Agenda Item
City Council
Item #: 8.2. 10/11/2022 File #: 22-0562
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Rob Houston, City Manager
FROM: Sean deMetropolis, Fire Chief
1. SUBJECT
Public Hearing to consider adoption of the 2022 Edition of the California Fire Code amending Title 15 of the Orange Municipal Code. Resolution No. 11417 and Ordinance No. 07-22.
2. SUMMARY
Effective January 1, 2023, the 2022 California Fire Code will go into effect and be binding on the City.
Any changes or modifications to the 2022 California Fire Code must be adopted before January 1 to become effective. State law requires any changes or modification to the California Fire Code be supported by findings related to local conditions. Resolution No. 11417 contains the appropriate and necessary findings to support the recommended changes to the 2022 California Fire Code found in Ordinance 07-22.
Ordinance 07-22 repeals and replaces Chapter 15.32 of the Orange Municipal Code (City of Orange Fire Code) so that it can be updated with the 2022 California Fire Code and portions of the International Fire Code with appropriate revisions ensuring compatibility with local City conditions.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. Adopt Resolution No. 11417. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Orange setting forth findings with respect to local conditions within the City of Orange justifying modifications and changes to the California Fire Code.
2. Introduce and conduct First Reading of Ordinance No. 07-22. An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Orange deleting Chapter 15.32, City of Orange Fire Code, in its entirety and adding Chapter 15.32, adopting and amending the 2022 California Fire Code and portions of the 2021 International Fire Code as the City of Orange Fire Code, to Title 15 (Buildings and Construction) of the Orange Municipal Code.
4. FISCAL IMPACT
None.
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 1: Provide for a safe community
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public safety.
6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
Background:
The Orange City Fire Department is responsible for enforcing standards and regulations of the State Fire Marshal. Portions of the State Fire Marshal’sstandards are incorporated in the 2022 California Fire Code, which is based on the International Fire Code and updated periodically as necessary by the California Building Standards Commission. Every three (3) years, a new International Fire Code and California Fire Code are published. The City is subject to the California Fire Code, as written, effective January 1, 2023, unless the City adopts amendments to that Code, supported by local findings reasonably supporting such amendments. The City must adopt any portion of the International Fire Code it wishes to follow.
Discussion:
The Fire Prevention Division of the Services Section of the Fire Department has reviewed the 2022 California Fire Code and recommends repealing and replacing Chapter 15.32 of the Orange Municipal Code to update the “City of Orange Fire Code” in a comprehensive and logical manner.
The proposed amendments have been written to ensure compatibility with the California Fire Code and local conditions and do not reflect substantive changes in the previous “City of Orange Fire Code”nor a significant departure from the California Fire Code. Attached is a copy of the ordinance that replaces the “City of Orange Fire Code.”
7. ATTACHMENTS
· Resolution No. 11417
· Ordinance No. 07-22
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