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to the spread of fire; and WHEREAS, the City Council is informed and finds that within the City there are four earthquake faults (Redlands Heights, Banning, Crafton, and the Redlands Faults), and three other faults (Loma Linda, San Jacinto, and the San Andreas Faults) are immediately adjacent to the City, creating the potential for catastrophic damage and fire hazards; and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that because the City is subject to the above referenced climatic, geological, and topographical conditions that amendments to the California Building Standards Codes are necessary to protect life and property; THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOW: Section 1. That existing Chapters 15.04, 15.06, 15.08, 15.10, 15.12, 15.16, 15.18, 15.22, 15.23 of Title 15 of the Redlands Municipal Code are hereby amended to read as described in Exhibit "A" to this ordinance. Section 2. That the City Council hereby finds and determines that the adoption of this ordinance is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to section 15061(b)(3) of the State Guidelines implementing CEQA. Section 3. That the City Clerk is hereby directed to publish notice in accordance with Government Code Section 6066 of a public hearing to be held on November 15, 2022 at 6:00pm, or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard in the Redlands City Council Chambers located at 35 Cajon Street, Redlands, California regarding the City Council's proposed adoption of this ordinance. Section 4. In the event that any provision of this ordinance, or any part hereof, or any application hereof to any person or circumstances, is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid or ineffective by a court of competent jurisdiction on its face or as applied, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this ordinance, or any part hereof, or any application hereof to any person or circumstance or of said provision as applied to any other person or circumstance. It is hereby declared to be the legislative intent of the City that this ordinance would have been adopted had such unconstitutional, invalid, or ineffective provision not been included herein. Section 5. The Mayor shall sign this ordinance and the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and shall cause it, or a summary of it, to be published once in the a newspaper of general circulation within the City and thereafter this ordinance shall take effect as provided by law. 2 I:\Ordinances\Nos 2900-2999 in Word\2950 Building Code Adoption - Clean.docx-jml