1705.1.1 Add item 4 as follows:
4. Work which, in the opinion of the Director, involves unusual hazards or conditions such as underpinning, shoring, removal of hazardous materials and new construction methods not covered by this code.
1705.4 Add the following section:
1705.4.3 Retrofit of unreinforced masonry bearing wall buildings. Special inspection is required:
1 During the testing of mortar quality and performance of masonry shear tests.
2 During repointing operations.
3 During the installation of new shear bolts.
4 Prior to the placement of the bolt and grout or adhesive for embedded bolts.
5 During the prequalification tests.
1705.5 Add the following section:
1705.5.8 Shear walls and floor systems used as shear diaphragms. Special inspection is required for all connections, including nailing, tie-downs, framing clips, bolts and straps, as part of the lateral force resisting system utilizing the following components:
1 Plywood diaphragms, where shear values exceed 2/3 the values in Table 2306.3(1).
2 Double sheathed shear walls, in all cases.
3 Plywood shear walls, wherever nailing or hardware are not visible to the district inspector at the time of cover-up inspection.
If nailing is not visible to the inspector at the called inspection, or if the special inspector has not inspected the work prior to the concealment, all work concealing such nailing shall be removed in order to permit a complete inspection.
4 Gypsum wallboard shearwalls where shear values exceed one-half of the values in Table 2306.3(3).
5 Fiberboard shearwalls where shear values exceed one-half of the values in Table 2306.3(2).
1705.13.5 Revise this section as follows:
1705.13.5 Architectural components. Periodic special inspection is required for the erection and fastening of exterior cladding, interior and exterior nonbearing walls, interior and exterior veneer, appendages, and ornamentation in structures assigned to Seismic Design Category D, E or F.
Exception: Periodic special inspection is not required for the following:
1. Exterior cladding, interior and exterior nonbearing walls and interior and exterior veneer weighing 15 psf (0.72 kN/m2) or less and located less than 10 feet (3048 mm) above grade or walking surface.
2. Exterior cladding and interior and exterior veneer weighing 5psf (0.24 kN/m2) or less and located less than 15 feet (4572 mm) above grade.
3. Interior nonbearing walls weighing 15 psf (0.72 kN/m2) or less.
1705 Add the following section:
1705.21 Demolition. For demolition of buildings more than two stories or 25 feet (7.62 m) in height, see Section 3303 for demolition requirements.
EXCEPTION: Type V buildings.
1705.22 Construction subject to the Slope Protection Act, created by Section 106A.4.1.4; or construction of a new building or structure, or alterations that involve a substantial increase in the envelope of an existing building or structure within the Edgehill Mountain Slope Protection Area, created by Building Code Section 106A.4.1.2, or the Northwest Mt. Sutro Slope Protection Area, created by Building Code Section 106A.4.1.3; provided, however, that, until the special inspection reports required by Building Code Section 1704.2.4 are submitted to and approved by the Department, the phase of construction subsequent to the phase or element for which the report was completed cannot commence.
1705.23 Crane Safety. No owner or other person shall operate, authorize or permit the operation of a tower crane on a high-rise building structure until a signed Crane Site Safety Plan, Submittal Form and Crane Safety Compliance Agreement have been accepted by the Building Official.