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 Energy Code, California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 6, 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 Energy Code on file in office of the city clerk of the city of Manteca is hereby referred to, adopted as the energy code of the city of Manteca.
(Ord. O2019-15 § 1; Ord. O2022-22 § 1; Ord. O2025-18, 11/4/2025)
California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 6, 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)
Whenever the building official disapproves an application or refuses to grant a permit or when it is claimed that the provisions of the code do not apply or that the true intent and meaning of the code have been misconstrued and wrongly interpreted, the applicant or any person directly and adversely affected thereby, or the authorized agent of either of said parties, may appeal from the decision of the building official to the building board of appeals of the city of Manteca within thirty days from the date of said decision of the building official. The decision of said board shall be final.
(Ord. O2019-15 § 1; Ord. O2022-22 § 1; Ord. O2025-18, 11/4/2025)
A. 
The issuance or granting of a permit or approval of plans and specifications shall not be deemed to be a permit for, or an approval of, any violation of any of the provisions of state law. No permit presuming to give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of the California Energy Code shall be valid, except insofar as work or use which it authorized is lawful.
B. 
The issuance of a permit upon plans and specifications shall not prevent the building official from there-after requiring the correction of errors in the plans and specifications or from preventing construction operations being carried on hereunder when in violation of the California Energy Code, this code or any other applicable provision of state law.
(Ord. O2019-15 § 1; Ord. O2022-22 § 1; Ord. O2025-18, 11/4/2025)