C.1 - Adoption of 2022 California Building Codes, 2021 IPMC, Amended OrdinancesPlanning Commission
Hearing of the Adoption of the 2022 California
Building Codes
October 20, 2022
2030 Vision Goals
#4.Develop and Implement
Successful Partnerships
•Prepare the City of Grand
Terrace for growth,
development, and
prosperity by updating the
City’s development codes
and standards.
Background
•The City of Grand Terrace currently enforces the 2019
California Building Codes (CBC)in their entirety.
•Every three years each jurisdiction in the State of California is
mandated to adopt the California Building Codes,and make
amendments that are reasonably necessary because of local,
climate,geological,or topographical conditions.
•Modifications must be filed with the California Building
Standards Commission in order to become legally effective by
January 1st,2023.
Background
•The California Building Standards Commission (CBSC)publishes
new editions of the CBC with updates to the California Building
Code as recommended by the International Code Council (ICC).
•After adoption by the local governing board (City Council),the
City of Grand Terrace Building Division files modifications to
the CBSC and then enforces the CBC over the next three years
as mandated by the State until the next code cycle.
Discussion
•Staff requests that a public hearing take place with the
Planning Commission to discuss adoption of the 2022
California Building Codes in their entirety and as amended by
the City of Grand Terrace Code of Ordinances
•The Building Division also recommends adoption of the 2021
International Property Maintenance Code and 1997 Uniform
Code for the abatement of dangerous buildings.
Discussion
•The City of Grand Terrace has certain local climatic,geological,
and topographical conditions which require amendments to
the 2022 California Building Codes.
•The City’s climatic,geological,and topographical conditions are
as follow:
•Climate Zone 10
•Seismic Zone D (earthquake zone)
•Wind gusts up to 95 mph
•Category C
•Contains flood hazard areas
•Contains very high fire hazard severity zones
Discussion
•The Building Division also recommends the following
amendments (included as part of the Municipal Code changes)
to the 2022 CBC to include the requirement of fire sprinklers
under the following categories,but not limited to:
•All new residential and non-residential buildings regardless of total
building area.
•All new residential and non-residential buildings containing most
occupancies listed in Chapter 3 of the CBC.
•All new residential and non-residential accessory structures containing
construction type IV and V (heavy timber and light frame respectively)
material exceeding 200 square feet.
•Existing residential and non-residential buildings undergoing through a
remodel of at least 50%in total building area containing all occupancy
types.
Discussion (cont’d)
•Fire sprinklers will also be required for new accessory
dwelling units (ADUs) where the existing main dwelling has
existing or new fire sprinklers, however not for new ADUs
where the existing main dwelling does not contain existing
fire sprinklers per SB 1069.
Environmental Review
•The adoption of the Proposed Ordinance is exempt from the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to
CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) as an item that has no
potential for causing a significant effect on the environment.
Public Notice
•Public notice of this meeting for participation and
attendance of this hearing was provided online via the City’s
website and published in the local newspaper, City News
Group.
Economic Impact
•Adoption of the proposed code ordinances will significantly
save residents and businesses hundreds of thousands of
dollars in monetary loss caused by a fire including any
associated indirect costs caused by such incident.
Community Safety Impact
•The proposed ordinances will significantly increase life safety
and will save many lives by preventing fires in occupied
buildings.
Recommendation
•Staff recommends that the Planning Commission adopt the
attached Resolution which recommends that the City
Council adopt an Ordinance which adopts by reference the
2022 California Building Codes in their entirety, the 2021
International Property Maintenance Code, the 1997 Uniform
Code for The Abatement of Dangerous Buildings and
amended Municipal Code of Ordinances.
Planning Commission
Hearing of the Adoption of the 2022 California
Building Codes
October 20, 2022