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ATTY/RESO.0112/BUILDING & FIRE CODE ADOPTIONS <br />REV: 11-21-16 RL <br />Page 1 of 4 <br />RESOLUTION NO. _____ <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD <br />CITY ADOPTING FINDINGS OF NECESSITY AND NEED FOR <br />AMENDMENTS, DELETIONS, AND ADDITIONS TO THE 2016 FIRE AND <br />BUILDING STANDARDS CODES <br /> <br />WHEREAS, concurrent with this resolution, the City Council of the City of <br />Redwood City will adopt the 2016 California Fire Code, 2016 California Building, <br />Residential, Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing, Energy, Historical Building, Existing <br />Building, and Green Building Standards Codes, (collectively herein “the Fire and Building <br />Standards Codes.”); and <br />WHEREAS, California Health and Safety Code seeks to have uniform building <br />standards in substantially the same format throughout the state; and <br />WHEREAS, the City of Redwood City is authorized by Health and Safety Code <br />Sections 13869.7, 17922, 17958, 17958.5, 17958.7, and 18941.5 to impose modifications <br />on the California Fire and Building Standards, providing such modifications that are more <br />stringent than state standards provided the modifications are reasonably necessary” to <br />protect the health, welfare and safety of the citizens of Redwood City “because of local <br />climatic, geological or topographical conditions”; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Council of Redwood City has determined and finds that the <br />attached changes and modifications are needed and reasonably necessary because of <br />local climactic, geological or topographical conditions in Redwood City. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of <br />Redwood City that the following findings are made in support of modifications, <br />amendments, additions and deletions to the Fire and Building Standards Codes. <br /> <br />FINDINGS: <br /> <br />1. Necessity: These local amendments to the 2016 California Fire and Building Standards <br />Codes have been recognized by the City as tools for addressing the fire and life safety <br />hazard problem, concerns, and future direction by which the City can establish and <br />maintain an environment, which will afford a level of fire and life safety to all who live and <br />work within the City of Redwood City Fire Department jurisdictional boundaries. <br />2. Local Conditions generally: Local conditions have an adverse effect on the <br />prevention of (1) major loss fires, (2) major earthquake damage, and (3) the potential <br />for life and property loss, making necessary changes or modifications to the state <br />building standards in order to provide a reasonable and appropriate degree of proper <br />security and fire and life safety in this jurisdiction. Below are listed adverse local <br />climactic, geological, and topographical conditions largely articulated in the City’s <br />6.4.B. - Page 32