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FROM: Phil Batchelor +
County Administrator ,,�.}l
DATE: February 26, 1987 Costa
60 Courty
SUBJECT:
Legislation: Assembly Bill 246 (Areias)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION•
Adopt a position of opposition to AB 246 by Assemblyman Rusty
Areias which would establish a Commission for the Review of State
Design and Construction Policy Issues and appropriate an
unspecified amount of money for the support of the Commission.
BACKGROUND:
Existing law provides for State and local government regulation
of the design and construction industry. These regulations take
the form of plan checks, inspections, permit approvals, planning
and zoning approvals, public funding requirements, and building
standards to ensure the safety of the public.
This bill would create the Commission for the Review of State
Design and Construction Policy Issues. In addition to other
specified duties, the commission would be required to report to
the Legislature by January 1, 1989, on the influence of state
regulation on the design and construction industry with emphasis
on factors contributing to costs and delays for permits and
inspections of state and local building projects, among other
things.
In addition, the commission would be asked to report on the
influence of state government on local government duties and
responsibilities pertaining to design and construction, with
emphasis on the state laws contributing to expense and delay
associated with locally administered inspection requirements and
building,. use and occupancy permits.
The Public Works Director recommends opposing AB 246 because it
appears to be the forerunner of an effort to establish statewide
uniformity in areas such as fee schedules, plan checking,
inspection and permit approvals.
Mr. Walford points out that these are traditionally areas in
which local government has been left with some degree of
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Public 'Works Director
Community Development Director PHIL BATCHELOR. CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Building Inspector SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
County Counsel
Larry Naake, Director, CSAC
M382/7-83 Assemblyman Rusty Areias BY DEPUTY
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discretion under State law. No effort should be made to reduce
this discretion or impose statewide standards. These procedures
and fees can best be determined at the local level by local
elected officials, developers, construction firms and local
public works, planning and building inspection officials. It is,
therefore, recommended that the Board oppose AB 246 .