HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01011998 - 1998-623 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adapted this Order on December 1, 1998, by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Uilkema, Gerber, DeSaulnier, Canciamilla, and Rogers
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
SUBJECT: 1994 Uniform Building )
Code Adoption— Findings ) RESOLUTION NO. 98/ b23
Justifying Local Variances )
Pursuant to Government Code section 50022.2, this Board intends to adopt the 1994
edition of the Uniform Building Code, with modifications, as the County's building code.
Health and Safety Code sections 17958, 17958.5 and 19758.7 require that in adopting
ordinances which make modifications or changes in the requirements contained in the State's
Building Standard Code and other regulations adopted pursuant to Health and Safety Code
section 17922, a determination must be made that said modifications or changes are reasonably
necessary because of local climatic, geological or topographical conditions.
The modifications to the 1994 Uniform Building Code involve changes to the State's
Building Standards Code: specifically, amendments to UBC sections 104.2.3, 104.2.4, 106.2(5),
106.3.2, 106.3.3, 1016.4.4, 107, 107.6, 502, 904.2.9, 1806.5, 1924, and 2320.4.
These modifications to the 1994 Uniform Building Code are the same as modifications that
were made to the 1988 Uniform Building Code. The facts, evidence and information relied upon
by this Board to make these modifications to the 1988 Uniform Building Code have not changed.
Based upon the facts, evidence and information considered and relied upon by the Board
in modifying the 1988 Uniform Building Code, this Board hereby FINDS, pursuant to Health and
Safety Code section 17958.7, that the above-referenced modifications and changes to the 1994
Uniform Building Code are reasonably necessary because of local climatic, geological and/or
topographical conditions.
Pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 17958.7, the Building Inspection Department
is DIRECTED to send a certified copy of this resolution and the ordinance adopting and
amending the 1994 Uniform Building Code, to the State Department of Housing and Community
Development.
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I hereby certify that this is a true and correct
Orig. Dept.: Building Inspection Department Copy of an action taken and entered on the
Cc: County Administrator minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the
date shown.
County Counsel ATTESTED: '
Community Development PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors and County Administrator
By—f-hdjL&A Deputy
RESOLUTION NO. 98/_UL_