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AGENDA REPORT
DATE: April 28, 2003 y
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
THRU: John B. Bahorski, City Manager
FROM: Lee Whittenberg, Director of Development Services
SUBJECT: ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1496 — AMENDING
BUILDING CODE RE: CLASS A ROOF ASSEMBLIES
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Waive further reading and Adopt Ordinance No. 1496, An Ordinance of the City of Seal
Beach Amending Section 5 -30, No. 35, Table 15 -A, of Chapter 5, Article 1, of the Code
of Seal Beach, Comprising Part 2 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, the
2001 California Building Code.
BACKGROUND:
The City Council considered this matter on April 14, 2003 and introduced the subject
ordinance. It is now appropriate to adopt the subject ordinance.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
RECOMMENDATION:
Waive further reading and Adopt Ordinance No. 1496, An Ordinance of the City of Seal
Beach Amending Section 5 -30, No. 35, Table 15 -A, of Chapter 5, Article 1, of the Code
of Seal Beach, Comprising Part 2 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, the
2001 California Building Code.
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Adoption of Ordinance No. 1496 —
Class A Roof Assemblies - Amending 2001 California Building Code
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NO A % APPROVED
re Whittenberg John TBahorski, CitNanager
Director of Development Services
Attachment 1: Ordinance No. 1496, An Ordinance of the City of Seal
Beach Amending Section 5 -30, No. 35, Table 15 -A, of
Chapter 5, Article 1, of the Code of Seal Beach,
Comprising Part 2 of Title 24 of the California Code of
Regulations, the 2001 California Building Code
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ATTACHMENT 1
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ORDINANCE NO. 1496, AN ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH AMENDING
SECTION 5 -30, NO. 35, TABLE 15 -A, OF
CHAPTER 5, ARTICLE 1, OF THE CODE OF
SEAL BEACH, COMPRISING PART 2 OF
TITLE 24 OF THE CALIFORNIA CODE OF
REGULATIONS, THE 2001 CALIFORNIA
BUILDING CODE
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III ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEAL
BEACH AMENDING SECTION 5 -30, NO. 35,
TABLE 15 -A, OF CHAPTER 5, ARTICLE 1, OF
THE CODE OF SEAL BEACH, COMPRISING
PART 2 OF TITLE 24 OF THE CALIFORNIA
CODE OF REGULATIONS, THE 2001
CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE
WHEREAS, California Health and Safety Code Section 17958.7 authorizes cities
to adopt the Codes with modifications determined to be reasonably necessary because of
local climatic, geological or topographical conditions; and
WHEREAS, the 2002 -2003 Orange County Grand Jury released a report entitled
"Wood Roofs Are Dangerous" on February 10, 2003. This report reviews the current
requirements of each permitting jurisdiction within Orange County regarding the
installation and replacement of wood roofs and concludes that:
4111 "The thirty -five different jurisdictions within Orange County currently
require three different classifications for roof A uniform building code
for roof construction needs to be established throughout Orange County to
protect public safety, , and the lives and property of the individual
homeowner based on the unique climatic conditions caused by
topographical conditions ", and
WHEREAS, as set forth in the Grand Jury Report, Recommendation 2 is
applicable to the City of Seal Beach and states:
"Each responding jurisdictional agency should consider amending the
building code to require the most fire retardant class of roof covering .
(Class A) for re- roofing of all residential structures (Class A) in all fire
zones, when more than 50 percent of the roof is replaced within one year.
(Findings 1 through 4) ", and
WHEREAS, the City of Seal Beach desires to amend the Codes to assure that
their provisions are tailored to the particular safety needs of the City of Seal Beach as
required by its unique climatic, geological and topographical conditions, and in response
to the 2002 -2003 Orange County Grand Jury Report entitled "Wood Roofs Are
Dangerous ".
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• NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DOES
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 5 -30, No. 35, Table 15 -A, of Chapter 5, Article 1, of the
Code of Seal Beach, as adopted pursuant to Chapter 5, Article 1, Section 5 -1 is hereby
amended as follows:
"SECTION 5 -30
CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE AMENDMENTS
Table 15 -A of the California Building Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Table 15 -A Minimum Roof Class
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Occupancy Roofing
All Class A
EXCEPTION: Class A roof assemblies shall be required for re- roofing and additions on all
residential structures when more than 50 percent of the roof is replaced or added onto
within a one year period. All other re -roofs and additions shall have minimum Class B roof
assemblies."
• Section 2. Findings. To the extent that the following change to the Codes is
deemed more restrictive than the standards contained in the Codes, thus requiring
findings be made pertaining to local conditions to justify such modifications, the City
Council hereby finds and determines that the following change is reasonably necessary
due to local climatic, geological and topographical conditions.
Table 15 -A of the California Building Code.
1. This amendment is reasonably necessary because of the following local
climatic and topographical conditions:
a. The City of Seal Beach is located adjacent to a major mountain range,
which creates extreme wind conditions (Santa Ana winds) and severe
fire dangers. These climatic and topographical conditions cause
extreme drying of vegetation and wood roofing materials and
predispose the area to large, destructive fires.
Section 3. CEQA. The City Council hereby finds and determines that it can
be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that this ordinance may have a
significant adverse effect on the environment, since it adopts updated building and safety
standards, which the City had previously adopted in substantial form. This, the adoption
• of this ordinance is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental
Quality Act ( "CEQA ") pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines. Staff is
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• directed to file a Notice of Exemption with the Orange County Clerk's Office within five
(5) working days of the approval of this ordinance.
Section 4. If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or
phrase of this ordinance or any part thereof is for any reason held to be invalid, such
invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance or any part
hereof The City Council of the City of Seal Beach hereby declares that it would have
passed each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase hereof,
irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs,
sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City �f Seal
Beach at a meeting thereof held on the day of
, 2003
Mayor
• CITY OF SEAL BEACH
ATTEST:
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE } SS
CITY OF SEAL BEACH }
1, Joanne M. Yeo, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, California, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Ordinance is an original copy of Ordinance Number on file in the
office of the City Clerk, introduced at a meeting held on the day of
, 2003, and passed, approved and adopted by the City Council
of the City of Seal Beach at a meeting held on the day of
, 2003 by the following vote:
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• AYES: Councihembers
NOES: Councilmembers
ABSENT: Councilmembers
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers
and do hereby further certify that Ordinance Number has been published pursuant
to the Seal Beach City Charter and Resolution Number 2836.
City Clerk
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