Yuba County Municipal Code Art. 2 Definitions

For the purposes of this Chapter, the following definitions shall govern:

A. Alteration means to change or modify an existing building or structure, whether dilapidated or not, where such change or modification does not cause an increase in the building or structure footprint or square footage. Alteration shall have the same meaning as remodel or change in use or occupancy.

B. As-built plans means detailed drawings of an existing non-compliant building or structure constructed without permits including reviews and approvals.

C. Chief Building Official shall mean the person, certified pursuant to the California Health and Safety Code, who oversees the Building Department and is assigned the responsibility of enforcing the provisions of this code including his or her deputies, designees or contract employees. The Chief Building Official may also be referred to as "Building Official" or the "Director of the Building Department."

D. Costs of enforcement means all costs, direct or indirect, actual or incurred related to the performance of various administrative acts required pursuant to the enforcement of this Chapter, which include but are not limited to: administrative overhead, salaries and expenses incurred by County Officers, site inspections, investigations, notices, telephone contacts and correspondence, conducting hearings, as well as time expended by County staff in calculating the above expenses. The costs also include the cost of an Administrative Law Judge (AU), the cost of time and expenses associated with bringing the matter to hearing, the costs associated with any appeals from any decision rendered by any hearing body, the costs of judicially abating a violation and all costs associated with removing, correcting or otherwise abating any violation including administrative penalties of this Chapter.

E. Emplacement means to place a building or structure that is already prebuilt or preassembled onto a parcel.

F. Existing construction means development including buildings and structures that have been maintained in good condition, have been in continuous use and do not otherwise create a public nuisance, or health or safety hazard.

G. Like materials shall mean materials, either new or used, that are equivalent to original materials. Like materials shall in no case perform less than the original materials or as prescribed by this code.

H. Master plan means building or structure plans that are built pursuant to the standards and conditions of an approved tract map within the County of Yuba.

I. New construction means construction where no construction has ever occurred before, or construction on a lot where work begins two or more years after a disaster has been declared, or where 50 percent or more of any structural components, exclusive of the foundation, or 75 percent of any nonstructural components are being replaced with new materials.

J. Non-compliant structure means a building or structure built, or emplaced, without required reviews, approvals and permits.

K. Permit, reinstatement means to make an expired permit operative again under the original permit's approved terms and conditions, provided that no changes have been made to the building or plans.

L. Permit, renewal means to extend an unexpired permit for a specific amount of time allowing continuous work under the original permit's approved terms and conditions.

M. Prebuilt means designed, manufactured and assembled off site at a remote location and transported to a final site complete.

N. Prefabricated means designed and manufactured off site and then assembled on-site.

O. Production house means housing that is built pursuant to a Master Plan.

P. Rehabilitation means to fix, repair or replace building materials that have become deteriorated, dilapidated or obsolete making the building or structure anew without altering the structure or building. Rehabilitation may be considered new construction based on the scope of work to be performed.

Q. Remodel to reconfigure space or to replace building materials, including appliances, with new materials. Remodel shall have the same meaning as alteration but not repair or rehabilitation.

R. Repair, major the act of fixing or replacing building materials where the work is not limited in scope. Major repair shall be the same as rehabilitation where no alterations are being made.

S. Repair, minor the act of replacing, putting back together or reassembling existing building materials to fix what is broken. Minor repairs are limited to ten percent or less, in any consecutive 12-month period, to one wall line or plane (delimited by changes in direction of any degree) and may include both structural and nonstructural elements. Minor repairs shall not result, when combined over time, in major repair or rehabilitation.

T. Replacement for the purposes of fee application, replacement structures shall have an internal configuration, footprint and square footage similar to the original building or structure being replaced, and must fall within the two-year period as outlined in Chapter 10.35.

U. Rules, mandatory are rules that identify actions that are specifically required or prohibited and are characterized by the use of the terms shall or shall not.

V. Rules, permissive are those that identify actions that are allowed but not required, are normally used to describe options or alternative methods, and are characterized by the use of the terms may, shall be permitted, shall not be required or is authorized.

W. Scope of work means a written detail, which may or may not include plans, of anticipated work and shall accurately identify all areas and components of the structure that will be altered, repaired, replaced, removed or rehabilitated.

X. Story means one floor level consisting of rooms and does not include an attic or basement.

Y. Unsafe structures, property or equipment shall mean insanitary or deficient because of inadequate means of egress facilities, inadequate light and ventilation, or which constitute a fire hazard, or are otherwise dangerous to human life or the public welfare, or that involve illegal or improper occupancy or inadequate maintenance, and shall also include but not be limited to the definitions as listed in Section 302 of the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, Section 1001 of the Uniform Housing Code (1997 Editions), shall be deemed an unsafe condition. A vacant structure that is not secured against entry shall be deemed unsafe.

(Ord. No. 1527; Ord. No. 1560; Ord. No. 1611)