Beaumont Municipal Code Ch. 15.04 Building Code (title 24-Part 2)

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 1190, § 5, adopted Nov. 4, 2025, amended Ch. 15.04 in its entirety to read as herein set out. Former Ch. 15.04, §§ 15.04.010—15.04.030, pertained to similar subject matter, and derived from Ord. No. 1153, § 5, adopted Dec. 6, 2022.

Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, the California Building Code, Title 24, California Code of Regulations, Part 2, Volumes 1 and 2, including Chapter 1, Division II - Scope and Administration, and Appendix J - Grading, including any and all amendments set forth in this chapter, and including any and all amendments thereto that may hereafter be made and adopted by the State of California, is hereby adopted by reference as the City Building Code except as modified by this Chapter.

(Ord. No. 1190, § 5, 11-4-2025)

The 2025 California Building Code is amended in part as follows:

101.1 Title. These regulations shall be known as the Building Code of the City of Beaumont, hereinafter referred to as "this code."

103.1 Creation of enforcement agency. The Building & Safety Department is hereby created and the official in charge thereof shall be known as the building official. The function of the agency shall be the implementation, administration and enforcement of the provisions of this code.

105.3.2 Time limitation of application. Applications for which no permit is issued within 12 months following the date of filing of application shall expire by limitation, and plans and other data submitted for review may thereafter be returned to the applicant or destroyed by the building official. The building official may grant one or more extensions for a period not exceeding 180 days each. The building official shall not grant any extension of an application after the 2028 California Code of Regulations; Title 24 has been adopted. The extension shall be requested in writing and justifiable cause demonstrated showing that circumstances beyond the control of the applicant which has prevented action from being taken and must be accompanied by the permit extension request fee in accordance with the fee schedule adopted by the City of Beaumont. In order to renew action on an application after expiration, the applicant shall resubmit plans and pay a new plan review fee.

105.5 Expiration. Every permit issued shall become invalid unless the work on the site authorized by such permit commences within 12 months after its issuance, or if the work authorized on the site by such permit is suspended or abandoned for a period of 365 days after the work commenced. The building official may approve one or more written permit extensions of up to 180 days each, provided the request is submitted in writing with a demonstrated justifiable cause and the required extension fee set by the jurisdiction's adopted fee schedule. No extensions may be granted once the 2028 California Code of Regulations, Title 24 has been adopted, unless the project qualifies for an exemption under California Health and Safety Code §17958.5.

105.5.1 Work Commenced Without Permit. Where work for which a permit is required by this code is commenced without first obtaining a permit, when subsequently issued, the permit, shall be subject to the following provisions:

1. Initial Inspection Deadline: Within 30 calendar days of the issuance of the permit, the permittee shall request and obtain the first inspection corresponding to the state of construction completed prior to permit issuance.

2. Subsequent Inspections. The permittee shall request and obtain all other required inspections that would have been required at earlier stages of work withing 30 calendar days following the initial inspection.

3. Permit Expiration. Upon final approval of all inspection required pursuant to Items 1 and 2, the permit shall be considered active and shall expire if the work authorized is suspended or abandoned for a period of 180 days thereafter, in accordance with section 105.5.

4. Authority to Enforce. The building official is authorized to impose additional requirements necessary to determine code compliance of the work performed without a permit, including but not limited to exploratory demolition, engineering evaluations, or third-party inspections.

5. Authority to Extend. The building official is authorized to grant no more than one (1) extension of up to 30 calendar days.

6. If the building official determines or has cause to believe the construction performed without the benefit of inspection may be substandard or dangers, the building official is authorized to reduce the calendar days specified in items 1 and 2.

109.1 Payment of fees. A permit shall not be valid until the fees prescribed by law have been paid, nor shall an amendment to a permit be released until the additional fee, if any, has been paid. The following fees, the amount of which shall be established from time-to-time by action of the City Council, shall be collected prior to the issuance of a permit:

A. Plan Check Fees and Deposits.

B. Permit Fees.

C. Re-inspection Fees.

D. Special Inspection Fees

F. Investigation Fees

When submittal documents are required, a plan review fee shall be paid at the time of submitting the submittal documents for plan review. The plan review fees specified are separate fees from and are in addition to the permit fees. When submittal documents are incomplete or changed to require additional plan review or when the project involves deferred submittal items, an additional plan review fee shall be charged at the rate established by the Building Official.

109.2 Schedule of permit fees. Where a permit is required, a fee for each permit shall be paid as required, in accordance with the schedule of fees established by the City of Beaumont fee schedule.

109.4 Work commencing before permit issuance. Whenever any work for which a permit is required by this code has been commenced on a building, structure, electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing system, a special investigation shall be made before a permit may be issued for such work. The cost of the special investigation shall be equal to the permit fee for the proposed work.

An investigation fee, in addition to the permit fee, shall be collected whether or not a permit is then or subsequently issued. The payment of such investigation fee shall not exempt any person from compliance with all other provisions of this code nor from any penalty prescribed by law.

109.5 Related fees. The payment of the fee for the construction, alteration, removal or demolition for work done in connection to or concurrently with the work authorized by a building permit shall not relieve the applicant or holder of the permit from the payment of other fees that are prescribed by law. A re-inspection fee may be assessed for each inspection or re-inspection when such portion of work or which inspection is called is not complete or when corrections called for are not made. It is not the intent to require re-inspection fees the first time a job is rejected for failure to comply with the requirements of this code, but as controlling the practice of calling for inspections before the job is ready for such inspection or re-inspection. Re-inspection fees may be assessed when the inspection record card is not posted or otherwise available on the work site, the approved plans are not readily available to the inspector, for failure to provide access on the date for which inspection is requested, or for deviating from plans requiring the approval of the building official. To obtain a re-inspection, the applicant shall pay the re-inspection fee in accordance with the fee schedule adopted by the jurisdiction. In instances where re-inspection fees have been assessed, no additional inspection of the work will be performed until the required fees have been paid.

109.6 Refunds. The building official may authorize refunding of any fee paid hereunder which was erroneously paid or collected.

The building official may authorize refunding of not more than 80 percent of the permit fee paid when no work has been done under a permit issued in accordance with this code.

The building official may authorize refunding of not more than 80 percent of the plan review fee paid when an application for a permit or which a plan review fee has been paid is withdrawn or canceled before any plan reviewing is done.

The building official shall not authorize refunding of any fee paid except on written application filed by the original permittee not later than 180 days after the date of fee payment.

111.3 Temporary occupancy. This section is deleted in its entirety.

Section 202 — Definitions

BUILDING OFFICIAL. The officer or other designated authority charged with the administration and enforcement of this code, or a duly authorized representative. Where relevant to grading, drainage and soil investigation, Building Official shall also mean and include City Engineer/Director of Public Works or his/her designee.

J109.4 Drainage across property lines. All graded lots shall drain to the street or publicly maintained facility. Cross lot drainage may be allowed at the sole discretion of the City Engineer/Director of Public Works. Drainage across property lines shall not exceed that which existed prior to grading. Excess or concentrated drainage shall be contained onsite or directed to an approved drainage facility. Erosion of the ground in the area of discharge shall be prevented by the installation of nonerosive down drains or other devices acceptable to the City Engineer.

J110.1 General. The faces of cut and fill slopes and graded surfaces shall be prepared and maintained to control erosion. This control shall be permitted to consist of effective planting and other practicable means.

(Ord. No. 1190, § 5, 11-4-2025)

Violation of the provisions of this Chapter or failure to comply with any of the requirements of the Building Code is an infraction.

(Ord. No. 1190, § 5, 11-4-2025)