TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Daryn Drum, Fire Chief
James Muth, Fire Captain/Fire Marshal
Walberto Martin, Senior Management Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Second reading of Ordinance Adopting by Reference the 2019 Edition of the California Fire Code and Certain Amendments, Deletions, and Additions, and Amending Title 3 of the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code (Fire Chief Drum).
a) ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 19-0014
b) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 19-0094
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that City Council Adopt Ordinance No. 19-0014 (Fire Code 2019 Edition, as amended) and adopt resolution No. 19-0094.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There is no fiscal implication associated with this item.
BACKGROUND:
Every three years, the State adopts new model codes, known collectively as the California Building Standards Code, to establish uniform standards for the construction and maintenance of buildings.
Health and Safety Code Section 13143.5 allows the City by ordinance to change, make alterations or modifications to the fire code that are more stringent than the requirements published in the California Building Standards Code relating to fire and public safety and the other associated regulations.
DISCUSSION:
The State of California has adopted the California Fire Code that must in turn be adopted or utilized by each city or county. Cities may establish more restrictive building standards reasonably necessary because of local climatic, geological, or topographical conditions. Findings of the local conditions and the adopted local building standards must be filed with the California Building Standards Commission. Manhattan Beach Municipal Code (MBMC) Section 3.16 contains local building standards that must be repealed and reenacted with the 2019 California Fire Code.
Staff is proposing amendments consistent with the City's existing regulations, past...
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