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13146
. The responsibility for enforcement of building standards
adopted by the State Fire Marshal and published in the California
Building Standards Code relating to fire and panic safety and other
regulations of the State Fire Marshal shall be as follows:
(a) The city, county, or city and county with jurisdiction in the
area affected by the standard or regulation shall delegate the
enforcement of the building standards relating to fire and panic
safety and other regulations of the State Fire Marshal as they relate
to R-3 dwellings, as described in Section 310.5 of Part 2 of the
California Building Standards Code, to either of the following:
(1) The chief of the fire authority of the city, county, or city
and county, or his or her authorized representative.
(2) The chief building official of the city, county, or city and
county, or his or her authorized representative.
(b) The chief of any city, county, or city and county fire
department or of any fire protection district, and their authorized
representatives, shall enforce within its jurisdiction the building
standards and other regulations of the State Fire Marshal, except
those described in subdivision (a) or (d).
(c) The State Fire Marshal shall have authority to enforce the
building standards and other regulations of the State Fire Marshal in
areas outside of corporate cities and districts providing fire
protection services.
(d) The State Fire Marshal shall have authority to enforce the
building standards and other regulations of the State Fire Marshal in
corporate cities and districts providing fire protection services
upon request of the chief fire official or the governing body.
(e) The State Fire Marshal shall enforce the building standards
and other regulations of the State Fire Marshal on all University of
California campuses and properties administered or occupied by the
University of California and on all California State University
campuses and properties administered or occupied by the California
State University. For each university campus or property the State
Fire Marshal may delegate that responsibility to the person of his or
her choice who shall be known as the Designated Campus Fire Marshal.
(f) Any fee charged pursuant to the enforcement authority of this
section shall not exceed the estimated reasonable cost of providing
the service for which the fee is charged, pursuant to Section 66014
of the Government Code.