REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing: Action to Waive Second Reading and Adopt Ordinance No. 2054 Amending Chapter 15.60 of the Santa Clara City Code ("Santa Clara Municipal Fire and Environmental Code") to Adopt the 2022 California Fire Code, as Amended
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Deliver and Enhance High Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure
BACKGROUND
At the October 18, 2022 City Council meeting, proposed Ordinance No. 2054 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. 2054 was published twice by The Santa Clara Weekly, once on October 19, 2022 and again on October 26, 2022. Copies were posted in three public places and made available for public inspection at the City Clerk's Office and two city libraries. The Ordinance now comes to Council for final adoption.
DISCUSSION
The International Fire Code (IFC) is a model fire code that regulates minimum fire and life safety requirements for new and existing buildings, facilities, storage, and processes. In California, the California Building Standards Commission adopts the IFC with new statewide amendments every three years. This adopted code is known as the California Fire Code (CFC) and is found in Part 9 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations. Title 24 is commonly referred to as the California Building Standards Code. The State of California published the CFC on July 1, 2022, with an effective date of January 1, 2023. If a City wishes to adopt the CFC with amendments, then action must be taken to make certain findings and adopt the code amendments, prior to January 1st. The City made the required factual findings by Resolution at the October 18, 2022 City Council meeting.
All Santa Clara County Fire Departments, through the Santa Clara County Fire Marshal's Fire Code Work Group, (a subc...
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