AGENDA REPORT
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 11/06/2019
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Community Development Department
Fire Department
SUBJECT:
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City Council consideration of Ordinance No. 3306, first reading of Ordinance of the City of Corona, California for Amending various Chapters within Title 15 of the Corona Municipal Code adopting by reference the 2019 California Building Standards Code (California Code of Regulations, Title 24).
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council introduce by title only and waive full reading for consideration of Ordinance No. 3306, first reading of an ordinance amending Chapters 15.02, 15.04, 15.05, 15.07, 15.08, 15.09, 15.10, 15.11, 15.12, 15.20, 15.28, and Section 15.06.080 and adding Chapter 15.54 to Title 15 of the Corona Municipal Code, adopting by reference the 2019 Edition of the California Building Standards Code (California Code of Regulations, Title 24); including the 2019 California Building Code; the 2019 California Green Building Standards Code; the 2019 California Residential Code; the 2019 California Mechanical Code; the 2019 California Energy Code; the 2019 California Historical Building Code; the 2019 California Existing Building Code; the 2019 California Fire Code with Errata; the 2019 California Plumbing Code; and the 2019 California Electrical Code; together with certain additions, insertions, deletions and changes thereto.
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ANALYSIS:
The California Building Standards Code (BSC) is published in its entirety every three years by order of the California Legislature. The California Building Standards Commission recently adopted new model codes with amendments, and the 2019 California BSC will become effective on January 1, 2020. The California BSC, Title 24, is the established minimum regulation for the design and construction of buildings and structures in California. State law mandates that local governme...
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