Imperial County Municipal Code Ch. 1 Title, Purpose and Definitions

This Division (Title 9, Division 10 inclusive) shall be known and may be referred to in all proceedings, actions, and transactions, as the "Imperial County Building and Grading Regulations". These regulations, as referred to herein, are contained in the official compilation and publication of the adoption, amendment and repeal of building regulations to the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, also referred to as the California Building Standards Code comprised of twelve parts as follows: Part 1 - Administrative Code; Part 2 - Building Code; Part 2.5 - Residential Code; Part 3 - Electrical Code; Part 4 - Mechanical Code; Part 5 - Plumbing Code; Part 6 - Energy Code; Part 7 - (no longer published in Title 24) Industrial Safety Standards; Part 9 Fire Code; Part 10; Existing Building Code; (Also includes Part 8 - Historical Building Code, and Part 12 Reference Standards Code)) and Part 11 Green Building Code.

(Ord. No. 1565, §§ 7, 8, 12-15-20)

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Editor's note— Sec. 7 of Ord. No. 1565, adopted December 15, 2020, rescinded Ch. 1, which pertained to the same subject matter, consisted of §§ 91001.00—91001.02, and derived from the prior code. Section 8 of said ordinance enacted provisions to read as herein set out.

The provisions in this Division shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its intent which is:

A. To provide minimum standards to safeguard life, health, and property by regulating and controlling the design, construction, quality of materials, use and occupancy, location and maintenance of all buildings and/or structures within the unincorporated areas of Imperial County.

B. To encourage and instruct the public to build safely and economically.

(Ord. No. 1565, §§ 7, 8, 12-15-20)

Words and/or phrases not specifically defined herein or within any of the referenced codes or within Division 14 shall have the meaning as defined in Webster's Dictionary.

In addition to the definitions specified in any of the Codes adopted by this Division, or within Division 14, whenever the following names, terms or phrases are used herein, or in any of said codes, such names, terms or phrases shall have the meaning ascribed to them as follows:

A. "Administrative Authority" shall mean the Building Official as designated by this Division.

B. "Appointing Authority" shall mean the Board of Supervisors of Imperial County.

C. "City Attorney" shall mean the County Counsel of Imperial County.

D. "City Council" shall mean the Board of Supervisors of Imperial County.

E. "City" shall mean the unincorporated areas of Imperial County.

F. "Chief of the Fire Department" shall mean the Imperial County Fire Marshal, or such other person designated from time to time by the Board of Supervisors, having charge of, and responsibility for fire protection in the unincorporated areas of Imperial County.

G. "Habitable Space" shall mean space in a structure for living, sleeping, eating or cooking. Bathrooms, toilet compartments, closets, halls, storage, garages, shade structures, patios, utility spaces and/or similar areas, are not considered habitable space.

H. "Mayor" shall mean the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of Imperial County.

I. "Municipality" shall mean the Imperial County as a political entity.

J. "State" shall mean the State of California.

K. "Person" shall mean any person, firm, business, partnership, corporation or association.

(Ord. No. 1565, §§ 7, 8, 12-15-20)