Ord 795ORDINANCE NO. 795
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA,
REPEALING CHAPTER 15.10, OF THE POWAY
MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADOPTING A NEW CHAPTER
15.10, REGARDING THE 2016 CALIFORNIA BUILDING
STANDARDS, INCORPORATING BY REFERENCE
THEREIN THE CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL 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 15.10 of the Poway Municipal Code (PMC) is hereby
repealed.
Section 4: A new Chapter 15.10 of the PMC is hereby added to read as
follows:
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Chapter 15.10
RESIDENTIAL CODE
Sections:
15.10.010 Adoption
15.10.020 Findings
15.10.030 Deletions, revisions and additions
15.10.050 Section R902.1.3 amended.
15.10.060 Appendix H adopted.
15.10.010 Adoption of the California Residential Code Part 2.5 Title 24 of
the California Code of Regulations. There is adopted and incorporated by reference
herein as City Residential Code for the purpose of prescribing regulations in the
City of Poway for the construction, alteration or repair of use and occupancy,
location and maintenance of detached one- and two- family dwellings and
townhouses not more than three stories above grade plane and permit
requirements and inspection thereof, 2016 California Residential Code, Part 2.5 ,
Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, a portion of the California Building
Standards Code published by the California Building Standards Commission which
is based on the International Residential Code published by the International Code
Council, 4051 West Flossmoor Road, Country Club Hills, 11 60478.
15.10.020 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 Residential Code. Therefore
this chapter alters the California Residential Code to require more fire retardant roof
coverings.
15.10.030 Deletions revisions and additions. Deletions, revisions and
additions to the 2016 California Residential Code shall be as set forth in sections
15.08.050 through 15.08.060.
15.10.050 Section R902.1.3 amended. Section R902.1.3 of the California
Residential Code is amended to read as follows:
R902.1.3 Roof coverings in all other areas. The entire roof
covering of every existing structure where more that 50 percent of the total
roof area is replaced within any one -year periods, the entire roof covering of
every new structure, and any roof covering applied in the alteration, repair or
replacement of the roof of every existing structure, shall be a fire - retardant
roof covering that is at least Class A.
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15.10.060 Appendix H adopted. Appendix H of the 2016 California
Residential Code is 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:
Na y r4eL ld, CM , City Clerk
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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. 795, 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
Nancy Neufe d, CIVIC, City Clerk
City of Poway