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File Number: 19-521 • California Fire Code, 2019 edition, including Sections 101, 103, 104.6, 108, 109.4, 112, Appendix Chapter D; •Minor 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; •Updates to previously adopted local amendments to the California Codes to match current code language and cross references; and •Updates to the Municipal Code to eliminate local amendments to previous California Codes that have been incorporated into the 2019 California Building Standards Code. Local amendments and certain structural design requirements are based on the following express findings: 1.The San Francisco Bay area region is densely populated and located in an area of high seismic activities. The City of San Leandro is subject to forces from multiple faults, which are capable of producing major earthquakes; 2.Concern for fire-life safety associated with a structural failure due to a seismic event, considering the increasing number of buildings in the region, the use of new and innovative structural systems, the poor performance of certain materials under these conditions, and the quality of the construction; 3.Severe seismic events could disrupt communications, damage gas mains, cause extensive electrical hazards, result in flooding, cause significant damage to building systems, and place extreme demands on the dispersed resources of the Alameda County Fire Department and the San Leandro Police Department; and 4.The local geological, topographic, and climatic conditions pose an increased hazard in acceleration, spread, magnitude, and severity of potential floods, fires and damage in San Leandro, and may cause a delayed response from emergency responders, allowing further damage and worsening of conditions. Previous Actions The City Council previously adopted amendments to the subject Codes on November 21, 2016. Environmental Review The City Council should find that adoption of this ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code §§21000 et seq., “CEQA.” and 14 Cal. Code Reg. §§15000 et seq., “CEQA Guidelines”) under the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects that have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment, and in this case it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment (CEQA Guidelines §15061(b)(3)), and this action simply implements State law. Attachments to Staff Report Page 4 City of San Leandro Printed on 10/16/2019 242