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Chaptered and Signed Legislation

Chaptered and Signed Legislation. Assembly and Senate Bills Effective January 1, 2013 That Effect Building Departments. Chaptered and Signed Legislation. A.B. 801 - Swanson Illegal Dumping and Code Enforcement Officers

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Chaptered and Signed Legislation

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  1. Chaptered and Signed Legislation Assembly and Senate Bills Effective January 1, 2013 That Effect Building Departments

  2. Chaptered and Signed Legislation • A.B. 801 - Swanson • Illegal Dumping and Code Enforcement Officers • Authorizes a code enforcement officer to exercise the power of arrest of a peace officer • Consistent with existing law • To enforce laws related to illegal dumping or littering

  3. Chaptered and Signed Legislation • A.B. 1750 - Solorio • Rainwater Capture Act of 2012 • Enacts the Rainwater Capture Act of 2012. • Does not require a water rights permit from the State Water Resources Control Board. • Authorizes a landscape contractor to enter into a prime contract for the construction of a rainwater system. • Recapture water must be used for landscape irrigation or water feature for fountain, pond, decorative water feature

  4. Chaptered and Signed Legislation • A.B. 1801 - Campos • Land Use: Fees • Prohibits a city, county, or city and county from basing fees for a solar energy system based on valuation • Or fees not associated with the permit • Or valuation of the property or improvement • Requires local entities to identify each fee assessed

  5. Chaptered and Signed Legislation • A.B. 2114 - Smyth • Swimming Pool Safety • Revisions to a swimming pool, spa or public wading pool to have: • Minimum 2 circulation suction outlets per pump • Separated minimum 3 feet between the suction outlets • Application of new standards for antientrapment covering • Changes to DPH form to include if pool operates with single or multiple suction outlets

  6. Chaptered and Signed Legislation • A.B. 2314 - Carter • Real Property: Blight • Deletes the sunset date (Jan. 1, 2013) of existing law that authorizes a civil fine for failure to maintain vacant foreclosed residential property • Provide a time frame (60 days) for a housing or building department to issue a violation to the new owner • Authorizes a court to require an owner to pay all unrecovered costs associated with receivership

  7. Chaptered and Signed Legislation • S.B. 1186 - Steinberg • Disability Access • Requires an attorney to provide written advisory to a building owner or tenant with each complaint for construction related accessibility claim • Requires notification that leased or rental property has been inspected by a certified access specialist (CASp) • Requires the State Architect to monitor fees charge for the CASp program. Limits application fee for certification to $250 for certain professionals • State fee of $1.00 local business license or renewal January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2018

  8. Chaptered and Signed Legislation • S.B. 1222 - Leno • Solar Energy: Permits • Requires that permit fees for rooftop solar energy systems not exceed the reasonable cost for the service provided • Residential: Not to exceed $500 + $15/kW for each kW >15kW • Commercial: $1,000 + $7/kW for each kW 51kW to 250kW • Plus: $1,000 + $5/kW for each kW >250kW

  9. Chaptered and Signed Legislation • S.B. 1394 - Lowenthal • Carbon Monoxide and Smoke Detectors • Permits issued on or after January 1, 2014 >$1,000 to include the permittee to demonstrate that all smoke alarms required for dwelling units are devices approved by the State Fire Marshall • Makes owners of certain multi-family dwelling complexes and single-family rentals responsible for testing and maintaining alarms • Requires CO detectors in all existing hotel and motel dwelling units by January 1, 2016. Standards by HCD impose state-mandate local program

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