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1613.6 ASCE 7, 12.2.3.1, Exception 3. Modify ASCE 7 Section 12.2.3.1 Exception 3 to read as <br />follows: <br />3. Detached one and two family dwellings up to two stories in height of light frame <br />construction. <br />Section 7-5-165: CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION <br />Section 1705.3 of the California Building Code, 2016 Edition is amended as follows: <br />1705.3 Concrete Construction. The special inspections and tests of concrete construction shall <br />be performed by this section and Table 1705.3. <br />Exception: Special inspection shall not be required for: <br />Isolated spread concrete footings of buildings three stories or less in height that <br />are fully supported on earth or rock, where the structural design of the footing is <br />based on a specified compressive strength, fc, no greater than 2,500 pounds per <br />square inch (psi) (17.2 MPa). <br />2. Continuous concrete footings supporting walls of buildings three stories or less <br />above grade plane that are fully supported on earth or rock where: <br />2.1. The footings support walls of light -frame construction; <br />2.2. The footings are designed in accordance with Table 1809.7; or <br />2.3. The structural design of the footing is based on a specified compressive strength, fc, no <br />greater than 2,500 pounds per square inch (psi) (17.2 MPa), regardless of the compressive <br />strength specified in the approved construction documents or used in the footing <br />construction. <br />3. Nonstructural concrete slabs supported directly on the ground, including pre -stressed <br />slabs on grade, where the effective pre -stress in the concrete is less than 150 psi (1.03 <br />MPa). <br />4. Concrete foundation walls constructed in accordance with Table 1807.1.6.2. <br />5. Concrete patios, driveways and sidewalks, on grade. <br />Section 7-5-170: STRUCTURAL OBSERVATIONS FOR SEISMIC RESISTANCE <br />Section 1704.6.1 of the 2016 Edition of the California Building Code is amended by adding new <br />item 6 and exception to read as follows: <br />6. Structural observations of the lateral system shall be provided for all new <br />commercial, industrial, and multifamily buildings and all new single family <br />dwelling on hillsides. <br />ORDINANCE NO. 2016-014 33 <br />