CALIFORNIA > OAK
FOUNDATION V. REGENTS OF THE >UNIVERSITY > OF >CALIFORNIA >



























Filed 9/3/10









CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION



IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA



FIRST
APPELLATE DISTRICT



DIVISION
THREE




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CALIFORNIA OAK FOUNDATION et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA et al., Defendants and Respondents.

A122511 (Alameda County Super. Ct. Nos. RG 06301644, RG 06302967)

STORY CONTINUE
FROM PART II….





Finally, several of the
Regents' experts noted that, for purposes of complying with the building and
fire codes, the Athlete Center will be distinct from the
Stadium with respect to construction type, emergency egress, fire separation,
electrical and water services, and occupancy type.[1] For example, with respect to construction
type, the Athlete Center will be classified as a
Type II One-Hour building and the Stadium is a Type I Fire Resistive
building. (Cal. Code Regs.,
tit. 24, §§ 504.2, 505.1.2.) With
respect to occupancy type, the Athlete Center will have a primary
classification of A-3 Assembly while the Stadium has an A-4 Stadium
classification. (Cal. Code Regs.,
tit. 24, § 2901.2) The two
buildings will also have separate water and electrical service and egress in
case of emergency.

Appellants' experts, not surprisingly, disagreed with
many of these opinions. In particular,
these experts, who also include experienced architects and engineers, opined
that, even if the Athlete Center is designed to have independent â€