Kings County Municipal Code Art. III Building Code

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, and except for the California Fire Code, which is adopted separately in chapter 10 of this Code of Ordinances, the 2013 edition of the California Building Standards Code, as published by the California Building Standards Commission, and the most recently published editions of the Uniform Housing Code and Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, as published by the International Code Council or any successor entity thereto, are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof with the same effect as if fully set forth herein and are hereby declared to be the building code of the county, and the provisions thereof shall apply to the unincorporated area of the county. Notwithstanding the foregoing, 180 days after the publication of any subsequent triennial edition of the California Building Standards Code, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, that subsequent triennial edition of the code shall replace the previous edition of the code as the adopted building code for Kings County.

(Ord. No. 567.4, § 1, 8-25-15)

Upon a request for a housing compliance inspection the applicant shall be charged a fee as set by resolution of the board of supervisors for each building, including an additional amount for each additional unit in the same building if the building has multiple units to be paid at the office of the building official to cover the costs of the housing inspection and letter of compliance.

(Ord. No. 567.4, § 1, 8-25-15)