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<br />7A <br />Page 8 <br /> <br />Attachment 2 <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. <br /> <br />RESOLUTION FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT, BECAUSE OF LOCAL <br />CONDITIONS, THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, WELFARE, AND <br />NECESSITY, REQUIRE THE ADDITION OF ARTICLE X OF CHAPTER 9 OF <br />THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY ADOPTING A <br />GREEN BUILDING CODE <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Redwood City proposes to enact <br /> <br />an ordinance adding Sections 9.180-9.185 to the Redwood City Municipal Code, <br /> <br />consisting of a Green Building Code ("the Ordinance"); and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, California Health and Safety Code Sections 18938 and 17958 <br /> <br />provide that the California Building Standards Code establishes building standards <br /> <br />for all occupancies throughout the State; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Sections 17958.5 and 17958.7 of the California Health and <br /> <br />Safety Code enable a city to make changes and modifications to the California <br /> <br />Building Standards, where the governing body makes express findings that such <br /> <br />changes are reasonably necessary because of local climatic, geological or <br /> <br />topographical conditions; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, in connection therewith, the Ordinance will result in certain <br /> <br />modifications and changes to the substantive provisions of the California Building <br /> <br />Standards, which changes or modifications are reasonably necessary due to local <br /> <br />conditions (the "Local Amendments"); and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, this action is categorically exempt from CEQA pursuant to <br />Section 15308 of the California Code of Regulations ("CEQA Guidelines"), which <br /> <br />exempts actions taken by regulatory agencies for enhancement or protection of <br /> <br />A TIYIRESOIRESO.1950 <br />100509 <br /> <br />1 <br />