Agdapkt 2010-12-06 clsd and regular

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�.B REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the Cit Mana er i December 6, 2010 SUBJECT Adoption of the 2010 California Fire Code and Local Amendments RECOMMENDATION 1. Introduce the fire code ordinance for first reading on December 6, 2010, and adopt the fire code with necessary local amendments on January 24, 2011. 2. Schedule a public hearing and second reading on adoption of the fire code ordinance for January 24, 2011. BACKGROUND This report contains recommendations to approve the adoption of the California Fire Code, and the resolution supporting the findings of fact allowing amendments to the city's Municipal Code. Redwood City has periodically adopted revisions of the International Fire Code into the Municipal Code for the protection of life and property. For many years, the State of California and the City of Redwood City have both adopted the International Fire Code. For this code adoption cycle, the California Building Standards Commission, as appointed by the Governor, has adopted the 2009 edition of the International Fire Code as the model code for the State of Califo�nia. The International Fire Code forms the basis for the California Fire Code. The adoption of the 2010 edition of the California Fire Code will be consistent with what many of our neighboring jurisdictions are doing and will aid in the application of fire codes on a regu(ar basis. The California Fire Codes are published every three years and presented for local adoption. Redwood City's proposal to adopt the California Fire Code with Local Amendments was provided to the Redwood City Board of Building Review for consideration. The Board of Building Review has recommended the adoption of the proposed fire code ordinance with local amendments. The California Fire Code is being presented to Council for adoption at the same time as the California Building Codes by the Building Infrastructure and Transportation (BIT) Department. Work on the adoption of the California Fire Code, along with local amendments, and the California Building Codes has been done in close coordination with the BIT Department. Local amendments to the 2010 edition of the California Fire Code and to the Redwood City Municipal Code in the proposed Ordinance(s) include the following: 1. Administrative changes and updates to existing sections and references to conform with the publication of the new Code.