CONSIDER ADOPTING ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 15.04 OF THE SAN PABLO MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 2022 CALIFORNIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE; 2022 CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE VOLUMES 1 AND 2, AS AMENDED; 2022 CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL CODE, AS AMENDED; 2022 CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE; 2022 CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE; 2022 CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE; 2022 CALIFORNIA ENERGY CODE, AS AMENDED; 2022 CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL BUILDING CODE; 2022 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE WITH AMENDMENTS ADOPTED BY THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT; 2022 CALIFORNIA EXISTING BUILDING CODE; 2022 CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE; 2022 CALIFORNIA REFERENCED STANDARDS CODE; AND THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE, AS AMENDED; AND DETERMINING THAT ADOPTION OF THESE AMENDMENTS IS EXEMPT FROM ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT CEQA: This proposed action is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3) (i.e., the “common sense” exemption) in that its purpose to provide minimum standards to safeguard life, limb, health, property, and public welfare of construction and its adoption will not have the effect of deleting or substantially changing any regulatory standards or findings and it can be determined with certainty that the adoption of the proposed amendments to the Municipal Code has no potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. In addition, adoption of these amendments is exempt from review under CEQA Guidelines section 15308 because the project is an action being taken by a regulatory agency where the process involves procedures for the protection of the environment that do not have the potential to cause significant effects on the environment.

Committee

City Council

Introduced

January 4, 2023

On agenda

January 17, 2023

Passed

January 18, 2023

Enacted

January 18, 2023

Enactment no.

ORD 2023-001