The purposes of this chapter are to provide minimum requirements for the protection of life, limb, health, property, safety and welfare of the general public in the incorporated area of the City of Newman by regulating the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, removal, conversion, use and maintenance of all buildings or portions thereof used, or designed or intended to be used, for human habitation; to encourage and instruct people to build safely and economically, rather than to discourage building; and to provide a minimum of restrictive enforcement and a maximum of good building information and encouragement.
(Ord. 90-15, 10-16-1990; Ord. 99-12 § 1, 3-23-1999; Ord. 2002-7 § 1, 10-22-2002; Ord. 2002-18 § 1, 10-22-2002; Ord. 2007-10 § 1, 11-27-2007; Ord. 2010-7 § 1 (Att. A), 10-12-2010; Ord. 2013-3 § 1 (Att. A), 11-12-2013; Ord. 2016-4 § 1 (Att. A), 10-11-2016; Ord. 2019-5 § 1 (Att. A), 10-8-2019; Ord. 2022-3 § 1 (Att. A), 2022)
That certain document in book form entitled "California Administrative Code, California Code of Regulations, 2025 Edition of Title 24, Part 1," as approved and copyrighted by the International Code Council (ICC), 500 New Jersey Avenue, NW, 6th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001 and California Building Standards Commission, 2525 Natomas Park Drive, Suite 130, Sacramento, California 95833, one copy of which document is now on file in the Building Department of the City of Newman, except as portions thereof are herein specifically amended, deleted and added to, is hereby adopted by reference as "the California Administrative Code of the City of Newman," and from the date on which the ordinance codified in this chapter shall take effect, the provisions thereof shall be controlling within the corporate limits of the City of Newman.
(Ord. 95-14, 12-19-1995; Ord. 99-12 § 2, 3-23-1999; Ord. 2002-7 § 2, 10-22-2002; Ord. 2002-18 § 2, 10-22-2002; Ord. 2007-10 § 1, 11-27-2007; Ord. 2010-7 § 1 (Att. A), 10-12-2010; Ord. 2013-3 § 1 (Att. A), 11-12-2013; Ord. 2016-4 § 1 (Att. A), 10-11-2016; Ord. 2019-5 § 1 (Att. A), 10-8-2019; Ord. 2022-3 § 1 (Att. A), 2022; Ord. 2025-3 § 1 (Att. A), 2025)
Wherever the following words appear in the California Administrative Code, they shall be deemed to mean:
A. 
"City"
shall mean the incorporated area of the City of Newman.
B. 
"State"
shall mean the State of California.
(Ord. 90-15, 10-16-1990; Ord. 99-12 § 3, 3-23-1999; Ord. 2002-7 § 3, 10-22-2002; Ord. 2002-18 § 3, 10-22-2002; Ord. 2007-10 § 1, 11-27-2007; Ord. 2010-7 § 1 (Att. A), 10-12-2010; Ord. 2013-3 § 1 (Att. A), 11-12-2013; Ord. 2016-4 § 1 (Att. A), 10-11-2016; Ord. 2019-5 § 1 (Att. A), 10-8-2019; Ord. 2022-3 § 1 (Att. A), 2022)
In order to provide for a final interpretation of the provisions of this chapter and to hear appeals provided for hereunder, the City Council shall designate a Board of Appeals. Any person dissatisfied with any decision of the Administrative Official may appeal in writing to the Board of Appeals of the City of Newman, which statement shall specify the grounds of such dissatisfaction and shall set forth the address of appellant to which notice may be sent by mail. At the next regular meeting after filing of such appeal, the City Council shall set the same for hearing for a time not later than the next regular meeting of the Board and shall notify the appellant by mail of the time and place of such hearing, and at such hearing may take such evidence as it shall deem proper, and shall render all decisions and findings in writing to the Administrative Official, with a duplicate copy to the appellant. The decision of the City Council on such appeal shall be final.
(Ord. 90-15, 10-16-1990; Ord. 99-12 § 4, 3-23-1999; Ord. 2002-7 § 4, 10-22-2002; Ord. 2002-18 § 4, 10-22-2002; Ord. 2007-10 § 1, 11-27-2007; Ord. 2010-7 § 1 (Att. A), 10-12-2010; Ord. 2013-3 § 1 (Att. A), 11-12-2013; Ord. 2016-4 § 1 (Att. A), 10-11-2016; Ord. 2019-5 § 1 (Att. A), 10-8-2019; Ord. 2022-3 § 1 (Att. A), 2022)
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert or demolish, equip, use, occupy or maintain any building or structure in the City of Newman, or cause or permit the same to be done, contrary to or in violation of any of the provisions of this Code.
B. 
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Code shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and each such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this Code is committed, continued or permitted, and upon conviction of any such violation, such person shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00, or by imprisonment for not more than 180 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Any violation of this chapter may be alternatively charged as an administrative citation.
(Ord. 95-14, 12-19-1995; Ord. 99-12 § 5, 3-23-1999; Ord. 2002-7 § 5, 10-22-2002; Ord. 2002-18 § 5, 10-22-2002; Ord. 2007-10 § 1, 11-27-2007; Ord. 2010-7 § 1 (Att. A), 10-12-2010; Ord. 2013-3 § 1 (Att. A), 11-12-2013; Ord. 2016-4 § 1 (Att. A), 10-11-2016; Ord. 2019-5 § 1 (Att. A), 10-8-2019; Ord. 2022-3 § 1 (Att. A), 2022)
The City Council of the City of Newman hereby declares that should any section, paragraph, sentence or word of this chapter or of the Codes hereby adopted be declared for any reason to be invalid or unconstitutional, it is the intent of the City Council of the City of Newman that it would have passed all other portions of the ordinance codified in this chapter independently of the elimination herefrom of any such portion as may be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
(Ord. 90-15, 10-16-1990; Ord. 99-12 § 6, 3-23-1999; Ord. 2002-7 § 6, 10-22-2002; Ord. 2002-18 § 6, 10-22-2002; Ord. 2007-10 § 1, 11-27-2007; Ord. 2010-7 § 1 (Att. A), 10-12-2010; Ord. 2013-3 § 1 (Att. A), 11-12-2013; Ord. 2016-4 § 1 (Att. A), 10-11-2016; Ord. 2019-5 § 1 (Att. A), 10-8-2019; Ord. 2022-3 § 1 (Att. A), 2022)