City Council

23. ADOPTION OF URGENCY AND SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF REGULAR\nORDINANCES BY REFERENCE OF THE 2023 LOS ANGELES COUNTY BUILDING,\nRESIDENTIAL, ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, PLUMBING AND EXISTING BUILDING\nCODES WITH CERTAIN AMENDMENTS, ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS THERETO BY\nAMENDING CHAPTER 9 ARTICLE 1 OF THE SOUTH PASADENA MUNICIPAL CODE AND\nADD NEW SECTION TO ARTICLE 2 OF CHAPTER 9 TO COMPLY WITH AB 1236 AND AB\n970 TO EXPEDITE PERMITTING FOR ELECTRICAL VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS\nORDINANCE\nAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH\nPASADENA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE CITY OF SOUTH\nPASADENA MUNICIPAL CODE BY MODIFYING CHAPTER 9 ARTICLE I\nTHEREOF ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 2023 LOS ANGELES\nCOUNTY BUILDING CODE (TITLE 26), ELECTRICAL CODE (TITLE 27),\nPLUMBING CODE (TITLE 28), MECHANICAL CODE (TITLE 29),\nRESIDENTIAL CODE (TITLE 30), AND EXISTING BUILDING CODE\n(TITLE 33) AND BY MODIFYING ARTICLE II THEREOF ADDING\nEXPEDITED PERMITTING WITH CERTAIN AMENDMENTS, ADDITIONS\nAND DELETIONS THERETO\nURGENCY ORDINANCE\nAN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nSOUTH PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE CITY OF SOUTH\nPASADENA MUNICIPAL CODE BY MODIFYING CHAPTER 9 ARTICLE I\nTHEREOF ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 2023 LOS ANGELES\nCOUNTY BUILDING CODE (TITLE 26), ELECTRICAL CODE (TITLE 27),\nPLUMBING CODE (TITLE 28), MECHANICAL CODE (TITLE 29),\nRESIDENTIAL CODE (TITLE 30), AND EXISTING BUILDING CODE\n(TITLE 33) AND BY MODIFYING ARTICLE II THEREOF ADDING\nEXPEDITED PERMITTING WITH CERTAIN AMENDMENTS, ADDITIONS\nAND DELETIONS THERETO\nRecommendation\nIt is recommended that the City Council:\n1. Hold a Public Hearing to hear any objections to an Ordinance and Urgency Ordinance both\nadopting by reference and amending the 2023 Los Angeles County Building, Residential,\nElectrical, Mechanical, Plumbing, and Existing Building Codes;\n2. Read by title only and waive further reading for the second reading of an Ordinance adopting\nby reference and amending the 2023 Los Angeles County Building, Electrical, Plumbing,\nMechanical, Residential, and Existing Building Codes;\n3. Read by title only and waive further reading of an Urgency Ordinance adopting by reference\nand amending the 2023 Los Angeles County Building, Electrical, Plumbing, Mechanical,\nResidential, and Existing Building Codes;\n4. Find that adoption of the proposed Ordinance and Urgency Ordinance are exempt from the\nprovisions of the California Environmental Quality Act because such actions Section\n15061(b)(3) of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations;\n5. Adopt the Ordinance on Second Reading; and\n6. Adopt the Urgency Ordinance.\nACTION / DISCUSSION