ARTICLE 3.5. Earthquake Construction of Private Schools
Article 3.5 added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 277, Sec. 3.
§§ 17320–17336 · 17 sections
- § 17320 This article shall be known and may be cited as the Private Schools Building Safety Act of 1986.
- § 17321 The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Most of California is subject to potentially devastating, large-magnitude earthquakes. (b) Earth…
- § 17322 It is the intent of the Legislature that children attending private schools be afforded life safety protection similar to that of children attending public…
- § 17323 For the purposes of this article: (a) “Construction or alteration” means any construction of, addition to, reconstruction of, or structural alteration to any…
- § 17324 The appropriate enforcement agency that meets the requirements of Sections 17331 and 17332 shall review the design and inspect the construction,…
- § 17325 Private school structures of one-story Type V and Type II N construction, as defined by the Uniform Building Code, that are 2,000 square feet or less in floor…
- § 17326 (a) Prior to adopting any drawings or specifications for the private school structure, the governing board, authority, owner, corporation, or other agency…
- § 17327 The application for approval of the drawings and specifications for private school structures shall be accompanied by comprehensive and complete drawings,…
- § 17328 The enforcement agency shall approve or reject all drawings and specifications for the construction or alteration of private school structures and in doing so…
- § 17329 All drawings and specifications shall be prepared under the responsible charge of an architect, civil engineer, or structural engineer, who shall sign all…
- § 17330 Except as provided in Section 17326, on or after July 1, 1987, construction of a private school structure shall not commence unless the structure’s drawings…
- § 17331 During construction or alteration of a private school structure, the building owner shall provide for, and the local enforcement agency shall require, special…
- § 17332 An enforcement agency is qualified to undertake the review of plans, drawings, and specifications for a private school structure if the enforcement agency has…
- § 17333 A jurisdiction whose enforcement agency does not meet the qualifications specified in Sections 17331 and 17332 shall obtain necessary qualified personnel to…
- § 17334 During the construction of a private school structure, the enforcement agency shall require the engineer of record responsible for the structural design, or…
- § 17335 Prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy, the engineer of record shall state in writing to the enforcement agency that, in exercising his or her…
- § 17336 Any person who willfully violates this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor.