(a) 
The California Building Code, Title 24, Part 2, 2022 Edition, Volumes 1 and 2 including Chapter 1 and Appendices I, O, and P, which incorporates and amends the International Building Code, 2021 Edition published by the International Code Council, with changes, additions, and deletions set forth in this Chapter, are adopted by reference as the building code of the City.
(b) 
At least one (1) copy of said codes are on file in the office of the Building Official and shall at all times be maintained by the Building Official for use and examination by the public.
(Ord. 747 § 4, 2022)
Section 113 of the California Building Code is amended to read as follows:
113.1 General. The City Council shall hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions or determinations made by the Building Official relative to the application and interpretation of this Code. The City Council shall render all decision and findings in writing to the appellant with a duplicate copy to the Building Official.
113.2 Limitations and Authority. The City Council shall have the authority to hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions or determinations made by the Building Official relating to building standards of the California Building Standards Code.
113.3 Procedure for Filing an Appeal. Any person desiring a review of a decision by the Building Official may file a request with the City Council for a hearing, upon the forms provided by the Building Official within ten (10) days after the date of said decision. The effect of the decision to be reviewed is suspended until the termination of the hearing.
113.4 Hearing. The City Council shall fix the time and place of the hearing which shall be at a meeting of the City Council held not less than five (5) nor more than fifteen (15) working days after the date of filing of the request for hearing. The City Council shall give written notice of the time and place of the hearing to the applicant and the Building Official. Witnesses may be sworn and examined, and evidence produced by the interested parties who shall appear in person only. The Board shall keep a record of the proceedings of each hearing.
113.5 Recommendation of the Board. The City Council shall make written findings and conclusions of its recommendations to the Building Official within five (5) days after the close of the hearing. The affirmative vote of not less than three (3) members shall constitute the recommendation of the Council.
(Ord. 747 § 4, 2022)
Section 105.5 of the California Building Code is amended to read as follows:
Every permit issued by the Building Official under the provisions of this Code shall expire by limitation and become null and void if the building or work authorized by such permit is not commenced within twelve (12) months from the date of such permit, if the building or work authorized by such permit is suspended or abandoned at any time after the work is commenced for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days, or if the building or work authorized by such permit is not completed within two (2) calendar years from the issuance date of the permit.
Before such work can be recommenced, a new permit, or a renewed permit as specified below, shall be first obtained.
For permits where work has not commenced, a renewed permit may be obtained provided that: (1) no changes have been made or will be required in the original plans and specifications for such work; (2) the expiration has not exceeded two (2) years from the original issuance date; and (3) a fee equal to one half the amount required for a new permit is paid.
For permits where work had commenced and was subsequently suspended or abandoned, a renewed permit may be obtained provided that: (1) No changes have been made or will be required in the original plans and specifications for such work; (2) the expiration has not exceeded two (2) years from the original issuance date; and (3) a fee equal to one half the amount required for a new permit is paid, except that where construction has progressed and has been approved to the point whereby only a final inspection is required, a fee equal to one quarter the amount required for a new permit shall be paid.
For permits where construction activities have exceeded two (2) years beyond the issuance date or any extension thereof, a renewed permit is required. The renewed permit shall not be issued unless the permittee signs an agreement committing to complete the building, or at a minimum to complete all exterior work including but not limited to painting and landscaping, within a reasonable period of time as determined by the Building Official. The permittee shall post a completion bond in the estimated amount of the work remaining to be done.
Any permittee holding an unexpired permit may apply for an extension of the time within which work under that permit may be continued when, for good and satisfactory reasons, he was unable to complete the work within the time required by this Section. The Building Official may extend the time for completion by the permittee for one or more periods not exceeding one hundred eighty (180) days upon written request by the permittee showing that circumstances beyond the control of the permittee have prevented completion of the construction work. The Building Official may require the permittee to sign an agreement committing to complete the work within a reasonable period of time as determined by the Building Official and to post a completion bond in the estimated amount of the work remaining to be done.
Failure to complete the work of construction within the time required is a violation subject to punishment as provided in the Indian Wells Municipal Code. The Building Official is authorized to abate any unsafe condition or nuisance created by such incomplete work.
(Ord. 747 § 4, 2022)
Section 109.2 of the California Building Code is amended to read as follows:
The fee for each permit shall be as set forth by fee resolution of the City Council.
(Ord. 747 § 4, 2022)
The following sentence is added to Section 110.1 of the California Building Code to read as follows:
Survey stakes shall be provided prior to first inspection and maintained so they are clearly visible until after the Certificate of Occupancy has been issued, except for repair or remodeling work which does not relate to setback requirements.
(Ord. 747 § 4, 2022)
Section 1505.1 is amended to read as follows:
Section 1505.1. The roof covering on any new residential structure regulated by this Code shall be a Class A roof covering as specified in Section 1505.2. All roof coverings on new structures shall be Class A roof covering as specified in Section 1505.2. The Class A roof covering shall comply with the test standard for determining fire retardancy of roof covering materials and comply with the Indian Wells Building Code.
(a) 
The roof-covering assembly includes the roof deck, interlayment, insulation, and the Class A covering.
(b) 
Re-Roofing an Existing Structure. All re-roofings of existing structures, including partial re-roofings, shall be Class A fire retardant roof coverings that conform to California Building Code, 2019 Edition for Class A roof coverings.
(Ord. 747 § 4, 2022)
Section 903.2.8.2 is added to read as follows:
Where over 50% of the roof framing is removed on a residential structure, in addition to over 50% of the structure's exterior walls, the reconstruction shall be subject to incorporation of a fire sprinkler system throughout the entire structure.
(Ord. 747 § 4, 2022)
(a) 
The following is added to Section 907.2.8 of the California Building Code to read as follows:
When a permit is required for an addition, alteration or repair to a Group R-1 Occupancy or when one or more sleeping rooms are added or created in existing Group R-1 Occupancies, smoke detectors shall be installed in accordance with this Section.
EXCEPTION: Repairs to the exterior surfaces of a Group R-1 Occupancy are exempt from the requirement of this Section.
(b) 
The following is added to Section 907.2.9 of the California Building Code to read as follows:
When a permit is required for an addition, alteration or repair to a Group R-2 or R-2.1 Occupancy or when one or more sleeping rooms are added or created in existing Group R-2 or R-2.1 Occupancies, smoke detectors shall be installed in accordance with this Section.
EXCEPTION: Repairs to the exterior surfaces of a Group R-2 or R-2.1 Occupancy are exempt from the requirement of this Section.
(c) 
The following is added to Section 907.2.10 of the California Building Code to read as follows:
When a permit is required for an addition, alteration or repair to a Group R-4 Occupancy or when one or more sleeping rooms are added or created in existing Group R-4 Occupancies, smoke detectors shall be installed in accordance with this Section.
EXCEPTION: Repairs to the exterior surfaces of a Group R-4 Occupancy are exempt from the requirement of this Section.
(Ord. 747 § 4, 2022)