REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
November 14, 2019
FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Planning and Development Department
THROUGH: MIKE SANCHEZ, Assistant Director
Planning and Development Department
BY: CHARLES CLARK, Building and Safety Services Manager
Planning and Development Department
SUBJECT
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Action relating to repealing and adding Building Regulations in the Fresno Municipal Code:
1. ***BILL NO. B-41- (Intro. 11/7/2019) (For adoption) - Adopting express findings related to local climatic, topographical and geological conditions that make the City's amendments to the California Mechanical Code and California Plumbing Code reasonably necessary and repealing Sections 11-101 through Section 11-109 of Article1, Chapter 11 of the Fresno Municipal Code and adding Sections 11-101 through Section 11-109 of Article1, of Chapter 11 to adopt and amend the California Building, Residential, Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing, Energy and Green Building Standards Codes. (Subject to Mayor's veto)
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RECOMMENDATION
Introduce Ordinance Bill adopting express findings related to local climatic, topographical and geological conditions that make the City's amendments to the California Mechanical Code and California Plumbing Code reasonably necessary and repealing Sections 11-101 through Section 11-109 of Article1, Chapter 11 of the Fresno Municipal Code and adding Sections 11-101 through Section 11-109 of Article1, of Chapter 11 to adopt and amend the California Building, Residential, Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing, Energy and Green Building Standards Codes.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Every three years, the California Building Standards Code is reviewed and modified where applicable and adopted by the California Building Standards Commission. On Dec 4-5, 2018, the Commission voted to adopt the 2019 edition of the California Building Standards Code effective January 1, 2020. The 2019 California Building Standards Code includes the California Building, Reside...
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