TITLE
Adopt resolution making findings and determinations relating to the adoption of more restrictive Code provisions, where appropriate. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
Every three years, the State of California adopts new model codes (known collectively as the California Building Standards Code) to establish uniform standards for the construction and maintenance of buildings, electrical systems, plumbing systems, mechanical systems, and fire and life safety systems. Sections 17922, 17958 and 18941.5 of the California Health and Safety Code require that the latest edition of the California Building Standards Code and Uniform Housing Code apply to local construction 180 days after publication. The 2010 Edition of the California Building Standards Code adopted by the California Building Standards Commission was published July 1, 2010. The 1997 Edition of the Uniform Housing Code was adopted by the California Department of Housing and Community Development as provided for in the California Code of Regulations, Title 25, Division 1, Chapter 1, Subchapter 1, Article 5, Section 32. Therefore, State law requires that these codes become effective at the local level on January 1, 2011.
Title 18 of the Long Beach Municipal Code (LBMC) is the City’s code that regulates the construction of buildings and structures. It is based upon the 2010 Edition of the California Building Standards Code. Part 2.5 of the California Building Standards Code is the 2010 Edition of the California Residential Code, and is based on the International Residential Code. The International Residential Code is used extensively throughout the nation; however, this is the first time it will be used in California. This code regulates the construction of one- and two-family dwellings and townhouses not more than three (3) stories in height. Part 11 of the California Building Standards Code is the 2010 Edition of the California Green Building Standards Code, and will be the first mandatory code in the nation t...
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