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RESOLUTION NO. 95-5787
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
MAIENG EXPRESS FINDINGS AND DETERMINATIONS THAT MODIFICATIONS
TO THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE, UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE, UNIFORM
MECHANICAL CODE, UNIFORM HOUSING CODE AND NATIONAL ELECTRICAL
CODE, AS ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE NO. 95-1142, ARE REASONABLY
NECESSARY BECAUSE OF LOCAL CLIMATIC, GEOLOGICAL OR
TOPOGRAPHICAL CONDITIONS.
A. Recitals,
(i) California Health and Safety Code Section 17922 requires all Cities to
adopt, as the City Building Standards Code, the State Building Standards Code adopted pursuant
to the provisions of Chapter 4 of Part 2.5 of division 13 of the California Health and Safety Cods.
(ii) Section 17958.5 of the California Health and Safety Code provides, in
pertinent part, as follows:
"....a city or county may make such changes or modifications in the
requirements contained in the provisions published in the State Building Standards
Code and the other regulations adopted pursuant to Section 17922 as it determines,
pursuant to the provisions of section 17958.7, are reasonably necessary because of
local climatic, geological or topographical conditions."
(iii) Prior to making the modification permitted under section 17958.5 of the
California Health and Safety Codes, this Council is required to make an express finding that such
modifications or changes are reasonably necessary.
(iv) This Council desires to amend the provisions of sections 103, 105, 107, 110,
310.7, 310.102 904, Table 9-A, 1503, 2409, and Appendix Chapter 10 of the "Uniform Building
Code", 1994 Edition.
(v) This council desires to amend the provisions of Section 102.2.7, 103.4,
411.12 701.1.2.1 and 722 of the "Uniform Plumbing Code", 1994 Edition.
(vi) This Council desires to amend the provisions of Sections 304, 230.4, 11-4
of the National Electrical Code", 1993 Edition (Including Administrative Code Provisions)
(vii) This Council desires to amend the provisions of Sections 203, 204 and 205
of the "Uniform Housing Code", 1994 Edition.
(viii) This Council desires to amend the provisions of Sections 110 and 115 of the
"Uniform Mechanical Code", 1994 Edition.
(ix) All legal prerequisites. to the adoption of this Resolution have occurred.
B. Resolution
NOW, THEREFORE, be it found, determined and resolved as follows:
1. In all respects as set forth in the Recitals, Part A, of this Resolution.
2. This Council does hereby expressly find and determine that the amendments set
forth in ordinance No.95-1142, amending the "Uniform Building Code" and related publications,
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1994 Editions, and the 1993 National Electrical Code are reasonably necessary because of local
climatic, geological or topographic conditions. This express finding is supported and based upon
the following more specific findings and determinations:
a. Located throughout the City of Hermosa Beach, as well as in the
surrounding cities, are densely concentrated structures.
b The City of Hermosa Beach, as well as the surrounding cities, is located in
an area climatically classified as "arid" and prone to winds of high velocity. Moreover, due to the
and nature of the area, the weather during the windy period tends to be very warm and dry. The
dry weather conditions are very hazardous to the surrounding highly populated areas in as far as
flame spread is concerned.
C. Because of the above-described climatic and meteorological conditions, the
City of Hermosa Beach and the surrounding cities have historically suffered from occasional
structural fires that have often been difficult to control due to the dry winds carrying sparks and
cinders to surrounding structures.
d. The City of Hermosa Beach is located in a seismically active area and is in
close proximity to earthquake fault zones, and it is reasonably foreseeable that an earthquake would
render the City of Hermosa Beach particularly vulnerable to devastation.
e. Because of the above-described geological conditions within the city the
City of Hermosa Beach, in the event of an earthquake, may be unable to dispatch an adequate
number of fire personnel and apparatus to suppress fires and conduct rescue operations. Moreover,
the conditions within Hermosa Beach likewise occur in surrounding communities, thereby
rendering mutual aid assistance problematic, at best. For that reason additional forms of fire
protection and prevention are needed
f. Furthermore, as found in paragraph 2.b. of the above Resolution, climatic
conditions within the community render it extremely likely that, in the event of high winds. and
earthquake occurring, the City Fire Department would be unable to suppress numerous fires
occurring throughout the community. For all of the above reasons additional forms of fire
protection and prevention are needed.
PASSED, APPRQ VED ap(d)WOP
PRESIDrW of the City Council
this 28th day of,November,�1995.
OR of the City of Hermosa Beach, California
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
CITY OF ]HERMOSA BEACH
I, Naoma Valdes, Deputy City Clerk of the City Council of the
City of Hermosa Beach, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 95-5787 was duly and regularly passed, approved and adopted
by the City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach at a Regular Meeting of
said Council at the regular place thereof on November 28, 1995.
1*00./ The vote was as follows:
AYES:
Benz, Edgerton, Oakes, Reviczky, Mayor Bowler
NOES:
None
ABSTAIN:
None
ABSENT:
None
DATED: November 30, 1995
Deputy City Clerk
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