DATE: November 19, 2019
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Director of Development Services and Fire Chief
SUBJECT
Title
Introduction of an Ordinance Adopting the California Code of Regulations 2019 Edition of Title 24, Including the 2019 Building, Fire, Plumbing, Mechanical, Electrical, Energy and Green Building Codes; and Related Amendments, Into the Hayward Municipal Code
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That Council introduces the attached ordinances and adopts the attached resolutions.
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SUMMARY
Every three years, all the codes that regulate construction in California (Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations) are comprehensively updated by the State. 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 2019 State codes will be in effect throughout California on January 1, 2020.
This report, along with attached resolutions and ordinances recommend that the City 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 Draft Building Ordinance
Attachment III Draft Fire Ordinance
Attachment IV Resolution Modifying Building Code
Attachment V Resolution Modifying Fire Code