RESOLUTION NO. 25-0112
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF MANHATTAN BEACH CITY
COUNCIL MAKING EXPRESS FINDINGS AND
DETERMINATIONS THAT MODIFICATIONS TO THE 20 22
CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE ARE REASONABLY
NECESSARY BECAUSE OF LOCAL CLIMATIC,
GEOLOGICAL OR TOPOGRAPHICAL CONDITIONS
THE MANHATTAN BEACH CITY COUNCIL HEREBY FINDS AND RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Certain model and uniform codes, including the 20 22 California Electrical Code, located within Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations and including building standards therein, are adopted and amended by the State of California in the 2022 California Building Standards Code. On January 1, 20 23, the 20 22 California Building Standards Code became applicable in the City, subject to amendments made by the City pursuant to state law.
SECTION 2. Health and Safety Code Sections 17958.5 and 18941.5 permit local amendments to building standards adopted by the State, based upon express findings that such amendments are reasonably necessary due to local climatic, geological and/or topographical conditions. These amendments must be expressly marked and identified as to which each finding refers. Local amendments must be more restrictive than the building standards adopted by the State.
SECTION 3. The City Council finds that certain local climatic, geological, or topographical conditions exist as follows:
Climatic. The City experiences periods of extremely high temperatures accompanied by low humidity and high winds each year. These conditions create an environment in which there is an increased risk of fire. Precautionary steps are necessary to reduce or eliminate potential problems that may result from using timber footings in Manhattan Beach, as timber footings experience relatively rapid decay due to the fact that the region does not experience temperatures cold enough to destroy or retard the growth and proliferation of wood-destroying organisms. The City also experiences periods of moist salt air which create an environment in which there is an increased rate of corrosion.
After due consideration, the City Council finds and determines that due to the foregoing local climatic conditions, amendments, additions and deletions to the 20 22 California Building Standards Code are reasonably necessary to provide sufficient and effective levels of safety for the protection of life, health and property. Specifically, the local conditions described above justify and require the following amendments:
2022 California Electrical
Code Section Title / Subject Findings
(Section 3)
358.12 Article 358 Amended Climatic
SECTION 4. Severability. If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Resolution is for any reason held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Resolution. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that nay one or more sections, subsections, subdivision, paragraphs, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
ADOPTED on September 16, 2025.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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DAVID LESSER
Mayor
ATTEST:
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LIZA TAMURA
City Clerk