There is adopted and incorporated by reference herein as the City residential code for the purpose of establishing provisions for the construction, alteration, movement, enlargement, replacement, repair, equipment, use and occupancy, location, removal and demolition of detached one- and two-family dwellings and town-houses not more than three stories above grade the 2022 California Residential Code based on the International Residential Code, 2021 Edition. Except as otherwise provided by this Chapter and Chapter 11.02 of the City of Santee Municipal Code, all construction, alteration, movement, enlargement, replacement, repair, equipment, use and occupancy, location, removal or demolition of detached one- and two-family dwellings and townhouses not more than three stories above grade within the City of Santee, shall be in conformance with the 2022 California Residential Code, published by the California Building Standards Commission.
A.
Section
R104.7.1 of the California Residential Code is added to read as follows:
Section R104.7.1 Permit History Survey. Upon receipt
of a written request from the owner of a parcel of property for a
Permit History Survey, and the payment of the fee specified in a resolution
duly adopted by the City Council, the Building Official may review
City records and provide a report listing those building, plumbing,
electrical and mechanical permits that have been issued for a specific
parcel of property.
B.
Section
R105.2 of the California Residential Code is amended to read as follows:
Section R105.2 Exempt from permit is amended by
adding the following subsections 11 through 16:
1.
through
10. remains unchanged.
11.
Satellite dish antenna, other than roof-mounted,
in Office, Commercial, and Industrial zoning districts
12.
Renewal of roof coverings on any buildings.
13.
Attached open residential patio covers structures up to 120 square
feet in projected roof area. These structures must be attached to
an R-3 occupancy.
14.
Fences not over 8 feet high, where permitted to be installed by City
Zoning Code in commercial and industrial zones.
15.
Installation of metal storage containers for use as temporary storage
structures. This exception does not apply to any structure used as
defined under 'habitable space' in section R202 of the
California Residential Code. This exemption is intended to be applied
only to prefabricated shipping and cargo containers commonly used
in the shipping and trucking industries.
16.
Repairs which involve only the replacement of component parts of
existing work with similar materials only for the purpose of maintenance
and which do not aggregate over $750.00 in valuation and do not affect
any electrical or mechanical installations. Repairs exempt from permits
requirements shall not include any addition, change or modification
in construction, exit facilities or permanent fixtures or equipment.
Specifically exempt from permit requirements without limit to valuation
are:
C.
Section
R105.3.1.2 of the California Residential Code is added to read as
follows:
Section R105.3.1.2.1 Permits shall not be issued
for construction on a site where the City engineer determines that
a grading permit or public improvements are required until the City
engineer or his/her representative notifies the Building Official
in writing that grading or public improvements has been satisfactorily
completed to allow building permits to be issued.
Permits shall not be issued if the City engineer determines
that flooding or geologic conditions at the site may endanger the
public safety or welfare.
D.
Section
R108 of the California Building Code shall be deleted and replaced
with the following:
Section R108.1 Fees.
Section R108.2 General. Fees shall be assessed
as set forth in a resolution duly adopted by the City Council.
Section R108.3 Permit Fees. The fee for each permit
shall be as set forth in a resolution duly adopted by the City Council.
The determination of value or valuation under any of the provisions
of these codes shall be made by the Building Official. The value to
be used in computing building permit and building plan review fees
shall be the total value of all construction work for which the permit
is issued as well as all finish work, painting, roofing, electrical,
plumbing, heating, air conditioning, elevators, fire-extinguishing
systems and any other permanent equipment. The permit fees for those
projects subject to State energy code compliance and /or State disabled
access regulation compliance shall be as set forth in a resolution
duly adopted by the city council.
Section R108.4 Plan Review Fees. When submittal
documents are required by section R106, a plan review fee shall be
paid at the time of submitting the submittal documents for plan review.
Said plan review fee shall be set forth in a resolution duly adopted
by the City Council. The plan review fee for electrical, mechanical,
and plumbing work shall be set forth in a resolution duly adopted
by the City Council. The plan review fees for State energy code compliance
and /or State disabled access regulation compliance shall be as set
forth in a resolution duly adopted by the City Council. The plan review
fees specified in this section are separate fees from the permit fees
specified in Section R108.3 and are in addition to the permit fees.
When submittal documents are incomplete or changed so as to
require additional plan review or when the project involves deferred
submittal items as defined in California Building Code Section 107.3.4.1,
an additional plan review fee shall be charged at the rate set forth
in a resolution duly adopted by City Council.
Section R108.5 Expiration Of Plan Review. An application
for which no permit is issued within 180 days following the date of
application shall expire by limitation, and plans and other data submitted
for review may thereafter be returned to the applicant or destroyed
by the Building Official. The Building Official may extend the time
for action by the applicant for a period not to exceed 180 days on
written request by the applicant showing that circumstances beyond
the control of the applicant have prevented action from being taken.
An application shall not be extended more than once. An application
shall not be extended if this code or any other pertinent laws or
ordinances have been amended subsequent to the date of application.
In order to renew action on an application after expiration, the applicant
shall resubmit plans and pay a new plan check fee.
Section R108.6 Investigation Fees: Work Without A Permit.
Section R108.6.1 Investigation. Whenever any 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.
Section R108.6.2 Fee. An investigation fee, in
addition to the permit fee, shall be equal to the amount of the permit
fee required by this code. The minimum fee shall be the same as the
minimum permit fee set forth in a resolution duly adopted by the City
Council. 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 not from any penalty prescribed by law.
Section R108.7 Fee Refunds. The Building Official
may authorize refunding of a fee paid hereunder which was erroneously
paid or collected.
The Building Official may authorize refunding of not more that
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 the plan review fee paid when an application for a permit
for which a plan review fee has been paid has been withdrawn or cancelled
before any examination has been expended.
The Building Official shall not authorize the refunding of any
fee paid except upon written application filed by the original permittee
not later than 180 days after the date of fee payment.
Section R108.8 Permit History Survey Fee. The fee
for conducting a permit history survey for an existing structure or
facility shall be as set forth in a resolution duly adopted by City
Council.
Section R108.9 Demolition Permit Fee. The fee for
a permit to demolish a building shall be as set forth in a resolution
duly adopted by the City Council.
Section R108.10 Fee Exceptions: the government
of the United States of America, the State of California, local school
districts proposing work exempt from building permits, the County
of San Diego, and the City shall not be required to pay for filing
an application for a building permit pursuant to this code unless
city plan review and inspection services are requested. If so requested,
the fee schedules adopted in a resolution by City Council shall apply.
E.
Section
R112.1 of the California Residential Code is added to read as follows:
Section R112.1 General is amended to read as follows:
In order to hear and decide appeals or orders, decisions, or determinations
made by the Building Official relative to the application and interpretation
of the technical codes, the City Council shall serve as the appeals
board. The applicant may appeal the order, decision, or determination
of the Building Official by filing with the City Clerk a written appeal
within ten days after the date of the written decision.
F.
Section
R113.4 of the California Residential Code shall be replaced as follows
to read:
Section R113.4 Violations. Any person, firm or
corporation violating any provision of this code or the technical
codes shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof, shall be fined an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars,
or imprisoned for a period of not more than six months in the county
jail, or both fine and imprisonment.
G.
Section
R113.5 of the California Residential Code shall be added as follows
to read:
Section R113.5 Public Nuisance. Any building or
structure erected, constructed, enlarged, altered, repaired, moved,
improved, removed, converted, or demolished, equipped, used, occupied,
or maintained contrary to the provisions of this code shall be and
the same is hereby declared to be unlawful and a public nuisance.
The City Attorney shall, upon order of the City Council, commence
necessary proceedings for the abatement, removal and/or enjoinment
of any such public nuisance in the manner provided by law. Any failure,
refusal of neglect to obtain a permit as required by Chapter one of
this code shall be prima facie evidence of the fact that the public
nuisance has been committed in connection with the erection, construction,
enlargement, alteration, repair, movement, improvement, removal, conversion
or demolition, equipment, use, occupation, or maintenance of a building
or structure erected, constructed, enlarged, altered, repaired, moved,
improved, removed, converted or demolished, used, occupied, or maintained
contrary to the provisions of this code or the technical codes.
H.
Section
R902.1.3 of the California Residential Code is altered to read as
follows:
Section R902.1.3 Roof Coverings in all other areas. Alter the class of roof coverings in R902.1.3 at the end of the
paragraph from "Class C" to "Class B."
(Ord. 605 § 4, 2022)
