National City Municipal Code Ch. 15.04 City Council

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 2009-2323, § 1, adopted October 6, 2009, amended Ch. 15.04, in its entirety, to read as herein set out. Prior to inclusion of said ordinance, Ch. 15.04, pertained to the Advisory and Appeals Board. See also the Code Comparative Table and Disposition List.

15.04.010 - City council's authority under Title 15.¶

A. In matters pertaining to Title 15 of the Municipal Code, the city council shall have final authority in the following matters:

Alternate Materials and Method of Construction. The city council may approve alternate materials and/or method of construction provided they find that the proposed materials and/or method of construction, for the purpose intended, at least equivalent of that prescribed in the code in suitability, strength, effectiveness, fire resistance, durability, safety and sanitation.
Refusal to Issue Permits. The refusal of the building official to issue any permit required by the city may be appealed by the applicant to the city council.
Notice to Abate Public Nuisances. The action of the building official in issuing a correction notice or a notice to abate a public nuisance may be appealed to the city council.
Interpretation of City Codes. The decision of the building official in interpreting provisions of the building code, housing code, electrical code, plumbing code, mechanical code, energy code, green buildings standards code, uniform code for the abatement of dangerous buildings, uniform swimming pool, spa and hot tub code, and residential code of the city may be appealed to the city council.
Disabled Access Regulations. All appeals regarding the interpretation or application of the disabled access regulations contained in Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 4450) of Division 5 of Title 1 of the Government Code pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 19957.5 and the disabled access regulations contained in Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations shall be heard by the city council.
Decision of the City Council to be Final. In deciding the matters enumerated in subsections 1 through 5 of this section, the decision of the city council shall be final.

B. Definitions. The following definitions apply to Chapter 15:

For the purposes of Chapters 15.08, 15.10, 15.14, 15.16, 15.20, 15.22, 15.24, 15.34, 15.75, 15.78, and 15.79, "authority having jurisdiction" means the building official of the City of National City.

(Ord. No. 2009-2323, § 1, 10-6-2009; Ord. No. 2013-2394, § 1, 12-3-2013)

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