TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Marisa Lundstedt, Community Development Director
Ryan Heise, Building Official
SUBJECT:Title
Ordinance No. 16-0032 Adopting of the 2016 California Building Code, 2016 California Residential Code, 2016 California Electrical Code, 2016 California Plumbing Code, 2016 California Green Building Standards Code, 2016 California Energy Code, 2016 California Mechanical Code, 2016 California Existing Building Code, with Local Amendments; Resolution No. 16-0085 Setting Forth Findings for Local Amendments (Community Development Director Lundstedt).
ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 16-0032 AND ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 16-0085
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption of Ordinance No. 16-0032 (Building Codes) and Resolution No. 16-0085 (Findings).
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
No fiscal implications associated with the recommended action.
BACKGROUND:
The California Building Standards Commission published the State construction codes on July 1, 2016, which is a routine process that occurs every 3 years. The California Department of Housing and Community Development adopted these codes, which will be effective statewide on January 1, 2017. The City must adopt these codes with any amendments before that date. These codes include the 2016 California Building, Residential, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Energy, Existing and Green Building Standards. The last complete set of building codes was adopted by the State in 2013 and became effective on January 1, 2014. The City Attorney assisted the Community Development Staff in drafting attached Ordinance 16-0032, and Resolution 16-0085, setting forth required findings for amendments to the 2016 California building standards code based on local climatic, topographic and/or geological conditions.
On November 15, 2016, the City Council introduced the ordinance and set a p...
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