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Council fails to pass urgency ordinance on sprinklers for new and relocated mobile homes
Summary
A proposed urgency ordinance that would have required fire sprinklers for newly constructed or relocated mobile and manufactured homes, and required ignition‑resistant construction in high fire severity zones, failed on Aug. 25 when the City Council could not reach the four‑fifths vote required for urgency measures.
The Yucaipa City Council considered and rejected an urgency ordinance on Aug. 25 that would have required newly constructed and relocated mobile homes and manufactured homes to be equipped with fire sprinkler systems and — in designated high fire severity zones — to use ignition‑resistant materials.
City Attorney Steven Graham told the council the ordinance was brought on an urgency basis in response to state action (AB 306 language adopted in the budget) that freezes many local amendments to building codes through 2031 unless they qualify as necessary emergency standards. Graham said the city could adopt an urgency ordinance now to grandfather the sprinkler and materials requirements before the state moratorium takes effect.
After discussion and public comment, the council voted 3‑2 on the ordinance, falling short of the four‑fifths vote necessary for an urgency ordinance to take immediate effect. The roll call was Bieber — yes; Miller — yes; Woolsey — no; Venable — no; Thorpe…
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