* For statutory provisions authorizing local governments to adopt building regulations which impose restrictions equal to or greater than those imposed by statute, see Health & Safety Code §§ 17951 and 17952; for the authority to adopt Uniform Codes by reference, see Gov. Code § 50022.1 et seq.

The California Building Code, as adopted by this code, is amended as provided in the following sections and Chapter 14.12. (Ord. 598 § 4(part), 2004).

The provisions of this code shall be administered by the department of engineering and general services. (Ord. 598 § 4(part), 2004).

No permit(s) shall be issued until and unless all applicable development fees, if any, have been paid or otherwise satisfied. (Ord. 598 § 4(part), 2004).

Section 106.4.4 of the California Building Code is amended to read as follows:

106.4.4 Expiration. Every permit issued by the Building Official under the provisions of this code shall expire by limitation and become null and void if the building or work authorized by such permit is not commenced within 180 days 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 180 days. “Suspension” or “abandonment” shall include a failure to pass a required inspection within 180 days after the work is commenced. Before such work can be recommenced, a new permit shall be first obtained to do so, and the fee therefore, 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.

Any 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 on written request by the permittee showing that circumstances beyond to control of the permittee have prevented action from being taken. No permit shall be extended more than once.
(Ord. 598 § 4(part), 2004).

The board of supervisors by resolution may order the building official to refuse to issue, or suspend, or revoke a building permit for a parcel or parcels of land for the following reasons:
The owners of the parcel or parcels have not complied with state statutes, or county ordinances or resolutions in connection with the improvement or development of said parcel or parcels. (Ord. 598 § 4(part), 2004).

Notwithstanding the California Building Code, all fees shall be set by resolution of the board of supervisors. (Ord. 598 § 4(part), 2004).

Section 107.3 of the California Building Code is amended to read as follows:

107.3 Plan Review Fees. When documents are submitted as required by Section 106.3.2 of the California Building Code, a plan review fee shall be paid at the time of submitting the submittal documents for plan review. The plan review fee shall be 65 percent of the building permit fee as established by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.

The plan review fees specified in this section are separate fees from the permit fees specified in Section 107.2 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 Section 106.3.4.2 of the California Building Code, an additional plan review fee shall be charged as determined by the Building Official based on existing rates and upon the Building Official’s estimate of time needed to conduct additional review.
(Ord. 598 § 4(part), 2004).

Plans that are submitted for use on more than one building site shall be known as “master plans.” The fee for checking a master plan shall be one hundred percent of the permit fee for the initial plan check. Once on file no other charges for plan check will apply. No changes are permitted to master plans. (Ord. 598 § 4(part), 2004).

A. In conjunction with any building permit, the county engineer shall, before making or authorizing any final inspection of the work or facility, have on deposit a certificate issued by the county road department attesting to one of the following:
1. A certificate issued by the county road department stating that the driveway approach(es), drainage facilities and related infrastructure, in connection with such driveway approach(es) has/have been completed, inspected and approved by the road department; or
2. A certificate issued by the county road department stating, in substance, that the property owner has complied with the provisions of subsections B and (C)(1) of this section.
B. Instead of the certificate specified in subsection (A)(1), of this section, the property owner for such building permit may apply to the county road department for an extension of time, not to exceed six months, within which to complete, and have inspected and approved, the driveway approach(es), drainage facilities and related infrastructure in connection with such driveway approach(es). Not more than one such six-months’ extension of time shall be granted.
C. Deposit for Performance.
1. In conjunction with the application referenced in subsection B of this section, the property owner shall, at the time of application, place on deposit with the road department, in cash or cash equivalent form, a deposit for the performance of the construction of the driveway approach(es), drainage facilities and related infrastructure in connection with such driveway approach(es).
2. The deposit for performance shall be established by resolution of the board of supervisors from time to time in an amount equal to two times the most recent cost estimate for such improvements as recommended by the county road commissioner. The deposit for performance shall be retained by the road department until the completion of construction of the driveway approach(es), drainage facilities and related infrastructure in connection with such driveway approach(es), and inspection and approval of same by the road department.
D. If the driveway approach(es), drainage facilities and related infrastructure in connection with such driveway approach(es), are not completed, inspected and approved by the road department within the time specified in subsection B of this section, the road department may construct, or cause to be constructed, the driveway approach(es), drainage facilities and related infrastructure in connection with such driveway approach(es). If the road department has previously provided the property owner with written notice of the provisions of this subsection, such construction may commence without further notice to the property owner.
E. In the event the road department proceeds as described in subsection D of this section, the property owner shall be responsible for all costs incurred by the road department, including, but not limited to, administrative costs, remedial work done to the county road or road right-of-way at the location of the driveway approach(es), drainage facilities and related infrastructure in connection with such driveway approach(es). The road department may proceed to recover all such costs incurred by any and all lawful means, including, but not limited to, offset of the sum of performance deposit moneys held by the road department pursuant to subsection C of this section. If, after recovery by the road department of costs incurred, there remains a balance of performance deposit moneys held pursuant to subsection C of this section, such balance shall be refunded to the property owner.
F. In the event that the driveway approach(es), drainage facilities and related infrastructure in connection with such driveway approach(es), are not completed at the time of final inspection, and such fact is overlooked in the course of such inspection, the property owner shall not be relieved of the responsibility of completing the construction of the driveway approach(es), drainage facilities and related infrastructure in connection with such driveway approach(es). The road department is authorized, under such circumstances, to proceed as provided in subsections D and E of this section.
G. In the event the driveway approach(es), drainage facilities and related infrastructure in connection with such driveway approach(es), is/are completed, inspected and approved by the road department within the time specified in subsection B of this section, the balance of the performance deposit held by the road department shall be refunded to the property owner. (Ord. 367-5 § 2, 2004).

A. Except as permitted by this chapter, driveway access to parcels shall be from the driveway location, if any, within the parcel’s deeded frontage or offered for dedication frontage as depicted on the parcel map or subdivision map.
B. Driveway access shall be certified by a registered civil engineer, licensed in the state of California and shall include the following representations:
1. The driveway can be constructed in the location shown on the recorded map in compliance with the requirements of Public Resources Code Section 4290 and county development standards. If it is determined that a driveway cannot be constructed for a parcel, the applicant will be required to file an amended tentative map which will provide a driveway within the parcel’s offered or deeded lot frontage as shown on the re-recorded map.
2. The driveway meets the AASHTO or Caltrans requirements for adequate sight distance to permit safe road access.
C. The road commissioner or his designee, in his discretion, may permit design exceptions to allow driveway access at other points within the parcel frontage so long as the driveway meets the requirements of Public Resources Code Section 4290, county development standards and AASHTO or Caltrans requirements for adequate sight distance, unless the access rights have been waived. If access rights have been waived, the driveway must be constructed in the exact location shown on the recorded parcel map or subdivision map. (Ord. 610 § 3, 2005).

A. Any person or business entity wrecking or demolishing any building or structure shall first obtain a wrecking or demolition permit from the building official.
B. The permit fee for the demolition or wrecking of a structure shall be as set by resolution by the board of supervisors.
C. Prior to the start of any demolition work on any building or structure, the permittee shall have all utilities to such buildings or structures disconnected and inspected.
D. The permittee shall fill all excavations level with adjoining grade. Septic tanks, cesspools and underground tanks not being utilized or being made a part of new construction shall be pumped out, removed and filled. The fill shall be clean earth. The filling of such excavations shall not be required when building permit has been issued for a new building on the site and construction thereof is to be started within sixty days after the completion of the wrecking or demolition operations.
E. The permittee shall take all reasonable precautions to prevent public nuisance during demolition: control dust by wetting; remove dust and mud tracked into public streets; remove all garbage, waste or litter and all other items likely to attract or harbor rats or vermin on the job site.
F. At the time of final inspection following completion of the work under the permit, the streets and the construction site shall be left free of organic, inorganic, combustible and noncombustible waste materials. (Ord. 598 § 4(part), 2004).

If a change in ownership in the property under construction occurs prior to completion of the work covered in any applicable permit, the new owner must apply for a new permit unless the permit was obtained by a licensed contractor who is continuing to do the work permitted. The issuing department must be notified of the change of ownership and that information recorded on the permit. (Ord. 598 § 4(part), 2004).

Any structure assigned an address by the planning department shall have the address permanently posted as required by Section 11.04.200 of this code. (Ord. 598 § 4(part), 2004).

Every person engaged in performing construction or remodeling work of any kind within the unincorporated area of the county and where no sewer connection is available shall provide a temporary privy for each twenty persons or fractional part thereof working at each job site. Every sanitary privy installed in accordance with this section shall consist of a patented chemical type and shall be maintained and operated in accordance with this code and the rules and regulations of the department of environmental health. (Ord. 598 § 4(part), 2004).

A. Diffused surface waters are provided for as follows:
1. “Diffused surface waters” are those waters produced from rainfall, snow or springs which have not yet percolated into the soil or become part of a definite body of water or watercourse. Such water includes errant water flowing through swales, gullies and depressions and not yet collected into an established stream.
2. Upon the application for a building or grading permit under applicable law, the building official shall determine whether such work may alter established drainage gradients or patterns of diffused waters to adjoining property. Upon the building official’s determination that alteration of established drainage gradients or patterns may result, the applicant shall either:
a. Submit for approval a drainage plan prepared by a qualified civil engineer as defined by the California Business and Professions Code so as to provide adequate drainage; or
b. Comply with those recommendations made by the building official for the provision of improvements necessary to adequate drainage.
B. Drainage channels are regulated as follows:
1. “Drainage channels” shall include any drainage ditch, watercourse, channel or conduit which carries storm or drainage water.
2. Any plan or proposal for the alteration of, or any plan or proposal for the placing of fill or obstructions in, a drainage channel shall be approved by the building official upon proper application. The applicant shall:
a. Submit for approval a drainage plan prepared by a qualified civil engineer as defined by the California Business and Professions Code; or
b. Comply with those recommendations made by the building official for the provision of adequate drainage facilities.
3. Subsection B of this section shall not apply to stock ponds.
C. Site Drainage Standards.
1. The floor level of a building shall be set at an elevation above the highest flood elevation known at the building site. In the absence of flood data from a particular site the floor elevation may be determined by one of the following criteria:
a. The top of floor shall be at an elevation at least six inches above the elevation of the crown of the roadway fronting the building;
b. The top of floor shall be a minimum of two feet above the elevation of a drainage channel, measured at the property line, leading water to an established watercourse.
2. Drainage away from building pads shall be as required by the California Building Code. (Ord. 598 § 4(part), 2004).

These conditions are in addition to those in section 109.4 of the California Building Code.
A temporary certificate of occupancy may be issued by the building official upon the posting of a security deposit determined by the building official for the labor and materials needed to complete the construction. Such deposits shall be refundable at the time the construction is completed and the certificate of occupancy is issued for the building. If the permit becomes void or is violated, the deposit shall be forfeited. The permittee shall agree to complete the work within the time specified by the temporary occupancy permit, no temporary occupancy shall be issued for more than one hundred eighty days. (Ord. 598 § 4(part), 2004).

The following language is added to Section 1505.4 of the California Building Code, as permitted by the California Building Standards Commission:

“1505.4 Attics containing any gas or electric heater, water heater, air conditioner, heat pump, or air handler shall be supplied with a smoke/heat detector connected with an alarm in the habitable space of the building.”
(Ord. 598 § 4(part), 2004).