HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 6 SUPPORT AB 591 03-16-81DATE:
March 16, 1981
3-16-81
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Honorable Mayor and City Council Members via Dan Blankenship
George F. Reid, Building Official
Resolution No. 81-26 supporting AB 591
BACKGRDUNDANDDISCUSSION
Assemblyman, James Costa, Fresno, has introduced Assembly Bill 591
whichwill, when it becomes law, adopt the ICBOPlumbing Code.
For eight years the International Conference of Building Officials,
ICBO, Board of Directors (all building officials of various cities),
have urged the International Association of Pl~nbing and Mechanical
Officials, IAPS.~), Board of Directors (all plumbing and mechanical
inspectors, who are supervised by the building officials in their
respective cities), to change their ByLaws. This change was urged to
eliminate the influence of manufacturers and pl~w,bing contractors over
code development.
In addition, code changes specificially opposed or supported by the
ICBOmembership were defeated by the IAl%{Omembership, thus creating
conflicts with the Building Code. The membership, ICBO, at the Annu~l
Education and Code Development Conference, 1977, directed the ICBO
staff, to prepare a Plumbing Cede . This code was approved by the
ICBOmembership at the 1978 conference and first published in 1979.
This action wzs taken due to the repeated frustrating, negotiations
with the IAP~D. N-ny jurisdictions outside California have adopted
the ICBO Plumbing Code. The State of California by law, m, ny years
ago, adopted the IAP~O PlumbingCode, thus each California
jurisdiction ~nst adopt the IAt~Oplumbing code. It is intended to
change the health and safety cede to adopt the ICBOPlumbingCode.
The ICBO Pl~hing Code is essentially the same as the National
Plumbing Code utilized by most jurisdictions in the midwest and east.
Thus, the ICBO PlumbingCode is comparable with the Plumbing Code
enforced in most of the r~mmin 35%of the country, (ICBOCodes are
adopted by 65%of the country). In the past, I have used the National
Plumbing Code. Initially, I did not like the difference from the
IAP~DPlumbingCode but after a few days I found it to be better.
After resolving Plumbing Code interpretations with contractors
utilizing the IAI~O Plumbing Code, I, privately, determined how the
interpretation would be if the ICBO Plumbing Code were to be adopted.
I found the ICBOPlumbingCodebetter.
Staff report
Resolution No. 81-26
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A resolution was adopted by the California Building Officials (with
one vote in opposition) to support the passage of AB 591. The
building officials expressed regret, including those building
officials who were once plumbing inspectors and were prominent in
IAi~O Code development and support.
RECO~9~NDATION
It is with a deep feeling of frustration and sincere disappointment
that I recomnend to the Honorable ~a¥or and Council, the adoption of
Resolution No. 81-26 to support AB 591. This emotion is shared by
all b~lilding officials as we would ~uch rather continue our support of
IAPMO. We csn no longer support IAl~Oand continue to advocate the
greatest amount of he~lthand life safety at the least cost of a
building construction.
Building Official
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RESOLUTION NO. 81-9.8
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
~ CITY OF TUSTIN, SUPPORTING AB-591,
ADOPTION BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA OF
OF THE ICBO PLUMBIN3 (/)DE
WHEREAS, the International Conference of Building Officials
(ICBO) has recently published a plumbing code; and
WHEREAS, the provisions of this code are most compgtible with the
Uniform Building Code, Mechanical Code, and other model codes; and
WHEREAS, this code contains provisions utilizing less costly
building m~terials and installation practices; and
WHEREAS, these less costly materials do not effect life, safety
and sanitation; and
WHEREAS, this City of Tustin is a member of this highly respected
code promulgating body;
N(~¥, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Tustin supports
AB 591, authored by the Honorable James Costa, which provides for the
adoption of the ICBO Plumbing Code. By this action the council orders
the City Clerk to distribute copies of this resolution to Assembly~n
Costa, County Supervisors Association of California, and the League of
California Cities.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at the regular meeting of the City Council held on
the__ day of , 1981.
Donald J. Saltarelli
Mayor
~ry E. Wyra
City Clerk