Section 1608 - Substandard Accessory Buildings and Structures and Building ComponentsAny accessory structure or building, or building component or portion thereof, or the premises on which the same is located, shall be deemed substandard and a nuisance when any of the following conditions exist that endanger the life, limb, health, property, safety, or welfare of the occupants or the public.
(a) Health hazards or inadequate sanitation include, but are not limited to, the following:(1) When installed, inoperable or defective water closet, lavatory, bathtub or shower.(2) When installed, inoperable or defective kitchen sink.(3) When installed, inadequate hot and cold running water to plumbing fixtures.(4) Dampness of habitable rooms.(5) Infestation of insects, vermin or rodents.(6) General dilapidation or improper maintenance.(7) When installed, defective connection of plumbing fixtures to a sewage disposal system.(b) Structural hazards, which include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) Deteriorated or inadequate foundations or stabilizing devices.(2) Defective or deteriorated flooring or floor supports.(3) Flooring or floor supports of insufficient size to carry imposed loads with safety.(4) Members of walls, partitions, or other vertical supports that split, lean, list, or buckle due to defective material or deterioration.(5) Members of walls, partitions, or other vertical supports that are of insufficient size to carry imposed loads with safety.(6) Members of ceilings, roofs, ceiling and roof supports, or other horizontal members which sag, split, or buckle due to defective material or deterioration.(7) Members of ceilings, roofs, ceiling and roof supports, or other horizontal members that are of insufficient size to carry imposed loads with safety.(8) Fireplaces or chimneys which list, bulge, or settle, due to defective material or deterioration.(9) Fireplaces or chimneys which are of insufficient size or strength to carry imposed loads with safety.(10) Lack of, inoperable, or defective required ventilating equipment.(11) Lack of minimum amounts of required natural light and ventilation.(c) Nuisance as defined in section 1002.(d) Electrical hazards include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) All electrical wiring that did not conform with all applicable laws and regulations in effect at the time of its installation, has not been maintained in good and safe condition, or is not being used in a safe manner.(2) Lack of, inoperable, or defective required electrical lighting.(e) Plumbing that did not conform with all applicable laws and regulations in effect at the time of its installation, has not been maintained in good or safe condition, or has cross-connections and siphonage between fixtures.(f) Mechanical equipment, including heating equipment and its vents, that did not conform with all applicable laws and regulations in effect at the time of its installation or which has not been maintained in good and safe condition, or is not being used in a safe manner. (1) Inoperable or defective heating facilities.(g) Faulty weather protection, which includes, but is not limited to, the following: (2) Deteriorated or ineffective waterproofing of exterior walls, roof, foundations, or floors, including broken windows or doors.(3) Defective or lack of weather protection for exterior wall coverings.(4) Broken, rotted, split, or buckled exterior wall coverings or roof coverings.(h) Any accessory structure or building or building component or portion thereof, device, apparatus, equipment, combustible waste, or vegetation which is in such a condition as to cause a fire or explosion or provide a ready fuel to augment the spread and intensity of fire or explosion arising from any cause.(i) Materials or construction not allowed or approved by this chapter or which have not been adequately maintained in good and safe condition.(j) Those premises on which an accumulation of weeds, vegetation, rubbish, dead organic matter, debris, garbage, offal, rat harborages, stagnant water, combustible materials, and similar materials or conditions constitute fire, health or safety hazards.(k) All accessory building or structures or building components or portions thereof not provided with adequate exit facilities as required by this chapter except those buildings or portions thereof whose exit facilities conformed with all applicable laws and regulations in effect at the time of their construction and which have been adequately maintained and increased in relation to any increase in occupant load, alteration or addition, or any change in occupancy.(l) All buildings, structures, or portions thereof which are not provided with the fire-resistive construction or fire-extinguishing systems or equipment required by this chapter, except those buildings, structures, or portions thereof which conformed with all applicable laws at the time of their construction and whose fire-resistive integrity and fire-extinguishing system or equipment have been adequately maintained and improved in relation to any increase in occupant load, alteration or addition, or any change in occupancy.(m) All accessory buildings or structures or building components or portions thereof occupied for living, sleeping, cooking, or dining purposes which were not designed or intended to be used for such occupancies.(n) Room and space dimensions less than required by this chapter.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 25, § 1608
1. Renumbering of former section 1608 to new section 1114 and renumbering of former section 1738 to section 1608, including amendment of section heading, section and NOTE, filed 7-6-2004; operative 7-6-2004 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2004, No. 28). Note: Authority cited: Section 18300 Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 18402, 18404, 18552 and 18610, Health and Safety Code.
1. Renumbering of former section 1608 to new section 1114 and renumbering of former section 1738 to section 1608, including amendment of section heading, section andNote, filed 7-6-2004; operative 7-6-2004 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2004, No. 28).