DATE: NOVEMBER 23, 2022
DEPARTMENT: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & FIRE DEPARTMENTS
FROM: MEGAN HUNTER, DIRECTOR
SAMUEL KLEMEK, FIRE CHIEF
BY: MELISSA GUILFOYLE, ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST
SKYLAR THORTON, BATALLION CHIEF/FIRE MARSHAL
LORENZO SANCHEZ, CODE ENFORCEMENT MANAGER
MICHAEL LOOMIS, ACTING BUILDING OFFICIAL
TITLE: AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2022 CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS CODE AND LOCAL AMENDMENTS RECOMMENDED MOTION:
A motion to adopt the 2022 California Building Standards Code along with the related local amendments.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Every three years, the City adopts the newest version of the California Building Standards Code to establish consistent minimum requirements to safeguard public health, safety, and general welfare attributed to the built environment. The California Building Standards Code includes multiple sections such as the Fire and California Green Building Standards Codes.
On November 5, 2019, the City adopted the California 2020 California Building Standards Code with local amendments, which took effect on January 1, 2020. This year, the California Building Standards Commission published the new California Building Standards Code on July 1, 2022. This code is required to take effect on January 1, 2023. Jurisdictions are able to make amendments to this code. For several cycles, the City has adopted modifications to the California Green Building Standards Code related to recycling of construction debris and to the Fire Code to address the unique local climatic, topographic, and geological conditions of Salinas.
BACKGROUND:
Every three years, the California Building Standards Commission publishes the new California Building Standards Code in July, which is supposed to take effect on January 1st on the subsequent year. The City last adopted the new code cycle on November 5, 2019 for the 2020 California Building Standards Code. At that time, the City adopted local amendments to the California Green Building Standards Code related to construction debris recycling requirements in. The Fire Code was also amended to reflect the unique local climatic, topographic, and geological conditions of Salinas. In addition to the California Building Standards Code, the City adopted the 2018 International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC), which is the basis for administration of code enforcement requirements.
DISCUSSION:
Every three years, the California Building Standards Commission adopts specific language, codes and building standards applicable throughout California in order to establish consistent minimum requirements to safeguard public health, safety, and general welfare attributed to the built environment. The most recent documents were published and adopted by the Building Standards Commission on July 1, 2022 and will become State law on January 1, 2023.
In addition to the California Building Standards Code, the City is adopting the newest cycle of the International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC), which was published in 2021. The 2021 IPMC is the basis for administration of code enforcement requirements, establishing minimum maintenance standards for all existing facilities related to equipment, light, ventilation, heating, sanitation, and fire safety. The IPMC also assigns responsibility for this code to owners, regulates the use of existing structures, and provides administration, enforcement and penalties.
With the adoption of the Building Standards by reference, the City may amend the codes as reasonably necessary based upon climactic, topographical, or geological conditions as outlined in Health and Safety Code Section 18941.5 for Building Standards Law, Health and Safety Code Section 17958 for State Housing Law, or Health and Safety Code Section 13869.7 for Fire Protection Districts.
The City of Salinas’ local amendments to the codes are carried over from the previous code cycle amendments and reflect changes within the California Green Building Standards and Fire Codes. The California Green Building Standards Code is amended to address prior Council direction regarding the amount of construction and demolition waste which is to be recycled or reused. The Fire Code is being amended to reflect the local experience, equipment and staffing required by the Fire Department.
To implement these codes and amendments, the City adopts an ordinance that codifies them in Chapters 9 and 13 of the Salinas Municipal Code for the regulation and the governance of the conditions and maintenance of all property, buildings, and structures; for the standards for supplied utilities and facilities and other physical things and conditions essential to ensure that structures are safe, sanitary, and fit for occupation and use; for the condemnation of buildings and structures unfit for human occupancy and use and the demolition of structures; and for the issuance of permits and the collection of fees.
CEQA CONSIDERATION:
Not a Project. The City of Salinas has determined that the proposed action is not a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (CEQA Guidelines Section 15378). In addition, CEQA Guidelines Section 15061 includes the general rule that CEQA applies only to activities which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA. Because the proposed action and this matter have no potential to cause any effect on the environment, or because it falls within a category of activities excluded as projects pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378, this matter is not a project. Any subsequent discretionary projects resulting from this action will be assessed for CEQA applicability.
STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVE:
This report supports the City of Salinas Strategic Plan goals and Objectives for Infrastructure and Environmental Sustainability, Public Safety, and Effective and Culturally Responsive Government.
DEPARTMENTAL COORDINATION:
The report was collaborated by and created by the Community Development and Fire.
FISCAL AND SUSTAINABILITY IMPACT:
Adoption of the 2022 California Building Standards Code will not have a fiscal impact on the City’s budget. Fees are collected to recover costs associated with plan check and inspection for all building permits.
ATTACHMENTS:
2022 California Building Standards Code Ordinance
Exhibit A: Fire Findings and Table
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