For City Council Meeting [December 10, 2019]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Rod Foster, City Administrator
FROM: Sean Grayson, Fire Chief
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Request City Council to 1) Adopt Resolution No.7579 of Findings of Local Necessity; 2) Conduct the First Reading of Ordinance No. 1630 Amending Chapter 15.28 of the Rialto Municipal Code to Adopt by Reference the 2019 Edition of the California Fire Code and; 3) Set a Public Hearing for January 14th, 2020, to Conduct the Second Reading and Adopt the Ordinance.
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BACKGROUND
The California Fire Code is revised every three years to incorporate the latest technology together with the most current building and fire-related practices. The last change was made in 2017, when the City adopted by reference and with minor amendments, the 2016 California Code series. The 2019 California Fire Code, has been adopted by the State of California and will become state law effective January 1, 2020. Health and Safety Code Section 17958.5 authorizes local amendment of these codes; provided the local jurisdiction makes express findings pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 17958.7(a) that such modifications and changes are necessary because of local climatic, geological or topographical conditions.
The Rialto Fire Department has participated in a Fire Code Committee with surrounding jurisdictions in considering any local modifications. The attached amendments to the fire code represent the product of those meetings. The intent is to have a regional approach to the fire code adoption process and similar ordinances.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION
The proposed ordinance would update sections of Title 15.28 of the Rialto Municipal Code (RMC) that are directly affected by the adoption of the 2019 California Fire Code. The proposed ordinance contains modifications and amendments to certain sections of the fire code recommended by staff to adapt the requirements to the local conditions in the City of Rialto.
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