Mountain View Municipal Code Div. 3 Definitions

Section 202 (Definitions) of the 2025 California Building Code is amended to read as follows:

BUILDING OFFICIAL. The chief building official or other designated authority charged with the administration, interpretation, and enforcement of this code, or a duly authorized representative. The chief building official or duly authorized representative is empowered to enforce the provisions of this code as a law enforcement officer pursuant to Chapter 2, Article X of the City Code.

CONSTRUCTION TRAILER(S). A temporary mobile trailer intended to house construction personnel in order to coordinate on-site construction activities on an active construction site.

FIRE CODE OFFICIAL. The fire chief or other designated authority of the city of mountain view who is charged with the administration and enforcement of the adopted California Fire Code, or a duly authorized representative as defined in Chapter 14 of the city code.

NEWLY CONSTRUCTED (or NEW CONSTRUCTION). A newly constructed building (or new construction) includes either:

1. a new structure, or

2. any additions, alterations, or improvements to existing structures where greater than fifty (50) percent of the sum total of the following structural elements are added, removed, replaced or relocated within a 3-year period: (1) footings and foundation; (2) roof-framing: and (3) exterior walls.

TOWNHOUSE. A single-family dwelling unit constructed in a group of three or more attached units in which each unit extends from the foundation to the roof and with open space on a least two (2) sides. To be defined as Group R-3 occupancy per the California Building Code Section 310.4, the townhouse must reside on its own separate parcel of land and shall meet the requirements of Tables 705.5 or 706.4 of the 2025 California Residential Code.

(Ord. No. 9.2025, § 6(Exh. B), 9/9/25.)