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foundation requirements to improve earthquake resistance, fire sprinkler requirements when constructing additions to existing non-sprinklered structures, fire resistance in roofing materials and more stringent hazardous materials management. These amendments are itemized in Exhibit C of Attachment 1. The majority of staff's proposed amendments are administrative in nature, and not subject to the legislative findings pursuant the California Health and Safety Code Sections 17958.5 and Section 17958.7. Staff has reduced the number of amendments that are subject to these findings to 20; 4 in the Building Code, 4 in the Residential Code and 12 in the Fire Code, whereas the prior code adoption had 45 such amendments. Several prior amendments are no longer needed because they have been incorporated into the new model codes. In addition, staff has been working with other jurisdictions to minimize the total number of code amendments. The adoption of these codes will provide the City with the most up-to-date standards available under state law. They will also provide greatly enhanced national and regional consistency, resulting in a more uniform and streamlined application. The proposed Ordinance provides that these changes will be effective January 1, 2017, the same time that the California state-wide codes become effective. All of the 2016 California Building Standards Codes proposed code adoptions and local amendments are recommended in an effort to maintain the minimum fire and life safety standards for all construction within the City of Pleasanton. Submitted by: Approved by: L.,___. kili Gerry Beaudin Nelson Fialho Director of City Manager Community Development Attachments: 1. Draft Ordinance Page 3of3