1 RESOLUTION NO. 2025-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE,
CALIFORNIA, ACKNOWLEDGING RECEIPT OF A REPORT MADE BY THE
FIRE CHIEF OF THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT REGARDING
THE INSPECTION OF CERTAIN OCCUPANCIES REQUIRING ANNUAL
INSPECTIONS IN SUCH OCCUPANCIES PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 13145, 13146 and 17921 OF THE CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE Whereas, California Health & Safety Code Section 13146.4 was added in 2018, and became effective on January 1, 2019; and
Whereas, California Health & Safety Code Section 13146.4 requires all fire departments, including the Riverside County Fire Department, that provide fire protection services to report annually to its administering authority on its compliance with Health & Safety Code sections 13146.2 and 13146.3; and
Whereas, California Health & Safety Code Section 13146.2 and 13146.3 requires all fire departments, including the Riverside County Fire Department, that provide fire protection services to perform annual inspections in every building used as a public or private school, hotel, motel, lodging house, apartment house, and certain residential care facilities for compliance with building standards, as provided; and
Whereas, the Council of the City of Lake Elsinore intends this Resolution to fulfill the requirements of the California Health & Safety Code 13146.4 regarding acknowledgment of the Riverside County Fire Department’s compliance with California Health and Safety Code Sections 13146.2 and 13146.3.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore, California: expressly acknowledges the measure of compliance of the Riverside County Fire Department with Health and Safety Code sections 13146.2 and 13146.3 in the City of Lake Elsinore for the time period of July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025, as follows:
Section 1. The above recitals are true and correct.
Section 2. Educational Group E occupancies, for the purposes of this Resolution, are generally those public and private schools, used by more than six persons at any one time for educational purposes through the 12th grade. The Riverside County Fire Department completed 100% of the annual inspections of the identified Group E occupancies, buildings, structures and/or facilities in the City of Lake Elsinore.
Section 3. Residential Group R occupancies, for the purposes of this Resolution, are generally those occupancies containing sleeping units, and include hotels, motels, apartments (three units or more), etc. as well as other residential occupancies (including a number of residential care facilities). These residential care facilities have a number of different sub- classifications, and they may contain residents or clients that have a range of needs, including those related to custodial care, mobility impairments, cognitive disabilities, etc. The residents may also be non-ambulatory or bedridden. The Riverside County Fire Department completed 100% of the annual inspections of the identified Group R occupancies, buildings, structures and/or facilities in the City of Lake Elsinore.
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Section 4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
Section 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions.
Passed and Adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, this 23th of September 2025.
Brian Tisdale,
Mayor
Attest:
Candice Alvarez, MMC
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE )
I, Candice Alvarez, MMC, City Clerk, of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, hereby certify that Resolution No. 2025- was adopted by the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, at the Regular meeting of September 23, 2025, and that the same was adopted by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Candice Alvarez, MMC
City Clerk