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Meeting Date: June 18, 2024
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Scott Chadwick, City Manager
Staff Contact: Darcy Davidson, Assistant Fire Marshal
darcy.davidson@carlsbadca.gov, 442-339-2662
Subject: Compliance Report for Annual Fire Inspections
Districts: All
Recommended Action
Adopt a resolution accepting a compliance report on the status of all state-mandated annual
fire inspections in the City of Carlsbad.
Executive Summary
Local fire departments are required to perform annual fire inspections of all public and private
schools, hotels, motels, lodging houses, apartment houses and condominium buildings under
California Health and Safety Code Sections 13146.2 and 13146.3. In addition, a compliance
report must be provided to its administrating authority each year in accordance with Section
13146.4.
This report confirms all initial annual fire inspections for fiscal year 2023-24 are complete.
Explanation & Analysis
Annual fire inspections help mitigate known hazards, reduce community risk and ensure
reasonable compliance with the California Fire Code. Inspections confirm proper maintenance
of fire protection systems, effective egress systems, damage to fire protective construction and
sufficient site access for Fire Department personnel.
• State health and safety codes mandate all hotels, motels and lodging houses are
inspected annually by the local fire department. The Carlsbad Fire Department
inspected 44 hotels and motels totaling 164 buildings in fiscal year 2023-24.
• All apartment buildings are also to be inspected annually by the local fire department.
An apartment building consists of three or more attached units and excludes all duplex
buildings. The California Building Code also specifies that condominiums should be
considered apartments. The Fire Department inspected 2,200 apartment buildings with
three units or greater during the fiscal year.
• The Fire Department also inspected 38 public and private schools, totaling 252 buildings.
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In total, the department conducted 2,616 mandated inspections during fiscal year 2023-24 and
completed initial inspections of all known buildings and structures covered by the state
requirement.
By approving the proposed resolution, the City Council acknowledges receipt of this report and
its compliance with the Health and Safety Code requirements, fulfilling the city’s statutory
requirements.
Fiscal Analysis
There is no fiscal impact in filing and accepting this report.
Next Steps
None.
Environmental Evaluation
This action does not require environmental review because it does not constitute a project
within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act under California Public
Resources Code Section 21065 in that it has no potential to cause either a direct physical
change or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.
Exhibits
1. City Council resolution
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RESOLUTION NO. 2024-132
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING A COMPLIANCE REPORT ON THE STATUS OF ALL
STATE-MANDATED ANNUAL FIRE INSPECTIONS IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD
WHEREAS, California Health & Safety Code Sections 13146.2 and 13146.3 require all fire
departments that provide fire protection services to perform annual inspections in every building used
as a public or private school, hotel, motel, lodging house, apartment house, and certain residential care
facilities for compliance with building standards, as provided; and
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 Section 13146.4 requires all fire departments that
provide fire protection services to report annually to its administering authority on compliance with
Sections 13146.2 and 13146.3; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad intends this Resolution to fulfill the
requirements of the California Health & Safety Code regarding acknowledgment of the Carlsbad Fire
Department's compliance with California Health and & Safety Code Sections 13146.2 and 13146.3.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as
follows:
1.
2.
That the above recitations are true and correct.
That the City Council expressly acknowledges the measure of compliance of the Carlsbad
Fire Department with California Health and Safety Code Sections 13146.2 and 13146.3
in the area encompassed by the City of Carlsbad, as follows:
A.EDUCATIONAL GROUP E OCCUPANCIES:
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. There are 38 Group E occupancy campuses within the City of Carlsbad.
During fiscal year 2023-24, the Carlsbad Fire Department completed the annual
inspection of 38 Group E occupancies, with a total building count of 252 structures
and/or facilities. This is a compliance rate of 100 percent for this reporting period.
Exhibit 1
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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. There
are 2,364 Group R (and their associated sub-categories) occupancies of this nature
within the City of Carlsbad.
During fiscal year 2023-24, the Carlsbad Fire Department completed the annual
inspection of 2,364 Group R occupancies, buildings, structures and facilities. This is a
compliance rate of 100 percent for this reporting period.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad on the 18th day of June, 2024, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
BLACKBURN, BHAT-PATEL, ACOSTA, BURKHOLDER, LUNA.
NONE.
NONE.
NONE.
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