REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing: Adoption of Ordinance No. 2008 adding a new Chapter 15.18 ("International Property Maintenance Code") and a new Chapter 15.39 ("Expedited Permitting Process for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations"), and amending Chapter 15.05 ("Administrative Code"), Chapter 15.15 ("Building Code"), Chapter 15.17 ("Residential Code"), Chapter 15.20 ("Electric Code"), Chapter 15.30 ("Mechanical Code"), Chapter 15.35 ("Plumbing Code"), Chapter 15.36 ("Energy Code"), Chapter 15.37 ("Historical Building Code"), Chapter 15.38 ("Green Building Standards Code"), and Chapter 15.75 ("Existing Building Code") of 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, as amended herein
Report
BACKGROUND
At the November 5, 2019 Council meeting, proposed Ordinance No. 2008 was introduced and passed for the purpose of publication. Pursuant to City Charter Sections 808 and 812 and Government Code Section 50022.3, applicable to adoption of codes by reference, a Summary and Notice of a Public Hearing for Ordinance No. 2008 was published twice by The Weekly on November 6, 2019 and November 13, 2019, and copies were posted in three public places and made available for public inspection at the City Clerk's Office. The Ordinance now comes to Council for final adoption.
DISCUSSION
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. The 2019 California Building Standards Code will become effective statewide on January 1, 2020.
After each triennial update, local jurisdi...
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