15.14.010 Adoption of technical provisions of California Residential Code (CRC).
A. Except as otherwise provided for in this chapter, the California Residential Code, 2022 Edition, including the appendices thereto, together with those omissions, amendments, exceptions, and additions thereto, are approved and adopted, and hereby incorporated in this chapter by reference and made a part hereof the same as if fully set forth herein.
B. One copy of the CRC has been filed for use and examination of the public in the office of the building official of the city of Marina.
C. Findings. The amendments set forth in Sections 15.14.020, 15.14.030, 15.14.040, 15.14.050, 15.14.060, 15.14.070, 15.14.080 and 15.14.090 are reasonably necessary because of the following local geological, topographical, and climatic conditions:
1. Marina is within a very active seismic area (Seismic Zone 4). Severe seismic action could disrupt communications, damage gas mains, cause extensive electrical hazards, and place extreme demands on the limited and widely dispersed resources of the fire department, resulting in failure to meet the fire and life safety needs of the community.
2. The local geographic, topographic, and climatic conditions pose an increased hazard in the acceleration, spread, magnitude, and severity of potential fires in the city of Marina, and may cause a delayed fire response time, allowing further growth of the fire.
3. The type of residential construction provisions set forth in the amendments are more restrictive standards, which will better prevent fire and seismic damage, which can result from local conditions. (Ord. 2022-06 § 1 (Exh. A), 2022)