C:\PGCompilerServiceRelease\temp\glendale\MeetingId_10677\Agenda\Html\html\60035\15576\1.doc 1 VOLUME V. HOUSING STANDARDS
SECTION V-1. Volume V of the Glendale Building and Safety Code, 2026, is amended as hereinafter provided.
SECTION V-2. Section 203 of Volume V of the Glendale Building and Safety Code, 2023, is hereby amended to read as follows:
SECTION 203
HOUSING ADVISORY AND APPEALS BOARD
BUILDING AND FIRE BOARD OF APPEALS
203.1. General. In order to hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions or determinations made by the building official relative to the application and interpretations of this Code, there shall be and is hereby created a housing advisory and appeals board consisting of members who are qualified by experience and training to pass upon matters pertaining to building construction and who are not employees of the jurisdiction. The building official shall be an ex officio member and shall act as secretary to said board but shall have no vote upon any matter before the board. The housing advisory and appeals board shall be appointed by the governing body and shall hold office at its pleasure. The board shall adopt rules of procedure for conducting its business and shall render all decisions and finding in writing to the appellant with a duplicate copy to the building official. Appeals to the board shall be processed in accordance with the provisions contained in Section 1201 of this Code. Copies of all riles of procedure adopted by the board shall be delivered to the building official, who shall make them accessible to the public joint Building and Fire Board of Appeals in accordance with Chapter 1 Division II Section 113 of Volume IA of this Code (hereinafter referred to as the “board”).
C:\PGCompilerServiceRelease\temp\glendale\MeetingId_10677\Agenda\Html\html\60035\15576\1.doc 2 203.2. Limitations of Authority. The housing advisory and appeals board shall have no authority relative to interpretation of the administrative provisions of this code and the board shall not be empowered to waive requirements of this code.
SECTION V-3. Section 1101.2 of Volume V of the Glendale Building and Safety Code, 2026, is hereby amended to read as follows:
1101.2. Notice and Order. The building official shall issue a notice and order directed to the record owner of the building. The notice and order shall contain the following:
1. The street address and a legal description sufficient for identification of the premises upon which the building is located.
2. A statement that the building official has found the building to be substandard unsafe, with a brief and concise description of the conditions found to render the building dangerous under the provisions of Section 202 of this code unsafe.
3. A statement of the action required to be taken as determined by the building official.
3.1. If the building official has determined that the building or structure must be repaired, the order shall require that all required permits be secured therefore and the work physically commenced within such time (not to exceed 60 days from the date of the order) and completed within such time as the building official shall determine is reasonable under all of the circumstances.
3.2. If the building official has determined that the building or structure must be vacated, the order shall require that the building or structure shall be vacated C:\PGCompilerServiceRelease\temp\glendale\MeetingId_10677\Agenda\Html\html\60035\15576\1.doc 3 within a certain time from the date of the order as determined by the building official to be reasonable.
3.3. If the building official has determined that the building or structure must be demolished, the order shall require that the building be vacated within such time as the building official shall determine reasonable (not to exceed 60 days from the date of the order), that all required permits be secured therefore within 60 days from the date of the order and that the demolition be completed within such time as the building official shall determine is reasonable.
4. Statements advising that if any required repair or demolition work (without vacation also being required) is not commenced within the time specified, the building official (i) will order the building vacated and posted to prevent further occupancy until the work is completed and (ii) may proceed to cause the work to be done and charge the costs thereof against the property or its owner.
5. Statements advising (i) that any person having any record title or legal interest in the building may appeal from the notice and order or any action of the building official to the housing advisory and appeals board Building and Fire Board of Appeals, provided the appeal is made in writing as provided in this Code, and filed with the building official within 30 days from the date of service of such notice and order, and (ii) that failure to appeal will constitute a waiver of all right to an administrative hearing and determination of the matter.