Beverly Hills Municipal Code Art. 13 Seismic Safety Appeals Board

There shall be and is hereby created a seismic safety appeals board. Except as otherwise provided in this article, all general provisions of this code generally applicable to committees and contained in article 1 of this chapter shall also be applicable to this board. (Ord. 92-O-2153, eff. 10-23-1992)

A. The seismic safety appeals board shall have jurisdiction to hear and decide appeals of decisions or determinations made by the director of building and safety relative to the application and reasonable interpretation of the seismic safety program pursuant to title 9, chapter 5 of this code including the determination of the suitability of alternate materials and methods of construction.

B. The decision of the seismic safety appeals board shall be final and shall not be subject to appeal to the city council. (Ord. 92-O-2153, eff. 10-23-1992)

Appointees to the seismic safety appeals board shall meet the requirements of 2section 2-2-104 of this chapter except that appointees other than the public member need not be residents of the city of Beverly Hills and shall not be employees of the city of Beverly Hills. Appointees, with the exception of the public member, shall be qualified by experience and training to pass upon matters pertaining to building construction. The board shall be composed of five (5) members and shall include one member from the general public and four (4) members who shall be chosen from among the following categories, provided that no more than two (2) members of the board shall qualify from any one category: a state licensed structural engineer, a state licensed building contractor, a state licensed civil engineer and a state licensed architect. The director of building and safety shall be an ex officio member and shall act as secretary to the board but shall have no vote upon any matter before the board. (Ord. 92-O-2153, eff. 10-23-1992)

The seismic safety appeals board shall continue indefinitely until abolished by council. (Ord. 92-O-2153, eff. 10-23-1992)