HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 2638 - Amending Redding municipal code title 16, ch 16.02 by amending section 16.02.010; and ch 16.03 by amending section 16.03.010ORDINANCE NO. 2638
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REDDING AMENDING REDDING
MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 16 (BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION),
CHAPTER 16.02 (BUILDING CODE) BY AMENDING SECTION 16.02.010
(CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE ADOPTED); AND CHAPTER 16.03
(RESIDENTIAL CODE) BY AMENDING SECTION 16.03.010
(CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL CODE ADOPTED), RELATED TO
ADOPTING APPENDICES TO THE UNIFORM CODES IN ORDER TO
FACILITATE ADOPTION OF STANDARDS RELATING TO
EMERGENCY SHELTERS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Redding makes the following findings of
fact necessary for changes or modifications to the 2019 California Building Standard Code due to
local conditions which may necessitate a declaration of a shelter crisis:
1. Title 16 of the Redding Municipal Code ("RMC") generally adopts the provisions of the
2019 California Building Standards Code subject to modifications made necessary by local
conditions.
2. Appendix O of the California Building Code and Appendix X of the California Residential
Code, both a part of the 2019 California Building Standards Code, set forth standards for
emergency housing and emergency housing facilities to ensure the protection of public
health and safety when there has been a declaration of a shelter crisis pursuant to
Government Code section 8698.
3. Government Code section 8698(e) defines a "shelter crisis" as the duly proclaimed
existence of a situation in which a significant number of persons are without the ability to
obtain shelter, resulting in a threat to their health and safety.
4. Government Code section 8698.4 provides, in pertinent part, that a city may adopt by
ordinance reasonable local standards and procedures for the design, site development, and
operation of homeless shelters and the structures and facilities therein, to the extent that
strict compliance with state and local standards or laws in existence at the time of that
adoption would in any way prevent, hinder, or delay the mitigation of the effects of the
shelter crisis.
5. Government Code section 8698.4(a)(2) also provides, in pertinent part, that a city may
deviate from the standards provided in the 2019 California Residential Code Appendix X
and California Building Code Appendix O if it makes findings stating why the standards
cannot be met and stating how the standards in the ordinance protect health and safety.
6. There are ready-made emergency sleeping cabins immediately available in the market for
purchase which have sixty-four (64) square feet of interior floor area, and these cabins
would make an immediate impact in housing the homeless.
7. There appear to be no ready-made emergency sleeping cabins which are immediately
available in the market for purchase which have seventy (70) square feet or more of interior
floor area.
8. Requiring a minimum interior floor area of seventy (70) square feet for emergency sleeping
cabins would require design, plan check, and fabrication thereby significantly delaying the
ability to move individuals out of the elements and safely into shelter in an environment
where services are available.
9. In order to immediately respond to a shelter crisis, the square footage standards set forth in
the 2019 California Residential Code Appendix X and California Building Code Appendix
0 must be reduced because the primary concern in a shelter crisis is the immediate
protection of the of the safety and health of the homeless individuals.
10. There is no appreciable reduction in the health and safety of the intended occupants of the
emergency sleeping cabins by reducing the square footage requirements in the 2019
California Residential Code Appendix X and California Building Code Appendix 0 by six
(6) square feet for single occupants and twenty (20) square feet for two occupants.
11. The City Council therefore determines that strict compliance with the floor area
requirements set forth in Appendix 0 of the California Building Code and Appendix X of
the California Residential Code would prevent, hinder and delay the mitigation of the
effects of a shelter crisis, when declared.
Section 2. Title 16 (Buildings and Construction), Chapter 16.02 (Building Code),
Section 16.012.010 of the Redding Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
16.02.010 - California Building Code adopted.
A. That certain document, a copy of which is on file and open for inspection in the City of
Redding permit center, marked and designated as "California Building Code (CBC), 2019
Edition, Volumes 1 and 2," published by the International Code Council, is adopted as the
building code of the city and is included in and made a part of this code as though set forth
at length herein.
California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 2, California Building Code,
Appendix 0, Emergency Housing, is adopted as though set forth at length herein
excluding therefrom any requirement that an emergency sleeping cabin shall not be
less than seventy (70) square feet of interior floor area for one occupant and fifty
(50) square feet for each occupant in excess of one (1), and, in lieu of said
requirement, establishing that an emergency sleeping cabin shall not be less than
sixty-four (64) square feet of interior floor area for one occupant and one hundred
(100) square feet for two occupants.
B. Snow load CBC Section 1608 is replaced by the following:
1608.1 General. Design snow loads shall be determined by the Building Official.
C. Delete CSC Section 1905.1.7 and adopt 2019 Los Angeles Area Regional Uniform Code
Program (LARUCP) recommendation 19-01 per the 2019 edition of the LARUCP.
D. Add the following exception to CBC Section 1613.2.5:
Exception: Structures not assigned to Seismic Design Category E or F above shall be
assigned to Seismic Design Category D.
E. Add the following exception to CBC Section 1613.2.5.2:
Exception: Seismic Design Category shall be determined per exception to Section
1613.2.5.
F. Delete CBC Section 1807.1.5 Exception.
G. Delete CBC Section 1807.1.6.
H. Amend CBC Section 2308.4.6 to read:
Floor, attic, and roof framing shall be laterally supported in accordance with AF & PA
NDS Section 4.4.1.2.
Section 3. Title 16 (Buildings and Construction), Chapter 16.03 (Residential Code),
Section 16.03. 010 of the Redding Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
16.03.010 - California Residential Code adopted.
A. That certain document, a copy being on file and open for inspection in the City of Redding
permit center, marked and designated as "California Residential Code (CRC), 2019
Edition," published by the International Code Council, is adopted as the residential building
code of the city and is included in and made a part of this code as though set forth at length
herein.
California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 2.5, California Residential Code,
Appendix X, Emergency Housing is adopted as though set forth at length herein
excluding therefrom any requirement that an emergency sleeping cabin shall not be
less than seventy (70) square feet of interior floor area for one occupant and fifty
(50) square feet for each occupant in excess of one (1), and, in lieu of said
requirement, establishing that an emergency sleeping cabin shall not be less than
sixty-four (64) square feet of interior floor area for one occupant and one hundred
(100) square feet for two occupants.
B. Add the sentence "SDS shall be taken as greater than 0.50" to the end of California
Residential Code Section R301.2.2.1.1.
C. Section R313.2.1.1 - Other Occupancies.
Section R313.2.1.1 is added to read as follows:
Group S occupancies constructed on private residential zoned parcels shall be designed to
NFPA 13D as approved by the fire code official.
D. Section R313.2.2 — Additions.
Section R313.2.2 is added to read as follows:
Additions to any existing California Residential Building Code regulated buildings that
increase the existing square footage by 50% or more shall meet the requirements for a
newly constructed building. All additions to any existing California Residential Building
Code regulated building with an existing automatic sprinkler system regardless of size shall
be required to extend the sprinkler system into the addition per Section R313.2.
E. Section R313.2.3 — Remodels, alterations, or repairs.
Section R313.2.3 is added to read as follows:
For remodels, alterations, or repairs to an existing California residential Building Code
regulated building involving demolition, removal, alteration, or repair of more than 50%
of the structure, the building shall meet the requirements for a newly constructed building.
For purposes of this section, "50%" threshold shall be applied if the project involves any
of the following:
The removal, demolition, or repairs of more than 50% of the exterior weight bearing
walls; or
2. The removal, demolition or repair of more than 50% of the roof structure (including
the framing, sheathing, and roof covering of a building but not limited to rafters,
trusses, beams, purlins); or
3. Where the removal, demolition or repair is deemed by the fire code official to be
more than 50% of the structure.
F. Amend CRC Section R404.1.4.1 to read:
Masonry foundation walls. In buildings assigned to Seismic Design Category D0, Dl, or
D2, as established in Table R301.2(1), masonry foundation walls shall comply with this
section. In addition to the requirements of Table R404.1.1(1), plain masonry foundation
walls shall comply with the following:
1. Wall heights shall not exceed 4 feet (1219 mm).
2. Unbalanced backfill height shall not exceed 3 feet (914 mm).
3. Minimum nominal thickness for plain masonry foundation walls shall be 8 inches
(203mm).
4. Masonry stem walls shall have a minimum vertical reinforcement of one No. 3 (No.
10) bar located a maximum of 4 feet (1219mm) on center in grouted cells.
Vertical reinforcement shall be tied to the horizontal reinforcement in the footings.
Foundation walls in buildings assigned to Seismic Design Category D0, DI or D2, as
established in Table R301.2(1), supporting more than 3 feet (914 mm) of unbalanced
backfill or exceeding 4 feet (1219 mm) in heights shall be constructed in accordance with
the provisions of ACI 530/ASCE 5/TMS 402 or NCMA TR68-A. Masonry foundation
walls shall have two No. 4 (No. 13) horizontal bars located in the upper 12 inches (305mm)
of the wall.
G. Amend CRC Section R404.1.4.2 to read:
R404.1.4.2 Concrete foundation walls. In buildings assigned to Seismic Design Category
D0, Dl or D2, as established in Table R301.2(1), concrete foundation walls that support
light -frame walls shall comply with this section, and concrete foundation walls that support
above -grade concrete walls shall comply with ACI 318, ACI 332 or PCA 100 (see Section
R404.1.3). In addition to the horizontal reinforcement required by Table R404.1.2(1), plain
concrete walls supporting light -frame walls shall comply with the following:
Wall height shall not exceed 4 feet (1219 mm).
2. Unbalanced backfill height shall not exceed 3 feet (914 mm).
3. Minimum thickness for plain concrete foundation walls shall be 6 inches (152 mm).
Foundation walls supporting more than 2 feet (1219 mm) of unbalanced backfill or
exceeding 3 feet (2438 mm) in height shall be provided with horizontal reinforcement in
accordance with Table R404.1.2(1), and not less than No. 4 (No. 13) vertical bars at a
spacing not exceeding 48 inches (1219 mm).
H. Amend the first sentence of CRC Section R506.2.3 to read:
Vapor retarder. A 15 -mil polyethylene or approved equivalent vapor retarder with joints
lapped not less than 6 inches (152 mm) shall be placed between the concrete floor slab and
the base course or the prepared subgrade where no base course exists.
Section 4. Severability. If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence,
clause, or phrase of this Ordinance, or its application to any person or circumstance, is for any
reason held to be invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the
validity or enforceability of the remaining sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs,
sentences, clauses or phrases of this Ordinance, or its application to any person or circumstance.
The City Council of the City of Redding hereby declares that it would have adopted each section,
subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that
any one or more other sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, or
phrases hereof be declared invalid or unenforceable.
Section 5. The City of Redding finds that, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines sections
15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical
change in the environment) and 15061(b)(3) (there is no possibility the activity in question may
have a significant effect on the environment), the adoption of this Ordinance is therefore not
subject to the provisions requiring environmental review.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was introduced by the City Council of the
City of Redding at a regular meeting on the 1st day of June, 2021, and was duly read and adopted
at a regular meeting on the 15th day of June, 2021, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Mezzano, Schreder, Winter, and Resner
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Dacquisto
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
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BARRY E. DeW,T, City Attorney