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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES CC 2025 4359 2025 1105 RESOLUTION NO. 2025-4359 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, MAKING FINDINGS THAT AMENDMENTS TO THE 2025 EDITIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE AND CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL CODE ARE REASONABLY NECESSARY DUE TO LOCAL CLIMATIC, GEOLOGICAL AND/OR TOPOGRAPHICAL CONDITIONS WHEREAS, certain building standards and other related provisions contained in national model and uniform codes are adopted and amended by the State of California, and thereafter published as the California Building Standards Code ("CBSC"). The 2025 CBSC will become applicable in the City, subject to amendments made by the City pursuant to Health and Safety Code Sections 17958.5 and/or 18941.5; and WHEREAS, Health and Safety Code Sections 17958.5 and 18941.5 authorize the City Council to make reasonably necessary modifications to the California Building Standards Code, based on certain local conditions; and WHEREAS, Health and Safety Code Section 17958.7 requires that, before making any modifications to building standards contained in the CBSC, the City Council shall make an express finding that each such modification is reasonably necessary because of local climatic, geological, or topographical conditions; and WHEREAS, The City's Building & Safety Division Community Development Department has recommended that modifications be made to building standards and other provisions contained in the CBSC, and has advised that certain modifications are reasonably necessary due to local conditions. City's Building & Safety Division Community Development Department has further advised that the remainder of such modifications are of an administrative or procedural nature, or concern themselves with subjects not covered by the CBSC or are reasonably necessary to safeguard life and property within the City of Moorpark; and WHEREAS, The City Council adopts this Resolution in order to make required findings concerning building standards adopted and/or amended in Ordinance No. 530; and NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Pursuant to Section 17958.7 of the Health and Safety Code of the State of California, the City Council of the City of Moorpark hereby finds that each amendment to building standards contained in the 2025 Editions of the California Building Code and California Residential Code and adopted by Ordinance No. 530, is reasonably necessary due to local climatic, geological and/or topographical conditions as follows: Resolution No. 2025-4359 Page 2 A. Local Climatic Conditions - The local climate is characterized by periods of high temperatures accompanied by low humidity and high winds each year. These conditions could create an environment in which the fire department may have great difficulty in controlling fires occurring in hillside brush areas as well as structures not having built-in fire protection. The City also experiences periods of intense rainfall, which create the need for special drainage precautions. In addition, the warm climate encourages the proliferation of swimming pool construction which makes modifications to the California Building Code relating to swimming pools desirable to adequately protect small children from drowning hazards. These factors require specific and greater protection than is afforded by the California Building Code or California Residential Code. B. Local Geological Conditions - The MoorparkNentura County region is a populated area having buildings constructed over and near fault systems capable of producing major earthquakes. The City is located in an area with expansive soils and areas subject to flood hazards including hillsides that are subject to mud flows and unstable soils. These conditions require that special foundation considerations and soils analysis requirements must be in place to provide a reasonable degree of structural integrity for buildings to prevent injury to building occupants, neighbors, and persons using public property. These factors require specific and greater protection than is afforded by the California Building Code or California Residential Code. C. Local Topographical Conditions - The City contains and is located near hillside brush areas, so special fire resistive requirements are required in order to reduce fire damage and fire spread during periods of high temperatures and low humidity. This requires special construction elements for structures in the City to reduce the threat of fire damage and fire spread during periods of high temperatures and low humidity. SECTION 2. Amendments to the 2025 California Building Code ("CBC") and 2025 California Residential Code ("CRC") adopted by the City and identified below are found reasonably necessary based on the climatic, geological, and/or topographical conditions described in Section 1, subsections A through C, of this Resolution and are listed as follows: Building Code Findings in Section 1 A- C CBC 202 A CBC 1808.6.5, Table 1809.7 B CBC 3109.1, 3109.3 through 3109.3.3 A CBC 3109.7 B CBC Appendix C A, C CBC Appendix I A, B, C CBC Appendix J A, B, C Resolution No. 2025-4359 Page 3 Residential Code Findings in Section 1 A- C CRC R401.1 A CRC R403.1.2, R403.1.3, R401.1.5 B CRC Tables R403.1(1), (2), and (3) B CRC R403.1.8 B CRC R802.8 B CRC R802.10.2 B CRC R902.1 A, C CRC Appendix BF A, B, C SECTION 3. The City Council declares that, should any article, provision, finding, section, paragraph, sentence or word of this Resolution be or be declared invalid by any final court action in a court of competent jurisdiction, or by administrative determination, or by reason of any preemptive legislation, the remaining articles, provisions, findings, sections, paragraphs, sentences and words of this Resolution shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 4. This Resolution shall take effect January 1, 2026. SECTION 5. The City of Moorpark is hereby directed to file a certified copy of this Resolution together with Ordinance No. 530 with the California Building Standards Commission. SECTION 6. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution and shall cause a certified resolution to be filed in the book of original resolutions. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 5th day of November, 2025. Chris R. Enegren, Mayor ATTEST: l aPPa ��' Ky Sp gler, City Jerk Orr,1111131v -Atm. Nat vT O ggTF4� � Resolution No. 2025-4359 Page 4 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF VENTURA ) ss. CITY OF MOORPARK ) CERTIFICATION I, Ky Spangler, City Clerk of the City of Moorpark, California, do hereby certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing Resolution No. 2025-4359 was adopted by the City Council of the City of Moorpark at a regular meeting held on the 5th day of November, 2025, and that the same was adopted by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Barrett, Castro, Delgado, Means and Mayor Enegren NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None WITNESS my hand and the official seal of said City this 6th day of November, 2025. Ky Span er, �ity erk (seal) °?? "50 Val 14#5414P0 14 11105: Jut-'