HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 15062 (2021 Fire Prevention Inspections of Certain Occupancies)1
RESOLUTION NO. 15062
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL
ACKNOWLEDGING RECEIPT OF A REPORT MADE BY THE FIRE
CHIEF REGARDING THE 2021 ANNUAL FIRE PREVENTION
INSPECTION OF CERTAIN OCCUPANCIES PURSUANT TO SECTIONS
13146.2 AND 13146.3 OF THE CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND SAFETY
CODE
WHEREAS, California Health & Safety Code Section 13146.4 was added in 2018,
and became effective on September 27, 2018; and
WHEREAS, California Health & Safety Code Sections 13146.2 and 13146.3
require all fire departments, including the San Rafael Fire Department, that provide fire
protection services to perform annual inspections in every building used as a public or
private school, hotel, motel, lodging house, and apartment house for compliance with
building standards, as provided; and
WHEREAS, California Health & Safety Code Section 13146.2 requires all fire
departments, including the San Rafael Fire Department, that provide fire protection
services to report annually to its administering authority on its compliance with Sections
13146.2 and 13146.3; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of San Rafael intends this Resolution to
fulfill the requirements of the California Health & Safety Code regarding acknowledgment
of the San Rafael Fire Department’s compliance with California Health and Sections
13146.2 and 13146.3.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL RESOLVES
that it has received the annual inspection report required pursuant to Sections 13146.2
and 13146.3 of the California Health and Safety Code, as follows:
A. EDUCATIONAL GROUP E OCCUPANCIES:
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Educational Group E occupancies are generally those public and private schools,
used by more than six persons at any one time for educational purposes through the 12th
grade. Within the City of San Rafael, there lie twenty Group E occupancies, buildings,
structures and/or facilities.
During calendar/fiscal year 2021, the San Rafael Fire Department completed the
annual inspection of twenty Group E occupancies, buildings, structures and/or facilities.
This is a compliance rate of 100% for this reporting period.
B. RESIDENTIAL GROUP R OCCUPANCIES:
Residential Group R occupancies, for the purposes of this resolution, are generally those
occupancies containing sleeping units, and include hotels, motels, apartments (three
units or more), etc. as well as other residential occupancies (including several residential
care facilities). These residential care facilities have a few different sub-classifications,
and they may contain residents or clients that have a range of needs, including those
related to custodial care, mobility impairments, cognitive disabilities, etc. The residents
may also be non-ambulatory or bedridden.
During calendar year 2021, the San Rafael Fire Department completed the annual
inspection of 615 of the 626 Group R occupancies, buildings, structures and/or facilities.
This is a compliance rate of 98% for this reporting period. Additional items of note
regarding this compliance rate can be found in the accompanying staff report for this
resolution.
I, Lindsay Lara, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City
Council of said City held on the 2nd day of May 2022 by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Bushey, Hill, Kertz, Llorens Gulati & Mayor Kate
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
LINDSAY LARA, City Clerk