Article VIII — BUILDING REGULATIONS

BUILDING REGULATIONS

		Chapter 1	§ 8020.	FASTENER
	DOWNEY BUILDING CODE			REQUIREMENTS.
			§ 8021.	QUALITY OF NAILS.
§	8000.	ADOPTION BY	§ 8022.	WOOD USED IN
		REFERENCE OF		RETAINING WALLS AND
		CALIFORNIA BUILDING		CRIBS.
		CODE.	§ 8023.	HOLD-DOWN
§	8001.	AMENDMENTS TO ASCE		CONNECTORS.
		7.	§ 8024.	WOOD-FRAME
§	8002.	WOOD DIAPHRAGMS.		DIAPHRAGMS.
§	8003.	STRUCTURAL	§ 8025.	WOOD-FRAME SHEAR
		SEPARATION.		WALLS.
§	8004.	SEISMIC DESIGN	§ 8026.	WOOD-FRAME SHEAR
		PROVISIONS FOR		WALLS.
		HILLSIDE BUILDINGS.	§ 8027.	ALTERNATE BRACED
§	8005.	SUSPENDED CEILINGS.		WALL (ABW).
§	8006.	STRUCTURAL	§ 8028.	FOUNDATION
		OBSERVATIONS.		REQUIREMENTS.
§	8007.	STRUCTURAL	§ 8029.	ATTACHMENT OF
		OBSERVATIONS FOR		SHEATHING.
		SEISMIC RESISTANCE.	§ 8030.	INTERMODAL SHIPPING
§	8008.	CONCRETE		CONTAINERS.
		CONSTRUCTION.
§	8009.	SPECIAL INSPECTIONS FOR SEISMIC	Chapter 2 DOWNEY ELECTRICAL CODE
		RESISTANCE.
§	8010.	PERMANENT WOOD	§ 8101.	UNIFORM CODE
		FOUNDATION SYSTEMS.		ADOPTED.
§	8011.	PRESCRIPTIVE DESIGN
		OF CONCRETE AND MASONRY FOUNDATION	SOLAR	Chapter 2.5 ENERGY SYSTEMS
		WALLS.
§	8012.	RETAINING WALLS.	§ 8150.02.	INTENT AND PURPOSE.
§	8013.	LIMITATIONS.	§ 8150.04.	APPLICABILITY.
§	8014.	STEPPED FOOTINGS.	§ 8150.06.	DEFINITIONS.
§	8015.	PRESCRIPTIVE	§ 8150.08.	SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM
		FOOTINGS FOR LIGHT-		REQUIREMENTS.
		FRAME CONSTRUCTION.	§ 8150.10.	REVIEW AND
§	8016.	TIMBER FOOTINGS.		INSPECTION PROCESS.
§	8017.	TIMBER.
§	8018.	RESERVED.
§	8019.	RESERVED

DOWNEY CODE

	Chapter 3	§ 8620.	GENERAL VACANT
DOWNEY MECHANICAL CODE			PROPERTY SECURITY
			STANDARDS.
§ 8201.	UNIFORM CODE	§ 8625.	DISTRESSED AND
	ADOPTED.		ABANDONED
			PROPERTIES.
	Chapter 4	§ 8630.	LOCAL PROPERTY
DOWNEY PLUMBING CODE			MANAGEMENT SERVICE
			PROVIDER REQUIRED.
§ 8301.	UNIFORM PLUMBING	§ 8635.	VACANT PROPERTY
	CODE ADOPTED.		REGISTRATION.
		§ 8640.	RE-OCCUPANCY OF
	Chapter 5		ABANDONED OR
	DOWNEY HOUSING CODE		VACANT PROPERTY OR
			STRUCTURES.
§ 8401.	UNIFORM HOUSING	§ 8645.	AUTHORITY OF
	CODE ADOPTED.		DIRECTOR OF
§ 8402.	CHAPTER 1 DELETED.		COMMUNITY
			DEVELOPMENT—APPEAL.
	Chapter 6	§ 8650.	VIOLATIONS AND
ABATEMENT OF DANGEROUS			PENALTIES.
BUILDINGS CODE FOR THE CITY OF		§ 8700.	FLOODPLAIN
	DOWNEY		MANAGEMENT
			REGULATIONS.
§ 8501.	UNIFORM CODE FOR	§ 8700.01.	INTENT AND PURPOSE.
	THE ABATEMENT OF	§ 8700.02.	METHODS OF
	DANGEROUS BUILDINGS		REDUCING FLOOD
	ADOPTED.		LOSSES.
§ 8502.	CHAPTER 1 DELETED.	§ 8700.03.	DEFINITIONS.
		§ 8700.04.	APPLICABILITY.
Chapter 7 VACANT AND ABANDONED		§ 8700.05.	SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD STUDY AND
PROPERTY MAINTENANCE,			FLOOD INSURANCE
SECURITY, REGISTRATION AND			RATE MAP.
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS		§ 8700.06.	CONFLICT WITH OTHER
			REGULATIONS.
Chapter 8 FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT, GRADING AND PAVING		§ 8700.07. § 8700.08.	COMPLIANCE. INTERPRETATION.
		§ 8700.09.	WARNING AND
§ 8600.	TITLE.		DISCLAIMER OF
§ 8605.	PURPOSE AND SCOPE.		LIABILITY.
§ 8610.	DEFINITIONS.	§ 8710.	ADMINISTRATION.
§ 8615.	GENERAL VACANT	§ 8710.01.	PERMITS REQUIRED.
	PROPERTY	§ 8710.02.	PLANS AND
	MAINTENANCE		SPECIFICATIONS
	STANDARDS.		REQUIRED.

BUILDING REGULATIONS

§	8710.03.	PERMIT FEES.	§ 8738.	AMENDMENTS – J114.
§	8710.04.	DUTIES AND	§ 8740.	PAVING REGULATIONS.
		RESPONSIBILITIES OF	§ 8740.01.	INTENT AND PURPOSE.
§	8710.05.	THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CITY ENGINEER.	§ 8740.02. § 8740.03. § 8740.04.	APPLICABILITY. PAVING PERMITS REQUIRED. PAVING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS
§ §	8710.06. 8710.07.	CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS. STANDARDS FOR	§ 8740.05.	REQUIRED. PAVING PLAN CHECK AND PERMIT FEES.
§	8710.08.	UTILITIES. STANDARDS FOR SUBDIVISIONS.	§ 8740.06. § 8740.07.	STANDARDS – PAVING. STANDARDS – PORTLAND CEMENT/
§	8710.09.	STANDARDS FOR		CONCRETE.
		MANUFACTURED HOMES.	§ 8740.08.	STANDARDS – ASPHALTIC CONCRETE.
§ §	8710.10. 8720.	SECURITIES. VARIANCE	§ 8740.09.	STANDARDS – DRAINAGE.
§	8720.01.	PROCEDURES. INTENT AND PURPOSE.	§ 8740.10.	STANDARDS – SOIL STERILIZATION.
§ §	8720.02. 8720.03.	BOARD OF BUILDING APPEALS. FINDINGS – FLOOD ZONE EXCEPTIONS.	§ 8740.11. § 8740.12. § 8740.13.	INSPECTIONS. MAINTENANCE. SECURITIES.
§	8720.04.	APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE BOARD.	DOWNEY	Chapter 9 HISTORICAL BUILDING CODE
§	8720.05.	RECORDS
§	8720.06.	MAINTENANCE. FLOOD ZONE	§ 8807.	UNIFORM CODE ADOPTED.
		EXCEPTIONS –
§	8720.07.	HISTORIC STRUCTURES. FLOOD ZONE	ART	Chapter 10 IN PUBLIC PLACES
		EXCEPTIONS –
§	8720.08.	CONDITIONS. INSPECTIONS.	§ 8950.	STATEMENT OF INTENT AND PURPOSE.
§ §	8730. 8731.	GRADING REGULATIONS. APPENDIX J ADOPTED.	§ 8955. § 8960.	DEFINITIONS. DEFINITION OF PUBLIC ARTWORKS.
§	8732.	AMENDMENTS – J103.1.	§ 8965.	ESTABLISHMENT OF
§	8733.	AMENDMENTS – J103.2.		DEVELOPMENT FEE.
§	8734.	AMENDMENTS – J104.1.	§ 8970.	ART IN PUBLIC PLACES
§	8735.	AMENDMENTS – J105.1.		ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
§	8736.	AMENDMENTS – J112.	§ 8975.	ART PROJECT
§	8737.	AMENDMENTS – J113.		APPROVAL.

DOWNEY CODE

§	8980.	SEPARATE FUND TO BE	§ 8997.	ANCHORAGE OF
		ESTABLISHED AND USE		MECHANICAL,
		OF FEES COLLECTED.		ELECTRICAL, OR
				PLUMBING
		Chapter 11		COMPONENTS.
	DOWNEY GREEN BUILDING		§ 8998.	FOUNDATION AND
		STANDARDS CODE		FOUNDATION SPACES.
			§ 8999.	CONCRETE FOOTINGS.
§	8985.	UNIFORM CODE	§ 8999.1.	WOOD FOUNDATION
		ADOPTED.		WALLS.
§	8986.	ELECTRIC VEHICLE	§ 8999.2.	FLOOR CONSTRUCTION.
		CHARGING SYSTEMS. SECTION 8986.01	§ 8999.3.	OPENINGS IN HORIZONTAL
		PURPOSE.		DIAPHRAGMS.
§	8986.02.	DEFINITIONS.	§ 8999.4.	FASTENING SCHEDULE.
§	8986.03.	EXPEDITED PERMITTING PROCESS.	§ 8999.5.	FOOTNOTE "b" OF TABLE R602.3(2).
§	8986.04.	PERMIT APPLICATION PROCESSING.	§ 8999.6.	EXCEPTION TO SECTION R602.3.2 AND
§	8986.05.	TECHNICAL REVIEW.		TABLE R602.3.2.
§	8986.06.	ELECTRIC VEHICLE	§ 8999.7.	MINIMUM NUMBER OF
		CHARGING STATION		BRACED WALL PANELS.
		INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS.	§ 8999.8.	BRACING REQUIREMENTS BASED
				ON SEISMIC DESIGN
		Chapter 12		CATEGORIES.
	DOWNEY ENERGY CODE		§ 8999.9.	BRACING METHODS.
§	8990.	UNIFORM CODE	§ 8999.10.	MINIMUM LENGTH OF BRACED WALL PANELS.
		ADOPTED.	§ 8999.11.	ALTERNATE BRACED
				WALL PANEL.
	Chapter 13 DOWNEY RESIDENTIAL CODE		§ 8999.12.	PORTAL FRAME WITH HOLD-DOWNS AT
				DETACHED GARAGE
§	8993.	ADOPTION BY		DOOR OPENINGS.
		REFERENCE OF CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE.	§ 8999.13.	CONTINUOUSLY SHEATHED PORTAL FRAME PANEL
§	8994.	WOODFRAME		CONSTRUCTION.
§ §	8995. 8996.	STRUCTURES. SEISMIC DESIGN PROVISIONS. SHEAR WALL OR	§ 8999.14. § 8999.15.	PARAPET WALLS. REINFORCEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR MASONRY ELEMENTS.
		BRACED WALL.	§ 8999.16.	OPENINGS IN
				HORIZONTAL
				DIAPHRAGMS.

BUILDING REGULATIONS

§	8999.17.	VERTICAL	§ 8999.40.	CERTIFICATE OF
		REINFORCING.		OCCUPANCY.
			§ 8999.42.	SERVICE UTILITIES.
		Chapter 14	§ 8999.44.	VIOLATIONS.
	DOWNEY ADMINISTRATIVE		§ 8999.44.5.	UNPERMITTED
	BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE			STRUCTURE OR
				SYSTEM; VIOLATION.
§	8999.20.	TITLE AND SCOPE.	§ 8999.46.	STOP WORK ORDER.
§	8999.22.	APPLICABILITY.	§ 8999.48.	UNSAFE STRUCTURES
§	8999.24.	DIVISION OF BUILDING		AND EQUIPMENT.
		AND SAFETY.
§	8999.26.	DUTIES AND POWERS		Chapter 15
		OF BUILDING OFFICIAL.	DOWNEY	EXISTING BUILDING CODE
§	8999.28.	PERMITS.
§	8999.30.	FLOOR AND ROOF	§ 8999.50.	UNIFORM CODE
		DESIGN LOADS.		ADOPTED.
§	8999.32.	SUBMITTAL
		DOCUMENTS.		Chapter 16
§	8999.34.	TEMPORARY	DOWNEY	REFERENCED STANDARDS
		STRUCTURES AND USES.		CODE
§	8999.36.	FEES.
§	8999.38.	INSPECTIONS.	§ 8999.60.	UNIFORM CODE ADOPTED.