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 134-2023 - Lake Valley Fire Protection District
b) Resolution 135-2023 - Meeks Bay Fire Protection District; and
c) Resolution 136-2023 - Mosquito 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 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. With this item, the Building Division has received updated Code Ordinances from three (3) districts; Lake Valley, Meeks Bay and Mosquito. Earlier this year, the Board adopted Resolutions for updated Fire Codes for six (6) other districts (Cameron Park Community Services District, Diamond Spring-El Dorado Fire Protection District, El Dorado County Fire Protection District, El Dorado Hills County Water District, Pioneer Fire Protection District, and Rescue Fire Protection District).
On December 2, 2014 (File No. 14-1478, Item No. 32) the Board approved and adopted Resolutions 212-2014, 213-204, 2014-2014, 215-2014, 216-2014, 217-2014, 218-2014, 219-2014, 220-2014 to reflect changes to the 2014 Code.
On February 7, 2017 (...
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