Lassen County Municipal Code Ch. 12.15 Uniform Housing Code

The Uniform Housing Code, 1997 Edition, as adopted by the International Conference of Building Officials, is adopted by this reference with the same force and effect as if fully set forth herein with the additions and deletions set forth in this chapter.

(Ord. 2022-03 § 9)

When used in the Uniform Housing Code:

The term "city"

shall mean the county of Lassen.

The term "council"

shall mean the board of supervisors.

The term "city personnel"

shall mean county personnel.

The term "building official"

shall mean the chief county building inspector or his or her authorized representative.

The term "health officer"

shall mean the county health officer or his or her authorized representative and shall include the county sanitarian.

(Ord. 2022-03 § 9)

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 1201 of said Uniform Housing Code, a hearing officer as appointed by the county administrative officer shall serve as the board of appeals, and wherever used in said code, "board of appeals" means the hearing officer appointed for this purpose. The hearing officer shall not be a Lassen County employee. The employment, performance evaluation, compensation and benefits to the hearing officer, if any, shall not be directly or indirectly conditioned upon the amount of administrative citation fines upheld by the hearing officer.

(Ord. 2022-03 § 9)