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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO STAFF REPORT DATE: November 15, 2010 TO: Stephen Hollister, City Manager APPROVED AND FORWARDED TO CITY COUNCIL s Stephen Hollister City Manager FROM: Luke Sims, Community Development Directo4V BY: William Schock, Chief Building Official SUBJECT/PROJECT DESCRIPTION MATTER OF ADOPTION OF STATE - MANDATED CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS CODES AND RELATED AMENDMENTS. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council adopt as amended the following codes: the "California Building Standards Code, 2010 edition" and that certain document entitled "International Building Code, Vol. 1 and 2, 2009 Edition," with appendix Chapter G and I, and the "International Residential Code, 2009 edition ", with appendix G and H, published by the International Code Council, and Chapters Al, A2, A3, A4, A5 of that certain document entitled "International Existing Building Code 2009 edition," as published by the International Code Council, and that certain document entitled "International Fire Code, 2009 Edition," published by the International Code Council, with appendix chapters B, C and D. BACKGROUND The State Building Standards Commission conducts public hearings on modifications for state agencies and state amendments that local building departments are mandated to enforce, such as requirements for disabled access, conservation of natural resources and fire or life safety. The Building Standards Commission then "publishes" the codes as further amended. Cities have 180 days from the official "publication date" to amend the state codes or adopt the codes without amendments. Failure of a city to adopt or amend the state codes results in the imposition of the unamended State Code at the local level. The State Building Standards Commission set an effective date at the local level on January 1, 2011. The State codes were not readily available until late August, which leaves very little time for cities to respond. DISCUSSION All cities and counties must enforce model codes as revised and published by the State. These codes are generally revised every three years by the organizations that create the model codes. These codes are then reviewed and amended by the State to reflect the unique conditions in California. Previously, three (3) model building codes were published independently in the United States by three model code organizations: International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO), Building