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CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA ORDINANCE NO. 1432 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PLRASANTONAMENDING SECTION 1 OF ORDINANCE NO. 1234 AND SECTION 20.08,045 OF T~E PT2ASANTON MUNICIPAL CODE REQUIRING THE USE OF FIRE RETARDANT ROOF MATERIALS WITHIN THE CITY OF Pv~ASANTON AND ADOPTING FINDINGS OF FACTS TO SUPPORT THE IMPOSITION OF REQUIREMENTS WHICH ARE GREATER THAN THE REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE BUILDING STANDARDS CODE WHEREAS, California Health and Safety Code Section 17958 and Section 17958.5 allow the City, by ordinance, to make modifications or changes to the State Building Standards Code and other regulations adopted pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 17922; and WHEREAS, California Health and Safety Code Section 17958.5 requires that such changes must be determined to be reasonably necessary because of local climatic, geographical or topographical conditions; and WHEREAS, California Health and Safety Code Section 17958.7 requires that the governing body of the City, before making any modifications or changes pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 17958.5, shall make an express finding that each such modification of change is needed; and WHEREAS, such findings must be made available as a public record and a copy thereof with each such modification or change shall be filed with the Department of Housing and Community Development, State of California; and WHEREAS, the City Council hereby determines that the proposed ordinance, presented herewith, establishes requirements greater than those set forth in the California State Building Standards Code, as adopted by the City of Pleasanton and set forth in Section 20.08,045 of the Pleasanton Municipal Code; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that each of the aforementioned changes or modifications which is set forth is this draft ordinance is reasonably necessary because of local climatic, geographical or topographical conditions in the area encompassed by the boundaries of the City of Pleasanton, and said Council further finds that the following factors support the local necessity for the aforementioned proposed changes or modifications: