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Home My WebLink AboutCC ORD 1987-1912 ADOPTING THE UNIFORM HOUSING CODE, AND AMENDING ORDINANCE NO 1839 AND CHAPTER 15.16 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE'SA2.44,14467 69/14072 ORDINANCE NO. I q 1 2„_., AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY ADOPTING THE UNIFORM HOUSING CODE, 1985 EDITION, AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF SAID CODE, AND AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1839 AND CHAPTER 15.16 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of National City as follows: Section 1. The City Council of the City of National City hereby adopts the Uniform Housing Code, 1985 Edition. Section 2. The City Council of the City of National City hereby amends certain sections of the Uniform Housing Code, 1985 Edition, and amends Ordinance No. 1839 and Chapter 15.16 of the National City Municipal Code, to read as follows: Sections: 15.16.002 15.16.010 15.16.015 15.16.020 15.16.025 15.16.030 15.16.035 15.16.010 15.16.050 15.16.055 15.16.060 15.16.065 15.16.070 15.16.075 15.16.080 Section Section Section Section Section Board Section Section Section Section Section Section Section Section Chapter 15.16 UNIFORM HOUSING CODE Findings and declaration Code adopted 201(a)..deleted..Authority 201(a)..added..Authority 201(b)..deleted..Right of Entry 201(b)..added..Right of Entry 203..deleted..Housing Advisory 203..added..Advisory and 204..deleted..Violations 204..added..Violations 304..added..Annual Housing 305..added..Fee Schedule 306..added..Permit Suspension 401..amended..Definition Health Officer 4o1..amended..Definition-Apartment, Hotel and Lodging House and Appeals Appeals Board Permit or Revocation 15.16.002 Finding and declaration. The city council specifically and expressly finds and declares that the nature and uniqueness of the climate, terrain, location, environment, and rate of population growth of the city necessitates and demands specific changes in, and variations from, the Uniform Housing Code, 1985 Edition, which are noted in and made a part of this chapter. 15.16.010 Code adopted. There is adopted by the city council, for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing hazards to life and property from substandard (residential) housing conditions, that certain code known as the Uniform Housing Code, as copyrighted by the International Conference of Building Officials, being particularly the 1985 Edition, save and except such portions as are hereinafter deleted, modified or amended, of which code not fewer than threecopies have been and are now on file in the office of the city clerk; and the same are adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length in this chapter, and from the date on which the ordinance codified in this chapter takes effect, the provisions thereof shall be controlling within the limits of the city. 15.16.015 Section 201(a) Authority..Deleted. Section 201(a) Authority of the Uniform Housing is deleted. 15.16.020 Section 201(a) added..Authority. Section 201(a) of the'Uniform Housing Code is added to read as follows: The San Diego County Health Department is deisgnated as the agency responsible for issuing housing permits, collecting fees therefor, and making all housing inspections pursuant to this code. The National City Department of Building and Safety retains all other jurisdiction for the issuance of building permits of all kinds making building inspections and collecting fees thereunder. 15.16.025 Section 201(b)..deleted..Right of Entry. Section 201(b) of the Uniform Housing Code is deleted. 15.16.030 . Section 201(b)..added..Right of Entry. Section 201(b) of the Uniform.Housing Code is added to read as follows:• When necessary to make an inspection to enforce any of the provisions of this code or reasonable cause to believe that there exist in any building or upon any premises and condition or code violation which make such building or premises unsafe, dangerous or hazardous, the Building Official, San Diego County Health Department and/or their authorized representatives may request entry as specified in Chapter 1.12 of the National City Municipal Code. 15.16.035 Section 203..deleted..Housing Advisory and Appeals Board. Section 203 of the Uniform Housing Code is deleted. 15.16.040 Section 203..added..Advisory and Appeals Board. Section 203 of the Uniform Housing Code is added to read as follows: The Advisory and Appeals Board is established by the City Ordinance #1324 adopted August 1, 1972. The Board shall have the jurisdiction to review the items enumerated in Chapter 15.04 of the National City Municipal Code. 15.16.050 Section 204..deleted..Violations. Section 204 of the Uniform Housing Code is deleted. 15.16.055 Section 204..added..Violations. Section 204 of the Uniform Housing Code is added to read as follows: Violations of any provisions of this code shall be punishable as a misdemeanor and shall carry the penalties as prescribed in Chapter 1.20 of the National City Municipal Code. 15.16.060 Section 304..added..Annual Housing Permit. Section 304 is added to the Uniform Housing Code to read as follows: Section 304. ANNUAL HOUSING PERMIT. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, or corporation either for himself or itself to own or operate an apartment house, hotel, or lodging house as defined in Chapter 4 of this code without first obtaining an annual Housing Permit therefor. (b) The annual Housing Permit required by this section shall be prorated on a quarterly basis and shall expire by limitation on December 31st of the year in which it is issued. The annual Housing Permit shall not be transferable from one establishment to another; however, the permittee for an annual Housing Permit may be changed without charge upon notification to the Department of Building and Safety. • 15.16.065 Section 305..added..Fee Schedule. Section 305 is added to the Uniform Housing Code to read as follows: (a) All fees for housing permits and housing permit inspections shall be set by ordinance of the city council and shall be in accordance with the San Diego County fee schedule then in effect. The city council may, from time to time, consider amendments to the adopted fee schedule to maintain that accordance, which amendments may be made by ordinance of the city council. (b) Housing Permit Fees. Annual housing permit fees shall be billed and collected by the San Diego County Health Department. 15.16.070'. Section 306...added...Permit Suspension or Revocation. Section 306is added to.the Uniform. Housing Code to read as follows: Section 306. PERMIT SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION. Whenever it is found that any apartment house or hotel is not being conducted in conformity with the provisions of this code, the annual HOusing Permit to operate same shall be subject to suspension or revocation by the Director of Building and Safety. 15.16.075 Section 401..amended..Definitions-Health Officer. Section 401 is amended to read as follows: Health Officer as defined herein shall be the County Health Officers. 15.16.080 Section 401..amended..Definitions..added Apartment Hotel and Lodging Houses. Section 401 of the Uniform Housing Code is amended to read as follows: Apartment, Hotel, and Lodging House shall be defined as enumerated in the latest edition of the Uniform Building Code. PASSED and ADOPTED this 7th day of APRIL MUEST: IONE CANMPBELL IONE BFLT.,, CI E7L CLERK BY: 0 APPR VED AS TO FORM: 40t WE. GEORGE'H. EISER, III -CITY ATTORNEY , 1987. Passed and adopted by the Council of the City of National City, California, on-7-g7 by the following vote, to -wit: Ayes: Councilmen Cooper, Dalla, Pruitt, 'VanDeventer, Waters Nays: Councilmen None Absent: Councilmen None Abstain: Councilmen None AUTHENTICATED BY: GEORGE H. WATERS By: Mayor of the City of National City, California City Clerk ofthe City of National CitCalifornia Deputy I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was not finally adopted until seven calendar days had elapsed between the days of its introduction and the days of its final passage, to wit, on 3.-3-87 and on-7 87 I FURTHER CERTIFY THAT said ordinance was read in full prior to its final passage or that the reading of said ordinance in full was dispensed with by a vote of not less than a majority of the members elected to the Council and that there was available for the consideration of each mem- ber of the Council and the public prior to the day of its passage a written or printed copy of said ordinance. I FURTHER CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and cor- rect copy of ORDINANCE NO. 1912 of the City of National City, passed and adopted by the Council of said City on 4-7-87 (Seal) City Clerk of the City of National City, California By: Deputy