RESOLUTION NO. 26-4936
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MURRIETA ,
CALIFORNIA, ACKNOWLEDGING RECEIPT OF A REPORT MADE BY
THE FIRE MARSHAL OF THE MURRIETA FIRE DEPARTMENT
REGARDING THE ANNUAL INSPECTIONS CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO
SECTIONS 13146.2 AND 13146.3 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 Sections 13146.2 and 13146.3 require all fire departments, including Murrieta 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, California Health & Safety Code Section 13146.2 requires all fire departments, including the Murrieta Fire Department, that provide fire protection services to report annually to its administering authority on its compliance with sections 13142 and 13146.3; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Murrieta desires to memorialize the Murrieta Fire Department’s fulfilment of the requirements of the California Health & Safety Code sections 13146.2 and 13146.3.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MU RRIETA, CALIFORNIA DOES HEREBY RESOLVEAS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The recitals above are true and correct and adopted herein.
Section 2. The City Council of the City of Murrieta expressly acknowledges the compliance of the Murrieta Fire Department with California Health & Safety Code Sections 131462 and 13146.3 within the land area encompassed by the City of Murrieta, and finds as follows:
A. EDUCATIONAL GROUP E OCCUPANCIES:
Educational Group E occupancies are generally public and private schools used by more than six persons at any one time for educational purposes through the 12 th grade. Within the City of Murrieta there are 36 Group E occupancies, buildings, structures and/or facilities.
During calendar year 2025, the Murrieta Fire Department completed the annual inspection of all 36 Group E occupancies, buildings, structures , and/or facilities. This is a 100% compliance rate for this reporting period.
Additional items of note regarding this compliance rate are found in the report attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit “A”.
B. RESIDENTIAL GROUP R OCCUPANCIES
Residential Group R occupancies, for the purposes of this resolution, are generally those multifamily occupancies containing sleeping units, and include hotels, motels, apartments (3 units or more), etc. as well as other residential occupancies (including a number of residential care facilities). The applicable 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 m ay also be non - ambulatory or bedridden. Within the City of Murrieta, there are 368 Group R (and their associated sub-categories) occupancies of this nature.
During calendar year 2025, the Murrieta Fire Department completed the annual inspection of all 368 Group R occupancies, buildings, structures and/or facilities. This is a compliance rate of 100% for this reporting period. In 2025 the Prevention team inspected a total of 7,204 units as compared to 5,284 units in 2024. This was an increase of over 21%.
Additional items of note regarding this compliance rate are found in the report in Exhibit “A”.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 5th day of May, 2026.
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Jon Levell, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Cristal McDonald, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Tiffany Israel, City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE )§
CITY OF MURRIETA )
I, Cristal McDonald, City Clerk of the City of Murrieta, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 26-4936 was duly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Murrieta at the regular meeting thereof, held on the 5th day of May, 2026, and was signed by the Mayor of the said City, and that the same was passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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Cristal McDonald, City Clerk