REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing: Action to Waive Second Reading and Adopt Ordinance No. 2053 Amending Title 15 ("Buildings and Construction") of "The Code of the City of Santa Clara, California" for the Adoption of the 2022 California Building Standards Code, with local amendments
Report
BACKGROUND
At the October 18, 2022 Council meeting, proposed Ordinance No. 2053 was passed for the purpose of publication. Pursuant to City Charter Sections 808 and 812 and Government Code Section 50022.3, a summary and notice of a public hearing for proposed Ordinance No. 2053 was published twice to the Santa Clara Weekly on October 19, 2022 and October 26, 2022, and copies were posted in three public places and made available for public inspection at the City Clerk's Office.
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 2022 California Building Standards Code will become effective statewide on January 1, 2023.
After each triennial update, local jurisdictions must then adopt the California Building Standards Code to act as the governing Building Standards Code within their jurisdiction. The local adoption process provides an opportunity for each jurisdiction to make minor modifications to the Building Standards Code to align with local concerns, by making findings that local climatic, geographical, or topographical conditions justify making the modifications.
The proposed ordinance would adopt the California Building Standards Code as the Building Code for the City, with local modifications related to additional automatic fire sprinkler requirements for Grou...
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