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ORDINANCE 356 AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS AMENDING TITLE. 8 (BUILDING REGULATIONS) OF THE LOS ALTOS HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT THE 1991 UNIFORM BUILDING CODE AND TO REQUIRE FIRE-RETARDANT ROOFING WHEREAS, in the last several years fires in communities located in Bay Area hills have caused extensive property damage and, in some cases, injury and death; and WHEREAS, roofs which are not fire-retardant can contribute to the spread of fires, and therefore pose a risk to the safety of the Town's citizens and their property; and WHEREAS, the voters of Los Altos Hills, by way of an advisory ballot measure on June 2, 1992, voted in favor of the City Council's adopting an ordinance requiring fire-retardant roofs; and WHEREAS, the Town of Los Altos Hills wishes to require roofs in the Town to meet certain standards of fire-retardancy; and WHEREAS, the Town of Los Altos Hills also wishes to adopt the 1991 Uniform Building Code as the code of record for the Town; NOW, THEREFORE, the Town of Los Altos Hills does ORDAIN as follows: Section 1. Amendment to Code. Section 8-1. 01 (Adoption of Building Code, 1985 Edition) of Title 8 (Building Regulations) , Chapter 1 (Building Code) of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code is hereby amended to read: Sec. 8-1.01. Adoption of Uniform Building Code. (a) The Building Code of the Town of Los Altos Hills, incorporated by reference herein except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, is the code of rules, regulations and standards published by the International Conference of Building Officials. under the title "Uniform Building Code, 1991 Edition, " as amended by the California Building Standards Commission (designated the "Primary Code") , and the "Uniform Building Code Standards, 1991 Edition" (designated the "Secondary Code") (collectively called the "Building Code") . (b) Three (3) copies of the Building Code shall be kept on file in the office of the City Clerk.