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4.4.B. - Page 24 RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY ADOPTING FINDINGS OF NECESSITY AND NEED FOR AMENDMENTS, DELETIONS, AND ADDITIONS TO THE 2013 FIRE AND BUILDING STANDARDS CODES WHEREAS, concurrent with this resolution, the City Council of the City of Redwood City will adopt the 2013 Fire Code, 2013 California Building, Residential, Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing, Energy, Historical Building, Existing Building, and Green Building Standards Codes, (collectively herein "the Fire and Building Standards Codes."); and WHEREAS, California Health and Safety Code seeks to have uniform building standards in substantially the same format throughout the state; and WHEREAS, the City of Redwood City is authorized by Health and Safety Code Sections 13869.7, 17922, 17958, 17958.5, 17958.7, and 18941.5 to impose modifications on the California Fire and Building Standards, providing such modifications that are more stringent than state standards provided the modifications "reasonably necessary to protect the health, welfare and safety of the citizens of Redwood City because of local climatic, geological and topographical conditions"; and WHEREAS, the City Council of Redwood City has determined and finds that the attached changes and modifications are needed and reasonably necessary because of local climactic, geological or topographical conditions in Redwood City. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Redwood City that the following findings are made in support of modifications, amendments, additions and deletions to the Fire and Building Standards Codes. FINDINGS: 1. Necessity: These local amendments to the 2013 California Fire Code and Building Standards, have been recognized by the City as tools for addressing the fire and life safety hazard problem, concerns, and future direction by which the City can establish and maintain an environment, which will afford a level of fire and life safety to all who live and workwithin the City of Redwood City Fire Departmentjurisdictional boundaries. 2. Local Conditions generally: Local conditions have an adverse effect on the prevention of (1) major loss fires, (2) major earthquake damage, and (3) the potential for life and property loss, making necessary changes or modifications to the state building standards in order to provide a reasonable and appropriate degree of proper security and fire and life safety in this jurisdiction. Below are listed adverse local ATTY/RES0.2932/BUILDING&FIRE CODE FINDINGS REV: 12-04-13 JS Page 1 of 4