HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/01/2002, C2 - ADOPTION OF LATEST EDITIONS OF THE CONSTRUCTION AND FIRE PREVENTION CODES council
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C I T Y OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
FROM: John Mandeville, Community Development Direc"P/11
Wolfgang Knabe,Fire Chief
PREPARED BY: Tom Baasch, Chief Building Official
Darren Drake, Fire Marshal
SUBJECT: Adoption of latest editions of the Construction and Fire Prevention Codes
CAO RECOMMENDATION:
Give final passage to Ordinance No. 1423 (2002 Series) (1) repealing Chapters 15.02, 15.04, and
15.08 of the San Luis Obispo Municipal Code, and (2) creating new Chapters 15.02, 15.04, and
15.08 adopting the 2001 editions of the California Building, Mechanical, Plumbing, Electrical,
and Fire Codes,the 1997 editions of the Uniform Administrative, Housing,Dangerous Building,
Building(Volume 3), and Fire(Volume 2) Codes, and the 1997 edition of the Uniform Code for
Building Conservation, with amendments.
DISCUSSION:
On September 17, 2002, the City Council held a public hearing regarding proposed changes to
Chapter 15 of the Municipal Code and subsequently passed to print Ordinance No. 1423
adopting and amending the most recent editions of the California Building Standards Code and
various Uniform Codes, including amended text presented at the hearing to clarify demolition
permit processing.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There are no significant fiscal impacts.
ATTACHMENTS:
Ordinance No. 1422002 Series) Summary
(A complete copy of Ordinance No. 1423 is on file in the
Office of the City Clerk)
Attachment
ORDINANCE NO. 1423 (2002 Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO AMENDING
CHAPTERS 15.04 and 15.08 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO
ADOPT AND AMEND THE LATEST EDITION OF THE
CONSTRUCTION AND FIRE CODE
AND ADOPT FINDINGS OF FACTS TO SUPPORT THE IMPOSITION OF
REQUIREMENTS WHICH ARE GREATER THAN
THE REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED BY OR PURSUANT
TO THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS CODE
On September 17, 2002 the San Luis Obispo City Council voted 5-0 to introduce Ordinance No.
1423 (2002 Series), which repeals Chapters 15.02, 15.04, and 15.08 of the Municipal Code and
creates new Chapters 15.02, 15.04, and 15.08 as follows:
1. The 2001 editions of the California Building, Plumbing,Mechanical, Electrical, and Fire codes,
the 1997 Uniform Administrative Code, the 1997 Uniform Code for the Abatement of
Dangerous Buildings, the 1997 Uniform Code for Building Conservation, and the 1997
Uniform Housing Code are adopted as the construction and fire prevention regulations for the
City.
2. The Uniform Administrative Code is amended to clarify membership and functions of the
Boards of Appeal and establish criteria for underground electric and communication services.
3. The California Building Code is amended to include additional requirements for fire sprinkler
systems, more-restrictive criteria for foundation construction, and additional grading
regulations.
4. The California Electrical Code is amended to specify location of service disconnecting means.
5. The California Plumbing Code is amended to establish criteria for sewer pipe installation due to
expansive soils.
6. The California Fire Code is amended to modify access and water supply in a fire-sprinklered
building, continue the downtown sprinkler retrofit program, prohibit open burning and
recreational fires, limit the storage of explosives, establish limitations for aboveground fuel
tanks, and create additional fire alarm system requirements.
The Council must vote again to approve the ordinance before it takes effect. That action is
scheduled for October 1, 2002, at a regular City Council meeting to begin at 7:00 p.m. in the
Council Chambers at City Hall, 990 Palm Street.
Copies of the complete ordinance are available in the Office of the City Clerk in Room#1 of City
Hall, 990 Palm Street. For more information, contact the Building & Safety Division of
Community Development Department at 781-7180.
Lee Price, City Clerk
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