Blue Lake Municipal Code Ch. 15.04 California Building Standards

The California Building Standards Code, Title 24, California Code of Regulations, is hereby adopted by reference as a part of this chapter with the same force and effect as if it were set out in full herein. One copy of said Code, as amended from time to time, shall be kept on file in the office of the City Clerk.

All amendments and revisions to the California Building Standards Code, Title 24, California Code of Regulations, are hereby adopted by reference as a part of this chapter in full herein, and shall become effective 180 days after publication in the State Building Standards Code by the State Building Standards Commission.

Fee schedules contained in Section 15.04.060, Fees, of this chapter are adopted as current and future fees revoking automatic increases, and any other resolution or parts of resolutions that are in conflict with this section or Section 15.04.060 of this chapter.

It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert, or demolish, equip, use, occupy, or maintain any building, structure, or building service equipment, or cause or permit the same to be done in violation of this chapter or the California Building Standards Code. Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter or the Code shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and each such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day, or portion thereof, during which any violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or the Code is committed, continued, or permitted, and upon conviction of any such violation, such person shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00, or imprisonment in the County Jail for a period of not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

In addition to the penalties provided in Section 15.04.040, any condition caused or permitted to exist in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or said Code shall be deemed a public nuisance and may be by the City summarily abated as such, and each and every day such condition continues shall be regarded as a new and separate nuisance.