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BACKGROUND The State of California revises and updates codes related to buildings and construction every three years. The 2013 edition of the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, better known as the California Building Safety Codes, was published on July, 1 2013 with an effective date of January 1, 2014. Local jurisdictions must begin enforcing the new codes as written by the state unless we amend those codes based upon our local climatic, geological and topographical conditions. When the state last adopted revised California Building Safety Codes in 2011, the City adopted by reference those revised codes along with our local amendments in 2011 by Ordinance No. 2015. DISCUSSION This proposal adopts the state's new California Building Safety Codes, as well as carries forward the City's current local amendments relating to our local conditions based upon the findings set forth in Exhibit 2. Specifically, the proposed ordinance would repeal Chapters 20.08, 20.10, 20.12, 20.16, 20.20, 20.24, 20.26, 20.55, 20.65 of the Pleasanton Municipal Code (PMC) and , 20.08 (Building Code), 20.10 (Residential Code), 20.12 (Plumbing Code), 20.16 (Mechanical Code), 20.20 (Electrical Code), 20.24 (Fire Code), 20.26 (Green Building Code), 20.55 (Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code) and 20.65 (International Property Maintenance Code) of the PMC by adopting by reference and amending the 2012 Editions of the International Building, Residential, Fire, and Property Maintenance Codes; the 2012 Editions of the Uniform Plumbing, Mechanical and Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Codes; and the 2011 Edition of the National Electrical Code. Because of the ongoing issues related to local seismic activity, fire hazard severity zones, weather conditions and freeways which bisect the community and possibly compromise water availability, local amendments to the California Building Safety Codes for the City of Pleasanton relating to fire resistivity are still necessary. These amendments include enhanced wall bracing and foundation requirements to improve earthquake resistance, fire sprinkler requirements when constructing an addition to existing non - sprinklered structures, fire resistance in roofing materials, and more stringent hazardous materials management. These amendments are included in Exhibit 1 of Attachment 1. Chapter 20.04 is our Building Administrative Code, which details how we interpret and enforce the regulations in all of the technical codes. This chapter has been updated for consistency in regulating all the technical codes, rather than trying to utilize the different administrative provisions in each separate code. For example, work exempt from requiring a permit is different in the Building Code and the Residential Code, which can cause confusion among staff and our residents. These amendments are included in Exhibit 1 of Attachment 1. Page 2 of 3