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Chico, CA Code of Ordinances
CHICO MUNICIPAL CODE
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF CHICO
Title 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
Title 2 ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL
Title 3 REVENUE AND FINANCE
Title 4 (RESERVED)
Title 5 BUSINESS REGULATIONS1
Title 6 (RESERVED)
Title 7 ANIMALS
Title 8 HEALTH AND SANITATION1
Title 9 PUBLIC PEACE, SAFETY AND MORALS
Title 10 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Title 11 AIRPORT1
Title 12 PARKS
Title 13 (RESERVED)
Title 14 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
Title 15 UTILITY SERVICES
Title 16 BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION1
Chapter 16.02 BUILDING REGULATIONS - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 16.04 BUILDING REGULATIONS - DEFINITIONS
Chapter 16.06 BUILDING REGULATIONS - BUILDING STANDARDS
Chapter 16.10 BUILDING REGULATIONS - BUILDING PERMITS
Chapter 16.12 BUILDING REGULATIONS - CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY AND CONNECTION APPROVALS
Chapter 16.14 BUILDING REGULATIONS - INSPECTIONS, SURVEYS, AND TESTS
Chapter 16.16 BUILDING REGULATIONS - ENFORCEMENT
Chapter 16.22 GRADING REGULATIONS - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 16.24 GRADING REGULATIONS - DEFINITIONS
Chapter 16.26 GRADING REGULATIONS - STANDARDS
Chapter 16.28 GRADING REGULATIONS - PERMITS
Chapter 16.30 GRADING REGULATIONS - INSPECTIONS
Chapter 16.32 GRADING REGULATIONS - ENFORCEMENT
Chapter 16.34 FLOODPLAIN REGULATIONS - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 16.35 FLOODPLAIN REGULATIONS - DEFINITIONS
Chapter 16.36 FLOODPLAIN REGULATIONS - FLOODPLAIN MAPS, RECORDS AND REPORTS
Chapter 16.37 FLOODPLAIN REGULATIONS - STANDARDS
Chapter 16.38 FLOODPLAIN REGULATIONS - ENFORCEMENT
Chapter 16.42 FIRE REGULATIONS - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 16.44 FIRE REGULATIONS - DEFINITIONS
Chapter 16.46 FIRE REGULATIONS - FIRE REGULATION STANDARDS
Chapter 16.48 FIRE REGULATIONS - PERMITS
Chapter 16.50 FIRE REGULATIONS - INSPECTIONS
Chapter 16.52 FIRE REGULATIONS - ENFORCEMENT
Chapter 16.60 ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES REQUIRED INCIDENT TO TRANSFERS OF RESIDENTIAL HOUSING
Chapter 16.62 UNIFORM HOUSING CODE
Chapter 16.64 UNIFORM CODE FOR THE ABATEMENT OF DANGEROUS BUILDINGS
Chapter 16.66 TREE PRESERVATION REGULATIONS
Chapter 16.68 VOLUNTARY HERITAGE TREE PROGRAM
TITLE 16 FOOTNOTES
Title 17 (RESERVED)
Title 18 SUBDIVISIONS
Title 19 LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS1
Title 2R ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL AND EMPLOYEE RELATIONS RULES
Title 3R REVENUE AND FINANCE RULES AND PROCEDURES
Title 5R BUSINESS RULES AND REGULATIONS
Title 8R SOLID WASTE COLLECTION RULES
Title 10R VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC RULES AND PROCEDURES
Title 11R CHICO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT RULES AND REGULATIONS1
Title 12R RULES AND REGULATIONS OF BIDWELL PARK AND OTHER PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS1
Title 14R BUILDING IN STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES
Title 15R WATER AND SEWERS
Title 16R BUILDING STANDARDS
Title 18R DESIGN CRITERIA AND IMPROVEMENT STANDARDS1
TABLES
Chico, CA Comprehensive Ordinance Table
Chapter 16.10
BUILDING REGULATIONS - BUILDING PERMITS
Section:
16.10.010   General provisions.
16.10.020   Required permits - Basic building permits.
16.10.030   Required permits - Permits for building service equipment.
16.10.040   Required permits - Sign permits.
16.10.050   Applications for permits - Place of filing, form, and content.
16.10.060   Applications for permits - Plans and specifications to accompany application.
16.10.065   Applications for permits - Development within special flood hazard areas.
16.10.070   Applications for permits - Qualification of applicant.
16.10.080   Applications for permits - Owner-builders.
16.10.090   Applications for permits - Proof of compliance with occupational health and safety permit requirements.
16.10.100   Applications for permits - Review by fire chief.
16.10.105   Application for permits - Certificate in regard to asbestos-containing construction materials.
16.10.110   Applications for permits - Expiration of application.
16.10.120   Issuance of permits - Form and content of permits.
16.10.130   Issuance of permits - Approval of permits.
16.10.140   Issuance of permits - Approval of plans and specifications.
16.10.150   Issuance of permits - Issuance prior to recordation of final map or certificate of compliance.
16.10.160   Effect and validity of permit.
16.10.170   Transferability of permits.
16.10.180   Expiration of permits.
16.10.190   Inapplicability of Health and Safety Code Section 19829(B).
16.10.200   Plan check and permit fees - Fee assessment.
16.10.210   Plan check and permit fees - Fee refunds.
16.10.010   General provisions.
   No person shall erect, re-erect, construct, install, enlarge, repair, replace, remodel, alter, improve, move, remove, convert, or demolish any building or structure, building service equipment, or sign within the city, or cause the same to be done, without a permit required by this chapter.
(Ord. 1646 §4 (part))
16.10.020   Required permits - Basic building permits.
   A basic building permit shall be required for the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, improvement, moving, removal, conversion, or demolition of any building or structure in the city; except that a basic building permit shall not be required for the following:
   A.   Buildings or structures exempted from the basic building standards adopted by Chapter 16.06 of this title;
   B.   One-story detached accessory buildings used as tool and storage sheds, playhouses, and similar uses if the projected roof area does not exceed 120 square feet;
   C.   Fences not over 6 feet high;
   D.   Movable cases, counters, and partitions not over 5 feet high;
   E.   Retaining walls not over 4 feet in height, measured from the bottom of the footing to the top of the wall, unless supporting a surcharge or impounding flammable liquids;
   F.   Water tanks supported directly upon grade if the capacity of the tank does not exceed 500 gallons and the ratio of height to diameter or width does not exceed 2 to 1;
   G.   Platforms, walks and driveways not more than 30 inches above grade and not over any basement or story below;
   H.   Painting, papering, and similar finish work;
   I.   Temporary motion picture, television, and theater stage sets and scenery;
   J.   Window awnings supported by the exterior wall of a building or structure classified as a Group R, Division 2 and Group M occupancy under the basic building standards adopted by Chapter 16.06 of this title when projecting not more than 54 inches;
   K.   Prefabricated swimming pools accessory to a building or structure designated as a Group R, Division 3 occupancy under the basic building standards adopted by or pursuant to Chapter 16.06 of this title if the pool walls are entirely above the adjacent grade and the capacity does not exceed 5,000 gallons;
   L.   Satellite dish antennas, if the antenna is ground mounted, does not exceed 12 feet in diameter or height and is used in connection with the occupancy of a single family dwelling.
(Ord. 1646 §4 (part))
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