South San Francisco Municipal Code Ch. 15.34 California Existing Building Code

The California Existing Building Code, 2025 Edition, as adopted by the California Building Standards Commission, and published by the International Code Council, is hereby adopted by reference as the California Existing Building Code, of the city of South San Francisco, and may be cited as such with the following additions.

(Ord. 1679-2025, 10/22/2025)

Section 1402.8, Moved Buildings, is added to read as follows:

Buildings or structures moved into or within the jurisdiction shall comply with the provisions of this code for new buildings or structures. In addition to all other requirements of the building code relative to the moving of buildings and structures, no permit for the moving of a building or structure shall be granted until the applicant has filed with the Chief Building Official the following items:

1. A performance bond in favor of the city, of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) nor more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00), as the Chief Building Official may determine, shall be conditioned to require the applicant to strictly comply with all conditions and provisions of this chapter, and of any provision of the municipal code relating to the moving of buildings or structures, and of any order, rule or regulation which may be hereafter passed or adopted by the City Council. The applicant also shall be required to pay any and all damages to any fence, hedge, tree, pavement, sidewalk, street, curb, gas, sewer or water pipe, electric wire or pole supporting the same, or to any public or private property which may result from moving the building or structure; and

2. An undertaking to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the city and its elective officers, agents and employees against all liabilities, claims, actions, judgments, cost or any expense which may for any reason arise out of the issuance of said permit or moving of such buildings or structures.

All removals made under any permit granted for such moving shall be done over and along only the street or streets designated in such permit, and at the times therein specified, and shall be done in a careful manner to the satisfaction of the Chief Building Official, and the Public Works Director/City Engineer.

(Ord. 1679-2025, 10/22/2025)