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Community Development Agency, Development Services Division, recommending the Board consider the following pertaining to the 2013 Fire Code regarding Tahoe Basin Fire Agencies:
1) Adopt Resolution 221-2014 regarding the Lake Valley Fire Protection District and Resolution 222-2014 regarding the Meeks Bay Fire Protection District to do the following:
a) Ratify the Fire Agency Amendments to the 2013 Fire Code, with clarifications;
b) Delegate enforcement authority of the Fire Code to the Fire Chief of the local Fire Agencies except for one and two family dwellings; and
c) Delegate the Building Official as an agent of the Fire District for enforcement of the Fire Code of one and two family dwellings. The local Fire District shall remain the authority; and
2) Do not approve 2013 Fire Code Amendments to Sections: 903.2.8.2 and 903.2.8.3 which requires sprinkler systems to additions and alterations because this contradicts the 2013 California Residential Code Section R313 which specifically excludes this requirement.
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Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost:
There is no Fiscal Impact or change to Net County Cost associated with this item.
Background:
The El Dorado County Fire Prevention Officers Association requests the Board of Supervisors ratify the Building Standards Amendments of the 2013 Fire Code, as adopted by the individual Fire Agencies, and approves the Building Official as an agent for the local Fire Districts. This request is from two local Fire Agencies intent on ratifying Building Standards Amendments to the 2013 Fire Code. These Fire Agencies have worked diligently to agree on a very similar set of amendments so there is consistency within the East Slope of the County.
Fire Code Amendments: The proposed El Dorado County Resolution and Fire District Ordinances and Resolutions are included as Attachments pages A and B. The Amendments which are "Building Standards" are individually listed on the resolutions and must be ratified by the Boar...
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