Section 17031 Of Chapter 3. Permits And Fees From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 13. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 3.
17031
. (a) (1) The operator of employee housing on a dairy farm
that meets the requirements of Section 32505 of the Food and
Agricultural Code, consisting only of permanent single-family
employee housing, may request an exemption from the requirement of
obtaining an annual permit to operate. The employee housing camp
operator shall notify each tenant of the permanent single-family
employee housing in writing that such an exemption is being
requested. The request for exemption shall be made in writing to the
enforcement agency.
(2) An exemption shall be granted to permanent single-family
employee housing unless the housing is in violation of the State
Housing Law, building standards published in the California Building
Standards Code relating to employee housing, or the other regulations
adopted pursuant to the State Housing Law in a manner that
materially affects the health and safety of the occupants, or in the
case of a mobilehome or manufactured home, is in violation of the
National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. Secs. 5401, et seq.) or regulations of the
department pursuant to Section 18028 in a manner that materially
affects the health and safety of the occupants, or has been found in
violation of this chapter within the previous two years.
(b) Whenever the enforcement agency issues an exemption from the
requirement of obtaining a permit to operate, it shall make written
findings indicating the reasons for issuing the exemption. Exemptions
shall be reviewed annually by the enforcement agency.
The findings of the enforcement agency shall include, but not be
limited to, all of the following information:
(1) The year the dwellings in the employee housing were
constructed.
(2) The number of years the employee housing has been operated
with a valid permit to operate.
(3) The number and character of any complaints received during the
time the employee housing has been operating either with or without
a permit.
(4) Any violations cited in the last inspection of the employee
housing.
(c) Failure to maintain any permanent housing in accordance with
the State Housing Law, or, in the case of mobilehomes or manufactured
homes, failure to maintain these mobilehomes or manufactured homes
in accordance with the provisions of Part 2.1 (commencing with
Section 18200) of Division 13, and the regulations adopted pursuant
thereto, in a manner which materially affects the health and safety
of the occupants, shall be considered cause for revocation of an
exemption.