclassifying the building to a higher classification. The owner may present any oral or written evidence at said hearing, and be represented by counsel. Within fifteen (15) days after the close of said hearing, the director shall provide written notice to the owner of his decision. The director's decision may be appealed by the owner to the Uniform Code Appeals Board in the manner provided in Subsection (d) of Section 8-2004.