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Adopt a Resolution of the Lodi City Council Accepting the Lodi Fire Department’s Annual Compliance Report Regarding Hotel, Apartment, and School Inspections as Mandated by Senate Bill No. 1205 (FD)
MEETING DATE:
March 20, 2024
PREPARED BY:
Brad Doell, Fire Marshal
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt a Resolution of the Lodi City Council Accepting the Lodi Fire Department’s Annual Compliance Report Regarding Hotel, Apartment, and School Inspections as Mandated by Senate Bill No. 1205.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Senate Bill No. 1205 mandates that every city fire department shall report annually to its administering authority on its compliance with the Health and Safety Code Sections 13146.2 and 13146.3. The bill states that the report shall occur when the administering authority discusses its annual budget, or at another time determined by the administering authority.
The California State Fire Marshal mandates that certain occupancy types be inspected annually. These mandated occupancy types include private and public schools, hotels, motels, lodging houses and apartment/condominium buildings. The purpose of annual fire inspections is to mitigate known hazards, reduce risk to the community, and ensure reasonable compliance with the California Fire Code. The Lodi Fire Department performs the mandated inspections, in addition to other inspections at local businesses, as part of the Department's prevention program. In 2023, the Lodi Fire Department completed 100% of the state mandated annual inspections within the calendar year.
California Health and Safety Code Section 13146.2 mandates that the local fire department inspect all hotels, motels and lodging houses once annually. The Lodi Fire Department inspected twenty-two (22) out of twenty-two (22) hotels, motels and lodging houses during the 2023 calendar year.
California Health and Safety Code Section 13146.2 mandates that the local fire department inspect all apartments once annually. The California Building Code also specifies that condominiums should be considered apartments for building code application. An apartment shall consist of three or more attached units, and excludes all duplex and townhome buildings as defined by code. The Lodi Fire Department inspected four hundred and eighty-nine (489) out of four hundred and eighty-nine (489) apartment/condominium complexes during the 2023 calendar year.
California Health and Safety Code Section 13146.3 mandates that the local fire department inspect all public and private schools once annually. The Lodi Fire Department inspected thirty-nine (39) out of thirty-nine (39) school facilities during the 2023 calendar year.
In total, the Lodi Fire Department conducted 550 state-mandated inspections during the 2023 calendar year. Further, the acceptance of this compliance report and the adoption of the recommended Resolution fulfill the statutory requirements contained in California Health and Safety Code Section 13146.2, 13146.3 and 13146.4, as amended by SB 1205.
STRATEGIC VISION:
7G. Public Safety: High levels of community involvement by public safety employees.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Not Applicable.
FUNDING AVAILABLE:
Not Applicable.
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Ken Johnson
Fire Chief
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Andrew C. Keys
Interim City Manager