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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO RESOLUTION NO.2001- A RESOLUTION AMENDING TITLE 6, CHAPTER 7 OF THE SAN LEANDRO ADMINSTRATIVE CODE RELATING TO THE CITY'S REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX AND ADDING REGULATIONS GOVERNING REBATES WHEREAS, the City Council has adopted Ordinance number 2001- amending Title 2, Chapter 2-3 of the San Leandro Municipal Code relating to the City's Real Property Transfer Tax; and WHEREAS, such amendment requires corresponding amendments and changes to the San Leandro Administrative Code. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Leandro does RESOLVE as follows: 1. Chapter 7 of Title 6 of the San Leandro Administrative Code is here by amended by adding the following sections: 46 7 130 Rebates Qualifying Seismic Retrofitting Work. a. Applicants for a rebate pursuant to Section 2-3-112 of the Municipal Code shall submit an application for a rebate on the form approved by the Finance Department for that purpose, within the time period provided in that section. b. "Qualifying Seismic Retrofitting Work," as that term is used in Section 2-3- 112, means any of the following: 1. Work which either structurally strengthens or provides the means necessary to resist seismic force levels that would otherwise be experienced by an existing building or structure during an earthquake, so as to significantly reduce hazards to life and safety while also providing for safe ingress and egress of building occupants during and immediately after an earthquake; or 2. Seismic retrofitting" includes, but is not limited to, those items referenced in Appendix Chapter 6 the 1997 Uniform Code for Building Conservation and "The Guidelines for the Seismic Retrofit of Existing Buildings", Chapter 3, of the International Conference of Building Officials; installation of shear walls; anchoring of water heaters; and/or securing of chimneys, stacks or water heaters; or 3. Any other work found by the Chief Building Official to substantially increase the capability of the structure to withstand damage or destruction in the event of an earthquake.