Section 117

DEMOLITION

[A] 117.1 General. The code official shall order the owner or owner’s authorized agent of any premises on which is located any structure that in the code official’s judgment is so old or dilapidated, or has become so out of repair as to be dangerous, unsafe, insanitary or otherwise unfit for human habitation of occupancy, and such that it is unreasonable to repair the structure, to demolish and remove such structure; or if such structure is capable of being made safe by repairs, to repair and make safe and sanitary or to demolish and remove to the owner’s or the owner’s authorized agent’s option; or where there has been a cessation of normal construction of any structure for a period of more than two years, to demolish and remove such structure.

[A] 117.2 Notices and orders. Notices and orders shall comply with Section 113.

[A] 117.3 Failure to comply. If the owner or the owner’s authorized agent of a premises fails to comply with a demolition order within the time prescribed, the code official shall cause the structure to be demolished and removed, either through an available public agency or by contract or arrange

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ment with private persons, and the cost of such demolition and removal shall be charged against the real estate on which the structure is located and shall be a lien on such real estate.

[A] 117.4 Salvage materials. Where any structure has been ordered demolished and removed, the governing body or other designated officer under said contract or arrangement aforesaid shall have the right to sell the salvage and valuable materials at the highest price obtainable. The net proceeds of such sale, after deducting the expenses of such demolition and removal, shall be promptly remitted with a report of such sale or transaction, including the items of expense and the amounts deducted, for the person who is entitled thereto, subject to any order of a court. If such a surplus does not remain to be turned over, the report shall so state.

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CALIFORNIA EXISTING BUILDING CODE – MATRIX ADOPTION TABLE

CHAPTER 2 – DEFINITIONS

(Matrix Adoption Tables are nonregulatory, intended only as an aid to the code user.

See Chapter 1 for state agency authority and building applications.)

Adopting Agency	BSC	BSC- CG	SFM	HCD			DSA			OSHPD						BSCC	DPH	AGR	DWR	CEC	CA	SL	SLC
Adopting Agency	BSC	BSC- CG	SFM	1	2	1/AC	AC	SS	SS/CC	1	1R	2	3	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Adopt Entire Chapter													X
Adopt Entire Chapter as amended (amended sections listed below)	X			X	X					X	X	X		X	X
Adopt only those sections that are listed below			X					X	X
Chapter / Section
201								X	X
201.1										X	X	X		X	X
ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT				X	X
ADDITION			X
ALTERATION			X
APPROVED			X	X	X
BUILDING				X	X	X
BUILDING OFFICIAL	X			X	X			X	X	X	X	X		X	X
CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY			X
CODE OFFICIAL			X	X	X
CHANGE IN FUNCTION										X	X	X		X	X
CRITICAL CARE AREA										X
DANGEROUS			X
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY	X							X	X
EQUIPMENT OR FIXTURE			X
EXISTING BUILDING			X
EXISTING STRUCTURE			X
EXISTING STRUCTURE										X	X	X		X	X
EXTERIOR ELEVATED ELEMENT				X	X
FACILITY			X
GENERAL ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL										X
INCIDENTAL STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS, ADDITIONS OR REPAIRS										X				X
MAJOR STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS										X				X
MINOR STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS, ADDITIONS OR REPAIRS										X				X
NONCOMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL			X
NONSTRUCTURAL ALTERATION										X				X
PRIMARY FUNCTION			X

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CALIFORNIA EXISTING BUILDING CODE – MATRIX ADOPTION TABLE

CHAPTER 2 – DEFINITIONS—continued

Adopting Agency	BSC	BSC- CG	SFM	HCD			DSA			OSHPD						BSCC	DPH	AGR	DWR	CEC	CA	SL	SLC
Adopting Agency	BSC	BSC- CG	SFM	1	2	1/AC	AC	SS	SS/CC	1	1R	2	3	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Adopt Entire Chapter													X
Adopt Entire Chapter as amended (amended sections listed below)	X			X	X					X	X	X		X	X
Adopt only those sections that are listed below			X					X	X
Chapter / Section
REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL IN RESPONSIBLE CHARGE			X							X	X	X		X	X
REHABILITATION			X
REPAIR			X
REPAIR										X
REROOFING			X
ROOF COATING			X
ROOF RECOVER			X
ROOF REPAIR			X
ROOF REPLACEMENT			X
SPC SEISMIC SEPARATION										X	X
SUBSTANDARD BUILDING				X	X
SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE										X	X
UNREINFORCED CONCRETE										X	X	X		X	X
UNREINFORCED MASONRY										X				X
UNSAFE			X	X	X
VOLUNTARY STRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENTS										X
WORK AREA			X

The state agency does not adopt sections identified with the following symbol: The Office of the State Fire Marshal’s adoption of this chapter or individual sections is applicable to structures regulated by other state agencies pursuant to Section 1.11.

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CHAPTER 2

DEFINITIONS

User note:

About this chapter: Codes, by their very nature, are technical documents. Every word, term and punctuation mark can add to or change the meaning of a technical requirement. It is necessary to maintain a consensus on the specific meaning of each term contained in the code. Chapter 2 performs this function by stating clearly what specific terms mean for the purpose of the code.