HomeMy WebLinkAbout768ORDINANCE NO. 768
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IRWINDALE REPEALING
ORDINANCE NO. 747 IN ITS ENTIRETY, AMENDING TITLE 15.12 OF THE
IRWINDALE MUNICIPAL CODE, ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE LOS ANGELES
COUNTY FIRE CODE (2023 EDITION), AND ADOPTING COUNTY AND CITY
AMENDMENTS THERETO, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 50022.2
ET SEQ.
WHEREAS, Government Code section 50022.2 et seq. authorizes the adoption by
reference of California codes and codes that adopt the California codes, including the
codes of the County of Los Angeles, which adopts the California Fire Code, as amended.
WHEREAS, Section 17958.5 of the Health and Safety Code expressly authorizes
cities to make changes in the California Fire Code, as reasonably necessary due to local
conditions.
WHEREAS, the Los Angeles County Fire Code incorporates appropriate findings
related to local climatic, geological or topographical conditions of Los Angeles County, as
specified under the provisions of the California Health & Safety Code.
WHEREAS, on March 22, 2023, the City Council of the City of Irwindale
considered Ordinance 768 and accepted staffs recommendation to adopt by reference of
the County of Los Angeles Fire Code with County's amendments, which adopts the
California Fire Code, as amended.
WHEREAS, on April 12, 2023, the City Council of the City of Irwindale, pursuant to
a notice duly issued under Government Code section 50022.3, conducted a public
hearing to consider this ordinance adopting the County of Los Angeles Fire Code with
County's amendments.
WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority and criteria contained in the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) of 1970, as amended, and the City of Irwindale
environmental guidelines, the City, as the Lead Agency, has analyzed the project and has
determined that the actions contemplated by this ordinance are exempt from CEQA,
under CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), in that it can be seen with certainty that
there is no possibility for the proposed ordinance to have a significant effect on the
environment.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IRWINDALE DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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FIRE CODE
SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Irwindale finds the above recitals are
true and correct and are incorporated herein by this reference.
SECTION 2; Ordinance No. 747 is hereby repealed in its entirety. Chapter 15.12
of the Irwindale Municipal Code is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:
"Section 15.12.10. Adoption of code. There is hereby adopted, as the city
fire code, except as provided in this chapter, that certain fire code known and
designated as the Los Angeles County Fire Code, 2023 Edition (Title 32 of the Los
Angeles County Code), Los Angeles County Ordinance No. 2023-0008, as
adopted by County of Los Angeles, which incorporates and amends the 2022
California Fire Code, including all appendixes thereto and changes made by the
County of Los Angeles, and such code shall be and become the fire code of the
city which prescribes the minimum Fire Code requirements for fire and life -safety
issues."
SECTION 3: The City Council hereby finds that the County of Los Angeles, in
adopting its Ordinance No. 2023-0008, has made all appropriate findings related to local
climatic, geological or topographical conditions, as specified under the provisions of the
California Health & Safety Code. The City Council hereby incorporates the findings
summarized in the Los Angeles County Ordinance No. 2023-0008.
SECTION 4: The City Council hereby finds that the County of Los Angeles, in
adopting its Ordinance No. 2023-0008 has made all appropriate findings related to
administrative matters. The City Council hereby incorporates the findings summarized in
the Los Angeles County Ordinance No. 2023-0008.
SECTION 5: All violations of the provisions of the Los Angeles County Fire Code,
(2023 Edition), adopted by the City shall be a misdemeanor and subject to the penalty
provisions contained in Chapter 1.12 of the Irwindale Municipal Code.
SECTION S: Full Force and Effect. Except as expressly amended herein, all other
subsections of Chapter 15 of the Irwindale Municipal Code shall be unchanged and in full
force and effect.
SECTION 7: Effective Date, The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and
adoption of this ordinance by the City Council of the City of Irwindale and shall, within 15
days after its final passage, cause the same to be published once in a newspaper of
general circulation in the City of Irwindale, and this Ordinance shall take effect 30 days
after its passage.
SECTION 8: Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or
portion of this Ordinance is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the
decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of
the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council of the City of Irwindale hereby
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declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance and each section, subsection,
sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more
sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions thereof may be declared
invalid or unconstitutional.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on the 12th day of April 2023.
H. Manuel Ortiz, Mayor
ATTEST. ),�
ura M. Nieto, MMC
hief eputy City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF IRWINDALE )
I, Laura M. Nieto, Chief Deputy City Clerk of the City of Irwindale, California, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 768 was introduced for first reading at a
regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Irwindale held on March 22, 2023, and
adopted on second reading at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Irwindale held on April 12, 2023, and was carried by the following -roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Ambriz, Breceda, Burrola, Garcia, Mayor Ortiz
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers: None �4 kvA
La a M. Nieto, MMC
C of Deputy City Clerk
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AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
1, Laura M. Nieto, Chief Deputy City Clerk, certify that I caused a copy of Ordinance No. 768, adopted by the City Council of the City of
Irwindale its regular meeting held April 12, 2023 to be posted at the City Hall, Library, and Post Office on April 18, 2023.
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Dated: r
Laur M. Nieto, MMC
Chiof Deputy City Clerk
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