TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Jeff Gibson, Interim Community Development Director
Ryan Heise, Building Official
Susan Yuzuki, Plan Check Engineer
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Consider Introduction of an Ordinance to Amend Title 9 of the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code and to Adopt the Most Recent California Building Standards Code and City Amendments to the following Codes: 2019 California Building Code; 2019 California Residential Code; 2019 California Electrical Code; 2019 California Plumbing Code; 2019 California Green Building Standards Code; 2019 California Energy Code; 2019 California Mechanical Code; 2019 California Existing Building Code; 2019 California Historical Building Code; 2019 California Administrative Code; 2019 California Referenced Standards Code; and City Amendments (Interim Community Development Gibson).
a) INTRODUCE ORDINANCE NO. 19-0015
b) SET PUBLIC HEARING FOR NOVEMBER 19, 2019
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that City Council introduce Ordinance No 19-0015 (Building Codes) and set a public hearing for November 19, 2019.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fiscal implications associated with the recommended action.
BACKGROUND:
The California Building Standards Commission published the most recent edition of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, known as the California Building Standards Code, on July 1, 2019, to become effective on January 1, 2020. The Triennial Code Adoption Cycle is a routine rule-making process that occurs every three years in which various State agencies adopt building standards based on model codes. State law requires local governments to enforce the California Building Standards Code. Most cities adopt the published Title 24 by reference. The City must adopt these codes with any local amendments before January 1, 2020.
These Building Standards Codes include the 2...
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