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FROM: INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE Contra
October 13, 1986 CWICi
DATE'. C/y �/
Ordinance Requiring the Use of Fire-Retardant �J�IIIL�
SUBJECT: Roof Materials
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1 . Direct County Counsel and the Director of Building
Inspection to meet with the Chief, Consolidated Fire
District, to prepare an ordinance requiring the use of
fire-retardant materials in all new roofs and in all
replacement roofs in the unincorporated area of the County,
providing for as few exceptions to the requirement as staff
deems defensible, and return the ordinance to the Board for
the Board' s consideration.
2. Remove this item as a referral to our Committee.
BACKGROUND:
The . Board, on September 23 , 1986, referred to our Committee a
recommendation by Chief Maxfield that the Board require the use
of fire-retardant materials in all new roofs and in all roofs
that are replaced. The Board has considered the adoption of such
an ordinance in the past and considerable work has been done in
preparing an ordinance. Our Committee believes that in view of
the large number of jurisdictions which now have such ordinances
in place, including several cities in the County, and in view of
the terrible residential fires which have occurred in several
areas in California in the past. few years that it is appropriate
for this County to . also adopt such an ordinance.
We met with County Counsel, Building Inspection, Chief Maxfield,
Chief Ed Lucas of Moraga Fire District, Tony Curtola from the
Building Industry Association, and Mayor De Priester of Moraga on
October 13 . 1986. No serious objections to such an ordinance
were voiced by anyone present. Our Committee further believes
that unless there are clearly defensible reasons for some
exceptions, the ordinance should cover all roofs, not just those
of more than, for instance, 2000 or 3000 square feet in area.
Staff should be asked to return this ordinance for consideration
by the Board as quickly as possible.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: _ YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR X RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
X APPROVE OTHER I
SIGNATUREISI: Nffic C. Fanden Sunne W. McPeak
ACTION OF BOARD ON _ October 14, 1986 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT IV ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
cc: County Administrator ATTESTED _ October 1.4 , 1986
County Counsel
PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Building Inspection
Consolidated Fire District SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Building Industry Association
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