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Home My WebLink AboutItem P I • f • 11 June 28, 1999 STAFF REPORT To: Honorable Mayor and City Council Attention: Keith Till, City Manager Quinn Barrow, City Attorney From: Lee Whittenberg, Director of Development Services Subject: PUBLIC HEARING - ORDINANCE NUMBER 1449, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 1998 CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE, INCORPORATING THE "UNIFORM BUILDING CODE" VOLUMES 1, 2, AND 3, 1997 EDITION, INCLUDING ALL APPENDICES THERETO; THE 1998 CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE, INCORPORATING THE "UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE", 1997 EDITION, INCLUDING ALL APPENDICES THRERTO; THE 1998 CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE, INCORPORATING THE "UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE", 1997 EDITION, INCLUDING ALL APPENDICES THERETO; THE 1998 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE, INCORPORATING THE "UNFORM FIRE CODE", 1997 EDITION, INCLUDING ALL APPENDICES THERETO; THE 1998 CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE, INCORPORTATING THE "NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE", 1996 EDITION, INCLUDING ALL APPENDICES THERETO, AND INCLUDING THE "UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE CODE PROVISIONS FOR THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE", 1996 EDITION; THE "UNIFORM HOUSING CODE", 1997 EDITION; THE "UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE CODE", 1997 EDITION; THE "UNIFORM SIGN CODE", 1997 EDITION; THE "UNIFORM SOLAR ENERGY CODE", 1997 EDITION; THE "UNIFORM BUILDING SECURITY AGENDA ITEM P C:My Documents\1997 Uniform Codes\1997 Uniform Codes.City Council Staff Report 2.doc\LW\06-22-99 t Public Hearing-Adoption of 1997 Uniform Codes City Council Staff Report June 28, 1999 CODE", 1997 EDITION; THE "UNIFORM CODE FOR THE ABATEMENT OF DANGEROUS BUILDINGS", 1997 EDITION; THE "UNIFORM SWIMMING POOL, SPA and HOT TUB CODE", 1997 EDITION, and APPENDIX CHAPTER 1 OF THE "UNIFORM CODE FOR BUILDING CONSERVATION", 1997 EDITION, MAKING AMENDMENTS THERETO, AND AMENDING PORTIONS OF CHAPTER 5 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH SUMMARY OF REQUEST Receive public testimony, amend Ordinance Number 1449 as determined appropriate, and adopt Ordinance Number 1449. DISCUSSION The California Building Standards Commission published the 1998 California State Building Codes on January 1, 1999. The City has 180 days to enact any amendments to these model codes. If no amendments are enacted by the City, the State-adopted codes will be automatically invoked and will govern the City's construction activities. Staff prepared and the City Council adopted as an urgency measure Ordinance No. 1448 on June 14, 1999, amending the Code to reflect the appropriate amendments to the 1998 California Codes, the 1997 "Uniform Codes" and the 1996 National Electric Code. It was essential that the City have in effect prior to July 1, 1999, the appropriate codes that comply with State law and contain those modifications necessitated by unique topographic, geologic and climatic conditions. In the absence of adoption of Ordinance No. 1448, the provisions of the various codes unique to the City's special circumstances would not have been in place and this would have had a detrimental effect on the public health, safety and welfare. Ordinance No. 1448 was adopted on June 14 with an operative date of June 30, 1999 in order to comply with the State deadline. As indicated at the June 14 City Council meeting, staff is now returning to the City Council with an ordinance to be considered in the normal ordinance adoption process, e.g., first and second readings, but which will not be effective until late July, 1999. This proposed code amendment ordinance is identical to currently adopted Ordinance No. 1448, with the exception of the deletion of all language relating to an urgency measure, and has been 1997 Uniform Codes.City Council Staff Report 2.doc 2 Public Hearing-Adoption of 1997 Uniform Codes City Council Staff Report June 28, 1999 developed to make the City Municipal Code consistent with state regulations, provide for the specific city amendments determined to be necessary, provide adequate health, safety and welfare protections to local citizens, and standardize the ordinance requirements with surrounding jurisdictions' requirements. The modifications to the various Uniform Codes contain vital provisions regarding administrative procedures, roofing materials, sprinkling systems and other similar matters necessitated by the City's unique locational circumstances. Many of the proposed modifications are carried over from the previously approved modification to the 1991 and 1994 Uniform Codes, which were adopted by the City Council in August 1992 and December 1995, respectively. The remaining amendments reflect changing conditions and improvements to the codes since the adoption of the appropriate 1991 and 1994 Uniform Codes. The Ordinance under consideration includes the requested amendments to the Uniform Fire Code, 1997 Edition, as requested by the Orange County Fire Authority. The proposed amendments have been reviewed by County Counsel and the Office of the City Attorney. The Orange County Fire Authority recommends that the City adopt the 1997 Uniform Fire Code and Uniform Fire Code Standards with the proposed amendments. The required public notice requirements have been met and the public hearing and adoption process can be completed at this time. FISCAL IMPACT None, complies with provisions of law to ensure the Uniform Codes are updated pursuant to Health and Safety Code § 18941.5. RECOMMENDATION Receive public testimony, amend Ordinance Number 1449 as determined appropriate, and adopt Ordinance Number 1449. NOTED A APPROVED Whittenberg Keith Till Director of Development Services City Manager 1997 Uniform Codea.City Council Staff Report 2.doc 3 I Public Hearing-Adoption of 1997 Uniform Codes City Council Staff Report June 28, 1999 ATTACHMENT A: ORDINANCE NUMBER 1449, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 1998 CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE, INCORPORATING THE "UNIFORM BUILDING CODE" VOLUMES 1, 2, AND 3, 1997 EDITION, INCLUDING ALL APPENDICES THERETO; THE 1998 CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE, INCORPORATING THE "UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE", 1997 EDITION, INCLUDING ALL APPENDICES THRERTO; THE 1998 CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE, INCORPORATING THE "UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE", 1997 EDITION, INCLUDING ALL APPENDICES THERETO; THE 1998 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE, INCORPORATING THE "UNFORM FIRE CODE", 1997 EDITION, INCLUDING ALL APPENDICES THERETO; THE 1998 CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE, INCORPORTATING THE "NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE", 1996 EDITION, INCLUDING ALL APPENDICES THERETO, AND INCLUDING THE "UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE CODE PROVISIONS FOR THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE", 1996 EDITION; THE "UNIFORM HOUSING CODE", 1997 EDITION; THE "UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE CODE", 1997 EDITION; THE"UNIFORM SIGN CODE", 1997 EDITION; THE"UNIFORM SOLAR ENERGY CODE", 1997 EDITION; THE "UNIFORM BUILDING SECURITY CODE", 1997 EDITION; THE"UNIFORM CODE FOR THE ABATEMENT OF DANGEROUS BUILDINGS", 1997 EDITION; THE "UNIFORM SWIMMING POOL, SPA and HOT TUB CODE", 1997 EDITION, and APPENDIX CHAPTER 1 OF THE"UNIFORM CODE FOR BUILDING CONSERVATION', 1997 EDITION, MAKING AMENDMENTS THERETO, AND AMENDING PORTIONS OF CHAPTER 5 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH * * * * 1997 Uniform Codes.City Council Staff Report 2.doc 4