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ORDINANCE NO. 379 ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS AMENDING TITLE 8 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT 1994 EDITIONS OF UNIFORM BUILDING CODE, UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE,UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE, AND UNIFORM FIRE CODE,AND 1993 EDITION OF NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE,WITH AMENDMENTS 1. Amendment of Code. Chapter 1 (Building Code) of Title 8 (Building Regulations) of the Town.of Los Altos Hills Municipal Code is hereby deleted and a new Chapter 8-1.is added to read as follows: "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, 1994 Edition", as amended by the California Building Standards Commission(designated the "Uniform Building 1 4 Edition , Primary Code ), and the, U orm uild ng Code 99 :(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. Sec. 8-1.02. Deletions. Section 105 of the Building Code(Appeals Board) is hereby deleted. Sec. 8-1.03. Amendments. The following amendments are hereby incorporated into the Building Code: See. 8-1.03(1). Fire Retardant Roofing. Roofs on all new structures and additions to existing structures and any reroofing involving three hundred(3 00) square feet or.more of anexisting structure must have a fire.retardancy classification of A or B, as defined in the 1994 Uniform Building Code and Uniform Building Code Standards. Sec. 8-1.03(2). Foundation Reinforcement. Section 1806.1 of the Uniform Building Code is amended by adding the following at the end of the first.paragraph: