Section 17021 Of Chapter 2. Application And Scope From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 13. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 2.
17021
. (a) Except as provided in Sections 17021.5 and 17021.6,
local use zone requirements, local fire zones, property line, source
of water supply and method of sewage disposal requirements are hereby
specifically and entirely reserved to the local jurisdictions.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with respect to a
building permit, grading permit, or other approval from a city or
county building department for the rehabilitation of real property
improvements that are or will be employee housing for agricultural
employees, or from a city or county health department for the
operation, construction, or repair of a water system or waste
disposal system servicing employee housing for agricultural
employees, all of the following processing requirements shall apply:
(1) The local building or health department shall have up to 60
calendar days to approve or deny a complete application or permit
request accompanied by applicable fees, or a shorter time period if
required by the Permit Streamlining Act (Chapter 4.5 (commencing with
Section 65920) of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code). An
application or permit request may be denied on procedural grounds
only if the denial occurs within 30 calendar days and the denial
includes an itemization of the procedural defects. An application or
permit request may be denied on substantive grounds if the denial
includes an itemization of all substantive defects.
(2) If the application or permit request is not approved or denied
by the local building or health department within the period
prescribed by paragraph (1), then the Department of Housing and
Community Development may approve the application or permit request
if it determines that the plans are consistent with all applicable
building codes and health and safety requirements. At that time, the
applicant may initiate any work consistent with the application or
permit approved pursuant to this subdivision. Upon completion of the
work, any other state or local agency shall accept the improvements
as if they had been approved by the local building or health
department. However, if that other local agency identifies any
defects that would have resulted in that agency's disapproval of the
improvements or plans thereto, those defects may be identified by the
agency and shall be corrected by the applicant. The local building
or health department shall inspect the plans and improvements prior
to and during rehabilitation and issue a certificate of completion if
the work is consistent with the plans and all applicable building
codes and health and safety requirements.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to exempt an
application or permit request from complying with the California
Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section
21000) of the Public Resources Code).
(d) For purposes of this section, "agricultural employee" has the
same meaning specified in subdivision (b) of Section 1140.4 of the
Labor Code.
(e) The Department of Housing and Community Development may
recover from a local building or health department costs incurred to
review an application or permit request in compliance with paragraph
(2) of subdivision (b). The amount recoverable may not exceed the
applicable plan check fee published by the International Conference
of Building Officials.