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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
OCTOBER 21, 2025
L.1 PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLES 9 AND 3 OF THE REDONDO BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE, AND ADOPTING TITLE 24, PARTS 1 THROUGH 12, OF THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS CODE OF REGULATIONS CONTACT: MARC WIENER, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
• Staff is providing the City Council with two minor edits to the Ordinance (see attached - highlighted in yellow).
ORDINANCE NO. O-XXXX-XXX
ADOPTION OF THE UPDATED
BUILDING AND FIRE CODES
AND REQUISITE AMENDMENT TO
THE RBMC
PAGE NO. 32
SECTION 63. AMENDMENT OF CODE. Title 3, Chapter 4, Article 1, Section 3-4.108 of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
“Section 3-4.108 Fire extinguishing systems
Sections 901 and 903 shall be added or amended to read in its entirety as follows:
901.11 Problematic Systems. In the event of a failure of a fire-protection system with 2 or more alarms in a 2-week period of accidental activations where there is no evidence of a situation requiring a response, the Chief is authorized to require the building owner or occupant to provide fire watch personnel until the system is repaired.
901.12 Firewatch. Per Section 901.11 the Fire Chief is authorized to require the building owner or occupant to provide a fire watch with personnel acceptable to the Fire Chief until documentation is provided that the system is repaired and is operational. Such individuals shall be provided with at least one approved means for notification of the fire department and their only duty shall be to perform constant patrols of the protected premises, keep and maintain a log and keep watch for fires. 903.2 Where Required. An approved automatic sprinkler system in new buildings and structures shall be required for all occupancies.
Exception: New detached buildings under 1,200 1,000 square feet in size subject to approval of the Building Official.
903.2.8.1.1 Existing R-3 Occupancies. An automatic sprinkler system must be provided throughout every existing R-3 occupancy when a 1,200 square foot or greater addition occurs established by the Building Code Official.
903.2.1 Group A. Is deleted
903.2.1.1 Group A-1. Is deleted
903.2.1.2 Group A-2. Is deleted
903.2.1.3 Group A-3. Is deleted
903.2.1.4 Group A-4. Is deleted
903.2.1.5 Group A-5. Is deleted
903.2.1.6 Assembly Occupancies on Roofs. Is deleted
903.2.1.7 Multiple Fire Areas. Is deleted
903.2.2 Ambulatory Care Facilities. Is deleted
903.2.3 Group E. Is deleted
903.2.4 Group F-1. Is deleted
903.2.4.1 Woodworking Operations. Is deleted
ORDINANCE NO. O-XXXX-XXX
ADOPTION OF THE UPDATED
BUILDING AND FIRE CODES
AND REQUISITE AMENDMENT TO
THE RBMC
PAGE NO. 43
SECTION 69. Any provisions of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code, or appendices thereto, or any other ordinances of the City, to the extent that they are inconsistent with this ordinance, and no further, are hereby repealed.
SECTION 70. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of the ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 71. This notice shall be published by one insertion in, the official newspaper of the City or published in conformance with the alternative publication requirements pursuant to Redondo Beach City Charter §9.15 and this ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and operation thirty (30) days after its final passage and adoption.
SECTION 72. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance; shall cause the same to be entered in the book of original ordinances of said City; shall make a minute of the passage and adoption thereof in the records of the meeting at which the same is passed and adopted; and shall within fifteen (15) days after the passage and adoption thereof cause the same to be published by one insertion in The Easy ReaderBeach Reporter, the official newspaper of the City and a weekly newspaper of general circulation, published and circulated within the City of Redondo Beach hereby designated for that purpose.
SECTION 73. This Ordinance will become effective at 12:01 a.m. on January 1, 2026.
SECTION 74. The City Clerk shall cause a summary of this Ordinance to be published as provided by law. The summary shall be published and a certified copy of the full text of this Ordinance shall be posted in the Office of the City Clerk at least five (5) days prior to the City Council meeting at which this Ordinance is to be adopted. Within fifteen (15) days after the adoption of this Ordinance, the City Clerk shall cause a summary to be published with the names of those City Council members voting for and against this Ordinance and shall post in the Office of the City Clerk a certified copy of the full text of this Ordinance along with the names of those City Council members voting for and against the Ordinance.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this day of , 20 .
James A. Light, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
Joy A. Ford, City Attorney Eleanor Manzano, CMC, City Clerk