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Natural Hazards Mitigation PlanCity of Glendale, CaliforniaSection 6 – EarthquakesTable 6-13: Partial List of the Over 200 California Laws on Earthquake SafetyGovernment Code Section8870-8870.95Government Code Section8876.1-8876.10Public Resources CodeSection 2800-2804.6Public Resources CodeSection 2810-2815Health and Safety CodeSection 16100-16110Government Code Section8871-8871.5Health and Safety CodeSection 130000-130025Public Resources CodeSection 2805-2808Government Code Section8899.10-8899.16Public Resources CodeSection 2621-2630 2621.Government Code Section8878.50-8878.52 8878.50.Education Code Section35295-35297 35295.Health and Safety CodeSection 19160-19169Health and Safety CodeSection 1596.80-1596.879Creates Seismic Safety Commission.Established the California Center for Earthquake EngineeringResearch.Authorized a prototype earthquake prediction system along the centalSan Andreas fault near the City of Parkfield.Continued the Southern California Earthquake Preparedness Projectand the Bay Area Regional Earthquake Preparedness Project.The Seismic Safety Commission and State Architect, will develop astate policy on acceptable levels of earthquake risk for new and existingstate-owned buildings.Established the California Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1986.Defined earthquake performance standards for hospitals.Established the California Earthquake Education Project.Established the Earthquake Research Evaluation Conference.Established the Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Act.Created the Earthquake Safety and Public Buildings RehabilitationBond Act of 1990.Established emergency procedure systems in kindergarten throughgrade 12 in all the public or private schools.Established standards for seismic retrofitting of unreinforced masonrybuildings.Required all child day care facilities to include an EarthquakePreparedness Checklist as an attachment to their disaster plan.City of Glendale Codes:Implementation of earthquake mitigation policy most often takes place at the local governmentlevel. The City of Glendale Engineering Department, Building and Safety Division enforcesbuilding codes pertaining to earthquake hazards. The City has adopted the provisions of themost current version of the California Building Code (CBC), with more restrictive amendmentsbased upon local geographic, topographic or climatic conditions. The City of Glendale, alongwith 55 other local jurisdictions, have worked together to make these amendments to theCalifornia Building Code consistent with the rest of southern California. Currently, Glendale’sBuilding and Safety staff are very active in the code development process and all regionalactivities to improve the technical provisions of the building code and the understanding of thepurpose of the building codes by the public. They participate in the Los Angeles RegionalUniform Code Program, (LARUCP), and promote the adoption of uniform amendments to theCBC by other local jurisdictions.The City of Glendale Planning Department enforces the zoning and land use regulationsrelating to earthquake hazards. Generally, these codes and regulations seek to discouragedevelopment in areas that could be prone to flooding, landslide, wildfire and / or seismichazards; and where development is permitted, that the applicable construction standards aremet. Developers in hazard-prone areas may be required to retain a qualified professionalengineer to evaluate level of risk on the site and recommend appropriate mitigation measures.2006 PAGE 6 - 56