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Resolution and Ordinance Adopting Updated California and International Building and Fire Codes <br />November 19, 2019 <br />Page 2 <br />The Construction Codes proposed for adoption by reference with amendments include the <br />following: <br />1. 2019 California Building Code <br />2. 2019 California Residential Code <br />3. 2019 California Green Building Standards Code <br />4. 2019 California Electrical Code <br />5. 2019 California Mechanical Code <br />6. 2019 California Plumbing Code <br />7. 2019 California Energy Code <br />8. 2019 California Fire Code <br />9. 2019 California Existing Building Code <br />10. 2018 International Property Maintenance Code <br />The Planning & Building Agency and Orange County Fire Authority are recommending that <br />certain changes and modifications be made to the 2019 Editions of the California Building, <br />Residential, Green Standards, Plumbing, Mechanical, Electrical, Fire, and Existing Building <br />Codes that are reasonably necessary due to local conditions in the City of Santa Ana. Other <br />modifications are of an administrative or procedural nature and concern themselves with subjects <br />that are not covered by the Codes or are reasonably necessary to safeguard life and property <br />within the City of Santa Ana. <br />There are a total of seventy-one (71) findings in the Resolution which address twelve (12) <br />amendments to the Residential Code, forty-nine (49) amendments to the Fire Code, and ten (10) <br />amendments to the Building Code (Exhibit 1). <br />The changes to the 2019 California Codes as adopted by the State include revisions to enhance <br />clarity and consistency in the application of the Codes. For example, the structural engineering <br />requirements of the building code has been aligned with major revisions to national standards for <br />structural steel and masonry construction, which stem from research studies from recent seismic <br />and high wind events. In the Green Building standards, electric vehicle charging infrastructure <br />will be required for new parking areas. Also, the California Energy Commission has adopted new <br />requirements for the mandatory installation of solar photovoltaic systems on new homes. <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />There is no fiscal impact associated with this action. <br />Minh Thai <br />Executive Director <br />Planning and Building Agency <br />MF:rb <br />mflreports\Building Code Update RFCA 11.19.2019 <br />Jim Henery <br />Division Chief <br />Orange County Fire Authority <br />Exhibits: 1. Ordinance California Building Standards Code Amendments <br />2. Resolution Code Adoption Findings <br />75A-2 <br />