Sanger Municipal Code § 14-6 Final approval for utility connections

Any person violating any provisions of this chapter, including adopted codes and amendments, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and each such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this chapter is committed, continued, or permitted, and upon conviction of any such violation, such person shall be punished in accordance with section 1-7.

(Ord. No. 1115, § 2, 1-6-11)

As used in this chapter, or in any code adopted in this chapter, all references to the board of appeals shall be interpreted as references to the city council.

(Ord. No. 1115, § 2, 1-6-11)

Except as provided in these articles of this chapter, permits required shall be issued only to contractors licensed by the state to engage in the business or act in the capacity of a contractor in a specialized field or to the owner of the property to be improved, pending review and acknowledgement of the "owner-builder information" letter and "owner-builder verification" which shall be completed and returned to the building official prior to issuance of a permit pursuant to Health and Safety Code § 19830.

(Ord. No. 1115, § 2, 1-6-11)

Fees for permits set forth in this chapter shall be paid as set forth by resolution or ordinance of the city council.

(Ord. No. 1115, § 2, 1-6-11)

Before any permit required by this chapter can be issued, the applicant must adhere to all provisions of Labor Code § 3800.

(Ord. No. 1115, § 2, 1-6-11)

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter or the building code adopted in this chapter, the building official shall not authorize final utility (gas and/or electrical) connections and shall not issue a certificate of occupancy for any building or separately occupied space within a building built pursuant to a permit issued until the director of public works has determined and stated that all required improvements and conditions pertaining to subject development have been constructed or accomplished, unless the director of public works or the city council has authorized a waiver of public street improvements and until the development services director has determined and stated that all conditions and requirements imposed by the city's zoning code or any other special approval conditions required have been completed.

(Ord. No. 1115, § 2, 1-6-11)

The payment of all required fees, the dedication of all required rights-of-way, and the installation of all required public improvements must be accomplished either before or contemporaneously with, the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.

(Ord. No. 1115, § 2, 1-6-11)

(a) The building official may require, based upon the factors set out below, that the issuance of a building permit be conditioned upon the recording of a deed restriction against the property where the improvement or work is to be done. The criteria requiring a deed restriction shall be as follows:

(1) A mechanical permit for the installation or modification of a heating, ventilating or air conditioning system in a garage, tool shed, or structure attached to or detached from a dwelling unit.

(2) An electrical permit for the installation of an additional electrical service panel and meter.

(3) A plumbing permit for the installation of an additional gas service meter.

(4) A plumbing permit for the installation or modification of a water closet, lavatory, shower, or bathtub in a garage, tool shed, or structure attached or detached from a dwelling unit.

(5) A building permit for the modification or remodeling of a garage, tool shed, or other structure detached from a dwelling unit where garage, tool shed, or other detached structure is served by its own electrical service panel and meter or gas service meter or includes its own heating, ventilating or air conditioning system, or its own water closet, lavatory, shower, or bathtub.

(6) A building permit for the modification or remodeling of a dwelling unit or attached garage, tool shed, or other enclosed or covered space where a permit authorizes construction of a separation or the installation of a doorway or doorways that permit access to and from the dwelling unit or the attached garage, tool shed, or other enclosed or covered space.

(b) The deed restriction recorded shall be for the benefit of the city and shall be in a form approved by the city attorney. The building official shall have the authority to remove a deed restriction previously recorded when the property in question no longer has the improvement or modification which necessitated the recording of the restriction.

(Ord. No. 1115, § 2, 1-6-11)