A. General: For the purpose of this code, certain terms, phrases, words and their derivatives shall be construed as specified in this section.
Where terms are not defined, they shall have their ordinarily accepted meanings within the context with which they are used. "Webster's Third New International Dictionary Of The English Language, Unabridged", copyright 1986, shall be considered as providing ordinarily accepted meanings. Words used in the singular include the plural and the plural the singular. Words used in the masculine gender include the feminine and the feminine the masculine.
ADDITION: An extension or increase in floor area or height of a building or structure.
ALTER OR ALTERATION: A change or modification in construction or building service equipment.
APPROVED: As to materials, types of construction, equipment and systems, refers to approval by the building official as the result of investigation and tests conducted by the building official, or by reason of accepted principles or tests by recognized authorities, technical or scientific organizations.
APPROVED AGENCY: An established and recognized agency regularly engaged in conducting tests or furnishing inspection services, when the agency has been approved by the building official.
BUILDING: A structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering a use or occupancy.
BUILDING CODE: The California building code published by the California Building Standards Commission, as adopted and amended by this jurisdiction.
BUILDING, EXISTING: A building erected prior to the adoption of this code, or one for which a legal building permit has been issued.
BUILDING OFFICIAL: The officer or other designated authority charged with the administration and enforcement of this code, or a regularly authorized deputy. Used herein, the term director of building and safety, or his or her designee, shall be construed to mean the building official.
BUILDING SERVICE EQUIPMENT: Refers to plumbing, mechanical, electrical and elevator equipment, devices and installations including, but not limited to, piping, wiring, and fixtures which provide sanitation, lighting, heating, ventilation, cooling, refrigeration, firefighting and transportation facilities essential to the occupancy of the building or structure for its designated use. This term shall include "system service equipment".
DANGEROUS BUILDINGS CODE: The Beverly Hills code for the abatement of dangerous buildings identified in article 8 of this chapter as adopted by this jurisdiction.
ELECTRICAL CODE: The California electrical code published by the California building standards commission, as adopted and amended by this jurisdiction and may be cited as the electrical code of the city of Beverly Hills.
ENERGY CODE: The California energy code published by the California Building Standards Commission, as adopted and amended by this jurisdiction and may be cited as the energy code of the city of Beverly Hills.
EXISTING BUILDING CODE: The California existing building code published by the California Building Standards Commission, as adopted and amended by this jurisdiction and may be cited as the existing building code of the city of Beverly Hills.
FIRE CODE: The California fire code published by the California Building Standards Commission, as adopted and amended by this jurisdiction and may be cited as the fire code of the city of Beverly Hills.
FIRE OFFICIAL: The officer of other designated authority charged with the administration and enforcement of the fire code, or a regularly authorized deputy. Used herein, the term fire chief, or his or her designee, shall be construed to mean the fire official. Whenever the term or title "fire official" or other similar designation is used herein, it shall be construed to mean the fire official designated by the appointing authority of this jurisdiction, as applicable in enforcing the administrative code as it pertains to the California fire code. Whenever the term or title "building official" or other similar designation is used herein, it shall be construed to mean the fire official as applicable in enforcing the administrative code as it pertains to the California fire code.
GREEN BUILDING CODE: The California green building standards code and may be cited as CALGreen code published by the California building standards commission, as adopted and amended by the jurisdiction and may be cited as the green building code as adopted by this jurisdiction.
HISTORICAL BUILDING CODE: The California historical building code published by the California Building Standards Commission, as adopted and amended by this jurisdiction and may be cited as the historical building code of the city of Beverly Hills.
HOUSING CODE: The Beverly Hills housing code identified in article 9 of this chapter.
JURISDICTION: As used in this code, is the city of Beverly Hills.
LISTED AND LISTING: Terms referring to equipment and materials included in a list published by an approved testing laboratory, inspection agency, or other organization concerned with product evaluation that maintains periodic inspection of current productions of listed equipment or materials. The published list shall state that the material or equipment complies with approved nationally recognized codes, standards or tests and has been tested or evaluated and found suitable for use in a specified manner.
MECHANICAL CODE: The California mechanical code published by the California building standards commission, as adopted and amended by this jurisdiction and may be cited as the mechanical code of the city of Beverly Hills.
OCCUPANCY: The purpose for which a building, or part thereof, is used or intended to be used.
OWNER: Any person, agent, firm or corporation having a legal interest in the property.
PERMIT: An official document or certificate issued by the building official authorizing performance of a specified activity.
PERSON: A natural person, heirs, executors, fiduciaries, administrators or assigns, trustees, and also includes a firm, partnership or corporation, its or their successors or assigns, or the agent of any of the aforesaid. "Person" also includes officers, members, managers, partners and principals of entities (including, but not limited to, corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships, partnerships and joint ventures) that have an interest in real property.
PLUMBING CODE: The California plumbing code published by the California building standards commission, as adopted and amended by this jurisdiction and may be cited as the plumbing code of the city of Beverly Hills.
PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE: The international property maintenance code promulgated by the International Code Council, as adopted and amended by this jurisdiction and may be cited as the property maintenance code of the city of Beverly Hills.
REPAIR: The reconstruction or renewal of any part of an existing building, structure or building service equipment for the purpose of its maintenance.
RESIDENTIAL CODE: The California residential code published by the California Building Standards Commission, as adopted and amended by this jurisdiction. California residential code published by the California Building Standards
RESPONSIBLE PERSON: Includes all persons, whether as owners, lessees, occupants or others, who allow, cause, create, maintain, suffer, or permit a violation of the Beverly Hills municipal code to exist or continue, by any act or the omission of any act or duty.
SHALL: As used in this code, is mandatory.
STRUCTURAL OBSERVATION: The visual observation of the structural system, for general conformance to the approved plans and specifications, at significant construction stages and at completion of the structural system. Structural observation does not include or waive the responsibility for the inspections required by the fire code.
STRUCTURE: That which is built or constructed, or an edifice or building of any kind, or any piece of work artificially built up or composed of parts joined together in some manner.
SUCCESSFUL INSPECTION:
An inspection performed by the building official or designee resulting in final approval, approval, partial approval, correction notice or other progressive inspection validating completion of project or portion thereof. Miscellaneous inspections, construction site maintenance conditions, unpermitted work, and other non-construction inspections are not successful inspections.
TECHNICAL CODES:
Refer to those codes adopted by this jurisdiction containing the provisions for design, construction, alteration, addition, repair, removal, demolition, use, location, occupancy and maintenance of property, buildings, structures, and building service equipment as herein defined.
VALUATION OR VALUE: As applied to improvements a building and its building service equipment, shall be the estimated cost to replace the building and its building service equipment in kind, based on current replacement costs. Valuation or value, as applied to building permit fees, shall mean the estimated fair market value of the cost of all construction work for which the permit is issued as determined by the building official. To determine the valuation, the building official may use the most current building valuation table published by the International Code Council, the mean of three (3) responsible bids from properly licensed contractors or any other commonly accepted method to estimate construction costs. Soft cost including design services shall not be incorporated unless a design build project approach is used.
(Ord. 16-O-2719, eff. 1-20-2017; amd. Ord. 19-O-2793, 11-19-2019)