§ 15.26.200. Level 1 screening.

A.

Non-Engineered Analysis (Prescriptive). The owner shall employ a registered design professional or a licensed contractor or a certified inspector to prepare a written non-engineered analysis (prescriptive) in an approved format and in accordance with the provisions of this Section to screen the lateral force resisting system of the ground-floor of a residential building.

B.

Scope. A non-engineered analysis (prescriptive) shall include the following information:

1.

Scaled drawing with horizontal dimensions (feet and inches) of the exterior ground-floor walls, set-backs from property lines and public right-of-way, and location of occupancies on the ground-floor.

2.

Locations and horizontal dimensions of cantilevered portions of the second story supported by the exterior ground-floor walls.

3.

Locations and vertical and horizontal dimensions of fenestration, doors, and similar openings in the exterior ground-floor walls.

4.

Locations and vertical and horizontal dimensions of foundation cripple walls.

5.

Locations and approximate gradient of sloping ground surface adjoining the exterior ground-floor walls.

6.

Ratios, expressed as percentages, of the vertical square footage of each planar section of exterior ground-floor wall and the combined square footage of the openings therein.

7.

Additional arithmetical computations and scaled drawings with locations and dimensions as may be required by the Building Official.

(Ord. No. 12966, § 2, 7-28-2009)