HomeMy WebLinkAbout0_Agenda BUILDING AND FIRE BOARD OF APPEALS AGENDA
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 3300 NEWPORT BOULEVARD
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 - 2:00 p.m.
BRION JEANETTE
Chair
ROBERT YANT
Vice Chair
GEORGE CRALL
JAMES ANDERSON
ERNIE LISKE
RICHARD R. LUEHRS
STEPHEN SANDLAND
The Board members are citizens of Newport Beach who volunteer to serve on the Building and
Fire Board of Appeals. They were appointed by the City Council by majority vote for 4-year
terms. At the table in front are City staff members who are here to advise the Board during the
meeting. They are:
SEIMONE JURJIS, Chief Building Official RON GAMBLE, Fire Marshall
DENNIS BOGLE, Chief Building Inspector SUZANNE KUSIK, Sr. Plan Check Engineer
DAN KENNEDY, Principal Civil Engineer DEBI SCHANK, Building Specialist
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
Regular meetings of the Building and Fire Appeals Board are held on the third Wednesday of the month, at 2:00
p.m., on an "as needed" basis. Staff reports or other written documentation have been prepared for each item of
business listed on the agenda. If you have any questions or require copies of any of the staff reports or other
documentation, please contact the Community Development Department, Building Division staff at (949) 644-3200.
The agendas, minutes and staff reports are also available on the City's web site at:
http://www.newportbeachca.gov.
This committee is subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act. Among other things, the Brown Act requires that the Public
Meeting agendas be posted at least 72 hours in advance of each meeting and that the public be allowed to
comment on agenda items before the Board and items not on the agenda but are within the subject matter
jurisdiction of the Board. The Board may limit public comments to a reasonable amount of time, generally either
three (3)or five (5) minutes per person.
It is the intention of the City of Newport Beach to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in all
respects. If, as an attendee or a participant at this meeting, you will need special assistance beyond what is
normally provided, the City of Newport Beach will attempt to accommodate you in every reasonable manner.
Please contact Leilani Brown, City Clerk, at least 72 hours prior to the meeting to inform us of your particular needs
and to determine if accommodation is feasible (949-644-3005 or Ibrown@newportbeachca.gov).
If in the future, you wish to challenge in court any of the matters on this agenda for which a public hearing is to be
conducted, you may be limited to raising only those issues, which you (or someone else) raised orally at the public
hearing or in written correspondence received by the City at or before the hearing.
NEWPORT BEACH BUILDING AND FIRE BOARD OF APPEALS AGENDA
Council Chambers—3300 Newport Boulevard
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
2:00 p.m.
A. CALL TO ORDER
B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
C. ROLL CALL
D. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Public comments are invited on non-agenda items generally considered to be within the subject
matter jurisdiction of Building and Fire Board. Speakers must limit comments to three minutes.
Before speaking, please state your name for the record and print your name on the tablet provided at
the podium.
E. NEW BUSINESS
ALL TESTIMONY GIVEN BEFORE THE BUILDING AND FIRE BOARD IS RECORDED. SPEAKERS
MUST LIMIT REMARKS TO THREE MINUTES ON ALL ITEMS. (Red light signifies when three minutes
are up; yellow light signifies that the speaker has one minute left for summation.) Please print only your
name on the pad that is provided at the podium.
Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Building and Fire Board regarding any item on this
agenda will be made available for public inspection in the Community Development Department, Building
Division located at 3300 Newport Boulevard, during normal business hours.
ITEM NO. 1 City Staff Introductions
SUMMARY: City staff will be introduced to the Board.
RECOMMENDATION:
None
ITEM NO. 2 Election of Building and Fire Board of Appeals Chair and Vice Chair
SUMMARY: On an annual basis the Building and Fire Board of Appeals elects a Chair and Vice
Chair to run the Board meetings. A Vice Chair's role is to run the Board meetings
when the Chair is unavailable.
RECOMMENDATION:
1) Elect Building and Fire Board of Appeals Chair;
2) Elect Building and Fire Board of Appeals Vice Chair; and
3) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
ITEM NO. 3 Case No. 2011-01
Ratification of Chief Building Official's Structural Observation Policy.
SUMMARY: The 2010 California Building Code Section 1710-1710.3 requires structural
observation to be performed by a registered design professional for structures
meeting any of the five (5) specific conditions outlined in the code. Condition
number 5 of Section 1710.2 delegate's authority to the City's Chief Building Official
to designates when structural observation is required beyond what is listed in the
code. The Chief Building Official proposes the attached policy to specify and clarify
the implementation of condition number 5 by the Building Division.
RECOMMENDATION:
1) Ratify the Chief Building Official's structural observation policy; and
2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
F. STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS ITEMS
ADJOURNMENT