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FROM: 1986 INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE Contra
January 12, 1987 Costa
DATE*. County
Proposed Sprinkler System as an Option
SUBJECT; In Residential Developments
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1 . Refer this item to the 1987 Internal Operations Committee.
2 . Include in the referral to the 1987 Internal Operations
Committee a request that «the Chief of the Consolidated Fire
District, on behalf of the Fire Chiefs Association, report
to the 1987 Internal Operations Committee on what - the
current sprinkler requirements are in the County as they
apply to commercial buildings, including hotels, high-rises,
restaurants, and other types of buildings to which the
public has access, or which employ large numbers of
individuals, and to clarify which buildings these
regulations apply to; i.e. , do the existing regulations
apply retroactively to older commercial buildings, or do we
have hotels, restaurants, and other commercial buildings in
the County which are not required to be sprinklered.
3 . Remove this item as a referral to the 1986 Internal
Operations Committee.
BACKGROUND:
As the attached memo from the Director of Community Development
indicates, objections raised by the Building Industry Association
have precluded completing the series of meetings ordered by the
Board of Supervisors on December 16. It is, therefore, necessary
to refer this matter over to the 1987 Internal Operations
Committee.
We have recommended that the referral be expanded to include a
report on commercial buildings because of the recent tragic fire
in Puerto Rico and a certain amount of confusion as to which
buildings in Contra Costa County are required to have sprinkler
systems.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES /SIGNATURE;
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR X RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
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SIGNATURE s : ncv C. Fanden 'IcPeak
ACTION OF BOARD ON Janllar)7 13-, 1927 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDEDX- OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X ' UNANIMOUS (ABSENT 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 _January 13, 198.]----_-----___ ___
Community Dev. Director
Chief, Consolidated Fire Dist. PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Chief, Noraga Fire Protection Dist.
Building Inspector
County Counsel B _ ,DEPUTY
M382/7-83 Terry Curtola., BIA
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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
COMMUNITY DEVELOPOMENT DEPARTMENT
DATE: January 8 , 1987
TO: Internal Operations Co it ee
FROM: Harvey E. Bragdon
Director of Communit eve ent
SUBJECT: Proposed Sprinkler tem as Option
in Residential Development
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On December 8 , 1986 , the Board of Supervisors requested the Fire
Chiefs of the Moraga and Consolidated Fire Districts to meet with
representatives of the Building Industry Association in an effort
to reach agreement on the outline of a residential sprinkler
system option in residential developments. The Board further
requested the Chiefs and BIA to meet with certain county
departments to discuss dificulties in implementing the agreement
reached by the parties. In addition, the Board requested the
Director of Community Development to report on January 12 , 1987
on the components of a workable program to implement the agreed
upon options for residential sprinklers in new developments.
. Staff contacted the Fire Chiefs to determine whether a meeting
had been held with BIA, and if so, whether a meeting with the
various departments could be held prior to the Internal
Operations Committee Meeting on January 12. Although The
Districts and BIA did meet, no meeting was requested with County
staff because of concerns expressed by the BIA in a letter which
was subsequently sent to the Fire Chiefs. Staff has not yet
received a copy of that letter, but anticipate that it will be
available for distribution on January 12 . It is our understanding
that the BIA concerns center on the market demand for such
sprinklers, the perceived liability to the builder, and the
additional cost to the new home buyer, in terms of housing
affordability. We anticipate that the BIA representatives will be
present to air these concerns with the Committee.
Inasmuch as the second meeting requested by the Board Order of
December 8 was not requested, and given that the Building
Industry Association has expressed serious concerns with the
proposed process as outlined in the memorandum from County
Counsel dated December 4 , 1986 , we are unable to forward a
recommendation on a workable program for providing residential
sprinkler system options at the present time.
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cc: County Administrator
Chief William Maxfield, Cons. Fire
Chief Lucas , Moraga Fire Dist
County Counsel
Building Inspector
BIA