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CITY OF SANTA ANA <br />Board Up Procedures: <br />The USFA National Arson Prevention Initiative Board Up Procedures is incorporated <br />herein by reference and are hereby accepted as Reference Specifications. These <br />Reference Specifications are intended to govern certain construction materials, methods, <br />and details with some additional modification herein. <br />A.Security Measures <br />1)All openings in the basement, crawl spaces, garages, first floor doors and windows, and <br />any point of entry accessible from a porch, fire escape or other potential climbing point <br />shall be barricaded with plywood, 2x4 braces, carriage bolt sets, specialized head/drive <br />screws, and nails, unless stated otherwise. <br />NOTE: General contractor screws, particleboard, wafer board, Masonite, or other <br />similar material shall NOT be used for purposes of boarding-up a building. <br />2)Garage Doors and Openings at least 10' from ground level which are not accessible from <br />a porch, fire escape, roof, or other climbing point can be secured with nails every 12" <br />around the perimeter. For all openings, the plywood should be fitted so that it rests snugly <br />against the exterior frame, butting up to the siding on wood frame buildings and up to the <br />brick molding edge on brick buildings. It may be necessary to remove the staff bead so <br />this fit can be flush and tight. <br />3)The structure shall be posted with a NO TRESPASSING sign at the completion of the <br />board-up. <br />4)The Commercial property with full windows or glass facades shall be blacked out and <br />adhesive shall be used to attach the plywood to the glass from the interior to prevent <br />shattering. Plywood shall be secured to the window/glass framing. <br />5)ONLY Interior Boarding shall require blackout of windows and be secured with plywood <br />and 2x4 braces fasten to the wall with deck nails and specialized star-drive head screws. <br />B.Materials <br />1)Plywood, 1/2" (4 ply) exterior grade CDX <br />2)Braces - 2" by 4" by 8' (or longer) construction grade lumber <br />3)3/8" (coarse thread) by 12" (or longer) carriage bolts (rounded head on weather side) <br />4)3/8" (coarse thread) construction grade nuts <br />EXHIBIT A <br /> SCOPE OF SERVICES <br />  <br />  <br />City Council 11 – 14 8/5/2025