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Planning and Building Department, Building Division, recommending the Board, in accordance with Health and Safety Code Section 13869.7(c), take the following actions:
1) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolutions that ratify ordinances adopted by each of the following districts to reflect changes to the California Fire Code, 2019 Edition; delegate the enforcement of the ordinances to the respective Fire Department Chief; and rescind the previous Resolutions adopted in 2017:
a) Resolution 035-2020 - Cameron Park Community Services District;
b) Resolution 036-2020 - Diamond Springs-El Dorado Fire Protection District;
c) Resolution 037-2020 - El Dorado County Fire Protection District;
d) Resolution 038-2020 - El Dorado Hills County Water District;
e) Resolution 039-2020 - Garden Valley Fire Protection District;
f) Resolution 040-2020 - Georgetown Fire Protection District;
g) Resolution 041-2020 - Lake Valley Fire Protection District;
h) Resolution 042-2020 - Meeks Bay Fire Protection District;
i) Resolution 043-2020 - Mosquito Fire Protection District;
j) Resolution 044-2020 - Pioneer Fire Protection District; and
k) Resolution 045-2020 - Rescue Fire Protection District; and
2) Direct staff to transmit the Board’s determination to each District within 15 days of the determination.
FUNDING: N/A
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
Every three years the State updates the California Fire Code (Code). The Code applies Statewide. Although local jurisdictions do not have the authority to modify the Code they may adopt additional or more stringent requirements as are reasonably necessary due to local climatic, geological, or topographical conditions.
In El Dorado County, there are twelve special districts that provide fire protection services. Eleven (11) of the twelve (12) Districts have worked diligently with the El Dorado County Fire Prevention Officers Association and the El Dorado County Building Official to agree on a very similar set of Building Standar...
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