Chapter 12 — BUILDING AND HOUSING
Albany Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-10-01 · Albany
Sections in this part
- § 12-5 UNSAFE OR DANGEROUS BUILDINGS
- § 12-6 BUILDING CODE
- § 12-7 WATER EFFICIENT LANDSCAPE ORDINANCE
- § 12-8 MANAGEMENT OF PCB-CONTAINING MATERIALS AND WASTES DURING BUILDING DEMOLITION
- § 12-10 DEMOLITION PERMITS
- § 12-11 CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS RECYCLING REQUIREMENTS
- § 12-12 REPAIR AND RECONSTRUCTION OF DAMAGED STRUCTURES
- § 12-13
- § 12-14 SMALL RESIDENTIAL ROOFTOP SOLAR SYSTEMS; STREAMLINED PERMITTING PROCESS
- Article 12-15 — MANDATORY SEISMIC RETROFIT OF CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
BUILDING AND HOUSING
| § 12-1 | § 12-7 | |||
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| CONFLICTS | WATER EFFICIENT LANDSCAPE | |||
| ORDINANCE | ||||
| § 12-2 | ||||
| (RESERVED) | § 12-7.1. | Adoption of California Water | ||
| Efficient Landscape Ordinance | ||||
| § 12-3 | § 12-7.2. | Definitions. | ||
| HOUSE NUMBERS | § 12-7.3. | Water Efficient Landscape | ||
| Standards of Compliance. | ||||
| § 12-4 PENALTY |
§ 12-7.4. | Water Efficient Landscape Implementing Procedures. |
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| UNSAFE | § 12-5 OR DANGEROUS BUILDINGS |
§ 12-8 MANAGEMENT OF PCB-CONTAINING |
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| MATERIALS AND WASTES DURING | ||||
| § | 12-5.1. | Alternate Procedure | BUILDING DEMOLITION | |
| Authorized. | ||||
| § | 12-5.2. | Inspection and Notice to Repair, Notice to Vacate. |
§ 12-8.1. | Management of PCB- Containing Materials and |
| § | 12-5.3. | Notice of Hearing Before the | Wastes During Building | |
| City Council. | Demolition. | |||
| § | 12-5.4. | Hearing by the City Council, | ||
| Finding of Nuisance. | § 12-9 | |||
| § | 12-5.5. | Abatement by Building Official. | (RESERVED) | |
| § | 12-5.6. | Hearing by the City Council, | ||
| Statement of Expense. | § 12-10 | |||
| § | 12-5.7. | Contracts, Purchase Orders | DEMOLITION PERMITS | |
| and Bonds. | ||||
| § | 12-5.8. | Recordation of Certificate | § 12-10.1. | Definitions. |
| When Nuisance Is Abated. | § 12-10.2. | Unlawful to Demolish Without | ||
| Permit. | ||||
| § 12-6 | § 12-10.3. | (Reserved) | ||
| BUILDING CODE | § 12-10.4. | Noticing Requirement. | ||
| § 12-10.5. | through § 12-10.8. (Reserved) | |||
| § | 12-6.1. | Adoption of Building Codes. | ||
| § | 12-6.2. | Electric Vehicle Charging | § 12-11 | |
| Stations. | CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION | |||
| § | 12-6.3. | through § 12-6.4. (Reserved) | DEBRIS RECYCLING REQUIREMENTS | |
| § 12-11.01. | Title. |
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| § 12-11.1. | Purpose. | |||
| § 12-11.2. | Definitions (A-Z). |
| § 12-7.1. Adoption of California Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance § 12-7.2. Definitions. § 12-7.3. Water Efficient Landscape Standards of Compliance. § 12-7.4. Water Efficient Landscape Implementing Procedures. |
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ALBANY CODE
| § | 12-11.3. | Diversion of Construction and |
§ 12-14 | |
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| Demolition Debris. | SMALL RESIDENTIAL ROOFTOP SOLAR | |||
| § | 12-11.4. | Debris Recycling Statements. |
SYSTEMS; STREAMLINED PERMITTING | |
| § | 12-11.5. | Compliance. |
PROCESS | |
| § § |
12-11.6. 12-11.7. |
Appeals. Enforcement. |
§ 12-14.1. § 12-14.2. |
Definitions. Purpose. |
| § 12-12 REPAIR AND RECONSTRUCTION OF |
§ 12-14.3. § 12-14.4. |
Applicability. Solar Energy System |
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| DAMAGED STRUCTURES | Requirements. | |||
| § 12-14.5. | Duties of Community | |||
| § | 12-12.1. | Intent. |
Development Department. | |
| § | 12-12.2. | Definitions. |
§ 12-14.6. | Permit Review and Inspection |
| § | 12-123 | Reair |
Requirements. |
§ 12-12 REPAIR AND RECONSTRUCTION OF DAMAGED STRUCTURES § 12-12.1. Intent. § 12-12.2. Definitions. § 12-12.3. Repair.
§ 12-13 SAFETY INSPECTIONS AND POSTING OFFICIAL PLACARDS DURING AN EMERGENCY § 12-13.1. Intent. § 12-13.2. Application of Provisions. § 12-13.3. Definitions. § 12-13.4. Placards. § 12-13.5. Deputization of Mutual Aid Resources.
ARTICLE 12-15 MANDATORY SEISMIC RETROFIT OF CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
| § | 12-15.1. | Definitions. |
|---|---|---|
| § | 12-15.2. | Administration. |
| § | 12-15.3. | Compliance. |
| § | 12-15.4. | Structural Engineering |
| Criteria. | ||
| § | 12-15.5. | Application of Other Provisions |
| of This Code. |
BUILDING AND HOUSING
§ 12-1 CONFLICTS¶
[Ord. #86-04; 1958 Code § 7.10]
Where conflicts exist between two (2) or more codes or requirements adopted in this chapter, the more restrictive condition shall govern.
BUILDING AND HOUSING
§ 12-2 (RESERVED)¶
1. Editor's Note: Former Section 12-2, Building Permit Required for Sandblasting, previously codified herein and containing portions of 1958 Code § 7.11 and Ordinance No. 86-04, was deleted in its entirety by Ordinance No. 2013-03.
BUILDING AND HOUSING
§ 12-3 HOUSE NUMBERS [Ord. 86-04; 1958 Code § 7.12]¶
The Building Official shall have and hereby is given the authority to assign street numbers to buildings or houses within the City limits in such manner and according to such plans as he shall deem appropriate.
In the event any building, house or structure within the limits of the City shall be incorrectly numbered or unnumbered, or the number thereof shall have become defaced or illegible, it shall be the duty of the owner or occupant thereof to cause the same to be numbered correctly within ten (10) days after notification so to do, given by or under the direction of the Building Inspector. Such notice shall be served by leaving a copy thereof at the building or house in charge of any person therein, addressed to the owner or occupant of the building or house, or it may be given by posting such notice on the door or at the entranceway of the building or house.
The expense of numbering buildings, houses or structures in the City shall be borne by the owner, occupant or other person in control thereof.
BUILDING AND HOUSING
§ 12-4 PENALTY¶
[Ord. #86-04; 1958 Code § 7.13]
Violations of the requirements of this chapter may be considered a misdemeanor and punishable as indicated in Section 1-9 of Chapter 1 of this Code.
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