§ 16102 Earthquake Mitigation Building Standards

(a)  The State Architect shall develop and adopt by January 1, 1992, regulations for the application of earthquake hazard mitigation technologies to buildings which do all of the following: (1)  Prescribe design criteria and performance standards with the objective of reasonably ensuring the limitation of earthquake damage or the continuous operational capability of buildings with earthquake hazard mitigation technologies, or both. (2)  Determine the procedure for estimating the life cycle costs of a building designed and constructed according to the provisions of this chapter. (3)  Establish the criteria for determining the suitability of earthquake hazard mitigation technology as compared to conventional construction considering project-specific design requirements and life cycle costs. (b)  The advisory board established pursuant to Section 16022 shall advise the State Architect in the development of regulations for this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 988, Sec. 1.)