Cloverdale City Council
November 12, 2025

City Council Meeting Minutes - November 12, 2025 - Page 1 of 6 124 N. Cloverdale Boulevard
Cloverdale, CA 95425
Phone: 707-894-2521
www.cloverdale.net

MINUTES

REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND JOINT MEETING OF THE CLOVERDALE

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND

JOINT MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2025
6:00 PM

CLOVERDALE PERFORMING ART CENTER
209 N. CLOVERDALE BOULEVARD, CLOVERDALE, CA 95425
A. OPENING PUBLIC SESSION
A.1 CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Lands called the meeting to order at 6 p.m.

A.2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Lands led the pledge of allegiance.

A.3 ROLL CALL
City Council Present:

Mayor Lands, Vice Mayor Wheeler. Councilmembers: Laskey, Marquez, Morgenstern City Council Absent:

None.

Planning Commission Present:

Chair Spingler, Vice Chair Asay, Commissioners: Cadle, Carni, Wagy.

Alternate Commissioners: Frankston, Williams
Planning Commission Present:

None.

Planning Commission Absent:

Cadle
A.4 CONFLICT OF INTEREST DECLARATION
None.

City Council Meeting Minutes - November 12, 2025 - Page 2 of 6 A.5 AGENDA REVIEW (CHANGES AND/OR DELETIONS)
None.

B. PUBLIC COMMENTS
B.1 VERBAL COMMENTS
None.

B.2 WRITTEN COMMENTS
Attached:
• Electric vehicle program information for your constituents - Wallis C. STUDENT LIAISON REPORT
C.1 LIAISON VALERIA ANGUIANO
Liaison Anguiano reported.

Attached:
• Liaison Anguiano Written Report
D. RECOGNITIONS
D.1 PROCLAMATION - NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH
Councilmember Laskey read the proclamation and the recipients addressed the Council and members of the public.

Recipients:
• The Cloverdale Rancheria of Pomo Indians
• The Dry Creek Band of Pomo Indians
E. PRESENTATIONS
E.1 JOINT CITY COUNCIL / PLANNING COMMISSION ESMERALDA UPDATE City Manager Thompson introduced the item.

Esmeralda Land Company (ELC) Representatives Devon Zuegal and Michael Yarne provided a Joint City Council / Planning Commission Informational Presentation regarding the updated Esmeralda/AVR Entitlements Package.

ELC Representatives responded to Planning Commission and City Council inquiries.

ELC Representatives responded to City Council inquiries.

City Council Meeting Minutes - November 12, 2025 - Page 3 of 6 ELC Representatives responded to Public Comment Period inquiries.

City Council and the Planning Commission members provided feedback to guide the next phase of review.

Mayor Lands dismissed the Planning Commission.

Mayor Lands recessed the meeting at 8:20 p.m. and reconvened the meeting at 8:27 p.m.

F. CONSENT CALENDAR
A motion was made by Councilmember Marquez, seconded by Vice Mayor Wheeler, to waive reading of the text and adopt the Consent Calendar.

The motion carried by the following vote:

Yes: (5) Mayor Lands, Vice Mayor Wheeler, Councilmembers: Laskey, Marquez, Morgenstern No: (0) None
Abstain: (0) None

Absent: (0) None
F.1 CONSIDER AGREEMENT APPROVAL OF THE CLOVERDALE SCOUT CABIN REHABILITATION – OPTION 1
ACTION: Resolution Adopted
RESOLUTION NO. 066-2025 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

CLOVERDALE APPROVING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF

CLOVERDALE AND ANDERSON ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING FOR ARCHITECTURAL

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CLOVERDALE SCOUT CABIN REHABILITATION PROJECT (OPTION 1) IN THE AMOUNT OF $42,000, AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT AND ANY

NECESSARY AMENDMENTS WITHIN THE APPROVED BUDGET
F.2 CONSIDER A RESOLUTION UPDATING THE CITY OF CLOVERDALE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE TO

REFLECT CHANGES TO AIRPORT AND LEASE FEES, REMOVAL OF CANNABIS-RELATED FEES,

AND RELATED POLICY ADJUSTMENTS
ACTION: Resolution Adopted
RESOLUTION NO. 067-2025 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY

OF CLOVERDALE APPROVING UPDATES TO THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 REFLECTING AIRPORT FEE REVISIONS, LEASE POLICY CHANGES, AND

REMOVAL OF CANNABIS-RELATED FEES
F.3 CONSIDER SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 18 OF THE CITY OF

CLOVERDALE MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH OBJECTIVE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

STANDARDS
City Council Meeting Minutes - November 12, 2025 - Page 4 of 6 ACTION: Ordinance Adopted
ORDINANCE NO. 763-2026 ENTITLED: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLOVERDALE AMENDING TITLE 18 OF THE CITY OF CLOVERDALE MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD SECTION 18.10.080 (OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS), AMEND SECTION

18.09.030 (FENCES, WALLS, AND HEDGES), AND AMEND SECTION 18.10.050 (RESIDENTIAL DESIGN STANDARDS)
F.4 CONSIDER ADOPTION OF THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS CODES AND THE 2025 FIRE CODE BY REFERENCE AND AMENDING TITLE 15, “BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION” OF THE CLOVERDALE MUNICIPAL CODE
ACTION: Ordinance Introduction (First Reading) and Public Hearing set.

INTRODUCE, BY TITLE ONLY, AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLOVERDALE REPEALING AND REPLACING CLOVERDALE MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTERS 15.00 THROUGH 15.18 AND ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS CODE, TITLE 24; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE (PART 1) INCLUDING TABLES; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE (PART 2) INCLUDING TABLES AND APPENDICES C, I, J, O AND P; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CODE (PART 2.5) INCLUDING TABLES AND APPENDICES AH, AQ, AS, AX, AND AZ; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE (PART 3) INCLUDING TABLES AND APPENDICES A, B, C, F, AND G; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE (PART 4) INCLUDING TABLES AND APPENDICES B, C AND F; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE (PART 5) INCLUDING TABLES AND APPENDICES A, B, C, D, G, I, J AND K; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA ENERGY CODE (PART 6) INCLUDING TABLES AND APPENDIX 1-A; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL BUILDING CODE (PART 8) INCLUDING TABLES AND APPENDIX A; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE (PART 9) WITH APPENDICES, STANDARDS AND NFPA STANDARDS BY REFERENCE; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA EXISTING BUILDING CODE (PART 10) INCLUDING TABLES AND APPENDIX A, CHAPTERS A1 THROUGH A5 ; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE (PART 11) INCLUDING TABLES AND APPENDICES A4 AND A5; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA REFERENCED STANDARDS CODE (PART 12 OF TITLE 24) INCLUDING TABLES; AND THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE." AND

BY MOTION, SCHEDULE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE FOR DECEMBER 10, 2025, AT 6 P.M.

F.5 CONSIDER APPROVING A RENEWED AND ENHANCED ANIMAL CONTROL AND

SHELTERING SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH NORTH BAY ANIMAL SERVICES (NBAS) FOR A TERM OF FIVE YEARS BEGINNING NOVEMBER 12, 2025
ACTION: Resolution Adopted
RESOLUTION NO. 068-2025 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

CLOVERDALE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A FIVE-YEAR AGREEMENT

WITH NORTH BAY ANIMAL SERVICES FOR THE PROVISION OF ANIMAL CONTROL AND SHELTERING SERVICES COMMENCING NOVEMBER 12, 2025.

City Council Meeting Minutes - November 12, 2025 - Page 5 of 6 G. PUBLIC HEARINGS
G.1 CONSIDER ADOPTING A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE A MODIFICATION TO A PREVIOUSLY

APPROVED DESIGN REVIEW AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ALEXANDER VALLEY HEALTHCARE WELLNESS CENTER ON THE 2.8-ACRE PROJECT SITE AT 321 S. CLOVERDALE BOULEVARD AND INTRODUCING, FOR FIRST READING, AN

ORDINANCE APPROVING A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH COPPERTOWER FAMILY

MEDICAL CENTER PERTAINING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ALEXANDER VALLEY

HEALTHCARE WELLNESS CENTER
City Manager Thompson introduced the item.

Councilmember Marquez and Mayor Lands provided comments.

Alexander Valley Health Representative Debbie Howell responded to comments.

Mayor Lands opened the Public Hearing at 8:53 p.m.

Erik Terreri spoke in support of the item.

Derrick Montanye spoke in support of the item.

Mayor Lands closed the Public Hearing at 8:56 p.m.

A motion was made by Councilmember Marquez, seconded by Vice Mayor Wheeler, to waive reading of the text and adopt:

RESOLUTION NO. 069-2025 ENTITLED: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY

OF CLOVERDALE APPROVING A MODIFICATION TO A PREVIOUSLY APPROVED MAJOR

DESIGN REVIEW AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE

APPROVING A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ALEXANDER VALLEY HEALTHCARE WELLNESS CENTER ON THE 2.8-ACRE PROJECT SITE LOCATED AT 321 S. CLOVERDALE BOULEVARD (APN 001-440-052)
AND
INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY

OF CLOVERDALE APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH

COPPERTOWER FAMILY MEDICAL CENTER PERTAINING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ALEXANDER VALLEY WELLNESS CENTER PROJECT LOCATED ON THE 2.8 ACRE PROJECT SITE LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF S. CLOVERDALE BOULEVARD AND CITRUS FAIR DRIVE (APN APN 001-440-052); AND AUTHORIZING A GRANT OF $1,250,000 FROM THE LOWMODERATE INCOME HOUSING FUND FOR SPECIFIED INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS The motion carried by the following vote:

Yes (5) Mayor Lands, Vice Mayor Wheeler, Councilmembers: Laskey, Marquez, Morgenstern No: (0) None
City Council Meeting Minutes - November 12, 2025 - Page 6 of 6 Abstain: (0) None

Absent: (0) None
H. NEW BUSINESS
H.1 REVIEW AND DISCUSSION OF PROPOSED UPDATED CITY COUNCIL GOVERNANCE MANUAL City Clerk Maloney introduced the item and responded to Councilmember inquiries and comments including
Council reviewed the revised Governance Manual and, after discussion, provide direction to staff regarding any desired revisions, additions, or formatting changes prior to bringing the document forward for Council consideration.

Public Comment:

Planning Commissioner Wagy spoke in support.

I. COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS
Councilmembers provided informational reports regarding their participation in assigned subcommittees, regional boards and commissions, Ad Hoc Committees, and other community meetings and civic activities.

J. LEGISLATIVE REPORTS, LETTERS OF SUPPORT/OPPOSITION
Councilmember Marquez provided comments regarding Potter Valley Project public comment reporting.

K. CITY MANAGER/CITY ATTORNEY REPORTS
City Manager Thompson reported.

L. COUNCIL DIRECTION ON FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Councilmember Morgenstern request an Alexander Valley Healthcare Town Hall.

Mayor Lands requested establishing limited term leases for the businesses at the recently acquired downtown plaza lot: Consensus was reached; Mayor Lands requested the recently acquired downtown plaza lot receive public feedback on potential development via the Administrative Subcommittee: Consensus was reached; Mayor Lands requested the large building as part of the recently acquired downtown plaza lot CM $100,000 to remodel the Outpost building plan for up to 3 renters: Consensus was reached.

M. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Lands adjourned the meeting at 9:41 p.m. to the next regular meeting of the Cloverdale City Council scheduled for December 10, 2025 (November 26, 2025 Canceled).

APPROVED ON: 12/10/2025 ________________________ Mike Maloney, City Clerk 124 N. Cloverdale Boulevard
Cloverdale, CA 95425
Phone: 707-894-2521
www.cloverdale.net
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A. OPENING PUBLIC SESSION
A.1 Call to Order
A.2 Pledge of Allegiance
A.3 Roll Call
Council: Mayor Lands, Vice Mayor Wheeler. Councilmembers: Laskey, Marquez, Morgenstern Planning Commission: Chair Spingler, Vice Chair Asay. Commissioners: Cadle, Carni, Wagy. Alt.

Commissioners: Frankston, Williams
A.4 Conflict of Interest Declaration
A.5 Agenda Review (Changes and/or Deletions)
B. PUBLIC COMMENTS
B.1 Verbal Comments
Any person wishing to speak in person on an item not listed on the agenda may do so at this time.

AGENDA

REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND JOINT MEETING OF THE CLOVERDALE COMMUNITY

DEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2025
6:00 PM

CLOVERDALE PERFORMING ART CENTER
209 N. CLOVERDALE BOULEVARD, CLOVERDALE, CA 95425
CITY COUNCIL AND JOINT MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION (ITEM E.1) 1 Pursuant to the Brown Act, the City Council is not allowed to consider issues or take action on any item not listed on the agenda. Three minutes are allotted to each speaker.

B.2 Written Comments
Public written communications sent to Council on items not listed on the agenda may be discussed at this time. Written communications to be discussed will be listed below, if any C. STUDENT LIAISON REPORT
C.1 Liaison Valeria Anguiano
D. RECOGNITIONS
D.1 Proclamation - Native American Heritage Month
Recipients:

The Dry Creek Band of Pomo Indians
The Cloverdale Rancheria of Pomo Indians
E. PRESENTATIONS
E.1 Joint City Council / Planning Commission Esmeralda Update Recommended Action(s):

Receive the Joint Informational Presentation by Esmeralda Land Company (ELC) and City staff regarding the updated Esmeralda/AVR Entitlements Package and Provide Feedback to Guide the Next Phase of Review.

F. CONSENT CALENDAR
All items under the Consent Calendar will be considered together by one acEon of the City Council unless any Councilmember or member of the public requests that an item be removed and considered separately.

F.1 Consider Agreement Approval of the Cloverdale Scout Cabin Rehabilitation – Option 1 Recommended Action(s):

Adopt a Resolution Entitled, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Cloverdale approving a Professional Services Agreement between the City of Cloverdale and Anderson Architecture and Planning for architectural design and construction documentation services associated with the Cloverdale Scout Cabin Rehabilitation Project (Option 1) in the amount of $42,000, and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement and any necessary amendments within the approved Electric vehicle program information for your constituents - Wallis Liaison Anguiano Written Report
Proclamation - Native American Heritage Month
Agenda Report
Attachment 1 - ELC Presentation Summary
Presentation
Public Correspondence - Tolbert
Public Correspondence - Fisher
Public Correspondence - Duran
Public Correspondence - Stewart
Public Correspondence - Browning
2 budget.”
F.2 Consider a Resolution Updating the City of Cloverdale Master Fee Schedule to Reflect Changes to Airport and Lease Fees, Removal of Cannabis-Related Fees, and Related Policy Adjustments Recommended Action(s):

Adopt a Resolution Entitled, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Cloverdale Approving Updates to the Master Fee Schedule for Fiscal Year 2025-26 Reflecting Airport Fee Revisions, Lease Policy Changes, and Removal of Cannabis-Related Fees.”
F.3 Consider Second reading of an Ordinance Amending Title 18 of the City of Cloverdale Municipal Code to establish Objective Design and Development Standards.

Recommended Action(s):

Adopt, by Second Reading, an Ordinance Entitled, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Cloverdale amending Title 18 of the City of Cloverdale Municipal Code to add Section 18.10.080 (Objective Design Standards), amend Section 18.09.030 (Fences, Walls, and Hedges), and amend Section 18.10.050 (Residential Design Standards).”
F.4 Consider Adoption of the 2025 California Building Standards Codes and the 2025 Fire Code by Reference and amending Title 15, “Buildings and Construction” of the Cloverdale Municipal Code Recommended Action(s):

Introduce, by title only, an Ordinance Entitled: "An Ordinance of the City of Cloverdale Repealing and Replacing Cloverdale Municipal Code Chapters 15.00 through 15.18 and Adopting By Reference the 2025 California Building Standards Code, Title 24; the 2025 California Administrative Code (Part 1) including Tables; the 2025 California Building Code (Part 2) including Tables and Appendices C, I, J, O and P; the 2025 California Residential Building Code (Part 2.5) including Tables and Appendices AH, AQ, AS, AX, and AZ; the 2025 California Electrical Code (Part 3) including Tables and Appendices A, B, C, F, and G; the 2025 California Mechanical Code (Part 4) including Tables and Appendices B, C and F; the 2025 California Plumbing Code (Part 5) including Tables and Appendices A, B, C, D, G, I, J and K; the 2025 California Energy Code (Part 6) including Tables and Appendix 1-A; the 2025 California Historical Building Code (Part 8) including Tables and Appendix A; the 2025 California Fire Code (Part 9) with Appendices, Standards and NFPA Standards by Reference; the 2025 California Existing Building Code (Part 10) including Tables and Appendix A, Chapters A1 through A5 ; the 2025 California Green Building Standards Code (Part 11) including Tables and Appendices A4 and A5; the 2025 California Referenced Standards Code (Part 12 of Title 24) including Tables; and the 2024 International Property Maintenance Code."
AND
By motion, schedule a Public Hearing for Second Reading and Adoption of the Ordinance for December 10, 2025, at 6 p.m.

Agenda Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - Exhibit A - Proposal
Agenda Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - Exhibit A - Updated Master Fee Schedule
Agenda Report
Attachment 1 - Ordinance
3 F.5 Consider Approving a Renewed and Enhanced Animal Control and Sheltering Services Agreement with North Bay Animal Services (NBAS) for a Term of Five Years Beginning November 12, 2025 Recommended Action(s):

Adopt a Resolution Entitled, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Cloverdale Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Five-Year Agreement with North Bay Animal Services for the provision of Animal Control and Sheltering Services Commencing November 12, 2025.

G. PUBLIC HEARINGS
G.1 Consider Adopting a Resolution to Approve a Modification to a previously approved Design Review and Conditional Use Permit for the construction of the Alexander Valley Healthcare Wellness Center on the 2.8-acre project site at 321 S. Cloverdale Boulevard and introducing, for first reading, an Ordinance Approving a Development Agreement with Coppertower Family Medical Center pertaining to the development of the Alexander Valley Healthcare Wellness Center Recommended Action(s):

Adopt a Resolution Entitled, "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Cloverdale Approving a modification to a previously approved Major Design Review and Conditional Use Permit and Adopting an Ordinance Approving a Development Agreement for the Construction of the Alexander Valley Healthcare Wellness Center on the 2.8-acre project site located at 321 S. Cloverdale Boulevard (APN 001-440-052)
AND
Adopt an Ordinance Entitled: "An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Cloverdale Approving an Amendment to the Development Agreement with Coppertower Family Medical Center Pertaining to the Development of the Alexander Valley Wellness Center Project Located on the 2.8 Acre Project Site Located at the Corner of S. Cloverdale Boulevard and Citrus Fair Drive (APN 001-440-049); and Authorizing a Grant of $1,250,000 from the Low-Moderate Income Housing Fund for Specified Infrastructure Improvements
H. NEW BUSINESS
H.1 Review and Discussion of Proposed Updated City Council Governance Manual Recommended Action(s):

Staff recommends that the City Council review the updated City Council Governance Manual and, after discussion, provide direction to staff regarding any desired revisions, additions, or formatting Agenda Report
Attachment 1 - Ordinance (Redline Version)
Attachment 2 - Ordinance
Agenda Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - Exhibit A - Proposal
Agenda Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - Exhibit A - DA
Attachment 3 - Ordinance
Attachment 4 - Plan Set
4 changes prior to bringing the document forward for Council consideration.

I. COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS
Councilmembers may provide verbal informational reports regarding their participation in assigned subcommittees, regional boards and commissions, Ad Hoc committees, and other community meetings or civic activities.

I.1 Written Report(s):

J. LEGISLATIVE REPORTS, LETTERS OF SUPPORT/OPPOSITION
None.

K. CITY MANAGER/CITY ATTORNEY REPORTS
Staff may provide verbal informational updates on City business, legal matters, and community activities.

L. COUNCIL DIRECTION ON FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Councilmembers may request placement of items on future City Council or Council SubcommiOee agendas.

Placement requires consensus of the City Council.

M. ADJOURNMENT
To the next regular meeEng of the Cloverdale City Council scheduled for December 10, 2025 (November 26 Canceled).

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PUBLIC COMMENTS: Members of the public may provide comment on an agenda item in-person during the public comment periods. Commenters will have three (3) minutes to speak. City Council is unable to respond directly to questions or enter into dialogue with commenters. Comments may also be submitted prior to [email protected]. by 12 p.m. the day of the meeting. Submissions and supplemental attachments are considered public records pursuant to Government Code § 54957.5.

SPECIAL NEEDS ACCOMMODATIONS: In compliance with the Americans with DisabiliEes Act and Title VI, if you need special assistance to parEcipate in this meeEng, please contact the City Clerk's office at [email protected] or 707.894-1712. NoEficaEon at least 72 hours prior to the meeEng will enable the City to make reasonable accommodations are made to provide accessibility to the meeting.

AB 2449: Councilmembers parEcipate in person or teleconference methods consistent with tradiEonal provisions of the Brown Act,Government Code § 54953(b), unless the meeEng is being held pursuant to provisions of AB 2449. If a technical issue arises with Zoom or the dial-in opEon, the meeEng will conEnue unless it is being held pursuant to the provisions of Assembly Bill 2449.

AB 343: Any wriEngs or documents provided to a majority of the City Council regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspecEon in the City Hall offices located at 124 N. Cloverdale Blvd., Cloverdale, CA 95425 during normal business hours as provided by Assembly Bill 343.

WAIVER WARNING: If you challenge decisions/direcEons of the City Council in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at public hearings described in this agenda, or in wriOen correspondence delivered to the City of Cloverdale, or prior to, the public hearing.

AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
Agenda Report
Attachment 1 - Draft Governance Manual
Attachment 2 - Current Governance Manual
5 The City Clerk’s Office does hereby declare that, in accordance with California Government Code § 54954.2(a), this agenda for the above stated meeting(s) was posted at least 72 hours prior to the meeting (24 hours prior to a Special Meeting) on the outdoor bulletin board at City Hall, 124 N. Cloverdale Blvd., Cloverdale, CA, 95425 and the Cloverdale Performing Art Center, 209 N. Cloverdale Blvd., Cloverdale, CA, 95425, and online at www.cloverdale.net/agendacenter. The agenda is also available for public review at City Hall at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting.

Date posted: November 6, 2025 | Time posted: 5:35 p.m. | City Clerk Signature: s/Mike Maloney 6 Elise Wallis, MPH
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7 Cloverdale City Council Student Liaison Report
November 12, 2025
By Valeria Anguiano Alfaro
Current Events At CHS
● Cloverdale High School:
○ Congrats to the volleyball team did fantastic,
winning first place in our league, and now they are
now out of playoffs.
○ The football game was a blast, with JV dominating
in a 40-0 win and varsity falling just short in an
intense 20-22 finish.
○ Winter sports have officially started!
● Academics:
○ Thanksgiving break 11/24-11/28
○ Virtual Family Workshops
Parents and caregivers are invited to boost their capacity to support youth mental health in a series of free, bilingual, virtual workshops hosted by the Sonoma County Office of Education and community partners.

Workshops are held in English and Spanish once a month on Thursdays, from 5-6 p.m.

Community events—
● Cloverdale kiwanis 23rd Annual crab & Pasta Feed—Sat, Dec 13th, dinner served at 6:15 for $70
FFA- National Convention: Ryle Demarta went to workshops and committee meetings, and they voted for Enfield Speedway and dinners and concerts which took place in Indianapolis.
8 A PROCLAMATION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLOVERDALE DECLARING NOVEMBER 2025 NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH IN CLOVERDALE WHEREAS, Native American Heritage Month is a time to celebrate the many achievements and contributions made by Native Americans to our nation’s economic, cultural, spiritual, and political development; and WHEREAS, the first American Indian Day in a state was declared on the second Saturday in May 1916 by the Governor of New York; and
WHEREAS, what began at the turn of the 20th century as an effort to gain a day of recognition for the significant contributions made by the first Americans to the establishment and growth of the United States has since grown into a full month of national observance; and
WHEREAS, as of 2025, there are 574 federally recognized Tribes in the United States, each with unique languages, traditions, and cultural practices, and while many Native Americans live on or near reservations, the majority reside in cities and communities throughout the nation; and
WHEREAS, Indigenous peoples of the Cloverdale region, representing various tribes, are descendants of the original inhabitants who have lived upon and cared for these lands for countless generations; and WHEREAS, the City of Cloverdale is proud to honor the history, heritage, and cultural contributions of these Indigenous Americans in our community, and recognize the continued importance of preserving Native traditions, languages, and ancestral knowledge; and
WHEREAS, the Cloverdale City Council encourages residents to learn more about local and national Native history by visiting the Cloverdale History Center (cloverdalehistoricalsociety.org), the Sonoma County Library (sonomalibrary.org/naihm), and the official national website (nativeamericanheritagemonth.gov); and WHEREAS, November offers an opportunity for all residents to deepen their understanding of Native cultures and histories, while acknowledging the lasting impacts of historical injustices and celebrating the ongoing resilience and leadership of Native peoples; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED that I, Todd Lands, Mayor of the City of Cloverdale, on behalf of the Cloverdale City Council, do hereby designate November 2025 as Native American Heritage Month in the City of Cloverdale, and call upon our community to honor and celebrate the rich traditions, achievements, and enduring strength of Native peoples.

Dated: November 12, 2025
SO ORDERED:
_____________________________
Todd Lands, Mayor
9 City Council/Successor
Agency
Agenda Item Summary
Agenda Item:

Meeting Date:

E.1
Nov. 12, 2025
Agenda Section:

Presentation
Staff Contact:

Kevin Thompson, City Manager
Agenda Item Title: Joint City Council / Planning Commission Esmeralda Update Recommended Council Action(s): Receive the joint informational presentation by Esmeralda Land Company (ELC) and City staff regarding the updated Esmeralda/AVR Entitlements Package and provide feedback to guide the next phase of review
________________________________________________________________________________________ Background:

The 266-acre AVR property in southeast Cloverdale has been the subject of prior planning efforts under the AVR Specific Plan (2018). Esmeralda Land Company (ELC) has since acquired the property and is proposing a revised master plan known as the Esmeralda Project, designed as a compact, pedestrian-oriented eco-village with integrated residential, hospitality, commercial, and open-space elements. The joint session will provide an overview of the proposed entitlement updates, including the EIR Addendum, Specific Plan revisions, Development Agreement (DA), Tentative Map, and associated zoning updates. The presentation will also include a preview of the draft Fiscal & Economic Impact Report prepared by Keyser Marston Associates. ________________________________________________________________________________________ Summary:

The informational presentation will cover:
• Project Vision and Design: A mixed-use 'eco-village' concept featuring up to 200 hotel rooms, 405 residential units, 200 senior units, and a 21,000-square-foot neighborhood center with retail, co-working, and community space. The project includes extensive open-space and trail systems, and an optional K-6 school site.
• Entitlement Package Overview:
- EIR Addendum: Updates the 2018 Addendum to reflect ELC’s 2025 development program. - Specific Plan: Aligns permitted uses, phasing, circulation, and design standards with the new vision. - Development Agreement: Establishes implementation, phasing, public benefits, and updated economic terms (20–25-year term).
- Master Tentative Map: Reconfigures existing parcels into 'macro-parcels' and public rights-of-way. - Zoning Amendments: Aligns SP-1 zoning with the updated Specific Plan. • Fiscal & Economic Analysis: Preliminary findings project positive fiscal and economic benefits, including new employment opportunities and increased local spending, with detailed modeling to follow in early 2026.
• Next Steps and Timeline:
- ELC will submit the full Esmeralda Entitlement Package by late November 2025. - City and consultant review: December 2025–February 2026. 10 City Council/Successor Agency Agenda Item Summary

- Public hearings and adoption targeted for Spring 2026. - Council review of the Water Supply Assessment scheduled for December 10, 2025 ________________________________________________________________________________________ Subcommittee Recommendation:

N/A
________________________________________________________________________________________ Budget/Financial Impact:

No immediate fiscal impact. Future fiscal effects will be addressed through the forthcoming Fiscal & Economic Impact Report and Development Agreement negotiations.
_______________________________________________________________________________________ Attachments:

1. Esmeralda Joint Hearing Pre-Read Outline (ELC Presentation Summary) 11 Esmeralda/Updating the AVR Entitlements
Joint Informational Presentation
Pre-Read for Joint Hearing on November 12, 2025
Purpose: Esmeralda Land Company (ELC) will:
● Provide an overview of project vision, design, program, and estimated phasing. ● Preview the contents of the “Esmeralda Entitlements Package,” including the EIR Addendum, Specific Plan, Development Agreement (DA), and Tentative Map. ● Share preliminary findings from the draft Fiscal & Economic Impact Report. ● Preview next steps and timeline for bringing the final draft “Esmeralda Entitlement Package” to the Planning Commission and Council by Spring 2026. ● Special Note: The Council will formally review the draft Water Supply Assessment (WSA) at its December 10 public meeting.

Project Overview
● Site: The 266-acre AVR property in southeast Cloverdale; comprising 12 parcels. ● Program: Up to 200-room resort-hotel; 405 residential units; 200 senior units; a 21,000-sf mixed-use neighborhood center with co-working, retail, daycare, and community gathering space; an optional K-6 school site; and a vast open space network of publicly accessible parks, trails, playgrounds and habitat restoration/conservation.
● Design Framework: Compact “pedestrian-first” eco-village, strong walkability and bicycle connections, emphasis on livable streets and open spaces, climate- and topography-responsive development form and landscaping. ● Community Engagement: Feedback & ideas gathered from a series of Open Houses and Workshops over the preceding months have refined the plan.

Entitlement Package Overview
These are the major components of the entitlements required for the project to proceed:

New Environmental Impact Report (EIR) Addendum
● Updates the last 2018 Addendum to reflect ELC’s new 2025 development program.

Specific Plan Updates
● ELC is proposing revisions to the 2018 AVR Specific Plan to better align it with 2025 conditions and ELC’s village concept and development program. 12 ● Defines permitted land-uses and form, phasing, public and private circulation, infrastructure, parks/open-space system, and objective design standards (ODS). ● Incorporates sustainability, habitat restoration, and water-efficient landscaping.

Development Agreement (DA) Updates
● A “contract” between the City and the applicant establishing implementation responsibilities, development rights, timing, and public benefits. Fits hand-and-glove with the Specific Plan.
● Estimated 20-25 year term governing phasing, infrastructure obligations and financing, fee credits, and vesting.
● Replaces the 2018 AVR DA with updated terms reflecting the new development program and today’s economics.

New “Master” Tentative Map (TM)
● Reorganizes the site’s existing 12 parcels into new “macro-parcels” and public rights-of-way (ROW) with backbone infrastructure and public improvements. ● The Master TM will mirror the parcels and circulation networks in the Specific Plan. ● The “macro-parcels” created by the Master TM will become final parcels when the master developer builds out the required public infrastructure to support them.

Specific Plan Zoning / Municipal Code Updates
● Changes the special “SP-1” zoning on the AVR site to align with the Specific Plan.

Process and Timeline
● The draft EIR Addendum is nearly complete.
● The City Manager and ELC have begun negotiating the terms of the new DA. ● ELC plans to submit a full Esmeralda Entitlement Package by late November. ● Staff and City consultant review: Dec 2025 through early Feb 2026. ● Public hearings and approvals targeted for spring 2026.

Fiscal & Economic Impact Report Preview
Preview a report prepared by Debbie Kern at Keyser Marston Associates, including:
● Net Fiscal Impact: Projected City revenues vs. service costs at build-out. ● Economic Benefit: Temporary and permanent jobs, local spending downtown and economic associated “multipliers.”
At this stage, only preliminary graphics and summary tables will be shown; the full report will accompany the entitlement hearings.
13 Alexander Valley
Resort (AVR) site
Joint Informational Hearing for the
Planning Commission & City Council
14 The site is to the east of
Highway 101, an 8 min
bike ride to downtown
N
15 16
The site has been
approved for development for
20 years
17 Site History
1953
Small farms & open space
1974
An active lumber mill &
wood waste facility
2025
Auto shops & warehouses to the
north, Icaria Creek vineyard &
Cloverdale Airport to the south 18
We have been working closely
with City Staff to prepare an
Entitlements Package
to submit in early 2026
19 Public Process
May 22nd Esmeralda Open House – Cloverdale History Center June 25 th Esmeralda × Clearwater Ranch Picnic – Cloverdale Plaza July 24 th Project Open House – Cloverdale History Center July 30 th Parks, Trails, & Open Space Workshop – Veterans Hall July 31 st Keynote at 3rd Quarter Mixer – Chamber of Commerce Oct 9th Coffee with the Mayor – Cloverdale Senior Center Oct 15th Project Open House – Veterans Hall
… & more!
Learn about more events: esmeralda.org/public-process 20 Approved 2018 vs Proposed (now) ...

Resort
Mixed-Use
Residential
commercial
Open Space
Habitat
Habitat
Open Space
Resort
Mixed-Use
Residential
Habitat
21 Open Space
Village
Resort
Mixed-Use
Residential
Open Space
Resort
Mixed-Use
Residential
Habitat
22 AVR site today:
23 AVR site today:

And here is a draft
of the site plan we are
preparing to propose…
24 Proposed Village
Draft Illustrative Site Plan
25 The Esmeralda
Necklace
Great
Redwood
Trail
Bike Lane to
Downtown
Cloverdale
SMART
Path
Shuttle 68 extension to
Downtown Cloverdale 26
Work with the
Landscape
27 Preserve Heritage Trees
28 Expand Woodland Groves
29 Village Nestled in Groves
30 Connect the Site
along the Necklace
& to Downtown
31 Let’s go for a walk along the
Esmeralda
Necklace
32 The Esmeralda
Necklace
Great
Redwood
Trail
Bike Lane to
Downtown
Cloverdale
SMART
Path
Shuttle 68 extension to
Downtown Cloverdale 33
The Esmeralda
Necklace
Great
Redwood
Trail
Bike Lane to
Downtown
Cloverdale
SMART
Path
Shuttle 68 extension to
Downtown Cloverdale 34
Hotel – Concept Design
35 Piazza – Concept Design
36 Promenade – Concept Design
37 Village Nestled in Groves
Village Residential 38
Village Nestled in Groves
Village Residential Typologies – Precedents 39
Woodland Groves – Precedents
40 River Park – Precedents
41 Play Areas – Precedents
42 Art & Sculpture – Precedents
43 Outdoor Amphitheater – Precedents
44 Neighborhood Aerial
Concept Illustration
45 We want this new neighborhood to be
part of Cloverdale &
benefiting all of
Cloverdale
46 PREVIEW: Draft Fiscal &
Economic Impact Study
47 ● 1st Draft will be sent to City for review on Nov 21 ● Final version will be available to the public in Jan 2026 ● Study estimates:
○ Fiscal & economic impacts for City
○ Net new tax revenue to public agencies outside of City ○ County-wide job & income growth
● City leaders will take these findings into account when reviewing the DA & project entitlements
Studyʼs Purpose
48 Study Methods:
● ELC provided project & market data
● KMA reviewed & validated ELCʼs data
● KMA used Cloverdale City Budget to estimate:
○ General Fund per capita service costs
○ Utility user taxes, franchise & business license fees, etc. to generate per capita revenues
○ Conservatively assumes 75% units are primary residents ● Regional Input-Output Modeling System to estimate job impacts 49 Key Fiscal Drivers
● Today, site generates only $80K of annual property tax! ● At buildout, Esmeraldaʼs assessed value is may exceed $945M, driven primarily by high home values
● City collects 22 cents of every new property tax dollar ● At stabilization, the Resort Hotel will annually generate over $2.6M gross TOT revenues (or $1.3M net of rebates)
50 Key Findings: Fiscal Surplus
At build-out, Esmeralda will generate:
● $2.2M net annual fiscal surplus for Cloverdale
○ Increases to $3.5M/year in the 11th year of hotel operations ● $6.0M net new annual property tax to non-city agencies ○ $2.0M/year for the Cloverdale Areawide Unification Fund ● 480 direct jobs & over 200 indirect & induced jobs
51 39
Key Finding: Net Annual Fiscal Surplus
Net New Revenues & Expenses
BEFORE Rebate
Net New Revenues & Expenses
AFTER Rebate
52 Also: One-Time Revenues to Cloverdale
● Construction will generate ~$2.5M of one-time sales and use tax revenue to the Cityʼs General Fund.
● Esmeralda will provide $77.5M of combined in-kind and cash payments towards public parks, infrastructure, stormwater management, schools, fire, and police.
53 East Side:

River Park
54 Park Workshop in July
55 ● City of Cloverdale
● Russian Riverkeeper
● Russian River Confluence
● Flow West
● Sonoma Water
● Great Redwood Trail Agency
● SMART
● Sonoma County Ag + Open Space
● Sonoma County Regional Parks
● Cloverdale Unified School District
● Magical Bridge
● & more!
Park Design
Stakeholders
& Advisors
56 East Site Park
Today
57 East Site Park – Concept Design
Habitat Conservation & Restoration
Preserve &
Expand Habitat
58 East Site Park – Concept Design
Key Features
Great
Redwood
Trail
Public Parking &
Restroom
SMART
Path
The Necklace
Hiking Trails
59 With partnerships,
we can do even more!
60 River Flooding Site
Photo from local property owner in recent flood event
61 Russian River
Watershed
Esmeralda Site
at center of the watershed
62 We have an opportunity to help
neighbors in the wider watershed by:

Expanding the river
floodplain onsite to
reduce damage
downstream
Capturing & storing
water to recharge
the alluvial aquifer
& bank water
63 Groundwater Aquifer Recharge + Banking
64 Expand Floodplain & Habitat
65 Resilient Floodable Park Examples
Buffalo Bayou, Houston
Napa River Copenhagen Park
Buffalo Bayou, Houston
66 East Site Park – Concept Design
ˮBestˮ Option - Separate process after entitlements
Great
Redwood
Trail
Public Parking &
Restroom
SMART
Path
The Necklace
Hiking Trails
67 East Site Park – Concept Design
ˮBestˮ Option - Flood Scenario
Side Channel
& Pond Enhance
Porterfield Creek
Expand
Floodplain
Enhance River
Habitats
68 How we can make this happen?
● Public-Private Partnerships
● Public & Private Grant Funding
● Public Agency Support
69 Entitlement
Package
What to expect in our upcoming
70 Final Entitlements Package:

1. 3rd Addendum to the 2008 EIR
71 Final Entitlements Package:

1. 3rd Addendum to the 2008 EIR

2. Amendments to the 2018 AVR Specific Plan
72 Final Entitlements Package:

1. 3rd Addendum to the 2008 EIR

2. Amendments to the 2018 AVR Specific Plan

3. Amendments to the SP1 zoning district
73 Final Entitlements Package:

1. 3rd Addendum to the 2008 EIR

2. Amendments to the 2018 AVR Specific Plan

3. Amendments to the SP1 zoning district

4. Amendments to the 2018 Development Agreement:
74 Final Entitlements Package:

1. 3rd Addendum to the 2008 EIR

2. Amendments to the 2018 AVR Specific Plan

3. Amendments to the SP1 zoning district

4. Amendments to the 2018 Development Agreement:
● Infrastructure Finance Plan CFD, TOT & EIFD
75 Final Entitlements Package:

1. 3rd Addendum to the 2008 EIR

2. Amendments to the 2018 AVR Specific Plan

3. Amendments to the SP1 zoning district

4. Amendments to the 2018 Development Agreement:
● Infrastructure Finance Plan CFD, TOT & EIFD

5. Approval of a “Masterˮ Tentative Map
76 Estimated Timeline: build-out 11 years from today.

YEAR 10
YEAR 9
YEAR 8
YEAR 7
YEAR 6
YEAR 5
YEAR 4
YEAR 3
YEAR 2
YEAR 1
Complete Infrastructure Design + Pull Permits
PHASE 1 Start Rough Grading + Building Utilities + Hotel Design & Permits PHASE 2A Begin Hotel Construction + Residential Design & Permits

PRE-CON CONSTRUCTION

HOME SALES
YEAR 11
PHASE 2B Finish Hotel + Deliver 1st SFHs
SFHs = Single Family Homes
PHASE 3 Deliver more SFHs
PHASE 4 Deliver more SFHs & Flats + Start Resort Apartments Construction PHASE 5 Deliver more SFHs, Flats, & Resort Apartments
PHASE 6 Deliver last SFHs & more Flats
PHASE 7 Deliver last Flats + Hotel Stabilization
Community Input + Infrastructure Design
Approvals + Buy Site (After Approvals) + Infrastructure Design 77 FAQs
78 FAQ:

How will this neighborhood
connect to the rest of
Cloverdale?
79 Car Access
We propose: ● Multiple access points
for cars.
● Main access at Asti
Road & Santana Drive
Highway-101 overpass)
● Public parking on site.
80 Shuttle Access
We propose to:
● Extend the #68
Cloverdale Shuttle into
the heart of the site!
● Sonoma County Transit
staff are supportive.
81 Bike & Ped Access
We propose: ● Class 1, two-way dedicated
and separated bike lane along
Asti connecting into
downtown.
● New pedestrian walkway
crossing Santana Dr. Bridge
● Building out the SMART Path
along 1.3 miles of Russian
River frontage.
82 New Bikeway
on Asti Road
83 FAQ:

Does the proposed project
include a school?
84 Optional K6 School Site:
● Weʼve heard both support & opposition.
● Our EIR Addendum studies the impact of adding a K6 school. ● Our DA does not permit a new K6 school unless a future City Council affirmatively approves it.
● Preserves the possibility of a K6 school while deferring the decision to a future City Council, giving Cloverdale the final say. 85 FAQ:

How can I get involved?
86 Learn about more events:
esmeralda.org/public-proce
ss
87 Thank you!
Questions?
88 From: Kevin Thompson
To: [email protected]; Todd Lands; Mark Laskey; Andres Marquez; Brian Wheeler; Marjorie Morgenstern; Planning Commission
Cc: [email protected]; Walter Crockett
Subject: RE: Public meeting between Esmeralda Group and City of Cloverdale Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2025 11:31:13 AM
Hi Lee,
The project will pay all impact fees and be conditioned to accommodate recycled water once its available.

Thanks,
Kevin
From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2025 11:18 AM
To: Kevin Thompson <[email protected]>; Todd Lands <[email protected]>; Mark Laskey <[email protected]>; Andres Marquez <[email protected]>; Brian Wheeler <[email protected]>; Marjorie Morgenstern <[email protected]>; Planning Commission <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected]; Walter Crockett <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Public meeting between Esmeralda Group and City of Cloverdale Rebuttal to Mr. Thompson attached statement highlighted below.

ALL,
California municipal governments can require developers to help fund wastewater system improvements,
but it must be done within state and federal regulations. Developers are often required to contribute through development fees, impact fees, or by directly funding a portion of the infrastructure necessary to serve their project, as outlined by local ordinances that comply with state law.

Methods for developer contribution
Development and impact fees: Municipalities can implement fees that are charged to new developments to help cover the costs of expanding or upgrading 89 existing infrastructure, including wastewater systems, according to the California Stormwater Quality Association.

Direct funding: Developers may be required to directly finance a portion of the new sewer lines, treatment plant expansions, or other infrastructure needed to serve their new housing and commercial developments.

Coordination with housing elements: Local governments are encouraged to coordinate with water and sewer providers when updating their housing elements to ensure adequate capacity is available for new housing, which can lead to requirements for developer contributions.

Fee pass-through: In some cases, the costs of implementing regulations can be passed on to consumers through increased service fees.

Important considerations
State and federal law: Any developer contribution requirement must comply with state and federal laws and regulations regarding wastewater infrastructure and development.

Disadvantaged communities: There are specific rules and funding programs designed to assist disadvantaged communities with wastewater projects, and these programs may prioritize projects that involve local investment from developers.

Revolving funds: State Revolving Funds (SRFs) provide funding assistance to municipalities for wastewater infrastructure projects, but this funding may not be enough to cover all costs, which is where developer contributions can become necessary.

Thank you,
Lee E. Tolbert
Manager - Palomino Lakes Mutual Water Company
From: Kevin Thompson <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2025 8:03 AM
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>; Todd Lands 90 <[email protected]>; Mark Laskey <[email protected]>; Andres Marquez <[email protected]>; Brian Wheeler <[email protected]>; Marjorie Morgenstern <[email protected]>; Planning Commission <[email protected]>
Subject: RE: Public meeting between Esmeralda Group and City of Cloverdale Dear Mr. Tolbert,
Thank you for your message and for sharing your thoughts regarding wastewater treatment and reuse in Cloverdale.

At this time, the City of Cloverdale is not in a position to independently require individual development projects to construct or fund tertiary treatment facilities. Wastewater treatment for the community is managed through a centralized municipal system that operates under permits issued by the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board. Any upgrades to this system, including the addition of tertiary treatment, must be pursued through that regulatory framework as part of a broader citywide planning and capital improvement effort.

That said, the City is currently conducting a feasibility study to evaluate the potential development of a tertiary water treatment facility. This study will help identify the most effective and cost-efficient path forward for expanding the City’s capacity for water reuse and meeting future regulatory and sustainability goals.

Additionally, the proposed Esmeralda development will be conditioned to include infrastructure capable of accepting and using tertiary-treated water for landscape irrigation and other approved non-potable purposes once such water becomes available from the City’s system. This forward-looking approach supports the City’s long-term objectives for water conservation and resource management.

We appreciate your continued engagement and interest in the City’s efforts to enhance wastewater treatment and water reuse capabilities.

Sincerely,
Kevin Thompson
City Manager
91 From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 10, 2025 12:08 PM
To: Todd Lands <[email protected]>; Melanie Bagby <[email protected]>; Marjorie Morgenstern <[email protected]>; Mark Laskey <[email protected]>; Andres Marquez <[email protected]>; Brian Wheeler <[email protected]>; Marjorie Morgenstern <[email protected]>; Planning Commission <[email protected]>; Kevin Thompson <[email protected]>
Subject: re: Public meeting between Esmeralda Group and City of Cloverdale November 12, 2025
6 PM @ CPAC
NOTE - the email links to the individual Cloverdale Planning Commissioners are broken and provides other city email addresses!
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Hello:

I am concerned about the Esmeralda Development and the City of Cloverdale as there is no specific plan to install tertiary treatment and reuse of municipal wastewater.

State and Federal regulations under the Clean Water Act and California Water Code mandate that wastewater treatment must meet stringent quality standards. Cloverdale, like other cities, must comply with these requirements through permits, which may require advanced treatment, such as tertiary treatment, depending on specific discharge limitations and reuse goals, especially as California encourages water recycling and reuse.

A feasibility study by West Vost is the only thing the City has initiated towards complying with this requirement for tertiary treatment.
92 Currently, biologically treated municipal wastewater is discharged into settling ponds adjacent to the river. The water from these ponds percolates into the ground and flows into the river through the Riparian Aquifer on the west side of the river..

The decrease in summer flow in the Russian River is exacerbated by the removal of water into Lake Mendocino from the Eel River and the inevitable low river flows during periods of drought. The solution to pollution is dilution. If there is less water to dilute this municipal waste stream entering the river, the impact of the pollution upon downstream users increases.

My issue is that the increased wastewater flows from all the apartments currently being constructed and the proposed Emeralds project will negatively impact the quality of the Russian River water being accessed downstream from the Cloverdale wastewater discharge point.

Concerning me is that household cleaning chemicals, unauthorized discharge of industrial chemicals, and levels of pharmaceuticals discharged into the wastewater stream by humans is not treated by biological degradation.

Tertiary treatment allows discharged waters to be reused for landscape and agricultural irrigation (Purple Pipes), where these pollutants do not enter the Riparian Aquifer and negative impact on water users downstream, especially users of Russian River water for potable drinking water.

Please communicate you thoughts on this subject?
Lee E. Tolbert
Manager - Palomino Lakes Mutual Water
System # CA4900570
93 Cloverdale, CA 95425
(707)481-3475
94 95
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From: Gil Duran <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2025 10:31 AM
To: Todd Lands <[email protected]>; Brian Wheeler <[email protected]>; Mark Laskey <[email protected]>; Andres Marquez <[email protected]>; Marjorie Morgenstern
<[email protected]>
Subject: Esmeralda and the Network State
Hello,
My name is Gil Duran and I am a journalist who writes about tech politics. I am also the former spokesman for Jerry Brown, Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris, and former editorial page editor of the Sacramento Bee. I am currently writing a book on a strange Silicon Valley cult called the Network State. It will be published next year by Simon & Schuster.

Which brings me to Esmeralda, which is very much a part of the Network State movement.

The mainstream press has been very hesitant to wade into this stuff, but my book will explain a lot and will include Esmeralda as well as California Forever. As you will see, Esmeralda is framed as a Network State project everywhere but Cloverdale. In any case, here is some relevant information:
https://www.thenerdreich.com/esmeralda-network-state-comes-to-sonoma-county-2/ Gil Duran
202-445-4632
Signal: gilduran.36
96 From: Lisa Stewart
To: Public Comments
Subject: Esmeralda Project potential impact on Cloverdale Airport usability Date: Friday, November 14, 2025 8:54:57 AM
Good morning,
Just wanted to send a short note to express my concern regarding the potential impact of the “Esmeralda” megaproject, as referenced by the Press Democrat, on the property adjacent to the Cloverdale airport. My husband and I chose to move to Cloverdale a few years ago in part due to the presence of the airport, which is an important amenity for our community; my husband currently houses his aircraft at the Santa Rosa airport. If buildings are constructed near the airport property line, it could hinder the ability of aircraft to land or take off from Cloverdale airport.

While I do not oppose development, I am concerned about how it might affect the airport’s usability. The continued operation of the airport provides significant benefits to Cloverdale and its residents.

Thank you for considering these factors in your planning and decision-making process.

Regards,
Lisa Stewart
26853 Mountain Pine Road
Cloverdale, CA 95425
(707) 799-1731
97 From: Pam Browning
To: Public Comments
Subject: Submission for the record on Esmeralda
Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2025 4:03:05 PM
Public Comments regarding Esmeralda:

For the public record regarding Esmeralda, I would like to submit a blog written by Gil Duran, Nov. 12, 2025, below.

Also, my question for the council and the developers is, what are the names of the original investors in Esmeralda?
Thank you.

Pam Browning
1346 Wilson Rd.

Cloverdale, CA
95425
Esmeralda: Network State comes for Cloverdale
By Gil Duran
Nov. 12, 2025
When Devon Zuegel presents her Esmeralda development proposal to the Cloverdale City Council today, residents may not realize they're hearing a pitch from someone with deep ties to the Network State—a tech-funded movement to create corporate-controlled territories around the world.

When Devon Zuegel presents her Esmeralda development proposal to the Cloverdale City Council today, residents may not realize they're hearing a pitch from someone with deep ties to the Network State—a tech-funded movement to create corporate-controlled territories around the world.

Here are my notes on Esmeralda, a strange new tech town being proposed near Cloverdale, a small town in Sonoma County, California. With the Esmeralda project poised to move forward, I have updated my notes lightly for publication. Unfortunately, the mainstream California press continues to prove itself incapable of covering this issue accurately, choosing to ignore the Network State movement as it grows in plain sight. (See bottom for a list of things the Cloverdale community deserves to know about Esmeralda.) The Point: A self-described real estate developer with ties to Balaji Srinivasan’s Network State cult plans to build a new “town” near Cloverdale, in California's Sonoma County. Devon Zuegel–CEO of the Esmeralda Land Company–officially announced the plan on X in 2024.

Zuegel does not appear to have much previous experience with real estate development. This fits a Network State pattern of recruiting 98 inexperienced people to build its cities of tomorrow. And she told the San Francisco Chronicle that Esmeralda has nothing to do with other tech dystopia projects like California Forever. Yet there are significant holes in her story.

Back Story: In July 2024, the Santa Rosa Press Democrat wrote that a company had acquired a 267-acre plot of land near Cloverdale, a town of roughly 9,000 people in rural Sonoma County….

Zuegel told the Press Democrat she planned to turn the open space site into “a full-time neighborhood that includes a hotel.”
What she apparently didn't mention was her affiliation with the cultish Network State movement, which seeks to build weird new techgoverned cities around the world.

The people of Sonoma County may think they're getting some run-ofthe-mill new community development with a hotel. In reality, the Network State cult has now extended a tentacle into their community.

A 'new town' in Sonoma
On October 17, 2024, Zuegel made her plans official with a post on X/Twitter:

A new town? That seemed a little different from what Zuegel told the Press Democrat in July 2024: “We will be part of Cloverdale. We aren't separate. It will be a full-time community that will be integrated fully in Cloverdale.” (At the time, Cloverdale Mayor Todd Lands told the San Francisco Chronicle “it’s a little early to be promoting” Esmeralda.) Zuegel has popped up repeatedly on the radar since I started writing about the Network State cult. She was a big booster for California I've been quietly working on something for a while, so I'm excited to finally be able to share it with you...

We are creating a new town called Esmeralda!
Our team has an exclusive option on a beautiful piece of land 90 mins north of SF, in California wine country
99 Forever, the tech “utopia” a group of tech billionaires is trying to build in Solano County.

In March 2024, she did a joint podcast appearance with California Forever CEO Jan Sramek. In June 2024, Zuegel launched a “pop-up village” called Edge Esmeralda near Healdsburg, which is also in Sonoma County. This was a sort of month-long cross between a tech conference and a cult commune, with a focus on artificial intelligence, crypto and longevity. It marketed itself as a “gathering for people building the future.” Participants included Network State figure Patri Friedman, who leads Pronomos Capital, a company funded by Peter Thiel and Marc Andreessen that is proposing Network State cities around the world. California Forever CEO Sramek also attended.

Esmeralda and the ‘Network State’
In September 2024, Zuegel was one of the first speakers at the Balaji Srinivasan's Network State conference, where she compared her idea to Chautauqua, a lakeside town in New York once known for the Chautauqua Institution, a cultural and educational center offering lectures, concerts, and workshops. (Srinivasan believes the USA is headed toward collapse/Civil War. He is also an advisor to Pronomos Capital.)
By speaking at the Network State conference, Zuegel clearly aligned herself with Srinivasan and the Network State, which is hardly a surprise. For years, she has been promoting the need for wealthy tech figures to create new cities. In 2021, she visited Próspera, a Thiel-backed Network State project in Honduras, and wrote a 42-page report on it.

Zuegel’s paper on Próspera was exceedingly positive, though by most accounts has become a “nightmare” for Honduras and the project is currently suing the Honduran government for nearly $11 billion. But for 42 pages, Zuegel obsessively analyzes every aspect of Próspera and the business of starting a Network State city.

Further, Zuegel’s partner in Edge Esmeralda, Timour Kosters, highlighted Esmeralda at the 2025 Network State conference. “This is early, but it's real, and it's moving from theory to execution,” wrote Kosters, in a reflection on the Network State movement. “The 100
question has shifted from ‘is this possible?’ to ‘how do we do this well?’ I'm curious to see how the next year unfolds, and what next year’s conference will look like as more projects mature and more unexpected actors enter the space.”
Zuegel has also become a regular on tech-oriented podcasts, where she seems to be regarded as an expert on urbanism and city building.

This is odd, because it’s not clear where Zuegel acquired such expertise.

She graduated from Stanford University in 2016 with a degree in computer science (with a concentration on artificial intelligence). At Stanford, Zuegel spent three years and nine months as editor in chief of the Stanford Review, the right-wing student newspaper co-founded by Peter Thiel. The Stanford Review has served as a recruitment mechanism for Thiel protégés, including Trump AI/Crypto Czar David Sacks, Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale, and others. And the current movement to create new tech-governed cities around the world is largely rooted in Thiel’s ideas.

Zuegel spent most of her career working as a software engineer. Her only foray into the issue of housing, according to her LinkedIn profile, is volunteering to create a website for California YIMBY (a housing developer pressure group) in 2018.

Analysis: Unless Zuegel has some hidden expertise in housing and urban development, her emergence as a builder of new towns seems quite unusual. Anyone familiar with the land and real estate development business will tell you it is not a pursuit for amateurs. It’s a high-risk field fraught with complexity and complication.

The decision to put Zuegel at the head of the project suggests that Esmeralda is not just about real estate development. The project has a deeper idea behind it—and that the deeper idea is clearly aligned with the Network State ideology. (The same is true of Praxis, a Network State project that plans to build a new city in the
Mediterranean/Greenland/Santa Barbara County and is led by a 29- year-old with no real estate experience. Nonetheless, Praxis recently declared it has amassed over $500 million in financing for the project.) So it will be interesting to see how this idea develops in Sonoma County, 101
which seems more welcoming than Solano County, where tech billionaires have struggled to impose their new tech utopia on the citizenry.

A new high-end retreat for wealthy Silicon Valley types would hardly be cutting edge. The Sonoma/Napa area is full of resorts for successful and wealthy types (whom Zuegel refers to as “high agency people”). But the Network State idea is about more than creating an AI-powered Esalen Institute. It's about creating new territories governed by tech corporations.

In an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle in 2024, Zuegel pushed back on the idea that her project is similar to California Forever.

Instead, she made it sound like a normal suburban development rather than a Network State project. (Interestingly, the fantastical AI-inflected renderings Esmeralda has released bear a striking resemblance to the images released by California Forever and the Network State conference.)
Zuegel denied that Esmeralda is building what the Chronicle framed as “self-isolating communities that ostracize outsiders while rewarding community members” (The Chronicle came close with that
question...next time try asking directly about the “Network State”).

Zuegel also denied that Esmeralda has anything to do with crypto.

From the Chronicle:

But Zuegel is clearly a crypto booster and sure does a lot of talking about the relationship between cities/states and crypto.

Here she is talking about “inflation, Argentina and crypto” in 2022. And here she is leading a panel discussion on “Cryptonetworks and Cities” at Andreessen Horowitz in 2018. (Marc Q [Chronicle]: There’s been some dialogue about cryptocurrency in reference to Esmeralda. How is crypto related to the planned city, if at all? A [Zuegel]: We’ve heard that dialogue too, and to be honest, we’re not sure where it’s coming from! This is not a crypto project.

Our best guess of the source of that confusion is that the Edge Esmeralda event had some speakers who are involved in the field of mathematical cryptography as well as some involved in cryptocurrency, but those were just a few topics out of dozens that were discussed at the event, much like how a college campus has a wide array of disciplines. 102
Andreessen is a key supporter of the Network State cult, and Network State evangelist Srinivasan is former general partner at Andreessen Horowitz.) Conclusion: These are just my quick notes on Esmeralda, and there will be more to come as a take a deeper dive on the subject in the months to come.

Before Cloverdale approves anything, here are some things the community deserves to know:

Is Esmeralda a Network State project?
If so, what does that mean, exactly?
If not, why does Zuegel keep popping up in the context of Network State projects (And why does Esmeralda overlap so completely with the Network State concept)? Does the project plan to seek autonomy or special economic zoning? Who are the “patient, values-aligned investors” funding this project? What are the values with which they align? Why the secrecy?
Are Balaji Srinivasan or Pronomos Capital investors in Esmeralda? Do any of Esmeralda’s investors also have Network State ties? These answers would go a long way toward telling us what Esmeralda is really about. 103
City Council/Successor
Agency
Agenda Item Summary
Agenda Item:

Meeting Date:

F.1
Nov 12, 2025
Agenda Section:

New Business
Staff Contact:

Kevin Thompson, City Manager
Agenda Item Title: Consider Agreement Approval of the Cloverdale Scout Cabin Rehabilitation – Option 1 Recommended Council Action(s): Adopt a Resolution Entitled, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Cloverdale approving a Professional Services Agreement between the City of Cloverdale and Anderson Architecture and Planning for architectural design and construction documentation services associated with the Cloverdale Scout Cabin Rehabilitation Project (Option 1) in the amount of $42,000, and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement and any necessary amendments within the approved budget.” ________________________________________________________________________________________ Background: The Cloverdale Scout Cabin located at 124 North Cloverdale Boulevard, serves as a community recreation and youth facility. The building requires substantial interior rehabilitation to meet modern accessibility and safety standards, and to comply with the 2022 California Building Code (CBC), California Green Building Code, and Energy Code. The proposed rehabilitation project focuses on updating the interior layout, improving accessibility in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and bringing the facility into compliance with Chapter 11A of the CBC.
______________________________________________________________________________________ Summary: The proposed agreement (Option 1) with Anderson Architecture and Planning covers schematic design, design development, and construction document preparation necessary to obtain building permits for the rehabilitation project.

Key deliverables under Option 1 – Fixed Fee $42,000 include:
• Development of schematic design, elevations, and sections (up to 40 hours). • Accessibility and path-of-travel design.
• Coordination with structural, mechanical, plumbing, and electrical consultants. • Preparation of a complete construction permit package. • Response to the first round of plan check comments from the Building and Fire Departments.

Additional services such as interior design, landscape planning, or construction observation may be performed on a time-and-materials basis under pre-approved hourly rates ranging from $130 to $235 per hour. The agreement includes an $8,000 retainer, held against final payment, and standard City terms for insurance, termination, and ownership of documents. The project will be funded using a CDBG grant awarded to the City.
________________________________________________________________________________________ Options:

1. Approve the agreement with Anderson Architecture and Planning for Option 1 in the amount of $42,000.

2. Direct staff to negotiate Option 2, which includes expanded multidisciplinary services for $70,000.

3. Provide alternative direction to staff.
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City Council/Successor Agency Agenda Item Summary

Subcommittee Recommendation: Bring to Council for consideration. ________________________________________________________________________________________ Budget/Financial Impact: The total cost for the proposed agreement is $42,000, plus reimbursable expenses at cost plus 10%. The project will be paid for using a CDBG Grant awarded to the City. The total amount of CDBG, is $270,000.
________________________________________________________________________________________ Attachments:

1. Resolution

2. Agreement – Anderson Architecture and Planning (Option 1 – Architectural Design and Construction Documentation Services)
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CITY OF CLOVERDALE

CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ____-2025

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLOVERDALE APPROVING A PROFESSIONAL

SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH ANDERSON ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING TO PROVIDE

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION SERVICES FOR THE CLOVERDALE SCOUT CABIN REHABILITATION PROJECT (OPTION 1) AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY

MANAGER TO EXECUTE SAID AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, the City of Cloverdale (“City”) owns and operates the Cloverdale Scout Cabin located at 124 North Cloverdale Boulevard, a community recreation and youth facility that requires substantial rehabilitation to meet accessibility and safety standards consistent with the 2022 California Building Code (CBC), California Green Building Code, and Energy Code; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to retain a qualified architectural consultant to perform schematic design, design development, and construction documentation services to support the rehabilitation project, including improvements to accessibility and path of travel in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Chapter 11A of the CBC; and
WHEREAS, Anderson Architecture and Planning has submitted a proposal to provide professional architectural services under Option 1 – Architectural Design and Construction Documentation Services for a fixed fee of $42,000, which includes schematic design, accessibility design, coordination with structural and mechanical consultants, and preparation of a complete construction permit package, as set forth in the attached Standard Agreement Between Owner and Architect dated September 26, 2025; and WHEREAS, the services to be provided under this agreement are funded through the City’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) award in the amount of $270,000; and WHEREAS, staff recommends approval of the agreement with Anderson Architecture and Planning and authorization for the City Manager to execute the agreement and any necessary amendments within the approved budget;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Cloverdale hereby:

1. Approves the Professional Services Agreement between the City of Cloverdale and Anderson Architecture and Planning for Architectural Design and Construction Documentation Services (Option 1) for the Cloverdale Scout Cabin Rehabilitation Project in the amount of $42,000.

2. Authorizes the City Manager to execute said agreement and any amendments within the approved project budget.

3. Directs staff to proceed with project implementation in accordance with the agreement terms.

The foregoing Resolution was duly introduced and adopted by the City Council of the City of Cloverdale at its regular meeting held on the 12th day of November 2025, by the following roll call vote:
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Ayes: (_)Mayor Bagby
Noes: (_) None

Absent: (_)
Abstaining: (_) None
APPROVED: ATTEST:
______________________________ ____________________________________ Todd Lands, Mayor Michael Maloney, City Clerk
Attachment(s):

1. Exhibit A - Scope of work
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STANDARD AGREEMENT BETWEEN

OWNER AND ARCHITECT
AGREEMENT MADE AS OF: Sept. 26, 2025
BETWEEN THE OWNERS:

City of Cloverdale
124 North Cloverdale Boulevard
Cloverdale, CA 95425
Attn: Kevin Thompson, City Manager
[email protected]
tel:707-894-1710
AND THE ARCHITECT: Anderson Architecture and Planning
4752 Stonehedge Drive
Santa Rosa CA 95405
Phone: (707) 523-7010 x 101
Phone: (707) 318-3162 cell
Email: [email protected]
FOR THE FOLLOWING PROJECT:

Cloverdale Scout Hut Rehabilitation
Schematic Design of major interior remodel and Construction Permit documents Construction Permit documents to cover interior building remodel of the Cloverdale Hut, to provide accessibility to building facilities in compliance with ADA guidelines and the 2022 CBC Ch. 11 A, to design a new layout of interior floor plan, to prepare construction permit documents in compliance with 2022 California Building Code, California Green Building and Energy Codes.

Exterior improvement beyond those that result from interior remodel, specification of finishes, fittings, furnishings, fixtures and appliances and site landscape and hardscape improvements are not included in this scope of work.

THE OWNER AND ARCHITECT AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES.

Pursuant to the State of California “Architect’s Practice Act”, Paragraph 5536.22, Subparagraph (a): “The written contract shall be executed by the Architect and the Client, or his or her representative, prior to the Architect commencing work, unless the Client knowingly states in writing that work may be commenced before the contract is executed.” The Terms and Conditions as outlined in this Standard Agreement between Owner and Architect remain valid only if signed by both parties within 30 days of the date of this agreement as shown on this page.
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SPECIFIC TERMS AND CONDITIONS
ARCHITECTURAL BASIC SERVICES AND COMPENSATION:

The Architect shall provide the Owner with the Architectural Services listed below, a Fixed Fee for Schematic Design (SD), Design Development (DD) and Construction Documents (CD) and an Hourly Fee for Interior Design, Planning, Landscape Design and Construction Observation, which shall be compensated on a time and material basis by the Hourly Billing Rates, and in accordance with the Terms and Conditions set forth in this Agreement:

Schematic Design (SD) and Design Development Phase (DD): included in Fixed Fee • Development of Schematic Design floor plans, elevations and sections Limited to 40 hours, to establish final new interior remodeled floor plan, fenestration, entry door locations, cabinet, closet, fixture, and space planning layouts.

Additional iterations, and finishes, materials, color, fittings, furnishings, fixtures and appliance selections are billed hourly.
• Major architectural details
• Design for Accessibility and Path of Travel, typical accessibility details • Coordination with consultants to establish preliminary level design of structural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical systems
Construction Documents Phase (CD): Included in Fixed Fee • Continued development of all items listed above
• Minor architectural details
• Door & window schedules
• Interior elevations of restrooms, kitchen
• Architectural specifications & notes
• Continued coordination with engineering consultants
• Prepare construction permit package for submittal by Owner to City of Cloverdale • Response to first set comments letters from Building Department and Fire Department (Responses to plan reviews after Plan Check 1 to be charged hourly) Construction Observation: Time and Materials, Hourly Fee • Additional drawings and/or specifications for bidding and construction purposes, beyond the building permit package
• Site visits as requested by owner
• Progress reports from site visits
• Approval of Pay Requests if required for construction loan • Responses to RFIs, submittals & shop drawings
• Preparation of ASIs (Architectural Supplemental Instructions) • Responses and corrections required by the City of Cloverdale to plan checks subsequent to the first plan check by Building Department and Fire Department.

FEE PROPOSAL 1 –

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION SERVICES $42,000.00
FEE PROPOSAL 2-

ARCHITECTURAL, STRUCTURAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, ENERGY AND CALGREEN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION SERViCES $70,000.00
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EXCLUSIONS from FIXED FEE SCOPE of ARCHITECT’S BASIC SERVICES:
o INTERIOR DESIGN: As requested by Owner, HOURLY
o PLANNING: As required/requested by Owner and City of Cloverdale, HOURLY o SCHEMATIC DESIGN BEYOND 40 HOURS
o LANDSCAPE and SITE DESIGN BEYOND THAT REQUIRED FOR ACCESSIBLE PATH OF TRAVEL TO BUILDING ENTRANCES AND INTERIOR FACILITIES: As requested by Owner, HOURLY
o CONSTRUCTION OBSERVATION by Architect and Consultants:

As required by Owner, HOURLY
o SUBMITTAL TO BUILDING DEPARTMENT
o BIDDING AND NEGOTIATION
o RENDERINGS AND 3D MODELING
HOURLY BILLING RATES FOR ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES in INTERIOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION (CA):

Principal Architect: $235/hr; Planning: $225/hr; Senior Architect/Designer: $215/hr; Junior Architect/Designer: $175/hr; Intern Architect: $145/hr; Project Administrator: $130/hr.

RETAINER HELD AGAINST FINAL PAYMENT: $8,000.00
A Retainer Held against Final Payment is due to the Architect upon execution of this Agreement, prior to commencement of the work by the Architect. After the Architect's receipt of the Owner's final outstanding payment in full at the completion of the Agreement, any remaining Retainer balance shall be immediately returned to the Owner. In the event of non-payment of invoices by the Owner, the Architect reserves the right, at his own discretion, to use the retainer to pay off outstanding invoices.

REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES AND FINANCE CHARGES:

The Owner shall pay Architect's reimbursable expenses (i.e. large scale printing, large document printing, postage, project fees, long distance toll charges, highway & bridge toll fees, parking fees, and mileage per IRS allowance) all be billed at cost plus 10% service charge. Invoices are due and payable upon receipt. Overdue invoices shall be subject to a finance charge of 1.5% per month commencing 30 days after the invoice date.

OWNERS' RESPONSIBILITY: (including but not limited to)
• Review and provide written approval of the Schematic Design documents before the Architect can proceed with the Design Development and Construction Documents portion of this contract. • Contract and payment for all design, engineering and drafting work performed by the following Project Consultants: Geotechnical, Civil, HERS and other Green Building Rating System consultants, Landscape, Fire Protection, Interiors, Lighting, Kitchen, Audio/Visual, Security Systems, Cost Estimating, General and Sub Contractors.
• Payment of all required Government Permits and Fees. If Architect is asked to apply for permitting, all owner application fees are to be paid at the time of city submittals. • Provide the Architect with all-necessary site & existing building information, studies, and surveys. • Provide prompt written notice to the Architect if the Owner becomes aware of any fault or defect in the project, including any errors, omissions or inconsistencies in the Architects or Consultants Instruments of Service.

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1. SCOPE OF ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES
The duties of the Architect shall not be construed to exceed the Architectural Services specifically set forth in this Agreement, except by a written agreement signed by both parties.

2. COMPENSATION OF ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES
The Architect shall invoice the Owner on a "monthly" basis (see Architectural Phases and Billing).

Invoices are due and payable upon receipt. Overdue payments shall be subject to a finance charge of

1.5 percent per month commencing 30 days after the invoice date. Architectural reimbursable expenses, shall all be billed at cost plus a service charge of 10 percent. Consultants subcontracted through the Architect’s office shall be billed at cost, plus a service charge of 10 percent 110

3. RESPONSIBILITY
The Architect is employed to render a professional service only, and any payments made by the Owner are compensation solely for such services rendered and recommendations made in carrying out the work.

The Architect shall provide Architectural Services under this Agreement in a manner consistent with the standard level of care and skill ordinarily exercised by members of the Architectural profession currently practicing in the same locality under similar conditions. It is understood that any Architectural Construction Administration or construction observations provided by the Architect is for the expressed purpose of determining general compliance of the performance of the Contractor with the design intent of the Architectural Construction Documents. The Architect does not assume any responsibility whatsoever for the means, methods or appliances used by the Contractor for the safety or completion of the construction work, or for compliance by the Contractor with any laws and regulations. It is understood that all final decisions concerning Architectural Services and Compensation in this Agreement shall be the sole responsibility of the Architect and Owner whose signatures are affixed to this Agreement. No third party, representative or associate, personal or professional, shall be assigned or involved in these final decisions, without the expressed written consent of both parties.

4. ASSIGNMENT
This Agreement shall be binding to the heirs, successors, and assigns of the parties hereto. The Owner or the Architect without prior written consent of the other may not assign this Agreement, except as required by construction lender.

5. INTEGRATION
This Agreement represents the entire understanding of the Owner and the Architect as to the matters contained herein. No prior oral or written agreement shall be of any force or effect with respect to the matters covered herein. This Agreement may not be modified or altered except in writing by both parties.

6. JURISDICTION
This Agreement shall be administered and interpreted under the laws of the State of California, in which the Architect's office is located. Jurisdiction of litigation arising from this Agreement shall be under the laws of the State of California. If any part of this Agreement is found to be in conflict with any applicable laws, such part of the Agreement shall be inoperative, null and void insofar as it is in conflict with said laws, but the remainder of this Agreement shall stand in full force and effect.

7. LIMITATION OF ARCHITECTURAL LIABILITY
The Owner agrees that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the total liability of the Architect, and the Architect's Employees, Agents and Consultants, to the Owner for any and all injuries, claims, losses, expenses, damages, or claim expenses arising out of this Agreement from any cause or causes shall not exceed the greater of the Architect's total fee for services rendered on this project or $250,000. The insurance carrier(s) shall have a rating of no less than a B+ rating. The insurance shall confirm the owner as an additional insured and shall provide that no coverage’s shall be cancelled except upon 30 days prior notice to owner. All insurances herein shall be confirmed by certificates of insurance to be issued prior to any work.

The Architect shall maintain no less than the following insurance limits, at no cost to the Owner:

1. General Liability: $1,000,000 combined single limit per occurrence for bodily injury, personal injury, and property damage and $2,000,000 in the aggregate.

2. Automobile Liability: $1,000,000 each occurrence and $2,000,000 in aggregate for hired and non-owned autos.

3. Worker’s Compensation and Employer’s Liability: $1,000,000 for each occurrence.

4. Professional Liability: $1,000,000.00 per claim.
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It is also understood that the Architect is unable to reasonably obtain insurance for claims arising out of the performance or failure to perform professional services, related to the investigation, detection, abatement, replacement, or removal of products, materials, or processes containing asbestos, pollution, and/or other hazardous material (hereinafter collectively referred to as “environmental hazards”), including but not limited to claims arising out of Architect’s preparation of or failure to prepare reports, designs, drawings, and specifications including environmental hazards. In the event that the Architect or any other party encounters asbestos or hazardous or toxic materials at the jobsite, or should it become known in any way that such materials may affect the performance of the Architect’s work, the Architect may at his option and without liability for consequential or any other damages, suspend performance of services on the project until the Owner retains appropriate specialist consultants or contractors to identify, abate, and remove the asbestos or hazardous or toxic materials, and warrant that the jobsite is in full compliance with acceptable laws and regulations. Architect has advised Owner that the professional services rendered by the Architect will not include responsibility for environmental hazards. Owner will use his best efforts to advise any third party contractors or sub-contractors on the Project of the provisions of this paragraph. Nothing herein shall prevent Owner from bringing an action against Architect, its employees, agent, and consultants for any claims, losses, or damages arising out of the Architect’s negligent professional services for the Project which do not directly relate to environmental hazards.

8. SUSPENSION OF WORK
Either party may suspend all or a portion of the work under this Agreement in the event of circumstances which interfere with the normal progress of the work. The Architect may suspend work under this Agreement without notice in the event the Owner does not pay invoices when due. Otherwise, Suspension of Work by either party shall be accomplished by written notice delivered by Certified Mail with Receipt of Delivery returned to the sender. The Completion Date of the work, if stated, shall be extended by the number of business days the work is suspended. In the event that the suspension exceeds 90 days, or if the Owner halts the Architect’s work on the project, by verbal order or in writing the Terms and Conditions of this Agreement are subject to renegotiations and both parties are granted the option to terminate this Agreement on the suspended portion of the Project in accordance with Paragraph

9. 9. TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT
Either party may terminate this Agreement if the other party fails to perform in accordance with the Terms and Conditions of this Agreement. Termination of Agreement by either party shall be accomplished by a 15 day prior written notice delivered by Certified Mail with Receipt for Delivery returned to the sender. In the event of Termination, the Architect shall perform such Supplemental work as is necessary for the orderly filing of documents and closing of the Project. The time spent on such Supplemental work shall not exceed 10 percent of the time expended on the terminated portion of the project prior to the effective Date of Termination. The Architect shall be compensated for work actually performed prior to the effective Date of Termination, plus the work required for filing and closing as described in this Paragraph.

In the event of Termination of Agreement, the Architect shall have no liability to the Owner for delay or damage because of such Termination of Agreement.

10. ATTORNEYS' FEES
If any proceeding is brought by one party against the other to enforce or interpret the provisions of this Agreement, including mediation, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorney’s fees, together with the costs incurred.
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11. OWNERSHIP AND USE OF ARCHITECTURAL DOCUMENTS
The Drawings and Specifications produced by the Architect are Instruments of Professional Service, and as such, shall remain the copyrighted property of the Architect, whether the Project for which they are made is executed or not. The Owner shall be permitted to retain copies, including reproducible copies, of the Drawings and Specifications for information and reference in connection with the Owner’s use and occupancy of the Project. The Drawings and Specifications shall not be used by the Owner on other projects, for additions to this Project, or for completion of this Project by others, provided the Architect is not in default under this Agreement, except by agreement in writing and with appropriate compensation to the Architect. The submission or distribution of the Drawings and Specifications to meet official regulatory requirements or for purposes in connection with the Project is not construed as publication in derogation of the Architect’s rights.

12. OWNERSHIP OF COMPUTER PLOTS AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA:

The computer electronic media produced by the Architect are Instruments of Professional Service, and as such, are not given out or sold to the Owner as a product, regardless of the Owner’s intended use.

Electronic data can be changed readily without showing a trace of alteration, which may lead to unwarranted liability for the Architect. The Owner is purchasing only the Architect’s use of these Instruments of Professional Service to convey the design intent of the Project to the Owner, Government Agencies, Project Engineers, Project Consultants, and Contractors.

THIS AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO AS OF THE DATE WRITTEN ON PAGE 1.

Facsimile signatures shall be sufficient unless any party requires originals.

OWNER (Signature)________________________________________ (Printed Name of Owner and Title)_____________________________ TAX I.D. OR SOCIAL SECURITY #____________________________ ARCHITECT (Signature)
Ingrid Anderson, Principal, Anderson Architecture & Planning California Architect License #C-39889
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City Council/Successor
Agency
Agenda Item Summary
Agenda Item:

Meeting Date:

F.2
November 12, 2025
Agenda Section:

Consent
Staff Contact:

Derrick Montanye, Public Works Director
Agenda Item Title:

Consider a Resolution Updating the City of Cloverdale Master Fee Schedule to Reflect Changes to Airport and Lease Fees, Removal of Cannabis-Related Fees, and Related Policy Adjustments Recommended Council Action(s):

Adopt a Resolution Entitled, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Cloverdale Approving Updates to the Master Fee Schedule for Fiscal Year 2025-26 Reflecting Airport Fee Revisions, Lease Policy Changes, and Removal of Cannabis-Related Fees.”
________________________________________________________________________________________ Background:

The City of Cloverdale routinely updates its Master Fee Schedule to ensure cost recovery and administrative efficiency. This update includes revisions to the Airport lease section of the fee schedule, the removal of cannabis-related fees, and administrative changes to lease structure and management.

Historically, multiple buildings were included under a single blanket lease agreement for various City-owned facilities, including those at the Cloverdale Airport. This arrangement has proven administratively cumbersome and lacks transparency for lease management and accounting. To improve oversight and simplify operations, staff recommends converting all existing leases into individual tenant agreements.

Additionally, the City has installed two portable classroom buildings near the Airport site that are now suitable for use as office rental space. These units will be included in the Master Fee Schedule to establish monthly rental rates and recover ongoing costs.
________________________________________________________________________________________ Summary:

Airport Lease Fee Updates:

The following updates are included in the November 2025 Fee Schedule revision:
• Addition of two Office Building Lease (A–B), each at $650 per month; • Continued application of the Capital Improvement Fee of $50 per month per tenant; and • Clarification of rates for Hangar, Ground, and Parking/Storage Leases consistent with operational cost recovery
Removal of Cannabis-Related Fees:

The proposed removal of cannabis-related fees from the City’s Master Fee Schedule is recommended to align with the City Council’s adoption of the cannabis tax rate by resolution on August 13, 2025. The approved tax rate structure incorporates all necessary administrative and regulatory costs previously covered by individual cannabis-related fees.

Maintaining these separate fees would result in duplicative charges to cannabis businesses. Therefore, removing the cannabis-related fees ensures consistency with the adopted tax framework, supports administrative efficiency, and promotes fairness and transparency in the City’s overall fee and tax structure. 114
City Council/Successor Agency Agenda Item Summary

________________________________________________________________________________________ Options:

1. Adopt the Resolution as presented.

2. Reject the proposal and provide alternative direction to staff. ________________________________________________________________________________________ Subcommittee Recommendation:

N/A
________________________________________________________________________________________ Budget/Financial Impact:

The proposed updates will modestly increase lease revenue through the addition of the new portable classroom rentals and maintain cost recovery for airport operations. Removal of cannabis-related fees will have no negative fiscal impact, as those administrative costs are now recovered through the cannabis business tax structure.
________________________________________________________________________________________ Attachments:

1. Resolution
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CITY OF CLOVERDALE

CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ____

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLOVERDALE APPROVING UPDATES TO THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025–26 REFLECTING AIRPORT FEE REVISIONS, LEASE

POLICY CHANGES, AND REMOVAL OF CANNABIS-RELATED FEES
WHEREAS, the City of Cloverdale periodically updates its Master Fee Schedule to ensure consistency with adopted City policies, cost-recovery goals, and regulatory requirements; and WHEREAS, staff has reviewed the Airport lease sections of the Master Fee Schedule and identified the need to revise rates, add two portable classroom office rental units, and convert existing blanket lease agreements into individual tenant leases; and
WHEREAS, the proposed changes improve administrative efficiency, transparency, and fiscal accountability in City lease management; and
WHEREAS, the City Council on August 13, 2025, adopted a cannabis tax rate resolution establishing a tax framework that incorporates all administrative and regulatory costs associated with cannabis business operations; and
WHEREAS, maintaining separate cannabis-related fees would duplicate charges already covered under the adopted tax framework; and
WHEREAS, removal of these fees from the Master Fee Schedule promotes fairness, transparency, and consistency with the City’s adopted fiscal policy; and
WHEREAS, the revised Airport Lease Fee Schedule (attached as Exhibit A) reflects the current rental market and operational costs while ensuring equitable cost recovery for City-owned facilities.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Cloverdale hereby:

1. Approves the removal of all cannabis-related fees from the City’s Master Fee Schedule;

2. Approves the addition of two portable classroom office leases at $600 per month each;

3. Confirms existing Airport lease fees as detailed in Exhibit A; and

4. Authorizes staff to implement these revisions effective November 2025.

The foregoing Resolution was duly introduced and adopted by the City Council of the City of Cloverdale at its regular meeting held on the 12th day of November 2025 by the following roll call vote:

Ayes: (_) Councilmember Brigham, Councilmember Cruz, Councilmember Turner, Noes: (_) None

Absent: (_)
Abstaining: (_) None
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APPROVED: ATTEST:
_________________________ __________________________
Todd Lands, Mayor Mike Maloney, City Clerk
Attachments:

Exhibit A – Updated Master Fee Schedule Nov. 2025
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Schedule of Rates and Fees
Fiscal Year 2025-26
This Fee Schedule reflects the City's minimum processing costs. City services over and above the minimum project costs specified herein are recoverable on a time and materials basis. These costs may include, but are not limited to: attorney fees, staff time, and engineering fees. All staff time charges are based on the current City of Cloverdale billing rates applicable to the position and department completing the service.

If the costs incurred for a project are in excess of the minimum, a deposit for future processing will be required. Failure to replenish deposits in a timely manner may delay project processing.

For any activity requiring review by the City Attorney, the applicant shall reimburse the City for actual costs incurred from the City Attorney. The Director of the applicable department shall determine the appropriate deposit to be submitted by the applicant for recovery of City Attorney costs.
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City of Cloverdale
2025-26 Master Fee Schedule
Exhibit A - Commercial Cannabis Permit Fees
Permit Type Application
Deposit Annual Fee
Commercial Cannabis Cultivation Permit Type
Outdoor Cottage - 25 Plants $2,808.50 $661.70
Outdoor Specialty - 5,000 sq. ft. or 50 Plants $2,808.50 $3,308.50 Outdoor Small - 5,001 - 10,000 sq. ft. $2,808.50 $6,617.00 Indoor Cottage - 500 sq. ft. $2,808.50 $1,654.25
Indoor Specialty - 501 - 5,000 sq. ft. $2,808.50 $3,308.50 Indoor Small - 5,001 - 10,000 sq. ft. $2,808.50 $6,617.00 Mixed Light Cottage - 2,500 sq. ft. $2,808.50 $1,654.25 Mixed Light Specialty - 2,501 - 5,000 sq. ft. $2,808.50 $3,308.50 Mixed Light Small - 5,001 - 10,000 sq. ft. $2,808.50 $6,617.00 Commercial Nursery Permit $2,808.50 $6,617.00
Other Commercial Cannabis Permit Types
Commercial Delivery Service Permit $2,808.50 $4,615.00
Commercial Distribution Permit (Inside City Limits) $2,808.50 $6,257.00 Commercial Manufacturing Permit $2,808.50 $6,257.00
Commercial Testing Permit $2,808.50 $4,037.00
Microbusiness $2,808.50 $6,257.00
Commercial Cannabis Dispensary
Application Phase 1 - Background Check Fee per Operator $296.00 Application Phase 2 - Proposal Submission, Ranking & Recommendation $5,182.00 Annual Commercial Dispensary Permit $8,410.50
Dispensary Total $5,478.00 $8,410.50
*Fee does not include Audit Fee
Background Check Fee per Operator/Employee (Required for all Permit Types) $296.00 Cannabis Audit per §3.46.210 ofthe municipal code $10,000 Deposit 119
City of Cloverdale
2025-26 Master Fee Schedule
Exhibit A - Community Development Department
* Minimum Charge
Fee Description and Details Deposit May be Required
ALL DEPARTMENTS - PER PAGE FEE TO MAKE COPIES $0.35 per page ALL DEPARTMENTS - PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE PUBLICATION IN NEWSPAPER $305.00 per notice minimum AMENDMENT TO PRELIMINARY AND/OR PRECISE DEVELOPMENT PLAN $3,295.00 minimum Applies to all changes or revisions to an Adopted Preliminary or Precise Development Plan.

APPEALS (IF FEE-BASED APPLICATION HAS BEEN FILED AND PAID) $1,050.00 and project fees All other costs are reimbursed from the project application fee or deposit.

APPEALS (IF APPLICATION IS CITY-INITIATED) $375.00 per appeal Amount is a fee, not a deposit.

CEQA ADDENDUM TO E.I.R. FEE $15,515.00 minimum
CEQA CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION WITH NO INITIAL STUDY $55.00 minimum CEQA REVIEW - INITIAL STUDY WITH ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (E.I.R.) $15,000 deposit plus cost to prepare the E.I.R.

Appliesto all applications or projectsthatrequire the preparation of an Initial Study and an E.I.R. Feesto applicant will be based on time and material costs. Public HearingNotice fee is notincluded and charge will be applied toward deposit.

CEQA REVIEW - INITIAL STUDY WITH MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION $5,080.00 minimum The costs of preparing a Mitigated Negative Declaration does not include any mitigation monitoring or site inspection relating to the proposed development project.

Public Hearing Notice Publication - At Cost Minimum $305.00 Plus Department of Fish & Wildlife Fee & County Recording Fee - At Cost ADDENDUM TO CEQA REVIEW - INITIAL STUDY WITH MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION * $2,800.00 minimum The costs of preparing a Mitigated Negative Declaration does not include any mitigation monitoring or site inspection relating to the proposed development project.

Public Hearing Notice Publication - At Cost Minimum $305.00 Plus Department of Fish & Wildlife Fee & County Recording Fee - At Cost CERTIFICATEOF COMPLIANCE $2,960.00 minimum per parcel
Applies to all Certificates of Compliance being requested for one parcel.

CHANGES TO A CITY COUNCIL- APPROVED PROJECT FEE $1,980.00 minimum CHANGES TO A PLANNINGCOMMISSION - APPROVED PROJECT FEE $990.00 minimum CHANGES TO A STAFF - APPROVED PROJECT FEE $495.00 minimum CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT $3,220.00 minimum
Public Hearing Notice Publication - At Cost Minimum $305.00 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT MODIFICATION FEE $1,920.00 minimum Public Hearing Notice Publication - At Cost Minimum $305.00 DESIGN REVIEW (MAJOR) $4,185.00 minimum
DESIGN REVIEW (MINOR) $1,655.00 minimum
DESIGN REVIEW MODIFICATION FEE (MAJOR) $1,970.00 minimum DESIGN REVIEW MODIFICATION (MINOR) $715.00 minimum
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT $5,475.00 minimum
Public Hearing Notice Publication - At Cost Minimum $305.00 120
City of Cloverdale
2025-26 Master Fee Schedule
Exhibit A - Community Development Department
HOME OCCUPATION PERMIT $110.00 each permit
LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT $2,600.00 minimum
Public Hearing Notice Publication - At Cost Minimum $305.00 LOT MERGER (VOLUNTARY) $1,305.00 minimum
Applies to the Voluntary Merger of a maximum of two lots.

MINOR EXCEPTION $360.00 minimum
MOBILE HOME RENT INCREASE APPLICATION $10,000 Deposit
HOME OCCUPATION PERMIT $110.00 each permit
PLOT PLAN REVIEW $605.00 minimum
PRE-APPLICATION MEETING $1,575.00 minimum
No charge for first meeting.

PRECISE DEVELOPMENT PLAN $5,815.00 minimum
Public Hearing Notice Publication - At Cost Minimum $305.00 PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN $5,815.00 minimum
Public Hearing Notice Publication - At Cost Minimum $305.00 PRE-SUBMITTAL PROJECT ASSISTANCE To Be Determined - Case by Case Basis PUD PERMIT $3,100.00 minimum
REPRODUCTION ON FLASHDRIVE $5.00 Per Drive
Total Fee $5.00 Per Drive
REGISTRATION FEE FOR ABANDONED AND DISTRESSED RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES * $220.00 each address registered Inspection, administration and enforcement under Chapter 8.34.040 of the Cloverdale Municipal REGISTRATION FEE FOR ABANDONED AND VACANT COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES * $450.00 each address registered Inspection, administration and enforcement under Chapter 8.34.040 of the Cloverdale Municipal Code.

REVERSION TO ACREAGE $2,875.00 minimum
Public Hearing Notice Publication - At Cost Minimum $305.00 SIGN PERMIT - ADMINISTRATIVE PROGRAM $260.00 minimum
SIGN PERMIT - PLANNED PROGRAM $1,435.00 minimum
Public Hearing Notice Publication - At Cost Minimum $305.00 SPECIFIC PLAN $11,240.00 minimum
Public Hearing Notice Publication - At Cost Minimum $305.00 TENTATIVE MAP (MAJOR) $13,995.00 minimum
Applies to all subdivisions having 5 lots or more.

Public Hearing Notice Publication - At Cost Minimum $305.00 TENTATIVE MAP (MINOR) $3,845.00 minimum
Applies to all subdivisions having 4 lots or less.

Public Hearing Notice Publication - At Cost Minimum $305.00 TENTATIVE MAP TIME EXTENSION FEE (MAJOR) $5,900.00 minimum Applies to all subdivisions having 5 lots or more.

Public Hearing Notice Publication - At Cost Minimum $305.00 TENTATIVE MAP TIME EXTENSION FEE (MINOR) $1,210.00 minimum Applies to all subdivisions having 4 lots or less.

Includes Public Hearing Notice Publication - At Cost Minimum $305.00 TREE PERMIT $105.00
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City of Cloverdale
2025-26 Master Fee Schedule
Exhibit A - Community Development Department
FINAL SUBDIVISION MAP $12,130.00 minimum
Applies to all subdivisions having 5 lots or more.

Plus Engineering Fee
FINAL PARCEL MAP $4,020.00 minimum
Applies to all subdivisions having 4 lots or less.

Plus Engineering Fee
VARIANCE $3,805.00 minimum
Public Hearing Notice Publication - At Cost Minimum $305.00 PREZONE/ANNEXATION $8,580.00 minimum
Public Hearing Notice Publication - At Cost Minimum $305.00 ZONING TEXT OR MAP AMENDMENT $5,000.00 minimum
Public Hearing Notice Publication - At Cost Minimum $305.00 ZONING VERIFICATION LETTER FEE $220.00 minimum
ZONINGORDINANCE DETERMINATION BY PLANNINGCOMMISSION FEE $830.00 minimum 122
City of Cloverdale
2025-26 Master Fee Schedule
Exhibit A - Engineering Department
* Minimum Charge
Fee Description and Details Deposit May be Required
ALL DEPARTMENTS - PER PAGE FEE TO MAKE COPIES (Letter, Legal & Ledger) $0.35 per page PER PAGE FEE TO MAKE COPIES (ARCH D & ARCH E) $10.00 per Page ALL DEPARTMENTS - PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE PUBLICATION IN NEWSPAPER $305.00 per notice minimum Public Notice Charge from Press Democrat - At Cost
ANNEXATION MAP & DESCRIPTIONS $4,455.00 minimum
Base amount for map and description.

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE Combined with Planning Fee
CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION/LEGAL DESCRIPTION $930.00 minimum CONDOMINIUM PLATS - ASSUMES SIX (6) LOTS $3,815.00 minimum ENCROACHMENT PERMIT $620.00 minimum
ENCROACHMENT PERMIT - ANNUAL $460.00
Additional inspections $100 each
FINAL MAP - ASSUMES SIX (6) LOTS AND LOCAL AGENCY SHEET Combined with Planning Fee INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT $5,325 minimum
LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS $3,325.00 min per description
LOT LINE ADJUSTMENTS - TWO (2) LOTS $2,690.00 minimum
OUTSIDE UTILITY SERVICE AGREEMENT $3,000.00 minimum
PARCEL MAP Included in Planning Fee
RIGHT-OF-WAY VACATION $8,545.00 minimum
IMPROVEMENT PLANS $2,945.00 minimum
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City of Cloverdale
2025-26 Master Fee Schedule
Exhibit A - Finance and Administration
* Minimum Charge
Fee Description and Details Deposit May be Required
ALL DEPARTMENTS - PER PAGE FEE TO MAKE COPIES $0.35 per page ALL DEPARTMENTS - PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE PUBLICATION IN NEWSPAPER $305.00 per notice minimum ALL DEPARTMENTS - FINANCE CHARGE ON PAST DUE ACCOUNTS 1.5% per month on past due amount For monthly miscellaneous accounts receivable invoices (non Utility Billing) APPEALS TO CITY COUNCIL $415.00 minimum per appeal
Appeals to the City Council of a decision by the Planning Commission, staff or administrative decision. Reimbursement for full recovery of cost for Public Notice requirements plus actual staff time.

BUDGET COPY Paper Copy $0.35 per page
Reproduction Fee per Page $0.35
Total Minimum Fee $0.35 PER PAGE
Available free on the City's website at www.cloverdale.net BUSINESS LICENSE LISTING/LABELS $85.00 minimum plus cost of supplies CAMPAIGN DISCLOSURE STATEMENT $0.10/per page
Mandated by statutes
CERTIFICATION OF DOCUMENTS $145.00 / 1 hour minimum
City Clerk certification of records approved by the City Council. Billed in actual time with one hour minimum.

CHECK PROCESSING - RETURNED CHECK CHARGE $50.00
Full recovery of cost of charges from bank plus administrative time.

CHECK PROCESSING - STOP PAYMENT / RE-ISSUE Bank fee at Cost Customer responsible for fee charged by bank (presently $32) COPIES OF MINUTES $70.00 plus reproduction & mailing fees Cost is based on per page reproduction charge, or actual media cost for other media plus actual shipping and postage costs for requests to ship or mail minutes where prepaid shipping not provided. Minutes are available on line at www.cloverdale.net.

MOTION PICTURE PERMIT $1,135.00
Application filing fee for permit for filming of motion pictures, commercials, et cetera, for commercial and non-commercial purposes (non-refundable), plus insurance.

NOTICE OF VIOLATION ENFORCEMENT See Comments for Penalties The City may impose penalities pursuant to CMC §1.14.050(a) and/or Government Code §36901 and §53069.4 for a Notice of Violation(s) issued by any department. Penalties shall not exceed the amounts set forth in Government Code §36900(b), as amended from time to time.

Violations considered to be an Infraction cannot exceed $100 first violation; $200 second violation; and $500 for each subsequent violation within one year.

Violations considered to be a Misdemeanor cannot exceed $1,000 per violation.

ONLINE PAYMENT PROCESSING FEE
Business License Payment - echeck
Business License Payment - debit/credit card
Planning and Building - echeck
Planning and Building - debit/credit card
$ 1.25

2.9% or $2.00 minimum
$ 2.25

2.99% + $0.99 per transaction
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City of Cloverdale
2025-26 Master Fee Schedule
Exhibit A - Police
* Minimum Charge
Fee Description and Details Deposit May be Required
CAD REPORT $10.00
Estimated cost of CAD report reproduction. Non-refundable CHILD CAR SEAT INSTALLATION $0.00
Fee for the installation and instruction of installation of a child car seat.

CITATION SIGN-OFF $0.00
Fees relates to all persons requesting a police officer to sign-off on a citation.

DISCOVERY REQUEST (Changed from 1 hr to 1.5 hrs) $120.00 Based on actual position wages and benefits listed through current MOU. Billed actual time only. One hour minimum. Non-refundable deposit required.

FALSE ALARMS $110.00 fourth and each subsequent
This fee applies to four or more false alarms in a calendar year. A warning letter is issued when a third false alarm occurs.

FINGERPRINTING SERVICES - CLOVERDALE RESIDENTS ONLY $55.00 Based on current non-reimbursed County fees for processing, as well as staff time.

No charge to minors. Non-refundable.

LOCAL CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD $40.00
Research, prepare and print letter, complete receipt. Non-refundable.

LOCAL RECORD CLEARANCE LETTER $30.00
Research, prepare and print letter, complete receipt. Non-refundable.

LOSS VERIFICATION LETTER $30.00
Research, prepare and print letter, complete receipt. Non-refundable.

MASSAGE THERAPY ESTABLISHMENT PERMIT APPLICATION $430.00 (Two-year permit - covers licensed therapist/owner)
Based on current non-reimbursed fees for processing, as well as staff time. Non-refundable.

MASSAGE THERAPIST PERMIT APPLICATION $430.00
(Two-year permit - not owner of establishment)
Based on current non-reimbursed fees for processing, as well as staff time. Non-refundable .

MEDICAL CANNABIS CULTIVATION PERMIT APPLICATION $430.00 Based on non-reimbursed fees for processing, as well as staff time. Non-refundable PHOTOS (POLICE RECORDS) $40.00 minimum
Estimated cost of developing/printing photos. Non-refundable deposit required. .

POLICE REPORT $40.00 minimum
Estimated cost of police report reproduction. Includes first 10 pages. Each additional page $.35. Non-refundable.

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PERMIT (CERTIFICATE OF NECESSITY) - CLOVERDALE RESIDENTS ONLY $295.00 Includes printed Certificate of Necessity. Non-refundable.

SPEED SURVEY - PER SURVEY $40.00 per survey
Fee is based on administrative time and copying one survey. Non-refundable.

TRAFFIC ACCIDENT REPORT $30.00 per copy
VEHICLE STORAGE / IMPOUND RELEASE $95.00 per release
Per Vehicle Code Section 22850.5. Paperwork is processed at the time vehicle is towed. Information entered by dispatch. Copies mailed to registered owner.

VEHICLE REPOSSESSION RELEASE $30.00 per release
Fee is specified by California Vehicle Repo statute.
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City of Cloverdale
2025-26 Master Fee Schedule
Exhibit A - Utility Departments
Effective Date
July 2025
$ 62.77
$ 42.05
$ 17.46
$ 31.53
$ 48.40
$ 93.38
$ 143.97
$ 6.96
$ 8.70
$ 12.69
$ 257.37
SEWER DEPARTMENT - SEWER USE PERMIT FEE - NON-RESIDENTIAL DISCHARGES $105 Annual Fee WATER DEPARTMENT - MONTHLY RATE SCHEDULE As Adopted by
Resolution 54-2021 hereby shown for informational purposes Effective Date Base Charges July 2025
Up to 1" Meter $ 40.78
1 1/2" Meter $ 77.04
2" Meter $ 120.56
3" Meter $ 236.59
4" Meter $ 367.14
6" Meter $ 729.75
Water Usage Charge $ 7.96
(Billed in units of 100 cubic feet- 748 gallons per unit) WATER DEPARTMENT - LEAK TEST $45.00 each test after the first test WATER DEPARTMENT - WATER METER TEST $90.00 per hour (one hour minimum) Fee appliesto customerrequesting test of meter, If meter working properly, customer will be billed. .

WATER DEPARTMENT - METER TAMPERING $725.00 minimum
CMC 13.04.540… subjectto the imposition of a charge of not more than five hundred dollars plus any costsrequired for any damage to city property. (Ord. 477-93 (part), 1994)
WATER DEPARTMENT - CUT LOCK $725.00 minimum
CMC 13.04.540… subjectto the imposition of a charge of not more than five hundred dollars plus any costsrequired for any damage to city property. (Ord. 477-93 (part), 1994) ($500 violation, price of replacement lock, and staff time) WATER DEPARTMENT - CONNECT SERVICE FEE - Monday - Thursday between 8:00a.m. - 3:00p.m. (excluding holidays) $75.00 Fee applied to: 1) application for new service or, 2) when a customer requestsre-connection fortheir own convenience.

WATER DEPARTMENT - SAME DAY SERVICE FEE - PER CONNECT OR DISCONNECT $150.00 Monday - Thursday 8:00a.m. - 3:00p.m. Connect Service Fee included.

Holidays billed at "After Hours" rate.

Fee applied to: 1) application for new service, 2) application to stop service, or 3) when a customer requestsre-connection fortheir own convenience WATER DEPARTMENT - AFTER HOURS CONNECT SERVICE FEES and/or holidays $270.00 After 3:00pm weekdays, weekend and/or holidays- Connect Service Fee of $60.00 not included. Plus $60.00 Fee applied to: 1) application for new service, or 2) when a customer requestsre-connection fortheir own convenience.

WATER DEPARTMENT - AFTER HOURS DISCONNECT SERVICE FEE $270.00 After 3:00pm weekdays, weekend and/or holidays
Account holderto pay fee when customerrequests disconnection fortheir own convenience.

WATER DEPARTMENT - DOOR HANGER DELIVERED $45.00
48-hour notice of pending termination for non-payment
Account holder charged a fee when a door hangeris delivered to notify account holderthat their water accountisin arrears and termination is pending.

WATER DEPARTMENT - NON-PAYMENT DISCONNECT / RECONNECT SERVICE FEE $155.00 Account holder charged when water service is disconnected then reconnected due to non-payment of outstanding charges WATER DEPARTMENT - NEW ACCOUNT DEPOSIT - per dwelling unit $150.00 Per CMC 13.04.060 depositrequired on new service accounts or waived per municipal code If enrolled in auto debit payment program, depositis half $75.00 WATER DEPARTMENT - WATER METER HYDRANT HOOK-UP DEPOSIT $1,000.00 SEWER DEPARTMENT - MONTHLY RATE SCHEDULE As Adopted by
Resolution 55-2021 hereby shown for informational purposes Residential Flat Rates- Monthly Charge
Single Family Residential (Per dwelling unit)
Multi Family Residential (Per dwelling unit)
Non-Residential Base Charges - Monthly Charge
Up to 1" meter
1 1/2" meter
2" meter
3" Meter
4" Meter
Non-Residential Usage Charges per Unit (748 gallons)
Low Strength
Medium Strength
High Strength
Public Schools (monthly)
Per 100 Average daily attendance (student count)
Fee Description and Details
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City of Cloverdale
2025-26 Master Fee Schedule
Exhibit A - Public Works Department
* Minimum Charge
Fee Description and Details Deposit May be Required

AIRPORT HANGER RENTAL
Tie Down $48.00 per month
Hangar Ground Lease $72.00 per month
Parking/Storage Ground Lease (1-5) $50.00 per month
City Hangars Lease (1-6) $202.00 per month
Office Building Lease (A-B) $650.00 per month
Large Ground Lease $500.00 per month
Large City Hangar Lease $850.00 per month
Capital Improvement Fee $50.00 per month
ATHLETIC FIELD PREPARATION FEE - SPECIAL REQUEST $280.00 min plus equipment Monday - Friday 8:00a.m. - 3:00p.m.

ATHLETIC FIELD PREPARATION FEE - SPECIAL REQUEST $280.00 min plus equipment After hours, weekend and/or holidays
Based on two and a half hour minimum plus cost of equipment.

ATHLETIC LEAGUE FEE See Below
Resolution 23-2002, adopted March 27, 2002, set fees at $250 based upon execution of MOU between leagues and City. Leagues not participating will pay $785-$1085.

Subject to change when new resolution is adopted.

Athletic Leagues with MOU with City $0.00
Non-participating Athletic Leagues $785.00 - $1,085.00
ATHLETIC TOURNAMENTS PER DAY - Monday - Friday 8:00a.m. - 3:00p.m. $180.00 min Based on two hour minimum.

ATHLETIC TOURNAMENTS PER DAY - After hours, on weekend and/or holidays $180.00 min Based on two hour minimum.

BACKFLOW CERTIFICATION + PUBLIC WORKS INSPECTION FEE $145.00 min BANNER INSTALLATION OR REMOVAL $180.00 min
Available Monday - Friday 8:00a.m. - 3:00p.m. only
Cost is per installation of banner or removal of banner.

CEMETERY BURIAL FEE - CASKET $1,945.00 min plus materials and equipment Based on ten hour minimum, two persons, plus equipment and administration.

CEMETERY BURIAL FEE - CREMATION $615.00 min plus materials and equipment Based on four hour minimum plus equipment and administration.

SERVICE RESPONSE FEE - AFTER HOURS, WEEKENDS AND/OR HOLIDAYS $270.00 minimum Based on three hour minimum plus cost of equipment. plus materials and equipment SERVICE RESPONSE FEE - MONDAY THRU FRIDAY 07:00AM TO 04:00PM $90.00 minimum Based on one hour minimum, overtime rate, plus cost of equipment. plus materials and equipment STREET SWEEPER SPECIAL REQUEST $270.00 minimum
AFTER HOURS, WEEKENDS AND/OR HOLIDAYS (OT rate) plus materials and equipment Based on three hour minimum plus cost of equipment.

STREET SWEEPER SPECIAL REQUEST - MONDAY THRU FRIDAY 8:00AM TO 3:00PM $270.00 minimum Based on one hour minimum, overtime rate, plus cost of equipment. plus materials and equipment 127
City of Cloverdale
2025-26 Master Fee Schedule

SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT MAJOR (PARKS AND CITY PLAZA RESERVATIONS) Based on three hour minimum plus cost of equipment. Overtime costs are incurred if work is required after hours, on weekends and/or holidays. Certificate of Additional Insured is required prior to use or must be purchased through the City of Cloverdale at cost. NOTE: This fee is per event not to exceed a two-day period.

Additional fees may include barricades, Planning/Engineering permit fees, street closure fees, city staff presence, et cetera, which can be reviewed on the Special Event Permit Application. Fee includes a nonrefundable application fee of $75.00 per event. Non-profit 501(c)(3) organizations are eligible for reduced permit fees when the event benefits the Cloverdale community and these applications are considered on a case-bycase basis. 1 - 25 Persons (including attendees) $420.00 min plus materials and equipment 26 - 75 Persons (including attendees) $535.00 min plus materials and equipment 76 - 199 Persons (including attendees) $650.00 min plus materials and equipment 200+ Persons (including attendees and event personnel) 945.00 min plus materials and equipment 128
City Council/Successor Agency
Agenda Item Summary Agenda Item: F.3
Meeting Date: November 12, 2025
Agenda Section:

Consent
Staff Contact:

Kevin Thompson, City Manager
Agenda Item Title:

Consider Second reading of an Ordinance Amending Title 18 of the City of Cloverdale Municipal Code to establish Objective Design and Development Standards.
_______________________________________________________________________________________ Recommended Council Action(s):

Adopt, by Second Reading, an Ordinance Entitled, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Cloverdale amending Title 18 of the City of Cloverdale Municipal Code to add Section 18.10.080 (Objective Design Standards), amend Section 18.09.030 (Fences, Walls, and Hedges), and amend Section 18.10.050 (Residential Design Standards).”
_______________________________________________________________________________________ Background:

Recent state laws have increasingly limited a local jurisdiction’s ability to apply subjective design standards for qualifying residential development projects. Instead, state laws require the City to only apply objective design standards to those projects. Objective standards are those that do not involve discretion or the application of subject judgement and can typically be referenced to an external and uniform benchmark or criterion. To address this change in state law and to continue to ensure the quality and sustainability of residential developments, the City has undertaken an effort to prepare objective design and development standards (ODDS) to apply to new qualifying residential projects.

State laws that require the City to only apply objective design standards include the Housing Accountability Act, Senate Bill (SB) 35, Assembly Bill (AB) 2162, SB 330, SB 9, AB 2011, and SB 6. Generally, these objective standards will apply to new mixed-use and multifamily residential projects including emergency shelters, single room occupancies (SROs), group housing, and small multifamily projects such as townhomes or multiplexes.

The intent of the ODDS project is to develop objective standards based on the City’s existing design criteria to ensure that Cloverdale can maintain quality design through creative, economically feasible, and sustainable standards. The City will be able to apply these standards when discretionary review is limited or prohibited, while still providing a streamlined, ministerial review process for qualifying residential development projects, in keeping with requirements of state law.

Outreach
4LEAF, as part of their scope of work, conducted stakeholder surveys and direct engagement with local developers, architects, and other development professionals to understand their experience working with objective design standards and the design review process in other jurisdictions. Key responses focused on clarity of standards, standards that allow flexibility, consistency throughout the standards, and defining a review process for projects subject to the ODDS. This feedback provided a focus for the project team while developing the standards.
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City Council/Successor Agency Agenda Item Summary
Meeting Date: November 12, 2025

A public review draft of the ODDS was published on July 10, 2025, and shared with parties who previously indicated interest in receiving a copy of the draft.

As previously mentioned, State law limits the City’s application of subjective design standards. Residential developments qualifying for a streamlined, ministerial review can only be subject to objective design standards.

Cloverdale’s 2023-2031 Housing Element contains a program action (IP-2.3.3) to amend the Municipal Code to incorporate objective design and development standards, and ensure that design review procedures and approval criteria are clear and objective. Adoption of the code amendments will fulfill this program action and will ensure consistency with state law.

Ordinance
The language proposed in the amendments to Title 18, including a new Section 18.10.080 and amendments to Section 18.09.030, addresses the applicability of the standards, provides the design standards, and establishes their relationship to other standards and documents. Section 18.10.080 incorporates and codifies the objective design and development standards. The ODDS establishes the objective criteria that new residential projects will be required to meet and is intended to be used by the public, staff, applicants, and developers. The ODDS will only apply to new residential developments and will not apply to renovations, additions, or expansions of existing residential buildings.

The ODDS would apply to qualifying projects throughout the City and intentionally incorporate existing design criteria from zoning districts that allow multifamily and mixed-use developments.

Design Elements
The ODDS are proposed to cover the following categories:
• Site Design: Standards that regulate the overall layout of a site including building location, site access, screening for parking areas, and general site circulation. • Building Design: Standards intended to incorporate features such as material differentiation, building material requirements, and other architectural features. • Outdoor Common Space: Standards to ensure that outdoor common areas enhance the quality of life for both residents and neighbors, including requirements for shared amenities such as courtyards, playgrounds, and more.
• Lighting: Standards to prevent light pollution and light trespass. • Accessory Elements: Standards for accessory elements such as refuse collection, fences, and mechanical equipment to maximize efficiency and fire hardening.

Implementation
The ODDS standards will be implemented through codification into Article 18 (Zoning) the Cloverdale Municipal Code under a new Section 18.10.080, with amendments also being made to Sections 18.09.030 and 18.10.050. Upon City Council adoption, staff will finalize the preparation of checklists, FAQs, and processes to further provide clear guidance to the public. These additional documents will provide both applicants and staff with clear permitting requirements to assist with application submittal and intake.

Planning Commission Review
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City Council/Successor Agency Agenda Item Summary
Meeting Date: November 12, 2025

The Planning Commission recommended the City Council adopt the Objective Design and Development Standards at a duly noticed public hearing held on October 7, 2025. At this time, the City Council is being asked to review and adopt the proposed objective design and development standards for new qualifying residential development projects.

CEQA
The amendments to Title 18 of the Cloverdale Municipal Code are exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3).

Options:

1. Reject the Ordinance; or

2. Provide alternative direction to City staff.
________________________________________________________________________________________ Subcommittee Recommendation:

Bring forward for full Council consideration
_______________________________________________________________________________________ Budget/Financial Impact:

N/A
________________________________________________________________________________________ Attachments

1. Ordinance
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ORDINANCE NO. ________
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLOVERDALE AMENDING TITLE 18 OF THE CITY OF CLOVERDALE MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD SECTION 18.10.080 (OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS), AMEND SECTION 18.09.030 (FENCES, WALLS, AND HEDGES), AND AMEND SECTION 18.10.050 (RESIDENTIAL DESIGN STANDARDS).

WHEREAS, on September 29, 2017, in an effort to address the State’s ongoing housing crisis, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 35 (Wiener) into law, which amended Government Code Sections 65400 and 65582.1, and added Section 65913.4, requiring cities and counties to streamline the review and approval of eligible affordable housing projects through a ministerial process and only apply objective standards to such projects; and WHEREAS, on September 26, 2018, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2162 (Chiu) into law, which amended Government Code Section 65583, and added Section 65650, requiring a streamlined and ministerial review process for supportive housing with specific qualifications; and
WHEREAS, on October 9, 2019, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 330 (Skinner) into law, which amended Government Code Sections 65589.5 and 65941.1, limiting a jurisdiction’s ability to deny a housing project when it complies with all objective general plan and zoning standards; and
WHEREAS, the adopted 2023-2031 Housing Element identifies the adoption of objective design and development standards as IP-2.3.3; and
WHEREAS, on February 12, 2025, the City of Cloverdale entered into a professional services agreement with 4LEAF, Inc. to provide planning consulting services to develop the amendment to Title 18 of the Cloverdale Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, on July 10, 2025, a public review draft of the amendments to Title 18 were published for public review, and shared with parties who previously indicated interest in receiving a copy of the draft; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission finds that the code amendments are exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3), because the adoption of design standards does not constitute a development project or result in physical changes to the environment; and WHEREAS, on October 7, 2025, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing for the purpose of reviewing the proposed amendments to Title 18 of the Cloverdale Municipal Code and considered all written and verbal communication, including the staff reports; and 132
WHEREAS, Community Development staff and members of the public were present to speak on the proposed amendments to Title 18 of the Cloverdale Municipal Code WHEREAS, on October 7, 2025, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing, and after considering all information presented, the Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend that the City Council adopt an ordinance amending Title 18 of the Cloverdale Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, on October 22, 2025, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing, and after considering all information presented, the City Council voted 5-0 to adopt an ordinance amending Title 18 of the Cloverdale Municipal Code.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLOVERDALE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. Amendments to Title 18 of the Cloverdale Municipal Code Chapter 18.10 is amended to add Section 18.10.080 as follows:

18.10.080 Objective Design Standards
A. Applicability. These standards apply to all new multifamily and mixed-use development projects.

B. Development Intensity. The maximum allowed commercial Floor Area Ratio (FAR) is 3.0 within the Downtown Commercial Zoning District and the Transportation-Oriented Development District. The maximum allowed commercial FAR within the Office-Residential Zoning District is 0.8 and 1.0 within the General Commercial Zoning District.

C. Building Placement, Orientation, and Entries.

1. Maximum Setback, Residential Districts. A minimum of 50 percent of the building width must be located no greater than 20 feet from the front and corner side yard line. If a site contains two or more buildings, this standard applies to each street-facing building on the site.

2. Building Orientation. Projects fronting on an existing or proposed public street shall orient the building so that the front facade faces the street.

3. Building Entrances.
a. For buildings with one primary entrance that provides interior access to multiple individual dwelling units, the primary building entrance must face the street. (i) Projects within the Downtown Commercial Zoning District shall include ground floor building entrances at intervals of less than 25 feet on building facades with street frontage. 133
b. On lots where units have individual exterior entrances, all ground floor units must have an entrance that faces the street or an interior open space. c. All building entrances, including shared entries, lobbies, gate entries, and individual groundfloor units, shall include a projection, recess, or combination of both, totaling at least 12 square feet (i.e., porch, portico, patio, deck, alcove, stoop, etc.). d. When a shared building entry is provided, the primary shared entrance shall be at-grade (no steps), unless a cross-slope over 20% precludes creation of at-grade entries.

D. Parking and Access.

1. Parking Access and Screening. Parking shall be accessed from the side or rear of the lot, except where a lot cannot be accessed from the side or rear. a. Parking areas serving thirty or more vehicles shall provide separate driveways for entrance and exit.
b. A parking lot shall be screened on street-facing sides with a 3’6” screen to not be directly visible from the street, except within “vision triangles” or “traffic safety visibility areas” in compliance with 18.09.030 (Fences, walls, and hedges).
c. Covered parking or garages serving individual units shall provide unobstructed paved access with a sixteen-foot minimum width and a twenty-four foot maximum width for any development exceeding three units.

2. Pedestrian Walkway. A pedestrian walkway shall maintain a minimum 48” width with a passing width of 60” at least every 200’, to provide a connection between the public street and all building entrances.

E. Facade and Roof Design.

1. Roof Forms. Roofs may be flat or pitched. Pitched roof forms (e.g., hip, gable) shall have a minimum 4:12 pitch. Roof pitches concealed from the public right-of-way by parapet shall not be subject to this standard.

2. Alignment of Features. Windows shall be aligned horizontally on the building front.

3. Articulation.
a. Street-facing building walls shall not exceed 50 linear feet without incorporating at least two of the following building articulation techniques:
(i) A change to contrasting material and/or color.
(ii) Vertical accent lines that project at least 6 inches from the building wall. 134
(iii) A wall modulation or increase setback of at least 18 inches. (iv) At least one above-ground balcony, patio, porch, or primary entrance every 30 feet. (v) At least one bay window, box window or other projecting window feature (e.g., awnings) that projects at least one foot from the building wall. (vi) Window screening devices such as lattices, louvers, perforated metal screens, awnings, sunshades, or canopies that are a minimum of 12 inches deep and are part of a window trim or assembly.
(vii) Cornices at the roof line for flat roofs or eaves for sloped roofs. (viii) For buildings greater than one story in height, a horizontal expression line or design feature (i.e., a water table, bellyband, belt course, etc.) that is applied above the ground floor to create a transition to the upper floors.
b. Facades facing the front property line that do not exceed 50 linear feet shall have windows and at least one entry door.
c. All other street-facing facades that do not exceed 50 linear feet shall either have windows or incorporate one of the following:
(i) Murals that cover at least 75% of the blank wall area. If this option is selected, the project’s conditions of approval shall state that a mural shall be preserved (and maintained as necessary) for the life of the building to maintain conformance with this design criteria. (ii) Public art that covers at least 50% of the blank wall area. (iii) Decorative features such as ironwork, grilles, panels, mosaics, or relief sculptures that cover no less than 50% of a blank wall area. Option for parking garages: ventilation grills that match the window patterns and articulation of the street-facing building facade. (iv) Ornamentation such as frieze, festoons, or similar running at least 75% the length of the of the blank wall area, at least 12 inches in height, placed within the upper half of the ground floor height.

4. Windows and Doors – Residential Use. The street-facing building wall of a residential use, including residential uses above ground-floor non-residential uses in a mixed-use project, must provide clear glass windows or doors for a minimum of 25 percent of the building frontage, or as otherwise required by Title 24.

5. Facade Transparency in Mixed Use Building. The street-facing building wall of a ground-floor non-residential use in a mixed-use building must provide transparent windows or doors with 135
views into the building for a minimum of 60 percent of the building frontage width located between three and seven feet above the sidewalk.

6. Storefronts in Mixed-Use Buildings. Ground-floor storefronts in a mixed-use building must have a minimum 12-foot height.

F. Building Materials.

1. Exterior Building Materials.
a. Allowed Materials
(i) Noncombustible siding (i.e. stucco, fiber cement)
(ii) Wood (i.e. fire-retardant treated wood, mass timber, shou sugi ban) (iii) Brick
(iv) Masonry
(v) Steel and metal
(vi) Tile (i.e., ceramic or glass)
(vii) Natural stone (such as marble, granite or other)
(viii) Terracotta
(ix) Cast stone, pre-cast concrete, glass fiber reinforced concrete, cast-in-place concrete (including board-form concrete)
b. Prohibited Materials.
(i) Exterior insulation and finishing systems (EIFS) containing polystyrene or similar combustible materials
(ii) T1-11 siding
(iii) Vinyl siding/soffit

2. Fire Hardening. Buildings within the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone as determined by the CALFire Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map shall be subject to Chapter 7a of the California Building Code.

G. Usable Open Space/Landscape.

1. Residential projects shall provide permanently maintained usable open space and/or amenities. Projects directly adjacent to or directly across a local street from a public park need 136
only provide one of the following features. All other projects shall provide a minimum of two of the following open space amenities available to all residents unless otherwise stated:
a. Private balconies or patios of at least 40 square feet per unit b. Playground
c. Swimming pool
d. Community garden
e. Courtyard
f. Rooftop terrace
g. Play/sport court(s) – i.e., basketball, tennis, bocce ball h. Outdoor fitness area
i. Group seating or gathering space – i.e. with water feature, sculpture garden j. Joint cooking and eating area (i.e. BBQ facilities) or communal kitchen k. Pet run area and dedicated relief area
l. Coworking space or community/recreation room
H. Other Site Features.

1. Outdoor Lighting. Outdoor lighting shall be installed and maintained along all pedestrian walkways and vehicular access ways. The lighting shall be aimed downward or toward structures, and maintained in order to prevent glare, light pollution, and light trespass in compliance with Section 18.09.050 (Outdoor Lighting).

2. Refuse Containers
a. Refuse management shall be provided, and site development plans shall indicate the manner and location of refuse storage. Individual refuse collection is permitted for individual units where bins will be stored within a garage or enclosure; all other development types of more than 10 units shall provide an on-site shared refuse facility. b. If a multifamily development has multiple street frontages and trash collection staging or pickup is required to be along the street due to physical constraints, these staging areas shall be located (and shown on a site plan) along secondary street frontages. c. Refuse containers shall be located in a building or screened by a solid enclosure with a gate.
d. Communal refuse enclosures shall be located so that no dwelling is closer than 20 feet (including those on abutting properties). No minimum distance from dwellings is required if containers are located within a fully enclosed room. e. Lighting at communal refuse enclosures shall be installed and maintained in compliance with Section 18.09.050 (Outdoor Lighting) for the provision of nighttime security and use.
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3. Mechanical Equipment Screening. Ground-mounted mechanical equipment shall be screened from public view.

4. Utility Meter Placement. Utility meters shall not be placed on a front building facade and must be set back a minimum of 10 feet from a street-facing side property line.

5. Retaining Wall Materials. Retaining walls shall be constructed of material such as brick, treated concrete, cast stone, wood, fiber cement, masonry, or metal.

I. Public Improvements. Public improvements (alley, sidewalk, curb and/or gutters) shall be required for any right-of-way directly abutting the development site, in accordance with the Cloverdale Municipal Code Section 17.12.260 (Improvements required).

J. Additional Objective Standards Within Zoning Code and Specific Plans. Projects subject to this chapter shall comply with all other applicable objective standards within this zoning code and adopted policies of specific plans.

Section 2. Section 18.09.030 is amended to read as follows:

18.09.030 Fences, walls and hedges.

In addition to the regulations set forth in this section, all fences, walls or hedges shall be constructed and maintained so that they do not constitute a hazard to traffic, persons or property.

A. In any required front yard, a wall, hedge, or fence shall not exceed three feet in height within the front yard setback or within the area called the “vision triangle” or “traffic safety visibility area.” The boundaries of this area are formed by measuring from the intersection of the street corner property lines to points twenty feet along the front and street side property lines. These two points are then connected with a straight line resulting in the “vision triangle.” 138
Figure 18.09.030-A
Vision Triangle or Traffic Safety Visibility Area
B. A wall, hedge, or fence not more than seven feet in height may be maintained along any interior side yard, rear yard or street side yard; provided, that such wall, hedge, or fence does not extend into the required front yard.

C. Materials- and design The following requirements are applicable to projects subject to the Objective Design & Development Standards (CMC Section 18.10.080), and new fences or replacement fences on parcels within the Very High and High Fire Hazard Severity Zones, as identified on CalFIRE’s 2025 Fire Hazard Severity Map.

1. Fences within 15 feet of residential structures shall be constructed using primarily noncombustible materials, and may include up to 25% combustible materials (e.g. wood framing on a metal wire fence).

2. Fences and gates attached to residential structures shall be constructed using noncombustible materials for at least the first 8 feet abutting the residential structure. (Ord. 753-2023 § 4 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 698-2015 § 3 (Att. 1) (part), 2015) Section 3. Section 18.10.050 is amended to read as follows:

18.10.050 Residential design standards.

The following residential design standards shall be incorporated into the design of single-family residential developments;
A. The garage is set back from the front facade a minimum of five feet, detached from the residence and located in the rear of the lot, or is not visible from the street.

B. The residence incorporates a front porch or courtyard visible from the street or sidewalk. 139
C. The location of the residence allows for the protection and preservation of native, mature trees (i.e., any local oak, conifer or hardwood species of at least eight inches dbh).

D. Construction of the residence allows for the protection and preservation of natural features such as a creek, wetland, riparian area, etc., as identified in the city general plan. (Ord. 698- 2015 § 3 (Att. 1) (part), 2015)
Section 4. All the facts set forth in the Recitals are true and correct and are hereby incorporated and adopted as findings of the City Council as if fully set forth herein.

Section 5. The code amendments are exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3), because the adoption of design standards does not constitute a development project or result in physical changes to the environment.

Section 6. Findings
The City Council makes the following findings listed in Section 18.030.080(E) related to a Zoning Ordinance Amendment to amend Cloverdale Municipal Code (CMC) Chapter 18.10 and Section

18.09.030.

1. The proposed amendment is consistent with the adopted General Plan.

The amendments to Chapter 18.10 and Section 18.09.030 are consistent with Cloverdale’s 2009 General Plan because the City’s 2023-2031 Housing Element contains a program action to, “amend the Code to adopt objective design and development standards, and to ensure that the design review procedures and approval criteria are clear and objective.” The ordinance is necessary to achieve conformance with state law and remove barriers to the creation of additional housing opportunities as identified in the program in the Housing Element.

2. The proposed amendment is internally consistent with other applicable provisions of the Zoning Ordinance.

The amendment includes the addition of Section 18.10.080 and revisions to Sections

18.09.030 and 18.10.050 of the Zoning and Municipal Code. These amendments are internally consistent with all applicable provisions of the Zoning and Municipal Code as they have been revised to establish object design and development standards for new multifamily residential and mixed-use developments, ensuring consistency between the Municipal Code, Zoning Ordinance, and General Plan.

3. The proposed amendment will not be detrimental to the public health, safety, welfare, or the use of land in any adjacent zone.

The proposed amendments would not be detrimental to the public health, safety, welfare, or the use of land in any adjacent zone because housing has been declared a matter of statewide concern and this ordinance will promote and streamline 140
additional housing opportunities. All residential and mixed-use housing projects are required to be constructed in conformance with building codes to protect the public health and safety.

Section 7. Purpose and Intent
The purpose and intent of these changes is to establish object design and development standards for new multifamily residential and mixed-use developments utilizing state streamlining laws, and ensure consistency between the Municipal Code, Zoning Ordinance, General Plan, and state law.

Section 8. Severability
If any provision of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, or preempted by State legislation, such decision or legislation shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase hereof not declared invalid or unconstitutional without regard to any such decision or preemptive legislation.

Section 9. Effective Date
This Ordinance shall be and the same is hereby declared to be in full force and effect from and after thirty (30) days after the date of its passage and shall be published once before the expiration of fifteen (15) days after said passage, with the names of the Council Members voting for or against the same, in a newspaper of general circulation published in the County of Sonoma, State of California.

I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and complete copy of an Ordinance duly and regularly adopted by the City at a regular meeting thereof held on October 22, 2025, by the following vote:

PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this ___ day of _____ by the following vote: (Ayes- ; Noes- ; Absent- )
AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:

Approved Attested
________________________ _______________________________ Todd Lands, Mayor Michael Maloney, City Clerk
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City Council/Successor Agency
Agenda Item Summary Agenda Item: F.4
Meeting Date: November 12, 2025
Agenda Section:

Consent
Staff Contact:

Kevin Thompson, City Manager
Alex Mog, City Attorney
Agenda Item Title:

Consider Adoption of the 2025 California Building Standards Codes and the 2025 Fire Code by Reference and amending Title 15, “Buildings and Construction” of the Cloverdale Municipal Code Recommended Council Action(s):
1) Introduce, by title only and waiving reading of the text, of an Ordinance titled:

An Ordinance of the City of Cloverdale Repealing and Replacing Cloverdale Municipal Code Chapters 15.00 through 15.18 and Adopting By Reference the 2025 California Building Standards Code, Title 24; the 2025 California Administrative Code (Part 1) including Tables; the 2025 California Building Code (Part 2) including Tables and Appendices C, I, J, O and P; the 2025 California Residential Building Code (Part 2.5) including Tables and Appendices AH, AQ, AS, AX, and AZ; the 2025 California Electrical Code (Part 3) including Tables and Appendices A, B, C, F, and G; the 2025 California Mechanical Code (Part 4) including Tables and Appendices B, C and F; the 2025 California Plumbing Code (Part 5) including Tables and Appendices A, B, C, D, G, I, J and K; the 2025 California Energy Code (Part 6) including Tables and Appendix 1-A; the 2025 California Historical Building Code (Part 8) including Tables and Appendix A; the 2025 California Fire Code (Part 9) with Appendices, Standards and NFPA Standards by Reference; the 2025 California Existing Building Code (Part 10) including Tables and Appendix A, Chapters A1 through A5 ; the 2025 California Green Building Standards Code (Part 11) including Tables and Appendices A4 and A5; the 2025 California Referenced Standards Code (Part 12 of Title 24) including Tables; and the 2024 International Property Maintenance Code
2) By motion, schedule a public hearing for second reading and adoption of the Ordinance for December 10, 2025, at 6:00 p.m.
________________________________________________________________________________________ Background:

The California Building Standards Commission (CBSC) is the state body responsible for the administration of the processes for development, adoption, approval, publication, and implementation of California's building codes. Every three (3) years the CBSC conducts code development hearings to gain input from developers, building officials, local and state government leaders and other interested parties to review the Building Code Standards for the State of California. These standards contain the minimum building requirements for the State of California and are automatically adopted for local jurisdictions. Although each new edition contains minor technical changes, these changes can be incorporated in the design of the projects and generally do not have a significant impact on constructability. _______________________________________________________________________________________ 142
City Council/Successor Agency Agenda Item Summary
Meeting Date: November 12, 2025

Summary:

It is mandatory that each jurisdiction within the State of California, including the City of Cloverdale implement the 2012 Building codes. In order to effectively accomplish this, each jurisdiction must adopt rules and requirements for administering these codes. Title 15 of the Cloverdale Municipal Code contains the administrative requirements for implementation of the California Building and Fire Codes. However, these requirements need to be modified to accommodate the new editions of the California Building, Residential, Electrical, Plumbing, and Mechanical codes every three years. Any amendments by the City must be as stringent as the CBSC, however, local jurisdictions can adopt more restrictive amendments, if necessary, to account for local climatic, geographical, topographical conditions or sustainable goals. The 2022 Building Code does not include any significant changes. ________________________________________________________________________________________ Options:

1. Introduce for first reading and waive reading of the text of an Ordinance adopting the 2025 California Building Standards Codes and the 2025 Fire Code by Reference and amending Title 15, “Buildings and Construction” of the Cloverdale Municipal Code and set public hearing for the second reading; or

2. Provide alternative direction to City Staff regarding the proposed Municipal Code Update. ________________________________________________________________________________________ Subcommittee Recommendation:

None
________________________________________________________________________________________ Budget/Financial Impact:

No impact
________________________________________________________________________________________ Attachments:

1. Redline version of ordinance

2. Clean version of ordinance
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CITY OF CLOVERDALE

CITY COUNCIL
ORDINANCE NO.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLOVERDALE REPEALING AND REPLACING CLOVERDALE MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTERS 15.00 THROUGH 15.18 AND ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS CODE, TITLE 24; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE (PART 1) INCLUDING TABLES; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE (PART 2) INCLUDING TABLES AND APPENDICES C, I, J, N,O , AND Q; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CODE (PART 2.5) INCLUDING TABLES AND APPENDICES BF, , , CI, AND CJ; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE (PART 3) INCLUDING TABLES AND INFORMATIVE ANNEXES; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE (PART 4) INCLUDING TABLES; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE (PART 5) INCLUDING TABLES THE 2025 CALIFORNIA ENERGY CODE (PART 6) INCLUDING TABLES AND APPENDICES; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA WILDLANDURBAN INTERFACE CODE (PART 7); THE 2025 CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL BUILDING CODE (PART 8) INCLUDING TABLES; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE (PART 9) WITH APPENDICES CHAPTER 4, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, N, O AND P, STANDARDS AND NFPA STANDARDS BY REFERENCE; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA EXISTING BUILDING CODE (PART 10) INCLUDING TABLES AND APPENDIX A, CHAPTERS A1 THROUGH A5 ; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE (PART 11) INCLUDING TABLES AND APPENDICES A4 AND A5; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA REFERENCED STANDARDS CODE (PART 12) INCLUDING TABLES; AND THE 2024

INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE, WITH LOCAL AMENDMENTS WHEREAS, the California Building Standards Commission has adopted a new Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, also referred to as the 2025 California Building Standards Code, that will become effective statewide on January 1, 2026; and
WHEREAS, California Health and Safety Code Sections 17958, 17958.5, 17958.7 and 18941.5 establish the authority for a city to adopt and make local amendments and modifications to the building standards in the California Building Standards Code to establish more restrictive building standards than those contained in the California Building Standards Code; and WHEREAS, California Health and Safety Code Sections 17958, 17958.5, 17958.7 and 18941.5 permit a city to make such local amendments and modifications as the city determines are reasonably necessary because of local climatic, geological or topographical conditions; and WHEREAS, California Health and Safety Code Sections 17958, 17958.5, 17958.7 and 18941.5 require a city, before making any amendments and modifications to the California Building Standards Code, make an express finding that such amendments and modifications are reasonably necessary because of local climatic, geological or topographical conditions; and
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 50022.2 permits enactment of city ordinances that adopt codes or statutes, including codes of the State of California, by reference; and WHEREAS, notice of the Ordinance was published in accordance with Government Code Sections 50022.3 and 6066; and that such notice was sufficient to give notice to interested persons of the purpose of the ordinance and the subject matter thereof.
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NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Cloverdale does ordain as follows:

Section 1. Old Codes Repealed: Chapters 15.00 up to and including 15.18 of Title 15, "Buildings and Construction," of the Cloverdale Municipal Code are hereby repealed in their entirety.

Section 2. Findings: The City Council of the City of Cloverdale finds that, in order to best protect the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City of Cloverdale, the building standards within the community must comply with State law, except where local climatic, geological and topographical conditions warrant more restrictive regulations.

Pursuant to Section 17958 of the California Health and Safety Code, the governing body of the City of Cloverdale, in its ordinance adopting the California Building Standards Code and uniform industry codes, may establish amendments which are more restrictive than those adopted by the State of California commonly referred to as Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, based on local climatic, geological and topographical conditions.

Based on the materials presented by, and the recommendations of the Cloverdale Building Official and the Fire Code Official of the Cloverdale Fire Protection District, the City Council makes the factual finding set forth below and finds that the amendments the California Building Standards Code adopted in this Ordinance are reasonably necessary because of the local climatic, geological or topographical conditions set forth below.

The local conditions that mandate amendments to the California Building Standards Code are based on the following local climatic, geological and topographical conditions which shall apply to all amendments:

A. CLIMATE: The City, on average, experiences an approximate annual rainfall of 40 inches. This rainfall can normally be expected between October and April. During the winter months, the City may experience periods of heavy rain, which causes local flooding. Winter storms are often accompanied by high winds, which have uprooted trees and damaged power lines. During the dry period, temperatures range from 70 degrees to over 105 degrees. These temperatures are often accompanied by light to moderate gusty winds, which coupled with highly flammable vegetation and neighborhoods located in wildland-urban interface areas create hazardous fire conditions. With increased development spreading into the brush covered foothill area, wind driven fires could have severe consequences, as has been demonstrated on several occasions throughout the state.

B. GEOLOGY: The City is susceptible to seismic hazards resulting from movement along any one of several known faults in the area. The most serious direct earthquake hazard threat is from the damage or collapse of buildings and other structures due to ground movement. In addition to damage caused by earthquakes, there is the possibility of earthquake-induced fires starting because of damage to gas lines, power lines or heat producing appliances and the unavailability of water for fire control due to broken water mains. In addition, unstable slopes have been identified in the City, which present a significant potential for landslides. In the event of a major earthquake or landslide, many areas of the City may not be accessible to emergency equipment and, if bridges or roads are damaged, the City may be isolated from outside assistance. The City is located at the northern end of Sonoma County at the Mendocino County border, which further reduces the City’s ability to receive outside assistance because the communities north of Cloverdale are rural.
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C. TOPOGRAPHY: The City borders include hilly terrain on the north, east and west portions of the City. The roadway systems in these hills are designed around the lay of the land with respect to narrow, winding and steep access ways. The grades of these roadways sometimes exceed 25% and road widths of less than 12 feet are not uncommon. The City is also bordered by Highway 101 and the Russian River to the east; there is a railroad right-of-way just east of Highway 101 on the east edge of the City. The railroad, river and freeway all create barriers, which may obstruct traffic patterns and delay response time for fire equipment. The water supply within the City is directly affected by the topographical layout. The water distribution system consists of two pressure zones, which carry water by gravity from various reservoirs. Water flow within the City can vary from less than 1,000 gallons per minute to flows in excess of 4,000 gallons per minute.

This wide variation causes major problems to development and fire suppression efforts.

D. SUMMARY: The above local climatic, geologic and topographical conditions increase the magnitude, exposure, accessibility problems and fire hazards presented to the Cloverdale Fire Protection District. Fires in areas determined to be moderate, high or very high fire severity zones, as outlined by the State of California (CalFire) fire severity zone map, place additional fire suppression demands on the responding fire agency. A fire following an earthquake has the potential of causing greater loss of life and property damage than the earthquake itself. The majority of the City’s industrial areas are located in the highest seismic risk zones, which also contain the largest concentration of hazardous materials. Hazardous materials, particularly toxic gases, could pose the greatest threat to the largest number of persons should a significant seismic event occur. The City’s and Fire District’s resources would have to be prioritized to mitigate the greatest threat and may be unavailable for vegetation or structure fires.

Other variables that may tend to intensify the situation include:

1. The extent of damage to the water system;

2. The extent of isolation due to bridge and/or freeway overpass collapse;

3. The extent of roadway damage and/or amount of debris blocking roadways;

4. Climatic conditions (hot, dry weather with high winds);

5. The amount of traffic on roadways, which could intensify the risk to life during normal business hours; and

6. The availability of timely mutual aid or military assistance.

E. CONCLUSION: Local climatic, geologic and topographical conditions impact fire prevention efforts and the frequency, spread, intensity, and size of fire involving buildings in Cloverdale. Further, these conditions increase the potential for significant damage to all structures from earthquake and subsequent fire. Therefore, it is found to be reasonably necessary to amend the California Building Standards Code to mitigate the effects of these conditions. As a result of the findings, as set forth in this section, which identify various climatic, geographical and topographical elements, those additional requirements as specified in the amendments to the adopting ordinance supplementing and amending the Code herein, are considered necessary and reasonable modifications and do not lessen, diminish or change the standards set forth within the uniform codes except as authorized by law.
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The following table provides a summary of the findings and justification for the ordinance adoption elements and amendments as described in Parts A-E:

Ordinance Justification
General Provisions

15.00.010 through 15.00.060 Administrative
Permits and Fees

15.02.010 through 15.02.110 Administrative
California Administrative Code

15.03.010 Administrative
California Building Code

15.05.010 through 15.05.033 Administrative

15.05.040 through 15.05.270 D

15.05.280 A, B, C

15.05.290 through 15.05.300 Administrative
California Residential Code

15.06.010 through 15.06.033 Administrative

15.06.040 through 15.06.120 D

15.06.130 Administrative

15.06.140 A, B, C

15.06.150 through 15.06.160 Administrative
California Electrical Code

15.07.010 through 15.07.020 Administrative
California Mechanical Code

15.08.010 through 15.08.020 Administrative
California Plumbing Code

15.09.010 through 15.09.020 Administrative
California Energy Code Administrative

15.10.10 Administrative
California Wildland-Urban Interface Code

15.11.010 Administrative
California Historical Building Code

15.12.010 Administrative
International Code Council Property
Maintenance Code

15.13.010 through 15.13.040 Administrative
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15.13.050 through 15.13.070 D

15.13.080 through 15.13.090 Administrative
California Fire Code

15.14.010 through 15.14.140 Administrative

15.14.150 through 15.14.330 D

15.14.340 through 15.14.380 Administrative

15.1.695 through 15.14.715 D

15.14.720 through 15.14.840 Administrative
California Existing Building Code

15.16.010 Administrative

15.16.020 through 15.16.030 Administrative

15.16.040 Administrative
California Green Building Code

15.17.010 through 15.17.060 Administrative
California Reference Standards Code

15.18.010 Administrative
Section 3. Adoption of California Building Standards Code: Pursuant to Section 50022.2 of the California Government Code, the following codes are hereby adopted by reference in this chapter as defined herein and as adopted and amended by the California Building Standards Commission under Title 24, as amended by this ordinance, which are made pursuant to the findings of fact set forth herein: the 2025 California Building Standards Code, Title 24, Parts 1, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 with tables and adopted appendices; and the 2024 International Property Maintenance Code.

Section 4. Modifications: Chapters 15.00 through 15.18 are hereby added to Cloverdale Municipal Code, Title 15, “BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION” as follows:
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Chapter 15.00

GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sections:

15.00.010 Purpose

15.00.030 Persons to whom permits may be issued

15.00.040 Building official—-Administrative authority

15.00.050 Incomplete applications

15.00.060 Adoption of standard plans and standard construction specifications

15.00.010  Purpose. This chapter is adopted as the buildings and construction code of the City of Cloverdale, adopting by reference the California Building Standards Code set forth in Chapters 15.00 through 15.18 of this title, with amendments and deletions, based on local climatic, geological and topographic conditions. The regulations set forth in this title are additions and/or amendments to the California Building Standards Code, and where any California Building Standards Code provisions are in conflict therewith, it is the intent of the ordinance codified in Chapters 15.00 through 15.18 to amend or delete such conflicting rules or regulations so that the provisions of Title 15, Cloverdale Municipal Code shall be controlling.

15.00.020 Reserved.

15.00.030  Persons to whom permits may be issued. Permits for building, construction, alteration, repair, electrical work, plumbing work, mechanical work and all other building and/or construction work shall be issued only on the application of the holder of a contractor’s license issued by the state, licensing such person to engage in the type of work anticipated by the application for such permit, except that owners' permits may be issued as provided by law.

15.00.040  Building Official-Administrative authority. The Building Official is appointed and designated administrative authority, as such terms are used and such positions are established in the California Building Standards Code, as set forth in Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations and all codes contained therein. The Building Official is charged with the enforcement of and given the authority to administer all provisions of such codes and City regulations and requirements adopted under the authority provided in Government Code Section 38660.

15.00.050  Incomplete applications. Where plan review is commenced and it is determined that the application is incomplete, the applicant shall have thirty working days after receiving notice to submit any required plans and documentation so that plan review may continue. If the required plans or documentation are furnished within the thirty working day period, no additional plan review fee will be assessed. Where documentation is not received within thirty days of notice to the applicant, the application shall expire, and the applicant shall pay a new plan review fee upon reapplication.

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Chapter 15.02

PERMITS AND FEES
Sections
ARTICLE I. GENERALLY

15.02.010 Applicability
ARTICLE II. DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING PERMIT FEE TABLE

15.02.020 Single forms
ARTICLE III. PLAN REVIEW FEES

15.02.030 Fees

15.02.040 Additional plan review
ARTICLE IV. PERMIT FEES

15.02.060 Fees
ARTICLE V. MISCELLANEOUS FEES

15.02.080 Re-inspection fee

15.02.100 Investigation fees – Work without a permit

15.02.110 Exception for emergency work
ARTICLE I. GENERALLY

15.02.010  Applicability.

A. Any person desiring to perform work regulated by currently adopted editions of the California Building Standards Code, and/or any amendments, ordinances or other regulations administered by the Building Department, or that may be adopted and administered in the future, shall secure permits and pay fees as set forth in this chapter.

B. The determination of valuation under any of the provisions of this code shall be made by the Building Official. The valuation to be used in computing the permit and plan review fees shall be the total value of all construction work, which includes both labor and materials, for which the permit is issued as well as all finish work, painting, roofing, electrical, plumbing, heating, air conditioning, elevators, fire extinguishing systems, paving, profit and overhead, and any other permanent work or permanent equipment.

ARTICLE II DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING PERMIT FEE TABLE

15.02.020  Single forms. The Building Department shall issue permits heretofore required, including but not limited to grading permits, building permits, plumbing permits, mechanical permits and electrical permits on a single form, which designates these permits. The permit fee shall be based on the cumulative value of all the work for which a permit is sought.

A. Fees for the issuance of such permits shall be payable in the amounts fixed by resolution of the City Council, based on the valuation listed therein. The fees shall be charged and collected at the time of issuance of the permit.
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B. A permit is required for any change in the character or use of any building which would place the building in a different division of the same group of occupancy or in a different group of occupancies. The Building Official shall determine the minimum permit fee for such change, unless otherwise provided by the fee schedule adopted by resolution of the City Council.

ARTICLE III. PLAN REVIEW FEES

15.02.030  Fees. A plan review deposit shall be paid to the Building Department at the time of submitting plans and specifications for review. Such plan review fee shall be payable in the amount established by the fee schedule adopted by the City Council by resolution and shall be non-refundable.

15.02.040  Additional plan review. Where additional plan review is required due to changed plans and/or incomplete plans, an additional plan review fee shall be charged at a rate established by the fee schedule adopted by the City Council by resolution.

15.02.050  Expiration of Plan Review Applications and Building Permits.

A. Plan review applications shall expire if no permit has been issued within 180 days following the date the application is filed with the City. Upon request by the applicant, the Building Official may extend the plan review application one time for a period not to exceed 180 days.

B. Every permit issued by the Building Official shall expire if the work authorized by such permit is not commenced within 180 days from the date of issuance, or if work is suspended or abandoned for a period of 180 days after work is commenced. Upon written request, the Building Official may extend the permit one time for a period not to exceed 180 days. If, after such expiration, the original plans are resubmitted within 180 days following such expiration, the plan review fee shall be 25% of that otherwise required. No application shall be renewed in this fashion more than once. In order to further renew action on an application after expiration, the applicant shall resubmit plans and pay a new plan review fee. The chief building official may extend this time period when such extension is warranted, including but not limited to (1) to correct an error by the department, (2) when a legal action prevents the project from being completed within the allowed time frame, or (3) in the interest of public health and safety. The chief building official's decision regarding the limitation period shall be final.

15.02.050 Reserved.

ARTICLE IV. PERMIT FEES

15.02.060  Fees. All permit fees shall be fixed by the fee schedule adopted by the City Council by resolution.

ARTICLE V. MISCELLANEOUS FEES

15.02.080  Re-inspection fee. A re-inspection fee as fixed by the fee schedule adopted by the City Council by resolution shall be charged and collected for each extra inspection made necessary, as follows:

A. Work not ready at the time requested for inspections; and/or B. Work required to be corrected on previous inspection not ready and/or correction not made at the time requested for inspection.

15.02.100  Investigation fees — Work without a permit.

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commenced without first obtaining said permit, a special investigation shall be made before a permit may be issued for such work.

B. Fee. An investigation fee, in addition to the permit fee, shall be collected whether or not a permit is then or subsequently issued. The investigation fee shall be equal to twice the amount of the permit fee required by this code. The payment of such investigation fee shall not exempt any person from compliance with all other provisions of this code nor from any penalty prescribed by law.

15.02.110  Exception for emergency work. Section 15.02.100 shall not apply to emergency work when it shall be proved to the satisfaction of the Building Official that such work was urgently necessary and that it was not practical to obtain a permit therefore before the commencement of work. 152
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Chapter 15.03

CALIFORNIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
Sections:

15.03.010 Adoption and Citation
The California Administrative Code, 2025 edition, including tables, as set forth in Part 1 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations is hereby adopted by reference in its entirety by the City, except that for purposes of citation, said code shall be renumbered by adding "15.03" before the sections of the California Building Standards Administrative Code.
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Chapter 15.05

CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE
Sections:

15.05.010 Adoption and Citation
Division II

15.05.015 Section 103.1 - Creation of Enforcement Agency

15.05.020 Section 105.2 – Blank

15.05.021 Section 105.2 – Work exempt from permits (Building (4)) – amended

15.05.023 Section 105.2 – Work exempt from permits (Building (14)) - added

15.05.025 Section 105.5 – Expiration amended

15.05.030 Section 202 - Definitions – New Construction added

15.05.031 Section 202 – Definitions – Alteration of Floor Area added

15.05.032 Section 202 – Definitions – Substantial Remodel added

15.05.033 Section 202 – Definitions – Substantial Addition added

15.05.040 Section 502.1 - Address Identification

15.05.050 Section 501.2.1 - Numbers for One and Two Family Dwellings

15.05.060 Section 501.2.2 - Numbers for Other than One and Two Family Dwellings

15.05.090 Section 903.2 - When Required

15.05.100 Section 903.2.21 - Local Fire Sprinkler System Requirements

15.05.110 Section 903.2.21.1 – System Requirements

15.05.120 Section 903.2.21.2 - Additions - Residential

15.05.130 Section 903.2.21.3 - Additions - Commercial

15.05.140 Section 903.2.21.4 - Remodels, Alterations, or Repairs

15.05.150 Section 903.2.21.5 - Changes in Occupancy

15.05.160 Section 903.2.21.6 - Elevation of Existing Buildings

15.05.170 Section 903.2.21.7 – Residential Sprinkler Pressure Relief

15.05.180 Section 903.2.21.8 – Residential Freeze Protection

15.05.190 Section 903.3 - Installation Requirements

15.05.200 Section 903.3.1 - Standards Design Criteria

15.05.210 Section 903.3.7 - Fire Department Connections

15.05.220 Section 903.4 - Sprinkler System Supervision and Alarms

15.05.230 Section 903.4.1 - Monitoring

15.05.240 Section 903.4.2 - Alarms

15.05.250 Section 905.3.1 - Building Height

15.05.260 Section 905.9 - Valve Supervision

15.05.270 Section 907.2.8.1 - Manual Fire Alarm Systems

15.05.280 Section 1505.1 - General - Roof Covering Materials

15.05.285 Section 1505.1.1 - Roofing requirements in Fire Hazard Severity Zones or (WUI)

15.05.300 Section 1612.3 – Establishment of Flood Hazard Areas

15.05.010  Adoption and Citation. The California Building Code, 2025 edition, including tables and Appendices C, I, J, O, N and Q as set forth in Part 2 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, is hereby adopted by reference in its entirety by the City, as amended herein, except that for purposes of citation, said code shall be renumbered by adding “15.05” before the sections of the California Building Code.
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15.05.015 – Section 1.8.4.2 Fees of Chapter One Division I and Section 109 Fees of Chapter One Division II. Sections 1.8.4.2 of Chapter One Division I and Section 109 of Chapter One Division II are deleted in their entirety and replaced to read as follows: Permit fees, Plan Review fees, and Investigation fees shall be assessed as provided in Cloverdale Municipal Code Chapter 15.02. The provisions of Cloverdale Municipal Code section 15.02.050, Expiration of Plan Review Applications, shall be applicable to plans submitted pursuant to this chapter.

15.05.015 – Section 103.1 Creation of Enforcement Agency. Section 103.1 is amended as follows:
“Insert Name of Department” is hereby deleted and replaced with “City of Cloverdale Building Department.”

15.05.020  Intentionally left blank

15.05.021 – Section 105.2 Work Exempt from Permit (Building (4)). Section 105.2 Building (4) is amended to read as follows: Retaining walls that are not over 4 feet in height measured from the bottom of the footing to the top of the wall, unless; supporting a surcharge, impounding Class I, II, or IIIA liquids, or when retaining walls of any height are located within 3 feet from a public right-of-way.

15.05.023 – Section 105.2 Work Exempt from Permit (Building (14)). Section 105.2 Building (14) is added to read as follows: Decks at a one-family dwelling, two-family dwelling, accessory dwelling unit, or townhouse that do not serve the required number of exits or exit access doorways required by CBC 1006, does not exceed 200 square feet in area, that are not more than 30 inches above grade at any point, and are not attached to the building.

15.05.025 – Section 105.5 Expiration. Section 105.5 is amended to read as follows: Every permit issued shall become invalid unless the work authorized by such permit is commenced within 180 days after its issuance, or if the work authorized on the site by such permit is suspended or abandoned for a period of 180 days after the time the work is commenced. The building official is authorized to grant, in writing, one or more extensions of time, for periods not more than 180 days each. The extension shall be requested in writing and justifiable cause demonstrated. The chief building official may extend this time period when such extension is warranted, including but not limited to (1) to correct an error by the department, (2) when a legal action prevents the project from being completed within the allowed time frame, or (3) in the interest of public health and safety. The chief building official's decision regarding the limitation period shall be final.

15.05.030  Section 202 Definitions. Section 202 is amended to add a definition for “New Construction” to read as follows: NEW CONSTRUCTION: “For the purposes of enforcing the provisions of the California Fire Code, California Building Code, and the California Residential Building Code, any work, addition to, remodel, repair, renovation, or alteration of any building(s) or structure(s) shall be considered “New Construction” when 50 percent or more of the exterior weight bearing walls are removed or demolished.”

15.05.031 – Section 202 Definitions. Section 202 is amended to add a definition for “Alteration of Floor Area” to read as follows: ALTERATION OF FLOOR AREA: “For the purpose of this definition, the following criteria shall be considered in determining the percentage of “alteration of floor area.” The 50% referred to under “Substantial Remodel” applies to the entire building’s gross floor area in plan view. The entire room or space where the remodel is taking place will be considered in the calculation, either alone or in combination with any of the following:
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a. Removing wall finishes and exposing framing of;
 Interior wall (where finishes are removed from one side only the room or space to which the framing is exposed will be included in the calculation).  Perimeter exterior wall (one or both sides).
b. New wall construction, removing, or repositioning, either interior or perimeter exterior walls, the rooms or spaces on both sides of the wall will be included in the calculation. c. Removal of the ceiling in any room or space to expose rafters, trusses, beams, purlins, or floor joists.
d. Removal of the roof structure (only rooms or spaces that are directly below the removed roof structure will be included in the calculation).
e. Removal of floor finishes which exposes floor framing and/or removal of concrete slab. f. Relocating plumbing fixtures in a bathroom or kitchen will cause that entire room or space to be included in the calculation.
g. Other alterations considered substantial by the Fire Code Official (see DSA-AC definition of “Alteration” in the 2025 California Building Code).

15.05.032 – Section 202 Definitions. Section 202 is amended to add a definition for “Substantial Remodel” to read as follows: SUBSTANTIAL REMODEL: “In all existing buildings or structures, any alteration of floor area that is greater than fifty percent (50%) of the existing gross floor area.”

15.05.033 – Section 202 Definitions. Section 202 is amended to add a definition for “Substantial Addition, Group R-3” to read as follows: SUBSTANTIAL ADDITION, GROUP R-3: “In all existing Group R-3 buildings or structures, any addition of floor area that exceeds fifty percent (50%) of the existing gross floor area.”

15.05.033 – Section 202 Definitions. Section 202 is amended to add a definition for “Substantial Addition” to read as follows: All existing buildings or structures not classified as Group R-3 occupancy, any addition of floor area that is greater than twenty-five percent (25%) of the existing gross floor area.

15.05.040  Section 502.1 Address Identification. Section 501.2 502.1 is amended to read as follows: New buildings and tenant spaces shall have approved illuminated address numbers or building numbers or approved building identification placed in a position that is plainly legible and visible from the street or road fronting the property. These numbers shall be in contrasting color with their background.

Address numbers shall be Arabic numerals or alphabetical letters. Numbers shall not be spelled out.

Where it is impractical to install illuminated numbers due to long driveways or other circumstances, approved reflective numbers with those properties listed above may be installed at the intersection of the driveway and road fronting the parcel. For existing properties, any additions, alterations or other work requiring a permit with a valuation over $20,000, approved numbers or addresses shall be installed.

15.05.050  Section 502.1.1 Numbers for One and Two Family Dwellings. Section 501.2.1 502.1.1 is added to read as follows: Numbers for one and two- family dwellings shall be a minimum of 4 inches high with a minimum stroke width of 0.5 inches. Numbers shall not be spelled out. Where access is by means of a private road and the building cannot be viewed from the public way, a monument, pole, or other sign or means shall be used to identify the structure.

15.05.060  Section 502.1.2 Numbers for Other that One and Two Family Dwellings. Section 502.1.2 is added to read as follows: Numbers for other than one and two-family dwellings shall be a minimum of 12 inches high with a minimum stroke width of 1 inch. Numbers shall not be spelled out. 156
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Suite numbers for other than one and two-family dwellings shall be a minimum of 6 inches high and with a minimum stroke width of 0.5 inches.

Exception: These requirements may be modified as required by the Fire Code Official at approved locations to facilitate emergency response.

15.05.070  Section 701A.6 Defensible Space. Section 701A.6 is added to read as follows:

Buildings and structures located within any Moderate, High or Very High Fire Severity Zone as designated by the CDF Director or in a High Fire Severity Zone as identified by the Cloverdale General Plan shall maintain a defensible space as outlined in Government Code sections 51175-51189 and the fire department’s “Construction and Defensible Space Standard within Designated Fire Severity Zones” document.

15.05.070 Left Intentionally Blank.

15.05.080  Section 702A Definitions. Section 702A is amended to read as follows: WildlandUrban Interface Fire Area is a geographical area located within any Moderate, High or Very High Fire Severity Zone as recommended by the CDF Director pursuant to Public Resource Code Sections 4201-4204 and Government Code Sections 51175-51189, in a Very High Fire Severity Zone as identified in the Local Responsibility Area (LRA) as recommended by the CFD Director, or as conditioned by Cloverdale Development Requirements.

15.05.080 Left Intentionally Blank.

15.05.090  Section 903.2 Where Required. Section 903.2 is amended to read as follows:

Approved automatic sprinkler systems in new buildings and structures shall be provided as described in this section. Additional local requirements are described in Section 903.2.22. Additional local requirements are described in Section 903.2.21 and may supersede the following requirements. The most restrictive requirements shall apply.

15.05.100  Section 903.2.22 Local Fire Sprinkler System Requirements. Section 903.2.22 is added to read as follows: Section 903.2.22 Local Fire Sprinkler System Requirements shall be in accordance with Sections 903.2.22.1 through 903.2.22.8.

15.05.110  Section 903.2.22.1 System Requirements. Section 903.2.22.1 is added to read as follows: An automatic sprinkler system shall be installed and maintained in all newly constructed buildings.

Exceptions:

1. Detached Group U occupancies 1,000 sq. ft. or less. Agricultural buildings and private riding arenas as approved by the fire or building code official.

2. Detached pool houses up to 1,000 sq. ft. in floor area within 50 feet of the pool and limited to a single bathroom.

3. Detached non-combustible motor vehicle fuel dispensing canopies classified as Group M occupancy and conforming with CBC Section 406.7. Detached Car Ports of non-combustible construction with no habitable space above.

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15.05.120  Section 903.2.22.2 Additions–Residential. Section 903.2.22.2 is added to read as follows: Additions to existing R-3 occupancy residential buildings that meet the definition of substantial addition, Group R-3 shall meet the requirements for new construction. All additions to all Group R occupancy residential buildings with an existing approved automatic sprinkler system shall be required to extend the sprinkler system into the addition.

Additions to existing Group R-1 occupancies that result in additional guest room(s) shall meet the requirements for a newly constructed building.

15.05.130  Section 903.2.22.3 Additions–Commercial. Section 903.2.22.3 is added to read as follows: Additions to existing commercial buildings that increase the total square footage of existing floor area by 25% or greater shall meet the requirements for a newly constructed building. All additions to commercial buildings with an existing approved automatic sprinkler system shall be required to extend the sprinklers into the addition.

Additions to existing Group R-1 occupancies that result in additional guest room(s) shall meet the requirements for a newly constructed building.

15.05.140  Section 903.2.22.4 Remodels, Alterations, or Repairs. Section 903.2.22.4 is added to read as follows: For remodels, alterations or repairs to an existing building involving demolition, removal or repair which meets the definition of a Substantial Remodel, the building shall meet the automatic fire sprinkler requirements for a newly constructed building.

Exceptions:

1. Alterations or additions made solely for the purpose of complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

2. Whenever there are practical difficulties involved, the Fire Code Official shall have the authority to grant modifications in individual cases provided the modifications do not lessen the health, life, and fire safety requirements as permitted in Section 104.2.4 of the Fire Code.

3. Additions or repairs solely for the purpose of seismic retrofit.

15.05.150  Section 903.2.22.5 Changes in Occupancy. Section 903.2.22.5 is added to read as follows: When any change of occupancy occurs where the proposed new occupancy classification is more hazardous based on fire and life safety risks as determined by the Fire Code Official, including, but not limited to, the conversion of residential buildings to condominiums, the building shall meet the requirements for a newly constructed building.

15.05.160  Section 903.2.22.6 Elevation of Existing Buildings. Section 903.2.22.6 is added to read as follows: An automatic fire extinguishing system shall be installed throughout all existing buildings when the building is elevated to: three or more stories, or more than 35 feet in height, from grade to the exposed roof.

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15.05.170 – Section 903.2.22.7 Residential Sprinkler Pressure Relief. Section 903.2.22.7 is added to read as follows: Residential fire sprinkler systems must have an NFPA 13D approved pressure relief valve when static pressures are greater than 80 psi.

15.05.180 – Section 903.2.22.8 Residential Freeze Protection. Section 903.2.22.8 is added to read as follows: Residential fire sprinkler systems shall have adequate freeze protection to address outside temperatures below 40 degrees Fahrenheit. This can be achieved by insulating coverings or other reliable means of maintaining a minimum temperature of 40 degrees Fahrenheit.

15.05.190  Section 903.3 Installation Requirements. Section 903.3 is amended to read as follows: Automatic sprinkler systems shall be designed and installed in accordance with 903.3.1.1, 903.3.1.2, if approved by the Fire Code Official, and NFPA 903.3.1.3.

15.05.200  Section 903.3.1 Standards - Design Criteria. Section 903.3.1 is amended to read as follows: Fire sprinkler systems installed in buildings of an undetermined use shall be designed and installed to have a design density of .33 gallons per minute per square foot over a minimum design area of 3,000 square feet. Where a subsequent occupancy change requires a system with greater capacity, it shall be the building owner’s responsibility to upgrade the system to the required density.

15.05.210  Section 903.3.7 Fire Department Connections. Section 903.3.7 is amended to read as follows: The location of the fire department connections (FDC’s) shall be approved by the Fire Code Official. Approved locking caps shall be provided on all newly installed FDC’s and on any existing FDC’s found to be vandalized.

15.05.220  Section 903.4.1 Sprinkler System Supervision and Alarms. Section 903.4.1 is amended to read as follows: Except for Group R, Division 3 Occupancies, all valves controlling the water supply for automatic sprinkler systems, and associated pumps, tanks, water levels, critical air pressures, and water flow switches shall be electronically supervised by a listed fire alarm control unit. (Exceptions deleted).

15.05.230  Section 903.4.2 Electronic Supervision. Section 903.4.2 is amended to read as follows: Alarm, supervisory and trouble signals shall be distinctly different and shall be automatically transmitted to an approved central station, remote supervising station, or proprietary supervising station as defined in NFPA 72 or, when approved by the Fire Code Official, shall sound an audible alarm at a constantly attended location.

15.05.240– Section 903.4.4 Alarms. Section 903.4.4 is added to read as follows: Every new commercial fire alarm system installed as a sprinkler system monitoring alarm shall also provide notification for the purpose of initiating emergency action, including those systems activated solely by the fire sprinkler systems, so that occupants of the building shall be notified audibly and visually within each suite or building division. A minimum of one notification appliance shall be located in each suite or building division in an occupied location.

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floor above or below grade and the roof. Said outlets may be connected to the building’s fire sprinkler system.

15.05.260  Section 905.9 Valve Supervision. Section 905.9 (Exception 2) is deleted.

15.05.270  Section 907.2.8.1 Manual Fire Alarm Systems. Section 907.2.8.1 (Exception 2.2) is amended to read as follows: 2.2 Notification appliances installed in the common areas serving the residential units shall activcate upon sprinkler water flow or manual station activation.

15.05.270.1  Section 907.2.9.1.1 Group R-2 Fire Alarm – Occupant Notification. Section 907.2.9.1,1 is added to read as follows: Group R-2 occupancies equipped with an automatic sprinkler system installed in accordance with 903.3, not otherwise provided with notification throughout, shall have at least one interior occupant notification appliance in each dwelling unit which activates upon sprinkler water flow or manual station activation.

15.05.280  Section 1505.1 General - Roof Covering Materials. Section 1505.1.5 is added to read as follows: Regardless of other provisions of this chapter, the roof covering or roofing assembly on any structure within the City of Cloverdale shall be not less than Class "A" fire rated as classified in ASTM E 108 or UL 790. This requirement shall apply to all new structures and every existing structure when 25 percent or more of the total roof area is re-roofed within a one-year period. Roofing shall be secured or fastened to the supporting roof construction and shall provide weather protection for the building at the roof.

15.05.285 – Section 1505.1.1 Roofing requirements within Fire Hazard Severity Zones or in the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI). Section 1505.1.1 is amended to read as follows: Roofing requirements for structures located within Fire Hazard Severity Zones or in the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) shall also comply with Part 7 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code. 160
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15.05.290  Section 1511.9 Rooftop Structures. Section 1511.92 is added to read as follows: Solar Photovoltaic Panels/Modules - Roof mounted photovoltaic panels/modules shall comply with the requirements of the California Building Code as amended, California Electrical Code, the California Fire Code as amended and the City of Cloverdale Fire Department Standards for installation of Photovoltaic Power Systems.

15.05.300  Section 1612.3 Establishment of Flood Hazard Areas. Section 1612.3 is amended as follows: “Insert Name of Jurisdiction” is hereby deleted and replaced with “The City of Cloverdale.” “Insert Date of Issuance” is hereby deleted and replaced with, “December 2, 2008.” 161
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Chapter 15.06

CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CODE
Sections:

15.06.010 Adoption and Citation

15.06.015 Section 1.8.4.2 Fees Chapter One Division I and Section R108 Fees Chapter One Division II.

15.06.XXX Section 103.1 - Creation of Agency

15.06.020 Blank

15.06.025 Section R105.5 – Expiration amended

15.06.030 Section R202 – Definitions – New Construction added

15.06.031 Section R202 – Definitions – Alteration of Floor Area added

15.06.032 Section R202 – Definitions – Substantial Remodel added

15.06.033 Section R202 – Definitions – Substantial Addition added

15.06.040 Section R313.2R309.2 – Where Required

15.06.050 Section R309.2.1.1 – Other Occupancies

15.06.060 R309.2.2 – Additions - Residential

15.06.070 Section R309.2.3 – Remodels, Alterations, and/or Repairs

15.06.080 Section R309.4 – Residential Sprinkler Pressure Relief

15.06.090 Section R309.5 – Residential Freeze Protection

15.06.100 Section R308 – Site Address

15.06.110 Section R337.1.5.1 – Defensible Space

15.06.120 Section R337.2 – Definitions

15.06.130 Section R404.1.1.1– Foundations and Retaining Walls

15.06.140 Section R902.1 – Roof Covering Materials

15.06.150 Section R907.1 – Solar Photovoltaic Panels/Modules

15.06.160 Section R350 – Limited Cultivation of Marijuana

15.06.010 – Adoption and Citation. The California Residential Building Code, 2025 edition, including Tables and Appendices BF, , , CI, and CJ as set forth in Part 2.5 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations is hereby adopted by reference in its entirety by the City, as amended herein, except that for purposes of citation, said code shall be renumbered by adding "15.06" before the sections of the California Residential Building Code.

15.06.015 – Section 1.8.4.2 Fees of Chapter One Division I and Section R108 Fees of Chapter One Division II. Sections 1.8.4.2 of Chapter One Division I and Section R108 of Chapter One Division II are deleted in their entirety and replaced to read as follow: Permit fees, Plan Review fees, and Work Commencing Before Permit Issuance shall be assessed as provided in Cloverdale Municipal Code Chapter

15.02. The provisions of Cloverdale Municipal Code section 15.02.050, Expiration of Plan Review Applications, shall be applicable to plans submitted pursuant to this chapter.

15.06.020 – Section 103.1 Creation of Agency. Section 103.1 is amended as follows: “Insert Name of Department” is hereby deleted and replaced with “City of Cloverdale Building Department.” . Section R105.5 is amended to read as follows: Every permit issued shall become invalid unless the work authorized by such permit is commenced within 180 days after its issuance or after commencement of work if more than 180 days pass between inspections. The building official is 162
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authorized to grant, in writing, one or more extensions of time, for periods not more than 180 days each.

The extension shall be requested in writing and justifiable cause demonstrated. The chief building official may extend this time period when such extension is warranted, including but not limited to (1) to correct an error by the department, (2) when a legal action prevents the project from being completed within the allowed time frame, or (3) in the interest of public health and safety. The chief building official's decision regarding the limitation period shall be final.

15.06.030  Section R202 Definitions. Section R202 is amended to add a definition for “New Construction” to read as follows: NEW CONSTRUCTION: “For the purposes of enforcing the provisions of the California Fire Code, California Building Code, and the California Residential Building Code, any work, addition to, remodel, repair, renovation, or alteration of any building(s) or structure(s) may be defined as “New Construction” when 50 percent or more of the exterior weight bearing walls are removed or demolished”.

15.06.031 – Section R202 Definitions. Section R202 is amended to add a definition for “Alteration of Floor Area” to read as follows: ALTERATION OF FLOOR AREA: “For the purpose of this definition, the following criteria shall be considered in determining the percentage of “alteration of floor area.” The 50% referred to under “Substantial Remodel” applies to the entire building’s gross floor area in plan view. The entire room or space where the remodel is taking place will be considered in the calculation, either alone or in combination with any of the following:
a. Removing wall finishes and exposing framing of;
 Interior wall (where finishes are removed from one side only the room or space to which the framing is exposed will be included in the calculation).  Perimeter exterior wall (one or both sides).
b. New wall construction, removing, or repositioning, either interior or perimeter exterior walls, the rooms or spaces on both sides of the wall will be included in the calculation. c. Removal of the ceiling in any room or space to expose rafters, trusses, beams, purlins, or floor joists.
d. Removal of the roof structure (only rooms or spaces that are directly below the removed roof structure will be included in the calculation).
e. Removal of floor finishes which exposes floor framing and/or removal of concrete slab. f. Relocating plumbing fixtures in a bathroom or kitchen will cause that entire room or space to be included in the calculation.
g. Other alterations considered substantial by the Fire Code Official (see DSA-AC definition of “Alteration” in the 2025 California Building Code).

15.06.032 – Section R202 Definitions. Section R202 is amended to add a definition for “Substantial Remodel” to read as follows: SUBSTANTIAL REMODEL: “In all existing buildings or structures, any alteration of floor area that is greater than fifty percent (50%) of the existing gross floor area.”

15.06.033 – Section R202 Definitions. Section R202 is amended to add a definition for “Substantial Addition, Group R-3” to read as follows: SUBSTANTIAL ADDITION, GROUP R-3: “In all existing Group R-3 buildings or structures, any addition of floor area that exceeds fifty percent (50%) of the existing gross floor area.”

15.06.040  Section R309.2 One and Two Family Dwelling Automatic Fire System. Section R309.2 is amended to read as follows: An automatic sprinkler system shall be installed and maintained in all newly constructed California Residential Code regulated buildings. 163
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Exceptions:

1. Detached Group U occupancies 1,000 sq. ft. or less. Agricultural buildings and private riding arenas as approved by the fire or building code official.

2. Detached pool houses up to 1,000 sq. ft. in floor area within 50 feet of the pool and limited to a single bathroom.

3. Detached Car Ports of non-combustible construction with no habitable space above.

4. Systems preempted in ADU’s and JADU’s by State Law.

15.06.050  Section R309.2.1.1 Other Occupancies. Section R309.2.1.1 is added to read as follows: Group S occupancies located on private residential zoned parcels shall be designed to 903.3.1.3 as approved by the Fire Code Official.

15.06.060  Section R309.2.2 Additions – Residential. Section R309.2.2 is added to read as follows: Additions to any existing California Residential Building Code regulated buildings that meet the definition of “Substantial Addition” shall meet the requirements for a newly constructed building. All additions to any existing California Residential Building Code regulated building with an existing automatic sprinkler system regardless of size shall be required to extend the sprinkler system into the addition per Section R309.2.

15.06.070  Section R309.2.3 Remodels, Alterations, or Repairs. Section R309.2.3 is added to read as follows: For remodels, alterations, or repairs to an existing California Residential Building Code regulated building involving demolition, alterations, or repair which meets the definition of a Substantial Remodel, the building shall meet the requirements for a newly constructed building.

Exceptions:

1. Alterations or additions made solely for the purpose of complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

2. Whenever there are practical difficulties involved, the Fire Code Official shall have the authority to grant modifications in individual cases provided the modifications do not lessen the health, life, and fire safety requirements as permitted in Section 104.8 of the Fire Code.

3. Additions or repairs solely for the purpose of seismic retrofit.

15.06.080 – Section R309.4 Residential Sprinkler Pressure Relief. Section R309.4 is added to read as follows: Residential fire sprinkler systems shall have an NFPA 13D approved pressure relief valve when static pressures are greater than 80 psi.

15.06.090 – Section 309.5 Residential Freeze Protection. Section 309.5 is added to read as follows: Residential fire sprinkler systems shall have adequate freeze protection to address outside temperatures below 40 degrees Fahrenheit. This can be achieved by insulating coverings or other reliable means of maintaining a minimum temperature of 40 degrees Fahrenheit.

15.06.100 – Section R308 Site Address. Section R308 is deleted in its entirety and amended to read as follows: New buildings under the scope of the California Residential Code shall have approved illuminated address numbers or building numbers or approved building identification placed in a position that is plainly legible and visible from the street or road fronting the property. These numbers shall be in contrasting color with their background. Address numbers shall be Arabic numerals or alphabetical letters. Numbers shall not be spelled out. Where it is impractical to install illuminated numbers due to long driveways or other circumstances, approved reflective numbers with those properties listed above may be installed at the intersection of the driveway and road fronting the parcel. For existing properties, 164
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any additions, alterations or other work requiring a permit with a valuation over $20,000, approved numbers or addresses shall be installed. Numbers for buildings under the scope of the California Residential Code shall be a minimum of 4 inches high with a minimum stroke width of 0.5 inches. Where access is by means of a private road and the building cannot be viewed from the public way, a monument, pole, or other sign or means shall be used to identify the structure.

15.06.110  Section R337.1.5.1 Defensible Space. Section R337.1.5.1 is added to read as follows:

Buildings and structures located within any Moderate, High or Very High Fire Severity Zone as designated by the CDF Director or in a Very High or High Fire Severity Zone as identified by the Cloverdale General Plan shall maintain a defensible space as outlined in Government Code sections 51175-51189 and the fire department’s “Construction and Defensible Space Standard within Designated Fire Severity Zones” document.

15.06.120  Section R337.2 Definitions. Section R337.2, definition of Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Area is amended to read as follows: Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Area is a geographical area located within any Moderate, High or Very High Fire Severity Zone as recommended by the CDF Director pursuant to Public Resource Code Sections 4201—4204 and Government Code Sections 51175—51189, in a Very High Fire Severity Zone as identified in the Local Responsibility Area (LRA) as recommended by the CDF Director, or as conditioned by Cloverdale Development Requirements.

15.06.130  Section R404.1.1.1 Foundation and Retaining Walls. Section R404.1.1.1 is added to read as follows: Concrete and masonry foundation walls and retaining walls with a height of four (4) feet or more as measured from the bottom of the footing shall have the construction documents approved and stamped by a California licensed architect or engineer. Where applicable, the design parameters in this chapter may be used.

15.06.140  Section R902.1 Roof Covering Materials. Section R902.1 language is amended to read as follows: Regardless of other provisions of this chapter, the roof covering or roofing assembly on any structure within the City of Cloverdale shall be not less than Class "A" fire rated as classified in ASTM E 108 or UL 790. This requirement shall apply to all new structures and every existing structure when 25 percent or more of the total roof area is re-roofed within a one-year period. Roofing shall be secured or fastened to the supporting roof construction and shall provide weather protection for the building at the roof.

15.06.130 – Section R350 Limited Cultivation of Marijuana. Section R350 is added to read as follows: Limited cultivation of marijuana shall be in accordance with the City of Cloverdale’s Municipal Code Chapter 18.15. Permit application and plan submittal is required. 165
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Chapter 15.07

CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE
Sections:

15.07.10 Adoption and Citation

15.07.10  Adoption and Citation. The California Electrical Code, 2025 edition, and tables including its Informative Annexes, as set forth in Part 3 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations is hereby adopted by reference in its entirety by the City as amended herein, except that for purposes of citation, said code shall be renumbered by adding "15.07" before the sections of the California Electrical Code. In the event of a conflict between any provision of the Informative Annexes and the mandatory sections of the California Electrical Code, or with the City Code, the latter shall control. 166
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Chapter 15.08

CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE
Sections :

15.08.010 Adoption and Citation

15.08.020 Section 1.8.4.2 Fees Chapter One Division I and Sections 104.3.2 through 104.4, Sections 104.5 through 104.5.2 Fees Chapter One Division II

15.08.010  Adoption and Citation. The California Mechanical Code, 2025 edition, including tables, as set forth in Part 4 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, is hereby adopted by reference in its entirety by the City, as amended herein, except that for purposes of citation, said code shall be renumbered by adding “15.08” before the sections of the California Mechanical Code.

15.08.020  Section 1.8.4.2 Fees of Chapter One Division I and Section 104.3.2 through 104.4, Sections 104.5 through 104.5.2 Fees of Chapter One Division II. Sections 1.8.4.2 of Chapter One Division I and Sections 104.3.2 through 104.4, Sections 104.5 through 104.5.2 of Chapter One Division II shall be deleted in their entirety and replaced to read as follows: Permit fees, Plan Review fees, and Investigation fees shall be assessed as provided in Cloverdale Municipal Code Chapter 15.02. The provisions of Cloverdale Municipal Code section 15.02.050, Expiration of Plan Review Applications, shall be applicable to plans submitted pursuant to this chapter.
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Chapter 15.09

CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE
Sections :

15.09.010 Adoption and Citation

15.09.020 Section 1.8.4.2 Fees Chapter One Division I and Section 104.3.2, 104.3.3, and 104.5 through 104.5.2 Fees Chapter One Division II

15.09.010 – Adoption and Citation. The California Plumbing Code, 2025 edition, including tables, as set forth in Part 5 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, is hereby adopted by reference in its entirety by the City, as amended herein, except that for purposes of citation, said code shall be renumbered by adding “15.09” before the sections of the California Plumbing Code.

15.09.020  Section 1.8.4.2 Fees of Chapter One Division I and Section 104.3.2, 104.3.3 and 104.5 through 104.5.2 Fees of Chapter One Division II. Sections 1.8.4.2 of Chapter One Division I and Section 104.3.2, 104.3.3, and 104.5 through 104.5.2 of Chapter One Division II are deleted in their entirety and replaced to read as follows: Permit fees, Plan Review fees, and Investigation fees shall be assessed as provided in Cloverdale Municipal Code Chapter 15.02. The provisions of Cloverdale Municipal Code section 15.02.050, Expiration of Plan Review Applications, shall be applicable to plans submitted pursuant to this chapter.
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Chapter 15.10

CALIFORNIA ENERGY CODE
Sections:

15.10.10 Adoption and Citation

15.10.10  Adoption and Citation. The California Energy Code, 2025 edition, including tables and Appendices, as set forth in Part 6 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, is hereby adopted by reference in its entirety by the City, except that for purposes of citation, said code shall be renumbered by adding “15.10” before the sections of the California Energy Code. 169
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Chapter 15.11

CALIFORNIA WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE CODE
Sections :

15.11.010 Adoption and Citation

15.11.020 Section 1.11.4 Fees Chapter One Division I and Section 108 Fees Chapter One Division II

15.11.XXX Section 103.1 – Creation of Agency

15.11.030 Section 202 – Definitions

15.11.XXX Section 503.2.3 – Fire-Retardant-Treated Roof Coverings

15.11.XXX Section 503.3.4 - Fire-Retardant-Treated Wood Shingles and Shakes

15.11.XXX Section 504.5.2 - Exterior Wall Coverings

15.11.040 Section 604.1 - General

15.11.040 Section 604.2 - Application

15.11.010 – Adoption and Citation. The California Wildland-Urban Interface Code, 2025 edition, including tables as set forth in Part 7 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, is hereby adopted by reference in its entirety by the City, as amended herein, except that for purposes of citation, said code shall be renumbered by adding “15.11” before the sections of the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code.

15.11.XXX – Section – Creation of Agency. Section 103.1 is amended as follows: “Insert Name of Department” is hereby deleted and replaced with “City of Cloverdale Building Department .”

15.11.020 – Section 1.11.4 Fees Chapter One Division I and Section 108 Fees Chapter One Division II. Sections 1.11.4 of Chapter One Division I and Section R108 of Chapter One Division II are deleted in their entirety and replaced to read as follow: Permit fees, Plan Review fees, and Work Commencing Before Permit Issuance shall be assessed as provided in Cloverdale Municipal Code Chapter 15.02. The provisions of Cloverdale Municipal Code section 15.02.050, Expiration of Plan Review Applications, shall be applicable to plans submitted pursuant to this chapter.

15.11.030  Section 202 Definitions. Section 202 is amended to add a definition for: WildlandUrban Interface Fire Area is a geographical area located within any Moderate, High or Very High Fire Severity Zone as recommended by the CDF Director pursuant to Public Resource Code Sections 4201-4204 and Government Code Sections 51175-51189, in a Very High Fire Severity Zone as identified in the Local Responsibility Area (LRA) as recommended by the CFD Director, or as conditioned by Cloverdale Development Requirements.

15.11.030  Section 202 Definitions. Section 202 is amended to read as follows: Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Area is a geographical area located within any Moderate, High or Very High Fire Severity Zone in accordance with Public Resource Code Sections 4201–4204 and Government Code Sections 51175–51189, or in a Moderate or High Fire Severity Zone as identified in the Cloverdale General Plan.

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15.11.XXX – Section 503.3.4 Fire-Retardant-Treated Wood Shingles and Shakes. Section 503.3.4 is deleted in its entirety.

15.11.XXX – Section 504.5.2 Exterior Wall Coverings. Section 504.5.2 is amended as follows:

Requirement number 4 is deleted in its entirety.

15.11.040  Section 604.1 General. Section 604.1 is amended to read as follows: Defensible space will be maintained around all building and structures in State Responsibility Area (SRA) as required in Public Resources Code 4290 and “SRA Fire Safe Regulations” California Code of Regulations Title 14, Division 1.5, Chapter 7, Subchapter 2, Section 1270. Buildings and structures within the Very High Fire Severity Zone of a Local Responsibility Area (LRA) shall maintain a defensible space as outlined in Government Code 51175–51189 and any local ordinance of the authority having jurisdiction. Buildings and structures within the Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Area of a Local Responsibility Area (LRA) shall maintain defensible space as outlined in the Government Code Sections 51175 – 51189 and local standards of the authority having jurisdiction.

15.11.041  Section 604.2 Defensible Space. Section 604.1.1 is added to read as follows: Buildings and structures located within any Moderate, High or Very High Fire Severity Zone as designated by the CDF Director or in a High Fire Severity Zone as identified by the Cloverdale General Plan shall maintain a defensible space as outlined in Government Code sections 51175-51189 and the fire department’s “Construction and Defensible Space Standard within Designated Fire Severity Zones” document.

15.11.041  Section 604.2 Application. Section 604.2 is amended to read as follows: Buildings and structures located in the following areas shall maintain the required hazardous vegetation and fuel management:

1. All unincorporated lands designated by the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection as State Responsibility Area (SRA) including:

1.1 Moderate Fire Hazard Severity Zones.

1.2 High Fire Severity Zones.

1.3 Very-High Fire Severity Zones.

2. Land designated as Very-high Fire Hazard Severity Zone by cities and other local agencies.

3. Land designated as Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Areas by cities and other local agencies. 171
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Chapter 15.12

CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL BUILDING CODE
Sections:

15.12.010 Adoption and Citation

15.12.010  Adoption and Citation. The California Historical Building Code, 2025 edition, including tables, as set forth in Part 8 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, is adopted by reference in its entirety by the City, except that for purposes of citation, said code shall be renumbered by adding “15.12” before the sections of the California Historical Building Code. 172
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Chapter 15.13

INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE
Sections :

15.13.010 Adoption and Citation

15.13.020 Section 102.3 - Applications of Other Codes

15.13.030 Section 103.5 - Fees

15.13.040 Section 303.2 – Enclosures15.13.050 Section 304.3 - Premises Identification

15.13.060 Section 304.3.1 - Numbers for One and Two Family Dwellings

15.13.070 Section 304.3.2 - Numbers for Other than One and Two Family Dwellings

15.13.080 Section 307.3 – General

15.13.090 Conflicts

15.13.010  Adoption and Citation. The International Property Maintenance Code, 2024 edition, is hereby adopted by reference in its entirety by the City, as amended herein, except that for purposes of citation, said code shall be re-numbered by adding “15.13” before the sections of the International Property Maintenance Code.

15.13.020  Section 102.3 Application of Other Codes. Section 102.3 is amended to read as follows: Repairs, additions, or alterations to a structure, or changes of occupancy, shall be done in accordance with the procedures and provisions of the 2025 California Title 24 Building Standards Codes as adopted by the City of Cloverdale.

15.13.030  Section 104.1 Fees. Section 104.1 is amended to read as follows: Permit fees, Plan Review fees, and Investigation fees shall be assessed as provided in Cloverdale Municipal Code Chapter

15.02. 15.13.040  Section 303.2 Enclosures. Section 303.2 is amended to read as follows: Enclosures for private swimming pools, hot tubs, and spas shall be maintained as provided in Section 3109 of the 2025 California Building Code. Enclosures for public swimming pools, hot tubs, and spas shall be maintained as provided in Section 3119B of the 2025 California Building Code. No existing pool enclosure shall be removed or changed in a manner that reduces its effectiveness as a safety barrier. Replaced pool enclosures shall be in compliance with the current requirements of the 2025 California Building Code.

15.13.050  Section 304.3 Premises Identification. Section 304.3 is deleted in its entirety and replaced to read as follows: New buildings and tenant spaces shall have approved illuminated address numbers or building numbers or approved building identification placed in a position that is plainly legible and visible from the street or road fronting the property. These numbers shall be in contrasting color with their background. Address numbers shall be Arabic numerals or alphabetical letters. Numbers shall not be spelled out. Where it is impractical to install illuminated numbers due to long driveways or other circumstances, approved reflective numbers with those properties listed above may be installed at the intersection of the driveway and road fronting the parcel. For existing properties, any additions, alterations or other work requiring a permit with a valuation over $20,000, approved numbers or addresses shall be installed.

15.13.060  Section 304.3.1 Numbersfor One and Two Family Dwellings. Section 304.3.1 is added to read as follows: Numbers for one and two- family dwellings shall be a minimum of 4 inches high with 173
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a minimum stroke width of 0.5 inches. Numbers shall not be spelled out. Where access is by means of a private road and the building cannot be viewed from the public way, a monument, pole, or other sign or means shall be used to identify the structure.

15.13.070  Section 304.3.2 Numbers for Other than One and Two Family Dwellings. Section 304.3.2 as added to read as follows: Numbers for other than one and two-family dwellings shall be a minimum of 12 inches high with a minimum stroke width of 1 inch. Numbers shall not be spelled out.

Suite numbers for other than one and two-family dwellings shall be a minimum of 6 inches high with a minimum stroke width of 0.5 inches.

Exception: These requirements may be modified with the approval of the Fire Code Official.

15.13.080  Section 307.3 Remodel or Replacement of Hand Rails and Guard Rails. Section 307.3 is added to read as follows: Every handrail and guard shall be firmly fastened and capable of supporting normally imposed loads and shall be maintained in good condition. The remodel or replacement of handrails and guard rails shall comply with the requirements specified in Sections 1014 and 1015 of the California Building Code.

15.13.090 - Conflicts. In the event of any conflicts between this Code and the provisions and requirements of the adopted California Title 24 Building Standards Codes (Part 1 through Part 12) adopted in this title, the provisions of the adopted California Title 24 Building Standards Codes (Part 1 through Part 12) shall apply.
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Chapter 15.14

CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE
Sections:

15.14.010 Adoption and Citation

15.14.020 Section 101.1 - Division II - Title

15.14.030 Section 102.3 - Change in Use or Occupancy

15.14.040 Section 102.7.3 - Supplemental Rules, Regulations, and Standards

15.14.050 Section 104.4 - Right of Entry

15.14.060 Section 104.11.4 - Charges

15.14.070 Section 105.2 - Application for Permit: Fees

15.14.080 Section 113.4 109.4 - Violation Penalties

15.14.090 Section 113.4 111.4 - Failure to Comply

15.14.100 Section 202 – Definitions added

15.14.110 Section 202 – Definitions amended

15.14.120 Section 401.3.2.1 – Unwarranted Alarm Notification

15.14.130 Section 402.1 - Definitions

15.14.140 Section 503.1.1 - Building and Facilities

15.14.150 Section 503.2.1 - Dimensions

15.14.160 Section 503.2.3 - Surface

15.14.170 Section 503.2.4 - Turning Radius

15.14.180 Section 503.2.6 - Bridges and Elevated Surfaces

15.14.190 Section 503.2.6.1 - Evaluation

15.14.200 Section 503.2.6.2 - Bridge Maintenance

15.14.210 Section 503.2.7 - Grade

15.14.220 Section 503.4 - Obstruction of Fire Apparatus Access Roads

15.14.230 Section 505.1 - Address Identification

15.14.240 Section 505.1.1 – Numbers for One and Two Family Dwellings

15.14.250 Section 505.1.2 - Numbers for Other than One and Two Family Dwellings

15.14.260 Section 505.1.3 – Complex Directory

15.14.270 Section 506.1 - Key Boxes

15.14.280 Section 507.5 - Fire Hydrant Systems

15.14.290 Section 507.5.1 - Where Required

15.14.300 Section 507.5.1 - Exceptions Deletion

15.14.310 Section 507.5.1.1 – Hydrant for Fire Department Connection

15.14.320 Section 507.5.7 – Fire Hydrant Street Marker

15.14.340 Section 510.1 - Exception 1 Deletion

15.14.350 Section 510.5 - Installation Requirements

15.14.360 Intentionally left blank

15.14.370 Section 901.7.7 - Problematic and Unreliable Fire Alarms

15.14.380 Section 902.1 - Definitions

15.14.390 Section 903.2 - Where Required

15.14.400 Section 903.2.1 – Group A

15.14.405 Section 903.2.1.1 through 903.2.1.5.1 903.2.1.5 – Section Deletions

15.14.410 Section 903.2.1.6 – Assembly occupancies on Roofs

15.14.415 Section 903.2.1.7 – Section Deletion

15.14.420 Section 903.2.2 - Ambulatory Care Facilities

15.14.425 Section 903.2.3 – Group E
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15.14.430 Section 903.2.4 – Group F

15.14.435 Section 903.2.4.1 – Section Deletion

15.14.440 Section 903.2.5.3 – Pyroxylin Plastics

15.14.445 Section 903.2.6.1 – Group I-2

15.14.455 Section 903.2.7 – Group M

15.14.460 Section 903.2.8.1 – Group R-3

15.14.465 Section 903.2.9 – Group S

15.14.470 Section 903.2.9.1 through 903.2.9.2 – Section Deletions

15.14.475 Section 903.2.10 – Group S2 Enclosed Parking Garages

15.14.480 Section 903.2.10.1 – Section Deletion

15.14.485 Section 903.2.11 – Specific Building Areas and Hazards

15.14.490 Section 903.2.11.3 – Exceptions Deletions

15.14.495 Section 903.2.11.7 Undetermined Use Design

15.14.500 Section 903.2.11.8 – High Pile Storage

15.14.505 Section 903.2.22 903.2.20 - Local Fire Sprinkler System Requirements

15.14.510 Section 903.2.22.1 903.2.20.1 - System – Requirements

15.14.5150 Section 903.2.22.2 903.2.20.2 - Additions – Residential

15.14.520 Section 903.2.22.3 903.2.20.3 - Additions – Commercial

15.14.525 Section 903.2.22.4 903.2.20.4 - Remodels, Alterations, or Repairs

15.14.530 Section 903.2.22.5 903.2.20.5 - Changes in Occupancy

15.14.535 Section 903.2.22.6 903.2.20.6 – Elevation of Existing Buildings

15.14.540 Section 903.2.22.7 903.2.20.7 – Residential Sprinkler Pressure Relief

15.14.545 Section 903.2.22.8 903.2.20.8 – Residential Freeze Protection

15.14.550 Section 903.3 – Installation Requirements

15.14.565 Section 903.4.1 – Sprinkler System Supervision and Alarms

15.14.570 Section 903.4.2 - Electronic Supervision
Section 903.4.3 – Exception Deletion
Section 903.4.4 - Alarms

15.14.580 Section 903.6 – Where Required in Existing Buildings and Structures

15.14.585 Section 903.6.1 – Substantial Remodel

15.14.590 Section 903.6.2 – Substantial Addition

15.14.595 Section 903.6.3 – Substantial Alterations

15.14.605 Section 905.3.1 - Standpipe Systems Building Height

15.14.610 Section 905.9 - Valve Supervision

15.14.615 Section 907.2.8.1 - Group R-1Fire Alarm Systems Section 907.2.9.1.1 - Group R-2 Occupant Notification

15.14.620 Section 912.2 – Location

15.14.625 Section 1103.1 – Required Construction

15.14.630 Section 1103.2 – Emergency Responder Communication Enhancement in Existing Buildings

15.14.635 Sections 1103.3 through 1103.5 – Section Deletions

15.14.640 Section 1104 – Section Deletion

15.14.645 Section 1105 – Section Deletion

15.14.652 Section 3307.2. Water Supply for Fire Protection

15.14.653 Sections 3307.2.1 through 3307.4.5 Section Deletion

15.14.655 Section 3306.5.2 – Where Required

15.14.660 Section 3306.5.3Detailed Requirements
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15.14.680 Section 5001.5.3 - Electronic Reporting

15.14.685 Section 5003.3.1 - Unauthorized Discharges

15.14.690 Section 5608.2 – Geographical Limits

15.14.695 Section 5608.3 – Prohibition of Fireworks

15.14.700 Section 5704.2.9.6.1 – Locations where above ground tanks are prohibited

15.14.705 Section 5706.2.4.4 – Locations where above ground tanks are prohibited

15.14.710 Section 5806.2 – Limitations

15.14.715 Section 6104.2 – Maximum capacity within established limits

15.14.720 Chapter 80 Referenced Standards NFPA 13D-25

15.14.725 Chapter 80 Referenced Standards NFPA 13R-25

15.14.730 Chapter 80 Referenced Standards NFPA 72-25

15.14.735 Section A101 - Appendix A-Appeals of Fireworks Booth Sales Permits

15.14.740 Section B105.1 - Appendix B - One and Two Family Dwellings

15.14.745 Section B105.2 - Appendix B - Buildings Other than One and Two Family Dwellings

15.14.750 Appendix Table B105.1(1)

15.14.755 Appendix Table B105.2

15.14.760 Section C103.1 – Hydrant Spacing

15.14.765 Section C103.2 – Average Spacing

15.14.770 Section C103.3 – Maximum Spacing

15.14.775 Table C102.1 - Appendix C - Footnote Additions

15.14.780 Section D103.1 – Access Road Width with a Hydrant

15.14.785 Section D103.2 - Appendix D - Grade

15.14.790 Section D103.3 - Appendix D - Turning Radius

15.14.795 Section D103.4 - Appendix D - Dead End Roads

15.14.800 Table D103.4 - Appendix D - Deleted

15.14.805 Section D103.6 - Appendix D – Signs

15.14.810 Section D103.6.1 – Section Deleted

15.14.815 Section D103.6.2 – Section Deleted

15.14.820 Section D104.2 - Appendix D - Buildings Exceeding 62,000 Square Feet in Area

15.14.825 Section D106.1 - Appendix D - Projects Having More than 50 Dwelling Units (Exception)

15.14.830 Section D106.2 - Appendix D – Section Deletion

15.14.835 Section D107.1 - Appendix D - One and Two Family Residential Developments

15.14.840 Section D107.1 - Appendix D - Exception Deletion

15.14.010  Adoption and Citation. The California Fire Code, 2025 Edition, with appendices Chapter 4, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, N, O, P, and standards, as set forth in Part 9 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, is hereby adopted by reference in its entirety by the City, as amended herein, except that for purposes of citation, said code shall be renumbered by adding “15.14” before the sections of the California Fire Code.

15.14.020  Section 101.1 Division II - Title. Section 101.1 is amended to read as follows: These regulations shall be known as the Fire Code of the City of Cloverdale, hereinafter referred to as “this code.”

15.14.030  Section 102.3 Change of use or occupancy. Section 102.3 is amended to read as follows: No change shall be made in the use or occupancy of any structure that would place the structure in a different division of the same group or occupancy or in a different group of occupancies, unless such 177
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structure is made to comply with the requirements of this code and the California Building Code as adopted by the City of Cloverdale City Council (City Council). Subject to the approval of the Fire Code Official, the use or occupancy of an existing structure shall be allowed to be changed and the structure is allowed to be occupied for purposes in other groups without conforming to all the requirements of this code and the California Building Code as adopted by the City Council for those groups, provided the new or proposed use is less hazardous, based on fire and life safety risks, than the existing use.

15.14.040  Section 102.7.3 Supplemental rules, regulations and standards. Section 102.7.3 is added to read as follows: The Fire Code Official is authorized to render interpretations of this code and to make and enforce rules and supplemental regulations and to develop Fire Prevention Standards to carry out the application and intent of its provisions.

15.14.050  Section 104.4 Right of Entry. Section 104.4 is amended to read as follows:

A. The Fire Code Official or his authorized representative, in the performance of duties herein prescribed, shall have the right to enter upon and into any and all premises under his jurisdiction, at all reasonable hours for the purpose of inspecting the same to determine whether or not the provisions of this code and all applicable laws or ordinances pertaining to the protection of persons and property from fire, explosion or exposure to hazardous materials are observed therein. Provided, however, that an inspection warrant, issued pursuant to Title 13, Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure shall be first secured where entry is refused, except in an emergency situation. No owner, occupant or any other person having charge, care or control of any building or premises shall fail or neglect, after proper request is made as herein provided, to promptly permit entry therein by the Fire Code Official or his authorized representative for the purpose of inspection and examination pursuant to this code. Failure to permit such entry shall constitute a misdemeanor.

B. The Fire Code Official and his duly authorized representative shall have the authority to enter any building or premises for the purpose of extinguishment or controlling any fire, performing rescue operations, investigating the existence of suspected or reported fires, gas leaks or other hazardous conditions or taking any other action necessary in the reasonable performance of their duty.

15.14.060  Section 104.10.2 Charges. Section 104.10.2 is added to read as follows: The expense of securing any emergency that is within the responsibility for enforcement of the Fire Code Official as given in Section 104.10 is a charge against the person who caused the emergency. Damages and expenses incurred by any public agency having jurisdiction or any public agency assisting the agency having jurisdiction shall constitute a debt of such person to the City and shall be collectable by the Fire Code Official for proper distribution in the same manner as in the case of an obligation under an expressed or implied contract. Expenses as stated above shall include, but not be limited to, equipment and personnel committed and any payments required by the public agency to outside business firms requested by the public agency to secure the emergency, monitor remediation and clean up the site.

15.14.070  Section 105.2 Application for Permit: Fees. Section 105.2 is amended to read as follows: All applications for a permit required by this code shall be made to the Bureau of Fire Prevention or the Unified Program Agency in such form and detail as it shall prescribe. Application for permits shall be accompanied by such plans as required by the Bureau. The City Council may establish fees, by resolution, for permit applications.
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15.14.080  Section 113 Violation Penalties. Section 113 is amended to read as follows:

A. Every person who violates any provision of this chapter, including any provision of the California Fire Code as amended, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 and/or by imprisonment for up to six (6) months. A person is guilty of a separate offense for each day during which he/she commits, or continues or permits a violation of said Code, or each time he/she disobeys a valid order of a firefighter or enforcement officer.

B. In addition to any other enforcement remedies available to the City under any applicable state or federal statute, or pursuant to any other lawful power the City may possess, any violation of this chapter may be prosecuted or enforced as a nuisance and enforced by a civil court action as provided in Chapter 1.13 of the Cloverdale Municipal Code or via administrative enforcement as a nuisance pursuant to Cloverdale Municipal Code Chapters 1.10, 1.11, 1.14 and 1.15 as those chapters may be amended from time to time. The City may also prosecute or enforce violations of this chapter as a criminal offense by seeking the appointment of a receiver, or in any other manner provided by law.

C. Administrative citation pursuant to California Health & Safety Code Section 12557. In addition to any other remedies available to the City under any applicable state or federal statute or pursuant to any other lawful power the City may possess, any violation of section 15.14.560 of this chapter may be enforced by administrative citation pursuant to California Health & Safety Code section 12557 when a violation relates to the possession, use, storage, sale and/or display of fireworks classified as dangerous fireworks as defined herein and/or the use of state approved fireworks as defined herein on or at dates, times and/or locations other than those permitted by this section.

1. The imposition of fines related to dangerous fireworks under this section shall be limited to persons who possess, sell, use and/or display, or to the seizure of less than 25 pounds (gross weight) of such dangerous fireworks.

2. Fines collected pursuant to this section shall not be subject to California Health & Safety Code section 12706, which provides that certain fines collected by a court of the state be deposited with, and disbursed by, the County Treasurer. However, the City shall provide cost reimbursement to the State Fire Marshal pursuant to regulations as adopted, or as may be adopted by the State Fire Marshal addressing the State Fire Marshal’s cost for the transportation and disposal of dangerous fireworks seized by the City, which costs will be part of any administrative fine imposed. Unless and until such regulations have been adopted by the State of California, the City shall hold in trust $250 or 25% of any fine collected, whichever is greater, to cover the cost reimbursement to the State Fire Marshal for the cost of transportation and disposal of any dangerous fireworks seized by the City.

3. Other than as expressly modified herein, enforcement of violations by administrative citation pursuant to California Health & Safety Code section 12557 shall be subject to the provisions of Cloverdale Municipal Code Chapter 1.14.

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that person is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition, shall be liable for a fine as determined by the City of Cloverdale Municipal Code or State law.

15.14.100 – Section 202 Definitions. Section 202 is amended to add the following definitions:

Alteration of Floor Area. For the purpose of this definition, the following criteria shall be considered in determining the percentage of “alteration of floor area.” The 50% referred to under “Substantial Remodel” applies to the entire building’s gross floor area in plan view. The entire room or space where the remodel is taking place will be considered in the calculation, either alone or in combination with any of the following:

1. Removing wall finished and exposing framing of:
a. Interior wall (where finishes are removed from one side only the room or space to which the framing is exposed will be included in the calculation). b. Perimeter exterior wall (one or both sides).

2. New wall construction, removing, or repositioning, either interior or perimeter exterior walls. The rooms or spaces on both sides of the wall will be included in the calculation.

3. Removal of the ceiling in any room or space to expose rafters, trusses, beams, purlins, or floor joists. The floor joists must be within a floor/ceiling assembly.

4. Removal of the roof structure (only rooms or spaces that are directly below the removed roof structure will be included in the calculation).

5. In the non-residential portion of multi-tenant buildings, individual tenant space improvements in which the space is reduced to a “shell” condition shall require that the future tenant improvements comply with these fire sprinkler requirements.

6. Other alterations considered substantial by the Fire Code Official (see DSA-AC definition of “Alteration” in the 2022 California Building Code).

Items 7, 8 and 9 are not to be included in the alteration of floor area calculations:

7. Partial removal of wall finishes necessary for repair due to flooding.

8. Removal of floor finishes which exposes floor framing and/or the removal of concrete slab, unless part of a floor/ceiling assembly.

9. Relocating plumbing fixtures in bathrooms and/or kitchen.

Membrane Structure. An air-inflated, air-supported, cable or frame-covered structure as defined by the California Building Code and not otherwise defined as a tent or umbrella structure. See Chapter 31 of the California Building Code.

Substantial Addition. An existing building or structure not classified as Group R-3 occupancy, which undergoes any addition of floor area that is greater than twenty-five percent (25%) of the existing gross floor area.

Substantial Addition, Group R-3. An existing Group R-3 building or structure, which undergoes any addition of floor area that exceeds fifty percent (50%) of the existing gross floor area.

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Umbrella Structure. A structure, enclosure or shelter with or without sidewalls or drops, constructed of fabric or pliable material supported by a central pole. (See Membrane Structure and Tent).

Unwarranted Alarm. The giving, signaling or transition of an alarm notification to a public fire station or emergency communication center with such alarm is the result of a defective condition of an alarm system, system servicing testing, construction activities, ordinary household activities, false alarm or other cause when no such danger exists.

15.14.120 – Section 401.3.2.1 Unwarranted Alarm Notification. Section 401.3.2.1 is added to read as follows: Notification of emergency responders based on an unwarranted alarm may be punishable by a fine in accordance with the adopted fee schedule. In addition, the responsible party may be liable for the operational and administrative costs, incurred from the emergency response or mitigation procedures resulting from an unwarranted alarm notification. The Fire Code Official may determine a fire alarm to be an unwarranted alarm notification upon receipt of more than four (4) false alarms within a twelve-month period. Upon making such a finding, the Fire Code Official may order the following:

1. For any nuisance alarm where the system is not restored, the Fire Code Official may require the system owner to provide standby personnel or take such other measures, as the Fire Code Official deems appropriate. Persons or activities required by the Fire Code Official shall remain in place until a fire department approved fire alarm maintenance firm certifies in writing to the Fire Code Official that the alarm system has been restored to a reliable condition. The Fire Code Official may require such tests, as he deems necessary to demonstrate the adequacy of the system.

2. Upon the fifth (5th) and sixth (6th) nuisance alarms from the alarm system within a twelve (12) month period, the system owner shall pay a mitigation fee to the fire department of $150.00, plus the cost of fire engine response, for each occurrence.

3. Upon the seventh (7th) and eighth (8th) nuisance alarms from the alarm system within a twelve (12) month period, the system owner shall pay a mitigation fee to the fire department of $300.00, plus the cost of fire engine response.

4. Upon the ninth (9th) and following nuisance alarms from the alarm system within a twelve (12) month period, the system owner shall pay a mitigation fee to the fire department of $500.00, plus the cost of fire engine response, for each occurrence.

The responsible party may be liable for additional operational and administrative costs, incurred from the emergency response or mitigation procedures resulting from an unwarranted alarm notification.

15.14.130 – Section 402.1 Definitions. Section 402.1 is amended to add as follows: Unwarranted Alarm.

15.14.140  Section 503.1.1 Building and Facilities. Section 503.1.1(Exception 1) is amended to read as follows:

Exception:

The building is equipped throughout with an approved automatic sprinkler system installed in accordance with this chapter and City standards.
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15.14.150  Section 503.2.1 Dimensions. Section 503.2.1 is amended to read as follows: Fire apparatus access roads serving four or more parcels(minor/major subdivision) shall have an unobstructed width from curb to curb that is consistent with the Cloverdale General Plan or no less than 20 feet, exclusive of shoulders. Driveways serving three or fewer structures may have the following widths: Three structures, 16 feet; two structures, 12 feet; and one structure, 10 feet and an unobstructed vertical clearance of not less than 13 feet 6 inches. In areas designated as Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) as shown in the Cloverdale General Plan, access roads shall have a flammable vegetation clearance area on each side of the road or driveway of not less than ten (10) feet unless otherwise authorized by the Fire Code Official due to extenuating circumstances.

15.14.160  Section 503.2.3 Surface. Section 503.2.3 is amended to read as follows: Fire apparatus access roads shall be designed and maintained to support the imposed loads of fire apparatus and shall be surfaced so as to provide all-weather driving capabilities. Roadways or driveways in excess of 15% shall have a concrete surface with a thickness and aggregate base approved by the Fire Code Official and City Engineer.

15.14.170  Section 503.2.4 Turning Radius. Section 503.2.4 is amended to read as follows: The turning radius of a fire apparatus access road shall not be less than 25 feet inside and 45 feet outside unless otherwise approved by the Fire Code Official.

15.14.180  Section 503.2.6 Bridges and Elevated Surfaces. Section 503.2.6 is amended to read as follows: Where a bridge or an elevated surface is part of a fire apparatus access road, the bridge shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) HB-17. Bridges and elevated surfaces shall be designed for a live load sufficient to carry the imposed loads of fire apparatus. Vehicle load limits shall be posted at both entrances to bridges. Where elevated surfaces designed for emergency vehicle use are adjacent to surfaces which are not designed for such use, approved barriers, approved signs or both shall be installed and maintained when required by the Fire Code Official.

15.14.190  Section 503.2.6.1 Evaluation. Section 503.2.6.1 is added to read as follows: All existing private bridges and elevated surfaces that are part of the fire department access roadway, shall be evaluated by a California licensed civil engineer experienced in structural engineering or a California licensed structural engineer, for the purposes of safety and weight rating, in accordance with American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Manual: “The Manual for Bridge Evaluation”, Third Edition, or other approved standard. Vehicle load limits shall be posted at both entrances to bridges. All bridges and elevated structures providing fire department access shall be routinely maintained in accordance with Section 503.2.6 or when directed by the Fire Code Official or authorized designee.

15.14.200  Section 503.2.6.2 Bridge Maintenance. Section 503.2.6.2 is added to read as follows: All new and existing private bridges and elevated structures providing emergency access shall be routinely evaluated and maintained in accordance with the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Manual: ``The Manual for Bridge Evaluation,'' Third Edition, 2022, published by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials or other approved standard.

15.14.210  Section 503.2.7 Grade. Section 503.2.7 is amended to read as follows: No fire apparatus access road or driveway shall have a maximum grade in excess of fifteen percent (15%) unless 182
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approved by the Fire Code Official, which may require additional fire protection measures. To accommodate unusual access constraints, a road or driveway may include grades up to 20% for distances not exceeding three hundred (300) feet.

15.14.220  Section 503.4 Obstruction of Fire Apparatus Access Roads. Section 503.4 is amended to read as follows: Fire apparatus access roads shall not be obstructed in any manner, including the parking of vehicles. The minimum widths and clearances as established in Section 503.2.1 and 503.2.2 shall be maintained at all times. Vehicles found to be parked in public and private areas identified as Fire Lanes, Hydrant Zones, or any other fire department access way identified by this code may be immediately towed if, in the opinion of the fire or police department, the vehicle would hinder or impede access to the property, area or fire protection device.

15.14.230  Section 505.1 Address Identification. Section 505.1 is amended to read as follows:

New buildings and tenant spaces shall have approved illuminated address numbers or building numbers or approved building identification placed in a position that is plainly legible and visible from the street or road fronting the property. These numbers shall be in contrasting color with their background. Address numbers shall be Arabic numerals or alphabetical letters. Numbers shall not be spelled out. Character size and stroke shall be in accordance with Section 505.1.1 through 505.1.2. Where required by the Fire Code Official, address identification shall be provided in additional approved locations to facilitate emergency response in accordance with this code and Section 505.1.3. Where access is by means of a private road and the building cannot be viewed from the public way or when determined by the Fire Code Official, a monument, pole, or other approved illuminated sign or other approved means shall be used to identify the structure. Address identification shall be maintained. For existing properties, any additions, alterations or other work requiring a permit with a valuation over $20,000, approved numbers or addresses shall be installed.

15.14.240  Section 505.1.1 Numbersfor One and Two Family Dwellings. Section 505.1.1 is added to read as follows: Numbers for one and two- family dwellings shall be a minimum of 4 inches high with a minimum stroke width of 0.5 inches. Numbers shall not be spelled out. Where access is by means of a private road and the building cannot be viewed from the public way, a monument, pole, or other sign or means shall be used to identify the structure.

15.14.250  Section 505.1.2 Numbers for Other than One and Two Family Dwellings. Section 505.1.2 is as added to read as follows: Numbers for other than one and two-family dwellings shall be a minimum of 12 inches high with a minimum stroke width of 1 inch. Numbers shall not be spelled out.

Suite numbers for other than one and two-family dwellings shall be a minimum of 6 inches high with a minimum stroke width of 0.75 inches.

Exception: These requirements may be modified with the approval of the Fire Code Official.

15.14.260 – Section 505.1.3 Complex Directory. Section 505.1.3 is added to read as follows:

Where two or more buildings cannot be viewed from the public way or when determined by the Fire Code Official, an approved illuminated complex directory, monument, pole, or other approved sign or means shall be used to identify the structures at the main entrances to the property.

15.14.270  Section 506.1 Key Boxes - Where Required. Section 506.1 is amended to read as follows: When access to or within a structure or area is determined to be unduly difficult by the Fire Code Official because of secured openings (doors or gates), or due to the presence of hazardous materials or 183
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fire protection systems, a key box shall be required to be installed at an accessible location. The key box shall be an approved type and contain those keys necessary to gain access.

15.14.280  Section 507.5 Fire Hydrant Systems. Section 507.5 is amended to read as follows:

Fire hydrant systems shall comply with Sections 507.5.1 through 507.5.6 and Appendix C as amended.

15.14.290  Section 507.5.1 Where Required. Section 507.5.1 is amended to read as follows:

Where a portion of the facility or building hereafter constructed or moved into or within the jurisdiction is more than 250 feet from a hydrant on a fire apparatus access road, as measured by an approved route around the exterior of the facility or building, on-site fire hydrants and fire mains shall be provided where required by the Fire Code Official.

15.14.300  Section 507.5.1 Exception Deletion. Section 507.5.1 Exception is deleted.

15.14.310 – Section 507.5.1.1 Hydrant for fire department connection. Section 507.5.1.1 is amended to read as follows: Buildings equipped with a water-based fire protection system installed in accordance with Section 903 through 905 shall have a fire hydrant within fifty (50) feet of a fire department connection (FDC), or as approved by the Fire Code Official. (Also see Section 912.2)

15.14.320 – Section 507.5.7 Fire Hydrant Street Marker. Section 507.5.7 is added to read as follows: Fire hydrant locations shall be visually indicated in accordance with the City of Cloverdale standards or as approved by the Fire Code Official, as may be amended from time to time. Any hydrant marker damaged or removed during the course of street construction or repair shall be immediately replaced by the contractor, developer or person responsible for removal or damage.

15.14.340  Section 510.1 Exception 1 Deletion. Section 510.1 (Exception 1) is deleted.

15.14.350 – Section 510.5 Installation Requirements. Section 510.5 is amended to read as follows: The installation of the in building, two-way emergency responder communication coverage system shall be in accordance with NFPA 1221, NFPA 1225 and Sections 510.5.2 through 510.5.5

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15.14.370  Section 901.7.7 Problematic and Unreliable Fire Alarms. Section 901.7.7 is added to read as follows: The Fire Code Official may determine a fire alarm to be unreliable upon receipt of more than four (4) false alarms within a twelve-month period. Upon making such a finding, the Fire Code Official may order the following:
(a) For any nuisance alarm where the system is not restored, the Fire Code Official may require the system owner to provide standby personnel or take such other measures, as the Fire Code Official deems appropriate. Persons or activities required by the Fire Code Official shall remain in place until a fire department approved fire alarm maintenance firm certifies in writing to the Fire Code 184
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Official that the alarm system has been restored to a reliable condition. The Fire Code Official may require such tests as he deems necessary to demonstrate the adequacy of the system. (b) Upon the fifth (5th) and sixth (6th) nuisance alarms from the alarm system within a twelve (12) month period, the system owner shall pay a mitigation fee to the fire department of $150.00, plus the cost of fire engine response, for each occurrence.
(c) Upon the seventh (7th) and eighth (8th) nuisance alarms from the alarm system within a twelve (12) month period, the system owner shall pay a mitigation fee to the fire department of $300.00, plus the cost of fire engine response.
(d) Upon the ninth (9th) and following nuisance alarms from the alarm system within a twelve (12) month period, the system owner shall pay a mitigation fee to the fire department of $500.00, plus the cost of fire engine response, for each occurrence.

15.14.380 – Section 902.1 Definitions. Section 902.1 is amended to add the following:

Alteration of Floor Area
Substantial Addition
Substantial Addition, Group R-3
Substantial Improvement (See California Building Code, Chapter 2) Substantial Remodel

15.14.390  Section 903.2 Where Required. Section 903.2 is amended to read as follows:

Approved automatic sprinkler systems in new buildings and structures shall be provided in the locations as described in sections 903.2.1 through 903.2.12 and Sections 903.2.14 through 903.2.21. Approved automatic sprinkler systems in existing buildings and structures shall be provided in locations described in Section 903.6. Additional local requirements are described in Section 903.2.22 and may supersede the following requirements. The most restrictive requirement shall apply.

Exceptions:

1. Detached Group U occupancies 1000 sq. ft. or less.

2. Agricultural buildings and private riding arenas as approved by the fire or building code official.

3. Detached pool houses up to 1000 sq. ft. in floor area within 50 feet of the pool and limited to a single bathroom.

4. Detached non-combustible motor vehicle fuel dispensing canopies classified as a Group M occupancy.

5. Detached Car Ports of non-combustible construction with no habitable space above.

6. Detached Group B or M occupancies 500 sq.ft. or less.

15.14.400 – Section 903.2.1 Group A. Section 903.2.1 is amended to read as follows: An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided throughout buildings containing a Group A occupancy.

15.14.405 – Section 903.2.1.1 through 903.2.1.5.1 Section Deletion. Sections 903.2.1.1 through 903.2.1.5.1 are deleted.

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for Group A-2 and 300 for other Group A occupancies, an automatic sprinkler system shall be provided throughout the building in accordance with Section 903.3.14.1 or 903.3.1.2.

15.14.415 – Section 903.2.1.7 Section Deletion. Section 903.2.1.7 is deleted.

15.14.420 – Section 903.2.2.1 Ambulatory Care Facilities. Section 903.2.2.1 is amended to read as follows: An automatic sprinkler system shall be installed throughout buildings containing an ambulatory care facility.

15.14.425 – Section 903.2.3 Group E. Section 903.2.3 is amended to read as follows: An automatic sprinkler system shall be installed throughout buildings containing Group E occupancy. For public school state-funded construction projects see Section 903.2.19.

15.14.430 – Section 903.2.4 Group F. An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided throughout buildings containing a Group F occupancy.

15.14.435 – Section 903.2.4.1 Section Deletion. Section 903.2.4.1 is deleted.

15.14.440 – Section 903.2.5.3 Pyroxylin Plastics. Section 903.2.5.3 is amended to read as follows:

An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided throughout buildings where cellulose nitrate film or pyroxylin plastics are manufactured, stored or handled in quantities exceeding 100 pounds (45 kg).

15.14.445 – Section 903.2.6.1 Group I-2. Section 903.2.6.1 is deleted.

15.14.455 – Section 903.2.7 Group M. Section 903.2.7 is amended to read as follows: An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided throughout buildings containing a Group M occupancy where gross floor area exceeds 500 square feet (464 m2)

15.14.460 – Section 903.2.8.1 Group R-3. Section 903.2.8.1 is amended to read as follows: An automatic sprinkler system installed in accordance with Section 903.3.1.3 shall be provided throughout all newly constructed one – and two family dwellings regardless of square footage in accordance with the City of Cloverdale California Residential Building Code Sections 15.06.040, 15.06.060, and 15.06.070. An automatic sprinkler system shall be installed in all mobile homes, manufactured homes and multi-family manufactured homes with two or more dwelling units in accordance with Title 25 of the California Code of Regulations.

15.14.465 – Section 903.2.9 Group S. Section 903.2.9 is amended to read as follows: An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided throughout all buildings containing a Group S occupancy.

15.14.470 – Sections 903.2.9.1 through 903.2.9.2 Section Deletion. Sections 903.2.9.1 through 903.2.9.2 are deleted.
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15.14.475 – Section 903.2.10 Group S2 Enclosed Parking Garages. Section 903.2.10 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided throughout buildings classified as parking garages.

15.14.480 – Section 903.2.10.1 Commercial Parking Garages. Section 903.2.10.1 is deleted.

15.14.485 – Section 903.2.11 Specific Buildings Areas and Hazards. Section 903.2.11 is amended to read as follows: In all occupancies other than detached Group U occupancies not greater than 1,000 square feet (928m2), an automatic sprinkler system shall be installed for building design or hazards in the locations set forth in Sections 903.2.11.1 through 903.2.11.8.

15.14.490 – Section 903.2.11.3 Exceptions. Section 903.2.11.3 Exception is deleted.

15.14.495 – Section 903.2.11.7 Undetermined Use Design. Section 903.2.11.7 is added to read as follows: Automatic sprinkler systems installed in buildings or structures of undetermined use shall be designed and installed to have a minimum density of .33 gallons per minute per square foot over a minimum design area of 3,000 square feet (2,784m2). Where a subsequent occupancy change requires a system with greater capacity, it shall be the building owner’s responsibility to upgrade the system to the required density.

15.14.500 – Section 903.2.11.8 High-piled Storage. Section 903.2.11.8 is added to read as follows:

An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided throughout as required in Chapter 32 in all buildings where storage is in high-pile or rack storage arrays.

15.14.505  Section 903.2.22 Local Fire Sprinkler System Requirements. Section 903.2.22 is added to read as follows: Section 903.2.22 Local Fire Sprinkler System Requirements is added and shall be in accordance with Sections 903.2.22.1 through 903.2.22.8.

15.14.510  Section 903.2.22.1 System Requirements. Section 903.2.22.1 is added to read as follows:

An automatic sprinkler system shall be installed and maintained in all newly constructed buildings.

Exceptions:

1. Detached Group U occupancies 1,000 sq. ft. or less. Agricultural buildings and private riding arenas as approved by the fire or building code official.

2. Detached pool houses up to 1,000 sq. ft. in floor area within 50 feet of the pool and limited to a single bathroom.

3. Detached non-combustible motor vehicle fuel dispensing canopies classified as a Group M occupancy and conforming with CBC Section 406.7.

4. Detached Car Ports of non-combustible construction with no habitable space above.

5. Detached Group B or M occupancies 500 sq. ft. or less.

15.14.515  Section 903.2.22.2 Additions–Residential. Section 903.2.22.2 is added to read as follows: Additions to existing R3 occupancy residential buildings that meet the definition of Substantial Addition, Group R-3 shall meet the requirements for new construction. All additions to all Group R occupancy residential buildings with an existing approved automatic sprinkler system shall be required to extend the sprinkler system into the addition.
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Additions to existing Group R-1 occupancies that result in additional guest rooms or guest units shall meet the requirements for a newly constructed building.

15.14.520  Section 903.2.22.3 Additions–Commercial. Section 903.2.22.3 is added to read as follows: Additions to existing commercial buildings that meet the definition of Substantial Addition shall meet the requirements for a newly constructed building. All additions to commercial buildings with an existing approved automatic sprinkler system shall be required to extend the sprinklers into the addition.

Additions to existing Group R-1 occupancies that result in additional guest rooms or guest units shall meet the requirements for a newly constructed building.

15.14.525  Section 903.2.22.4 Remodels, Alterations, or Repairs. Section 903.2.22.4 is added to read as follows: For remodels, alterations or repairs to an existing building involving demolition, removal or repair which meets the definition of a Substantial Remodel, the building shall meet the automatic fire sprinkler requirements for a newly constructed building.

Exceptions:

1. Alterations or additions made solely for the purpose of complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

2. Whenever there are practical difficulties involved, the Fire Code Official shall have the authority to grant modifications in individual cases provided the modifications do not lessen the health, life, and fire safety requirements as permitted in Section 104.8 of the Fire Code.

3. Additions or repairs solely for the purpose of seismic retrofit.

15.14.530  Section 903.2.22.5 Changes in Occupancy. Section 903.2.22.5 is added to read as follows: Where any change of occupancy occurs where the proposed new occupancy classification is more hazardous based on fire and life safety risks as determined by the Fire Code Official, including, but not limited to, the conversion of residential buildings to condominiums, the building shall meet the requirements for a newly constructed building.

15.14.535  Section 903.2.22.6 Elevation of Existing Buildings. Section 903.2.22.6 is added to read as follows: An automatic fire extinguishing system shall be installed throughout all existing buildings when the building is elevated to: three or more stories, or more than 35 feet in height, from grade to the exposed roof.

Exceptions: An automatic fire-extinguishing system need not be provided when the area above 35 feet is provided for aesthetic purposes only and is a non-habitable space.

15.14.540 – Section 903.2.22.7 Residential Sprinkler Pressure Relief. Section 903.2.21.7 is added to read as follows: Residential fire sprinkler systems shall have an NFPA 13D approved pressure relief valve when static pressures are greater than 80 psi.

15.14.545 – Section 903.2.21.8 Residential Freeze Protection. Section 903.2.22.8 is added to read as follows: Residential fire sprinkler systems shall have adequate freeze protection to address outside temperatures below 40 degrees Fahrenheit. This can be achieved by insulating coverings or other reliable means of maintaining a minimum temperature of 40 degrees Fahrenheit. 188
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15.14.550  Section 903.3 Installation Requirements. Section 903.3 is amended to read as follows: Automatic sprinkler systems shall be installed in accordance with 903.3.1.113, 903.3.1.2, if approved by the Fire Code Official, and 903.3.1.3.

15.14.565  Section 903.4.1 Sprinkler System Supervision and Alarms. Section 903.4 is amended to read as follows: Except for Group R, Division 3 Occupancies, all valves controlling the water supply for automatic sprinkler systems, and associated pumps, tanks, water levels, critical air pressures and water flow switches shall be electronically supervised by a listed fire alarm control unit.

15.14.570  Section 903.4.2 Electronic Supervision. Section 903.4.1 is amended to read as follows: Alarm, supervisory and trouble signals shall be distinctly different and shall be automatically transmitted to an approved central station, remote supervising station, or proprietary supervising station as defined in NFPA 72, or when approved by the Fire Code Official, shall sound an audible alarm at a constantly attended location.

15.14.XXX  Section 903.4.3 Exception Deletion. Section 903.4.3 Exception is deleted.

15.14.XXX – Section 903.4.4 Alarms. Section 903.4.4 is added to read as follows: Every new commercial fire alarm system installed as a sprinkler system monitoring alarm shall also provide notification for the purpose of initiating emergency action, including those systems activated solely by the fire sprinkler systems, so that occupants of the building shall be notified audibly and visibly within each suite or building division. A minimum of one notification appliance shall be located in each suite or building division in an occupied location.

15.14.580 – Section 903.6 Where Required in Existing Buildings and Structures. Section 903.6 is amended to read as follows: An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided throughout existing buildings and structures where required in Sections 903.6.1 through 903.6.3.

15.14.585 – Section 903.6.1 Substantial Remodel. Section 903.6.1 is added to read as follows: An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided throughout all buildings that undergo a substantial remodel or substantial improvement.

Exceptions:

1. Detached Group U occupancies 1000 sq. ft. or less.

2. Agricultural buildings and private riding arenas as approved by the fire or building code official.

3. Detached pool houses up to 1000 sq. ft. in floor area within 50 feet of the pool and limited to a single bathroom.

4. Detached non-combustible motor vehicle fuel dispensing canopies classified as a Group M occupancy.

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6. Alterations or additions made solely for the purpose of complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or as contained in CBC exception #4 of Section 11B-204.2.

7. Partial removal of wall or floor finishes necessary for repair due to flooding.

8. Whenever there are practical difficulties involved the Fire Code Official shall have the authority to grant modifications in individual cases provided the modifications do not lessen the health, life and fire safety requirements as permitted in Section 104.8.

15.14.590 – Section 903.6.2 Substantial Addition. Section 903.6.2 is added to read as follows: An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided throughout all buildings that undergo a substantial addition.

15.14.595 – Section 903.6.3 Substantial Alteration. Section 903.6.3 is added to read as follows:

An automatic sprinkler system shall be provided throughout all buildings that undergo any combination of substantial remodel, addition or both that equals fifty percent (50%) of the existing gross floor area.

Exceptions:

1. Detached Group U occupancies 1000 sq. ft. or less.

2. Agricultural buildings and private riding arenas as approved by the fire or building code official.

3. Detached pool houses up to 1000 sq. ft. in floor area within 50 feet of the pool and limited to a single bathroom.

4. Detached non-combustible motor vehicle fuel dispensing canopies classified as a Group M occupancy.

5. Detached Carports of non-combustible construction with no habitable space above.

6. Alterations or additions made solely for the purpose of complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or as contained in CBC exception #4 of Section 11B-204.2.

7. Partial removal of wall or floor finishes necessary for repair due to flooding.

8. Whenever there are practical difficulties involved the Fire Code Official shall have the authority to grant modifications in individual cases provided the modifications do not lessen the health, life and fire safety requirements as permitted in Section 104.8.

15.14.605  Section 905.3.1 Standpipe Systems Building Height. Section 905.3.1 is amended to read as follows: Standpipes shall be installed in buildings three stories or more in height, with approved outlets on each floor above or below grade and the roof. Said outlets may be connected to the building’s fire sprinkler system.

15.14.610  Section 905.9 Valve Supervision. Section 905.9 (Exception 2) is deleted.

15.14.615  Section 907.2.8.1 Group R-1 Fire Alarm Systems. Section 907.2.8.1 (Exception 2.2) is amended to read as follows: Exception 2.2 Notification appliances installed in the common areas serving the residential units shall activate upon sprinkler water flow or manual station activation. 190
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15.14.XXX  Section 907.2.9.1.1 Group R-2 Occupant Notification. Section 907.2.9.1.1 is added to read as follows: Group R-2 occupancies equipped with an automatic sprinkler system installed in accordance with 903.3, not otherwise provided with notification throughout, shall have at least one interior occupant notification appliance in each dwelling unit which activates upon sprinkler water flow or manual station activation.

15.14.620 – Section 912.2 Location. Section 912.2 is amended to read as follows: With respect to hydrants, driveways, buildings and landscaping, fire department connections shall be so located that fire apparatus and hose connected to supply the system will not obstruct access to the buildings for other fire apparatus. The location of the fire department connections shall be within 50 feet of a fire hydrant or approved by the Fire Code Official. (Also see Section 507.5.1.1).

15.14.625 – Section 1103.1 Required Construction. Section 1103.1 is amended to read as follows:

Existing buildings shall comply with not less than the minimum provisions specified in Table 1103.1 and as further enumerated in Sections 1103.2, 1103.6, 1103.7, 1103.8 through 1103.8.5.3, 1103.9, and 1103.10. The provisions of this chapter shall not be constructed to allow the elimination of fire protection systems or a reduction in the level of fire safety provided in buildings constructed in accordance with previously adopted codes.

Exceptions:

1. Where a change in fire-resistance rating has been approved in accordance with Section 501.2 of the California Existing Building Code.

2. Group U occupancies.

15.14.630 – Section 1103.2 Emergency Responder Communication Enhancement in Existing Buildings. Section 1103.2 Item #1 is deleted.

15.14.635 – Sections 1103.3 through 1103.5.5 Section Deletion. Sections 1103.3 through 1103.5.5 are deleted.

15.14.640 – Section 1104 Means of Egress for Existing Buildings. Section 1104 is deleted in its entirety.

15.14.645 – Section 1105 Construction Requirements for Existing Group I-2. Section 1105 is deleted in its entirety.

15.14.652 – Section 3307.2. Water Supply for Fire Protection. Section 3313.1 is amended to read as follows: An approved water supply for fire protection, either temporary or permanent, shall be made available as soon as combustible material arrives on the site or installation of a standpipe system in buildings under construction.

15.14.653 – Sections 3307.2.1 through 3307 Section Deletion. Sections 3307.2.1 through 3307.4 are deleted.
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15.14.655 – Section 3315.3 Where required. Section 3315.3 is added to read as follows: In buildings of combustible construction required to have automatic sprinkler system by Section 903, automatic sprinkler system shall be installed prior to construction exceeding 40 feet (12,192 mm) in height above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access. Such automatic sprinkler system shall be extended as construction progresses to within one floor of the highest point of construction having secured decking or flooring.

15.14.655 – Section 3306.5.2 Where required. Section 3306.5.2 is added to read as follows:

Automatic sprinkler systems shall be installed in accordance with the provisions of Section 903.

15.14.660 – Section 3306.5.3 Detailed requirements. Section 3306.5.3 is added to read as follows:

Automatic sprinkler systems shall be installed in accordance with the provisions of Section 903.

15.14.665  Section 4902.1 Definitions. Section 4902.1 is amended to read as follows: WildlandUrban Interface Fire Area is a geographical area located within any Moderate, High or Very High Fire Severity Zone in accordance with Public Resource Code Sections 4201–4204 and Government Code Sections 51175–51189, or in a Moderate or High Fire Severity Zone as identified in the Cloverdale General Plan.

15.14.670  Section 4907.2 Application. Section 4907.2 is amended to read as follows: Buildings and structures located in the following areas shall maintain the required hazardous vegetation and fuel management:

1. All unincorporated lands designated by the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection as State Responsibility Area (SRA) including:

1.1 Moderate Fire Hazard Severity Zones.

1.2 High Fire Severity Zones.

1.3 Very-High Fire Severity Zones.

2. Land designated as Very-high Fire Hazard Severity Zone by cities and other local agencies.

3. Land designated as Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Areas by cities and other local agencies.

15.14.675  Section 4907.1 Defensible Space. Section 4907.1 is amended to read as follows:

Defensible space will be maintained around all building and structures in State Responsibility Area (SRA) as required in Public Resources Code 4290 and “SRA Fire Safe Regulations” California Code of Regulations Title 14, Division 1.5, Chapter 7, Subchapter 2, Section 1270. Buildings and structures withi0.n the Very High Fire Severity Zone of a Local Responsibility Area (LRA) shall maintain a defensible space as outlined in Government Code 51175–51189 and any local ordinance of the authority having jurisdiction. Buildings and structures within the Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Area of a Local Responsibility Area (LRA) shall maintain defensible space as outlined in the Government Code Sections 51175 – 51189 and local standards of the authority having jurisdiction.

15.14.680  Section 5001.5.3 Electronic Reporting. Section 5001.5.3 is added to read as follows:

All Hazardous Material Management Plans (HMMP) and Hazardous Material Inventory Statements (HMIS) shall be submitted electronically as approved by the Fire Code Official.

15.14.685  Section 5003.3.1 Unauthorized Discharges. Section 5003.3.1 is amended to read as follows: Any suspected or actual hazardous material, as defined by this code, including any suspected or actual carcinogen, which escapes into the environment through an unauthorized release shall be reported 192
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to the Fire Code Official immediately upon discovery, regardless of whether the release occurs on or off the site of the permitted facility and the following procedures required in accordance with Sections 5003.3.1.1 through 5003.3.1.4, shall be followed.

15.14.690 – Section 5608.2 5806.2 Geographic limits where fireworks displays are prohibited Section 5608.2 is added to read as follows: Prohibited in any area as established by applicable land-use and zoning standards.

15.14.695  Section 5608.3 Prohibition of Fireworks. Section 5608.3 is added to read as follows:

A. Definitions. The following words have the following meanings in this section:
“Dangerous Fireworks” means dangerous fireworks as defined in Health and Safety Code sections 12505 and 12561 and the relevant sections of Title 19 of the California Code of Regulations, Subchapter 6, which are hereby incorporated by reference, as those sections may be amended from time to time. “Enforcement Officer” means any person designated by the City Manager, including, without limitation, any fire district official or other designated public agency official authorized to enforce this section.
“Fireworks Stand/Booth” means any building, counter, or other structure of a temporary nature used in the sale, offering for sale, or display for sale of safe and sane fireworks. “Nonprofit organization” means, for the purposes of this section, any nonprofit association, charity or corporation organized primarily for veterans, patriotic, welfare, civic betterment, educational, youth development or charitable purposes pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Sections 501 (c) 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 19, 23, or 26, Section 501 (d), Section 501 (e); or that has been issued a tax-exempt certificate as required under the Revenue and Taxation Code of the State of California; or a group that is an integral part of a recognized national organization having such tax-exempt status; or a nonprofit organization affiliated with and officially recognized by an elementary, junior high and/or high school and/or school district that serves, in whole or in part, the residents of the City or a public and/or private community college, college and/or university that is located within the boundaries of the City. “Permit” means the authorization issued by qualified City officials allowing the sale of safe and sane fireworks in accordance with this section.
“Permittee” means a qualified applicant as defined in this section that has been issued a permit that is valid and has not been revoked in accordance with this section. “Person” means a natural person or a legal entity that is also an owner, tenant, lessee and/or other person with any right to possession or control of the property where a violation of this section occurred.
“Principal and permanent meeting place” means a permanent structure, playing field, geographic area or service population that resides in or is located within the City. “Public display of fireworks” means an entertainment feature where the public is admitted or permitted to view the display or discharge of fireworks by a licensed pyro-technician. 193
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“Qualified applicant” means any group or organization that has met all of the following criteria for a continuous period of not less than one full year preceding submittal of an application for a permit required by this section and that continues to meet the criteria for the duration of any permit issued by the City pursuant to this section:
i. The organization must be a nonprofit organization as defined in this section; ii. The organization must have its principal and permanent meeting place within the City; iii. The organization must be one that provides direct and regular community services and benefits to the residents of the City;
iv. The organization must have a minimum bona fide membership of at least twenty (20) members who either reside in the City, are employed in the City, or are owners or operators of a business or other establishment located in the City;
v. Neither the organization nor any of its officers and/or officials have been found by any court or City administrative process to be in violation of any civil or criminal local, state or federal law relating to fireworks within twenty-four calendar months prior to the organization’s submittal of an application for a permit to sell; and
vi. The organization has not had a permit to sell fireworks revoked within twenty-four months prior to the organization’s submittal of an application for a permit. “Responsible person” means a person who causes a violation of this section to occur or allows a violation to exist or continue, by his or her action or failure to act, or whose agent, employee or independent contractor causes a violation to occur, or allows a violation to exist or continue. There is a rebuttable presumption that the record owner of a residential parcel, as shown on county’s latest equalized property taxes assessment rolls, and a lessee of a residential parcel has notice of any violation existing on said property. For purposes of this section, there may be more than one responsible person for a violation. Any person, irrespective of age, found in violation of any provision of this section may be issued a citation in accordance with the provisions of this section. Every parent, guardian or other person, having the legal care, custody or control of any person under the age of 18 years may be issued a citation in accordance with the provisions of this section, in addition to any citation that may be issued to the offending minor.
“Safe and Sane Fireworks,” also known as “State approved fireworks,” shall mean safe and sane fireworks as defined in Health and Safety Code sections 12529 and 12562 and the relevant sections of Title 19, Code of Regulations Subchapter 6, which are hereby incorporated by reference, as those sections may be amended from time to time.

B. Fireworks. Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, association, organization or entity to possess, store, sell, use, or explode any dangerous fireworks or explode any rocket, firecracker, Roman candle, squib, torpedo, torpedo cane, wire core sparkler, wooden core sparkler, black cartridge, or other combustible device or explosive substance, or any kind of fireworks or dangerous fireworks by whatsoever name known within the City; provided, however, that the City may adopt reasonable rules and regulations for the granting of permits for supervised public displays of fireworks by a public agency, fair association, amusement park or other 194
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organization or for the use of fireworks by artisans in pursuit of their trade. Every such use or display shall be handled by a competent operator approved by the City, and shall be of such character and so located, discharged or fired so as not to be hazardous to property or endanger any person in the opinion of the City.

Exception: Safe and Sane Fireworks: It shall not be unlawful to possess or sell within the City safe and sane fireworks as defined herein under the conditions and at the times and locations set forth in this section.

This section shall not apply to persons, businesses or entities licensed by the State Fire Marshal as a wholesaler and/or import/export concern to legally possess or sell fireworks, including those prohibited by this section, within the City for the primary purpose of sale and distribution outside the City.

Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this code, the City Council may in any given fireworks sales year prohibit the sale and discharge of safe and sane fireworks upon determining that conditions exist in the City, that may include, but are not limited to, fire weather events, fuel moisture, drought, limitations on available firefighting forces and/or other condition, that the City Council finds creates an extreme danger to the public health and safety and/or life and property of the residents, businesses and visitors of the City. In its sole discretion, the City Council may consult with the Cloverdale Fire Protection District prior to prohibiting the sale and discharge of safe and sane fireworks in any given fireworks sales year.

C. Fireworks—Conditions On Sales And Use.

1. Prohibition on Sale and Use of Fireworks. It is unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, association, or organization to sell or offer for sale any fireworks within the City, except as expressly permitted by this section. It is unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, association, organization or entity to use any fireworks within the City except as expressly permitted by this section.

2. Time of Sale. Subject to the provisions of the State Fireworks Law (California Health and Safety Code, Division 11, Part 2, Chapters 1-7, Health and Safety Code Sections 12500-12801), as amended from time to time, and the provisions of this code, state approved fireworks, as defined in Section 12504 of the California Health and Safety Code, may be sold within the City between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. on July 1st, July 2nd, July 3rd and July 4th.

3. Permit Required. No person, firm, corporation, association, or organization shall sell safe and sane fireworks within the City unless they are a permittee. All permit applications shall be received by the City no later than the last day of May each year. No person, firm, corporation, association or other organization, other than the permittee or its authorized representatives shall operate the booth for which the permit is issued or share or otherwise participate in the profits of the operation of such booth.

4. Permit Application. Each qualified applicant for a safe and sane fireworks sales permit shall file a written application with the City showing the following information:
a. Name and address of the qualified applicant.
b. Location where the qualified applicant proposes to sell fireworks. c. Places of storage for fireworks.
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