El Centro Municipal Code Art. III California Building Code

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 25-09, § 1, adopted Dec. 2, 2025, repealed the former Art. III, § 7-36, and enacted a new Art. III as set out herein. The former Art. III pertained to similar subject matter and derived from Ord. No. 18-11, § 1, adopted Dec. 4, 2018 and Ord. No. 23-02, § 2, adopted July 18, 2023.

(a) Adoption. There is hereby adopted by reference the California Building Code, 2025 edition, including appendices B, C, F, G, H, I, J and O known as the California Code of Regulations, title 24, part 2, which is based on the International Building Code, (IBC) 2024 edition, including appendices B, C, F, G, H, I, J and O of that certain document as copyrighted by the International Code Council and the California Building Standards Commission, one (1) copy of which is on file for public view at the community development department. Said documents are hereby adopted as the building code of the city for regulating the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, demolition, conversion, occupancy, use, height and area of all building and structures in the city. Providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefore and each and all such regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of the California Building Code, 2025, appendices B, C, F, G, H, I, J and O edition based on the International Building Code, 2024 edition, appendices B, C, F G, H, I, J and O are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof as though fully set forth herein, excepting such portions as are hereinafter deleted, modified or amended.

(b) Amendments and additions.

(1) Chapter 1, section 104, Duties and Powers of Building Official, is hereby amended by adding subsection 104.1.1 and to read as follows:

104.1.1 Additional Authority. The building official shall have authority to adopt rules and regulations to clarify and interpret the provisions of this Code. The building official may also approve variations when such variations are not inimical to the life, safety or welfare of the public.

(2) Chapter 1, section 109.2. Schedule of permit fees, is hereby amended to read as follows:

109.2 Schedule of Permit Fees. On buildings, structures, electrical, gas, mechanical and plumbing systems or alterations requiring a permit, a fee for each permit shall be paid as required, in accordance with the schedule as established by the applicable governing authority.

The fee for each permit shall be as set forth in Table No. 3-A through 3-H of the Uniform Administrative Code, 1997 edition.

No increase in fee or new fee established pursuant to amendment of Table Nos. 3-A through 3-H shall become effective unless imposed pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with section 66012) of division 1 of Title 7 of the California Government Code.

The determination of value or valuation under any of the provisions of this Code shall be made by the building official. The value to be used in computing the building permit and building plan review fees shall be the total value of all construction work for which the permit is issued as well as all finish work, painting, roofing, electrical, plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, elevators, fire-extinguishing systems and any other permanent equipment. Valuation for new construction alterations and repairs shall be calculated in accordance with the latest building valuation data (less regional modifiers) as published by the International Code Council (ICC).

(3) Section 116 Unsafe Structures and Equipment, is hereby amended by adding Section

116.1.1 to read as follows:

Section 116.1.1Unsafe Structures and Equipment.

All buildings or structures regulated by this Code which are structurally unsafe or not provided with adequate egress, which constitute a fire hazard or are otherwise dangerous to human life are, for the purpose of this section, unsafe. Any use of buildings or structures constituting a hazard to safety, health or public welfare by reason of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, obsolescence, fire hazard, disaster, damage or abandonment are, for the purposes of this section, unsafe uses. Parapet walls, cornices, spires, towers, tanks, statuary and other appendages or structural members which are supported by, attached to, or a part of a building and which are in deteriorated condition or otherwise unable to sustain the design loads which are specified in the building code are hereby designated as unsafe building appendages.

All such unsafe buildings, structures or appendages are hereby declared to be public nuisances and shall be abated by repair, rehabilitation, demolition or removal all in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, 1997 edition, the California Existing Building Code, 2025 edition, and, the Uniform Housing Code, 1997 edition, including the recovery of costs incurred by the city pursuant to said procedures. As an alternative, the building official or other employee or official of this jurisdiction designated by the governing body may institute any other appropriate action to prevent, restrain, correct or abate the violation.

(4) Section 3106 Marquees, is hereby amended by adding section 3106.6 to read as follows:

Section 3106.6 Projection and Clearance.

Projection and clearance between a marquee and the curb line shall not be less than two (2) feet. A marquee projection more than two-thirds (2/3) of the distance from the property line to the curb line shall not be less than ten (10) feet above the ground or pavement below. A marquee projecting less than two-thirds (2/3) of the distance from the property line to the curb line shall not be less than eight (8) feet above the ground or pavement below.

(5) Section 3104.11 Sidewalk Arcades, is hereby added to read as follows:

Section 3104.11 Sidewalk Arcades. Sidewalk arcades may be permitted as provided in section 29-114 of the Zoning Code or in any successor section thereto.

(Ord. No. 25-09, § 1, 12-2-25)