Agencies Flashcards

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Air Quality Management District

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Regional Agency

Responsibilities:

  • Regional agency located throughout California to regulate and control emissions from stationary sources
  • Federal Clean Air Act
  • California Clean Air Act
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Air Resources Board

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State Agency

Responsibilities:

  • California Clean Air Act
  • Federal Clean Air Act
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Building & Safety

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Local Agency

Responsibilities:

  • Fire and Life Safety
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California Coastal Commission

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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
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California Department of Environmental Protection

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State Agency

Responsibilities:

  • Clean Water Act via State Water Resources Control Board
  • Clean Water Act via Air Resources Board
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California Department of Fish and Wildlife

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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
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California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

(CAL FIRE)

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Protection of CA privately-owned wildlands

Provides emergency services for wildland fires, structure fires, car accidents, drawings, lost hikers, floods, earthquakes, etc.

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California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

(CAL FIRE)

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California Department of Transportation

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State Agency

Responsibilities:

  • Highways, freeways, inter-city rail service
  • Encroachment Permit
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California Office of the State Fire Marshall

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Mission: To protect life and property through the development and application of fire prevention engineering, education and enforcement.

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County Flood Control District

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Regional Agency

Responsibilities:

  • Regional agency that protects people, property and watersheds from flood and storm waters
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Department of Public Works

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Local Agency

Responsibilities:

  • Bureau of Engineering
  • Department of Sanitation
  • Street Lighting
  • Street Services
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California Department of Water Resources

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State Agency

Responsibilities:

  • California Water Plan
  • Statewide flood forecasting, flood operations and other flood emergency response activities.
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Division of The State Architect

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State Agency

Responsibilities:

  • Essential Services Buildings Seismic Safety Act
  • Field Act
  • Access Compliance for Public Schools State-funded projects
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Environmental Health Department

(County)

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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
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Environmental Protection Agency

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Federal Agency

Responsibilities:

  • Clean Air Act
  • Clean Water Act
  • Toxic Substances Control Act
  • Endangered Species Act
  • National Environmental Policy Act
  • Superfund
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Essential Services Buildings

Enforcing Agency

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Local Agency

  • County or Local Building & Safety Department

Division of the State Architect

  • State owned facility or facility leased by the State
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FEDERAL AGENCIES

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  1. Environmental Protection Agency
  2. Federal Aviation Administration
  3. U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers
  4. U.S. Fish And Wildlife
  5. Federal Emergency Management Agency
  6. U.S. Coast Guard
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Federal Emergency Management Agency

(FEMA)

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Federal Agency

Responsibilities:

  • Reduce damage from hurricane, earthquake, tornado, flood, fire, hazardous spill, terrorism.
  • Creating and maintian Flood Insurance Rate Maps
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Fire Department

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Local Agency

Responsibilities:

  • Fire suppression systems
  • Egress
  • Fire lanes and emergency access
  • Location of fire hydrants and standpipes
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Governor’s Office Of Planning And Research

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State Agency

Responsibilities:

  • General Plan Guidelines
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Hospitals & Medical Care Buildings

Enforcing Agency

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OSHPD

Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development

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LOCAL AGENCIES

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  1. Planning Department
  2. Building & Safety
  3. Department Of Public Works
  4. Transportation Department
  5. Fire Department
  6. Police Department
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Office of Statewide Health Planning And Development

(OSHPD)

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State Agency

Responsibilities:

  • Hospital Facilities Seismic Safety Act
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Planning Department

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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

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Police Department

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Local Agency

Responsibilities:

  • Communication system
  • Site lighting
  • Security of entrances and exits
  • Emergency response plan
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Public Schools

Enforcing Agency

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DSA

Division of the State Architect

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REGIONAL AGENCIES

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  1. Air Quality Management District
  2. County Flood Control District
  3. Environmental Health Department (County)
  4. Regional Water Quality Control Board
  5. Regional Airport Authorities (Local Municipality)
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Regional Airport Authorities

(Local Municipality)

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Regional Agency

Responsibilities:

  • Regional or local agency
  • Commercial or General Aviation
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Regional Water Quality Control Board

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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.
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STATE AGENCIES

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  1. Division Of The State Architect
  2. California Coastal Commission
  3. State Water Resources Control Board
  4. California Department Of Fish And Wildlife
  5. California Department Of Environmental Protection
  6. Air Resources Board
  7. California Department Of Transportation
  8. Office Of Statewide Health Planning And Development
  9. Governor’s Office Of Planning And Research
  10. Department of Water Resources
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State Water Resources Control Board

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State Agency

Responsibilities:

  • California Water Code
  • 9 Regional Water Quality Control Boards
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The Office of Planning and Research (OPR)

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Part of the Office of the Govener….

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Transportation Department

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Local Agency

Responsibilities:

  • Traffic flow, increase in intensity
  • Location of curb cuts
  • Types of traffic signals
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U.S. Access Board

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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.
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U.S. Coast Guard

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Federal Agency

Responsibilities:

  • Living Marine Resources
  • Marine Environmental Protection Program
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife

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Federal Agency

Responsibilities:

  • Endangered Species Act
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United States Army Corps Of Engineers

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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

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US Department of Justice

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Agency who:

  • Publishes the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design.
  • Enforces the ADA via lawsuits in federal court
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Division of Flood Management,

California Department of Water Resources

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San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission

(BCDC)

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California state commission dedicated to the protection, enhancement and responsible use of the San Francisco Bay

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South Coast Air Quality Management District

(SCAQMD)

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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.

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Housing and Community Development

(HCD)

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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.