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THIRD READING
Bill No: ACR 32
Author: Lowenthal (D), et al.
Amended: 5/2/13 in Assembly
Vote: 21
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : Read and adopted, 5/2/13
SUBJECT : Building and Safety Month
SOURCE : City of Long Beach
DIGEST : This resolution declares May 2013, Building and
Safety Month and encourages all local governments to recognize
the provisions in city and county government building and safety
codes relegating illegal garage conversions as "Aviles Law."
ANALYSIS : This resolution makes the following legislative
findings:
1. In neighborhoods and workplaces across the State of
California, professionals throughout government and private
industries work to implement building safety solutions that
strengthen resilience and meet community needs; and, by
designing and implementing state-of-the-art building safety,
energy efficiency, and fire prevention codes and standards,
governments and laws help save lives and prevent disruption
in the wake of disaster and accidents.
2. Despite established building codes, a tragedy occurred in the
City of Long Beach on December 14, 2007, in which three young
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sisters, Jasmine Aviles, Jocelyn Aviles, and Stephanie
Aviles, lost their lives in a fire that occurred inside a
garage that had been illegally converted into an apartment.
3. Immediately following the Aviles tragedy, the city commenced
an aggressive code enforcement operation led by fire
department officials and building and safety code
investigators to identify structures that were ignoring rigid
fire and building code standards in an effort to eliminate
the use of illegally converted garages as living spaces.
4. Proper building and safety code enforcement, including those
that regulate illegal garage conversions, may save lives;
and, by renaming them "Aviles Law," the City of Long Beach
hopes to educate the public and reinforce the dangers of
illegal garage conversions along with memorializing the
Aviles sisters.
This resolution declares May 2013, Building and Safety Month and
encourages all local governments to recognize the provisions in
city and county government building and safety codes relegating
illegal garage conversions as "Aviles Law."
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 5/14/13)
City of Long Beach (source)
California Metropolitan Fire Chiefs
Long Beach Fire Department, Captain Patrick Wills
AB:k 5/14/13 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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