File #: 23-0015    Version: 1
Type: Agenda Item Status: Approved
File created: 12/14/2022 In control: Board of Supervisors
On agenda: 1/3/2023 Final action: 1/3/2023
Title: 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, 2022 Edition; delegate the enforcement of the Ordinances to the respective Fire Department Chief; and rescind the previous Resolutions Adopted in 2020: a) Resolution 007-2023 - Cameron Park Community Services District; b) Resolution 008-2023 - Diamond Spring-El Dorado Fire Protection District; c) Resolution 009-2023 - El Dorado County Fire Protection District; d) Resolution 010-2023 - El Dorado Hills County Water District; e) Resolution 011-2023 - Pioneer Fire Protection District; and f) Resolution 012-0223 - Rescue Fire Protection District; and 2) Direct Staff to transmit the Board’s determination to each District within 15 days of the determination. F...
Attachments: 1. A - FPO Letter to BOS for Fire Code Ratification 2022 12.5.22, 2. B - Counsel Approved Blue Route, 3. C - Cameron Park Resolution, 4. D - Diamond Springs-El Dorado Resolution, 5. E - El Dorado County Resolution, 6. F - El Dorado Hills Resolution, 7. G - Pioneer Resolution, 8. H - Rescue Resolution, 9. Executed Resolution 007-2023, 10. Executed Resolution 008-2023, 11. Executed Resolution 009-2023, 12. Executed Resolution 010-2023, 13. Executed Resolution 011-2023, 14. Executed Resolution 012-2023
Related files: 14-1478, 16-1189, 20-0203, 23-1589
Title 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, 2022 Edition; delegate the enforcement of the Ordinances to the respective Fire Department Chief; and rescind the previous Resolutions Adopted in 2020:
a) Resolution 007-2023 - Cameron Park Community Services District;
b) Resolution 008-2023 - Diamond Spring-El Dorado Fire Protection District;
c) Resolution 009-2023 - El Dorado County Fire Protection District;
d) Resolution 010-2023 - El Dorado Hills County Water District;
e) Resolution 011-2023 - Pioneer Fire Protection District; and
f) Resolution 012-0223 - 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 (3) years the State updates the Statewide California Fire Code (Code). Although local jurisdictions do not have the authority to modify the Code, they may adopt additional or more stringent requirements as are reasonably determined necessary due to local climatic, geological, or topographical conditions.

There are twelve (12) special districts (Districts) that provide fire protection services within the County. At this time, the Planning and Building Department (Department) has received approved Code Ordinances from six (6) of the twelve (12) Districts, including the Cameron Park Community Services District, Diamond Springs-El Dorado Fire Protection District, El Dorado County Fire Protection District, El Dorado Hills County Water District (El Dorado Hills Fire Department), Pioneer Fire Protection District, and Rescue Fire Protection District.

Due to current staffing levels and individual District response needs, the ...

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