Chapter 1 — ADMINISTRATION

Section 101.3.1 of Chapter 1 is hereby amended by deleting exception 5.

Section 101.3.1.1 of Chapter 1 is hereby deleted and the following language substituted in its place:

101.3.1.1 Application date and where required. New buildings and substantial remodels located in any Fire Hazard Severity Zone or Wildland-Urban Interface Area shall comply with this code, including all of the following areas:

All unincorporated lands designated by the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection as State Responsibility Area (SRA) and Local Responsibility Areas (LRA) including:

Moderate Fire Hazard Severity Zones.

High Fire Hazard Severity Zones.

Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones.

Land designated as a wildland-urban interface area by the Town of Corte Madera.

Section 101.5 of Chapter 1 is hereby deleted and the following language substituted in its place:

101.5 Additions or alterations. Additions or alterations may be made to any building or structure without requiring the existing building or structure to comply with all of the requirements of this code provided the additions or alterations do not constitute a substantial remodel and, provided the addition or alteration conforms to that required for a new building or structure.

Exception: Provisions of this code that specifically apply to existing conditions are retroactive. See Sections 402.3, and 601.1.

Additions or alterations shall not be made to an existing building or structure that will cause the existing building or structure to be in violation of any of the provisions of this code nor shall such additions or

alterations cause the existing building or structure to become unsafe. An unsafe condition shall be deemed to have been created if an addition or alteration will cause the existing building or structure to become structurally unsafe or overloaded; will not provide adequate access in compliance with the provisions of this code or will obstruct existing exits or access; will create a fire hazard; will reduce required fire resistance or will otherwise create conditions dangerous to human life.

Section 101.6 of Chapter 1 is hereby deleted and the following language substituted in its place:

101.6 Maintenance. All buildings, structures, access, water supply, landscape materials, vegetation, defensible space or other devices or safeguards required by this code shall be maintained in conformance with the code edition under which the same were installed. The owner or the owner's designated agent shall be responsible for the maintenance of buildings, structures, access roads, water supplies, landscape materials and vegetation.

Section 104.2 of Chapter 1 is hereby deleted and the following language substituted in its place:

Section 104.2 Determination of compliance. The Fire Chief is authorized to determine compliance, render interpretations of this code and to make and enforce rules and supplemental regulations and to develop Fire Protection Standards to carry out the application and intent of its provisions. Such interpretations, rules, and regulations, and standards shall be in conformance with the intent and purpose of this code. A copy of such rules and regulations shall be filed with the Fire Chief of the Central Marin Fire Authority and shall be in effect immediately thereafter. Additional copies shall be available for distribution to the public.

Section 104.7 of Chapter 1 is hereby deleted.

Section 105.2.1 of Chapter 1 is hereby added to read as follows:

105.2.1 Local permits required. In addition to the permits required by section 105.2, the following permits shall be obtained from the Fire Prevention Division prior to installation of the following:

a.

Implementation of a Fire Protection Plan.

b.

Implementation of a Vegetation Plan.

Section 110 of Chapter 1 is hereby deleted and the following language substituted in its place:

Section 110 Certificate of Completion.

No building, structure or premises shall be used or occupied, and no change in the existing occupancy classification of a building, structure, premise or portion thereof shall be made until the code official has issued a "Final Approval" for occupancy thereof. The "Final Approval" for occupancy shall not be issued until the "Final Approval" for occupancy indicating that the project is in compliance with this code has been issued by the code official.

Issuance of a "Certificate of Completion" shall not be construed as an approval of a violation of the provisions of this code or of other pertinent laws and ordinances of the Town of Corte Madera. Certificates presuming to give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of this code or other laws or ordinances of the Town of Corte Madera shall not be valid.