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Nothing contained herein shall prevent or restrict the authority of the City's code enforcement officials to inspect any apartment, house or hotel, or the premises thereof, in response to a citizen complaint alleging code violations or other violations of law at such an apartment, house or hotel, and to pursue all code enforcement remedies permissible under this code or other laws following such a complaint-based inspection of an apartment, house or hotel.
(Ord. 2017-06 § 2 (part), 2017; Ord. 2007- 06 § 1, 2007; Ord. 2006-01 §1, 2006)
Every owner of a rental unit located within the City shall permit the City's periodic inspection of the apartment, house and hotel, and the property on which such unit is located, following notice from the city. The building inspector, or his or her designee, shall cause each unit to be inspected once every three (3) years to ensure compliance with all applicable City ordinances or other laws relating to housing, including the substandard housing provisions of the Housing Code contained in Chapter 15.22 of this Code. The Building Inspector shall inform the unit owner if a periodic balcony inspection will be required by a licensed general contractor, structural pest control licensee, licensed architect, or licensed engineer.
(Ord. 2017-06 § 2 (part), 2017; Ord. 2007-06 § 1, 2007; Ord. 2006-01 §1, 2006)
A unit that exhibits a deficiency or deficiencies shall be subject to re-inspections as set forth in the administrative regulations adopted pursuant to Section 8.30.170 of Chapter 8.30.
(Ord. 2017-06 § 2 (part), 2017; Ord. 2007-06 § 1, 2007; Ord. 2006-01 §1, 2006)
The building inspector, or his or her designee, shall give a minimum of thirty (30) days advance written notice of the date and time of the periodic inspection to the owner of the unit and to the occupants thereof. Such notice shall provide the address and phone number where additional information concerning the inspection may be obtained. Notice to the unit's owner and occupants shall be mailed by first class mail to the owner's last known address as it appears in the records of the county assessor and to the unit's occupants.
(Ord. 2017-06 § 2 (part), 2017; Ord. 2007-06 § 1, 2007; Ord. 2006-01 §1, 2006)
Inspection cancellations must be made at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance. All cancellations made with less than forty-eight (48) hours advance notice shall be subject to a cancellation fee of one hundred and two dollars and twenty-five cents ($102.25) per inspection per cancelled unit.
(Ord. 2017-06 § 2 (part), 2017; Ord. 2007-06 § 1, 2007)
Owners shall make every effort to make units available for city inspection. If owners or non-owner occupants do not consent to City entry for inspection pursuant to this chapter, the building official may not force or otherwise attempt to gain entry except in accordance with an valid inspection warrant issued in accordance with Section 1822.50 and following of the California Code of Civil Procedure.
(Ord. 2017-06 § 2 (part), 2017; Ord. 2007-06 § 1, 2007; Ord. 2006-01 §1, 2006)
Certificates of compliance issued pursuant to this chapter shall specify: the date of issuance, the legal use and occupancy of the unit, the unit address, the name of the unit owner to whom the certificate is issued, and that the unit complies with applicable laws so far as could be determined by inspection. Certificates of compliance issued pursuant to this chapter shall also include a copy of the inspection report provided by a licensed general contractor, structural pest control licensee, licensed architect, or licensed engineer retained by the unit owner to conduct the balcony inspection in accordance with Section 8.30.070 of Chapter 8.30.
(Ord. 2017-06 § 2 (part), 2017; Ord. 2007-06 § 1, 2007; Ord. 2006-01 §1, 2006)
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