To: Board of Supervisors
From: County Administrative Office
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT: Ratification of Ordinance 25 of the Humboldt No. 1 Fire Protection District, Adopting the 2019 California Fire Code, Title 24, Part 9
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Ratify Ordinance 25 of the Humboldt No. 1 Fire Protection District which adopts the 2019 California Fire Code Title 24, Part 9 which consists of the 2018 International Fire Code as amended with errata;
2. Direct the Clerk of the Board to transmit the Board's determination to the Humboldt No. 1 Fire Protection District within 15 days of such determination; and
3. Direct the Clerk of the Board to file a copy of the findings of the Humboldt No. 1 Fire Protection District, and any findings of the county, along with a copy of the adopted ordinance, with the California Department of Housing and Community Development.
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DISCUSSION:
The Humboldt No. 1 Fire Protection District adopted the 2019 California Fire Code by reference with the adoption of Ordinance 25. Ordinance 25 had its first reading on Oct. 2, 2019, and was adopted at the district's regular meeting of the Board of Directors on Dec. 11, 2019.
Any fire protection district that proposes to adopt an ordinance pursuant to California Health and Safety Code 13869.7 shall, not less than 30 days prior to noticing a proposed ordinance for public hearing, provide a copy of that ordinance, together with the adopted findings to the county where the ordinance will apply.
The district has completed their internal process of adopting the 2019 California Fire Code by reference with adopting Ordinance 25. As a special district, the district is mandated to seek approval pursuant to Health and Safety Code 13869.7 (c) of this adoption from the county Board of Supervisors. The code reads: "The fire protection district shall transmit the adopted ordinance to the city, county, or...
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