That certain document, one copy of which is on file in the office of the city clerk of the city of Manteca, being marked and designated as the 2025 California Residential Code, California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 2.5, including Appendix Chapters BF, BO, BG, BH, CI, CK, BB, and CJ, as published by the International Code Council, as now existing, or hereafter amended, regulating and governing the conditions of all properties, buildings, and structures; by providing the standards for facilities and other physical things and conditions essential to ensure that structures are safe, sanitary, and fit for occupancy and use; and the condemnation of such structures; providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor; and providing penalties for the violation thereof; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions, and terms of said 2025 California Residential Code on file in office of the city clerk of the city of Manteca is hereby referred to, adopted as the residential code of the city of Manteca.
(Ord. O2019-15 § 1; Ord. O2021-08 § 1; Ord. O2022-22 § 1; Ord. O2025-18, 11/4/2025)
California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 2.5, and all other applicable codes shall be enforced by the building official.
The building official may appoint inspectors, plans examiners, technicians, officers and other employees. The building official may deputize such employees of the building department or other employees of the city of Manteca as necessary and these employees shall have the duties and powers as delegated by the building official to carry out the functions of the enforcement agency in accordance with California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 2, Section 103.
The building official shall have the power to render interpretations of this code and to adopt and enforce rules and regulations supplemental to this code as may be deemed necessary in order to clarify the application of the provisions of this code. Such interpretations, rules, regulations, and policies shall be in conformity with the intent and purpose of this code.
The building official may authorize the San Joaquin County health department as the city designated enforcement authority.
See Section 15.04.020 for definitions of "building official" and "deputize."
(Ord. O2019-15 § 1; Ord. O2022-22 § 1; Ord. O2025-18, 11/4/2025)
A. 
Whenever any work for which a permit is required by this code has been commenced without first obtaining said permit, a special investigation shall be made before a permit may be issued for such work.
B. 
An investigation fee, in addition to the permit fee, shall be collected whether or not a permit is subsequently issued. The investigation fee shall be equal to the amount of the permit fee that would be required by this code if a permit were to be issued. The payment of such investigation fee shall not exempt any person from compliance with other provisions of this code, nor any penalty prescribed by law.
(Ord. O2019-15 § 1; Ord. O2022-22 § 1; Ord. O2025-18, 11/4/2025)