[Ord. #85-05; Ord. #87-011; § 1; 1958 Code § 7.20;
Ord. #91-01, § 1; Ord. #95-02, § 1; Ord. #04-08,
§ I; Ord. #07-07, § 1; Ord. #08-05, § 1;
Ord. #2013-03, §§ 1,2; Ord. #2014-07; Ord. No. 2016-05 §§ 1, 2; amended 7-20-2020 by Ord. No. 2019-11; 3-20-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-01]
a.
The 2022 edition of the
California Building Standards Code located
in Title 24 of the
California Code of Regulations is hereby adopted
as published by the California Building Standards Commission, and
are hereby adopted as part of the Albany City Code as if set forth
here word for word by reference. A copy of these codes shall be available
for public review in the Community Development Department of the City
of Albany.
The adopted codes shall regulate and govern the condition and
maintenance of all property, buildings, and structures by providing
the standards for the supply of utilities and facilities and other
physical things and conditions essential to ensure the structures
are safe, sanitary, and fit for occupation and use; and for the condemnation
of buildings and structures unfit for the human occupancy and use,
and the demolition of such structures as herein provided; providing
for the issuance of permits and collections of fees therefor; and
each of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions, and terms
of said codes are hereby referred to, adopted, and a part hereof as
if fully set forth herein with the additions, insertions, deletions,
and changes, if any, prescribed by this chapter.
The codes adopted herein are considered to be complementary
and supplementary to any other provisions contained in the Albany
Municipal Code and may be imposed, at the discretion of the building
official, as the operative code provisions in the event of a conflict
with other provisions contained in the Albany Municipal Code.
b.
13. California Residential Code Chapter
1, Division II.
14. California Residential Code, Appendix E, Manufactured Housing.
15. California Residential Code, Appendix H, Patio Covers.
16. California Residential Code, Appendix J, Existing Buildings and Structures.
17. California Residential Code, Appendix K, Sound Transmission.
18. California Residential Code, Appendix Q, Tiny Houses.
19. California Residential Code, Appendix R, Light Straw-Clay Construction.
20. California Residential Code, Appendix S, Strawbale Construction.
21. California Residential Code, Appendix T, Solar-Ready Provisions.
22. California Residential Code, Appendix U, Cob Construction.
23. California Residential Code, Appendix W, 3D Printed Construction.
24. California Residential Code, Appendix Z, Emergency Housing.
25. California Mechanical Code Chapter
1, Division II, except Section 104.5 (Fees). Fees shall be established by resolution of the City Council.
26. California Plumbing Code Chapter
1, Division II, except Section 104.5 (Fees). Fees shall be established by resolution of the City Council.
27. California Green Building Code Mandatory measures. To address local
environmental conditions, the City Council may establish, by resolution
and periodically review and update, more stringent voluntary measures
contained in the California Green Building Standards Code appendices.
c. References to prior codes. Unless superseded and expressly repealed,
references in City forms, documents and regulations to the chapters
and sections of former
California Building Standards Code editions,
shall be construed to apply to the corresponding provisions contained
within the current California Building Standards.
[Added 7-20-2020 by Ord.
No. 2019-11]
a. The Building Official shall create and maintain an expedited, streamlined
permitting process for electric vehicle charging stations consistent
with the requirements of California
Government Code Section 65850.7.