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Staff Report for Adoption of State-Mandated California Building Standards Codes and Related Amendments
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt as amended the following codes: The "California Building Standards Code, 2013 edition" as amended; and those certain documents entitled "International Residential Code 2012 Edition and appendices G and H; and "International Building Code, 2012 Edition," with appendices Chapters G and I, published by the International Code Council; and Chapters A2, A4 and A5, of that certain document entitled "International Existing Building Code 2012 edition," as published by the International Code Council; and that certain document entitled "International Fire Code, 2012 Edition," published by the International Code Council with appendices chapters B, C and D.
The adoption of the new codes, as amended, will comply with State Law and make it easier for businesses from other areas of the country to locate in San Leandro. Architects and insurance underwriters will find that the City's construction code format corresponds to other regional codes, making it easier to plan and design facilities.
The new codes will have an effective date of January 1, 2014.
BACKGROUND
The State Building Standards Commission conducts public hearings on modifications for state agencies and state amendments that local building departments are mandated to enforce, such as requirements for disabled access, conservation of natural resources and fire or life safety. The Building Standards Commission then "publishes" the codes as further amended. Cities have 180 days from the official "publication date" to amend the state codes or adopt the codes without amendments. Failure of a city to adopt or amend the state codes results in the imposition of the unamended State Code at the local level. The State Building Standards Commission set an effective date for imposition at the local level as Janua...
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