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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNS-1814 - Amending Sections and of the Santa Ana Municipal Code to Adopt the Uniform Solar Energy Code, 1982 Edition, by ReferenceCDG :mb 6/14/85 ORDINANCE NO. NS-1814 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING SECTIONS 8-2500, 8-2502, 8-2503 AND 8-2510 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT THE UNIFORM SOLAR ENERGY CODE, 1982 EDITION, BY REFERENCE. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That Section 8-2500 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-2500. Adoption by reference. There is adopted by the city that certain code known as the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical officials Uniform Solar Energy Code, 1982 Edition, and the whole thereof including appendices thereto, save and except that portion entitled "Part I, Administrative" and such portions as are deleted by the amendments set forth in this article, of which said code not less than three (3) copies have been and are on file in the office of the clerk of the council of the city. The said code is adopted and incorporated as fully as if set forth at length herein as provided for in Section 419 of the Charter of the city, and subject to all amendments set forth in this article, shall be in effect within the City of Santa Ana from the effective date of this section. Any provision of this article amending the "uniform Solar Energy Code" or "Solar Energy Code" shall be construed as amending the said adopted code, 1982 Edition. The said adopted code, 1982 Edition, as thus amended, together with all other provisions of this article shall be known as the Solar Energy Code of the City of Santa Ana. SECTION 2: That Section 8-2502 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-2502. Administrative authority and assistants. Whenever the term "administrative authority" is used in this code, it shall be construed to mean the building official of the city or his authorized representative. ORDINANCE NO. NS- 1814 PAGE TWO SECTION 3: That Section 8-2503 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-2503. Assistants. whenever the term "assistant" is used in this code, it shall be construed to mean the senior plumbing inspector, plumbing inspector, or other inspectors of the Permit and Inspection Services Department of the city. SECTION 4: That Section 8-2510 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-2510. Cost of permit. Every application for a permit to do work regulated by this code shall state in writing, on the application form provided for that purpose, the character of work proposed to be done and the amount and kind in connection therewith, together with such information, pertinent thereto, as may be required. issuance, counc il. Such applicant shall pay for each permit, at the time of such fee as is established by resolution of the city Any person who shall commence any work for which a permit is required by this code without first having obtained a permit therefor shall, if subsequently permitted to obtain a permit, pay double the permit fee fixed by this section for such work; provided, however, that this provision shall not apply to emergency work when it shall be proved to the satisfaction of the administrative authority that such work was urgently necessary and that it was not practical to obtain a permit therefor before~the commencement of the work. In all such cases, a permit must be obtained as soon as it is practical to do so, and if there be an unreasonable delay in obtaining such permit, a double fee as herein provided shall be charged. Applications for which no permit is issued within one hundred eighty (180) days following the date of application shall expire by limitation, and plans and other data submitted for review may thereafter be returned to'the applicant or destroyed by the building official. In order to renew action on an application after expiration, the applicant shall resubmit plans and pay a new plan review fee. ORDINANCE NO. NS-1814 PAGE THREE SECTION 5: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentence, clauses, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION 6: Neither the adoption of this ordinance nor the repeal hereby of any ordinance shall in any manner affect the prosecution for violation of ordinances, which violations were committed prior to the effective date hereof, nor be construed as affecting any of the provisions of such ordinance relating to the collection of any such license or penalty or the penal provision applicable to any violation thereof, nor to affect the validity of any bond or cash deposit in lieu thereof, required to be posted, filed or deposited pursuant to any ordinance and all rights and obligations thereunder appertaining shall continue in full force and effect. ADOPTED this 18th day of November , 1985. Daniel E. Griset Mayor ATTEST: ~Janice C. Guy Clerk of the Council COUNCILMEMBERS: Griset Aye Acosta -~-ye Hart Aye Johnson --A-ye Luxembourger ~ye McGuigan Aye Young -~ye APPROVED ~ FORM: