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Home My WebLink AboutOrd 1999-2784-BORDINANCE NO. 2784-B AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AMENDING CHAPTER 15.20 OF THE CHULA VISTA MUNICIPAL CODE ADOPTING THE CALIFORNIA HOUSING CODE, 1998 EDITION AND THE UNIFORM HOUSING CODE, 1997 EDITION THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION I. That Chapter 15.20 of the Chula Vista Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: CHAPTER 15.20 HOUSING CODES Sections: 15.20.010 California Housing Code, 1998 Edition and Uniform Housing Code, 1997 Edition, adopted by reference. 15.20.020 Section 201.1 amended to Designate Assistant Director of Planning and Building as "Building Official." 15.20.030 Section 203.1 amended to Designate Board of Appeals as "housing advisory and appeals board." 15.20.040 Section 304 added to Require Anneal Housing Permit. 15,20,050 Section 305 added to Require Housing Permit Fees to be Set by City's Master Fee Schedule. 15.20,060 Section 306 added to Require Suspension or Revocation of Annual Housing Permit Where Operation is Non-Conforming. 15.20.010 California Housing Code, 1998 Edition and Uoifom~ Housing Code, 1997 Edition, adopted by reference. There is hereby adopted by reference that certain docun~ent known and designated as the California Housing Code, 1998 Edition and Uniform Housing Code,1997 Edition as copyrighted by tile h~ternationat Conference of Building.] Officials. Said document is hereby adopted as the Housing Code of the City of Chula Vista, California providing for the issuance of housing permits and providing the minimulrl requirements for the protection of life, limb, health, property, safety and welfare of the generat public and tile owners and occupants of residential buildings in the City of Chula Vista, and file re.c]ulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said California Housinfi Codm 1998 Edition and Uniform Housing Code, 1997 Edition, are hereby referred to, adollIed, and made a part hereof, as though fully set forth herein, excepting such portions as ale hl~renlaltel d~leted, modified or amended. 15.20.020 Section 201.1 amended to Designate Assistant Director of Planning and Building as "Building Official." Section 201.1 of the UnHonn Housinfi C,ih!, ;m it applies in Chula Vista, shall read as follows: Ordinance 2784 B Page 2 Section 201,1 Authority. Tht! hudding official is hereby authorized and directed to enforce all the prowsions of this Pode. For such purpose, tile building official shall have the powers of a law errforcelntmt of liner. The building official shall have the power to render interpretations of this code and to adopt and enforce rules and regHlations supplemental to this code as rnay be deemed necessary in order to clarify tile application of the provision of this code. Such interpretations, rules and regulations shall be in conformity with the intent and purpose of this code. The building official shall be the assistant director of plannirrg and building, 15.20.030 Section 203.1 amended to Desigeate Board of Appeals and Advisors as "housing advisory and appeals board." Section 203.1 of The Uniform Housnlg Code, and tile title precedent thereto, as it applies in Chula Vista, is hereby amended tn read as follows: Board of Appeals anti Advisors. Section 203.1 General. In order to provide for reasonable interpretation of the provisions of this code, to m~tigate specific provisions of the code which create practical difficulties in their enforcenlf~nt and to hear appeals provided for hereunder, there is hereby established a Board of Appeal,s and Advisols cunsisting of seven members who are qualified by experience and training to pass upon matters [aertainmg to building construction, use and occupancy of residential structures. Tile assistant director of planning and building shall be an ex-officio member who shall not he entitled to vote and who shall act as Secretary to the Board. The Board of Appeals and Advisors shall he appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council. The Board shall relrder all decisions and findings in writing to the assistant director of planning and building with a duplicate copy to the appellant. Appeals to the Board shall be processed in accordalrce with tile provisions contained in Section 1201 of this code or in accordance with such procedures as ~rlay be prescribed by the City Attorney of the City of Chula Vista. The decision of tile Board is final. The Board of Appeals and Advisors shall recommend to the City Council such nt}w legislation deemed necessary to govern construction, use and occupal~cy of r~,~,sidential strHctures, in the City of Chula Vista. 15.20.040 Section 304 added to require Annual Housing Permit. Section 304, and the title precedent thereto, is added to the Uniform Housing Code, as it applies in Chula Vista, which Section shall read as follows: Annual Housing Permit. Section 304.1 It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, or corporation, either for hinqself or itself, or for any other person, firm, partnership, or corporation to own or operate an apartment hoHse, lodging house or hotel without first obtaining a housing permit therefor. Section 304.2 The Annual Housing Permit provided for in this code shall be due and payable to the City of Chula Vista on tile first day of January of each year in advance. The housing permit fee shall be paid concurrently with tile business license fee. Section 304.3 If any persoil, firm, partnership or corporation comrnences the operation of an apartment house or hotel during tile calendar year, the housing permit shall be prorated on a quarterly prorata basis for the calendar year. Ordinance 2784-B Page 3 Section 304.4 A permit to operate and ~naintain an apartment house or hotel is not transferable. 15.20.050 Section 305 added to require Housing Permit Fees to be Set by City's Master Fee Schedule. Section 305, and the title precedent thereto, is added to tile Uniform Housing Code, as it applies in Chula Vista, which Section shall read as follows: Housing Permit Fees - Apartment Houses, Lodging Houses, Hotels and Motels. Section 305.1 The fee for a Housing Permit required by Section 304 of this ordinance shall be as presently designated, or as it may hereafter he anaended as set forti~ in the Master Fee Schedule of the City of Chula Vista. For tile purpose of this section, a "ur/it" shall nlean each apartment in an apartment house, each sleeping room in a hotel, motel, and Iodgang house, and each apartment and each hotel, motel sleeping room in a building contanml!l both al}artITlerltS and hotel/naotel sleeping rooms. Separate apartment house txnlding and sf~parate hotel/irlotet building, or combination thereof, located upon a single parcel of I~tl~d o~ ~:ol~t[~}u~us parcels of land, under the same ownership, shall be treated as one apartln~.lt holmes, f~r huHH for lh~ purpose of computing the fee prescribed by this section. Section 305.2 Penalty for Dehnqu~;nt Payment, Lf the housing permit is not paid on or before the thirtieth day of the month followin~.] tile date when it became due, then a penalty in an amount equal to twenty-five percent of the permit fee due and payable shall be added thereto, and no such permit shall be issued until s.ch p~malty has been paid. Section 305.3 The assistant direl:tor of planning and building shall cause to be made such inspections, at such intervals, as shall he Ijt~en~ed nt!cessary to fflsure compliance with the provisions of this code. 15.20.060 Section 306 added to reqoire Suspension or Revocation of Annual Housing Permit Where Operation is Non*Confomfing. Section 306, and the title precedent thl?i~tl~, ,s aljd~!d to tile Unitoln/Housing Code, as it applies in Chula Vista, which Section shah rF!ad Suspension and Revocation nf Housing Section 306 Whenever it is foulid that any ;tl>:.tnlen[ house, lodging house, hotel or motel is not being conducted in c:onforn/ity wnh this ~:ode, th~ annual housing permit to operate shall tae subject to revocahon or suspension J~V the huihJing official. SECTION II. FINDINGS AND DECLARATION The City Council of the City of Chula Vista specifically and expressly finds and declares that the nature and uniqueness of tile climate, terrain, and location does necessitate and demand Ordinance 2784-B Page 4 specific anqendlr~ents to the Califolnia Housing Code, 1998 Edition and the Uniform Housing Code, 1997 Edition which are noted ,~ the Chula Vista Municipal Code and restated in this Ordinance. SECTION III. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance wilt take effect and he ill ~orce on July 1, 1999. Presented by Robert Leiter Planning and Building Dir~!/:tor Approved as to form by Kahen:y Planning and Building Assistant Director/Building Official Ordinance 2784-B Page 5 PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, California, this 8'h day of June, 1999, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers: Davis, Moot, Salas and Horton NAYS: Councih~embers: None ABSENT: Councilmembers: Padilia ABSTAIN: Councilnqembers: None ATTEST: Shirley Ho~ayor Susan Bigelow, City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO CITY OF CHULA VISTA I, Susan Bigelow, City Clerk of Chuta Vista, California, do herelW certif,z tiTat the foregoing Ordinance No.2784-B had its first reading at a regular meeting held on the 25'h day of May, 1999 and its second reading and adoption at a legular uleetin.q of said City Council held on the 8~h day of June, 1999. Executed tiTis 8th day of June, 1999. Susan B~gelow, City Clerk