Earlier editions: 2026-09
Chapter XIII — BUILDING AND HOUSING
Alameda Municipal Code Art. XVIII Earthquake Hazard Reduction in Existing Unreinforced Masonry Bearing…
Alameda Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Alameda
Cite as: Alameda Municipal Code Article XVIII · Text as of 2026-10-04
13-61 - DEFINITIONS.¶
For the purpose of this article, certain terms are defined as follows:
Cross walls shall mean interior walls of masonry or wood frame construction with surface finish of wood lath and plaster, minimum one-half (½) inch thick gypsum wallboard or solid horizontal wood sheathing. In order to be considered as a cross wall within the intent of this article, cross walls shall be spaced not more than forty (40′) feet apart in each story, and shall be full story height with a minimum length of one and one-half (1 ½) times the story height.
Unreinforced masonry bearing wall shall be held and construed to mean a masonry wall having all of the following characteristics:
a. Provides the vertical support for a floor or roof.
b. The total superimposed load is over one hundred (100) pounds per linear foot
c. The area of reinforcing steel, if any, is less than twenty-five (25%) percent of that required by the 1988 Edition of the Uniform Building Code.
(Ord. No. 2573 N.S. § 1)
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