Agencies Flashcards
Air Quality Management District
Regional Agency
Responsibilities:
- Regional agency located throughout California to regulate and control emissions from stationary sources
- Federal Clean Air Act
- California Clean Air Act
Air Resources Board
State Agency
Responsibilities:
- California Clean Air Act
- Federal Clean Air Act
Building & Safety
Local Agency
Responsibilities:
- Fire and Life Safety
California Coastal Commission
State Agency
Responsibilities:
- California Coastal Act
- Federal Coastal Zone Management Act
- Bay Conservation and Development Commission is a regulatory for the San Francisco Bay Area
California Department of Environmental Protection
State Agency
Responsibilities:
- Clean Water Act via State Water Resources Control Board
- Clean Water Act via Air Resources Board
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
State Agency
Responsibilities:
- California Endangered Species Act
- California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
- Lake and Streambed Alteration
- Marine Life Protection Act
Notes:
- Formally California Department of Fish and Game
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
(CAL FIRE)
Protection of CA privately-owned wildlands
Provides emergency services for wildland fires, structure fires, car accidents, drawings, lost hikers, floods, earthquakes, etc.
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
(CAL FIRE)
California Department of Transportation
State Agency
Responsibilities:
- Highways, freeways, inter-city rail service
- Encroachment Permit
California Office of the State Fire Marshall
Mission: To protect life and property through the development and application of fire prevention engineering, education and enforcement.
County Flood Control District
Regional Agency
Responsibilities:
- Regional agency that protects people, property and watersheds from flood and storm waters
Department of Public Works
Local Agency
Responsibilities:
- Bureau of Engineering
- Department of Sanitation
- Street Lighting
- Street Services
California Department of Water Resources
State Agency
Responsibilities:
- California Water Plan
- Statewide flood forecasting, flood operations and other flood emergency response activities.
Division of The State Architect
State Agency
Responsibilities:
- Essential Services Buildings Seismic Safety Act
- Field Act
- Access Compliance for Public Schools State-funded projects
Environmental Health Department
(County)
Regional Agency
Responsibilities:
- County Department of Public Health is a regional agency that protects health, prevents disease and promotes health and well being for all persons in the respective County
Environmental Protection Agency
Federal Agency
Responsibilities:
- Clean Air Act
- Clean Water Act
- Toxic Substances Control Act
- Endangered Species Act
- National Environmental Policy Act
- Superfund
Essential Services Buildings
Enforcing Agency
Local Agency
- County or Local Building & Safety Department
Division of the State Architect
- State owned facility or facility leased by the State
FEDERAL AGENCIES
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Federal Aviation Administration
- U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers
- U.S. Fish And Wildlife
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
- U.S. Coast Guard
Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA)
Federal Agency
Responsibilities:
- Reduce damage from hurricane, earthquake, tornado, flood, fire, hazardous spill, terrorism.
- Creating and maintian Flood Insurance Rate Maps
Fire Department
Local Agency
Responsibilities:
- Fire suppression systems
- Egress
- Fire lanes and emergency access
- Location of fire hydrants and standpipes
Governor’s Office Of Planning And Research
State Agency
Responsibilities:
- General Plan Guidelines
Hospitals & Medical Care Buildings
Enforcing Agency
OSHPD
Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development
LOCAL AGENCIES
- Planning Department
- Building & Safety
- Department Of Public Works
- Transportation Department
- Fire Department
- Police Department
Office of Statewide Health Planning And Development
(OSHPD)
State Agency
Responsibilities:
- Hospital Facilities Seismic Safety Act
Planning Department
Local Agency
Responsibilities:
- Entitlement Phase: Reviews drawings
- General Plan: Review plans for compliance with Master Plan and any Specific Plans. May be coordinating agency that distributes plans to other local agencies
- CEQA: Typically the Lead Agency; get approval first and then produce contract drawings for other regulatory agencies.
Review for Zoning Compliance: use, setbacks, lot coverage, open space requirements, building height, parking requirements, local ordinances
Police Department
Local Agency
Responsibilities:
- Communication system
- Site lighting
- Security of entrances and exits
- Emergency response plan
Public Schools
Enforcing Agency
DSA
Division of the State Architect
REGIONAL AGENCIES
- Air Quality Management District
- County Flood Control District
- Environmental Health Department (County)
- Regional Water Quality Control Board
- Regional Airport Authorities (Local Municipality)
Regional Airport Authorities
(Local Municipality)
Regional Agency
Responsibilities:
- Regional or local agency
- Commercial or General Aviation
Regional Water Quality Control Board
Regional Agency
Responsibilities:
- Regional agency that is governed by the State Water Resources Control Board
- Concerned with water quality, water rights, enforcement and financial assistance
- Board that oversees Water Quality Monitoring for projects.
STATE AGENCIES
- Division Of The State Architect
- California Coastal Commission
- State Water Resources Control Board
- California Department Of Fish And Wildlife
- California Department Of Environmental Protection
- Air Resources Board
- California Department Of Transportation
- Office Of Statewide Health Planning And Development
- Governor’s Office Of Planning And Research
- Department of Water Resources
State Water Resources Control Board
State Agency
Responsibilities:
- California Water Code
- 9 Regional Water Quality Control Boards
The Office of Planning and Research (OPR)
Part of the Office of the Govener….
Transportation Department
Local Agency
Responsibilities:
- Traffic flow, increase in intensity
- Location of curb cuts
- Types of traffic signals
U.S. Access Board
State Agency
Mission:
- Independent Federal Agency devoted to accessibility for people with disabilities.
- The board is structured to function as a coordinating body among Federal agencies and to directly represent the public, particularly people with disabilities.
Responsibilities:
- Publishes the ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) which serve as the minimum baseline for standards.
U.S. Coast Guard
Federal Agency
Responsibilities:
- Living Marine Resources
- Marine Environmental Protection Program
U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Federal Agency
Responsibilities:
- Endangered Species Act
United States Army Corps Of Engineers
Federal Agency
About: Provide vital public engineering services for Nation’s security, energize the economy, reduce risk from disasters
Services: coastal protection, disaster preparedness and response, environmental protection & restoration, flood protection, hydropower, navigable waters, regulatory, water supply
Regulations: Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, Wetlands / Bodies of Water
US Department of Justice
Agency who:
- Publishes the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design.
- Enforces the ADA via lawsuits in federal court
Division of Flood Management,
California Department of Water Resources
San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission
(BCDC)
California state commission dedicated to the protection, enhancement and responsible use of the San Francisco Bay
South Coast Air Quality Management District
(SCAQMD)
Formed in 1976, is the air pollution agency responsible for regulating stationary sources of air pollution in the South Coast Air Basin, in Southern California.
SCAQMD requires any equipment that emits pollutants into the atmosphere obtain permit from the district, and puts limits on VOC contents of building components such as paints, and sealants.
Housing and Community Development
(HCD)
HCD is responsible for review and adoption of the codes related to Hotels, apartments, dwellings, Permanent buildings within mobile home parks, Accessibility for multifamily dwellings is the correct answer. See page 22 of the Guide to Title 24.
