Pinole Municipal Code Ch. 15.16 California Housing and Property Maintenance Code

The Housing and Property Maintenance Code for the City is the California Housing Law Regulations as set forth in Division 13, Part 1.5, commencing with Section 17910, in the Health and Safety Code (as amended) combined with the 2024 International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC) except as amended by the changes, additions and deletions set forth in this Chapter.

(Ord. 2025-05 § 3 (part), 2025; Ord. 2022-04 § 3 (part), 2022; Ord. 2019-08 § 3 (part), 2019; Ord. 2016-08 § 3 (part), 2016)

Section 102.3 of the IPMC is amended to read as follows:

Repairs, additions or alterations to a structure, or changes of occupancy, shall be done in accordance with the procedures and provisions of the City Municipal Code and the California Building Codes.

(Ord. 2025-05 § 3 (part), 2025; Ord. 2022-04 § 3 (part), 2022; Ord. 2019-08 § 3 (part), 2019; Ord. 2016-08 § 3 (part), 2016)

Section 304.14 of the IPMC is amended as follows:

During the entire year, every door, window and other outside opening required for ventilation of habitable rooms, food preparation areas, food service areas or any areas where products to be included or utilized in food for human consumption are processed, manufactured, packaged or stored shall be supplied with approved tightly fitting screens of minimum 16 mesh per inch (16 mesh per 25 mm), and every screen door used for insect control shall have a self-closing device in good working condition.

Exception: Screens shall not be required where other approved means, such as air curtains or insect repellent fans, are employed.

(Ord. 2025-05 § 3 (part), 2025; Ord. 2022-04 § 3 (part), 2022; Ord. 2019-08 § 3 (part), 2019; Ord. 2016-08 § 3 (part), 2016)

Section 308.3.1 of the IPMC is amended as follows:

That portion of the sentence reading "an approved incinerator unit in the structure available to the occupants in each dwelling unit" shall be deleted in its entirety.

(Ord. 2025-05 § 3 (part), 2025; Ord. 2022-04 § 3 (part), 2022; Ord. 2019-08 § 3 (part), 2019; Ord. 2016-08 § 3 (part), 2016)

Section 602.4 of the IPMC is amended as follows:

Indoor occupiable workspaces shall be supplied with heat during the entire year to maintain a temperature of not less than 65°F (18°C) during the period the spaces are occupied.

Exceptions:

1. Processing, storage and operation areas that require cooling or special temperature conditions.

2. Areas in which persons are primarily engaged in vigorous physical activities.

(Ord. 2025-05 § 3 (part), 2025; Ord. 2022-04 § 3 (part), 2022; Ord. 2019-08 § 3 (part), 2019; Ord. 2016-08 § 3 (part), 2016)

A. Any person, firm, or corporation wishing to move any house or structure on any public street or way in the city shall first obtain a permit as provided in this section.

B. House moving, as permitted in this section, is allowed only on the day and hours as stated on the permit and on the routes as approved by the director of public works and the chief of police.

C. The building department may issue a permit for house moving when the person, firm or corporation has applied for such permit and has complied with the following:

1. A special pre-moving inspection of the building has been made and approved.

2. Posted a performance bond in the amount of two thousand dollars ($2,000) payable to the city.

3. Provided a certificate of insurance for public and auto liability of not less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000); three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) bodily injury; and twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) property damage.

4. Payment of a permit fee of fifty dollars ($50) for each day or part thereof in which the moving operation will take place.

5. Agree to furnish adequate traffic control. Method and number of persons directing traffic must be approved by the chief of police.

6. Agree to pay the cost of any police and fire protection which may be required. A deposit of fifty dollars ($50) is required.

7. Provide a copy of signed agreement with the public utilities as to date, time, and route.

8. Post a time schedule with the public services department, building department and police department at least twenty-four hours in advance of any actual move.

(Ord. 2025-05 § 3 (part), 2025; Ord. 2022-04 § 3 (part), 2022; Ord. 2019-08 § 3 (part), 2019; Ord. 2016-08 § 3 (part), 2016)

Buildings moved into or relocated within the city shall be made to comply with the requirements for new construction in the codes adopted in this Title.

(Ord. 2025-05 § 3 (part), 2025; Ord. 2022-04 § 3 (part), 2022; Ord. 2019-08 § 3 (part), 2019; Ord. 2016-08 § 3 (part), 2016)