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RESOLUTION 63-144 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA RECOMMENDING LEGISLATION WHICH WOULD PREVENT STATE AGENCIES FROM PREEMPTING THE FIELD OF LOCAL BUILDING REGULATIONS IF THE LOCAL JURISDICTION HAS ADOPTED THE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED CODES SPECIFIED IN SECTION 17922 OF THw- CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana is con- cerned over recent State legislation which could result in the State of California preempting the field of building regulations on a local level; and WHEREAS, the City is a strong advocate of the "Home Rule" concept; and WHEREAS, this City and other municipalities throughout the State use the nationally recognized codes and keep pace with modern practices and technologies by adopting amendments where necessary to meet local requirements; and WHEREAS, this City is concerned over the fact that in some cases local governing bodies are not permitted to designate which agency or division within its government shall be the enforcement agency of any given State agency regulation which is delegated to a local jurisdiction for enforcement. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the City Council of the City of Santa Aha urges the introduction and adoption of amend- ments to the State Health and Safety Code for the purpose of: (1) retaining for local governing bodies the option of adopting and enforcing building regulations in lieu of similar State regulations provided minimum standards are maintained equivalent to those prescribed in the State regulations; and providing that any local agency which adopts the nationally recognized codes specified in Section 17922 of the California Health and Safety Code would automatically be deemed to have regulations equivalent to the regulations promulgated by the State Division of Housing; providing that local governing bodies should be permitted to designate the local enforcement agency whenever a State agency regulation is delegated to a local jurisdiction for enforcement. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That the Clerk of the Council of the City of Santa Aha is directed to transmit a certified copy of this Resolution to the Governor of the State of California, to each State Legislator from Orange County and to each member of the State Building Standards Commission. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana at its regular meeting held on the 2nd day of December, 1963. ATTEST: CLERK OF THE COUNCIL