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RESOLUTION NO. I ~ ,').. \?
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, A CHARTER CITY, OPPOSING
THE CONCEPT OF FEDERAL AND STATE STANDARDS FOR
BUILDING REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES,
The City Council of the City of Seal Beach, California, a charter
city, does hereby resolve:
WHEREAS, the Advisory Commission on Inter-Governmental Relations
in its report entitled "Building Codes, A Program Of Inter-Governmental
Reform" has recommended a program of federal and state activity includ-
ing (1) development of state and model codes, (2) establishment of
federal and state testing procedures, (3) establishment of a state
board of appeals, and (4) requiring state licensing of inspectors and
creation of a state agency to establish minimum staffing and training
for inspection services; and
WHEREAS, similar proposals have been evaluated and principals
found lacking; and
WHEREAS, the proposed program will result in a further erosion
of home rule principals; and
WHEREAS, local legislative bodies have and can continue to most
effectively solve local problems; and
WHEREAS, the proposed program would limit and prevent local
adoption of model codes thereby prohibiting legislative initiative to
provide for unusual local conditions, and to modify such provisions
as have proved to be unsafe, unsound, ambigious, or in conflict with
other local regulations; and
WHEREAS, the present model code research programs and procedures
for acceptance of safe alternative materials and methods of construc-
tion are successful and are constantly being improved to the benefit
of local governments, the construction industry, and property owners;
and
WHEREAS, all segments of the construction industry support the
adoption of model codes that can be amended annually to keep pace
with new methods, procedures, and industry progress;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Seal Beach, California,
a charter city, is opposed to the recommendations of the Advisory
Commission on Inter-Governmental Relations and to any action on the
part of the federal or state governments to establish their control
over building codes or regulations.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Seal
Beach at a meeting thereof held on November 21, 1966, by the following
vote:
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