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Title 8 — BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION

Palm Springs Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Palm Springs

BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION

Chapter 8.04 § 8.04.065. California Energy
UNIFORM CODES Code—Adopted.
§ 8.04.070. California Green Building
Article I Standards Code—Adopted.
Building Codes § 8.04.072. (Reserved)
§
§		 8.04.005.
8.04.010.		 Citation of Building Code.
California Building
Code—Adopted.		 § 8.04.080.
§ 8.04.090.		 (Reserved)
California Wildland-Urban
Interface Code—Adopted.
§ 8.04.015. California Building Article II
Code—Additions,
Amendments and Deletions.		 Building Security Regulations
§
§		 8.04.016.
8.04.017.		 California Residential
Code—Adopted.
California Residential
Code—Additions,
Amendments and Deletions.		 § 8.04.100.
§ 8.04.110.
§ 8.04.120.
§ 8.04.125.		 Application and scope.
Definitions.
Enforcement.
Violations and penalties.
§ 8.04.020. California Mechanical
Code—Adopted.		 § 8.04.130. Alternate materials and
methods of construction.
§ 8.04.021. California Mechanical § 8.04.140. Keying requirements.
Code—Additions, § 8.04.150. Garage-type doors—Rolling
Amendments and Deletions. overhead, solid overhead,
§ 8.04.030. California Plumbing
Code—Adopted.		 swinging, sliding or
accordion style.
§ 8.04.031. California Plumbing
Code—Additions,		 § 8.04.160. Windows and sliding glass
doors.
Amendments and Deletions. § 8.04.170. Special residential building
§ 8.04.035. International Property provisions.
Maintenance § 8.04.180. Special commercial building
Code—Adopted. provisions.
§ 8.04.036. International Property § 8.04.190. Equipment controlling
Maintenance access into private
Code—Additions, developments.
Amendments and Deletions.
§ 8.04.040. California Existing Building Article III
Code—Adopted. Construction Site Regulations
§ 8.04.045. California Historical
Building Code—Adopted. § 8.04.200. Sanitary facilities.
§ 8.04.050. California Electrical § 8.04.210. Limitation of uses on
Code—Adopted. construction sites.
§ 8.04.055. California Electrical § 8.04.220. Limitation of hours of
Code—Additions, construction.
Amendments and Deletions. § 8.04.260. Security protection.

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Article IV § 8.04.510.
California Fire
Palm Springs Building Administrative Code—Additions,
Code Amendments and Deletions.
§ 8.04.520.
Fire Hazard Severity Zones.
§ 8.04.300. (Reserved)
§ 8.04.310. (Reserved) Article VIII
§ 8.04.320. (Reserved) Displacement Payments to Tenants
§ 8.04.340. Local appeals board and
housing appeals board. § 8.04.800.
Displacement payments
obligation.
Article V § 8.04.801.
Definitions.
Undergrounding of Utilities § 8.04.802.
Contents and service of
order to vacate.
§ 8.04.401. New construction. § 8.04.803.
Displacement payment.
§ 8.04.402. Existing development. § 8.04.804.
Additional displacement
§ 8.04.403. Responsibility for payment for moveable
compliance. residential units on rented
§ 8.04.404. Appurtenances. real property.
§ 8.04.405. Risers. § 8.04.805.
Timing of displacement
§ 8.04.406. Appeal. payment.
§ 8.04.410. through § 8.04.449.
(Reserved)		 § 8.04.806.
Discretionary displacement
payment by city department.
§ 8.04.450. Underground utility
districts—Definitions.		 § 8.04.807.
Appeal of determination of
displacement payments.
§ 8.04.451. Underground utility
districts—Adoption of
undergrounding policies and		 § 8.04.808.
Time for owner to
reimburse city for advance
of displacement payments.
procedures. § 8.04.809.
Exemptions.
§ 8.04.452. Underground utility § 8.04.810.
Private cause of action.
districts—Assessment
district formation and Article IX
formal votes (weighted and All-Gender Restrooms
parcel).
§ 8.04.453. Responsibility of utility § 8.04.900.
Findings.
companies. § 8.04.901.
Requirement.
§ 8.04.454. Responsibility of city.
§ 8.04.455. Responsibility of property Chapter 8.05
owners. HISTORIC PRESERVATION
§ 8.04.456. Extension of time.
§ 8.04.457. City manager authorization. Article I
General Provisions
Article VI
Fire Code § 8.05.010.
Purpose and Authority.
§ 8.05.020.
Definitions.
§ 8.04.500. California Fire Code
Adopted.

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Article II § 8.05.150. Placement of Alternative
Historic Site Preservation Board and Staff Energy Systems on Historic
Resources.
§ 8.05.030. Historic Site Preservation § 8.05.160. Violations and
Board—Established. Enforcement—Withholding
§ 8.05.040. Historic Site Preservation of Future Permits.
Board—Membership and § 8.05.170. Appeals and Review.
Qualifications.
§ 8.05.050. Historic Site Preservation Article V
Board—Organization and Historic Preservation on Tribal Lands
Meetings.
§ 8.05.060. Historic Preservation § 8.05.180. Authority.
Officer. § 8.05.190. Tribal Authority over the
Designation of Historic
Article III Resources Located on Tribal
Procedures for Designation of Historic Trust and Allotted Trust
Resources and Historic Districts Lands.
§ 8.05.200. Tribal Review of
§ 8.05.070. Procedures and Criteria for Applications for Historic
the Designation of Class 1 Designation (Reservation
and Class 2 Historic Fee Land).
Resources. § 8.05.210. Demolition or Alteration of
§ 8.05.080. Class 3 and 4 Buildings. Class 3 or Class 4 Buildings
§ 8.05.090. Procedures and Criteria for (Reservation Fee Land,
Designation of Historic Tribal Trust Land, Allotted
Districts. Trust Land).
§ 8.05.100. Effect of Designation.
Chapter 8.30
Article IV MUNICIPAL SOLAR UTILITY
Rules and Regulations for Development of
Historic Resources and within Historic § 8.30.010. Purpose.
Districts § 8.30.020. Policy.
§ 8.30.030. Practices and procedures.
§ 8.05.110. Demolition or Alteration of
Class 1 and Class 2 Historic
Resources—Certificate of		 Chapter 8.32
MSU LEASEHOLD MARKETING
Appropriateness Required.
§ 8.05.120. Demolition, Alteration or § 8.32.010. Purpose.
New Construction within a
Historic
District—Certificate of		 § 8.32.020.
§ 8.32.030.		 Definitions.
Regulatory framework.
Appropriateness. § 8.32.040. Consumer protection
§ 8.05.130. Demolition or Alteration of
Class 3 and 4 Buildings.		 § 8.32.050. measures.
Severability.
§ 8.05.140. Maintenance and Repair of § 8.32.060. Violations.
Historic Resources.

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Chapter 8.40 § 8.60.020. Definitions.
TRANSPORTATION DEMAND § 8.60.030. Applicability.
MANAGEMENT § 8.60.040. Exemptions.
§ 8.40.005.
Purpose and intent.		 § 8.60.050. Landscape document
package filing procedure.
§ 8.40.010.
Definitions.		 § 8.60.055. Maintenance schedule.
§ 8.40.015.
Applicability.		 § 8.60.060. Landscape design plan.
§ 8.40.025.
Minimum standards.		 § 8.60.070. Irrigation design plan.
§ 8.40.030.
Processing time limits.		 § 8.60.080. Certification of project
§ 8.40.035.
Filing procedure and		 completion.
evaluation. § 8.60.090. Landscape audit schedules.
§ 8.40.040.
Renewal/review for
compliance.		 § 8.60.100. Fees for initial review and
program monitoring.
§
§		 8.40.045.
8.40.050.
Fees for initial review and
program monitoring.

Exemptions.		 § 8.60.110.
§ 8.60.120.		 Enforcement and penalties.
Appeals.
§
§		 8.40.055.
8.40.060.
Enforcement and penalties.

Appeals.		 FLOOD Chapter 8.68
DAMAGE PREVENTION
Chapter 8.50 § 8.68.010. Statutory authorization.
FUGITIVE DUST CONTROL § 8.68.020. Findings of fact.
§
§		 8.50.005.
8.50.010.
Purpose.

Definitions.		 § 8.68.030.
§ 8.68.040.		 Statement of purpose.
Methods of reducing flood
losses.
§
§
§		 8.50.015.
8.50.021.
8.50.022.
Performance standards and
test methods.

Work practices—All fugitive
dust sources.

Construction and demolition
activities.		 § 8.68.050.
§ 8.68.060.
§ 8.68.070.		 Definitions.
Lands to which this chapter
applies.
Basis for establishing the
areas of special flood
hazard.
§
§		 8.50.023.
8.50.024.
Disturbed vacant lands/weed
abatement activities.

Unpaved roads.		 § 8.68.080.
§ 8.68.090.		 Compliance.
Abrogation and greater
restrictions.
§ 8.50.025.
Unpaved parking lots.		 § 8.68.100. Interpretation.
§ 8.50.026.
Public or private paved
roads.		 § 8.68.110. Warning and disclaimer of
liability.
§
§		 8.50.030.
8.50.035.
Administrative
requirements.

Exemptions.		 § 8.68.120.
§ 8.68.130.		 Severability.
Designation of the floodplain
administrator.
§ 8.50.040.
Compliance.		 § 8.68.140. Duties and responsibilities of
the floodplain
Chapter 8.60 administrator.
WATER EFFICIENT LANDSCAPING § 8.68.150. Area of special flood hazard
development permit.
§ 8.60.010.
Purpose.		 § 8.68.160. Appeals.

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§ 8.68.170. Standards of construction. Chapter 8.80
§ 8.68.180. Standards for utilities. VACANT BUILDINGS AND BOARDING
§ 8.68.190. Standards for subdivisions REGULATIONS
and other proposed
development. § 8.80.100.
Purpose.
§ 8.68.200. Standards for manufactured § 8.80.110.
Severability.
homes. § 8.80.120.
Definitions.
§ 8.68.210. Standards for recreational § 8.80.130.
Scope.
vehicles. § 8.80.140.
Service requirements.
§ 8.68.220. Floodways. § 8.80.150.
Registration requirement
§ 8.68.230. Nature of variances. for vacant buildings.
§ 8.68.240. Conditions for variances. § 8.80.160.
Maintenance requirements
§ 8.68.250. Procedures for variances. for vacant buildings.
§ 8.80.170.
Local property management
Chapter 8.70 requirement.
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND § 8.80.180.
Monitoring program for
DISCHARGE CONTROLS commercial properties.
§ 8.80.190.
Boarding permits and
§ 8.70.010. Purpose and intent. regulations.
§ 8.70.020. Definitions. § 8.80.200.
Enforcement.
§ 8.70.030. Responsibility for
administration. Chapter 8.90
§ 8.70.040. Regulatory consistency. TRANSPORTATION UNIFORM
§ 8.70.050. Illicit discharges prohibited. MITIGATION FEE
§ 8.70.060. Reduction of the discharge
of pollutants to storm drain		 § 8.90.010.
Purpose, use and findings.
systems. § 8.90.020.
Definitions.
§ 8.70.070. Illicit connections § 8.90.030.
Fee Established.
prohibited. § 8.90.040.
Fund Established.
§ 8.70.080. Outdoor storage § 8.90.050.
Calculation and Collection
areas—Commercial and of the TUMF.
industrial facilities. § 8.90.060.
Use Restrictions.
§ 8.70.090. Construction sites. § 8.90.070.
Exemptions.
§ 8.70.100. On-Site Stormwater § 8.90.080.
Appeal Procedures.
Retention. § 8.90.090.
Administrative Fee.
§ 8.70.110. Compliance with general
permits. Chapter 8.95
§ 8.70.120. Compliance with BMPs. MSHCP MITIGATION FEE
§ 8.70.130. Notification.
§ 8.70.140. Inspection and enforcement. § 8.95.010.
Short title.
§ 8.95.020.
Findings.
§ 8.95.030.
Administrative
Responsibility.
§ 8.95.040.
Definitions.

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§ 8.95.050. Local Development § 8.100.040. Solar energy system
Mitigation Fee. requirements.
§ 8.95.060. Imposition of the Mitigation § 8.100.050. Applications and
Fee. documents.
§ 8.95.070. Payment of the Mitigation § 8.100.060. Permit review and
Fee. inspection requirements.
§ 8.95.080. Refunds.
§ 8.95.090. Collection, Accounting and Chapter 8.105
Disbursement of Local ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING
Development Mitigation STATION STREAMLINED
Fees. PERMITTING PROCESS
§ 8.95.100. Automatic Annual Fee
Adjustment. § 8.105.010. Purpose.
§ 8.95.110. Exemptions. § 8.105.020. Applicability.
§ 8.95.120. Fee Credits and Waivers. § 8.105.030. Definitions.
§ 8.105.040. Electrical vehicle charging
Chapter 8.100 station requirements.
SMALL RESIDENTIAL ROOFTOP § 8.105.050. Expedited permitting
SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM PERMITS process.
§ 8.105.060. Permit application process.
§ 8.100.010.
Intent and purpose.		 § 8.105.070. Permit review.
§ 8.100.020.
Definitions.		 § 8.105.080. Fees.
§ 8.100.030.
Applicability.

Chapter 8.04 — UNIFORM CODES

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