(a) Building Categories. The categories of buildings within the scope of this chapter are set forth in Table A, below.
(b) Owner Notification. The owners of buildings in categories I through III, except those designated as historic buildings, shall be notified within six months of enactment of the ordinance codified in this chapter by the building inspection division of the city of Palo Alto that their buildings are required to have an engineering report submitted to the city. Owners of designated historic buildings, as defined in Chapter 16.49, shall be notified within eighteen months of enactment of the ordinance codified in this chapter.
(c) Implementation Schedule. The owners of buildings in categories I through III must submit engineering reports within the time frame set out in Table A, below, from the date of mailed notice by the city.
Table A
Category | Description | Engineering Report Submitted Within Date of Mailed Notice (in Years) |
I | All URM buildings. | 1-1/2 |
II | All pre-1935 buildings other than URM with 100 occupants or more. | 2 |
III | All buildings with 300 occupants or more constructed between January 1, 1935 and August 1976. | 2-1/2 |
(Ord. 3666 § 1 (part), 1986)