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Chapt 18-Pools/Fireplace (2003)4. Payment of Bills and Claims This action approves the list of Bills and Claims for payment as follows: Payroll related checks dated February 13, 2003 in the amount of $88,349.88; bills and claims checks dated February 17, 2003 in the amount of $193,984.53; and bills and claims checks dated February 24, 2003 in the amount of $586,780.30; for a combined total of $869,114.71. , 5. Monthly Investment Report - January 2003 This action is to note and file the Monthly Investment Report for January 2003. 6. Council Approval of Financial Audit Services - Request For Proposals (RFP) This action approves a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Financial Audit Services. M/S: Dean/Kennedy - to approve the Consent Calendar. Motion adopted unanimously. ORAL REQUESTS Clare Lee, 4713 Cherrywood Drive, (no city stated), appeared before the City Council and spoke regarding Dr. Charles Lee, an American citizen arrested in China. Ms. Lee requested that the City Council sign letters of support urging President Bush and government leaders to assist with the release of Mr. Lee. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES City-initiated Amendment to Title 18 of the Campbell Municipal Code regarding the Construction and Use of Wood Burning Fireplaces and Swimming Pool Requirements (Introduction of Ordinance/Roll Call Vote) This is the time and place for a public hearing to consider a City-initiated Amendment to Title 18 of the Campbell Municipal Code regarding the Construction and Use of Wood Burning Fireplaces and Swimming Pool Requirements. Community Development Director Fierro - Staff Report dated March 4, 2003. Ms. Fierro submitted an addendum to the Council Report recommending minor corrections to the ordinance. Councilmember Dean requested a modification to Section 18.70.070 that would increase the threshold from $1,565 to $5,000 to ease costs for seniors and those living on fixed incomes should they be required to comply with the ordinance. Mayor Furtado declared the public hearing open and asked if anyone in the audience wished to be heard. Minutes of 3/4/2003 City Council Meeting 3 Luna Salaver, Public Information Officer for the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, appeared before the City Council and spoke in support of the proposed ordinance. Paul Stewart, Executive Director/Government Affairs Director for the Santa Clara County Association of Realtors, appeared before the City Council and spoke in support of the proposed ordinance including the proposed change to Section 18.70.070 to increase the threshold to $5,000. There being no one else wishing to speak, Mayor Furtado closed the public hearing. M/S: Dean/Kennedy - that the City Council introduce Ordinance 2029 for first reading removing redundant language currently found in both the Campbell Municipal Code and locally adopted California State Building Code of Chapter 18.24 Swimming Pools and adding Chapter 18.70 Woodburning Appliances, including the following changes to Section 18.70.070: subsection (a): at the end of subsection (a) insert the word "and"; subsection (b): after the word type insert the word "of" and change threshold to $5,000; and subsection (c): after consumer price index add "in increments of no less than $100." Motion adopted by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers: Watson, Kennedy, Dean, Burr, Furtado NOES: Councilmembers: None The City Clerk read the title of Ordinance 2029. M/S: Dean/Kennedy - that further reading of Ordinance 2029 be waived. Motion adopted unanimously. UNFINISHED BUSINESS There were no agendized items. NEW BUSINESS There were no agendized items. COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS 8. City Councilmember Reports --Councilmember Kennedy provided updates on the Vasona Light Rail Project and VTA budget issues. , --Councilmember Dean reported on the Cities Association Legislative Task Force. Minutes of 3/4/2003 City Council Meeting 4 MEMORANDUM To: From: D ate: Subject: Bill Bruckart, Building Official cc. Darcy Smith, Planner II J~~u~emsley y City Clerk April 17, 2003 City-initiated Amendment to Title 18 of CMC regarding Construction and Use of Wood Burning Fireplaces and Swimming Pool Requirements At the regular meeting of April 15, 2003, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2029 amending Chapter 18.24 of the Campbell Municipal Code entitled "Swimming Pools" and adding Chapter 18.70 to the Municipal Code entitled "Woodburning Appliances". A certified copy of this Ordinance is attached for your records. The Ordinance will become effective 30 days from the date of adoption. A Summary of this Ordinance will be published in the Campbell Express dated April 23, 2003 and the entire Ordinance has been forwarded to Book Publishing for codification. Attachment: ORDINANCE NO. 2029 BEING AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAMPBELL AMENDING CHAPTER 18.24 OF THE CAMPBELL MUNICIPAL CODE - SWIMMING POOLS AND ADDING CHAPTER 18.70-WOODBURNING APPLIANCES The City Council of the City of Campbell does ordain as follows: SECTION ONE: That Chapter 18.24 of the Campbell Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as set forth in Exhibit A, attached hereto. SECTION TWO: That Title 18- Building Codes and Regulations of the Campbell Municipal Code is hereby amended to include Chapter 18.70 -Woodbuming Appliances as set forth in Exhibit A, attached hereto. SECTION THREE: The amendment to Chapter 18.24 shall become effective thirty days following its passage and adoption and shall be published once within 15 days upon passage and adoption in the Campbell Express, a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Campbell, County of Santa Clara. SECTION FOUR: The amendment to Title 18 Building Codes and Regulations to include Chapter 18.70 - Woodbuming Appliances shall become effective thirty days following its passage and adoption and shall be published once within 15 days upon-passage and adoption in the Campbell Express, a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Campbell, County of Santa Clara. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of April ,2003, by the following roll call vote: AYES: COUNCILlVlEMBERS: watson, Kennedy, Dean, NOES: COUNCILlVlEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: None APPROVED: Burr, Furtado Daniel E. Furtado, Mayor ATTES~ ~tlJ~. IrHE FL'3R~g©~G IN~Tc~Uf,' 7NY ';-q A *rRfcl~ AND CORSE~ C~'P' ':;; TttE ORIGt~ ~ FILE IN aT: ANNE EXHIBIT A Chapter 18.24 SWIMMING POOLS Sections: 18.24.010 18.24.020 18.24.030 18.24.040 18.24.050 18.24.060 Definitions. Building permits. General construction requirements for permanently installed pools. General construction requirements for storable pools. Indoor swimming pools. Inspection. 18.24.010 Definitions. (a) "Private swimming pool" includes all artificially constructed pools which are used in connection with and appurtenant to a single-family residence and available only to the family of the householder or his private guests. (b) "Public pool" includes all artificially constructed pools which are available to the general public either free or by paying a fee. (c) "Semipublic pool" includes all artificially constructed pools which are used in connection with multiple family or cooperative groups (such as apartments, hotels, motels, private clubs, subdivisions, etc.) and available only to such groups and their private guests bm not available to the general public. (d) "Swimming pool" means an artificial pool of water including ail appurtenances to its use and used for swimming or recreational bathing. (1)"Permanently installed spa, swimming or wading pool" means one that is constructed in the ground, on the ground, or in a building in such a manner that the pool cannot be readily disassembled for storage. (2)"Storable swimming or wading pool" means one that is so constructed that it may be readily disassembled for storage and reassembled to its original Integrity. (e) "Wading pool" means either a storable or permanent water container for recreational wading purposes which at its deepest point is not over sixteen inches. 18.24.020 Building ~rmit. (a) Application for permits for public and/or semi-public pools shall be accompanied by a certificate of acceptance by the county department of health, plans, calculations and specifications, in duplicate, and shall be in sufficient detail to show the following: (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) Plot plan, including all easements and overhead utilities adjacent to pool area or over the property; Pool dimensions, depths, and volume in gallons; Type and size of filter system, filtration and backwash capacities;' Pool piping layout with all pipe sizes shown and type of material; Pool pump capacity; Waste disposal system; Other pertinent data as may be required by the Building Official. 18.24.030 General construction requirements for permanently installed pools. (a) Water Treating Devices. Where devices for chemically treating the water to be used in the pool are installed, they shall meet the requirements of the County Department of Environmental Health. (b) Filter and Re-circulation System. All pools shall be equipped with an efficient and dependable circulation and purification system, consisting of cireulafiun pumps and piping arranged for optimum circulation in the pool, and a filter with the usual and necessary appurtenances as approved by the Building Official. Such system shall be operated at all times when the pool is in use. There shall be provided a complete turnover of the pool water in twenty- four hours or less for private pools, and eight hours or less for semipublic or public pools. (c) Underwater Lighting. Each public and semipublic pool shall have installed at least one underwater lighting fixture. (d) Steps and Stairways. Steps and stairways for entering and leaving the pool shall be of such construction as to minimize danger. Convex, semicircular or triangular steps shall have rounded comers. Public and semipublic pools shall meet all disability requirements of California State Title 24. There shall be at least one stairway or ladder for exiting or entering the pool, located in the shallow end. There may be at least one ladder or shelf for entering or exiting the pool at the deep end. Treads of ladders and/or steps shall be of non-slip construction. (e) Runways or Decks. Runways, at least thirty inches wide for private pools and four feet wide for public pools, shall be placed adjacent to the pool. Runways shall be sloped one- fourth inch to the foot away from the pool, and should be of a material approved by the Building Official, which shall be of non-slip texture and easily cleaned. Grading around the pool area shall be such that the surface runoff shall be diverted from the pool. (f) Scum Gutters and Skimmers. Scum gutters and skimmers shall conform to the requirements of the State Department of Health. Inlets for fresh or re-purified water shall be located to produce a reasonably uniform circulation of water throughout the entire pool without the existence of "dead'' spots. (g) Clearances. No private pool shall have its water line closer than five feet from any property or building line, except pools may be no closer than thirty inches to the building if satisfactory evidence is submitted to show that no damage to the building will occur or any other hazardous or nn.qafe condition will be created. No semipublic or public pool shall have its water line closer than five feet from any property line or four feet from any building line. All related pool equipment shall be located in the rear yard and shall be located no closer than five feet from any property line, except when enclosed by a sound barrier, for which drawings have been approved by the Building Department, in which ease the setback may be six inches. (h) Walls and Floors. The walls and floors shall be of an approved, engineered design and constructed to be structurally sound under the conditions of the site. The pool walls and floor shall be constructed of smooth, nonabsorbent materials, free from cracks, light in color and so constructed as to be properly drained through one or more metal-grated openings. A tight, leakproof pool with easily cleaned surfaces shall be provided. The inner surface of the pool must be coved, rounded or bullnosed at all joints, comers, angles of bases, walls, floors or curbs. No sharp comers or projections will be permitted. Floor drains shall be flush with the finished surface. The materials used in wall and floor construction shall conform to the provisions of the Building Code of the City. 18.24.040 General construction requirements for storable pools,. Subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) and (g) of Section 18.24.030 shall apply to the construction of storable pools. Storable pools shall be installed as per manufacturer's instructions. 18.24.050 Indoor swimming pools. In addition to the remainder of the requirements in this chapter, indoor swimming pools shall have windows or a skylight equal to at least one-half of the surface area of the pool; provided that artificial light may be used in lieu thereof if approved by the Building Official. 18.24.060 Inspection. All portions of the construction of thc pool shall be inspected by the Building Official or his representative to insure compliance with the required codes of the City. A final inspection to allow occupancy cannot be made until the pool is completed, filled with water and the filter system is in operation and that all phases function correctly. The following Chapter shall be added to Title 18 Building Codes and Regulations of the Municipal Code: CHAPTER 18.70 WOODBURNING APPLIANCES 18.70.010 Purpose of Chapter. The purpose of this Chapter is to reduce wood smoke pollution in order to improve and maintain air quality conditions in the City and protect and enhance the health and quality of life of its citizens, as well as contribute to improvements in regional air quality by reducing air pollutant emissions from woodbuming fireplaces. 18.70.020 Definitions. (a) "Bay Area Air Quality Management District" means the air quality agency for the San Francisco Bay Area pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 40200. (b) "E.P.A." means United States Environmental Protection Agency. (c) "E.P.A. Certified Wood Heater" means any wood heater that meets the standards in Title 40, Part 60, Subpart AAA, Code of Federal Regulations in effect at the time of installation and is certified and labeled pursuant to those regulations. (d)"Fireplace' means any permanently installed masonry or factory-built woodbuming appliance, except a pellet-fueled wood heater, designed to be used with an air-to-fuel ratio greater than or equal to thirty-five to one. Excluded from , this definition are devices intended to be solely used for preparation of food (e.g., wood burning ovens, outdoor barbeques). (e) "Garbage" means all solid, semisolid and liquid wastes generated from residential, commercial and industrial sources, including trash, refuse, rubbish, industrial wastes, asphaltic products, manure, vegetable or animal solids and semisolid wastes, and other discarded solid and semisolid wastes. (f) "Gas fireplace" means any device designated to bum natural gas in a manner that simulates the appearance of a woodbuming fireplace. (g) "Masonry fireplace" means a fire chamber of solid masonry units such as bricks, stones, or masonry units constructed on a foundation and provided with a suitable chimney. (h) "Pellet-fueled wood heater" means any wood heater that operates on wood pellets. (i) "Woodbuming appliance" means fireplace, wood heater, or pellet-fired wood heater or any similar device burning any solid fuel used for aesthetic or space- heating purposes. 18.70.030 Residential Installations. All woodburning appliances installed in new residential units or woodburning appliances being added to or replacing woodbuming appliances in existing residential units shall comply with this chapter. 18.70.040 Commercial Installations. All woodbuming appliances installed in new commercial buildings or woodburning appliances being added to or replacing woodbuming appliances in existing commercial buildings shall comply with this chapter. Commercial buildings shall include, but not be limited to, hotels and restaurants. 18.70.050 Gas Fireplaces. Gas fireplaces shall be exempt l~om this chapter. However, the conversion of a gas fireplace to burn wood shall constitute the installation of a woodbuming appliance and shall be subject to the requirements of the chapter. 18.70.060 Unauthorized Appliances Prohibited. No person shall install a woodbuming appliance that is not one of the following: (a) A pellet-fueled wood heater; (b) An E.P.A. certified wood heater; or, (c) A fireplace certified by the E.P.A. should the E.P.A. develop a certification program. fireplace 18.70.070 Additions, Alterations or Repairs. A woodbuming appliance shall comply with this chapter, if: (a) The appliance is reconstructed; and, (b) Any of the following type of work is done, the cost of which exceeds five thousand dollars: 1. Additions, alterations, or repairs to the appliance; or, 2. Remodel or renovation work which requires opening up walls within twelve inches of the appliance. (c) The amount set forth in Subsection (b) shall be adjusted by the building official on an annual basis according to the increase in consumer price index in increments no less than $100.00. 18.70.080 Certification. Any person who plans to install a woodburning appliance must submit documentation to the building official demonstrating that the appliance is a pellet-fueled wood heater, or an EPA certified wood heater. 18.70.090 Burning of Specific Materials Prohibited. It is unlawful to bum garbage, plastics, robber, paints, solvents, oil, treated wood products, particle board, glossy or treated paper, coal, or any other material that produces noxious or toxic emissions when burned in a woodburning fireplace. Council. Item No.: Category: Report Date: Public Hearing- Introduction of Ordinances March 4, 2003 TITLE: City-initiated Text Amendment to Title 18 of the Campbell Municipal Code regarding the construction and use of woodburning fireplaces and swimming pool requirements. CITY COUNCIL ACTION The City Council may take one of the following actions: Adopt an ordinance removing redundant language currently found in both the Campbell Municipal Code and locally adopted California State Building Code of Chapter 18.24 Swimming Pools and adding Chapter 18.70 Woodbuming Appliances. Do not adopt an ordinance removing redundant language currently found in both the Campbell Municipal Code and locally adopted California State Building Code of Chapter 18.24 Swimming Pools and adding Chapter 18.70 Woodburning Appliances. 3. Continue the item for additional information or refer the matter back to the Building Official. BACKGROUND Swimming Pools: The City of Campbell adopts the current edition of the California Building Codes every three years in compliance with State Law. The current 2001 edition of the California Building Code contains two sections dealing with requirements for swimming pools constructed in the State. The proposed changes would amend the requirements found currently in the Campbell Municipal Code (CMC). Woodburning Fireplaces: The Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) and American Lung Association have requested that all Bay Area jurisdictions adopt a woodsmoke ordinance prohibiting the installation of traditional Woodburning fireplaces in order to regulate these sources of particulate matter (PM). Woodsmoke is the largest single stationary source of PM in the Bay Area. Epidemiological studies continue to demonstrate a link between particulate pollution and health risks, including increased mortality. Particulate matter pollution consists of very small liquid and solid particles floating in the air. Children and people with respiratory difficulty are particularly susceptible to health problems related to smoke and fumes from burning. On an average winter day, at some Bay Area locations, as much as 40 percent of the PM pollution comes from woodsmoke. In addition, woodbuming generates carbon monoxide and toxic air pollutants such as dioxin. Similar ordinances have been adopted in 23 Bay Area cities, Staff Report - City Council Meeting of March 4, 2003 Page 2 of 3 including Los Gatos, Saratoga, San Jose, Sunnyvale, and Morgan Hill. Other cities and counties are actively considering adopting it. DISCUSSION Swimming Pools: Because there are regulations in the California Building Code that address swimming pools and regulations in the City Title 18, there is often confusion over requirements as staff attempts to explain State and local requirements to applicants, contemplating building swimming pools. Removal of the overlapping sections in Chapter 18.24 would prevent confusion. Removal of redundant text found in Chapter 18.24 (C.M.C.) will in no way reduce requirements associated with the permitting and construction of swimming pools in Campbell. For example: · Pool enclosure fencing is clearly called for in current state requirements. · Applicants will still be required to obtain all associated Electrical, Plumbing and Mechanical permits. Woodburning Appliances: State building regulations require various features that make new fireplaces more efficient, such as the installation of glass doors and the provision of outside combustion air as opposed to drawing air from the dwelling. However, at best, masonry fireplaces are only ten percent efficient and they may actually draw more heat from the house than they contribute. The Federal Environmental Projection Agency (E.P.A.) has been regulating wood stoves and fireplace inserts since 1988. If adopted by the Council, the ordinance would permit the installation of gas fireplaces, pellet- fueled wood heaters, wood heaters that have been certified by the E.P.A., or a fireplace certified by the E.P.A. should the E.P.A. develop a fireplace certification program. These cleaner burning alternatives reduce woodsmoke by 75 to 99 percent over a traditional fireplace. The installation of new wood-burning fireplaces would not be permitted. These regulations would apply to all new residential or commercial construction, replacement or reconstruction of existing woodburning fireplaces, or additions to existing woodburning fireplaces. They would also apply if any of the following type work were done with a cost that exceeds $1,565 dollars: 1. Additions, alterations, or repairs to the appliance; or, 2. Remodel or renovation work which requires opening up walls within twelve inches of the appliance. The ordinance does not ban woodburning in existing fireplaces, but seeks to take advantage of new, cleaner technologies that have been developed to effectively reduce woodsmoke pollution. Devices intended to be solely used for preparation of food (e.g., wood burning ovens, outdoor barbeques) are exempt. The proposed ordinance would also prohibit burning garbage, plastics, rubber, paints, solvents, oil, treated wood products, particle board, glossy or treated paper, coal, or any other material that produces noxious or toxic emissions in a woodburning fireplace. Staff Report - City Council Meeting of March 4, 2003 Page 3 of 3 FISCAL IMPACTS There are no fiscal impacts associated with this action ALTERNATIVES 1. Do not adopt an ordinance to modify Title 18 of the Campbell Municipal Code. This would leave the language of Chapter 18.24 unchanged and not add Chapter 18.70. Continue the item for additional information and refer the matter back to the Building Official for further review. Referring the matter to the Building Official with direction would require the Building Official to revisit the issue and forward a different resolution than the one already presented to the Council. Attachments: 1. Draft City Council Ordinance Prepared by: Bill Bruckart, Building Official Prepared by: Reviewed by: D~rc~ ~mi~, Planne} I~ Sharon Fierro, Community DevelblYment Director Approved by: Bernard M. Strojny, City Manager CAMBRIAN 334 E. Campbell Avenue, Campbell, CA 95008 (408) 374-9700 Fax: (408) 374-0813 STATE OF CALIFORNIA County of Santa Clara I am a citizen of ti~e United States and a resident of the County aforesaid', I am over the age of eighteen years, and not a party to or interested in the above-entitled matter. I am the principal Clerk of the printer of the Campbell Express/ Cambrian News, a newspaper of general circulation, printed and published each Wednesday in the City of Campbell, California; County of santa Clara, and which ncwspaper has been adjudged a newspaper of general circulation by the Su- perior Court of the County .of Santa Clara, State of Califor- nia, under the date of February 8, 1956. Case number 96461 that the notice of which is annexed is a printed copy (set in type not smaller than nonpareil), has been published in each regular and entire issue of said newspaper and not in any supplement thereof in the following dates, to-wit: I certify (or declare) under penalty of perju~ that the forego- ing is true and correct. Dated at San Jose, California, this day of fl..Y_f/ Signature Pla~e clipping 0f ~C~ceSgCUi~Lr in This Space '14 ~ '.,:!':~" ~: SUMMARY SF ORDINANCE NO.' OF THE ( Fees. SubSection (b) has .been added, gra~ting .automatic fee~.waiver on. ?u!iding permits for C*,~spo~md ~aP~i.!'[n~:~jpct~.: aPproved ~y c~, Coun~. "m[c.~.~,~l~t~o,f~a_'..~. ~, ~* :~'wa~r on these types ..of Projects. ~ -~ Grammatical ~chiing~. 'have' '~n made 'to ,chair 'i8.28 '~0Ving *departrnent" designation..from the Planning ltndBuilding 'DivisiOns'to conformitoCUrrentCom-munity Development-titles.': - · SECTION.;I~/O: This-ordin~an~e shall be(~r~e effective30 daYs folio.wing its passage 'and adoption' and shall be published once-within::-lS',day~ ~: uport~ passage and a,d~?tton ,ira the Campbell' Express;~= newspaper o~,general *circulation'in the~City of CampbelLCOunt~ of San~Clam .... " 'PASSED AND ADopTED mis 4='of November, 2002 'by the following' £oll *call .vote: ' ' .-. ' - AYES: CoUncilmembers: Dean., Burr, Kennedy,'F. urtado, Watson 'NOES!: Councilmembera: None 'APPROVED: - . Jeanette Watson, Mayor ATTEST: Anne Bybee; City Clerk Pub: Nov. 13. 2002 1 are related'to changes in edition dates, 'and. have of significant .impact on curren'( enforcement.practices. Title .17:- The proPOSed am~ndmen~Is~ to the-' Calif6mia Fire Code. are substarRially similar to those, ffpm;the previous adoption~ 'The: proposed changes were developed by~ the Fire Prevention Officers ~nd Hazard0~s, Materials .Subcommittee sections of the Santa Clara County Fire Chiefs Association for adoption in all local muniCipalities. None of the amendments Proof of Publication (2015.5 C.C.P.) ------'u ! 334 E. Campbell Avenue. Campbell, CA 95068 (408} 374-9700 Fax: (408) 374-0813 STATE OF CALIFORNIA County of Santa Clara I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of the County aforesaid; I am over the age of eighteen years, and not a party to or interested in the above-entitled matter. I am the principal Clerk of the printer of the Campbell Express/ Cambrian News, a newspaper of general circulation, printed and published each Wednesday in the City of Campbell, California, County of Santa Clara, and which newspaper has been adjudged a newspaper of general circulation by the Su- perior Court of the County of Santa Clara, State of C~ifor- nia, under the date of February 8, 1956. Case number 96461 that the notice of which is annexed is a printed copy (set in type not smaller than nonpareil), has been published in each regular and entire issue of said newspaper and not in any supplement thereof in the following dates, to-wit: all in the year ~ I certify (or cleciare) under penury of perjury that the forego- ing is true and correct. Dated at San Jose, California, this day of ~ Signature This space is for the Count~ Clerk's filing stamp. Proof of Publicafion~of ~ SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 2024 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAMPBELL AMENDING TITLES 1, 17 AND 18 OF THE CAMPBELL MUNICIPAL CODE The City Council of tJTe City of Campbell does ordain as follows: SECTION ONE: That Titles 1, 17 and 18 of the Campbell Municipal Code to adoption and enforcement of the Building and Fire Codes be amended. A summary of the changes to each Title follows: Title 1: All changes proposed in Title 1 am related to changes in edition dates, and have no significant impact on current enforcement practices. Title 17: The. proposed amendments to the California Fire Code are substantially similar to those from the previous adoption. The proposed changes ware developed by the Fire Prevention Officers and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee sections of the Santa Clara County Fire Chiefs Association for adoption in all local municipalities. None of the amendments are considered a significant impact. Title 18: Changes to Titl~ 18 are limited to edition dates with the exception of an additional sentence added to Section 18.04.046 - Exemption From Fees. Subsection (b) has been added granting automatic fee waiver on bu,ding permits for C~ sponso= Cap,=! ~r?v~..en.t.P~[?..~Z~ by the City Council. This new subsection c~armes aumonty mr these types of projects. Grammatical changes have been made to Chapter 18.28 removing "department" designation from the Planning and Building Divisions to conform to current Community Development titles. This is a summary version of Ordinance No. 2024, the full text of which is posted and available for public review at the City Clerk's Off(e, City of Campbell, 70 N. First Street, Campbell, Califomie. Said Ordinance shall be considered for final adoption at the regular City Council Meeting of November 4, 2002. ANNE BYBEE, CITY CLERK CITY OF CAMPBELL PUB: Oct. 23, 2002 February 26, 2003 RECEIVED BAY AREA AIR O..U.A L I TY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT Mayor Daniel Furtado City of Campbell City Hall 70 N. First Street Campbell, CA 95J;},08 / I am writing to you about an important health issue. FEB ? $ 2003 crp~ oF CITY MANAGER'S OFFICI~ As a member of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District Board of Directors representing the cities of Santa Clara, I am urging you and your city council to help reduce air pollution in your community by adopting the Air District's model wood smoke ordinance. The goal of the ordinance is to reduce pollution from burning wood in fireplaces, including particulate matter, carbon monoxide and toxics. The ordinance does not ban :wood burning; it simply reduces wood smoke pollution from new and renovated housing. A wood burning fireplace emits almost a half-pound of particulate pollution in an evening--a part of which remains in your home. The young, seniors and anyone with a pre- existing lung problem, such as asthma or emphysema are particularly susceptible. In the attached packet you will find: A copy of the model wood smoke ordinance · A fact sheet of questions and answers · A compilation of health studies on wood smoke · The Air District's Woodbuming Handbook and related information Air District staff are available to offer you technical support, testimony before your city council or collaboration with interested parties. Please direct questions to Luna Salaver, Public Information Officer, at (415) 749-5196 or by email at lsalaver(b, baaqmd. The Air District also has free Woodbuming Handbooks available to help educate the public about reducing wood smoke pollution. We can provide the Woodbuming Handbooks, in quantity, to you at no cost. To order the Handbooks, please call the Public Information office at (415) 749 4900. Thank you! Sincerely, ~ulia Miller JMayor of Sunnyvale 939 ELLIS STREET ' SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA 94109 ' 415.771.6000 · www. baaqmd, gov Daniel Furtado 70 N. 1st Ave. Campbell, CA 95008 Dear Mayor Furtado: 832 Gwen Dr. Campbell, CA 95008 January 8, 2003 RECEIVEi , JAN _ CFi'Y OF CAMPBELL c, rlY MANAGER'S OFRCEV~ I would like to bdng an issue of public health to your attention. The issue is air pollution from residential wood burning, which causes up to 43% of wintertime air pollution in the Bay Area. One fireplace buming wood produces as many smoke particles as 3,000 homes heated by gas furnaces. These particles can be inhaled into the lungs and remain them for years. Additionally, wood smoke contains other substances known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and dioxins. This is why boxes and bundles of firewood for retail sale in California have warnings stating: "All wood, including this wood, produce chemicals known to the State of Califomia to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm when burned". As a community we should do what we can to improve the place we live. Good public policy can facilitate .this, and I believe Campbelrs public policy should be to reduce pollution where it is possible and at Iow cost By notifying the residents of Campbell of the health h.~7~rds of burning wood, you will begin to make progress toward this goal. In addition, the City of Campbell should encourage the conversion of wood burning fireplaces to gas burning systems and should require all newly constructed houses to install gas only fireplace systems if fireplaces are installed. Burning wood for heat is not reasonable wi~ the population density of the City of Campbell. Both gas and electddty are available to all residents of Campbell, so wood as a fuel is not necessary. The radiant heat from a fire feels good, but that can be provided by gas burning fireplaces. If my car produced as much smoke as a fireplace burning wood, I certainly could not register it and would expect to hear from Bay Area Air Quality Management District at the very least We should not accept air pollution from houses that we would not accept from cars. Please adopt policies and ordinances that will provide all residents of Campbell a cleaner environment Enclosures (2) Included: Kaiser Member News, Spdng 2002 Thank you, Tim Higgins Warning label ~ comme~ally sold firewood Burning wood: Is it hurting your health? on chilly nights, it's tempting to curl up by the fire with a good book, but that fireplace or woodstove could be harming your health. \X'ood-burning fires send tiny, invisible particles into the air. They can stay airborne in your house for weeks and travel long distances once the3,' leave your chimney. When you breathe in the particles, they can irritate your lungs and cause you to cough or have difficulty breathing. This can be especially hard on people who have asthma or other breathing problems. Over time, the particles can damage your lungs and lead t() chronic lung diseases and cancer. Continued on page 5 At Kaiser Permanente, we have a long hist()rv of focus on eme~ency preparedness. We have success- f'ully resp()ncled to catastrophic events such as thc Northridge uarthclu:d<c, flue Oakland Hills fire. and th<' [.()s Angeles riots. In an enactment'5 situation, our goal is t() keep ()ur patients saiL' and our t'acilitics running. llq thu event cfi: a natural ()r civil clisastcr, xxc will auth()rizc the activation of our Emergency Operations Centers. These centers enable us to quickly collect infor- mation, assess an event's impact, develop action plans, and make decisions about deploying our resources and our people. Each year, we review our disaster management plans and conduct disaster drills. Our hospi- tals conduct emergency prepared- ness exercises at least twice a year that deal with a range of situations. We develop our disaster plans in cooperation with services in your community, including other hospitals, local fire and police departments, hazardous materials teams, and county and state-level medical and health agencies. Emergency supplies, including food, water, medications, search Continued on back page The value of our nurses 4 Organ transplants save lives 8 Health Education This edition of Member News is for members who receive care in Campbell, Gilroy, Milpitas, Mountain View, Redwood City, San Jose, and Santa Clara. Mountain View Allergy Department closes Please note that allergy services are no longer available at our Mountain View Medical Offices. If you need allergy injections, you may choose to go to our Milpitas or Marina Playa Medical Offices (near our Santa Clara Medical Center). If you wish to continue seeing Bichphuong Nguyen, MD, you may schedule an appointment with her at either of these locations. Allergy services are available at four of our South Bay locations: Redwood City (650-299-2490), Marina Playa in Santa Clara (408-236-6446), Milpitas (408- 945-2650), and Santa Teresa in San Jose (408-927-3380). These locations are open Monday through Friday, and some Allergy Depart- ments are open one evening each week. Most services are by refer- ral only. We appreciate your understand- ing and apologize for any incon- venience caused by the changes at our Mountain View Medical Offices. · Burning wood: Is it hurting your health? Continued from front page "Much of the poor air quality in the Santa Clara Valley during the winter is due to wood-buming fires," says Thomas Dailey, MD, chief of pulmonary medicine at our Santa Clam Medical Center and a member of the Hearing Board of the Bay Area Air Quality Manage- ment District. "Traditional wood fires can emit almost half a pound of pollution into a neighborhood in an evening. The combined effect of hundreds or thousands of homes burning wood fires can impact communities for miles around." So what can you do if you love the sight and sound of a blazing fire but want to protect your health? Switch to a gas fireplace. Gas fireplaces are almost 99 percent cleaner than wood-burning fire- places, turn on and off easily, and reduce the risk of fire. If a gas fireplace isn't an option, burn composition logs (such as Duraflame) found in most markets and hardware stores. The logs burn much cleaner than traditional wood. Dr. Dailey also recommends that you encourage your neighbors to burn cleaner fuel and to not use woodstoves and fireplaces when the air quality is bad. You can always curl up with a warm blan- ket and slippers. · For information about volun- teering in the South Bay, contact the Volunteer Department near you. · Campbell: 408787,1-6533 .~ · Gilroy: 408-848-4690 · Milpitas: 408-945-2003 · Mountain View: 650-903-2636 · Redwc~od City: 650-299-3134 · Santa Clarm 408-236-5294 · Santa Teresa: 408-972-6233 Join'us for a day of healthy fun at the Santa Teresa Community Health Fair.-The fair will be held Saturday, April 20, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at our Santa Teresa Medical Center. Visit booths staffed by Kaiser Permanente health care profes- sionals and representatives from community agencies. Learn about healthful eating, cancer, heart health, exercise and fitness, women's health, and more. Get your blood pressure checked and take part in other health screenings. Children can enjoy having their faces painted, climbing on fire engines, or joining in many games and activities. The event is free and open to the community. Spring 2002 I Member News 5 Phor~e: (323) 780-6000 Alpine Softwood WARNING:All wood, including this wood, produces a chemical known to the State of California to CaUse cancer, bidh defects, or other reprodUctive harm when burning. · Bright Cheery Flames · Clean Burning ',7 · From Ecologically Managed Forests - A Renewable Resource 0.7 cu. ft. (19.82 cdm) California Charcoal & Firewood, Inc. 1518 S. Eastern Ave. * City of Commerce, CA 90022