101-Staff Report.pdf
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CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Meeting: December 7, 2010
Subject
Adoption of the 2010 CaliforniaBuilding,Residential, Plumbing,Mechanical, Electrical,Fire,Energy
and Green Building Standards Codes as mandated by the State of California.
Recommended Action
Conduct second reading to adopt 2010 California Building Code Standardswith local amendments.
Description
Staff recommends that the City Councilconduct the second reading to adopt the 2010 California
Building Code Standards with local amendments per Attachment A:
Amend Chapter 16.04 to adopt the 2010 California Building Code(based on the 2009 International
Building Code)withlocal amendments.
Add Chapter 16.06 to adopt the 2010 California Residential Code(based on the 2009 International
Residential Code)with local amendments.
Amend Chapter 16.16 to adopt the 2010 California Electrical Code (based on the 2008 National
Electrical Code) with local amendments.
Amend Chapter 16.20 to adoptthe 2010 California Plumbing Code(based on the 2009 Uniform
Plumbing Code) with local amendments.
Amend Chapter 16.24 to adopt the 2010 California Mechanical Code(based onthe 2009 Uniform
Mechanical Code) with local amendments.
Amend Chapter 16.40 to adoptthe 2010 California Fire Code(based on the 2009 International Fire
Code) with local amendments.
Add Chapter 16.54 to adoptthe 2010 California Energy Code.
Add Chapter 16.58 to adoptthe 2010 California Green Building Standards Code.
Discussion
OnNovember 1, 2010, the Council reviewed and conducted the first reading to adopt the 2010
California Building Code Standards with local amendments. As a result of the comments made by the
City Council at the public hearing, staff has made changes to language related to fire sprinkler
requirements for buildings. The revisions are discussed in more detail below.
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Revisions to 1Reading versionof the Code Adoption Ordinance
Theexception in Section R313.2 of the 2010 California Residential Code (Municipal Code Section
16.06.050) for Fire Sprinkler requirements for one and two family dwellings and townhomes was
revised as a result of the comments made by City Council at the firstreading. Revisions have also been
made to Section 903.2.3 of the 2010 California Fire Code (Municipal Code Section 16.40.210) which
referstocommercial occupancies. These revisions help clarify that additions to buildings that do not
total more than 1000 square feet of building area are exempt from the fire sprinkler requirements.
Additions made before January 1, 2011,do not apply to the cumulative floor area calculation. The
original exception which read: “A one-time addition to an existing building that does not total more
than 1000 square feet of building area…” was revised to: “One or more additions made to a building
after January 1, 2011,that do not total more than 1000 square feet of building area…”Attachment B has
a strikeout version of thechanges in the ordinance and Attachment C includes only those pages where
the abovementioned revisions have been made.
Effective Date of Code Adoption:
The 2010 California Building, Residential, Plumbing, Mechanical, Electrical, Fire, Energy and Green
Building Standards Codes as mandatedby the State of California will become effective on January 1,
2011.The local amendments to the state adopted codes become effective30 days after final passage or
January 6, 2011.Plans submitted betweenJanuary 1, 2011and January 5, 2011, will be required to
comply only with the 2010 California Codes and will not be subject to the adopted local amendments.
Plans submitted on or after January 6, 2011, will be subject to the 2010 California Codes as well as the
adopted local amendments.
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Prepared by:Albert Salvador, Building Official
Reviewed by:Aarti Shrivastava, Community Development Director
Approved for Submission by:David W. Knapp, City Manager
Attachments:
A.Draft Ordinance
B.Draft Ordinance (strikeout version)
C.Revisions to first reading of Draft Ordinance (specific pages) per City Council
direction