Ord 802ORDINANCE NO. 802
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA;
ADOPTING A NEW CHAPTER 15.23, REGARDING THE
2016 CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS,
INCORPORATING BY REFERENCE THEREIN
THE CALIFORNIA REFERENCED STANDARDS 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: A new Chapter 15.23 of the PMC is hereby added to read as
follows:
Ordinance No. 802
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Chapter 15.23
REFERENCED STANDARDS CODE
Section-
15.23. 010 Adoption.
15.23.010 Adoption of the 2016 California Referenced Standards Code, Part
12, Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations. The California Referenced
Standards Code, 2016 edition, Chapter 15.23 is adopted by reference without
change to Buildings and Construction Title 15.
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
Poway, California, held the 15th
ADOPTED at a regular meetin g
2016.
ATTEST:
Nancy Keufelcr, CMC, City Clerk
at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
day of November 2016, and thereafter PASSED AND
of said City Council held the 6th day of December
Steve Vaus, Mayor
Ordinance No. 802
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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. 802, 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 eufe , CMC, City Clerk
City of Poway