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Division II — ADMINISTRATION

Patterson Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · Patterson

Administrative provisions relating to one- and two-family dwellings residential construction requirements, enforcement, permits, plans, violations, fees and penalties are specified in the California Building Code, Part 2, Volume 1, Chapter 1, Division II, as amended and adopted by the City of Patterson.

(Ord. 757 § 3, 2014; Ord. 798 Att. A (part), 2017; Ord. 865 § 5 (Att. A), 2022)

§ 15.46.040. Storm water drainage requirement.

Chapter 18, Section R401.3.1 of the California Residential Code, Title 24, Part 2.5, is amended as follows:

Section R401.3.1 Storm Water Drainage Requirement.

In all cases where proposed construction is for commercial, industrial, or public or quasipublic buildings or structures, for two-family, three-family, four-family, or multi-family dwellings, or for other uses which similarly involve structural ground coverage likely to affect storm drainage in the areas in which they are located, including but not limited to, trailer parks and parking lots, drainage facilities for the property shall be constructed in a manner approved by the Department of Public Works, which may include discharge into a publicly maintained storm drain system or ponding basin. Submission of the drainage plans for approval shall be the responsibility of the owner or the developer of the property on which the construction is proposed, and the application for a building permit shall be accompanied by a drainage plan suitable for review by the Department of Public Works.

(Ord. 757 § 4, 2014; Ord. 798 Att. A (part), 2017; Ord. 865 § 5 (Att. A), 2022)

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§ 15.46.050. Residential foundations.

Chapter 4, Section R403.1.8 of the California Residential Code, Title 24, Part 2.5, is amended as follows:

Section R403.1.8.2

R403.1.8.2 Residential Foundations. Due to the expansive soils present in and around the area of the City of Patterson foundations for buildings and structures shall be designed in accordance with Chapter 18, Section 1808.6.1 or 1808.6.2 of the California Building Code, Volume 2 as adopted by the City of Patterson.

(Ord. 757 § 5, 2014; Ord. 798 Att. A (part), 2017; Ord. 865 § 5 (Att. A), 2022)

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§ 15.46.060. Validity.

The city council of the city of Patterson hereby declares that should any section, paragraph, sentence, or word of this chapter or of the codes hereby adopted be declared for any reason to be invalid or unconstitutional, it is the intent of the city council of the city of Patterson that it would have passed all other portions of the ordinance codified in this chapter independently of the elimination herefrom of any such portion as may be declared invalid or unconstitutional. (Ord. 733 § 8, 2012; Ord. 757 § 6, 2014; Ord. 798 Att. A (part), 2017; Ord. 865 § 5 (Att. A), 2022)

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