Part 4 — FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR UNREINFORCED MASONRY BUILDINGS

The director of neighborhood preservation is authorized to grant financial assistance to owners of buildings with unreinforced masonry wall construction to assist in funding the cost of structural design work to retrofit such buildings in order to meet the requirements of Part 3 of this chapter.

(Ord. 23767.)

All owners of buildings with unreinforced masonry wall construction located within the city limits of San José, except owners of buildings exempt pursuant to Section 17.40.210B, who have structural design work performed in order to meet the retrofit requirements of Part 3 of this chapter, shall be eligible to apply for grants to assist in paying the actual cost incurred for structural design work.

(Ord. 23767.)

A.

An eligible building owner must submit a completed application to the director of neighborhood preservation which includes reasonably sufficient documentation that:

Structural design plans have been submitted and approved by the director; and

Structural design costs have actually been incurred by the building owner.

B.

The director shall provide grants to eligible building owners in the order that completed applications are received by the director.

C.

The city shall have no obligation to make payments under this part unless sufficient appropriated funds are available.

(Ord. 23767.)

The amount of the structural design grant to be provided to a building owner for a retrofit project shall be based upon the following schedule:

Building Square Grant Amount Footage

1. Less than or equal to 5,000 sq. ft. $6,000

2. Greater than 5,000 $6,000 + 0.75 sq. ft. to 10,000 sq. ft. times the area over 5,000 sq. ft. up to a

maximum grant of $9,750.

3. Greater than 10,000 $9,750 + 0.50 per to 20,000 sq. ft. sq. ft. times the area over 10,000 sq. ft. up to a maximum grant of $14,750.

4. Greater than 20,000 (a) Single-story sq. ft. building: $14,750.

(b) Multi-story buildings: $14,750 +

0.20 per sq. ft. times the area over 20,000 sq. ft. up to a

maximum grant of $20,000.

(Ord. 23767.)

The provisions of this part shall apply to any structural design work on a retrofit project where the structural design plans were approved by the director on or after December 11, 1990.

(Ord. 23767.)

The provisions of this part shall remain in effect until May 17, 1993, unless further action is taken by ordinance of the council prior to that date.

(Ord. 23767.)