REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Planning and Development Department
ANDREW JANZ, City Attorney
City Attorney's Office
BY: ASHLEY ATKINSON, Assistant Director
Planning and Development Department
CHRISTINA ROBERSON, Assistant City Attorney
City Attorney's Office, Code Enforcement
SUBJECT
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***BILL B-20 (Introduced May 22, 2025) (For Adoption) - Amending sections 11-504 - 11-510 of the Fresno Municipal Code relating to the Building Standards Appeals Board (Subject to Mayor's Veto)
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation of approval of resolution and amendments to Fresno Municipal Code (FMC) sections 11-504 - 11-510 related to the establishment of the Building Standards Appeals Board (BSAB).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
City Council has provided direction to provide additional structure to the Board created by FMC 11-102. The Resolution establishing the BSAB provides details regarding the members and duties of the Board, and amendments to FMC Chapter 11, Article 5, consistent with the Resolution.
BACKGROUND
Resolution
The purpose of the BSAB will be to hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions, and determinations made by the City of Fresno related to Building Code violations, specifically actions related to FMC Chapter 11, Article 3, and Chapter 11, Article 4. The BSAB will be made up of five members appointed by the Mayor and ratified by the Council who are City residents and possess knowledge of California building codes, regulations, and the FMC. The term shall be four years, and the members shall not be employees of the City of Fresno.
FMC Amendments
Amendments to FMC Chapter 11, Article 5, are proposed for consistency with other appeals processes described in the FMC. Many of the sections proposed to be deleted lay out appeals procedures, which are sometimes consistent with and sometimes in conflict with appeal procedures contained within Chapter 1, Article 4. Rather than amend the conflicts, ...
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