Ord 793ORDINANCE NO. 793
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA,
REPEALING CHAPTER 15.04, OF THE POWAY
MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADOPTING A NEW CHAPTER
15.04, REGARDING THE 2016 CALIFORNIA BUILDING
STANDARDS, INCORPORATING BY REFERENCE
THEREIN THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE, 2016
EDITION
WHEREAS, California Health and Safety Code Section 17958 requires that cities
adopt building regulations that are substantially the same as those adopted by the
California Building Standards Commission; and contained in the California Building
Standards Code; and
WHEREAS, on November 15, 2016, the City Council held a duly advertised
public hearing to receive testimony from the public, both for and against, relative to this
ordinance.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POWAY DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: The City Council finds that local climatic; geographical and
topographical conditions, including the terrain; high summer month temperatures;
population growth rate; housing and occupancy conditions and needs; and the
environment existing in the City of Poway constitute conditions which require that the
California Building Standards Code be modified as set forth herein.
Section 2: The City Council of the City of Poway finds that this project is
exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the 2016 State CEQA Guidelines (Chapter 3 of Title
14 of the California Code of Regulations) in that it entails the adoption of the State -
mandated Building Codes with minor amendments.
Section 3: Chapter 15.04 of the Poway Municipal Code (PMC) is hereby
repealed.
Section 4: A new Chapter 15.04 of the PMC is hereby added to read as
follows:
Ordinance No. 793
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Chapter 15.04
BUILDING CODE
Sections:
15.04.010
Adoption.
15.04.020
Findings.
15.04.030
Deletions, revisions and additions.
15.04.050
Section 1503 amended.
15.04.060
Appendices Chapter C, H and I adopted.
15.04.010 Adoption of the California Building Code, Part 2, Title 24 of the
California Code of Regulations. There is adopted and incorporated by reference
herein as the City Building Code for the purpose of prescribing regulations in the
City of Poway for the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving,
removal, conversion, demolition, occupancy, equipment, use, height, area, and
maintenance of buildings and structures, the 2016 California Building Code, Part 2,
Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, a portion of the California Building
Standards Code, as defined in the California State Health and Safety Code, Section
18901 et seq. which is based on the International Building Code, 2015 Edition,
including those Appendix Chapters adopted by this Chapter. Except as otherwise
provided by this Chapter and Chapter 15.02 of the City of Poway Municipal Code,
all erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, removal,
conversion, demolition, occupancy, equipment, use, height, area and maintenance
of buildings and structures within the City of Poway shall be in conformance with
the 2016 California Building Code, published by the California Building Standards
Commission, which is based on the International Building Code, 2015 Edition and
the adopted Appendix Chapters, published by the International Code Council, 4051
West Flossmoor Road, Country Club Hills, 11 60478.
15.04.020 Findings. The City of Poway has many large brush - covered
hillsides. The City is subject to frequent Santa Ana conditions consisting of dry
gusting winds, which create extreme fire dangers. The City Council specifically
finds that these geographic and topographic conditions necessitate greater fire
protection than that provided by the 2016 California Building Code. Therefore, this
chapter alters the International Building Code, 2016 Edition, to require more fire
retardant roof coverings.
15.04.030 Deletions, Revisions and Additions to the 2016 California Building
Code. Deletions, revisions and additions to the 2016 California Building Code, shall
be as set forth in Sections 15.04.040 through 15.04.060.
15.04.050 Table 1505.1 Amended. Table 1505.1 of the 2016 California
Building Code is amended to read as follows:
Ordinance No. 793
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TABLE 1505.1
MINIMUM ROOF COVERING CLASSIFICATION
FOR TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION
15.04.060 Appendices C, H and I adopted. Appendix Chapters C, H and I of
the 2016 California Building Code, are adopted.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30)
days after the date of its passage; and before the expiration of fifteen (15) days after its
passage, it shall be published once with the names and members voting for and against
the same in the Poway News Chieftain, a newspaper of general circulation published in
the City of Poway.
Introduced and first read at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Poway, California, held the 15th day of November 2016, and thereafter PASSED AND
ADOPTED at a regular meeting of said City Council held the 6th day of December
2016.
-Steve Vaus, Mayor
ATTEST:
N6ncj(9f6fe1d, CMC, City Clerk
Ordinance No. 793
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO)
I, Nancy Neufeld, City Clerk of the City of Poway, California, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Ordinance No. 793, was duly adopted by the City Council at a
meeting of said City Council held on the 6th day of December 2016, and that it was so
adopted by the following vote:
AYES: LEONARD, GROSCH, MULLIN, CUNNINGHAM, VAUS
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
DISQUALIFIED: NONE
nc NeWeld, OMC, City Clerk
City of Poway