DATE: November 1, 2022
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Development Services Director and Fire Chief
SUBJECT
Title
Building and Fire Code Updates: Introduction of Ordinances and Adoption of Resolutions Adopting the California Code of Regulations 2022 Edition of Title 24, Including the 2022 Building, Fire, Plumbing, Mechanical, Electrical, Energy and Green Building Codes, and Related Amendments
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That the Council introduces the attached ordinances (Attachments II and V) and adopts the attached resolutions (Attachment III and IV) adopting the California Code of Regulations 2022 Edition of Title 24, including the 2022 Building, Fire, Plumbing, Mechanical, Electrical, Energy and Green Building Codes, and Related Amendments.
SUMMARY
Every three years, all of the codes that regulate construction in California (Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations) are comprehensively updated by the State of California. Jurisdictions throughout California adopt the State codes to serve as local codes, sometimes with amendments to the State codes, as Hayward has done historically. Regardless of local adoption, the 2022 State codes will be in effect throughout California on January 1, 2023.
This report, along with attached ordinances and resolutions, recommends that the Council adopts the State Codes with some amendments and codifies the Building Codes to become part of Chapter 9 (Building Regulations) of the Hayward Municipal Code. The recommended action will allow the code regulations to be more accessible and usable by the public.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report
Attachment II Building Code Draft Ordinance
Attachment III Building Code Resolution
Attachment IV Fire Code Resolution
Attachment V Fire Code Draft Ordinance