El Dorado County Municipal Code Ch. 2.18 Community Development Services

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 5051, § 3, adopted Apr. 18, 2017, changed the title of ch. 2.18 from "Community Development Agency" to "Community Development Services."

The purpose of Community Development Services is to consolidate the Department of Planning and Building, Environmental Management Department and Department of Transportation under a shared services model while retaining the independent functions of the departments.

(Ord. No. 5051, § 3, 4-18-2017)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 5051, § 3, adopted Apr. 18, 2017, repealed § 2.18.010 which pertained to establishment; consolidation of departments, and renumbered former §§ 2.18.020 and 2.18.030, purpose and divisions, as §§ 2.18.010, purpose, and 2.18.020, departments, which derived from Code 1997, §§ 2.30.020, 2.30.030; Ord. No. 3513, § 1 (part), adopted 1985; Ord. No. 4097, §§ 2, 3, adopted 1990; and Ord. No. 4996, §§ 2(2.30.020), 2(2.30.030), adopted Apr. 30, 2013.

Within Community Development Services, there shall be created a Planning and Building Department, Environmental Management Department, and Department of Transportation.

A. Director of Planning and Building. The Planning and Building Department shall be administered by a county officer to be known as the Director of Planning and Building, who shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors and shall hold office at the pleasure of the Board of Supervisors. Where referenced in State statute or elsewhere in this Code, the Director of Planning and Building or his/her designated representative shall serve as the Planning Director, Zoning Administrator, and Executive Secretary to the Planning Commission.

B. Director of Transportation. The Department of Transportation shall be administered by a County officer to be known as the Director of Transportation, who shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors and shall hold office at the pleasure of the Board of Supervisors. Where referenced in State statute or elsewhere in this Code, the Director of Transportation or his/her designated representative shall serve as the Road Commissioner.

(Ord. No. 5051, § 3, 4-18-2017)

Note— See note at § 2.18.010.

Where used in this Code or in the California Building, Plumbing, Mechanical and Housing Codes and the National Electrical Code, the term "Building Official" means the Chief Building Inspector, who shall serve as the supervisor of the Building Safety Division. The Chief Building Inspector shall serve under the administrative authority of the Director of Planning and Building, but shall have the primary responsibility for interpreting and administering the California Building Standards Code as the Building Official.

(Code 1997, § 2.30.060; Ord. No. 4948, 10-19-2010; Ord. No. 4996, § 2(2.30.060), 4-30-2013; Ord. No. 5051, § 3, 4-18-2017)

The powers and duties of the Chief Building Inspector shall be as follows:

A. To enforce all the provisions of law, this Code, and the other rules and regulations pertaining to the installation, erection, reconstruction, movement, enlargement, conversion, alteration, repair, removal, demolition or arrangement of structures and systems identified in the California Building Standards Code. The responsibility for enforcement of building standards adopted by the State Fire Marshal and published in the California Building Standards Code relating to fire and panic safety, as they apply to Group R, Division 3 dwellings, as described in Section 310.1 of Part 2 of the California Building Standards Code, are delegated to the Chief Building Inspector of the County;

B. To review applications for construction permits, issue permits, collect fees therefor, make inspections, issue certificates of occupancy and such other functions as are imposed on the Chief Building Inspector by the codes referenced in this chapter, either in person or by such assistants, deputies, or employees authorized by the Department of Planning and Building;

C. To inspect the installation of manufactured homes for compliance with applicable State and local laws and ordinances;

D. To collect and deposit fees as directed by County ordinance;

E. To perform such other duties as may be assigned by the Director of Planning and Building.

(Code 1997, § 2.30.061; Ord. No. 4948, 10-19-2010; Ord. No. 4996, § 2(2.30.061), 4-30-2013; Ord. No. 5051, § 3, 4-18-2017)

The purpose of the building code and the implementation by the Chief Building Inspector is to provide minimum standards to safeguard life or limb, health, property or public welfare by regulating and controlling the design, construction, quality of material, use and occupancy, location, the installation and maintenance of electrical installations, plumbing installations, and heating and mechanical installations of all buildings and structures and certain equipment specifically regulated in this chapter and to provide for their enforcement by the Building Inspection Division.

(Code 1997, § 2.30.062; Ord. No. 3513, § 1(part), 1985;Ord. No. 4996, § 2(2.30.062), 4-30-2013)

The Board of Supervisors directs the Chief Administrative Officer or his or her designee to ensure that the Environmental Health Division of the Environmental Management Department and the Health Services Division of the Health and Human Services Agency maintain close communication and effective coordination of operations in order to ensure an efficient and adequate overall public health program in the County.

(Code 1997, § 2.30.075; Ord. No. 3513, § 1(part), 1985; Ord. No. 4996, § 2(2.30.075), 4-30-2013; Ord. No. 5051, § 3, 4-18-2017)