Section 105.2 of the 2016 California Building Code is replaced to read as follows:
105.2 Work exempt from permit.
Exemptions from permit requirements of this Code shall not be deemed to grant authorization
for any work to be done in any manner in violation of the provisions of the codes,
State laws, ordinances, or established policies of this jurisdiction. Except when
otherwise subject to County review and approval or when otherwise required by State
or local laws, regulations or standards, permits shall not be required for the following:
a.
Building:
A building permit shall not be required for the following:
1. One-story detached accessory buildings used as tool and storage sheds, patio covers,
playhouses, playground or athletic equipment and similar uses provided the floor area
does not exceed 120 square feet and does not exceed 12 feet in height.
2. Wood fences not over 8 feet high and fences of other materials not over 6 feet
high, measured from the lowest adjacent grade to the top of the fence on the side
which yields the greatest height, unless supporting a surcharge or structural element.
3. Oil derricks.
4. Movable cases, counters, and partitions not over 5 feet 9 inches high.
5. Retaining walls which are not over 4 feet in height measured from the bottom of
the footing to the top of the wall, unless supporting a surcharge or impounding Class
I, II or III-A liquids.
6. Water tanks supported directly upon grade if the tank capacity does not exceed
5,000 gallons and the ratio of height to diameter or width does not exceed 2 to 1.
7. Platforms, walks and wood decks not more than 30 inches above grade at any point
and not over any basement or story below, nor supporting any structure above, and
not part of an accessible route.
8. Painting, papering, and similar finish work.
9. Temporary motion picture, television and theater stage sets and scenery.
10. Window awnings supported completely by an exterior wall of Group R, Division
3, or Group U, Division 1 Occupancies when projecting not more than 54 inches nor
encroaching into required yards.
11. Prefabricated swimming pools accessory to a Group R, Division 3 Occupancy that
are less than 24 inches deep, and the pool walls are entirely above the adjacent grade
and the capacity does not exceed 5,000 gallons (18,927 L).
12. Swings and other playground equipment accessory to detached one and two-family
dwellings.
13. Readily removable plastic covered hoop structures without in ground footings
or foundations that are not more than 20' in height.
14. Shade cloth structures constructed for nursery or agricultural purposes, not
including service systems.
15. Agricultural buildings not exceeding 3,000 square feet in floor area constructed
and used to house farm implements, equipment, hay, grain, poultry, livestock or horticultural
products. Such buildings shall not be a place of human habitation nor a place of employment,
nor shall such buildings be used by the public, be used to store hazardous materials
in violation of the Fire Code, nor contain plumbing, mechanical, electrical, structural
or architectural features that may reclassify the occupancy or the character of the
occupancy of said building as determined by the Building Official.
Agricultural buildings exempt from building permits shall be located on agriculturally
or residential ranchette zoned land and receive a land use permit from the Planning
and Development Department. A minimum 20-foot separation shall be maintained between
such buildings and other buildings and property lines.
Exemption from building permits shall not further exempt such agricultural buildings
from electrical, plumbing, or mechanical permits and their associated fees, or from
the provisions of the Primary Electrical Code, Primary Plumbing Code, or Primary Mechanical
Code.
16. Roofing repairs less than 100 square feet within a twelve month period.
17. Temporary bolted petrochemical and industrial steel tanks not supported on a foundation.
b.
Electrical:
An electrical permit will not be required for the following:
1. Portable motors or other portable appliances energized by means of a cord or cable
having an attachment plug end to be connected to an approved receptacle when that
cord or cable is permitted by this Code.
2. Repair or replacement of fixed motors, transformers or approved fixed appliances
of same type and rating and in the same location.
3. Temporary decorative lighting energized by cord or cable having an attachment
plug end to be connected to an approved receptacle.
4. Reinstallations of attachment plug receptacles but not the outlets therefore.
5. Replacement of an over current device of the same capacity and in the same location.
6. Repair or replacement of electrodes or transformers of the same size and capacity
for approved signs or gas tube systems.
7. Removal of abandoned electrical wiring.
8. Electrical wiring, devices, appliance or equipment operating at less than 25 volts
and not capable of supplying more than 50 watts of energy.
9. Low-energy power, control and signal circuits of Class II and III as defined in
this Code.
c.
Plumbing:
A plumbing permit will not be required for the following:
1. The stopping of leaks in drains, soil, waste or vent piping, provided that should
any concealed trap, drainpipe, soil, waste or vent pipe become defective and it becomes
necessary to remove and replace all or part thereof with new material, the same shall
be considered as new work, and a permit shall be obtained and inspections made, as
provided in this Code.
2. The clearing of stoppages, including the removal and reinstallation of water closets,
or the repair of leaks in pipes, valves, or fixtures, provided such repairs do not
involve or require the replacement or rearrangement of valves, pipes, or fixtures;
nor for the removal and reinstallation of water closets, or the installation of new
water closets.
d.
Mechanical:
A Mechanical Permit shall not be required for the following:
1. A portable heating appliance, portable ventilating equipment, a portable cooling
unit, or a portable evaporative cooler.
2. A closed system of steam, hot or chilled water piping within heating or cooling
equipment, regulated by this Code.
3. Replacement of any component part or assembly of an appliance that does not alter
its original approval and complies with other applicable requirements of this Code.
4. Refrigerating equipment that is part of the equipment for which a permit has been
issued pursuant to the requirements of this Code.
5. A unit refrigerating system.
