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Construction Code Standards Adoption 2 October I , 2007 Previously, three (3) mode] building codes were published independently in the United States by three model code organizations: International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO), Building Officials and Code Administrators (BOLA) and Southern Building Code Congress International (SBCCI). As a first step toward national uniformity, these model code organizations merged - forming a new model code organization known as the International Code Council (lCC). A result of this effort was the publication of the International Building and Fire Codes. A significant number of the changes to the codes were simply to correlate with a new format. Additionally, requirements from the various model codes were incorporated into the new International Building Code. The proposed ordinances consist of the following: • Adoption of state-mandated construction codes. • Adoption of the "International Fire Code, 2006 Edition" with appendix chapters B,C, and F. • A carryover of our current administrative and procedural amendments reformatted to correlate with the new codes. • Amending the Plumbing Code to prohibit the use of plastic pipe in the drain waste and venting system. This continues existing City policy. New items related to seismic requirements for construction are: • The relocation of our current unreinforced masonry wall building and tilt-up retrofit requirements without any technical changes. • The adoption of appendices Chapter G and Chapters A1, A2, and A3 of the "International Existing Building Code 2006 edition." • The adoption of the Guidelines for Seismic Retrofit of Existing Buildings, which provides prescriptive provisions for seismic strengthening of "soft or weak" story buildings and concrete or masonry wall buildings with flexible diaphragm "tilt-ups." This does not require or mandate retrofitting; it merely provides a minimum standard to use. • Structural Amendments related to updating seismic design criteria based on San Leandro's proximity to earthquake faults and corrections to the model code structural design standards. Current City Council Policy The City Council previously adopted amendments to the subject Codes on September 16, 2002. Previous City Council Action(s) On October ], 2007, City Council approved to Pass-to-Print the proposed ordinance and set a public hearing for November 5, 2007. City Council Committee Review and Action Staff presented an overview of the proposed State-mandated California Building Standards Codes to the Business and Housing Development Committee at their meeting of September 13, 2007. The committee made no recommendation and forwarded the proposed codes to the City Council for consideration.