Note: Prior ordinance history: Ords. 621, 681, 987, 1117, 1136, 1185, 1238 and 1311 and 1355.
Pursuant to Section 50022.2 of the Government Code of the state of California, there is adopted by reference by the city council for the purpose of prescribing minimum standards for the construction and maintenance of the residential buildings in the city, that certain primary code known as the “Uniform Housing Code, 1997 Edition,” published by the International Conference of Building Officials. This Code is adopted by reference and incorporated as though fully set forth in this chapter, and shall be designated and referred to as the “Housing Code” of the city.
(Ord. 1414 § 4, 2002)
Section 201. Subsections 201.1 and 201.2 are amended to read as follows:
201.1 Authority. The Building Official is hereby authorized and directed to enforce all of the provisions of this Code and the Health Officer will enforce those portions of this Code as apply to sanitation, maintenance, ventilation, use or occupancy. For such purposes, they shall have the powers of law enforcement officers.
The Building Official shall have the power to render interpretations of this Code and to adopt and enforce rules and supplemental regulations in order to clarify the application of its provisions. Such interpretations, rules and regulations shall be in conformity with the intent and purpose of this Code.
201.2 Right of Entry. Whenever necessary to make an inspection to enforce any of the provisions of this Code, or whenever the Building Official, the Health Officer or their authorized representatives have reasonable cause to believe that there exists in any building or upon any premises, any condition or code violation which makes such building or premises unsafe, dangerous or hazardous, the Building Official, the Health Officer or their authorized representatives may enter such building or premises at all reasonable times to inspect the same or to perform any duty imposed upon the Building Official or Health Officer by this Code, provided that if such building or premises be occupied, they shall first present proper credentials and request entry; and if such building or premises be unoccupied, they shall first make a reasonable effort to locate the owner or other persons having charge or control of the building or premises and request entry. If such entry is refused or if persons having charge or control of the building or premises cannot be located, the Building Official, the Health Officer or their authorized representatives shall have recourse to every remedy provided by law to secure entry. When the Building Official, the Health Officer or their authorized representatives shall have first obtained a proper inspection warrant or other remedy provided by law to secure entry, no owner or occupant or any other persons having charge, care or control of any building or premises shall fail or neglect, after proper requests made as herein provided, to promptly permit entry therein by the Building Official, Health Officer or their authorized representatives for the purpose of inspection and examination pursuant to this Code.
(Ord. 1414 § 4, 2002)