City of San Dimas, CA UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE CODE

The following amendments are made to the San Dimas Administrative Code:

Section [A] 101.2 The following language shall be added to Section 101.2 "Scope":

"In order to properly maintain and safeguard healthful living conditions and comply with all provisions of the Building Codes, it is hereby declared unlawful to use any streetcars, train cars, boxcars, house cars, motor bus bodies, cargo containers, or similar means of conveyance or structures of similar nature of construction, for places of habitation, residence, or place of business in this City. However, nothing contained herein shall prohibit the use of any house trailer or mobile home for places of abode or habitation in an approved mobile home park, providing such structures comply with all other conditions and requirements of this Code."

Section [A] 101.4 Referenced Standards is amended to read as follows:

"The other codes listed in Section 101.4.1 through 101.4.7 and referenced elsewhere in this code shall be considered part of the requirements of this code to the prescribed extent of each such reference. All references to a specific code shall be deemed to refer to the latest adopted San Dimas codes and standards."

Section [A] 102.1 The following language shall be added to Section 102.1 "General":

If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Code or any part thereof is in conflict with the Fire Code, the most restrictive shall be applicable.

Section [A] 105.2 "Work exempt from permit" is hereby amended as follows:

Item 02 (Fences) under "Building" is hereby amended to read "Fences not over 6 feet high".

Item 10 (Shade cloth structures) under "Building" is hereby deleted in its entirety.

Item 12 (Window awnings) under "Building" is hereby deleted in its entirety.

The above amendments are necessary due to the unique topography and climate of San Dimas that can produce high wind loads.

Section [A] 105.4 "Validity of permit" is amended by adding the statement as follows:

"No building permit may be issued for any development unless the proposed construction is approved by the Director of Community Development and is deemed consistent with the General Plan of the City of San Dimas."

Section [A] 105.5 "Expiration" is hereby adopted and amended to read as follows:

"Every permit issued by the Building Official under the provisions of the technical codes shall expire by limitation and become null and void, if the building or work authorized by such permit is not commenced within 1 year from the date of such permit, or 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 1 year. Before such work can be recommenced, a new permit shall be first obtained to do so, and the fee therefor shall be one-half the amount required for a new permit for such work, provided no changes have been made or will be made in the original plans and specifications for such work, and provided further, that such suspension or abandonment has not exceeded one year. In order to renew action on a permit after expiration, the permittee shall pay a new full permit fee."

"A permittee holding an unexpired permit may apply for an extension of the time within which work may commence under that permit when the permittee is unable to commence work within the time required by this Section for good and satisfactory reasons. The Building Official may extend the time for action by the permittee for a period not exceeding 180-days upon written request by the permittee showing that circumstances beyond the control of the permittee have prevented action from being taken. Permits shall not be extended more than once."

Section [A] 105.5.2 "Expiration of demolition permit" is hereby adopted and amended to read as follows:

"A demolition permit shall expire by limitation and become null-and-void 90-days after the date on which the permit was issued. The Building Official may extend the validity of the permit for a period not exceeding 180-days beyond the initial 90-day limit upon written request by the applicant filed with the Building Official prior to the expiration date of the original permit."

Section [A] 105.5.3 "Expiration of permit for legalizing unpermitted structures" is hereby adopted and amended to read as follows:

"Notwithstanding any provision of Section 105.5, if a building permit was issued in order to bring an unpermitted structure or other unlawful, substandard, or hazardous condition into compliance with any applicable law, ordinance, rule or regulation, such permit shall expire by limitation and become null-and-void 90-days after the date on which the permit was issued. The Building Official may extend the validity of the permit for a period not exceeding 90-days beyond the initial 90-day limit upon written request filed with the Building Official prior to the expiration date of the original permit."

Section [A] 107.5 "Retention of construction documents" is hereby amended by adding the following language:

"Before final inspection, electronic images of all plans, engineering calculations, and records that are submitted for the purpose of obtaining a building permit shall be submitted at the request of the Building Official. Electronic images shall be based on the Building Division's Electronic Archiving Policy."

Section [A] 109 "Fees" is hereby adopted and amended as follows:

Section 109.2 "Schedule of permit fees" is hereby amended by adding the following language:

"When submittal documents are required by Section 107, a plan review fee shall be paid at the time of submitting the submittal documents for plan review. The plan review fee shall be 100 percent of the building, electrical, mechanical and plumbing work permit fee as required in accordance with the fee schedule established by resolution of the City Council. When the City retains a private entity or person to perform plan review, the plan review fee shall be in an amount sufficient to defray the cost of such services with applicable administrative overhead, but in no case shall the plan review fee be less than the amount specified in this Section."

Section [A] 109.4 "Work commencing before permit issuance" is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety as follows:

109.4 Work commencing before permit issuance. Whenever work for which a permit is required by this Code has been commenced without first obtaining a permit, a special investigation shall be made before a permit may be issued for such work. An investigation fee, in addition to the permit fee, shall be collected whether or not a permit is then or subsequently issued. The investigation fee shall be as required, as in accordance with the schedule as established by the applicable governing authority. The minimum investigation fee shall be the same as the minimum fee set forth in accordance with the schedule as established by the applicable governing authority (double fee). The payment of such investigation fee shall not exempt an applicant from compliance with all other provisions of either this Code or the technical codes nor from the penalty prescribed by law.

Section [A] 109.6 "Refunds" is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety as follows:

109.6 Refunds. The Building Official may authorize up to 100% refunding of a fee paid hereunder which was erroneously paid or collected. The Building Official may authorize refunding of not more than 80 percent of the permit fee paid when no work has been done under a permit issued in accordance with this Code. The Building Official may authorize refunding of not more than 80 percent of plan review fee has been paid when an application for a permit for which a plan review fee has been paid is withdrawn or cancelled before any examination time has been expanded. The Building Official shall not authorize the refunding of any fee paid except upon written request filed by the original permittee not later than 180 days after the date of payment.

Section [A] 110 "Inspections" is adopted and amended by adding the following section:

110.1.1 Workmanship. It is the intention of the City that all construction carried on under the review of the Building Division is of good quality. The Building Official shall be empowered to enforce the installation of work that is straight, level, plumb, square, etc., as the situation requires. All work shall be well fit and of a durable nature. Paint in all cases shall not be below normal standard for the use applied. The proper grading of walks, drives, and yards shall be required when being installed with the work requiring a building permit. A minimum thickness of 3½ inches for flat concrete work and 2 inches for asphalt paving shall be required. All exterior flat concrete work shall include such breaks for expansion as deemed necessary by the Building Official.

Section [A] 110.3.6 "Lath and gypsum board inspection" is hereby amended by deleting the "exception" in its entirety.

Section [A] 110.3.10 "Other inspections" is hereby amended by adding the following language:

"A reinspection fee may be assessed for each inspection or reinspection when such portion of work for which inspection is called is not complete or when corrections called for are not made. This section is not to be interpreted as requiring reinspection fees the first time a job is rejected for failure to comply with the requirements of the technical codes but as controlling the practice of calling for inspections before the job is ready for such inspection or reinspection. To obtain a reinspection, the applicant shall file an application therefor in writing upon a form furnished for that purpose and pay the reinspection fee in accordance with a fee schedule adopted by this jurisdiction. In instances where reinspection fees have been assessed, additional inspection of the work will not be performed until the required fees have been paid."

Section [A] 110.5 "Inspection requests" is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety as follows:

110.5 Inspection requests. It shall be the duty of the person doing the work authorized by the permit to notify the Building Official that such work is ready for inspection. The Building Official may require that every request for inspection be filed at least one working day before such inspection is desired. Such request may be requested in writing or by telephone at the option of the Building Official. It shall be the duty of the person requesting any inspections required by either this Code or the technical codes to provide access to and means for inspection of the work.

Section [A] 111 "Certificate of Occupancy" is hereby adopted and amended by adding the following subsection:

111.5 Utility release. The following minimum requirements shall be completed prior to any occupancy or utilities connected:
(1)	Written clearance from the Fire and Public Works Departments and Planning and Business License Divisions.
(2)	The following when applicable:
	(a)	Electronic imaging of plans received (if required).
	(b)	Verification of school fees paid.
	(c)	Grading certificate received.
	(d)	All plan review fees paid.
	(e)	Sewer assessment fees paid.
	(f)	Hazard materials statements received.
	(g)	Subcontractor's list received.

Section [A] 113.3 "Qualifications" is amended to read as follows:

"In order to hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions or determinations made by the Building Official relative to the application and interpretation of the technical code, there shall be and is hereby created a board of appeals consisting of the members of the Development Plan Review Board. The building official shall be an ex officio member and shall act as secretary to said board but shall have no vote upon any matter before the board. The Board of Appeals shall be appointed by the governing body and shall hold office at its pleasure. The board shall adopt rules of procedure for conducting its business an shall render all decisions and findings in writing to the appellant with a duplicate copy to the building official."

Section [A] 114.1 "Unlawful Acts" is amended to read as follows:

"No person, firm or corporation, whether as owner, lessee, sublessee or occupant, shall erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, demolish, equip, use, occupy or maintain any building or premises, or cause or permit the same to be done contrary to or in violation of any of the provisions of said code or any order issued by the board of appeals or building official thereunder. Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor or an infraction for each day such violation continues."

(Ord. 1295 § 1, 2022)