Ordinance 3252CITY OF ALAMEDA ORDINANCE NO. 3252
AMENDING THE ALAMEDA MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING
SECTION 13-12, USE AND OCCUPANCY OF DAMAGED BUILDINGS
AND STRUCTRUES/USE OF PLACARDS OR SIGNS TO CHAPTER
XIII ARTICLE I
WHEREAS, in 1989 the Applied Technology Council ("ATC") published ATC-20,
Procedures for Post-earthquake Safety Evaluation of Buildings; and
WHEREAS, in 1989 ATC published ATC-20-1 Field Manual: Post-earthquake
Safety Evaluation of Buildings; and
WHEREAS, ATC-20 provides procedures and guidelines for decisions regarding
continued use and occupancy of earthquake damaged buildings through the use of color
coded placards; and
WHERES, the California Building Officials and California Office of Emergency
Services encourages, among other things, that all jurisdictions to adopt the revised ATC-
20 placards carrying the ordinance number, address and City seal.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA
ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1 : Section i 3-12 to Article I of Chapter XIII is added to the Alameda
Municipal Code to read as follows:
Section 13-12 USE AND OCCUPANCY OF DAMAGED BUILDINGS AND
STRUCTRUES/USE OF PLACARDS OR SIGNS
When a building or structure regulated by the Alameda Building Code and applicable
codes and standards is or may have been damaged and/or may be dangerous to human
life, the Building Official or the Fire Marshall, or either of their designee, may (i) order use
or occupancy of such building or structure to be discontinued, (ii) limit entry to any such
structure or building, and/or (iii) require such structure or building to be made safe and
brought into compliance with applicable health and safety laws. No person shall fail to
comply with such an order. The Building Official or the Fire Marshall, or either of their
designee, may further post signs or placards limiting access to any such building or
structure. No person shall fail to comply with such signage or placards. No person shall
deface, cover or remove such signage or placards.
Section 2. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance
if, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the
validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council
of the City of Alameda hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance, and
each section, subsections, clause, or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one
or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses and phrases are declared to be invalid
and unconstitutional.
Section 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the
expiration of thirty (30) days from the date of its final passage.
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Attest:
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I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was duly and
regularly adopted and passed by the Council of the City of Alameda in a regular meeting
assembled on the 15th day of October, 2019, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers Daysog, Knox White, Oddie, and Mayor
Ezzy Ashcraft -4.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Councilmember Vella -1 .
ABSTENTIONS: None.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official
seal of said City this 16th day of October, 2019 .
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Lara Weisiger, ·
City of Alameda