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2f 0 ORDINANCE NO. 1117 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AUTHORIZING ENERGENCY SUSPENSION OF ALL BUILDING, ELECTRICAL, AND PLUNBING ORDINANCES, AUTHORIZING THE USE OF SUBSTITUTE NATERIALS AND NETqODS DURING THE PERIOD OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY, AND DECLARING AN ENERGENCY WHEREAS, a state of war exists between the United States of America and Germany, Japan, and Italy and a National Emergency exists, and WHEREAS, war program requirements have created a shortage of iron, steel, brass, bronze, and other critical materials for war and private use, and WHEREAS, necessary restrictions on the use of these materials have been and will be imposed by the Federal Goverment in such a way as to Make it impossible to secure or use all of the types, sizes, or forms of materials or the specifications for such materials now required by the building, electrical or plumbing ordinances of this city, and WHEREAS,it is imperative that constructlo~, reconstruction, alteration and repair of buildings continue during the National Emergency and the Federal government has suggested that city building, electrical, and plumbing ordinances be suspended during this Emergency so as to permit the substitution of available materials, installations or methods of construction while at the same time fully protecting the public health, safety, and general welfare, NOW, THEREFORE, THE CO[~CIL OF THE CITY OF aANTA ANA DO ORDAIN AS FOLr~WS: SECTION L: SUSPENSION OF CODE AND ORDINANCE PROVISIONS DURING NATIONAL ENERGENCY. For the period of the National Emergency created by the present existing state of war between the United States of America and Germany, Japan, and Italy the Building Inspector of the City of Sarma Ana may grant permits allowing the substitution of specified building, electrical, and plumbing materials and methods of construction for the materials and methods now required by any ordinance of the City of Santa Aha, whenever he shall find the following facts to exist: (1) The materials required by said ordinance are not available, or cannot be obtained within a reasonable time, or cannot be obtained except at a prohibitive cost Because of the National Emergency, and (~) The use of such substitute materials or methods will increase the fire, health, or safety hazard, nor materially lessen stability of the building or structure for which said substitute is to be used. SECTION 2: RULES AND REGULATIONS. The Building Inspector may prescrib, rules and regulations governing applications for permits to use substitute materials and methods under this Ordinance, and he may require the furnishing of any information reasonably necessary to enable him to determine whether such applications come within the terms of this Ordinance. SECTION 5: FINDINGS TO BE IN WRITING AND FILED. In each case where the Building Inspector allows t~e use of substitute materials he shall file as a part of the city's records on such permit a written statement of the facts upon which he based his determination that the requirements of Section i of this not materially the structural