§ 13-4.6.1. Amendments made to the 1997 Uniform Housing Code.

The 1997 Uniform Housing Code is amended as follows:

(a)

Section 103 is amended to revise the second sentence of the first paragraph to read as follows:

Such occupancies in existing buildings may be continued as provided by the California Existing Building Code, as contained in Title 24, Part 10 of the California Code of Regulations, except such structures as are found to be substandard as defined by this code.

(b)

Section 104.1 is amended to read as follows:

All buildings or structures that are required to be repaired under the provisions of this code shall be subject to the provisions of the California Existing Building Code, as contained in Title 24, Part 10 of the California Code of Regulations.

(c)

Section 201.1 is amended to revise the first paragraph to read as follows:

The Building Official and his designees are hereby authorized and directed to enforce all of the provisions of this code. For such purposes, such officials shall have the powers of law enforcement officers.

(d)

Section 201.2 is amended to read as follows:

Whenever necessary to make an inspection to enforce any of the provisions of this title, or whenever the Building Official or his authorized representative has reasonable cause to believe that there exists in any building or upon any premises an immediate threat to health and safety, the Building Official or his authorized representative may enter such building or premises at all reasonable times to inspect the same or to perform any duty imposed upon the Building Official by this code; provided, that if such building or premises be occupied he shall first present proper credentials and demand entry; and if such building or premises be unoccupied he shall first make a reasonable effort to locate the owner or other persons having charge or control of the building or premises and demand entry. If such entry is refused, the Building Official, or his authorized representative, shall have recourse to every remedy provided by law to secure entry, including the warrant provisions of Section 1822.50 et seq. of the Code of Civil Procedure of the State of California.

(e)

Section 203.1 is amended by adding the following sentence thereto:

For appeal of non-administrative provisions of the code, the housing advisory and appeals board shall be the Tiburon Building Code Appeals Board. If required by Health and Safety Code section 19957.5, the housing advisory and appeals board shall be the County of Marin's Disability Access Appeals Board. The town council shall hear appeals of administrative provisions of this code.

(f)

Section 301 is amended to read as follows:

No building or structure regulated by this code shall be erected, constructed, enlarged altered, repaired, moved, improved, removed, converted or demolished unless a separate permit for each building or structure has first been obtained as required by the Building Code.

(g)

Section 302 is deleted.

(h)

Section 303 is amended to read as follows:

Buildings or structures within the scope of this code and all construction or work for which a permit is required shall be subject to inspection by the Building Official as provided by this code and in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Building Code.

(i)

Section 401 is amended as follows:

The definition of "Building Code" in Section 401 is amended to read as follows:

BUILDING CODE is the California Building Code as adopted with amendments by the Town of Tiburon.

(j)

A definition for "Building Official" is added to Section 401 to read as follows:

BUILDING OFFICIAL is the Building Official in the Community Development Department of the Town of Tiburon.

(k)

The definition of "Mechanical Code" in Section 401 is amended to read as follows:

MECHANICAL CODE is the California Mechanical Code as adopted with amendments by the Town of Tiburon.

(l)

The definition of "Plumbing Code" in Section 401 is amended to read as follows:

PLUMBING CODE is the California Plumbing Code as adopted with amendments by the Town of Tiburon.

(Ord. No. 566 N.S., § 2, 11-16-2016)