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Planning commissioners receive training on Board of Appeals duties and building‑code appeals

Foster City Planning Commission · February 5, 2026
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Summary

Foster City's Chief Building Official trained the Planning Commission on Title 24 appeals, the role and limits of the building official, alternate means reports and the decision process after the council designated the commission as the Board of Appeals in 2025.

Foster City — The Planning Commission on Feb. 5 received a training presentation on the Board of Appeals from Chief Building Official Chuck Manook that reviewed Title 24 (California Building Code) requirements, the board's duties and limits, and practical procedures for handling appeals.

Manook said state code (CBC Section 1.8.8 and related provisions) requires jurisdictions to establish a Board of Appeals to hear appeals of building‑code determinations and that, in 2025, the City Council designated the Planning Commission to serve in that…

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