Alturas Municipal Code Art. III Buildings Used for Human Habitation

Except as hereinafter qualified, the State Housing Law, sections 17910 to 17995 of the Health and Safety Code of the state, and all amendments thereto hereafter made by the legislature, and all rules and regulations heretofore or hereafter adopted pursuant thereto, are hereby adopted as regulating the safety of persons and property within the city, and such act, regulations and amendments are hereby declared to establish minimum standards governing the erection, construction, enlargement, conversion, alteration, repair, moving, removal, demolition, occupancy, use, height, court, area, sanitation, ventilation and maintenance of all hotels, apartment houses, auto courts, resorts, motels and dwellings.

(Ord. No. 474, § 3.)

The public works department is hereby declared to be the building department as defined by title 8, chapter 9, article 7, section 16602.5 of the Administrative Code of the state which is hereby incorporated by reference, in all respects except as in provided in section 5-92 of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 474, § 3.)

The public works department is hereby declared to be the housing department for the purposes of enforcing the state of California Health and Safety Code, sections 17960 through 17967, in all respects except as in provided in section 5-92 of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 474, § 3.)

The enforcement agency shall inspect all hotels, apartment houses, four plex, triplex, duplex, single-family rental, auto courts, resorts, and motels at least once each calendar year. If, upon such inspection, it shall be found by the enforcement agency that the structure so inspected conforms to the provisions of this article, agency shall issue to the owner thereof a certificate of occupancy. The enforcement agency shall collect a fee for the certificate of occupancy in accordance with the rate schedule adopted by resolution of the city council that is in effect on the date of the inspection, and shall be deposited with the city treasurer. Such certificate of occupancy shall be valid for one year after its effective date, which shall be the last effective date of the next preceding certificate of occupancy, or if none is then effective, the date of issuance of such certificate of occupancy.

(Ord. No. 474, § 3.)

(Ord. No. 509, § 1, 8-15-2017)

It shall be unlawful to use, occupy or permit human occupancy of a hotel, apartment house, four plex, triplex, duplex, single-family rental, auto court, resort or motel without a valid, effective certificate of occupancy posted in a conspicuous place upon the premises thereof.

(Ord. No. 474, § 3.)

It shall be unlawful for any person to use, occupy or permit human occupancy of a hotel, motel, apartment house, four plex, triplex, duplex, single-family rental, auto court or resort which is in violation of this article, whether or not a certificate of occupancy has been issued within a year.

(Ord. No. 474, § 3.)

It shall be unlawful for any person to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, remove, demolish, occupy or use a hotel, apartment house, four plex, triplex, duplex, single-family rental, auto court, resort, motel or dwelling in violation of this article.

(Ord. No. 474, § 3.)