REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 05/03/2023
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Planning & Development Department
SUBJECT:
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ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 15.12.020 AND 15.20.020 OF THE CORONA MUNICIPAL CODE TO DELETE CERTAIN APPENDICES ADOPTED BY REFERENCE AS PART OF THE 2022 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE AND THE 2022 CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This staff report asks Council to consider the approval of Ordinance No. 3370, which amends Sections 15.12.020 and 15.20.020 of the Corona Municipal Code to delete references to certain Appendices in the 2022 California Fire Code and the 2022 California Plumbing Code. The appendices to be deleted were not adopted by any state agency and, thus, are not part of the California Building Standards Code unless adopted by a local agency based upon specific local climatic, geological or topographical conditions. Since there are no climatic, geological or topographical conditions in the City that would support the adoption of the appendices, the reference to these appendices in Sections 15.12.020 and 15.20.020 should be deleted.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council introduce, by title only, and waive full reading of Ordinance No. 3370, first reading of an ordinance amending Sections 15.12.020 and 15.20.020 to delete certain appendices adopted by reference as part of the 2022 California Fire Code and the 2022 California Plumbing Code.
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BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
The California Building Standards Code 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 2022 California Building Standards Code became effective throughout the State on January 1, 2023.
State law mandates that local governments enforce the regulations of the California Building Standards Code and amend local ordinances for conformity. On December...
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