HomeMy WebLinkAbout63-144RESOLUTION 63-144 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA ANA RECOMMENDING LEGISLATION
WHICH WOULD PREVENT STATE AGENCIES FROM PREEMPTING
THE FIELD OF LOCAL BUILDING REGULATIONS IF THE
LOCAL JURISDICTION HAS ADOPTED THE NATIONALLY
RECOGNIZED CODES SPECIFIED IN SECTION 17922 OF
THw- CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana is con-
cerned over recent State legislation which could result in the
State of California preempting the field of building regulations
on a local level; and
WHEREAS, the City is a strong advocate of the "Home Rule"
concept; and
WHEREAS, this City and other municipalities throughout the
State use the nationally recognized codes and keep pace with modern
practices and technologies by adopting amendments where necessary
to meet local requirements; and
WHEREAS, this City is concerned over the fact that in some
cases local governing bodies are not permitted to designate which
agency or division within its government shall be the enforcement
agency of any given State agency regulation which is delegated to
a local jurisdiction for enforcement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the City Council of
the City of Santa Aha urges the introduction and adoption of amend-
ments to the State Health and Safety Code for the purpose of:
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retaining for local governing bodies the option of
adopting and enforcing building regulations in lieu
of similar State regulations provided minimum standards
are maintained equivalent to those prescribed in the
State regulations; and providing that any local agency
which adopts the nationally recognized codes specified
in Section 17922 of the California Health and Safety
Code would automatically be deemed to have regulations
equivalent to the regulations promulgated by the
State Division of Housing;
providing that local governing bodies should be
permitted to designate the local enforcement agency
whenever a State agency regulation is delegated to
a local jurisdiction for enforcement.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That the Clerk of the Council of
the City of Santa Aha is directed to transmit a certified copy of
this Resolution to the Governor of the State of California, to
each State Legislator from Orange County and to each member of the
State Building Standards Commission.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santa
Ana at its regular meeting held on the 2nd day of December, 1963.
ATTEST:
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF SANTA ANA )
I, DORIS M. BROWN, do hereby certify that I am the Clerk of
the Council of the City of Santa Ana; that the foregoing Resolution
was regularly introduced to said Council at its regular meeting held
on the 2nd day of December, 1963, and was at said meeting regularly
passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES, COUNCILMEN: Harvey,
NOES, COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: Hall
Gilmore, Schlueter,
Hubbard
oF THE coUNcil,
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