REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on Adoption of a Resolution Establishing the Necessary Findings of Fact for Modifications to the California Building Standards; Action on Introduction of an Ordinance Amending and Adding Chapters to Title 15 ("Buildings and Construction") of "The Code of the City of Santa Clara, California" for the Adoption of the 2019 California Building Standards Code; and Setting November 19, 2019 for a Public Hearing on Adoption of such Ordinance
Report
BACKGROUND
Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, also referred to as the California Building Standards Code, governs the design and construction of buildings, facilities and associated equipment throughout California. The California Building Standards Commission updates the Building Standards Code on a triennial basis to improve safety, sustainability, and resiliency, and to incorporate new technology, design, and construction methods. Throughout each code adoption cycle, amendments to the building codes are developed through a lengthy public participation process. State Code Advisory Committees, one of which is chaired by the City of Santa Clara's Building Official, provide recommendations to the California Building Standards Commission on proposed building standards. Following this process, the California Building Standards Commission adopted the 2019 California Building Standards Code and published it in July 2019. The 2019 California Building Standards Code will become effective statewide on January 1, 2020.
The California Building Standards Code is developed through a process that includes representation of local jurisdictions throughout the State and accordingly establishes a level of standards that is universally applicable and acceptable to all of those jurisdictions. Local jurisdictions then adopt the California Building Standards Code to act as the governing Building Standards Code within their jurisdiction. The City of Santa Clara adopted the current 2016 Buildin...
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