Manteca Municipal Code Ch. 15.08 Housing Code

That certain document, one copy of which is on file in the office of the city clerk being marked and designated as Uniform Housing Code, 1997 Edition except its definition of "substandard building," published by the International Conference of Building Officials, 5360 South Workman Mill Road, Whittier, California, to provide a just, equitable, and practical method, to be cumulated with, and in addition to any other remedy provided by the California Building Code, 2016 Edition, or otherwise available at law, whereby buildings or structures which from any cause endanger the life, limb, health, morals, property, safety, or welfare of the general public or their occupants, may be required to be repaired, vacated or demolished, except as amended, deleted, and/or added to by the provisions of this chapter.

(Ord. 1598 § 1, 2016)

Section 203 of the Uniform Housing Code is amended to read as follows:

Section 203. Building Board of Appeals.

203.1 General. In order to provide for final interpretation of the provisions of this code and to hear appeals, there shall be a Board of Appeals, known as the Building Board of Appeals.

(Ord. 1598 § 1, 2016)

Section 204.2 of the Uniform Housing Code is amended to read as follows:

Section 204.2. Any person, firm, or corporation, whether as owner, lessee, sublessee, or occupant violating any of the provisions of this code shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or by imprisonment in the City Jail of the City of Manteca, or the County Jail of the County of San Joaquin for not more than six months or by both such fine and imprisonment. The imposition of one penalty for any violation shall not excuse the violation or permit it to continue, and all such persons shall be required to correct or remedy such violations or defects within a reasonable time, and when not otherwise specified, each ten days that prohibited conditions are maintained shall constitute a separate offense.

Section 204.3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause phrase, or portion of this code is for any reason held to be unconstitutional by the decision of any court or competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this code.

(Ord. 1598 § 1, 2016)

Section 302 of the Uniform Housing Code is amended to read:

Section 302. Fees. When a building permit is required by Section 301 of this code, a fee shall be charged based on the estimated reasonable cost to the City.

(Ord. 1598 § 1, 2016)

A substandard building shall be as defined in Section 17920.3 of the California Health and Safety Code.

(Ord. 1598 § 1, 2016)