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CA Health & Safety Code § 19121 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection|ARTICLE 2 - Enforcement|Section 19121.

19121.  The department, officer, or officers of a county who are charged with the enforcement of ordinances or laws regulating the erection, construction, or alteration of buildings shall enforce this chapter within the county but outside the territorial limits of any city.(Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 19122 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection|ARTICLE 2 - Enforcement|Section 19122.

19122.  Any city or county may, by ordinance, designate any department or officer, other than a department or officer mentioned in this chapter, to enforce all or any part of this chapter.(Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 19123 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection|ARTICLE 2 - Enforcement|Section 19123.

19123.  In any city where there is no department or officer charged with or designated for the enforcement of this chapter, the appropriate department, officer, or officers of the county in which such city is located shall enforce this chapter.In any county where there is no department or officer charged with or designated for the enforcement of this chapter, this chapter shall be enforced by the county engineer, if there is a county engineer, and if not, then by the county surveyor.(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 301.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 19124 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection|ARTICLE 2 - Enforcement|Section 19124.

19124.  The Division of Codes and Standards of the Department of Housing and Community Development may enforce any provision of this chapter or any building standards published in the State Building Standards Code which it finds is being violated in a building hereafter constructed, after it has given the enforcement agency written notice of the violation and the enforcement agency has failed to secure correction of the violation within the following 10 days. In such cases where the division processes applications for building permits, the fees prescribed in this chapter shall be payable to the division.(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1152.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 19130 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection|ARTICLE 2a - Building Permits|Section 19130.

19130.  No person shall construct a building subject to this chapter unless he has obtained a written permit for that purpose from the appropriate enforcement agency.(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 301.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 19131 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection|ARTICLE 2a - Building Permits|Section 19131.

19131.  Any person desiring a permit shall file an application therefor with the appropriate enforcement agency, which application shall contain:(a)  The name and address of the applicant. (b)  A detailed written statement of the work to be done. (Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 301.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 19132 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection|ARTICLE 2a - Building Permits|Section 19132.

19132.  The applicant shall file with his application:(a)  A complete set of the plans of the work proposed. (b)  A set of specifications describing the materials to be used in the work. (c)  The fee prescribed for filing an application for a building permit. (Amended by Stats. 1945, Ch. 1147.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 19132.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection|ARTICLE 2a - Building Permits|Section 19132.3.

19132.3.  The governing body of any county or city, including a charter city, may adopt an ordinance prescribing fees for filing applications pursuant to this chapter, but the fees shall not exceed the amount reasonably required by the local enforcement agency to issue permits pursuant to this chapter, and shall not be levied for general revenue purposes. The fees shall be imposed pursuant to Section 66016 of the Government Code. Where the Department of Housing and Community Development is the enforcement agency, the Commission of Housing and Community Development may establish a schedule of fees to pay the cost of administration and enforcement of this chapter. All rules and regulations promulgated by the commission under the authority of this part shall be promulgated pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1572, Sec. 25.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 19132.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection|ARTICLE 2a - Building Permits|Section 19132.5.

19132.5.  Where work for which a permit is required by this chapter is started or proceeded with prior to the obtaining of such permit, the fees prescribed in Section 19132.3 shall be doubled. The payment of such double fee does not relieve any person from fully complying with the requirements of this chapter in the execution of the work.(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 1147.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 19132.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection|ARTICLE 2a - Building Permits|Section 19132.7.

19132.7.  The enforcement agency shall determine the cost of the work to be done for which the applicant desires a permit, and shall be guided by approved estimating practices. The enforcement agency shall keep a permanent account of all fees received under this chapter, the names of the persons upon whose account the same were paid, the date and the amount thereof, and the location of the building or premises to which they relate. All fees received shall be paid into the treasury of the city or county.(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 1147.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 19132.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection|ARTICLE 2a - Building Permits|Section 19132.9.

19132.9.  The United States, the State of California, school or other districts, counties and cities shall not be required to pay a fee for filing an application for a building permit pursuant to this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 692.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 19133 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection|ARTICLE 2a - Building Permits|Section 19133.

19133.  The enforcement agency shall examine the application, plans, and specifications filed with it by an applicant, and if it appears that the work to be done will not result in a violation of this chapter, shall approve them and issue a permit to the applicant.(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 301.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 19134 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection|ARTICLE 2a - Building Permits|Section 19134.

19134.  The enforcement agency may approve changes in any application, plans, or specifications previously approved by it.(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 301.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 19135 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection|ARTICLE 2a - Building Permits|Section 19135.

19135.  The enforcement agency may revoke any permit if the permittee refuses, fails, or neglects to comply with any provision of this chapter, or if it finds that any false statement or misrepresentation was made in the application, plans, or specifications filed by the permittee.(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 301.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 19136 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection|ARTICLE 2a - Building Permits|Section 19136.

19136.  The work authorized by a permit shall be performed only in accordance with the application, plans, and specifications filed by the permittee.(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 301.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 19137 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection|ARTICLE 2a - Building Permits|Section 19137.

19137.  The issuance of a permit does not constitute approval of any violation of any provision of this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 301.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 19138 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection|ARTICLE 2a - Building Permits|Section 19138.

19138.  In any case where a building subject to this chapter is also subject to any permit provisions of the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the provision of the State Housing Law, it shall not be necessary to make duplicate filings of plans and specifications hereunder, to include in the application a detailed statement of the work to be done, nor shall it be necessary to pay a fee for filing an application for a building permit under this chapter if a fee is prescribed by local ordinance for a permit under the State Housing Law. In such cases, the application hereunder may contain a general statement of the work to be done, with a specific reference to the application, plans, and specifications filed under the State Housing Law.(Amended by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1844.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 19150 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection|ARTICLE 3 - Design and Construction|Section 19150.

19150.  Every building or structure and every portion thereof shall be designed and constructed to resist stresses produced by lateral forces as provided in the State Building Standards Code. In areas where the Division of Codes and Standards of the Department of Housing and Community Development is the enforcement agency, plumbing and electrical equipment and installations shall be subject to building standards published in the State Building Standards Code and the other rules and regulations adopted pursuant to Sections 17921 and 17922 of this code.(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1152.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 19161 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection|ARTICLE 4 - Earthquake Hazardous Building Reconstruction|Section 19161.

19161.  (a) Each city, city and county, or county, may assess the earthquake hazard in its jurisdiction and identify buildings subject to its jurisdiction as being potentially hazardous to life in the event of an earthquake. Potentially hazardous buildings include the following:(1) Unreinforced masonry buildings constructed prior to the adoption of local building codes requiring earthquake resistant design of buildings that are constructed of unreinforced masonry wall construction and exhibit any of the following characteristics:(A) Exterior parapets or ornamentation that may fall.(B) Exterior walls that are not anchored to the floors or roof.(C) Lack of an effective system to resist seismic forces.(2) Woodframe, multiunit residential buildings constructed before January 1, 1978, where the ground floor portion of the structure contains parking or other similar open floor space that causes soft, weak, or open-front wall lines, as provided in a nationally recognized model code relating to the retrofit of existing buildings or substantially equivalent standards.(b) Structural evaluations made pursuant to this section shall be made by an architect as defined in Section 5500 of the Business and Professions Code, or a civil or structural engineer registered pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 6700) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code, or staff of the enforcing agency, as described in Section 17960, supervised by an architect or civil or structural engineer authorized by this subdivision to make the structural evaluations.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 375. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 19162 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection|ARTICLE 4 - Earthquake Hazardous Building Reconstruction|Section 19162.

19162.  (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 19100 or 19150 or any other provision of law, the governing body of any city, city and county, or county may, by ordinance, establish building seismic retrofit standards applicable to the seismic retrofit of any buildings identified pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 19161 by the city, city and county, or county as being potentially hazardous to life in the event of an earthquake.(b) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 19100, 19150, or any other provision of law, the governing body of any city, city and county, or county may, by ordinance, establish building seismic retrofit standards applicable to the seismic retrofit of any buildings identified pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 19161 by the city, city and county, or county as being potentially hazardous to life in the event of an earthquake. Any standards established pursuant to this section shall apply until the effective date of building standards adopted by the California Building Standards Commission relating to the retrofit of existing buildings, if any, at which time the standards adopted by the commission as amended by the city, county, or city and county pursuant to Section 17958.5 shall apply.(2) A local ordinance establishing building seismic retrofit standards applicable to soft story residential structures adopted before January 1, 2006, shall remain in full force and effect until the effective date of building standards adopted by the California Building Standards Commission relating to the retrofit of existing buildings unless the city, county, or city and county after January 1, 2006, adopts an ordinance pursuant to paragraph (1).(c) Building seismic retrofit standards adopted pursuant to this section may be applied uniformly throughout the city, city and county, or county, or may be applied in specific areas designated by the city, city and county, or county.(d) For purposes of this chapter, “seismic retrofit” means either structural strengthening or providing the means necessary to modify the seismic response that would otherwise be expected by an existing building during an earthquake, to significantly reduce hazards to life and safety while also providing for the substantial safe ingress and egress of the building occupants immediately after an earthquake.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 525, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 19163 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection|ARTICLE 4 - Earthquake Hazardous Building Reconstruction|Section 19163.

19163.  Any local ordinance adopted pursuant to Section 19162 shall require the following:(a) Any seismic retrofit of any building identified pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 19161 as being hazardous to life in the event of an earthquake shall provide for the reasonable adequacy of all of the following:(1) Unreinforced masonry walls to resist normal and inplane seismic forces.(2) The anchorage and stability of exterior parapets and ornamentation.(3) The anchorage of unreinforced masonry walls to the floors and roof.(4) Floor and roof diaphragms.(5) The development of a complete bracing system to resist earthquake forces.(b) Any seismic retrofit of any building identified pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 19161 as potentially hazardous shall comply with a nationally recognized model code relating to the retrofit of existing buildings or substantially equivalent standards. If the city, county, or city and county adopts local amendments to those provisions, it shall determine that the amendments are consistent with Section 17958.5.(c) Seismic retrofit of any building or portions of any building shall be designed to resist and withstand the seismic forces from any direction as set forth in the building seismic retrofit standards using the allowable working stresses adopted pursuant to this article.(d) The governing board of any city, city and county, or county may establish, by ordinance, standards and procedures to fulfill the intent of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) without regard to the remainder of the requirements specified above.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 525, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 19163.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection|ARTICLE 4 - Earthquake Hazardous Building Reconstruction|Section 19163.5.

19163.5.  Except as otherwise provided in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 129675) of Part 7 of Division 107, an ordinance adopted by a city, city and county, or county pursuant to Section 19163, may establish higher standards for the seismic retrofit of those structures or buildings which are needed for emergency purposes after an earthquake in order to preserve the peace, health, and safety of the general public, including, but not limited to, hospitals and other medical facilities having surgery or emergency treatment areas, fire and police stations, government disaster operations centers, and public utility and communication buildings deemed vital in emergencies.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 890, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 19164 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection|ARTICLE 4 - Earthquake Hazardous Building Reconstruction|Section 19164.

19164.  Any city, city and county, or county may assign allowable working stresses to existing materials based on substantiating research data or engineering judgment. Such allowable working stresses shall be limited by a safety factor which is reasonably commensurate with the importance of the element in which the material is used. In the event the local jurisdiction does not have the ability to assign such allowable working stresses, it may employ as a consultant the office of the State Architect. Allowable working stresses prepared by the office of the State Architect for any city, city and county, or county shall be subject to approval by the Seismic Safety Commission.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 510.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 19165 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection|ARTICLE 4 - Earthquake Hazardous Building Reconstruction|Section 19165.

19165.  Any city, city and county, or county adopting an ordinance establishing building seismic retrofit standards for seismically hazardous buildings shall file for informational purposes with the Department of Housing and Community Development a copy of those standards and all subsequent amendments.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 376. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 19166 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection|ARTICLE 4 - Earthquake Hazardous Building Reconstruction|Section 19166.

19166.  Any building identified as being a seismic hazard to life and retrofitted in compliance with building seismic retrofit standards adopted pursuant to this article and properly maintained, shall not, within a period of 15 years, be identified as a seismic hazard to life pursuant to any local building standards adopted after the date of the building seismic retrofit unless the building no longer meets the seismically hazardous building retrofit standards under which it was retrofitted.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 525, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 19167 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection|ARTICLE 4 - Earthquake Hazardous Building Reconstruction|Section 19167.

19167.  No city, city and county, or county, nor any employee of any such entity, shall be liable for damages for injury to persons or property, resulting from an earthquake or otherwise, on the basis of any assessment or evaluation performed, any ordinance adopted, or any other action taken pursuant to this article, irrespective of whether such action complies with the terms of this article, or on the basis of failure to take any action authorized by this article. The immunity from liability provided herein is in addition to all other immunities of the city, city and county, or county provided by law.(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1131.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 19168 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection|ARTICLE 4 - Earthquake Hazardous Building Reconstruction|Section 19168.

19168.  Nothing in this article shall apply to those buildings and structures governed by the provisions of Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 15000) of Division 12.5 of this code or Article 3 (commencing with Section 39140) of Chapter 2 of Part 23 of the Education Code or Article 7 (commencing with Section 81130) of Chapter 1 of Part 49 of the Education Code or any state-owned buildings or structures located in any city, city and county, or county.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 510.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 19170 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection|ARTICLE 5 - Violations|Section 19170.

19170.  Any person who violates, or causes or permits another person to violate, any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor.(Amended by Stats. 1941, Ch. 301.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 19180 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection|ARTICLE 6 - Seismic Gas Shutoff|Section 19180.

19180.  The Legislature finds and declares that:(a)  It is generally accepted that various areas of the state will experience moderate and severe earthquakes in the foreseeable future. (b)  A serious threat to life and property resulting from these earthquakes is the threat of fire resulting from earthquake damage. (c)  In order to mitigate, as much as possible, the effects of a major earthquake, including fire resulting from an earthquake, local governments should be authorized to adopt ordinances requiring installation of earthquake sensitive gas shutoff devices in buildings. (Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 152, Sec. 1. Effective July 12, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 19181 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection|ARTICLE 6 - Seismic Gas Shutoff|Section 19181.

19181.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the governing body of any city, county, or city and county may enact an ordinance requiring the installation of earthquake sensitive gas shutoff devices in buildings open to the public. Any ordinance adopted pursuant to this section shall conform to standards adopted by the State Architect pursuant to Section 19182.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 152, Sec. 2. Effective July 12, 1996.)