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Home My WebLink About2010-052 - Santa Ana Which Justify Certain Modications and Changes to the California Building Code• ROH 10/18/10 RESOLUTION NO. 2010-052 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA CALIFORNIA, SETTING FORTH FINDINGS WITH RESPECT TO LOCAL CONDITIONS WITHIN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA WHICH JUSTIFY CERTAIN MODIFICATIONS AND CHANGES TO THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE, CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL CODE, CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE, CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE, CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE, CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE, CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE, CALIFORNIA EXISTING BUILDING CODE, INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE, UNIFORM SWIMMING POOL, SPA AND HOT TUB CODE, AND UNIFORM SOLAR ENERGY CODE AS AMENDED BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: • Section 1. The City Council hereby finds, determines, and declares as follows: A. Health and Safety Code Section 17958 provides that the City of Santa Ana shall adopt Ordinances and regulations imposing the same or modified or changed requirements as are contained in the regulations adopted by the State pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 17922. B. The State of California is mandated by Health and Safety Code Section 17922 to impose the same requirements as are contained in the most recent edition of the California Building Code, California Existing Building Code, the California Plumbing Code, the California Mechanical Code, and the California Electrical Code (hereinafter referred to collectively as "Codes"). C. Health and Safety Code Section 17958.5(a) permits the City to make modifications or changes to the Codes, which are reasonably necessary because of local climatic, geographic or topographic conditions. D. Health and Safety Code Section 17958.7 requires that the City Council, before making any modifications or changes to the Codes, shall make an express finding that such changes or modifications are reasonably necessary because of local climatic, geographic or topographic conditions. • Section 2: The Planning and Building Agency and the Fire Department have recommended that changes and modifications be made to the Codes and have advised that Resolution No. 2010-052 Page 1 of 4 certain said changes and modifications to the California Building Code, 2010 Edition, the California Plumbing Code, 2010 Edition, the California Mechanical Code, 2010 Edition, the California Electrical Code, 2010 Edition, the California Existing Building Code, 2010 Edition, and the California Fire Code, 2010 Edition, are reasonably necessary due to local conditions in the City of Santa Ana. Section 3. Amendments to Section 602.1 of the 2010 Edition of the California Mechanical Code as recommended by the Planning and Building Agency are hereby found to be reasonably necessary because of corrosion related to the high seasonal humidity in this coastal area which prevents moisture collecting in flexible ducting of evaporative cooling systems from draining and evaporating, contributing to the deterioration of the ductwork thereby endangering a person's health and the environment. Section 4. Amendments to Sections 110.5 and 334.12 of the 2010 Edition of the California Electrical Code as recommended by the Planning and Building Agency are hereby found to be reasonably necessary due to the following local conditions: A. Earthquakes are a common occurrence in the local area; that earthquakes may cause electrical connections and screws to loosen, causing arcing problems especially in the smaller sizes of aluminum wire; and that the above amendment is necessary to address the risk of fire due to such causes. B. Earthquakes are a common occurrence in the local area; that, unlike wire installed in conduit or raceways, non-metallic sheathed cable does not provide the degree of protection that is needed in the event of an earthquake; that exposed non- metallic sheathed cable is particularly hazardous; and that this amendment is necessary to assure that adequate protection is provided in the workplace and in other places of public gathering. Section 5. Amendments to Sections 202, 507, 903, 907, 907.2.13, and 907.7.3.2 of the 2010 Edition of the California Fire Code as recommended by the Fire Department are hereby found to be reasonably necessary due to the following local conditions: A. Climatic and geographic conditions of high winds and low humidity combine to create an environment that is conducive to rapidly spreading fire. Control of such fire requires rapid response. Obstacles generated by a strong wind, such as fallen trees, street lights and utility poles, and the requirement to climb 75 feet vertically up flights of stairs will greatly impact the response time to reach an incident scene. Also the City is located in the middle of the seismically active area identified as Seismic Zone 4. The viability of the public water system would be questionable after a large earthquake leaving tall buildings vulnerable to uncontrolled fires and the inability to pump sufficient quantities of water to upper floors. B. Climatic conditions of high winds and low humidity combined with high density city population conditions may be conducive to rapidly spreading fires. These Resolution No. 2010-052 Page 2 of 4 climatic conditions and winds contribute to the rapid spread of even small fires originating in high density housing therefore creating a need for increases fire protection. This amendment defines fire flow, fire sprinkler and fire hydrant placement requirements. C. Artificially created topographic conditions. The City is 27 square miles with a population in excess of 350,000 with extensive traffic congestion. Depending on time of day and climatic conditions response times may be impacted. Therefore those occupancies that have the potential to large loss of life (Type "A") and those that have the highest potential for conflagration (Type "H") make it necessary to provide automatic on-site fire extinguishing systems in order to protect occupants and property. Section 6. Amendments to the 2010 Edition of the California Codes are found reasonably necessary based on the climatic, topographical, and/or geographic conditions cited in the above sections of this Resolution and are listed as follows: Code Section Findings in Section CIVIC 602.1 3 CEC 110.5 4A CEC 334.12 4B CFC 202 5A CFC 507 5B • CFC 903 CFC 907 5C 5A CFC 907.2.13 5A CFC 907.7.3.2 5A Section 7. The aforementioned amendments have been incorporated in detail in Ordinance NS-2810. Section 8. Additional amendments have been made to the relevant California Building Code, Electrical Code, Mechanical Code, Plumbing Code, Existing Building Code, Residential Code, Green Building Standards Code, and Fire Code, and the relevant Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code and Uniform Solar Energy Code, and International Property Maintenance Code. On the recommendation of the Planning and Building Agency and the Fire Department, such amendments are hereby found to be either administrative or procedural in nature or concern themselves with subjects not covered in the aforementioned Codes. The changes made include provisions making each of said Codes compatible with other Codes enforced by the City. Section 9. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby approves and authorizes the Planning and Building Agency and the Fire Department to file copies of Resolution 2010- 052 and Ordinance NS-2810 with the California Building Standards Commission as required by Health and Safety Code Section 17958.7. • Section 10. This Resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption. Resolution No. 2010-052 Page 3 of 4 ADOPTED this 18th day of October, 2010. APPROVED AS TO FORM: #. FI?$cher Joseph City prr`gy u By: Rv, City'Attorney AYES: Councilmembers: Alvarez, Benavides, Bustamante, Martinez, Sarmiento, Tinajero, Pulido (7) NOES: Councilmembers: None (0) ABSTAIN: Councilmembers: None (0) NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers: None (0) CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY I, MARIA D. HUIZAR, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify that Resolution No. 2010-052 to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana on October 18, 2010. Date: Clerk of the Council City of Santa Ana Resolution No. 2010-052 Page 4 of 4