The "California Building Code Volumes 1 and 2" (2025 Edition), as published by the California Building Standards Commission, including Appendix Chapters G and J.

The "California Residential Code" (2025 Edition), as published by the California Building Standards Commission, including Appendix Chapter AX.

The "California Wildland-Urban Interface Code" as published by the California Building Standards Commission.

The "California Electrical Code" (2025 Edition), as published by the California Building Standards Commission.

The "California Mechanical Code" (2025 Edition), as published by the California Building Standards Commission.

The "California Plumbing Code" (2025 Edition), as published by the California Building Standards Commission including Appendix Chapters I (Installation Standards) and K.

The "California Energy Code" (2025 Edition), as published by the California Building Standards Commission.

The "California Historical Building Code" (2025 Edition), as published by the California Building Standards Commission.

The "California Existing Building Code" (2025 Edition), as published by the California Building Standards Commission.

The "California Green Building Standards Code" (2025 Edition), as published by the California Building Standards Commission.

The California Referenced Standards Code" (2025 Edition), as published by the California Building Standards Commission.

The "International Property Maintenance Code" (2024 Edition), as published by the International Code Council, including Appendix A.

Sections 105.1.3 and 105.1.4 are added to read as follows:

105.1.3 Paving and Striping. Building permits shall be required for all paving, re-paving (including slurry coating), striping, re-striping, signage, and re-signage of parking spaces in parking lots and structures. Accessible parking spaces, access aisles, and signage shall be provided that meets currently adopted codes.

105.1.4 Demolition Permits. Building permits shall be required to demolish any building, portion of a building, or structure within the City of Santa Barbara and shall be subject to the following conditions:

1. The applicant shall ensure all utility connections have been removed by the appropriate utility providers, except such utility services that are approved for use in connection with the work of the demolition. The applicant shall provide verification from the utility providers that utility service has been disconnected.

2. The applicant shall obtain clearance from the Santa Barbara Air Pollution Control District for all commercial demolition, renovations and alterations.

3. All resulting building debris, trash, junk, vegetation, dead organic matter, rodent harborage, or combustible material that constitutes a threat to life, health, or property, or is detrimental to the public welfare or which may reduce adjacent property value shall be removed from the site within thirty (30) days after the demolition of the structure.

4. All demolition debris must be managed and handled in accordance with the City's Environmental Services Division regulations and guidelines.

Section 105.2 "Work Exempt From Permit" is amended to read as follows:

105.2 Work Exempt From Permit. Exemptions from permit requirements of this code shall not be deemed to grant authorization for any work to be done in any manner in violation of the provisions of this code or any other laws or ordinances of this jurisdiction. Permits shall not be required for the following (Note - For work involving detached one- and two-family dwellings or townhouses or buildings accessory to detached one- and two-family dwellings or townhouses, see Section 105 of the California Residential Code as amended by the City of Santa Barbara in this Ordinance):

Section 105.4.1 added to read as follows:

105.4.1 Issuance. All work authorized by building permit for other than R-3 or U occupancies shall be issued to an appropriate contractor licensed in accordance with the provisions of California State Law.

Section 105.5 "Expiration" is amended to read as follows:

105.5 Expiration. Unless extended by the Building Official, every permit issued shall become invalid, without notice being given to the permit holder when the following occurs:

Section 107.1.1 "Licensed Architect Required" is added to read as follows:

107.1.1 Licensed Architect Required. All permit applications and construction documents for multi-family residential buildings of greater than 2 units and non-residential projects with construction valuations greater than 20% of the current building value shall be reviewed for consistency and compliance and submitted with the seal and signature of a State licensed architect unless specifically allowed to do otherwise by the Building Official.

Section 107.2.9 "Certified Access Specialist (CASp) Approval" is added to read as follows:

107.2.9 Certified Access Specialist (CASp) Approval. Building permit applications and the associated construction drawings that include a CASp certification per State Civil Code Section 55.53 and include the following statement, signed by a State licensed CASp, will receive an expedited plan review of Chapters 11A and 11B by the City:

Section 109 "Fees" is replaced as follows:

109. Fees. All fees shall be adopted either by:

1. City Council via Ordinance or Resolution, or

2. Provided for by the State of California

Section 113 "Board of appeals" is amended to read as follows:

113. Board of Appeals. In order to provide technical Code advice to the City's building official and fire code official, and to hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions or determinations made by the fire code official or building official relative to the application and interpretations of the technical codes, there shall be and is hereby created a Building and Fire Code Board of Appeals. This Board consists of members who are qualified by experience and training to pass upon matters pertaining to building construction and building service equipment and who are not employees of the jurisdiction. The Building and Fire Code Board of Appeals shall be appointed by the City Council and shall hold office for a 4-year term. The Board is not empowered to waive requirements of the State Title 24 codes. The Board shall adopt rules of procedure for conducting its business and shall render all decisions and findings in writing to the appellant with a duplicate copy to the fire code official or building official.

113.1.1 Alternatives. The Board may consider any alternate provided that it finds that the proposed design, material, method, or work offered is, for the purpose intended. The Board shall have no authority to waive the requirements of the applicable Code.

113.1.2 Appointments. The City Council shall appoint 7 qualified individuals provided that at least 3 members are physically disabled when hearing items that involve Chapters 11A or 11B of the California Building.

113.1.3 Quorum. For other than appeals and ratifications relative to Chapter 11A or 11B of the California Building Code, it shall take a quorum of members to hear an appeal and majority vote of the Board convened to sustain an appeal. Appeals and ratifications relative to the enforcement of Chapter 11A or 11B, at least 2 of the Board members in a quorum hearing the item must be physically disabled.

113.1.4 Chairperson. The chairperson shall be selected annually by the convened Board. The chairperson shall maintain order and conduct the meeting in accordance with the California Brown Act.

113.1.5 Meetings. The Board shall meet when needed to hear an appeal or when needed to transact business of the Board. Either the building official or the fire code official or their designee shall act as Secretary of the Board.

113.1.6 Board Decisions. The decision of the Building and Fire Code Board of Appeals shall be final on all matters of appeals and shall become an order to the Appellant, Chief Building Official or Fire Code Official as may be appropriate.

113.1.7 Procedural Rules. Appeal hearings shall be conducted substantially in accordance with the following format:

1. Any person may appeal a decision of the building official or fire code official by filing a written appeal with the building official or fire code official within 10 days of the issuance of the written decision. The notice of appeal shall state the grounds for the appeal.

2. No notice of appeal shall be accepted unless the notice is accompanied by the fee specified by resolution of the City Council.

3. Unless agreed to otherwise by the appellant and the building official or fire code official, all appeals shall be heard not less than 10 days and not more than 60 days from the date on which the building official or fire code official receives the written appeal.

4. The filing of a timely appeal with the building official or fire code official shall place a stay on further enforcement of the specific matter appealed, except for instances of danger to life or property.

5. The Chairperson shall call the meeting to order.

6. The Chairperson shall note the Board members present for the minutes.

7. The Chairperson shall recognize the building official or fire code official for presentation of the appeal. The building official or the fire code official shall read his or her recommendation to the Board.

8. The Chairperson shall recognize the Appellant for presentation of rebuttals.

9. All witnesses must be called by either the Appellant or the building official or the fire code official and may be questioned as permitted by the Chair of this Board. The Board has full discretion in allowing witnesses as well as setting equal time limits for presentation by City staff and the Appellant.

10. The Board may entertain comments from the public.

11. The Board may affirm, deny, or amend the decision of the building official or the fire code official.

12. The Board shall issue its decisions in writing and shall include a statement of the decision appealed, the decision of the Board and the findings made by the Board in reaching their decision.

13. The Chairperson shall adjourn the meeting at the end of business.

14. The Secretary shall prepare minutes for the record and shall serve as custodian of case records and said minutes.

Section 117 is added to read as follows:

117.1 Post-Damage Assessment. After a disaster, residential buildings subject to this Code shall be assessed for damage and placarded in accordance with Chapter 22.09 of this Code.

Section 701A.1 has been removed in its entirety and replaced with The 2025 Edition of The California Wildland-Urban Interface Code as amended by Municipal Code Section 22.04.080.

Section 903.2.22 "Local Requirements" is added to read as follows:

903.2.22 Local Requirements. Approved automatic sprinkler systems shall be installed throughout buildings and structures as specified in Section 903.2 or as specified in Section 903.2.22, whichever is more protective.

903.2.22.1 New Buildings, Generally. The construction of a new building containing any of the following occupancies: A, B, E, F, H, I, L, M, R, S or U.

Exceptions: A new building containing a Group U occupancy that is constructed in the City's designated High Fire Hazard Area is not required to provide a sprinkler system as long as the building does not exceed 500 square feet of floor area. A new building containing a U occupancy that is constructed outside the City's designated High Fire Hazard Area is not required to provide a sprinkler system as long as the building does not exceed 5,000 square feet of floor area.

903.2.22.2 New Buildings in the High Fire Hazard Area. The construction of any new building within the City's designated High Fire Hazard Area.

Exception: A new building containing a Group U occupancy that is constructed in the City's designated High Fire Hazard Area is not required to provide a sprinkler system as long as the building does not exceed 500 square feet of floor area.

903.2.22.3 Additions to Buildings Other than Single-Family Residences. The addition of floor area to an existing building that contains any occupancy other than Group R, Division 3.

Exception: For buildings that have had no additions since September 11, 2009, a single addition of not more than 250 square feet, provided the addition does not change the use to a more hazardous occupancy, shall not trigger the requirement to install an automatic fire sprinkler system. However, the square footage of the single addition allowed under this exception will be included in the cumulative total of modifications and alterations for purposes of Section 903.2.20.4.

903.2.22.4 Remodels of Buildings Other than Single-Family Residences. The remodel or alteration of the interior of an existing building that contains any occupancy other than Group R, Division 3, where the floor area of the portion of the building that is modified or altered exceeds 50% of the existing floor area of the building. For purposes of this section, all modifications or alterations to an existing building that occur after September 11, 2009 shall be counted in the aggregate toward the 50% threshold measured against the floor area of the building. It shall be the responsibility of the building owner to install the sprinkler system throughout the building when the threshold has been exceeded. Calculations of aggregate floor areas are as follows:

(a) Aggregate alterations or modifications involving the demolition, reconstruction and/or replacement of 50% or more of the existing exterior walls of the building or structure; or

(b) Aggregate alterations or modifications that change or rearrange the existing configuration of walls or full height partitions and involves 50% or more of the enclosed floor area of the building or structure; or

(c) Aggregate alterations or modifications involving the demolition, reconstruction and/or replacement of 50% or more of ceiling and wall coverings exposing framing members of the building.

Exception: Nothing in this section shall prevent the building owner from negotiating a written agreement with the tenant or tenants for allocating the cost of the sprinkler system in any proportion.

903.2.22.5 Change of Occupancy to a Higher Hazard Classification. Any change of occupancy in an existing building where the occupancy changes to a higher hazard classification. Higher hazard classification shall be defined per amended Table 1011.5 of the 2025 Existing Building Code and written policy.

Exception: For purposes of sprinklers only, the higher hazard classification will not be deemed to include low hazard assembly occupancies of 75 occupants or fewer

903.2.22.6 Computation of Square Footage. For the purposes of this Section 903.2.22, the floor area of buildings shall be computed in accordance with the definition of "Floor area, Gross" provided in Section 202 of the California Building Code.

903.2.22.7 Existing Use. Any existing building not classified as Group R, Division 3, in existence at the time of the effective date of this code may have their use continued if such use was legal at the time. Additions to existing buildings shall require an automatic fire sprinkler system installed throughout, including areas not previously protected.

Exception: For buildings that have had no additions since September 11, 2009, a single addition of not more than 250 square feet, provided the addition does not change the use to a more hazardous occupancy, shall not trigger the requirement to install an automatic fire sprinkler system. However, the square footage of the single addition will be included in the cumulative total of modifications and alterations for purposes of Section 903.2.22.4.

903.2.22.8 Exceptions and Modifications. Where hardship or substantial difficulty make strict compliance with a sprinkler section impractical, the fire code official is authorized to grant exceptions or modifications on an individual basis, pursuant to California Fire Code Section 104.9.

Section 907.2.30 is added to read as follows:

907.2.30 Mixed-Use Occupancies. Where residential occupancies are combined with commercial occupancies, a fire alarm system shall be installed which notifies all occupants in the event of a fire. The system shall include automatic smoke detection throughout the commercial and common areas. In addition, a notification system shall be installed in a manner and location approved by the fire code official that indicates the presence of residential dwelling units in accordance with Municipal Code Section 8.04.030 B.

Section 1208.5 "Efficiency Dwelling Units" is amended to read as follows:

1208.5 Efficiency Dwelling Units. Unless modified by local ordinance pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 17958.1, efficiency dwelling units shall comply with the following:

1. The unit's habitable space shall comply with Sections 1208.1 through 1208.4.

Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1 above, for projects constructed or operated by a nonprofit or governmental agency offering housing at an Affordable Housing Cost to Lower Income Households (as those terms are defined in sections 50052.5 and 50079.5 of the California Health and Safety Code), the City may permit efficiency dwelling units for occupancy by no more than two persons who qualify as either very low or low income households where the units have a minimum useable floor area, (excluding floor area in the kitchen, bathroom and closet), of not less than 150 square feet. In all other respects, such efficiency dwelling units shall conform to the minimum standards specified in this code.

1. The unit shall be provided with a separate closet.

2. For other than Accessible, adaptable dwelling units, the unit shall be provided with a kitchen sink, cooking appliance and refrigeration facilities, each having a clear working space of not less than 30 inches (762 mm) in front. Light and ventilation conforming to this code shall be provided.

3. The unit shall be provided with a separate bathroom containing a water closet, lavatory and bathtub or shower.

Table 1505.1 is amended to read as follows:

Section 1505.1.1 "Roofing Requirements in a Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Area" is amended to read as follows:

1505.1.1 Roofing Requirements in a Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Area. Roof coverings on all buildings shall be class A noncombustible in accordance with adopted CBC Standards or otherwise as may be approved by the Chief Building Official.

Treated or untreated wood shakes or shingles shall not be permitted, except on existing structures which are constructed with shake or shingle roofs where less than 20% of the existing roof is being replaced within a two-year period, provided such replacement roofing is fire retardant treated wood shakes or shingles.

"Green" or "Vegetated" roofs shall not be used in the Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Area.

Section 1505.1.2 "Roof coverings within all other areas" is amended to read as follows:

1505.1.2 Roof Coverings Within in All Other Areas. The roof covering or roofing assembly of any new building or the re-roofing of any existing building, regardless of type or occupancy classification, shall be no less than Class B, except that Group H, Division 1 and Group I occupancies shall be Class A. Treated or untreated wood shakes or shingles shall not be permitted, except on existing structures which are constructed with shake or shingle roofs where less than 20% of the existing roof is being replaced within a two-year period, provided such replacement roofing is fire retardant treated wood shakes or shingles.

Exception: In the High Fire Hazard District, roof coverings shall be in accordance with Section 1501.1.1 and Chapter 5 of the California Wildland Interface Code as amended by the City of Santa Barbara municipal code Section 22.04.080.

Section 1507.4.1 "Deck Requirements" is amended to read as follows:

1507.4.1 Deck Requirements. Metal roof panel roof coverings shall be applied to a solid or closely fitted deck, except where the roof covering is specifically designed to be applied to spaced supports. Metal roof panel coverings shall not be installed over combustible shingles or shakes.

Section 1705.12.2 "Structural wood" subsection "Exceptions" is amended to read as follows:

1. Special Inspections are not required for wood shear walls, shear panels and diaphragms, including nailing, bolting, anchoring and other fastening to other elements of the seismic force-resisting system, where the fastener spacing of the sheathing is more than 4 inches (102 mm) on center (o.c.).

2. Special Inspection is not required if the building is designed in accordance with AWC SDPWS-2008 (NDS) Table 4.3A (Note: PLF values must be divided in half per 4.3.3) assuming that the allowable shear values reflected are reduced by 25%.

Appendix G Section G101 "Flood Resistant Construction" is amended to read as follows:

G101. General. Construction and development within a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Special Flood Hazard Area depicted on a FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map shall be completed in accordance with the City's Municipal Code, Chapter 22.24 and FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program standards for construction and development within Special Flood Hazard Areas.

Appendix G Sections G102 through G1101 are deleted without replacement.

Appendix J "Grading" is amended to read as follows:

J101.1 Scope. The provisions of this chapter apply to grading, excavation and earthwork construction, including fills and embankments, and the control of grading site runoff, including erosion sediments and construction-related pollutants. The purpose of this appendix is to safeguard life, limb, property and the public welfare by regulating grading on private property. Where technical conflict occur between this chapter and geotechnical report filed by a licensed civil engineer, the Building Official may allow the geotechnical report to govern.

J101.2 General Hazards. Whenever the Building Official determines that any existing excavation or embankment or fill on private property has become a hazard to life and limb, or endangers property, or adversely affects the safety, use or stability of a public way or drainage channel, the owner of the property upon which the excavation or fill is located, or other person or agent in control of said property, upon receipt of notice in writing from the Building Official, shall within the period specified therein repair or eliminate such excavation or embankment to eliminate the hazard and to be in conformance with the requirements of this code.

J101.3 Safety Precautions. If at any stage of the work the Building Official determines by inspection that further grading as authorized is likely to endanger any public or private property or result in the deposition of debris on any public way or interfere with any existing drainage course, the Building Official may order the work stopped by notice in writing served on any persons engaged in doing or causing such work to be done, and any such person shall forthwith stop such work. The Building Official may authorize the work to proceed if the Building Official finds adequate safety precautions can be taken or corrective measures incorporated in the work to avoid likelihood of such danger, deposition or interference.

If the grading work, as done, has created or resulted in a hazardous condition, the Building Official shall give written notice requiring correction thereof as specified in California Building Code - Section 114 "Violations" or California Residential Code - Section R113 "Violations." The Building Official may cause the violator to be prosecuted and issue an Administrative Citation without first having to issue a Notice of Violation.

J101.4 Protection of Utilities. The owner of any property on which grading has been performed, and which requires a grading permit under Section J103, shall be responsible for the prevention of damage to any public utilities or services.

J101.5 Protection of Adjacent Property. The owner of any property on which grading, has been performed and which requires a grading permit under Section J103 is responsible for the prevention of damage to adjacent property and no person shall excavate on land sufficiently close to the property line to endanger any adjoining public street, sidewalk, alley, or other public or private property without supporting and protecting such property from settling, cracking or other damage which might result. Special precautions approved by the Building Official shall be made to prevent imported or exported materials from being deposited on the adjacent public way and/or drainage courses.

J101.6 Storm Water Control Measures. The owner of any property on which grading, has been performed shall put into effect and maintain all precautionary measures necessary to protect adjacent water courses and public or private property from damage by erosion, flooding, and deposition of mud, debris, and construction-related pollutants originating from the site during grading and related construction activities as required in Chapter 22.85 and/or any special conditions imposed on a project as a result of the issuance of a discretionary permit by the City.

J101.7 Maintenance of Protective Devices. The owner of any property on which grading has been performed pursuant to a permit issued under the provisions of this code, or any other person or agent in control of such property, shall maintain in good condition and repair all drainage structures and other protective devices when they are shown on the grading plans filed with the application for grading permit and approved as a condition precedent to the issuance of such permit.

J101.8 Conditions of Approval. In granting any permit under this code, the Building Official may include such conditions as may be reasonably necessary to prevent creation of a nuisance or hazard to public or private property. Such conditions may include, but shall not be limited to:

J102.1 Definitions. For the purposes of this appendix chapter, the terms, phrases and words listed in this section and their derivatives shall have the indicated meanings.

APPROVAL shall mean that the proposed work or completed work conforms to this chapter to the satisfaction of the Building Official.

AS-GRADED is the extent of surface conditions on completion of the approved grading project.

BEDROCK is in-place solid rock that is the relatively solid, undisturbed rock in place either at the ground surface or beneath superficial deposits of alluvium, colluvium and/or soil.

BENCH is a relatively level step excavated into earth material on which fill is to be placed.

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE (BMP) is a stormwater pollution mitigation measure which is required to be employed in order to comply with the requirements of the NPDES permit issued to the City of Santa Barbara by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board.

BORROW is earth material acquired from an off-site location for use in grading on a site.

CIVIL ENGINEER is a professional engineer registered in the state to practice in the field of civil works.

CIVIL ENGINEERING is the application of the knowledge of the forces of nature, principles of mechanics and the properties of materials to the evaluation, design and construction of civil works.

COMPACTION the densification of a fill by mechanical means.

CUT. See Excavation.

DESILTING BASINS are physical structures, constructed to allow the removal of sediments from surface water runoff.

DESIGN ENGINEER shall mean the civil engineer responsible for the preparation of the grading plans for the site grading work.

DOWN DRAIN a device for collecting water from a swale or ditch located on or above a slope, and safely delivering it to an approved drainage facility

EARTH MATERIAL is any rock, natural soil or fill or any combination thereof.

ENGINEERING GEOLOGIST is a geologist experienced and knowledgeable in engineering geology. Shall mean a person holding a valid certificate of registration as a geologist in the specialty of engineering geology issued by the State of California under the applicable provisions of the Geologist and Geophysicist Act of the Business and Professions Code.

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY is the application of geologic knowledge and principles in the investigation and evaluation of naturally occurring rock and soil for use in the design of civil works.

EROSION is the wearing away of the ground surface as a result of the movement of wind, water or ice.

EROSION/SEDIMENTATION CONTROL PLAN (ESC) is a site drawing with details, notes, and related documents that identify the measures taken by the permittee to (1) control construction-related erosion and prevent construction-related sediment and pollutants from being carried offsite by storm water, and (2) prevent construction-related non-storm water discharges from entering the storm drain system that complies with the latest version of the Building & Safety Division's ESC Policy.

EXCAVATION is the removal of earth material by artificial means, also referred to as a cut.

FIELD ENGINEER shall mean the civil engineer responsible for performing the functions as set forth in Section J105.4.

FILL is the deposition of earth materials by artificial means.

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER. See Soils engineer.

GEOTECHNICAL HAZARD is an adverse condition due to landslide, settlement, and/or slippage. These hazards include loose debris, slope wash, and the potential for mud flows from natural or graded slopes, plan.

GRADE, EXISTING is the grade prior to grading.

GRADE, FINISHED is the final grade of the site that conforms to the approved plan.

GRADE, ROUGH is the stage at which the grade approximately conforms to the approved

GRADE is the vertical location of the ground surface.

GRADING is an excavation or fill or combination thereof.

KEY is a compacted fill placed in a trench excavated in earth material beneath the toe of a slope.

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT shall mean a person who holds a certificate to practice landscape architecture in the State of California under the applicable landscape architecture provisions of Division 3, Chapter 3.5 of the Business and Professions Code.

LINE shall refer to horizontal location of the ground surface.

NATURAL GRADE is the vertical location of the ground surface prior to any excavation or fill.

PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM is a septic tank with effluent discharging into a subsurface disposal field, into one or more seepage pits or into a combination of subsurface disposal field and seepage pit or of such other facilities as may be permitted.

PROFESSIONAL INSPECTION is the inspection required by this code to be performed by the civil engineer, soils engineer or engineering geologist. Such inspections include those performed by persons supervised by such engineers or geologists and shall be sufficient to form an opinion relating to the conduct of the work.

PROJECT CONSULTANTS shall mean professional consultants required by this code which may consist of the design engineer, field engineer, soils engineer, engineering geologist, and architect as applicable to this chapter.

SITE is any lot or parcel of land or contiguous combination thereof, under the same ownership, where grading is performed or permitted.

SLOPE is an inclined ground surface the inclination of which is expressed as a ratio of horizontal distance to vertical distance.

SOIL is naturally occurring superficial deposits overlying bedrock.

SOILS ENGINEER (GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER) is an engineer experienced and knowledgeable in the practice of soils (geotechnical) engineering.

SOILS ENGINEERING (GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING) is the application of the principals of soil mechanics in the investigation, evaluation and design of civil works involving the use of earth materials and the inspection or testing of construction thereof.

STORM DRAIN SYSTEM is a conveyance or system of conveyances, including roads with drainage systems, municipal streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters, pipes, ditches and man- made channels, designed or used for collecting, dissipating, or conveying storm water.

SURFACE DRAINAGE shall refer to flows over the ground surface.

SOIL TESTING AGENCY is an agency regularly engaged in the testing of soils and rock under the direction of a civil engineer experienced in soil testing.

TERRACE a relatively level step constructed in the face of a graded slope for drainage and maintenance purposes.

J103.1 Permits Required. Except as exempted in Section J103.2, no grading shall be performed without first having obtained a permit therefore from the Building Official. A grading permit does not include the construction of retaining walls or other structures. A separate permit shall be obtained for each site and may cover both excavations and fills. Any Engineered Grading as described in Section J104 shall be performed by a contractor licensed by the State of California to perform the work described herein. Regular grading less than 5,000 cubic yards may require a licensed contractor if the Building Official determines that special conditions or hazards exist.

J103.2 Exemptions. A grading permit shall not be required for the following:

8. Exemption from the permit requirements of this appendix shall not be deemed to grant authorization for any work to be done in any manner in violation of the provisions of this code or any other laws or ordinances of this jurisdiction.

J103.3 Unpermitted Grading. A person shall not own, use, occupy or maintain any site containing unpermitted grading. For the purposes of this Code, unpermitted grading shall be defined as any grading that was performed, at any point in time, without the required permit(s) having first been obtained from the Building Official, pursuant to Section 103.1.

J103.4 Availability of Permit at Site. No person shall perform any grading for which a permit is required under this chapter unless a copy of the grading permit and approved grading plans is in the possession of a responsible person and available at the site.

J103.5 Grading Plan Review, Inspection and Permit Fees. Fees shall be assessed in accordance with the provisions set forth in the City of Santa Barbara's most currently adopted fee schedule.

J103.6 Grading Security. The Building Official may require a security in such form and amounts as may be deemed necessary to ensure that the work, if not completed in accordance with the approved plans and specifications, will be corrected to eliminate hazardous conditions. If required, a permit shall not be issued for grading unless the owner posts with the Building Official a security in one of the following forms:

J103.6.1 Amount of Security. The amount of security shall be based on the number of cubic yards of material in either excavation or fill, whichever is greater, plus the cost of all drainage or other protective devices or work necessary to eliminate geotechnical hazards. That portion of the security valuation based on the volume of material in either excavation or fill shall be computed as follows:

J103.6.2 Conditions. All security shall include the conditions that the principal shall:

J103.6.3 Term of Security. The term of each security shall begin upon the filing thereof with the Building Official and the security shall remain in effect until the work authorized by the grading permit is completed and approved by the Building Official.

J103.6.4 Default Procedures. In the event the owner or the owner's agent shall fail to complete the work or fail to comply with all terms and conditions of the grading permit, it shall be deemed a default has occurred. The Building Official shall give notice thereof to the principal and security or financial institution on the grading permit security, or to the owner in the case of a cash deposit or assignment, and may order the work required to complete the grading in conformance with the requirements of this code be performed. The surety or financial institution executing the security shall continue to be firmly bound under an obligation up to the full amount of the security, for the payment of all necessary costs and expenses that may be incurred by the Building Official in causing any and all such required work to be done. In the case of a cash deposit or assignment, the unused portion of such deposit or funds assigned shall be returned or reassigned to the person making said deposit or assignment.

J103.6.5 Right of Entry. The Building Official or the authorized representative of the surety company or financial institution shall have access to the premises described in the permit for the purpose of inspecting the work.

In the event of default in the performance of any term or condition of the permit, the surety or financial institution or the Building Official, or any person employed or engaged in the behalf of any of these parties, shall have the right to go upon the premises to perform the required work.

The owner or any other person who interferes with or obstructs the ingress to or egress from any such premises, of any authorized representative of the surety or financial institution or of the City of Santa Barbara engaged in the correction or completion of the work for which a grading permit has been issued, after a default has occurred in the performance of the terms or conditions thereof, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

J104.1 Submittal requirements. In addition to the provisions of Sections J106 and J107, the applicant shall state the estimated quantities of excavation and fill.

J104.2 Site plan requirements. In addition to the provisions of Section J106, a grading plan shall show the existing grade and finished grade in contour intervals of sufficient clarity to indicate the nature and extent of the work and show in detail that it complies with the requirements of this code. The plans shall show the existing grade on adjoining properties in sufficient detail to identify how grade changes will conform to the requirements of this code.

J104.2.1 Grading Designation. Grading in excess of 5,000 cubic yards or for the support of a structure shall be performed in accordance with the approved grading plan prepared by a civil engineer, and shall be designated as "engineered grading." Grading involving less than 5,000 cubic yards (3,825 m³) shall be designated "regular grading" unless the permittee chooses to have the grading performed as engineered grading, or the Building Official determines that special conditions or unusual hazards exist, in which case grading shall conform to the requirements for engineered grading.

J104.2.2 Regular Grading Requirements. In addition to the provisions of Section J106 and Section J104.2, an application for a regular grading permit shall be accompanied by three sets of plans in sufficient clarity to indicate the nature and extent of the work. The plans and specifications shall be prepared and signed by an individual licensed by the state to prepare such plans or specifications.

Plans shall be drawn to scale and shall be of sufficient clarity to indicate the nature and extent of the work proposed and show in detail that they will conform to the provisions of this code and all relevant laws, ordinances, rules and regulations. Each sheet of each set of plans shall give location of the work, the name and address of the owner, and the person by whom they were prepared.

The plans shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following information:

J104.2.3 Engineered Grading Requirements. In addition to the provisions of Sections J104.2 and J106, an application for an engineered grading permit shall be accompanied by specifications and supporting data consisting of a soils engineering report and engineering geology report. The plans and specifications shall be prepared and signed by an individual licensed by the state to prepare such plans or specifications when required by the Building Official.

Specifications shall contain information covering construction and material requirements.

Plans shall be drawn to scale and shall be of sufficient clarity to indicate the nature and extent of the work proposed and show in detail that they will conform to the provisions of this code and all relevant laws, ordinances, rules and regulations. Each plan drawing shall give location of the work, the name and address of the owner, and the person by whom they were prepared.

In addition to the plans required for Regular Grading Permits, the plans for Engineered Grading Permits shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following information:

J104.3 Soils Engineering Report. The soils engineering report required by Section J104.2.2 shall include data regarding the nature, distribution and strength of existing soils, conclusions and recommendations for grading procedures and design criteria for corrective measures, including buttress fills, when necessary, and opinion on adequacy for the intended use of sites to be developed by the proposed grading as affected by soils engineering factors, including the stability of slopes. All reports shall conform with the requirements of this Code and shall be subject to review by the Building Official. Supplemental reports and data may be required as the Building Official may deem necessary. Recommendations included in the reports and approved by the Building Official shall be incorporated in the grading plan or specifications.

J104.4 Engineering Geology Report. The engineering geology report required by Section J104.2.2 shall include an adequate description of the geology of the site, conclusions and recommendations regarding the effect of geologic conditions on the proposed development, and opinion on the adequacy for the intended use of sites to be developed by the proposed grading, as affected by geologic factors. The engineering geology report shall include a geologic map and cross sections utilizing the most recent grading plan as a base. All reports shall conform with the requirements of this Code and shall be subject to review by the Building Official. Supplemental reports and data may be required as the Building Official may deem necessary. Recommendations included in the reports and approved by the Building Official shall be incorporated in the grading plan or specifications.

Exception: A soils engineering or engineering geology report is not required where the Building Official determines that the nature of the work applied for is such that a report is not necessary.

J104.5 Liquefaction study. A geotechnical investigation may be required when the proposed work is a "Project" as defined in California Public Resources Code section 2693, and is located in an area designated as a "Seismic Hazard Zone" as defined in Title 14, Section 3722 of California Code of Regulations on Seismic Hazard Zone Maps issued by the State Geologist under Public Resources Code Section 2696.

Exception: A liquefaction study is not required where the Building Official determines from established local data that the liquefaction potential is low.

J105.1 General. Grading inspections shall be governed by Section J105 of this Appendix J as indicated herein and by the Santa Barbara Municipal Code Chapter 22.85 (Erosion and Sedimentation Control Standards for Construction) and Chapter 22.87 (Storm Water Management). Grading operations for which a permit is required shall be subject to inspection by the Building Official, City Creeks Division and/or the City Engineer depending upon the hazards that the grading presents. Private professional inspection of grading operations shall be provided by a licensed Civil Engineer, Soils Engineer and/or the Engineering Geologist retained to provide such services in accordance with this Section for engineered grading and as required by the Building Official.

All field inspections of grading that are recommended by the Project Engineer or required by the Building Official shall be specifically called out on the cover sheet of the plans where the other special inspections are noted.

J105.2 Special and Supplemental inspections. The special inspection requirements of Section 1705.6 shall apply to work performed under a grading permit where required by the Building Official. In addition to the called inspections specified in Section J105, the Building Official may make such other inspections as may be deemed necessary to determine that the work is being performed in conformance with the requirements of this code. Investigations and reports by an approved soil testing agency, Soils Engineer and/or Engineering Geologist, and Field Engineer may be required. Inspection reports shall be provided when requested by the Building Official.

Inspection of drainage devices by the Field Engineer in accordance with this section may be required when the Building Official determines the drainage devices are necessary for the protection of the structures in accordance with this code.

J105.3 Field Engineer Inspections. When required, the field engineer shall provide professional inspection within such engineer's area of technical specialty, oversee and coordinate all field surveys, set grade stakes, and provide site inspections during grading operations to ensure the site is graded in accordance with the approved grading plan and the appropriate requirements of this code. During site grading, and at the completion of both rough grading and final grading, the field engineer shall submit statements and reports required by Sections J105.11 and J105.12. If revised grading plans are required during the course of the work, they shall be prepared by a Civil Engineer and submitted to the Building Official for review and approval by the Building Official.

J105.4 Soils Engineer Inspections. When required, the Soils Engineer shall provide professional inspection within such engineer's area of technical specialty, which shall include observation during grading and testing for required compaction. The Soils Engineer shall provide sufficient observation during the preparation of the natural ground and placement and compaction of the fill to verify that such work is being performed in accordance with the conditions of the approved plan and the appropriate requirements of this chapter. Revised recommendations relating to conditions differing from the approved soils engineering and engineering geology reports shall be submitted to the permittee, the Building Official and the Field Engineer.

J105.5 Engineering Geologist Inspection. When required, the Engineering Geologist shall provide professional inspection within such engineer's area of technical specialty, which shall include professional inspection of the bedrock excavation to determine if conditions encountered are in conformance with the approved report. Revised recommendations relating to conditions differing from the approved engineering geology report shall be submitted to the soils engineer.

J105.6 Permittee. The permittee shall be responsible for the work to be performed in accordance with the approved plans and specifications and in conformance with the provisions of this code. The permittee shall engage project consultants, if required, to provide professional inspections on a timely basis. The permittee shall act as a coordinator between the project consultants, the contractor and the Building Official. In the event of changed conditions, the permittee shall be responsible for informing the Building Official of such change and shall provide revised plans for approval.

J105.7 Building Official Inspections. The Building Official shall be called to inspect the project site at the stages of work shown below. Failure to obtain City inspection approval before covering the work may result in any or all of the following: Issuance of an administrative citations without first having to issue a notice of violation, re-inspection fees, and/or excavation/uncovering of the uninspected work.

1. Pregrade. Before any construction or grading activities occur at the site; the permittee shall schedule a pre-grade inspection with the Building Official. The permittee is responsible for coordinating that all project consultants are present at the pre-grade inspection. All pre-grading storm water pollution prevention and erosion/sedimentation measures must be in place and ready for inspection.

2. Initial. When the site has been cleared of vegetation and unapproved fill and it has been scarified, benched or otherwise prepared for fill. No fill shall have been placed prior to this inspection. All storm water pollution prevention and erosion/sedimentation measures shall be updated and installed.

3. Rough. When approximate final elevations have been established; drainage terraces, swales and other drainage devices necessary for the protection of the building sites from flooding are installed; berms installed at the top of the slopes; and the statements required by Section J105.12 have been received.

4. Interim. The permit applicant shall request inspections from the City prior to covering elements of the permanent (post-construction) storm water pollution prevention system(s).

5. Final. When grading has been completed; all drainage devices necessary to drain the building pad and project site are installed; slope planting established, irrigation systems installed; and the as-graded plans and required statements and reports have been submitted and stamped approved by the Building Official.

J105.8 Notification of Noncompliance. If, in the course of fulfilling their respective duties under this chapter, the Field Engineer, the Soils Engineer or the Engineering Geologist finds that the work is not being done in conformance with this chapter or the approved grading plans, the discrepancies and corrective measures which should be taken shall be reported immediately in writing to the permittee and to the Building Official.

J105.9 Transfer of Responsibility. If the Field Engineer, the Soils Engineer, or the Engineering Geologist of record is changed during grading, the work shall be stopped until the replacement has agreed in writing to accept their responsibility within the area of technical competence for approval upon completion of the work. It shall be the duty of the permittee to notify the Building Official in writing of such change prior to the recommencement of such grading.

J105.10 Non-Inspected Grading. No person shall own, use, occupy or maintain any non-inspected grading. For the purposes of this code, non-inspected grading shall be defined as any grading for which a grading permit was first obtained, pursuant to Section J103, supra, but which has progressed beyond any point requiring inspection and approval by the Building Official without such inspection and approval having been obtained.

J105.11 Routine Field Inspections and Reports. Unless waived by the Building Official, routine inspection reports shall be provided by the Field Engineer for all engineered grading projects. The Field Engineer shall file these reports, with the Building Official as follows:

Such reports shall certify to the Building Official that the Field Engineer has inspected the grading site and related activities and has found them in compliance with the approved grading plans, the building code, grading permit conditions, storm water pollution prevention measures, and other applicable ordinances and requirements.

J105.12 Completion of Work. Upon completion of the rough grading work and at the final completion of the work, the following reports and drawings and supplements thereto are required to be delivered to the Building Official before final inspection approval:

1. An as-built grading plan prepared by the Field Engineer retained to provide such services in accordance with Section J105.3 showing all plan revisions as approved by the Building Official. This shall include original ground surface elevations, as-graded ground surface elevations, lot drainage patterns, and the locations and elevations of surface drainage facilities, all installed components of post-construction storm water pollution prevention systems, and the outlets of subsurface drains. Post-construction storm water pollution prevention system components can also be certified by the project Qualified Storm Water Developer (QSD) and forwarded to the City by the Field Engineer. As-constructed locations, elevations and details of subsurface drains shall be shown as reported by the soils engineer.

2. The Field Engineer shall state in a report to the Building Official, that to the best of their knowledge, the grading work was done in accordance with the final, City approved, grading plan.

3. A report shall be prepared by the Soils Engineer, retained to provide such services in accordance with Section J105.4. That report shall include:

4. A report shall be prepared by the Engineering Geologist, retained to provide such services in accordance with Section J105.5. That report shall include:

J105.13 Notification of completion. The permittee shall notify the Building Official when the grading operation is ready for final inspection. Final approval shall not be given until all work, including installation of all drainage facilities and their protective devices, and all erosion-control measures have been completed in accordance with the final approved grading plan, and the required reports have been submitted and approved.

J106.1 General. Unless otherwise recommended in the approved soils engineering or engineering geology report, cuts shall conform to the provisions of this section.

In the absence of an approved soils engineering or engineering geology report, these provisions may be waived, as approved by the Building Official, for minor cuts not intended to support structures nor subject to a surcharge.

J106.2 Maximum Slope. The slope of cut surfaces shall be no steeper than is safe for the intended use and shall be no steeper than 2 units horizontal in 1 unit vertical (50% slope) unless the permittee furnishes a soils engineering or an engineering geology report, or both, stating that the site has been investigated and giving an opinion that a cut at a steeper slope will be stable and not create a hazard to public or private property in conformance with the requirements of Section J111. The Building Official may require the excavation to be made with a cut face flatter in slope than 2 units horizontal to 1 unit vertical if the Building Official finds it necessary for stability and safety.

J106.3 Slope Surface Protection. All slopes must be stabilized against surface erosion. Stabilization may be accomplished through the application of erosion control blankets, soil stabilizers or other means as approved by the Building Official.

J106.4 Drainage. Drainage, including drainage terraces and overflow protection, shall be provided as required by Section J109.

J107.1 General. Unless otherwise recommended in the approved soils engineering report, fills shall conform to the provisions of this section. In the absence of an approved soils engineering report and if approved by the Building Official, these provisions may be waived for minor fills not intended to support structures.

J107.2 Preparation of Ground. Fill slopes shall not be constructed on natural slopes steeper than 2 units horizontal in 1 unit vertical (50% slope). The ground surface shall be prepared to receive fill by removing vegetation, non-complying fill, topsoil and other unsuitable materials scarifying to provide a bond with the new fill and, where slopes are steeper than 5 units horizontal in 1 unit vertical (20% slope) and the height is greater than 5 feet, benching into sound bedrock or other competent material shall be provided as a minimum in accordance with Figure J107.2 or as determined by the soils engineer. The bench under the toe of a fill on a slope steeper than 5 units horizontal in 1 unit vertical (20% slope) shall be at least 10 feet wide. The area beyond the toe of fill shall be sloped for sheet overflow or a paved drain shall be provided. When fill is to be placed over a cut, the bench under the toe of fill shall be at least 10 feet wide but the cut shall be made before placing the fill and acceptance by the Soils Engineer or Engineering Geologist or both as a suitable foundation for fill.

J107.3 Subdrains. Except where recommended by the Soils Engineer or Engineering Geologist as not being necessary, subdrains shall be provided under all fills placed in natural drainage courses and in other locations where seepage is evident. Such sub-drainage systems shall be of a material and design approved by the Soils Engineer and acceptable to the Building Official, City Engineer and/or City Creeks Division Manager according to the relevant hazards present. The permittee shall provide continuous inspection during the process of subdrain installation to conform with approved plans and Engineering Geologist's and Soils Engineer's recommendation. Such inspection shall be done by the soil testing agency. The location of the subdrains shall be shown on a plan by the Soils Engineer. Excavations for the subdrains shall be inspected by the Engineering Geologist when such subdrains are included in the recommendations of the Engineering Geologist.

J107.4 Fill Material. Detrimental amounts of organic material shall not be permitted in fills. Unless approved by the Building Official, no rock or similar irreducible material with a maximum dimension greater than 12 inches shall be buried or placed in fills.

Exception: The Building Official may permit placement of larger rock when the soils engineer properly devises a method of placement, and continuously inspects its placement and approves the fill stability. The following conditions shall also apply:

J107.5 Compaction. All fills shall be compacted to a minimum of 90 percent of maximum density. Fills shall be compacted throughout their full extent to a minimum relative compaction of 90 percent of maximum dry density within 40 feet below finished grade and 93 percent of maximum dry density deeper than 40 feet below finished grade, unless a lower relative compaction (not less than 90 percent of maximum dry density) is justified by the soils engineer. The relative compaction shall be determined by A.S.T.M. soil compaction test D1557 where applicable. Where not applicable, a test acceptable to the Building Official shall be used, unless the owner furnishes a soils engineering report conforming with the requirements of Section J104.3, stating that the site has been investigated and giving an opinion that a fill at a steeper slope will be stable and not create a hazard to public or private property. Substantiating calculations and supporting data may be required where the Building Official determines that such information is necessary to verify the stability and safety of the proposed slope. The Building Official may require the fill slope be constructed with a face flatter in slope than two horizontal to one vertical if the Building Official finds it necessary for stability and safety.

Field density shall be determined by the Sand Cone Method unless another method is specifically required by the Civil Engineer of record or the City official responsible for public safety.

Fill slopes steeper than 2 units horizontal to 1 unit vertical shall be constructed by the placement of soil a sufficient distance beyond the proposed finish slope to allow compaction equipment to operate at the outer surface limits of the final slope surface. The excess fill shall be removed prior to completion or rough grading. Other construction procedures may be utilized when it is first shown to the satisfaction of the Building Official that the angle of slope, construction method and other factors will accomplish the intent of this Section.

J107.4 Maximum Slope. The slope of fill surfaces shall be no steeper than is safe for the intended use. Fill slopes shall be no steeper than 2 units horizontal in 1 unit vertical (50% slope).

J107.5 Slopes to Receive Fill. Where fill is to be placed above the top of an existing slope steeper than 3 units horizontal to 1 unit vertical, the toe of the fill shall be set back from the top edge of the slope a minimum distance of 6 feet measured horizontally or such other distance as may be specifically recommended by a Soil Engineer or Engineering Geologist and approved by the Building Official.

J107.6 Inspection of Fill. For engineered grading, the Soils Engineer shall provide sufficient inspections during the preparation of the natural ground and the placement and compaction of the fill to be satisfied that the work is being performed in accordance with the conditions of plan approval and the appropriate requirements of this chapter. In addition to the above, the Soils Engineer shall be present during the entire fill placement and compaction of fills that will exceed a vertical height or depth of 30 feet (9,144 mm) or result in a slope surface steeper than 2 units horizontal to 1 unit vertical.

J107.6 Testing of Fills. Sufficient tests of the fill soils shall be made to determine the density thereof and to verify compliance of the soil properties with the design requirements, including soil types and shear strengths in accordance with the standards established by the Civil Engineer of record and approved by the Building Official.

J108.1 General. Cut and fill slopes shall be set back from the property lines in accordance with this section. Setback dimensions shall be horizontal distances measured perpendicular to the property line and shall be as shown in Figure J108.1, unless substantiating data is submitted justifying reduced setbacks.

J108.2 Top of slope. The setback at the top of a cut slope shall not be less than that shown in Figure J108.1, or than is required to accommodate any required interceptor drains, whichever is greater.

J108.3 Toe of Fill Slope. The toe of fill slope shall be made not nearer to the site boundary line than one half the height of the slope with a minimum of 2 feet (610 mm) and a maximum of 20 feet (6096 mm). Where required to protect adjacent properties at the toe of a slope from adverse effects of the grading, additional protection, approved by the Building Official, shall be included. Such protection may include but shall not be limited to:

J108.4 Alternate Setbacks. The Building Official may approve alternate setbacks. The Building Official may require an investigation and recommendation by a qualified Civil Engineer or Geologist to demonstrate that the intent of this section has been satisfied.

J109.1 General. Unless otherwise recommended by a registered design professional, and approved by the Building Official, drainage facilities and terracing shall be provided in accordance with the requirements of this Section and Santa Barbara Municipal Code Chapter 22.87 (Storm Water Management).

Exception: Drainage facilities and terracing only need not be provided where the ground slope is not steeper than 3 horizontal to 1 vertical (33 percent). Compliance with Santa Barbara Municipal Code Chapter 22.87 remains applicable.

J109.2 Drainage Terraces. Drainage terraces and their drainage systems shall be designed by a licensed Civil Engineer and approved by the Building Official. Suitable access shall be provided to permit proper cleaning and maintenance. Downdrains and drainage outlets shall be of approved materials and of adequate capacity to convey the intercepted waters to the point of disposal as defined in Section J109.5.

J109.3 Interceptor Drains and Overflow Protection. Berms, interceptor drains or other devices shall be provided at the top of cut or fill slopes to prevent surface waters from overflowing onto and damaging the face of a slope. Discharge from the drain shall not create a nuisance condition.

J109.4 Drainage across property lines. Surface drainage across property lines shall not exceed that which existed prior to grading. Excess or concentrated drainage shall be contained on site or directed to an approved drainage facility. Erosion of the ground in the area of discharge shall be prevented by installation of non-erosive down drains or other devices.

J109.5 Disposal. All drainage facilities shall be designed in accordance with J109.5 and Chapters 22.85 and 22.87 of this Code. Erosion of ground in the area of discharge shall be prevented by installation of non-erosive down drains or other devices. De-silting basins, filter barriers or other methods, as approved by the Building Official and/or the Public Works Director, shall be utilized to remove sediments from surface waters before such waters are allowed to enter streets, storm drains or natural watercourses. If the drainage device discharges onto natural ground, riprap or a similar energy dissipater may be required.

Building pads shall have a drainage gradient of 2 percent toward approved drainage facilities, a public street or drainage structure approved to receive storm waters unless waived by the Building Official. A lesser slope may be approved by the Building Official for sites graded in relatively flat terrain, or where special drainage provisions are made, when the building official finds such modification will not result in unfavorable drainage conditions.

J110.1 General. Under no circumstances will the observable erosion of one parcel be allowed to enter the boundaries of another parcel or public way. The faces of cut and fill slopes shall be prepared and maintained to control erosion. This control shall consist of effective planting, erosion control blankets, soil stabilizers or other means as approved by the Building Official.

Exception: Erosion control measures need not be provided on cut slopes not subject to erosion due to the erosion-resistant character of the materials as determined by the project Geologist and approved by the Building Official.

J111.1 General. All grading plans and permits shall comply with the provisions of this section for NPDES compliance including the owner of any property on which grading has been performed and which requires a grading permit under Section J103.

J111.2 Erosion/Sedimentation Control Plan (ESCP). No grading permit shall be issued unless the plans for such work include an Erosion/Sedimentation Control Plan, that conforms to the Erosion/Sedimentation Control Policy of the City of Santa Barbara's Building & Safety Division, with details of best management practices, including desilting basins or other temporary drainage or control measures, or both, as may be necessary to control construction-related pollutants which originate from the site as a result of construction related activities. Sites which have been graded and which requires a grading permit under Section J103 are subject to penalties and fines per Section J111.4.

All best management practices shall be installed before grading begins. As grading progresses, all best management practices shall be updated as necessary to prevent erosion and control constructed related pollutants from discharging from the site. All best management practices shall be maintained in good working order to the satisfaction of the Building Official unless final grading approval has been granted by the Building Official and all permanent drainage and erosion control systems, if required, are in place.

J111.4 Erosion/Sedimentation Control Plan, Effect of Noncompliance. Should the owner fail to install the best management practices required by Section J111.2, it shall be deemed that a default has occurred under the conditions of the grading permit security. There upon, the Building Official may enter the property for the purpose of installing, by City forces or by other means, the drainage, erosion control and other devices shown on the approved plans, or if there are no approved plans, as the Building Official may deem necessary to protect adjoining property from the effects of erosion, flooding, or the deposition of mud, debris or constructed related pollutants, or the Building Official may cause the owner to be prosecuted as a violator of this Code or may take both actions. The Building Official shall have the authority to issue administrative penalties pursuant to as Santa Barbara Municipal Code 1.25 upon determining that the site is non-compliant. Payment of penalty shall not relieve any persons from fully complying with the requirements of this Code in the execution of the work.

If the best management practices for storm water pollution prevention are not installed as prescribed in Section J111.2 and approved by the Building Official, the following penalties shall be imposed:

Grading Permit Volume Penalty:

1 — 10,000 cubic yards (1 — 7645.5 m³) = $500.00 per day per violation

10,001 — 100,000 cubic yards (7646.3 — 76455 m³) = $750.00 per day per violation

More than 100,000 cubic yards (76455 m³) = $1,000.00 per day per violation

NOTE: See Section J108 for inspection request requirements.

Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District's dust control measures identified as "Construction Impact Mitigation: PM10 Mitigation Measures" in SBCAPCD's "Scope and Content of Air Quality Sections in Environmental Documents" shall be adhered to during all ground disturbing activities.

These regulations establish minimum standards and are not intended to prevent the use of alternate materials, methods or means of conforming to such standards, provided such alternate has been approved.

The Building Official shall approve such an alternate provided he or she finds that the alternate is, for the purpose intended, at least the equivalent of that prescribed in this Code in quality, strength, effectiveness, durability and safety.

The Building Official shall require that sufficient evidence or proof be submitted to substantiate any claims regarding the alternate.

The standards listed below are recognized standards. Compliance with these standards is mandatory unless specifically exempted by the Building Official.

1. Testing.

a) ASTM D 1557, Laboratory Characteristics Compaction of Soil Using Modified Effort

b) ASTM D 1556, Density and Unit Weight of Soils In Place by the Sand Cone Method

c) ASTM D 2167, Density and Unit Weight of Soils In Place by the Rubber — Balloon Method

d) ASTM D 2937, Density of Soils in Place by the Drive — Cylinder Method

e) ASTM D 2922, Density of Soil and Soil Aggregate In Place by Nuclear Methods

f) ASTM D 3017, Water Content of Soil and Rock in Place by Nuclear Methods

Section 105.1.1 is added to read as follows:

R105.1.1 Demolition Permits. Building permits shall be required to demolish any building, portion of a building, or structure within the City of Santa Barbara and shall be subject to the following conditions:

1. The applicant shall ensure all utility connections have been removed by the appropriate utility providers, except such utility services that are approved for use in connection with the work of the demolition. The applicant shall provide verification from the utility providers that utility service has been disconnected.

2. All resulting building debris, trash, junk, vegetation, dead organic matter, rodent harborage, or combustible material that constitutes a threat to life, health, or property, or is detrimental to the public welfare or which may reduce adjacent property value shall be removed from the site within thirty (30) days after the demolition of the structure.

3. All demolition debris must be managed and handled in accordance with the City's Environmental Services Division regulations and guidelines.

Section R105.2 is amended to read as follows:

R105.2 Work exempt from permit. Permits shall not be required for the following. Exemption from permit requirements of this code shall not be deemed to grant authorization for any work to be done in any manner in violation of the provisions of this code or any other laws or ordinances of this jurisdiction. (Note - For work, other than work involving, or accessory to, detached one- and two-family dwellings or townhouses, see Section 105.2 of the 2025 California Building Code as amended):

Section R105.5 "Expiration" is amended to read as follows:

R105.5 Expiration. Unless extended by the Building Official, every permit issued shall become invalid without notice provided when the following occurs:

1. The work on the site, authorized by such permit, is not commenced within 180 days of the permit issuance date, or

2. During any period of more than 180 days after permit issuance, the work on site does not receive a City Inspection approval for any one of the inspections found in Section 109.

Prior to the permit expiration above, when requested in writing, the Building Official may grant administrative permit extensions for circumstances out of the permit holder's control that caused the construction to stop. However, no permit will be active for more than 6 years.

Section R112 "Board of Appeals" is deleted and replaced with the following:

R112.1 General. Appeals of orders, decisions, or determinations made by the Building Official shall be addressed in accordance with the provisions of Section 113 of the 2025 California Building Code as amended by the City of Santa Barbara in Section 22.04.020 of this Code.

Section R115 "Post-Damage Assessment" is added to read as follows:

R115 Post-Damage Assessment. After a disaster, residential buildings subject to this Code shall be assessed for damage and placarded in accordance with Chapter 22.09 of this Code.

Section R309.1 "Townhouse automatic fire sprinkler systems" is amended to read as follows:

R309.1 Townhouse automatic fire sprinkler systems. An automatic residential fire sprinkler system shall be installed in new townhouses and one- and two-family dwellings.

R309.1.1 Design and installation. Automatic residential fire sprinkler systems for townhouses and one- and two-family dwellings shall be designed and installed in accordance with Section R309.3 or NFPA 13D.

Section R309.2 One- and two-family dwellings automatic fire sprinkler systems" is amended to read as follows:

R309.2 One- and two-family dwellings automatic sprinkler systems. An automatic sprinkler shall be installed in all one- and two-family dwellings.

R309.2.1 Design and Installation. Automatic sprinkler systems shall be installed in accordance with Section R309 or NFPA13D.

R309.2.2 City of Santa Barbara Local Requirements. Approved sprinkler systems shall be provided throughout a building in connection with the projects or changes of occupancy listed in this Sections R309.1 through 309.2.51 or as specified elsewhere in this Section R309, whichever is more protective.

A. Sprinkler Requirement. Automatic fire sprinkler systems shall be installed when an addition of floor area, or a modification or alteration of the interior, is made to an existing building containing a Group R, Division 3 occupancy or a townhouse, where the floor area of the portion of the building that is added, modified, or altered exceeds seventy-five percent (75%) of the existing floor area of the building. For purposes of this section, all modifications or alterations to an existing building occurring on or after September 11, 2009 shall be aggregated toward the seventy-five percent (75%) threshold, measured against the total existing floor area of the building.

B. Aggregate Alterations or Modifications. For purposes of determining whether the seventy-five percent (75%) threshold has been met, the following aggregate alterations or modifications shall apply:

Section R341 and 342 are added as follows:

R341. Encroachments into the Public Right-of-Way. Encroachments into the public right-of-way shall comply with the standards of Chapter 32 of the California Building Code.

R342. Safeguards During Construction. Provisions for pedestrian safety during construction and the protection of adjacent public and private properties shall be governed by the requirements of Chapter 33 of the California Building Code.

Section R401.4 "Soils tests" is amended to read as follows:

R401.4. Soils Reports/Geotech Investigations. A Soils Report or Geotechnical Investigation shall be required as outlined in Section 1803 of the 2025 California Building Code.

Section 401.5 "Grading" is added to read as follows:

R401.5 Grading. All grading, excavations and earthwork, including work required and/or related to structures regulated by this code, shall comply with Appendix J "Grading" of the 2025 California Building Code as amended.

Section R403.1.2 "Continuous footing in seismic design categories D₀, D₁ and D₂" is amended to read as follows:

R403.1.2 Continuous footing in seismic design categories D₀, D₁ and D₂. The braced wall panels at exterior walls of buildings located in Seismic Design Categories D₀, D₁ and D₂ shall be supported by continuous footings. All required interior braced wallpanels in buildings shall be supported by continuous footings regardless of the spacing of the brace wall lines.

Section R403.1.5 "Slope" is amended to read as follows:

R403.1.5 Slope. The top surface of footings shall be level. The bottom surface of footings shall not have a slope exceeding one unit vertical in ten units horizontal (10-percent slope). Footings shall be stepped where it is necessary to change the elevation of the top surface of the footings or where the slope of the bottom surface of the footings will exceed one unit vertical in ten units horizontal (10-percent slope).

For structures located in Seismic Design Categories D₀, D₁, D₂, and E, stepped footings shall be reinforced with four 1/2-inch diameter (12.7 mm) deformed reinforcing bars. Two bars shall be placed at the top of the footing and two bars shall be placed at the bottom of the footing.

Section R404.2 "Wood Foundation Walls" is amended to read as follows:

R404.2 Wood Foundation Walls. Wood foundation walls shall be constructed in accordance with the provisions of Sections R404.2.1 through R404.2.6 and with the details shown in Figures 403.1(2) and R403.1(3). Wood foundation walls shall not be used for structures located in Seismic Design Categories D₀, D₁, D₂, and E.

Sections R902.1 through R902.1.3 of the "Roofing covering materials" section are amended to read as follows:

R902.1 Roofing Assemblies. Roofs shall be covered with materials as set forth in Sections R904 and R905. A minimum Class A or B roof shall be installed in areas designated by this section. Classes A and B roofing required by this section to be listed shall be tested in accordance with UL 790 or ASTM E108.

R902.1.1 Roof Coverings within High Fire Hazard Severity Zones or in Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Area. The roofing and re-roofing requirements of structures within High Fire Hazard Severity Zones shall be the same as is required for roofing and reroofing requirements within a Wildland-Urban Interface area, as defined in Sections 202, and required by 101.3.1, and Chapter 5 of the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code as amended in Municipal Code Section 22.04.080.

R902.1.2 Roof coverings in All Other Areas other than Fire Hazard Severity Zones or a Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Area. The roof covering or roofing assembly of any new building or the re-roofing of any existing building shall be no less than Class B. Treated or untreated wood shakes or shingles shall not be permitted, except on existing structures which are constructed with shake or shingle roofs where less than 20% of the existing roof is being replaced within a two-year period, provided such replacement roofing is fire retardant treated wood shakes or shingles.

Section R905.10.1 "Deck Requirements" is amended to read as follows:

R905.10.1 Sheathing Requirements. Metal roof panel roof coverings shall be applied to a solid or closely fitted deck, except where the roof covering is specifically designed to be applied to spaced supports. Metal roof panel coverings shall not be installed over combustible shingles or shakes.

Appendix AX is amended to read as follows:

AV100 Private Swimming Pools. Private swimming pools shall be constructed in accordance with the 2025 California Building Code, Section 3109.

Section 104.4.3 "Expired Permits" is amended to read as follows:

104.4.3 Expired Permits. Permits shall expire in accordance with Section 105.5 of the 2022 California Building Code as amended by the City of Santa Barbara in Section 22.04.020.

Section 104.5 "Fees" is amended to read as follows:

104.5 Fees. Fee payments, fee schedules, work commencing prior to permit issuance, related fees and refunds shall be in accordance with 2025 California Building Code Section 109.

Section 107 "Board of appeals" is amended to read as follows:

107 Board of Appeals. Appeals of orders, decisions, or determinations made by the Building Official shall be addressed in accordance with the provisions of Section 113 of the 2025 California Building Code as amended by the City of Santa Barbara in Section 22.04.020.

Section 301.7.1 "County as Local Health Authority" is added to read as follows:

301.7.1 County as Local Health Authority. Pursuant to the application of Section 301.6, the Santa Barbara County Environmental Health Department is the Local Health Authority.

Local Modifications to Section 422.2. 1 "Single Use Toilet Facilities" of the California Plumbing Code.

Section 423 "Fountains" is added to read as follows:

423 Fountains. All fountains and other decorative bodies of water of any depth shall be equipped with a recirculation system, an approved Reduced Pressure Principle Backflow Prevention Assembly (RP) and shall be designed to operate without a continuous supply of water.

Section 424 "Vehicle Wash Facilities" is added to read as follows:

424 Vehicle Wash Facilities. All vehicle wash facilities using conveyors, touchless and/or rollover in-bay technology shall reuse a minimum of fifty percent (50%) of water from previous vehicle rinses in subsequent washes.

Vehicle wash facilities using reverse osmosis to produce water rinse with a lower mineral content, shall incorporate the unused concentrate in subsequent vehicle washes.

All hoses pipes and faucets designed for the manual application of water to vehicles at vehicle wash facilities shall be equipped with a positive shut-off valve designed to interrupt the flow of water in the absence of operator applied pressure.

Section 603.1 "General" is amended to read as follows:

603.1 General. Cross-connection control shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and Sections 7583 through 7630 "Drinking Water Supplies" of Title 17 of the California Administrative Code, and where there is a conflict between the requirements, the higher level of protection shall apply.

No person shall install any water-operated equipment or mechanism, or use any water-treating chemical or substance, if it is found that such equipment, mechanism, chemical, or substance causes pollution or contamination of the domestic water supply. Such equipment or mechanism shall be permitted only when equipped with an approved backflow prevention device or assembly.

Section 608.2 "Excessive Water Pressure" is amended to read as follows:

608.2 Excessive Water Pressure. Regardless of the pressure at the main, all occupancies served by the City of Santa Barbara Water Resource Division shall be equipped with an approved pressure regulator preceded by a strainer (unless a strainer is built into the device). Any irrigation system or other secondary piping that bypasses said regulator shall be equipped with its own approved pressure regulator and strainer, installed upstream of any piping, backflow device, valve, solenoid or outlet. Such regulator(s) shall control the pressure to all water outlets in the building unless otherwise approved by the Authority Having Jurisdiction. Each such regulator and strainer shall be accessibly located above ground or in a vault equipped with a properly sized and sloped bore-sighted drain to daylight, shall be protected from freezing, and shall have the strainer readily accessible for cleaning without removing the regulator or strainer body or disconnecting the supply piping. Pipe size determinations shall be based on 80 percent of the reduced pressure when using Table 610.4. An approved expansion tank shall be installed in the cold water distribution piping downstream of each such regulator to prevent excessive pressure from developing due to thermal expansion and to maintain the pressure setting of the regulator. The expansion tank shall be properly sized and installed in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions and listing. Systems designed by registered engineers shall be permitted to use approved pressure relief valves in lieu of expansion tanks provided such relief valves have a maximum pressure relief setting of one hundred (100) pounds per square inch (689 kPa) or less.

Sections 710.14 "Sewage Pump Signaling Device" and 710.15 "Approved Type Backwater Valve" are added to read as follows:

710.14 Sewage Pump Signaling Device. Specially designed sewage disposal systems which depend upon a sewage lift pump or ejector for their operation shall be provided with an approved audible signaling device to warn building occupants in the event of pump failure.

710.15. Approved Type Backwater Valve. When the valuation of an addition, alteration, or repair to a building exceeds $1,000.00 or when additions, alterations, or repairs are made to the plumbing system or fixtures and a permit is required, an approved backwater valve shall be installed in accordance with Section 710.0 of this Code.

Exception: The following work is allowed without the installation of a Backwater Valve:

Section 713.2 "Connection to Public Sewage System" is amended to read as follows:

713.2 Connection to Public Sewage System. When no public sewer intended to serve any lot or premises is available in any thoroughfare or right-of-way abutting such lot or premises, drainage piping from any building or works shall be connected to an approved private sewage disposal system.

Approved private systems may be used until a public system is available. Upon written notice by the Chief Building Official to the record owner of title, such private systems shall be abandoned in accordance with the provisions of Section 722.0 of this code and permits to connect to the public system must be secured.

Article 1 of Chapter 18C of "The Code of the County of Santa Barbara, California" is adopted by reference, except Sections 18C-8 and 18C-10, and subject to the following amendments:

Violations of Article 1 of Chapter 18C of The Code of the County of Santa Barbara, California as adopted by to subdivision (A) may be enforced as provided in Chapters 1.25 and 1.28 of this Code.

The provisions of Article 1 of Chapter 18C of The Code of the County of Santa Barbara, California as adopted by subdivision (A) may be enforced by agreement with the County of Santa Barbara.

The Building Official is authorized to execute agreements necessary or convenient to the implementation of this section.

No permit shall be issued for installation, repair or alteration of any onsite wastewater treatment system when a public sewer is available to serve the parcel.

Section 104.5 "Fees" is amended to read as follows:

104.5 Permit Fees. Fee payments, fee schedules, work commencing prior to permit issuance, related fees and refunds shall be in accordance with 2025 CBC Section 109.

Section 104.4.3 "Expired Permits" is hereby amended to read as follows:

104.4.3 Expired Permits. Permits shall expire in accordance with Section 105.5 of the 2025 California Building Code as amended by the City of Santa Barbara in Section 22.04.020

Section 107 "Board of Appeals" is hereby amended to read as follows:

107 Board of Appeals. Appeals of orders, decisions, or determinations made by the Authority Having Jurisdiction shall be addressed in accordance with the provisions of Section 113 of the 2025 California Building Code as amended by the City of Santa Barbara in Section 22.04.020.

Section 4.304.2 "Fountains" is added to read as follows:

4.304.2 Fountains. All residential fountains and other decorative bodies of water of any depth directly plumbed by potable water, on a single parcel of land, shall not exceed a total water surface area of twenty five square feet.

Section 5.304.7 "Fountains" is added to read as follows:

5.304.7 Fountains. All non-residential fountains and other decorative bodies of water of any depth directly plumbed by potable water, on a single parcel of land, total water surface area shall not exceed twenty-five square feet.

Section 101.1 "Title" is amended to read as follows:

101.1 Title. These regulations shall be known as the Property Maintenance Code of the City of Santa Barbara, hereinafter referred to as "this code".

Section 101.2 is amended to add the following exception:

Exception: Where this Code conflicts with the State Housing Law beginning in State Health and Safety Code Section 17910, the requirements of the State Housing Law shall govern.

Section 103.1 is amended to read as follows:

103.1 General. The City Building and Safety Division unit is hereby appointed to enforce this code. The City's Chief Building Official will serve as the Code Official.

Sections 103.2 through 103.3 are deleted without replacement.

Section 106 "Means of Appeal" is amended to read as follows:

106 Means of Appeal. Appeals of orders, decisions, or determinations made by the Code Official shall be addressed in accordance with the provisions of Section 113 of the 2025 California Building Code as amended by the City of Santa Barbara in Section 22.04.020.

Section 106.1 "Board of Appeals" is amended to read as follows:

106.1 Board of Appeals. The Board of Appeals shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 113 of the 2025 California Building Code as amended by the City of Santa Barbara in Section 22.04.020.

Section 110.4 "Failure to Comply" is amended to read as follows:

108.4 Failure to Comply. Any person who shall continue any work after having been served with a stop work order, except such work as that person is directed by the Code Official to perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition, may be assessed a citation as outlined in Santa Barbara Municipal Code Chapter 1.25.

Section 109.1 "Unsafe Conditions" is amended to read as follows:

109.1 Unsafe Conditions. When a structure or equipment is found by the Code Official to be unsafe, unfit for human occupancy, or unlawful, such structure or equipment shall be placarded pursuant to Section 109.7.7 of this code.

Section 109.3.3 "Record" is amended to read as follows:

109.3 Record. Official records associated with a violation that is subject to the application of this code shall be retained by the City.

Section 109.7 "Placarding" is amended to read as follows:

109.7 Placarding. Pursuant to conditions found in Sections 109.1.1 through 109.1.5 of this code, the Code Official shall post on the subject premises, structure or equipment a placard stating either "Unsafe" or "Limited Entry". Such placard shall include the penalty for violating the conditions of the placard and reference to the appeals process of Section 113 of 2025 California Building Code as amended by the City of Santa Barbara in Section 22.04.020 of this Code.

Section 109.9 "Restoration or Abatement" is amended to add the following exception:

Exception: Similar to the State Public Resources Code Section 5028:

(a) No structure that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, on the California Register of Historic Places, or on any local public register of historic places, and that has been damaged due to a disaster, including, but not limited to, an earthquake, fire, or flood, may be demolished, destroyed, or significantly altered, except for restoration to preserve or enhance its historical values, unless the structure presents an imminent threat to the public of bodily harm or of damage to adjacent property.

(b) The City's Building & Fire Code Board of Appeals and the City's Historic Landmarks Commission, shall hold a joint meeting, to determine whether a structure meeting the requirements set forth in subdivision (a) shall be demolished, destroyed, or significantly altered. That determination shall be based upon the extent of damage to the structure, the total cost of rehabilitating or reconstructing the structure, the structure's historical significance, and any other factor deemed to be relevant. In making that determination, the recommendation of a City certified historic preservation expert shall be considered. A determination should be issued no later than 30 days after the meeting.

Section 302.4 "Weeds" is amended to read as follows:

302.4 Weeds. All premises and exterior property shall be maintained free from weeds or plant growth in excess of 12". All noxious weeds shall be prohibited. Weeds shall be defined as all grasses, annual plants and vegetation, other than trees or shrubs provided; however, this term shall not include cultivated flowers and gardens.

Upon failure of the owner or agent having charge of a property to cut and destroy weeds after service of a notice of violation, any duly authorized employee of the jurisdiction or contractor hired by the jurisdiction shall be authorized to enter upon the property in violation and cut and destroy the weeds growing thereon, and the costs of such removal shall be paid by the owner or agent responsible for the property.

Section 304.14 "Insect Screens" is amended to read as follows:

304.14 Insect Screens. Regardless of the season of the year, every door, window and other outside opening required for ventilation of habitable rooms, food preparation areas, food service areas or any areas where products to be included or utilized in food for human consumption are processed, manufactured, packaged or stored shall be supplied with approved tightly fittings screens of minimum 12 mesh per inch (16 mesh per 25mm), and every screen door used for insect control shall have a self-closing device in good working condition.

Exception: Screens shall not be required where other approved means, such as air curtains or insect repellant fans, are employed.

Section 602.2 "Residential Occupancies" is amended to read as follows:

602.2 Residential Occupancies. Regardless of the season of the year, dwellings shall be provided with heating facilities capable of maintaining a room temperature of 68°F (20°C) in all habitable rooms. Cooking appliances shall not be used, nor shall portable unvented fuel-burning space heaters be used, as a means to provide required heating.

Section 602.3 "Heat Supply" is deleted without replacement.

Section 602.4 "Occupiable Work Spaces" is deleted without replacement.

Section 101. "Scope" is amended to read as follows:

101.2 Scope. This code applies to building materials, systems and/or assemblies used in the exterior design and construction of new buildings, remodels or additions to existing buildings located within a Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Area as defined in Section 202 of this code and contains requirements to mitigate conditions where a wildfire burning in vegetative fuels may readily transmit fire to buildings and threaten to destroy life, overwhelm fire suppression capabilities, or result in large property losses shall comply with this chapter. In addition, this section is intended to prevent the occurrence of fires and to provide adequate fire-protection facilities to control the spread of fire which might be caused by recreational, residential, commercial, industrial or other activities conducted in Wildland-Urban Interface Areas (WUI). The WUI is defined by the City of Santa Barbara Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP), formerly the Wildland Fire Plan, and includes, but is not limited to, areas defined by the State of California as Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones (VHFHSZ). Future revisions and updates to the City CWPP shall be incorporated into this Code by reference as best practices, whether or not adopted as mandatory code sections.

Section 101.3 "Purpose" is amended to read as follows:

101.3 Purpose. The purpose of this code is to provide minimum standards to increase the ability of a building to resist the intrusion of flame or burning embers being projected by a vegetation fire and contributes to a systematic reduction in conflagration losses through the use of performance and prescriptive requirements. In addition, the purpose of this code is to prevent the occurrence of fires and to provide adequate fire- protection facilities to control the spread of fire which might be caused by recreational, residential, commercial, industrial or other activities conducted in the Wildland-Urban Interface Area.

Section 101.3.1 "Application" is amended to read as follows:

101.3.1 Application. New buildings, remodeled buildings, or additions to existing buildings located in any Fire Hazard Severity Zone or a Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Fire Area designated by the enforcement agency constructed after the application date shall comply with the provisions of this code.

Exception: Accessory and/or Group U occupancy buildings may be exempted from all or portions of this section upon approval of the Fire Code Official and/or Chief Building Official.

Section 101.4 "Policy" is amended to read as follows:

101.4 Policy. The policy direction for the City of Santa Barbara Wildland-Urban Interface Area is established by the City of Santa Barbara Wildland Fire Plan, approved by City Council in January of 2004 and formally recognized as the CWPP in 2011.

Section 105.3 "Work exempt from a permit" is amended to read as follows:

105.3 Work Exempt from a Permit. Permit exemptions shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 105.2 of the California Building Code as amended by the City of Santa Barbara in Section 22.04.020 and 105.2 of the California Residential Code as amended by the City of Santa Barbara in Section 22.04.025.

Section 105.8 "Expiration" is amended to read as follows:

105.8. Expiration shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 105.5 of the California Building Code as amended by the City of Santa Barbara in Section 22.04.020.

Section 108 "Fees" is amended as follows:

108 Permit fees. Fee payments, fee schedules, work commencing prior to permit issuance, related fees and refunds shall be in accordance with 2025 CBC Section 109.

Section 112 Means of Appeals is amended to read as follows:

112. Appeals. Appeals of orders, decisions, or determinations made by the Authority Having Jurisdiction shall be addressed in accordance with the provisions of Section 113 of the 2025 California Building Code as amended by the City of Santa Barbara in Section 22.04.020.

Section 202 "Definitions" is amended to add and amend definitions:

Section 501.1 "Scope" is amended to read as follows:

501.1 Scope. This chapter applies to building materials, systems and/or assemblies used in the exterior design and construction of new buildings, remodels or additions to existing buildings located within a Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Area as defined in Section 202 of this code.

Section 501.1.1 "Application" is amended to read as follows:

Section 501.1.1 Application. New buildings, remodeled buildings or additions to existing buildings in any Fire Hazard Severity Zone or Wildland-Urban Interface Area designated by the enforcing agency constructed after the application date shall comply with this chapter.

Exception: Accessory and/or Group U occupancy buildings may be exempted from all or portions of this chapter upon approval of the Fire Code Official and/or Chief Building Official.

Section 503.1 General is amended to read as follows:

Section 503.1 General. Buildings and structures hereafter constructed, modified or relocated into or within wildland urban interface areas shall meet the construction requirements in accordance with Chapter 5. Materials required to be ignition resistant building materials shall comply with the requirements of Section 503.2.

Section 503.2.3 "Fire-retardant-treated roof coverings" is amended to read as follows:

Section 503.2 Fire-Retardant-Treated Wood Roof Coverings. Roof coverings shall be in accordance with Section 1505.1.1 of the California Building Code as amended by the City of Santa Barbara in municipal code Section 22.04.20.

Section 504.2 "Roof assembly" is amended to read as follows:

504.2. Roofs shall comply with the most restrictive requirements of Sections 504.2 and 1505.1.1 of the California Building Code as amended by the City of Santa Barbara in municipal code Section 22.04.020. Roofs shall have a roofing assembly installed in accordance with its listing and manufacturers installation instructions.

Section 504.8 "Exterior Glazing" is amended to read as follows:

504.8. The following exterior glazing materials and/or assemblies shall comply with this section:

As part of the application to the County Department of Environmental Health Services for a Generator Permit, the applicant shall submit a Waste Minimization Plan.

All new or modified Generator Permits shall incorporate waste minimization techniques to the maximum extent that is economically and technically feasible.

Prior to the issuance of any City building permit, the applicant shall have an approved Generator Permit from the County Department of Environmental Health Services or an accepted application for a Generator Permit.

Prior to commencement of operations, any building permit shall require submittal of a Business Plan to the County Department of Environmental Health Services if such a plan is required under Chapter 6.95 (commencing with Section 25500) of the California Health and Safety Code.

Release. Any owner of property which is burdened or benefited by the covenant of easement may file an application for the release of its covenant. The application shall be filed with the Community Development Department on forms approved by that Department, shall contain the information required by the Department and be accompanied by all applicable processing fees. The Community Development Department shall review said application and shall make a recommendation to the Planning Commission which shall conduct a hearing on said application. Upon a determination that the restriction of the property is no longer necessary to achieve the land use goals of the City, the Planning Commission shall direct the Community Development Director to record a release of the covenant.

Appeal to City Council. Any decision of the Planning Commission under this section may be appealed to the City Council by filing a notice of appeal with the City Clerk and making payment of all required appeal fees within 10 days after the decision of the Planning Commission.

Determine that a financial hardship exists;

Determine that the restoration of the dwelling is consistent with the City's housing plans, programs, and priorities thereof;

Authorize the appropriate City department, advisory committee, commission, or authority to process an appropriate application for financial assistance from any source of funds then available to the City or to any resident of the City, for the purpose of repair and/or reconstruction of said dwelling;

Upon the authorization set forth in subsection C above, extend the prescribed time for the removal, repair or reconstruction to such date as shall allow sufficient time to determine the outcome of the application for financial assistance.

Inspected - lawful occupancy permitted. This placard is posted on a building or structure when the Chief Building Official has determined, following a safety assessment, the building or structure has no apparent structural hazards. This placard does not necessarily mean that there is no damage to the building or structure.

Restricted use. This placard is posted on a building or structure when the Chief Building Official has determined, following a safety assessment, the building or structure is damaged and entry into or continued occupancy of the building or structure must be conditioned or limited in order to protect the safety of the public and the occupants. The placard will note in general terms the type of damage observed during the safety assessment and will specify the conditions or limitations on entry into or continued occupancy of the building or structure.

Unsafe - do not enter or occupy. This placard is posted on a building or structure when the Chief Building Official has determined, following a safety assessment, the building or structure has been damaged to such a degree that entry into or continued occupancy of the building or structure poses a threat to life and safety. Buildings or structures posted with this placard shall not be entered under any circumstance, except as authorized in writing by the Chief Building Official. Safety assessment teams working under the authority of the Chief Building Official are authorized to enter these buildings or structures at any time. The placard will note in general terms the type of damage observed during the safety assessment. This placard is a not demolition order. If the Chief Building Official determines a building or structure must be demolished in order to protect public safety, a separate demolition order shall be issued.

Lawful occupancy permitted. Upon completion of a safety assessment during which the Chief Building Official determines that the building or structure has no apparent structural hazard, the Chief Building Official may post an INSPECTED - LAWFUL OCCUPANCY PERMITTED placard at each entry point into the building or structure.

Restricted or unsafe. Upon completion of a safety assessment during which the Chief Building Official determines the building or structure has been damaged to a degree that public safety requires restrictions on, or prohibitions against, the entry into or continued occupancy of the building or structure, the Chief Building Official shall post the appropriate placard from the categories specified in subsection B or C of Section 22.09.040 at each entry point into the building or structure. Once a placard is attached to, or posted at, a building or structure, the placard shall not be removed, altered, or covered except by, or at the direction of, the Chief Building Official.

It is unlawful for any person to enter or continue to occupy any building or structure in violation of any condition or limitation specified on any placard affixed to, or posted at, a building or structure pursuant to this chapter.

It is unlawful for any person to knowingly enter or continue to occupy any building or structure in violation of any condition or limitation placed on such entry or occupancy by the Chief Building Official, whether or not a placard remains affixed to, or posted at, the building or structure.

Harvesting of crops, fruit or nut trees.

Removal or destruction of vegetation on a site on which the total area of native vegetation removal is less than 1,000 square feet within a period of one year, and not exceeding 3,000 square feet in any five-year period, if such removal or destruction of vegetation is deemed appropriate, taking into account potential siltation or pesticide contamination of creeks, drainages or water supply reservoirs, by the Chief of Building and Zoning. Removal or destruction of non-native vegetation on a site on which the total area of non-native vegetation removal is less than 2,000 square feet within a period of one year, and not exceeding 6,000 square feet in any five year period, if such removal or destruction of vegetation is deemed appropriate, taking into account potential siltation or pesticide contamination of creeks, drainages or water supply reservoirs, by the Chief of Building and Zoning. Removal or destruction of native or non-native vegetation will not be subject to a Vegetation Removal Permit if the Applicant can show that the average slope of the removal site and access to the removal site is less than 20%.

The removal or destruction of vegetation performed, caused to be performed, required to be performed, or approved by a fire prevention agency having jurisdiction including but not limited to weed abatement, clearance around a building or structure, fuel breaks, fire breaks and controlled burns, except that when new construction is proposed in the Hillside Design District and clearance will be required around the new construction under the California Fire Code, a Vegetation Removal Permit shall be required unless the applicant can show that the vegetation removal meets the exception set forth in subsection B above.

The removal or destruction of vegetation by public utilities on existing rights-of-way or property owned by such utility or existing access rights-of-way to such utility rights-of-way or property.

The removal or destruction of vegetation by public agencies on publicly owned property or rights-of-way for trails, roads, highways, streets, flood control projects or other similar or related public uses.

The removal or destruction of vegetation in connection with work performed under a valid grading permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this title when the work includes precautionary measures to control erosion and flood hazards during the prosecution of such work as well as upon completion thereof and all conditions set forth in Section 22.10.060 of this chapter have been met.

The Community Development Department may impose such conditions on the issuance of a permit as are deemed reasonably necessary to avoid creating new or increasing existing flood, erosion, soil loss, reservoir siltation, sedimentation or water quality hazards. These conditions may include, but shall not be limited to, the following:

Each permit issued shall contain the following conditions:

Scope of application. The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the following lots within the City:

Relationship to city tree preservation ordinance. If a tree is protected under both Chapter 15.24 and this chapter, the alteration or removal of such a tree shall be processed and regulated in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 15.24. Otherwise, any tree shown on an approved landscape plan for a lot subject to this chapter shall be maintained in accordance with the approved landscape plan and the provisions of this chapter.

Permit required. Except as provided in subsections C and D of this section, any alteration to the design, character, plant coverage at maturity, or other improvements specified on an approved landscape plan shall require a permit issued by the Community Development Department.

Review and approval. An application for a permit to alter an approved landscape plan shall require prior approval from the Historic Landmarks Commission, the Architectural Board of Review, or the Single Family Design Board, depending upon which body approved the landscape plan or which body is responsible for reviewing the development on the lot.

Significant alteration or removal of trees. Any significant alteration or removal of a tree shown on an approved landscape plan for a lot subject to this chapter shall require compliance with Chapter 15.24 of this code. For purposes of this subsection C, the significant alteration or removal of a tree is defined as specified in Section 15.24.020 of this code.

Exceptions.

Known sites. Permits to perform grading determined through the Environmental Review process or indicated through records kept by the State of California, or the University of California, to be within an area of known or probable archaeological or paleontological significance may be conditioned in such a manner as to:

Unknown sites. Where a grading permit has been issued with respect to an area not known at the time of issuance to include archaeological or paleontological resources, and where it is subsequently learned, either by representatives of the City or by any persons doing development pursuant to a grading permit, that significant archaeological or paleontological resources may be encompassed within the area to be graded or being graded, all grading which has substantial potential to damage archaeological or paleontological resources shall cease and the grading permit deemed suspended to that extent. The finding of a site which may contain significant archaeological or paleontological resources shall be reported to the Chief of Building and Zoning, or the Public Works Director if a public project, and the Community Development Director within 72 hours from the time such archaeological or paleontological resources are found. The Chief of Building and Zoning, or the Public Works Director if a public project, upon receiving such a report, shall cause a preliminary investigation of the site to be made by qualified experts at the permittee's expense within five working days after the time such a report is received. If the preliminary investigation should confirm that the site does or may contain significant archaeological or paleontological resources, the grading permit shall be suspended for a period not to exceed 45 days after the date the finding of the resources was first reported to or learned by the City. During the period of suspension, and as promptly as reasonably possible, the Chief of Building and Zoning, or the Public Works Director if a public project, shall develop conditions to be included in the grading permit pursuant to the provisions of Section 22.12.020.A. When such conditions are developed and included in the grading permit, said permit shall be deemed reissued subject to such conditions, and the suspension shall be deemed terminated. In extraordinary circumstances, the suspension may be extended beyond 45 days if the Chief of Building and Zoning, or the Public Works Director if a public project, makes application to the City Council for such an extension and the Council shall approve extension of the suspension.

Appeals. Any condition or conditions imposed pursuant to the provisions of Section 22.12.020.A may be appealed to the Planning Commission and thence to the Council in the manner prescribed by Section 1.30.050 of this code.

This chapter is adopted pursuant to the California Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975 (Public Resources Code 2710 et seq.), hereinafter referred to as the State Act, and the California Administrative Code Regulations adopted pursuant thereto (14 Cal. Admin. Code §3500 et seq.), hereinafter referred to as the State Regulations.

The City Council finds and declares that the extraction of minerals is essential to the continued economic well-being of the City and to the needs of society and the reclamation of mined lands is necessary to prevent or minimize adverse effects on the environment and to protect public health and safety.

The City Council further finds that the reclamation of mined lands, as provided in this chapter, the State Act, and the State Regulations, will permit the continued mining of minerals and will provide for the protection and subsequent beneficial use of the mined and reclaimed land.

The City Council further finds that surface mining takes place in diverse areas where the geologic, topographic, climatic, biological, and social conditions are significantly different and that reclamation operations and the specifications therefore, may vary accordingly.

The City Council further finds that the purpose of the regulation of surface mining operations is to assure that:

Excavations or grading conducted for farming or on-site construction or for the purpose of restoring land following a flood or natural disaster.

Prospecting and exploration for minerals of commercial value where less than 1000 cubic yards of overburden is removed in any one location of one acre or less.

Any surface mining operation that does not involve either the removal of a total of more than 1,000 cubic yards of minerals, ores, and overburden, or involve more than one acre in any location.

Surface mining operations that are required by federal law in order to protect a mining claim, if such operations are conducted solely for that purpose.

Such other mining operations that the City determines to be of an infrequent nature, and which involve only minor surface disturbances and are categorically identified by the State Board, pursuant to Sections 2714(d) and 2758(c) of the California Surface and Mining Reclamation Act of 1975.

Unless exempt by provisions of the State Act or State Regulations, any person who proposes to engage in surface mining operations, as defined in this chapter, shall, prior to the commencement of such operations, obtain (1) a permit to mine and (2) approval of a reclamation plan in accordance with the provisions set forth in this chapter, the State Act and the State Regulations.

An application for a permit or for approval of a reclamation plan for surface mining operations shall be made on forms provided by the Community Development Department.

A person who has obtained a vested right to conduct a surface mining operation prior to January 1, 1976, shall not be required to secure a permit pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, as long as such vested right continues, provided that no substantial change is made in that operation except in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. A person shall be deemed to have such vested rights if, prior to January 1, 1976, he or she has in good faith and in reliance upon a permit or other authorization, if such permit or such other authorization was required, diligently commenced surface mining operations and incurred substantial liabilities for work and materials necessary therefore. Expenses incurred in obtaining the enactment of an ordinance in relation to a particular operation or the issuance of a permit shall not be deemed liabilities for work or materials.

A person who claims to have obtained a vested right to conduct surface mining operations prior to January 1, 1976 shall submit to the Community Development Department not later than March 31, 1988, an application for approval of a reclamation plan for operations to be conducted after January 1, 1976, unless (1) a reclamation plan was approved by the County of Santa Barbara prior to January 1, 1976, and (2) the person submitting that plan has accepted responsibility for reclaiming the mined lands in accordance with that Plan. No provision of this chapter shall be construed to require the filing of a reclamation plan or, the reclamation of mined lands, on which surface mining operations were conducted prior to, but not after January 1, 1976.

The Community Development Director shall notify the State Geologist of the filing of all permit applications within 30 days of receipt of the completed application.

This chapter shall be periodically reviewed and revised, as necessary, in order to insure that it is in accordance with the State policy for mined lands and reclamation.

A proposed amendment to an approved reclamation plan may be submitted to the City at any time, detailing proposed changes from the original plan. Deviation from the original plan shall not be undertaken until such amendment has been filed with, and approved by, the City.

An amendment to an approved reclamation plan shall be approved in the same procedure as is prescribed for approval of the reclamation plan.

Variations in approved reclamation plans may be allowed upon request of the operator or applicant upon a finding by the Planning Commission that each such requested variation is necessary to achieve the prescribed or higher post-mining use of the reclaimed land.

Permits and construction. Unless otherwise excepted, each Potentially Hazardous Building shall meet all of the requirements outlined in Appendix Chapter One of the Uniform Code for Building Conservation as amended by local ordinance. Where the scope of work proposed by the owner of a Potentially Hazardous Building, including demolition and replacement of an existing building or structure pursuant to Section 28.87.045 or Section 30.165.080, is limited to compliance with this chapter, the requirements for permit approval shall be exclusively those outlined within this chapter. Minor exterior work, such as parapet bracing or wall anchor plate installation on buildings located within El Pueblo Viejo Landmark District or another landmark district or on a building that is a designated Landmark, shall be subject to review by the Community Development Director or designee in accordance with guidelines approved by the Historic Landmarks Commission. Such minor exterior work on buildings outside of landmark districts shall be subject to review by the Community Development Director or designee in accordance with guidelines approved by the Architectural Board of Review. Other exterior work will be subject to full Historic Landmarks Commission or Architectural Board of Review approval, as applicable. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed so as to prohibit additions to buildings as permitted under Municipal Code Chapter 28.85 or Chapter 30.170.

Time limits. All time limits shall be as outlined in the District Mitigation Schedule established by resolution of the City Council.

Exceptions. Two categories of buildings are excepted from this general requirement as provided below:

Encroachments in, on, under, or interfering with the use or improvement of any public road, street, alley, storm drain, sewer or waterline easement, or other public property or right-of-way which are not removed within 30 days following demand by the City Public Works Director or City Engineer may be declared to be a public nuisance by resolution of the City Council.

Any obstruction to the use or improvement of any public road, street, alley, sewer or water easement, or other public property or right-of-way may be declared to be a public nuisance by resolution of the City Council.

A condition declared to be a public nuisance by resolution of the City Council may be abated at the joint and several expense of:

At the time fixed for receiving and considering the report required by Section 22.21.080, the City Council shall hear the same, together with any objections which may be raised by any of the persons liable to be assessed for the work of abating the nuisance and thereupon make such modifications in the report as they deem necessary, after which, by motion or resolution, the report shall be confirmed. The amount of the cost for abating such nuisance shall be referred to the City Finance Director for collection and may be assessed against the various parcels of land referred to in the report and, as confirmed, shall constitute a lien on such property for the amount of such assessments, respectively.

After confirmation of such report, a copy thereof shall, as determined by the Finance Director, be delivered to the County Assessor and to the County Tax Collector, whereupon it shall be the duty of such officers to add the amounts of the respective assessments to the next regular bills for taxes levied against the respective lots and parcels of land identified and thereafter such amounts shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ordinary property taxes are collected, and shall be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure for foreclosure and sale in case of delinquency as is provided for ordinary property taxes.

In order for the City of Santa Barbara to participate in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), it is required to adopt and enforce a local ordinance which meets the minimum requirements of Title 44 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 59-78 as well as the State Building Standards Codes. The NFIP regulations, FEMA Publications and FEMA Technical Bulletins shall be used as guidance for the interpretation of this chapter.

The flood hazard areas of the City of Santa Barbara are subject to periodic inundation which has resulted in loss of property, health and safety hazards, disruption of commerce and governmental services, extraordinary public expenditures for flood protection and relief, and impairment of the tax base, all of which adversely affect the public health, safety and general welfare.

These flood losses are caused by the cumulative effect of:

To protect human life and health;

To minimize expenditure of public money for costly flood control projects;

To minimize the need for rescue and relief efforts associated with flooding and generally undertaken at the expense of the general public;

To minimize prolonged business interruptions;

To minimize damage to public facilities and utilities such as water and gas mains, electric, telephone and sewer lines, streets and bridges located in areas of special flood hazard;

To help maintain a stable tax base by providing for the second use and development of areas of special flood hazard so as to minimize future flood blight areas;

To insure that potential buyers are notified that property is in an area of special flood hazard; and

To ensure that those who occupy the areas of special flood hazard assume responsibility for their actions.

Restricting or prohibiting uses which are dangerous to health, safety, and property due to water or erosion hazards, or which result in damaging increases in erosion or in flood heights or velocities;

Requiring that uses vulnerable to floods, including facilities which serve such uses, be protected against flood damage at the time of initial construction;

Controlling the alteration of natural floodplains, stream channels, and natural protective barriers, which help accommodate or channel floodwaters;

Controlling filling, grading, dredging, and other development which may increase flood damage; and,

Preventing or regulating the construction of flood barriers which will unnaturally divert floodwaters or which may increase flood hazards in other areas.

No structure or land shall hereafter be constructed, located, extended, converted, or altered without full compliance with the terms of this chapter and other applicable regulations. Violations of the provisions of this chapter by failure to comply with any of its requirements (including violations of conditions and safeguards established in connection with conditions) shall constitute a misdemeanor.

For all new structures, in addition to the compliance provisions of this chapter, the City adopts the most recent editions of the national standard, ASCE 24 "Flood Resistant Design and Construction" in its entirety. When the requirements of elevation of flood protection in ASCE 24 conflict with other regulations, ASCE 24 will govern. The Floodplain Administrator may, on a case-by-case basis, consider, document, and file an analysis of the provisions of Section 22.24.140.C, paragraphs 1—11, to administratively reduce any of the requirements of ASCE 24.

Three sets of plans drawn to scale showing:

The following information is required on an application:

Review of all flood development permit applications to determine that:

Determination of substantial improvement based on the depreciated market value of the structure and the project cost.

Determination of base flood elevations based on data in accordance with Section 22.24.060.

When base flood elevation data in accordance with Section 22.24.060 is unavailable, the Floodplain Administrator shall obtain, review, and reasonably utilize any base flood elevation and floodway data available from a federal, state or other source, in order to administer Section 22.24.160 pertaining to specific standards for residential and nonresidential construction.

Maintain for public inspection all records pertaining to the provisions of this chapter, including:

Notification of other agencies, including:

FEMA for Changes in Corporate Boundaries. Include a copy of a map of the community clearly delineating the new corporate limits. Make interpretations as to the exact location of the boundaries of the areas of special flood hazards, (for example, where there appears to be a conflict between a mapped boundary and actual field conditions). The persons contesting the location of the boundary shall be given a reasonable opportunity to appeal the interpretation as provided in Section 22.24.140.

Take action to remedy violations of this chapter as specified in Section 22.24.070.

The Building and Fire Code Board of Appeals of the City of Santa Barbara shall hear and decide appeals and requests for variances from the requirements of this chapter. The decisions of the Building and Fire Code Board of Appeals on appeals or requests for variances shall be final.

The applicant or any aggrieved person may appeal to the Building and Fire Code Board of Appeals when it is alleged there is an error in any requirement, decision, or determination made by the Floodplain Administrator in the enforcement or administration of this chapter.

In reviewing an application for a variance, the Building and Fire Code Board of Appeals shall consider all technical evaluations, all relevant factors, standards specified in other sections of this chapter, and each of the following:

Upon consideration of the factors identified in subsection C of this section and the purposes of this chapter, the Building and Fire Board of Appeals may attach such conditions to the granting of variances as it deems necessary to further the purposes of this chapter.

The Floodplain Administrator shall maintain the records of all appeal actions and report any variances to FIMA upon request.

Variances may be issued for new construction and substantial improvements to be erected on a lot of one half acre or less in size contiguous to and surrounded by lots with existing structures constructed below the base flood level provided the considerations specified in Section 22.24.140.C have been fully considered. As the lot size increases beyond one-half acre, the technical justification required for issuing the variance increases.

Variances may be issued for new construction and substantial improvements and for other development necessary for the conduct of a functionally dependent use, provided the provisions of Section 22.24.140.C are satisfied and that the structure or other development is protected by methods that minimize flood damage during the base flood and create no additional threats to public safety.

Variances shall not be issued within any designated floodway if any increase in flood levels during the base flood discharge would result.

Variances shall only be issued upon a determination that the variance is the minimum necessary, considering the flood hazard, to afford relief.

Variances shall only be issued upon:

An applicant to whom a variance is granted shall be given written notice that the structure will be permitted to be built with a lowest floor elevation below the base elevation and that the cost of flood insurance will be commensurate with the increased risk resulting from the reduced lowest floor elevation. A copy of the notice shall be recorded by the Floodplain Administrator in the office of the Santa Barbara County Recorder in a manner so that it appears in the chain of title of the affected parcel of land.

Anchoring. All new construction and substantial improvements shall be anchored to prevent flotation, collapse or lateral movement of the structure resulting from hydrodynamic and hydrostatic loads, including the effects of buoyancy.

Construction Material and Methods.

Elevation and Floodproofing.

Utilities.

Subdivision Proposals.

Essential Facilities.

Manufactured Homes. All manufactured homes that are placed or substantially improved, on sites located: (1) outside of a manufactured home park or subdivision; (2) in a new manufactured home park or subdivision; (3) in an expansion to an existing manufactured home park or subdivision; or (4) in an existing manufactured home park or subdivision upon which a manufactured home has incurred "substantial damage" as the result of a flood, shall meet the standards in subsections A through E of this section.

Recreational Vehicles.

Basements. All basement levels, not legally permitted as habitable space, below the BFE shall be maintained only for use as storage, parking or access to the floor above; such spaces shall not contain any of the following:

All substantial improvements and all new construction, shall be elevated on adequately anchored pilings or columns and securely anchored to such pilings or columns so that the lowest horizontal portion of the structural members of the lowest floor (excluding the pilings or columns) is elevated to or above the base flood elevation plus the ASCE 24 freeboard elevation, unless a higher elevation is required by the Floodplain Administrator. The pile or column foundation and structure attached thereto is anchored to resist flotation, collapse, and lateral movement due to the effects of wind and water loads acting simultaneously on all building components. Water loading values used shall be those associated with the base flood. Wind loading values used shall be those required by applicable state or local building standards.

All new construction and other development shall be located on the landward side of the reach of the mean high tide.

All new construction and substantial improvements shall have the space below the lowest floor free of obstructions or constructed with breakaway walls as defined in Section 22.24.040. Such temporarily enclosed space shall not be used for human habitation and will be used solely for parking of vehicles, building access, or storage.

Fill shall not be used for structural support of buildings.

Man-made alteration of sand dunes which would increase potential flood damage is prohibited.

The Floodplain Administrator shall obtain and maintain the following records:

No encroachments, including fill, new construction, substantial improvements, and other development are permitted unless a registered professional engineer or architect certifies that the development will not result in any increase in flood levels during the occurrence of the base flood discharge.

If subsection A above is satisfied, all new construction and substantial improvements shall comply with all applicable flood hazard reduction provisions of Sections 22.24.160 and 22.24.170.

No mobile homes may be placed in any floodway, except in a mobile home park or mobile home subdivision established prior to the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter.

Beginning at State Street the lots, houses and buildings shall be numbered consecutively to the City limits on streets extending in northeasterly, northerly and southwesterly, southerly directions respectively. The even numbers shall be on the southeast or east side of streets running in a northeasterly or northerly direction respectively from State Street and odd numbers shall be on the northwesterly or westerly sides respectively of such streets. On streets running in a southwesterly or southerly direction from State Street, even numbers shall be on the northwesterly and westerly sides and odd numbers on the southeasterly and easterly sides respectively of such streets. One hundred numbers shall be assigned to each block beginning with number one at the opposite sides of State Street.

Beginning at Quinientos Street, lots, houses and buildings shall be numbered consecutively to the City limits on streets extending in northwesterly and southeasterly directions respectively. On streets northwesterly of Quinientos Street and generally parallel to State Street, the numbers shall be even on the northeasterly or northerly sides and odd on the southwesterly or southerly sides. On streets southeasterly of Quinientos Street and generally parallel to the prolongation of the southerly end of State Street, the numbers shall be even on the southwesterly side and odd on northeasterly side. One hundred numbers shall be assigned for each block starting with the number one on opposite sides of Quinientos Street and the numbers southeasterly of Quinientos Street shall be followed by the letter S.

All avenues, alleys or other places occupied or used for residence or business purposes shall be numbered in a like manner, and the numbers shall correspond with the numbers in the block in which such avenues, alleys or places are situated.

Secondary addressing for individual unit numbers or letters in a house or building and formatting shall comply with the most current Postal Addressing Standards adopted by the United States Postal Service. The use of fractional numbers and other secondary addressing items that impact the United States Postal Service sorting operations is not permitted.

Addresses for electrical meter pedestals in the public right-of-way may be assigned an address that is not deliverable for mail per utility company requirements.

Purpose. This chapter specifies the requirements for underground utilities related to construction projects in the City, which include, but are not limited to, new subdivisions, other private development projects, public streets and other public improvements.

Specific requirements. Specific requirements to place and maintain utility wires and related facilities underground are contained in various portions of the Santa Barbara Municipal Code, including:

Underground installation required. All service connections for utilities serving a new structure or any existing structure located on the same parcel as a new structure except for distribution facilities shall be installed or relocated underground, except as permitted by this chapter.

Routing. Underground service routing for commercial and industrial properties shall be located in a manner that avoids interference with future potential building areas.

Trenching. When utilities are being installed as required by this section or Section 22.38.040, cable or conduit shall be installed for all utilities while trenches are open to prevent unnecessary retrenching of driveways, streets and gutters.

Aboveground installations. Construction plans which are submitted to the City for approval shall show transformers, pedestals and mounted terminal boxes and shall be subject to approval of the Chief of Building and Safety.

Procedure. Whenever the cost of placing utility services underground is so great as to constitute an unreasonable hardship, the applicant for a City building permit or other permit or the owner of an interest in the real property may apply in writing to the Chief of Building and Safety for relief from the provisions of this chapter. The request shall contain (1) a detailed description of the overhead utility services proposed to be placed underground; (2) separate itemized cost estimates for construction of the project if the utilities were placed or relocated (a) underground or (b) above ground; and (3) such other information as needed to determine hardship.

Investigation and hearing. The Chief of Building and Safety shall investigate the costs of the project if the utilities were placed underground or relocated above ground and obtain any other necessary information to make a determination on the application. Within 20 days after the filing of the application, the Chief of Building and Safety shall hold a hearing on the matter at a scheduled time and place.

Unreasonable hardship; findings. After considering the request for relief, the Chief of Building and Safety shall determine whether any relief is proper under the circumstances, including, but not limited to, indefinite deferral of the undergrounding requirement. The Chief of Building and Safety shall grant relief only upon the following findings, as applicable:

Required conditions. If relief is granted by the Chief of Building and Safety, the following conditions shall be imposed, as applicable:

Inapplicability to subdivision approvals. This section does not authorize the waiver of any subdivision map condition related to undergrounding of utilities except as authorized by subsection D above and Section 27.08.025 of the code.

Termination of authority. The authority to grant relief pursuant to this section or Section 22.38.060 shall terminate should a court of competent jurisdiction determine that the City may not lawfully impose or collect the in-lieu fee specified in subsection D of this section.

Procedure. Any determination of the Chief of Building and Safety concerning a hardship waiver request under this chapter may be appealed by any interested person to the City Council by filing a written appeal with the City Clerk within 10 days after the date of such decision. The decision of the Chief of Building and Safety is final if an appeal is not filed in a timely manner.

Appeal requirements. The appeal shall contain (1) a detailed description of the overhead utility services proposed to be placed underground; (2) separate itemized cost estimates for construction of the project if the utilities were placed underground or relocated aboveground; and (3) the grounds for the appeal.

Scheduling of hearing. The City Council shall, at its regular meeting next following receipt of the appeal, set the appeal for hearing.

Granting appeal, unreasonable hardship, findings, conditions. Upon consideration of the appeal, the City Council may grant such relief as it may deem proper under the circumstances, including, but not limited to, indefinite deferral of such requirement. Such appeal may be granted based upon the findings and conditions stated in subsections C and D of Section 22.38.050.

Unlawful to install. It is unlawful for any person or utility to erect, construct, place, or install any utility poles, overhead wires, overhead conduits, or associated overhead structures:

Unlawful to maintain. It is unlawful for any person or utility to keep, maintain, continue, employ or operate utility poles, overhead wires, overhead conduits or associated overhead structures which have been installed, constructed or otherwise placed in violation of this chapter.

Poles, wires, and associated overhead structures for a period of time longer than 180 days as necessary to address emergency conditions, or to correct for damage to, loss of, unusual, or interrupted, utility service(s);

Municipal facilities or equipment installed under the supervision and to the satisfaction of the Public Works Director;

Poles or electroliers used exclusively for street lighting;

Overhead wires (exclusive of supporting structures) to cross a portion of the area serviced by underground utilities or connecting to buildings on the perimeter of such area when such wires originate in an area from which poles, overhead wires and associated overhead structures are not prohibited;

Poles, overhead wires and associated overhead structures used for the transmission of electric energy at nominal voltages in excess of 34,500 volts;

Overhead wires, attached to the exterior surface of a building by means of a bracket or other fixture and extending from one location on the building to another location on the same building or to an adjacent building without crossing any public street;

Antennae, associated equipment and supporting structures, used by a utility for furnishing communication services;

Equipment which is appurtenant to underground facilities, such as surface mounted transformers, pedestal mounted terminal boxes, meter cabinets and concealed ducts;

Temporary poles, overhead wires and associated overhead structures used or to be used in conjunction with construction projects; and,

Poles, wires, and associated overhead structures which were existing in place on January 1, 1997.

Any municipal facilities or equipment installed under the supervision and to the satisfaction of the Public Works Director;

Poles, or electroliers used exclusively for street lighting;

Overhead wires (exclusive of supporting structures) crossing any portion of a district within which overhead wires have been prohibited, or connecting to buildings on the perimeter of a district, when such wires originate in an area from which poles, overhead wires and associated overhead structures are not prohibited;

Poles, overhead wires and associated overhead structures used for the transmission of electric energy at nominal voltages in excess of 34,500 volts;

Overhead wires attached to the exterior surface of a building by means of a bracket or other fixture and extending from one location on the building to another location on the same building or to an adjacent building without crossing any public street;

Antennae, associated equipment and supporting structures, used by a utility for furnishing communication services;

Equipment appurtenant to underground facilities, such as surface mounted transformers, pedestal mounted terminal boxes and meter cabinets, and concealed ducts;

Temporary poles, overhead wires and associated overhead structures used or to be used in conjunction with construction projects.

Within 10 days after the effective date of a resolution adopted pursuant to Section 22.40.040, the City Clerk shall notify all affected utilities and persons owning real property within the district created by said resolution of the adoption thereof. The City Clerk shall further notify such affected property owners of the necessity that, if they or any person occupying such property desire to continue to receive electric, communication, or similar or associated service, they or such occupant shall provide all necessary facility changes on their premises so as to receive such service from the lines of the supplying utility or utilities at a new location.

Notification by the City Clerk shall be made by mailing a copy of the resolution adopted pursuant to Section 22.40.040, together with a copy of this chapter, to affected property owners as such are shown on the last Equalized Assessment Roll and to the affected utilities.

Every person owning, operating, leasing, occupying or renting a building or structure within a district shall construct and provide that portion of the service connection on his or her property between the facilities referred to in Section 22.40.080 and the termination facility on or within said building or structure being served. If the above is not accomplished by any person within the time provided for in the resolution enacted pursuant to Section 22.40.040 hereof, the Public Works Director shall give notice in writing to the person in possession of such premises, and a notice in writing to the owner thereof as shown on the last Equalized Assessment Roll, to provide the required underground facilities within 10 days after receipt of such notice.

The notice to provide the required underground facilities may be given either by personal service or mail. In case of service by mail on either of such persons, the notice must be deposited in the United States mail in a sealed envelope with postage prepaid, addressed to the person in possession of such premises at such premises, and the notice must be addressed to the owner thereof as such owner's name appears, and must be addressed to such owner's last known address as the same appears on the last Equalized Assessment Roll, and when no address appears, to General Delivery, City of Santa Barbara. If notice is given by mail, such notice shall be deemed to have been received by the person to whom it has been sent within 48 hours after mailing thereof. If notice is given by mail to either the owner or occupant of such premises, the Public Works Director shall, within 48 hours after the mailing thereof, cause a copy thereof, printed on a card not less than eight inches (8″) by 10 inches (10″) in size, to be posted in a conspicuous place on said premises.

The notice given by the Public Works Director to provide the required underground facilities shall particularly specify what work is required to be done, and shall state that if the work is not completed within 30 days after receipt of such notice, the Public Works Director will provide such required underground facilities, in which case the cost and expense thereof will be assessed against the property benefited and become a lien upon such property.

If upon the expiration of the 30-day period, the said required underground facilities have not been provided, the Public Works Director shall forthwith proceed to do the work, provided, however, if such premises are unoccupied and no electric or communications services are being furnished thereto, the Public Works Director shall in lieu of providing the required underground facilities, have the authority to order the disconnection and removal of any and all overhead service wires and associated facilities supplying utility service to said property. Upon completion of the work by the Public Works Director he or she shall file a written report with the City Council setting forth the fact that the required underground facilities have been provided and the cost thereof, together with a legal description of the property against which such cost is to be assessed. The Council shall thereupon fix a time and place for hearing protests against the assessment of the cost of such work upon such premises, which said time shall not be less than 10 days thereafter.

The Public Works Director shall forthwith, upon the time for hearing such protests having been fixed, give a notice in writing to the person in possession of such premises, and a notice in writing to the owner thereof, in the manner hereinabove provided for the giving of the notice to provide the required underground facilities, of the time and place that the Council will pass upon such report and will hear protests against such assessment. Such notice shall also set forth the amount of the proposed assessment.

Upon the date and hour set for the hearing of protests, the Council shall hear and consider the report and all protests, if there be any, and then proceed to affirm, modify or reject the assessment.

If any assessment is not paid within five days after its confirmation by the Council, the amount of the assessment shall become a lien upon the property against which the assessment is made by the Public Works Director, and the Public Works Director is directed to turn over to the Assessor and Tax Collector a notice of lien on each of the properties on which the assessment has not been paid, and the Assessor and Tax Collector shall add the amount of the assessment to the next regular bill for taxes levied against the premises upon which the assessment was not paid. Said assessment shall be due and payable at the same time as the property taxes are due and payable, and if not paid when due and payable, shall bear interest at the rate of six percent per annum.

The party, person or persons responsible for the installation;

The party, person or persons for whose benefit the installation was made; and

The present owner(s) of the land or premises for the benefit of which the installation was made.

At the time fixed for receiving and considering the report required by Section 22.42.080, the Council shall hear the same, together with any objections which may be raised by any of the persons liable to be assessed for the work of abating the nuisance and thereupon make such modifications in the report as they deem necessary, after which, by motion or resolution, the report shall be confirmed. The amount of the cost for abating such nuisance shall be referred to the City Finance Director for collection and may be assessed against the various parcels of land referred to in the report and, as confirmed, shall constitute a lien on such property for the amount of such assessments, respectively.

After confirmation of such report, a copy thereof shall, as determined by the Finance Director, be delivered to the County Assessor and to the County Tax Collector, whereupon it shall be the duty of such officers to add the amounts of the respective assessments to the next regular bills for taxes levied against the respective lots and parcels of land identified and thereafter such amounts shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ordinary property taxes are collected, and shall be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure for foreclosure and sale in case of delinquency as is provided for ordinary property taxes.

The purpose of this chapter is to implement the Circulation Element of the General Plan, the Bicycle Master Plan, and the Pedestrian Master Plan by establishing requirements for dedication and improvement of public right-of-way in connection with the construction or reconstruction of buildings for which a building permit is required. The provisions of this chapter are supplemental to the dedication and improvement requirements for the subdivision of property under Title 27 or as the condition of a development permit or approval under Title 28 or Title 30 of this Code.

The following definitions apply to the interpretation of this chapter:

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no building permit may be issued for a new main building as defined in Section 22.44.005(B)(1) on any lot, unless one-half of the public street or dedicated street right-of-way abutting the lot has been dedicated and improved to meet the objective standards, conditions, and policies of this chapter. If a lot is not located on a public street, the access for the lot must be improved to meet minimum vehicle access dimensions and surfacing standards of the California Fire Code as adopted under Section 8.04.010 and amended under Section 8.04.020 of this Code, the City's parking access and design standards, and the parking design standards established under Title 28 or 30 of this Code.

As a condition to issuance of a building permit for construction of a new main building on a lot, the owner of the lot must have provided the rights-of-way necessary to meet the requirement of subsection A of this section by means of a deed, an irrevocable offer of dedication, or other appropriate conveyance instrument as approved by the City Attorney. Rights-of-way shall also be provided for any improvements to existing facilities, including rights-of-way for storm drains or other required public facilities. All rights-of-way dedications must be accompanied by a title examination and be free of all liens and encumbrances and a processing fee in an amount set by City Council resolution. The maximum area of land required to be dedicated shall not exceed 25% of the area of the lot.

As a condition to issuance of a building permit for a new main building on a lot, the owner of the lot must construct or cause to be constructed in accordance with city specifications upon the lot and along all street frontages adjoining the lot upon which the new main building will be constructed, unless adequate improvements already exist as determined by the Public Works Director.

No structure may be erected on a lot within the street right-of-way, area of an irrevocable offer of dedication, or the additional widening limits of street right-of-way as required by this chapter, except pursuant to an encroachment permit issued pursuant to this Code.

New or altered street lighting, in accordance with Public Works Construction Standard Details is a required improvement for lots that are located at a corner of two or more intersecting public streets, or lots having 50% or more of the frontage of a block, or lots having at least 100 feet of street frontage, unless the Public Works Director determines that new or altered street lighting is not required because existing street lights are adequate for public safety or because of the circumstances of the neighborhood in which the lot is located. New or altered street lighting is not required for building permits on a lot having two or fewer residential units.

Buildings for which a complete building permit application was filed with the Community Development Department before March 6, 2024, will be subject to the dedication and improvement requirements of this chapter in effect on the date of the application.

The provisions of Section 22.44.010 shall not apply to the following:

The City Engineer may waive the requirement for construction of sidewalk improvements due to any of the following reasons:

When the estimated cost of the public improvements required under Section 22.44.010 is $25,000 or less as determined by the City Engineer, the improvements must be constructed before the issuance of a final inspection or certificate of occupancy. When the cost of the public improvements required under Section 22.44.010 is greater than $25,000 as determined by the City Engineer, the work must be completed before the issuance of a final inspection or certificate of occupancy, or the owner may enter into a secured agreement to construct all required improvements by a later date is established by the Public Works Director in the secured agreement. The secured agreement must be in a form approved by the City Attorney. All improvements must be constructed pursuant to plans approved by the City Engineer.

An agreement to construct must be secured by one of the following:

When a substantial proportion of the required improvement has been completed to the satisfaction of the City Engineer, and the completion of the remaining improvements is delayed due to conditions beyond the owner's control, the Public Works Director may accept the completed portion and reduce the improvement security to account for the completed work; provided, however, that the security will not be reduced to less than an amount sufficient to cover the one year warranty obligation under Section 22.60.030.

The Public Works Director is authorized to administer and enforce this chapter and to:

A person applying for a building permit must pay a fee in an amount established by City Council resolution for the reasonable costs of administration of this chapter and inspection of improvements.

When all dedication and improvements required by this chapter have been completed or satisfactorily guaranteed as to completion, a building permit may be issued, provided all structural and zoning requirements directly applicable to the building permit have been satisfactorily complied with.

An entity exempt from the issuance of a building permit shall comply with the requirements of this chapter before occupancy of a new building or substantial reconstruction of an existing building.

The following dimensional street standards and improvements shall be applicable in the requirement for dedication and improvement, as required by this Chapter, and by the street deficiency study of the City made pursuant to Section 2156 of the Streets and Highways Code, on file in the office of the Public Works Director, and shall include proposed street right-of-way to be acquired as well as existing street right-of-way. When this section requires measurement from a curb face, the measurement will be taken from the existing face of curb, except in the case of a new street or where street widening is part of the improvements, in which case the measurement will be based on the new face of curb.

All construction of improvements required under this chapter shall be done in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Public Works Construction Standard Details on file in the Public Works Department and pursuant to a permit issued under Chapter 22.60 of this Code.

The City Engineer may approve variations from the requirements of this Section as necessary because of conditions of the terrain and the existing improvements contiguous to the property involved.

As a general policy, names which commemorate the culture and history of Santa Barbara will be given first priority; those names commemorating California history may be given second priority;

The name of an individual shall be considered only if such individual has made a particularly meritorious and outstanding contribution, over a period of several years, to the general public interest or the interests of the City;

A preference shall be given to names of long established local usage, names which are euphonious, and names which lend dignity to the facility to be named;

Names selected shall be of enduring, honorable fame, not notoriety, and shall be commensurate with the significance of the facility;

Proliferation of names for different parts of the same facility should be avoided, and the same name should not be applied to a similar kind of facility;

Names with connotations which by contemporary community standards are derogatory or offensive shall not be considered.

Whenever a private street or way is constructed, other than in a subdivision as provided in Title 27 of this code, upon which structures will front, requiring an address, a proposed name for such street or way may be submitted to the Public Works Department for consideration by the Subdivision Review Committee. If such name is not a duplication of or so nearly the same as to cause confusion with the name of an existing street or way located in the City of Santa Barbara, or in close proximity thereto, and if such name is appropriate for a street name, such name shall be approved by such Committee, and recommended to the City Council for adoption.

If upon the completion of such private street or way, no name has been submitted as hereinabove set forth, the Public Works Director may propose a name for such private street or way and submit the same to the Subdivision Review Committee for approval. Such Committee shall adopt a resolution either approving such proposed name or any other name agreed upon by the Committee, which resolution shall be forwarded to the City Council as a recommendation for action by the Council.

A copy of the resolution of the City Council naming a private street or way shall be forwarded promptly to the City Police, Fire and Public Works Departments, the United States Postal Service, the County Clerk and County surveyor and the City Clerk shall also notify abutting property owners of such change of name.

No person shall construct, reconstruct, repair, remove, or replace any pavement, sidewalk, driveway, curb, gutter, or any other improvements in any public street, alley, court, right-of-way, utility easement, or public place within the City, or commence any excavation therein, or construct any improvements on public property, easements or rights-of-way owned or to be conveyed to the City without first making application for and obtaining a written permit from the Public Works Director to perform such work. The application must be accompanied by a fee in an amount established by City Council resolution.

Notwithstanding subsection A, emergency repair work by public utilities or other excavation work necessary for the protection of the public safety may be commenced immediately; provided, however, that the person must notify the Public Works Department before commencement of the work if feasible and not later than 24 hours after commencement of the work. Further, a complete application for a permit must be filed and the required fees paid within three working days after commencement of work. The provisions of this subsection B do not apply to water and sewer connection work, which are subject to the requirements of Title 14 of this Code.

Permits under Section 22.60.020 will be issued only to:

All work pursuant to a permit must be completed to the satisfaction of the City Engineer within 90 days after the date the permit is issued unless otherwise stated on the permit or extended in writing by the Public Works Director. All work must be performed according to the day, hour, and duration limits stated the permit and shall be diligently pursued from start to finish without suspension of work of more than five working days unless approved in writing by the Public Works Director.

A permittee must notify the Public Works Department and request inspection not less than 24 hours in advance of the commencement of work under a permit.

If required by the Public Works Director, performance of work under a permit must be secured in a manner provided under Section 22.44.040(B). Every permit shall include a warranty that there will be no failure of any work performed under the permit. The warranty period is one year following completion and acceptance of the work. The warranty is in addition to any other warranty provided elsewhere by law. The permittee shall be exonerated from this warranty when it is determined, on appeal pursuant to subsection C of this section, that a failure of an improvement did not result from work performed by the permittee.

Whenever there is any failure of such work within said one-year period, the Public Works Department will give the permittee notice to repair such work to the satisfaction of the Public Works Department. A new one-year warranty period shall commence to run with the completion of repairs to any work that has been reconstructed or repaired pursuant to notice by the City.

If the permittee fails to repair or correct the failed work within 48 hours or within a greater time that is specified in the above notice, the City will have the failed work repaired and the costs will be charged to and paid by the permittee within 30 days after receipt of a billing from the City. If the permittee does not pay said billing, or has not posted adequate security to guarantee payment of said billing upon determination of an appeal, the permittee shall not be entitled to a permit under this chapter.

A permittee may appeal any charges made under this chapter by filing a notice of appeal pursuant to the provisions of Section 1.30.050 of this Code.

A permittee must notify the Public Works Department of any change of address within one year after the completion of any work under such permit so that there can be prompt notification regarding any failed work.

Each lot created by a subdivision as to which a tentative map is approved after December 16, 1986 shall front upon a public street constructed according to the applicable specifications for streets, unless (1) the lot is served by a private road, lane, drive or driveway which serves no more than two lots; or (2) the advisory body or approval authority under Title 27 of this Code waives this requirement. All public street in a subdivision must meet the standards of Chapter 22.44 and be consistent with the Circulation Element of the General Plan, the Bicycle Master Plan, and the Pedestrian Master Plan. Private streets must, at a minimum, be improved as determined by the Fire Marshal to fire code standards as adopted under Section 8.04.010 and amended under Section 8.04.020 of this Code.

An application for a waiver shall be made as part of an application for a tentative parcel map or tentative map under Title 27 of this Code.

The advisory body or approval authority under Title 27 of this Code, shall consider that waiver request in connection with consideration of the tentative parcel map or tentative map.

A waiver may be granted upon a finding of all of the following:

If a waiver is granted, the following conditions shall be imposed:

The advisory body or approval authority under Title 27 of this Code may impose other conditions on a waiver which are consistent with the intent and purposes of this Section.