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<br />safety needs of the City of Colton as required by its unique climatic, topographic and geologic
<br />conditions; and
<br />WHEREAS, Title 25, section 52 of the California Code of Regulations empowers
<br />the City to use its own abatement procedures so long as these procedures are equivalent to the
<br />procedures contained in Title 25 sections 48 through 70 of the California Code of Regulations,
<br />and provided such procedures provide an efficient and effective procedure for the abatement of
<br />substandard conditions with fairness to both owners and residents; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings
<br />provides efficient and effective procedures for the abatement of substandard buildings, structures
<br />and nuisances that are fair and equitable to both owners and residents and are equivalent to the
<br />procedures contained in Title 25 of the California Code of Regulations to serve the purpose
<br />intended therein; and
<br />WHEREAS, the City held a public hearing on December 21, 2010 at which time all
<br />interested persons had the opportunity to appear and be heard on the matter of adopting the
<br />California Building Standards Code and other uniform codes as amended herein; and
<br />WHEREAS, the City published notice of the aforementioned public hearing
<br />pursuant to California Government Code section 6066; and
<br />WHEREAS, any and all other legal prerequisites relating to the adoption of this
<br />Ordinance have occurred;
<br />THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLTON DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS
<br />FOLLOWS:
<br />Section 1. Findings. The City Council hereby finds that the proposed amendments to the
<br />Codes are reasonably necessary because of local climatic, geologic or topographic conditions.
<br />This finding is supported and based upon the following express findings and determinations,
<br />followed by the applicable amendments:
<br />1. The City experiences relatively low amounts of precipitation, very low humidity levels and
<br />extremely high temperatures. These climatic conditions are conducive to the spread of drought
<br />conditions and fires. For example, during the summer months temperatures often exceed 100
<br />degrees Fahrenheit. During these months humidity is usually less than 40% and measurements of
<br />less than 10% relative humidity are not uncommon. These conditions contribute to an increased
<br />likelihood of fire. Moreover, minor fires have a greater tendency of spreading rapidly due to such
<br />conditions.
<br />Applicable Code Amendments: CBC 903.2, 903.2.8; CFC 305.5, 503.2.1, 503.2.3, 503.2.7, 503.4,
<br />505.1, 507.1, 507.5.1, 509.2.1, 901.4.2, 903.2, 903.2.1, 903.2.1.1, 903.2.1.2, 903.2.1.3, 903.2.1.4,
<br />903.2.2, 903.2.3, 903.2.4, 903.2.4.1, 903.2.7, 903.2.9, 903.2.9.1, 903.3.1.1.1, 910.3.2.2, 1910,
<br />1910.1, 1910.2, 1910.3, 1910.4, 1910.5, 1910.6
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