Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Steve Monowitz, Community Development Director
Subject: Adoption of the 2019 California Building Standards Code and Amending the San Mateo County Ordinance Code, Division VII (Building Regulations)
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt an ordinance repealing the 2016 California Building Standards Code with all local amendments, Division VII, and Chapter 3.84 of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code; and adopting the latest editions of the 2019 California Building Standards Code: 2019 California Building Code, Title 24, Part 2; 2019 California Residential Code, Title 24, Part 2.5; 2019 California Fire Code, Title 24, Part 9; 2019 California Historical Building Code, Title 24, Part 8; 2019 California Existing Building Code, Title 24, Part 10; 2019 California Mechanical Code, Title 24, Part 4; 2019 California Electrical Code, Title 24, Part 3; 2019 California Plumbing Code, Title 24, Part 5; 2019 California Energy Code, Title 24, Part 6; 2019 California Green Building Standards Code, Title 24, Part 11; 2018 International Property Maintenance Code; 2019 California Reference Standards Code, Title 24, Part 12; and adopting a new Division VII (Building Regulations) of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code, previously introduced on December 10, 2019, and waive the reading of the ordinance in its entirety.
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BACKGROUND:
Proposal: The Planning and Building Department proposes the adoption of the 2019 California Building Standards Code pursuant to State law, and corresponding amendments to the San Mateo County Ordinance Code, Division VII (Building Regulations), in addition to local amendments to the California Building Standards Code to address specific concerns within unincorporated San Mateo County.
State Code Requirements: The California Building Standards Commission has adopted the 2019 California Building Code(s) based on the International Build...
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