Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, January 14, 2020
Special Orders of the Day
SUBJECT:
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PUBLIC HEARING TO ADOPT URGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 20-2002U AND ORDINANCE NO. 20-2001, AMENDING THE CARSON MUNICIPAL CODE ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY CODE, AS AMENDED, INCORPORATING THE 2019 EDITIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, RESIDENTIAL, GREEN BUILDING, AND EXISTING BUILDING CODES (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
California State law requires that the City of Carson's Building Codes contain, at a minimum, the standards that are published in the California Building Standards Codes. Cities and Counties may adopt standards that are more, but not less, stringent than State code. The codes are updated by the State every several years and must be adopted by cities and counties, typically with local amendments. A summary of changes between the current and the proposed codes have been provided as Exhibit Nos. 3 and 4.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
TAKE the following actions:
1. OPEN the Public Hearing, TAKE public testimony, and CLOSE the Public Hearing.
2. WAIVE further reading and ADOPT Urgency Ordinance No. 20-2002U, "AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, MAKING AMENDMENTS TO THE CARSON MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADOPTING BY REFERENCE - TITLES 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, AND 33 OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY CODE, AS AMENDED, INCORPORATING THE 2019 EDITIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, RESIDENTIAL, GREEN BUILDING, AND EXISTING BUILDING CODES, RESPECTIVELY."
3. WAIVE further reading and INTRODUCE Ordinance No. 20-2001, "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, MAKING AMENDMENTS TO THE CARSON MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADOPTING BY REFERENCE - TITLES 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, AND 33 OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY CODE, AS AMENDED, INCORPORATING THE 2019 EDITIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, RESIDENTIAL, GREEN BUILDING, AND EXISTING BUILDING CODES, RESPE...
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