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City of San Leandro City Council Meeting Date: November 7, 2022 Agenda Number: 12.a. Agenda Section: PUBLIC HEARINGS File Number: 22-617 File Type: Staff Report Approve Second Reading and Adopt an Ordinance Amending Articles 1, 3 through 9 and 10A of Title 7 “Maps, Buildings And Subdivisions” Chapter 7-5 “Building Code” of the San Leandro Municipal Code in Order to Adopt by Reference the 2022 Edition of the California Building Standards Code and 2018 International Property Maintenance Code, With Local Amendments; and Adopt a Resolution of the City of San Leandro City Council Finding and Determining the Need for Local Amendments to the California Building Standards Code to be Adopted By Reference in the San Leandro Municipal Code are Reasonably Necessary Because of Local Climatic, Geologic, or Topographical Conditions, in Accordance with California Health and Safety Code Section 17958.7 COUNCIL PRIORITY ·Public Safety ·Sustainability & Resiliency SUMMARY Every three years, the California Building Standards Commission (CBSC) establishes a statewide Building Standards Code (California Code of Regulations, Title 24) for use throughout California. The Building Standards Codes are codified as San Leandro Municipal Code Chapter 7-5. Once adopted by the state, the revisions become effective by default and without local approval or amendments. Cities and counties may adopt local amendments to strengthen the California Building Standards Code based on local climatic, geological, and topographical conditions. Any amendments by the City must be at least as stringent as those outlined in the Building Standards Code. The State’s last mandated adoption of the California Building Standards Code was on January 1, 2019. The 2022 California Building Standards Code goes into effect on January 1, 2023. On October 17, 2022, the City Council introduced an Ordinance for First Reading that would revise Chapter 7-5 to adopt the 2022 editions of the California Building Code, Residential Code, Electrical Code, Mechanical Code, Plumbing Code, Energy Code, Fire Code, Existing Building Code, and Green Building Standards Code by reference, and adopt by reference the 2018 International Property Maintenance Code. Staff recommends local amendments, including structural requirements, fire sprinkler requirements, all-electric “reach codes,” and increased electric vehicle infrastructure requirements, to advance the health, welfare, and safety of the community. RECOMMENDATIONS Staff recommends that the City Council hold a second reading and adopt the proposed Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 11/2/2022