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THE CITY OF 6 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT pLEASANTON. December 7, 2010 Community Development Department Building & Safety Division TITLE: CONSIDER THE INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 20 AND RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE PLEASANTON MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING THE ADOPTION OF THE 2010 EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS TITLE 24, INCLUDING BY REFERENCE THE 2009 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING, FIRE, PROPERTY AND MAINTENANCE CODES; THE 2009 UNIFORM PLUMBING AND MECHANICAL CODES AND THE 2008 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE SUMMARY The ordinance proposed amends Pleasanton Municipal Code to coincide with the adoption of the 2010 California Building Safety Codes more commonly known as the Building, Residential, Plumbing, Mechanical, Electrical and Fire Codes. These collective codes are also known as the California Building Code (CBC). This ordinance update also provides an opportunity to clean up chapters that have never been utilized, have become outdated, unnecessary and in some cases contradictory. Existing local amendments for Pleasanton related to our local geological, topographical and climatic conditions are included in the proposed amendments. This is a routine item. The primary substantive change in all of the code amendments is that automatic fire sprinkler systems are now required by the state in all new residential dwellings, making many of our previous local amendments unnecessary. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the City Council introduce the attached ordinance (Attachment 1) that updates Pleasanton Municipal Code Chapters 20.04, 20.08, 20.12, 20.16, 20.20, 20.24, 20.36, 20.55 and 20.65, adds Chapters 20.10, and deletes Chapters 20.34, 20.40, 20.48, 20.52 and 20.60 concerning the adoption of the 2010 Edition of the California Building Standards Code (24 C.C.R.), including by reference the 2009 International Building, Residential, Fire Codes; the 2009 Uniform Codes for Plumbing and Mechanical; and the 2008 National Electrical Code. FINANCIAL STATEMENT The adoption of this ordinance should not result in a fiscal impact.