Title:
Title
Ordinance Amending Section 15.04.050 of the Sacramento City Code Relating to Emergency Housing (Passed for Publication 12/18/2018; Published 12/21/2018)
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FileID
File ID: 2018-01679
Location
Location: Citywide
Recommendation:
Recommendation
Adopt an Ordinance amending Section 15.040.050 of the Sacramento City Code relating to emergency housing.
Contact: Anna Tekautz, Supervising Engineer, (916) 808-7877; Winfred DeLeon, Chief Building Official, (916) 808-5475; Susanne Cook, Administrative Analyst, (916) 808-5375, Community Development Department
Body
Presenter: None
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Ordinance (Redline)
3-Ordinance (Clean)
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: In April 2018, the California Building Code (CBC) and California Residential Code (CRC) were amended to add voluntary appendices containing building standards applicable to emergency housing. For the appendices to be applicable in Sacramento, they must be adopted by the City through an ordinance. On November 8, 2018, the Sacramento City Council voted unanimously to declare an emergency shelter crisis from December to March. Staff is requesting that the City Council adopt an ordinance to amend Section 15.040.040 of the Sacramento City Code to add CBC Appendix N and CRC Appendix X relating to emergency housing.
Appendices N and X would only be effective during a declared "State of Emergency, Local Emergency or Shelter Crisis" and for the duration of the declared housing crisis, the City can issue building permits for emergency housing structures (sleeping cabins, transportable housing units, tents, and support facilities) that otherwise would not meet the minimum state and local laws, regulations, and ordinances.
Policy Considerations: Amend the City Code to adopt the 2016 CBC Appendix N and the 2016 CRC Appendix X.
Economic Impacts: Not applicable.
Environmental Considerations: The proposed ordinance is exempt from the provisions of the Cali...
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