Chapter 4.08
HOUSING CODE
Sections:
4.08.040 Interpretation and appeals.
4.08.050 Violations and penalties.
4.08.010 Purposes.
The purposes of this chapter are to provide minimum requirements for the protection of life, limb, health, property, safety and welfare of the general public in the incorporated area of the City of Newman by regulating the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, removal, conversion, use and maintenance of all buildings or portions thereof used, or designed, or intended to be used, for human habitation; to encourage and instruct people to build safely and economically, rather than to discourage building; and to provide a minimum of restrictive enforcement and a maximum of good building information and encouragement. (Ord. 2022-3 § 1 (Att. A), 2022; Ord. 2019-5 § 1 (Att. A), 10-8-2019; Ord. 2016-4 § 1 (Att. A), 10-11-2016; Ord. 2013-3 § 1 (Att. A), 11-12-2013; Ord. 2010-7 § 1 (Att. A), 10-12-2010; Ord. 2007-10 § 1, 11-27-2007; Ord. 99-14 § 1, 3-23-1999; Ord. 92-8, 7-28-1992)
4.08.020 Adoption.
That certain document in book form entitled “Uniform Housing Code, 1997 Edition” including the appendices thereof, as approved and copyrighted by the International Conference of Building Officials, 5360 South Workman Mill Road, Whittier, California 90601, one copy of which is now on file in the Building Department of the City of Newman, is adopted and enacted as the “Housing Code of the City of Newman” in its present form, except as to certain portions of said Uniform Housing Code, 1997 Edition, which are hereafter specifically amended. (Ord. 2022-3 § 1 (Att. A), 2022; Ord. 2019-5 § 1 (Att. A), 10-8-2019; Ord. 2016-4 § 1 (Att. A), 10-11-2016; Ord. 2013-3 § 1 (Att. A), 11-12-2013; Ord. 2010-7 § 1 (Att. A), 10-12-2010; Ord. 2007-10 § 1, 11-27-2007; Ord. 99-14 § 2, 3-23-1999)
4.08.030 Definitions.
Wherever the following words appear in the Uniform Housing Code, they shall be deemed to mean:
A. “City” shall mean the incorporated area of the City of Newman.
B. “State” shall mean the State of California. (Ord. 2022-3 § 1 (Att. A), 2022; Ord. 2019-5 § 1 (Att. A), 10-8-2019; Ord. 2016-4 § 1 (Att. A), 10-11-2016; Ord. 2013-3 § 1 (Att. A), 11-12-2013; Ord. 2010-7 § 1 (Att. A), 10-12-2010; Ord. 2007-10 § 1, 11-27-2007; Ord. 99-14 § 3, 3-23-1999; Ord. 92-8, 7-28-1992)
4.08.040 Interpretation and appeals.
Section 203 of the Uniform Housing Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 203
In order to provide for a final interpretation of the provisions of this ordinance and to hear appeals provided for hereunder, the City Council is hereby designated as a Board of Appeals. Any person dissatisfied with any decision of the Building Official may appeal in writing to the City Council of the City of Newman, which statement shall specify the ground of such dissatisfaction and shall set forth the address of appellant to which notice may be sent by mail. At the next regular meeting after filing of such appeal, the City Council shall set the same for hearing for a time not later than the next regular meeting of the council and shall notify the appellant by mail of the time and place of such hearing, and at such hearing may take such evidence as it shall deem proper, and shall render all decisions and findings in writing to the Building Official, with a duplicate copy to the appellant. The decision of the City Council on such appeal shall be final.
(Ord. 2022-3 § 1 (Att. A), 2022; Ord. 2019-5 § 1 (Att. A), 10-8-2019; Ord. 2016-4 § 1 (Att. A), 10-11-2016; Ord. 2013-3 § 1 (Att. A), 11-12-2013; Ord. 2010-7 § 1 (Att. A), 10-12-2010; Ord. 2007-10 § 1, 11-27-2007; Ord. 99-14 § 4, 3-23-1999; Ord. 92-8, 7-28-1992)
4.08.050 Violations and penalties.
Section 204 of the Uniform Housing Code, 1997 Edition, as set forth in said Code, is omitted, but in lieu thereof a new Section 204 is added to read as follows:
Section 204.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert or demolish, equip, use, occupy or maintain any building or structure in the City of Newman, or cause or permit the same to be done, contrary to or in violation of any of the provisions of this Code.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Code 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 Code is committed, continued or permitted, and upon conviction of any such violation, such person shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00, or by imprisonment for not more than one hundred eighty (180) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Any violation of this chapter may be alternatively charged as an administrative citation.
(Ord. 2022-3 § 1 (Att. A), 2022; Ord. 2019-5 § 1 (Att. A), 10-8-2019; Ord. 2016-4 § 1 (Att. A), 10-11-2016; Ord. 2013-3 § 1 (Att. A), 11-12-2013; Ord. 2010-7 § 1 (Att. A), 10-12-2010; Ord. 2007-10 § 1, 11-27-2007; Ord. 99-14 § 5, 3-23-1999)
4.08.060 Validity.
The City Council of the City of Newman hereby declares that should any section, paragraph, sentence or word of this chapter or of the Codes hereby adopted be declared for any reason to be invalid or unconstitutional, it is the intent of the City Council of the City of Newman that it would have passed all other portions of the ordinance codified in this chapter independently of the elimination herefrom of any portion as may be declared invalid or unconstitutional. (Ord. 2022-3 § 1 (Att. A), 2022; Ord. 2019-5 § 1 (Att. A), 10-8-2019; Ord. 2016-4 § 1 (Att. A), 10-11-2016; Ord. 2013-3 § 1 (Att. A), 11-12-2013; Ord. 2010-7 § 1 (Att. A), 10-12-2010; Ord. 2007-10 § 1, 11-27-2007; Ord. 99-14 § 6, 3-23-1999; Ord. 92-8, 7-28-1992)