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Report regarding introduction of an ordinance repealing current Building Code regulations under Title 15 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code and adopting by reference the 2025 California Building Standards Codes with certain local amendments. (Erik Rietdorf, Chief Building Official)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council:
(1) Conduct a public hearing; and
(2) Introduce and waive the First Reading of the Ordinance repealing and replacing Chapters 15.06, 15.08, 15.10, 15.12, 15,14 15.16, 15.20, 15.22, 15.24, 15.25, 15.26, 15.32, 15.34, and 15.36 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code with Chapters 15.06, 15.08, 15.10, 15.12, 15.14, 15.16, 15.20, 15.22, 15.24, 15.25, 15.26, 15.32, 15.34, and 15.36; and Adopting by Reference the 2025 Editions of the California Administrative, Building Code with Appendix G, H, I, Residential Code with Appendix BG, Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing Appendix I, Energy, Historical Building, Fire with Appendices 4, B, BB, C, CC, D, F, H, I, N and P, Existing Building, Green Building Code, and Referenced Standards Codes, and adding the Wildland-Urban Interface Code, 2025 Editions, respectively, and adopt by reference the International Property Maintenance Code, 2024 Edition.
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BACKGROUND
Every three years, the International Code Council (ICC) publishes model codes for building, fire, and other related standards. From these model codes, the California Building Standards Commission, along with The State Fire Marshall and other state agencies, amend and adopt these model codes to create the California Code of Regulations Title 24. Title 24 contains several parts, such as: The California Administrative Code (Part 1), The California Building Code (Part 2, Volumes 1 and 2), The California Residential Code (Part 2.5), The California Electrical Code (Part 3), The California Mechanical Code (Part 4), The California Plumbing Code (Part 5), The California Energy Code (Part 6), The Wildland-Urban Interf...
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