AB 2285, as introduced, Jones. Housing.
Existing law requires every city, county, or city and county to enforce the State Housing Law within its jurisdiction, and defines terms for purposes of that law.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 17920 of the Health and Safety Code is
2amended to read:
As used in this part:
4(a) “Approved” means acceptable to the department.
5(b) “Building” means a structure subject to this part.
6(c) “Building standard” means building standard as defined in
7Section 18909.
8(d) “Department” means the Department of Housing and
9Community Development.
P2 1(e) “Enforcement” means diligent effort to secure compliance,
2including review of plans and permit applications, response to
3complaints, citation of violations, and other legal process. Except
4as otherwise provided
in this part, “enforcement” may, but need
5not, include inspections of existing buildings on which no
6complaint or permit application has been filed, and effort to secure
7compliance as to these existing buildings.
8(f) “Fire protection district” means any special district, or any
9other municipal or public corporation or district,begin delete whichend deletebegin insert thatend insert is
10authorized by law to provide fire protection and prevention
11services.
12(g) “Labeled” means equipment or materials to whichbegin insert thereend insert has
13been attached a label, symbol, or other identifying mark of an
14organization, approved by the department, that
maintains a periodic
15inspection program of production of labeled products, installations,
16equipment, or materials and by whose labeling the manufacturer
17indicates compliance with appropriate standards or performance
18in a specified manner.
19(h) “Listed” means all products that appear in a list published
20by an approved testing or listing agency.
21(i) “Listing agency” means an agency approved by the
22department that is in the business of listing and labeling products,
23materials, equipment, and installations tested by an approved
24testing agency, and that maintains a periodic inspection program
25on current production of listed products, equipment, and
26installations, and that, at least annually, makes available a published
27report of these listings.
28(j) “Noise insulation” means the protection of persons within
29buildings from
excessive noise, however generated, originating
30within or without such buildings.
31(k) “Nuisance” means any nuisance defined pursuant to Part 3
32(commencing with Section 3479) of Division 4 of the Civil Code,
33or any other form of nuisance recognized at common law or in
34equity.
35(l) “Public entity” has the same meaning as defined in Section
36811.2 of the Government Code.
37(m) “Testing agency” means an agency approved by the
38department as qualified and equipped for testing of products,
P3 1materials, equipment, and installations in accordance with
2nationally recognized standards.
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