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BACKGROUND Regulatory requirements of the California Building Standards Code, specifically Title 24, are contained within the California Code of Regulations (CCR). The California Building Standards Commission (CBSC) adopts and publishes those requirements as the California Building Code, California Residential Code, California Plumbing Code, California Mechanical Code, California Electrical Code, California Energy Code, California Historical Building Code, California Fire Code, California Existing Building Code and California Green Building Standards Code. In addition, adoption and enforcement of the Housing Code is mandated through the State Housing Law (Health and Safety Code, Division 13, Part 1.5, Section 17960). The State of California revises and updates codes related to buildings and construction every three years. The 2019 edition of the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, also known as the California Building Safety Codes, were published on July 1, 2019 with an effective date of January 1, 2020. The City must begin enforcing the new codes as written by the state unless it amends those codes based upon local climatic, geological and topographical conditions. When the state last adopted revised California Building Safety Codes in 2017, the City adopted those revised codes by reference along with local amendments in 2016. DISCUSSION This proposed ordinance adopts the state's new California Building Standards Codes, as well as carries forward the City's current local amendments relating to local conditions based upon the findings set forth in Exhibit 2 of the Ordinance. Specifically, the proposed ordinance would amend Chapters 20.04 (Pleasanton Building Administrative Code), Chapter 20.06 (Pleasanton Existing Building Code), 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), 20.36 (Security Regulations), 20.55 (Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code) and 20.65 (International Property Maintenance Code) of the Pleasanton Municipal Code (PMC), adopting by reference and amending the 2018 Editions of the International Building, Existing Building, Residential, Fire, Property Maintenance and the Swimming Pool and Spa Codes; the 2017 Edition of the National Electrical Code and the 2019 CALGreen. The remaining Chapters of PMC Title 20 do not reference specific editions of these codes and are not being amended at this time. Local Amendments The City of Pleasanton is subject to seismic activity, fire hazard severity zones and hills adjacent to and within the City, weather conditions, and freeways which bisect the community and possibly compromise water availability. These circumstances justify a number of local amendments to the California Building Standards Codes relating to structural design standards and fire resistivity to provide better protection for our community. For example, our local amendments include enhanced wall bracing and foundation requirements to improve earthquake resistance, fire sprinkler requirements when constructing additions to existing non-sprinklered structures, additional fire resistance requirements in roofing materials, and requirements for more stringent Page 2 of 3