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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO <br />STAFF REPORT <br />DATE: <br />TO: <br />FROM: <br />BY: <br />November 5, 2007 <br />John Jermanis, City Manager <br />APPROVED AND <br />FORWARDED <br />TO CITY COUNCIL <br />Jo J. Jern~anis <br />C Manager <br />Luke Sims, Interim Community Development Directo~j <br />William Schock, Chief Building Official <br />SUBJECT/PROJECT DESCRIPTION <br />MATTER OF ADOPTION OF STATE-MANDATED CALIFORNIA BUILDING <br />STANDARDS CODES AND RELATED AMENDMENTS. <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION <br />It is recommended that the City Council adopt as amended the following codes: the "California <br />Building Standards Code, 2007 edition" and that certain document entitled "international <br />Building Code, 2006 Edition," with appendix Chapter G, published by the International Code <br />Council, and Chapters A1, A2, A3, of that certain document entitled "International Existing <br />Building Code 2006 edition," as published by the International Code Council, and that certain <br />document entitled "International Fire Code, 2006 Edition," published by the International Code <br />Council, with appendix chapters B, C and F. <br />BACKGROUND <br />The State Building Standards Commission conducts public hearings on modifications for state <br />agencies and state amendments that local building departments are mandated to enforce, such as <br />requirements for disabled access, conservation of natural resources and fire or life safety. The <br />Building Standards Commission then "publishes" the codes as further amended. Cities have 180 <br />days from the official "publication date" to amend the state codes or adopt the codes without <br />amendments. Failure of a city to adopt or amend the state codes results in the imposition of the <br />unamended State Code at the local level. The State Building Standards Commission set an <br />effective date at the local level on January I, 2008. The State codes were not readily available <br />until August, which leaves very little time for cities to respond. <br />DISCUSSION <br />All cities and counties must enforce model codes as revised and published by the State. These <br />codes are generally revised every three years by the organizations that creates the model codes. <br />These codes are then reviewed and amended by the State to reflect the unique conditions in <br />California. <br />