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ORDINANCE NO. NS-2085 REL:mb(16) 5/11/90 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING THE GENERAL PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 8 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That section 8-1 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-1. Enforcement of state building standards. In any case where the city, or any agency or department thereof, is mandated by state law to enforce a building standard contained in the State Building Standards Code, such state code provision shall prevail over any inconsistent provision contained in any uniform or national code which has been incorporated by reference into this chapter. SECTION 2: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding a section, to be numbered 8-3, which said section reads as follows: Sec. 8-3. Building official. Whenever in any provision in this chapter, or in any uniform or national code incorporated by reference into this chapter, reference is made to the building official, such reference shall be taken to mean the executive director of planning and building safety or such employee within the planning and building agency of the city as is designated by the said executive director to act in such capacity. SECTION 3: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding a section, to be numbered 8-4, which sa.id section reads as follows: Sec. 8-4. Board of Appeals. (a) The Uniform Code Appeals Board established by section 2-450 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code shall have the power and be required to hear appeals regarding the suitability of alternate materials and methods of construction and to provide for reasonable interpretation of the various codes included in this chapter; provided, however, such board shall have no authority to interpret the administrative or procedural provisions of such codes nor to waive the requirements of such codes.