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Introduce, waive reading and set July 28, 2020, at 10:30 a.m. as the date and time for a public hearing to consider adoption of an ordinance:
a. To make express findings that County amendments to the 2019 California Building Standards Code are reasonably necessary due to local climatic, geological, or topographical conditions; and
b. To repeal the 2016 California Building Standards Code with County amendments and adopt the 2019 California Building Standards Code with County amendments.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Introduce, waive reading and set July 28, 2020, at 10:30 a.m. as the date and time for a public hearing to consider adoption of an ordinance:
a. To make express findings that County amendments to the 2019 California Building Standards Code are reasonably necessary due to local climatic, geological, or topographical conditions; and
b. To repeal the 2016 California Building Standards Code with County amendments and adopt the 2019 California Building Standards Code with County amendments.
SUMMARY:
By state law, the 2019 edition of the California Building Standards Code and other regulations adopted pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 17922 became effective in each local jurisdiction throughout California on January 1, 2020. These replace the 2016 state code. The County may make changes or modifications in the state-mandated standards upon express findings that the changes or modifications are "reasonably necessary because of local climatic, geological or topographical conditions." (Health and Safety Code sections 17958.7, 18941.5) Accordingly, the proposed ordinance amends several chapters of Title 18 of the Monterey County Code to repeal the 2016 California Buildings Standards Code with local amendments and to adopt the 2019 California Building Standards Code with local amendments.
DISCUSSION:
The proposed ordinance adopts the entirety of the 2019 California Building Standards Code into the Monterey County Code, including certain administr...
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