Chapter 1 — TITLE AND SCOPE

101 Title. These regulations shall be known as the Housing Code, may be cited as such, and will be referred to herein as "this code."

102 Purpose. The purpose of this code is to provide minimum standards to safeguard life or limb, health, property and public welfare by regulating and controlling the use and occupancy, location and maintenance of all residential buildings and structures within this jurisdiction.

The purpose of this code is not to create or otherwise establish or designate any particular class or group of persons who will or should be especially protected or benefited by the terms of this code.

103 Scope. The provisions of this code shall apply to all buildings or portions thereof used, or designed or intended to be used, for human habitation. Such occupancies in existing buildings may be continued as provided in Section 102.6 of the 2013 California Building Code as amended and adopted by the City, except such structures as are found to be substandard as defined in this code.

Where any building or portion thereof is used or intended to be used as a combination apartment house-hotel, the provisions of this code shall apply to the separate portions as if they were separate buildings.

Rooming houses, congregate residences or lodging houses shall comply with all the requirements of this code for dwellings.

104 Application to existing Buildings and Structures. Additions, Alterations or Repairs. For additions, alterations or repairs see Chapter 34 of the 2013 California Building Code as amended and adopted by the City.

105 Relocation. Buildings or structures moved into or within this jurisdiction shall comply with the requirements of section 116 of the 2013 California Building Code as amended and adopted by the City.