San Jacinto Municipal Code Art. 1 Generally

Any person, partnership, joint venture, firm, association or corporation desiring or intending to build or construct any building or structure or any addition or alteration which requires a building permit or permits or any other improvement to the property based upon the standards identified in Section 12.04.020, shall file a written application with the building inspector of the city together with certain plans set forth in this section, together with offers of dedication in addition to the minimum requirements of the city's adopted construction codes, and shall pay certain fees prior to the issuance of a building permit. The various fees stated in this chapter shall be paid in accordance to the specific amount set forth in a resolution adopted by the city council, but in no event less than the fees set forth in Section 15.08.030 of this chapter.

(prior code § 15.04.010; Ord. 974 § 1 (part), 1993)

Applications for building permits, including plans and supporting documents, shall be submitted electronically in a format approved by the Building Official. Electronic submittals shall have the same force and effect as paper plans and shall be retained in accordance with the City's records retention policy.

(Ord. 03-17 §§ 2, 3; Ord. 03-24 § 2; Ord. 04-11 § 2; Ord. 05-04 §§ 2, 3; Ord. 09-21 § 1; Ord. 25-08, 11/18/2025 § 15)

All fees and service charges for permits, plan review, inspections, re-inspections, energy compliance, and other services required by this Title or by the California Building Standards Code shall be established by resolution of the City Council. Such fees shall be based on the reasonable cost of providing the service, as determined by the City, and may be adjusted from time to time by Council resolution.

(Prior code § 15.04.020; Ord. 25-08, 11/18/2025 § 16)

The various fees established in this chapter shall remain in effect and enforceable unless and until amended, superseded, or repealed by resolution of the City Council.

Where the City Council has adopted a fee by resolution that differs from the amount specified in this chapter, the fee established by resolution shall govern.

(Ord. 25-08 § 13)

The minimum special fees to be collected as required by Section 15.08.020 of this chapter shall be as set forth in the following schedule, but if the city council has adopted by resolution any higher fee pursuant to Section 15.08.020, the higher fee shall be collected:

A. Water capital improvement fund, two hundred dollars ($200.00) for each residential unit or twenty (20) plumbing fixture units for commercial and industrial development.

B. Public Safety Capital Improvement Fund.

1. Capital structures, fifty dollars ($50.00) per residential unit, or one cent per square foot of lot area being developed for industrial or commercial uses;

2. Capital equipment, ten dollars ($10.00) per residential unit, or one cent per square foot of lot area being developed for commercial or industrial purposes.

C. Storm drain improvement fund, two cents for each square foot of lot area being developed.

D. Plan-checking fee, two percent of the estimated cost of construction of off-site improvements.

(Prior code § 15.04.030)

All fees collected pursuant to Section 15.08.020 of this chapter except plan-checking fees shall be ordinarily expended within a period of five years from the thirtieth day of June following the date collected, unless the council by resolution determines special cause to accumulate the funds. An accounting for all funds collected and spent shall be made available for public inspection by the first day of November of each year, for the previous fiscal year.

(Prior code § 15.04.040)

It is unlawful for any person, partnership, joint venture, firm, association or corporation to build or construct any building or structure or any additions or alterations without complying with the provisions of this article, and any person, firm, association or corporation who violates any of the provisions of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished in accordance with the general penalty provisions of this code. Any of the above-named persons shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during which any violation of this article is committed, conducted or permitted by any of the above-named persons.

(Prior code § 15.04.050)

Any of the persons named in Section 15.08.050 of this chapter who violate any of the provisions of this article is not entitled to the installation of any public utilities such as water and sewer connections or any other public utilities over which the city has jurisdiction until such time as said persons have complied with this article.

(Prior code § 15.04.060)

In addition to the remedies and penalties as provided in this article, the city shall have the right to bring a civil action for violating the provisions of this article. The remedies and penalties provided in this article are accumulative and not exclusive.

(Prior code § 15.04.070)