C:\PGCompilerServiceRelease\temp\glendale\MeetingId_10613\Packet\Pdf\60176\15641\1.docx 1 VOLUME ID. WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE STANDARDS
SECTION ID-1. Volume ID of the Glendale Building and Safety Code, 2026, is amended as hereinafter provided.
SECTION ID-2. Chapter 1 Division II Section 104.2.2.8 of Volume ID of the Glendale Building and Safety Code, 2026, is hereby added to read as follows:
104.2.2.8 Fire code official concurrence. For those cases which may affect fire or life safety in buildings regulated by the State Fire Marshall, the building official shall obtain the concurrence of the fire code official if related to fire protection systems, egress, fire department access or water supply.
SECTION ID-3. Chapter 1 Division II Section 104.2.3.1 of Volume ID of the Glendale Building and Safety Code, 2026, is hereby added to read as follows:
104.2.3.1 Fire code official concurrence. For those cases which may affect fire or life safety in buildings regulated by the State Fire Marshall, the building official shall obtain the concurrence of the fire code official if related to fire protection systems, egress, fire department access or water supply.
SECTION ID-4. Chapter 1 Division II Section [A] 105.2 of Volume ID of the Glendale Building and Safety Code, 2026, is hereby amended to read as follows:
[A] 105.2 Permits required. Unless otherwise exempted, buildings or structures regulated by this code shall not be erected, constructed, altered, repaired, moved, removed, converted, demolished or changed in use or occupancy unless a separate permit for each building or structure has first been obtained from the code official.
For buildings or structures erected for temporary uses, see Section A108.3.
C:\PGCompilerServiceRelease\temp\glendale\MeetingId_10613\Packet\Pdf\60176\15641\1.docx 2 Where required by the code official, a permit shall be obtained for the following activities, operations, practices or functions within a wildland-urban interface area:
1. Automobile wrecking yard.
2. Candles and open flames in assembly areas.
3. Explosives or blasting agents.
4. Fireworks.
5. Flammable or combustible liquids.
6. Hazardous materials.
7. Liquefied petroleum gases.
8. Lumberyards.
9. Motor vehicle fuel-dispensing stations.
10. Open burning.
11. Pyrotechnical special effects material.
12. Tents, canopies and temporary membrane structures.
13. Tire storage.
14. Welding and cutting operations.
Parking lots shall not be paved, improved, striped, or restriped unless a separate permit for each parking lot has first been obtained from the building official.
Exception: A separate permit shall not be required to pave, improve, stripe, or restripe a parking lot when such work is included in the scope of another project for which a building permit has been issued and when the design of such parking lot was included in the plan check review of such project.
C:\PGCompilerServiceRelease\temp\glendale\MeetingId_10613\Packet\Pdf\60176\15641\1.docx 3 SECTION ID-5. Chapter 1 Division II Section [A] 105.4 of Volume ID of the Glendale Building and Safety Code, 2026, is hereby amended to read to read as follows:
[A] 105.4 Application for permit. To obtain a permit, the applicant shall first file an application therefor in writing on a form furnished by the code enforcement agency for that purpose. Every such application shall:
1. Identify and describe the work, activity, operation, practice or function to be covered by the permit for which application is made.
2. Describe the land on which the proposed work, activity, operation, practice or function is to be done by legal description, street address or similar description that will readily identify and definitely locate the proposed building, work, activity, operation, practice or function
3. Indicate the use or occupancy for which the proposed work, activity, operation, practice or function is intended.
4. Be accompanied by plans, diagrams, computation and specifications and other data as required in Section 106 of this code.
5. State the valuation of any new building or structure or any addition, remodeling or alteration to an existing building.
6. Be signed by the applicant or the applicant’s authorized agent.
7. Give such other data and information as required by the building official.
8. Pay plan review and permit fees as required by this Chapter 1 Division II Volume 1A.
SECTION ID-6. Chapter 1 Division II Section [A] 105.4.2 of Volume IC of the Glendale Building and Safety Code, 2026, is hereby amended to read as follows:
C:\PGCompilerServiceRelease\temp\glendale\MeetingId_10613\Packet\Pdf\60176\15641\1.docx 4 [A] 105.4.2 Time limitation of application. An application for a permit for any proposed work shall be deemed to have been abandoned one-year after the date of filing, unless such application has been pursued in good faith or a permit has been issued; except that the building official is authorized to grant one or more extensions of time for additional periods not exceeding 180 days each. The extension shall be requested in writing and justifiable cause demonstrated.
SECTION ID-7. Chapter 1 Division II Section 105.4.3 of Volume ID of the Glendale Building and Safety Code, 2026, is hereby added to read as follows:
105.4.3 Plan review fees. When submittal documents are required by Chapter 1 Division II, Section 105.3, a plan review fee shall be paid at the time of submitting the submittal documents for plan review. The plan review fees specified in this section are separate fees from the permit fees specified in Chapter 1 Division II, Section [A] 108.2 and are in addition to the permit fees. When submittal documents are incomplete or changed so as to require additional plan review, or when the project involves deferred submittal items as defined in Chapter 1 Division II, Section [A] 106.3.4, an additional plan review fee shall be charged at a rate specified by resolution.
SECTION ID-8. Chapter 1 Division II Section [A] 105.8 of Volume ID of the Glendale Building and Safety Code, 2026, is hereby amended to read as follows:
[A] 105.8 Expiration. On or after January 1, 2019, every permit issued shall become invalid unless the work on the site authorized by such permit is commenced within 12 months after its issuance or if the work authorized on the site by such permit is suspended or abandoned for a period of 12 months after the time the work is commenced. Work shall be considered suspended or abandoned if the building official determines that C:\PGCompilerServiceRelease\temp\glendale\MeetingId_10613\Packet\Pdf\60176\15641\1.docx 5 substantial work has not been performed within the time specified above. Substantial work shall be construed to mean:
1. Measurable work such as, but not limited to, the addition of footings, structural members, flooring, wall covering, etc.
2. The work mentioned in subsection 1 of this Section [A] 105.8 above must constitute 20% of the value of the work for which the permit was issued in any 180 day period for Group R, Division 3 occupancies and 10% for all other occupancies.
Before such work can be recommenced, a new permit shall be first obtained to do so, and the fee therefore shall be one half the amount required for a new permit for such work, provided no changes have been made or will be made in the original plans and specifications for such work, and provided further that such suspension or abandonment has not exceeded one year. In order to renew action on a permit after expiration, the permittee shall pay a new permit fee and may be required to comply with all applicable new regulations at the time of issuance. The building official is authorized to grant, in writing, one or more extensions of time for periods not more than 180 days each. The extension shall be requested in writing and justifiable cause demonstrated. (See Health and Safety Code Section 18938.5 and 18938.6.)
SECTION ID-9. Chapter 1 Division II Section 105.11 of Volume ID of the Glendale Building and Safety Code, 2026, is hereby added to read as follows:
105.11 Responsibility of permittee. Building permits shall be presumed by the city to incorporate all of the work that the applicant, the applicant’s agent, employees and/or contractors shall carry out. Said proposed work shall be in accordance with the approved C:\PGCompilerServiceRelease\temp\glendale\MeetingId_10613\Packet\Pdf\60176\15641\1.docx 6 plans and with all requirements of this code and any other laws or regulations applicable thereto. No city approval shall relieve or exonerate any person from the responsibility of complying with the provisions of this code nor shall any vested rights be created for any work performed in violation of this code.
SECTION ID-10. Chapter 1 Division II Section [A] 108.4 of Volume ID of the Glendale Building and Safety Code, 2026, is hereby amended to read as follows:
[A] 108.4 Work commencing before permit issuance. Any person who commences any work before obtaining the necessary permits shall be subject to a fee in addition to the normally established permit fee, equal to 100% of such normally established permit fee, or as otherwise determined by the building official.
SECTION ID-11. Chapter 1 Division II Section 109.1.3 of Volume ID of the Glendale Building and Safety Code, 2026, is hereby amended to read as follows:
109.1.3 Reinspections.
A reinspection fee may be assessed for each inspection or re-inspection when such portion of work for which inspection is called is not complete or when corrections called for are not made.
This section shall not be interpreted as requiring reinspection fees the first time a job is rejected for failure to comply with the requirements of this code, but as controlling the practice of calling for inspections before the job is ready for such inspection or reinspection.
Reinspection fees can be assessed where the approved plans and inspection card are not readily available to the inspector, for failure to provide access on the date for which C:\PGCompilerServiceRelease\temp\glendale\MeetingId_10613\Packet\Pdf\60176\15641\1.docx 7 inspection is requested or for deviating from plans requiring the approval of the Building Official.
To obtain a reinspection, the applicant shall pay the re-inspection fee in accordance with a fee schedule adopted by the jurisdiction. In instances where reinspection fees have been assessed, no additional inspection of the work will be performed until the required fees have been paid.
SECTION ID-12. Chapter 1 Division II Section [A] 109.3.7 of Volume ID of the Glendale Building and Safety Code, 2026, is hereby amended to read as follows:
[A] 109.3.7 Violation penalties. Persons who shall violate a provision of this code or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, install, alter, repair or do work in violation of the approved construction documents or directive of the code official, or of a permit or certificate used under provisions of this code, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or by imprisonment for a term of not more than 6 months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Such penalty and imprisonment shall not preclude the imposition of any other administrative or judicial civil or criminal remedies under state, federal or local laws.
SECTION ID-13. Chapter 1 Division II Section [A] 109.3.7.1 of Volume ID of the Glendale Building and Safety Code, 2026, is hereby amended to read as follows:
[A] 109.3.7.1 Unlawful acts. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect, construct, alter, extend, repair, move, remove, demolish or occupy any building, structure or equipment regulated by this code, or cause same to be done, in conflict with C:\PGCompilerServiceRelease\temp\glendale\MeetingId_10613\Packet\Pdf\60176\15641\1.docx 8 or in violation of any of the provisions of this code. Maintenance of a building or structure which was unlawful at the time it was constructed and which would be unlawful under this Code if constructed after the effective date of such Code, shall constitute a continuing violation of such Code.
SECTION ID-14. Chapter 1 Division II Section [A] 113.1 of Volume ID of the Glendale Building and Safety Code, 2026, is hereby amended to read as follows:
[A] 113.1 Authority. Where the building official finds any work regulated by this code being performed in a manner contrary to the provisions of this code or other laws or ordinances of this jurisdiction or in a dangerous or unsafe manner, the building official is authorized to issue a stop work order.
SECTION ID-15. Chapter 1 Division II Section [A] 113.4 of Volume ID of the Glendale Building and Safety Code, 2026, is hereby amended to read as follows:
[A] 113.4 Failure to comply. Any person who shall continue any work after having been served with a stop work order, except such work as that person is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be subject to fines established by the authority having jurisdiction.
SECTION ID-16. Chapter 1 Division II Section 114 of Volume ID of the Glendale Building and Safety Code, 2026, is hereby added to read as follows:
114-GENERAL
114.1 General. Hazardous vegetation and fuels shall be managed to reduce the severity of potential exterior wildfire exposure to buildings and to reduce the risk of fire spreading to buildings as required by applicable laws and regulations. Hazardous vegetation or refuse shall be abated, and all grass, weeds, shrubs, and trees shall be properly maintained C:\PGCompilerServiceRelease\temp\glendale\MeetingId_10613\Packet\Pdf\60176\15641\1.docx 9 so as to not create a fire hazard within the community, while maintaining sufficient vegetation for aesthetic and soil erosion control purposes. Maintenance shall occur on a year-round basis to ensure the removal and/or proper maintenance of grass, weeds, shrubs, trees and refuse in order to prevent the spread or intensity of fire within the community and to ensure adequate “defensible space” in the urban/wildland interface area of the city, referred to as the Wildland Urban Interface Fire Areas (also known as the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone).
114.2 Requirements. Hazardous vegetation and fuels around all applicable buildings and structures shall be maintained in accordance with the following laws and regulations.
Nothing contained in this section shall be deemed to preclude the fire code official from requiring more than the minimum specific requirements set forth herein when the fire code official determines that conditions exist that necessitates greater fire protection measures.
1. Public Resources Code, Section 4291.
2. California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 1.5, Chapter 7, Subchapter 3, Section 1299 (see guidance for implementation “General Guideline to Create Defensible Space”).
3. California Government Code, Section 51182.
4. California Code of Regulations, Title 19, Division 1, Chapter 7, Subchapter 1, Section 3.07.
5. Glendale Fire Department Fire Prevention Bureau “Vegetation Management Program (VMP) Defensible Space Guidelines”.
114.4 Specific requirements
C:\PGCompilerServiceRelease\temp\glendale\MeetingId_10613\Packet\Pdf\60176\15641\1.docx 10 114.4.1 Roads. Maintain trees and hazardous vegetation within 10 feet (3048 mm) of that portion of a highway, street, alley, or driveway which is improved or used for vehicle travel or other vehicular purposes that the fire code official determines as used for access or egress.
114.4.2 Cut vegetation and refuse. Remove and/or safely dispose of all cut vegetation and hazardous refuse. Cut grass may be left on the slope to protect the soil if it lays down within three (3) inches (76 mm) of the ground. Cut vegetation may be chipped or mulched and left on the slope up to a depth of 12 inches (305 mm). 114.4.3 Soil erosion control. If the abatement of hazardous vegetation results in the exposure of bare mineral soil, or the soil is exposed to such an extent that increased soil erosion would be likely, or the fire code official determines that the abatement has been excessive and poses a threat to the public health, safety or welfare, suitable erosion control measures must be provided to establish effective soil erosion control to the satisfaction of the fire code official.
114.5 Enforcement
114.5.1 Public Nuisance, Inspection Process. The Council finds that hazardous vegetation prohibited under Section 4907 increases the danger of fire and thus constitutes a public nuisance. If such condition exists, the fire code official shall give written notice to the owner of record and a copy of said notice to any other person with possessory interest in the property, to abate the nuisance within 30 days from the date the notice was sent. The notice shall be sent by certified mail and shall state that the owner is required to abate the nuisance and that if the nuisance is not abated, the city may take further action which may include but is not limited to the following actions: (1) the city, or its C:\PGCompilerServiceRelease\temp\glendale\MeetingId_10613\Packet\Pdf\60176\15641\1.docx 11 contractor, may enter upon the parcel of land and remove or otherwise eliminate or abate the nuisance, (2) upon completion of such work the cost thereof, including administrative costs, shall become a special assessment against that parcel, and (3) upon city council confirmation of the assessment and recordation of said notice, a lien shall attach to the parcel to be collected on the next regular property tax bill levied against the parcel. 114.5.2 Commencement of abatement proceeding. Whenever the fire code official determines that a public nuisance exists, and following mailing of the notice under Section 114.5, the abatement proceedings shall commence. 114.5.3 Abatement proceeding--service of notice of city’s intent to abate a public nuisance. In the event the owner or any other person with possessory interest in the property fails to abate hazardous vegetation pursuant to notice given under Section 114.5, the fire code official shall notify the owner of record of the affected property as shown on the latest equalized tax assessment roll, by certified mail, that the city intends to abate the public nuisance. A copy of said notice shall also be mailed to any other person with possessory interest in the property. Said notice shall be sent not less than 15 days prior to the date of the city’s proposed abatement. The fire code official shall also post a copy of said notice in a conspicuous location on the property. Failure of any owner or other party having possessory interest in the property to receive a notice hereunder, shall not affect the validity of said notice nor any proceeding taken hereunder, provided that the procedure for service of notice has been followed. The notice of intention shall be in substantially the following form:
NOTICE OF INTENTION
TO ABATE PUBLIC NUISANCE
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"As owner shown on the last equalized assessment roll of the land located at (address), you are hereby notified that the undersigned, pursuant to the Glendale Building and Safety Code, Volume VI, Section 114 determined that there exists upon said land or building the following condition which constitutes a public nuisance pursuant to the provisions of the Glendale Building and Safety Code, Volume VI, Section 114. "You are hereby notified to abate said nuisance within 15 days from the date of mailing of this notice, and upon your failure to do so, the same will be abated by whatever action necessary by the city and the costs thereof, together with administrative costs, assessed to you as owner of the land on which said public nuisance is located. "As owner of the land on which said public nuisance is located, you are hereby notified that you may, within 10 days after the mailing of this notice of intention, request in writing to the fire code official a public hearing to contest the finding of the public nuisance on said property. If such a request is not received by the fire code official within such 10-day period, the fire code official shall have the authority to abate said public nuisance and assess the costs as aforesaid without a public hearing. You may submit a sworn written statement within such 10-day period setting forth your position and intentions regarding the public nuisance on said property with your reasons for denial and such statement shall be construed as a request for hearing at which your presence is not required. You may appear in person at any hearing requested by you or, in lieu thereof, may present a sworn written statement aforesaid in time for consideration at such hearing.”
Notice Mailed
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Fire Chief
114.5.4 Appeals. The owner of the substandard property may appeal the finding of the fire code official by submitting within a ten (10) day period from the date of the mailing of the Notice, to the fire code official, a written request for a hearing before the Building and Fire Board of Appeals. Appeals under this section shall be held before the Building and Fire Board of Appeals, which shall hear all facts and testimony it deems pertinent.
The facts and testimony may include testimony on the condition of the property and circumstances related to the nuisance. The owner of the land may appear in person at the hearing or present a sworn written statement in time for consideration at the hearing. The Building and Fire Board of Appeals may impose such conditions and take such other action as it deems appropriate to carry out the purpose of the provisions of this section.
The decision of the Building and Fire Board of Appeals may be appealed to the city council pursuant to the Uniform Appeals Procedure, Chapter 2.88, Glendale Municipal Code.
114.5.5 Procedure. If any order of the Building and Fire Board of Appeals made pursuant to Section 114 is not complied with within the period designated by the Board, the fire code official may then cause such work to be done to the extent necessary to eliminate the public nuisance and other substandard conditions determined to exist by the Board and the cost of such work shall be assessed to the property as set forth in California Government Code Section 38773.5 and as that section may subsequently be amended.
C:\PGCompilerServiceRelease\temp\glendale\MeetingId_10613\Packet\Pdf\60176\15641\1.docx 14 114.5.6 Emergency procedures. Notwithstanding any other provision in Section 114, when in the opinion of the fire code official, a substandard structure or substandard property is an immediate hazard to life and property, and the fire code official makes written findings to the effect that abatement of such hazard requires action, the fire code official may then cause such work to be done to the extent necessary to eliminate the hazard. The fire code official shall attempt to contact the property owner, to the extent possible, to inform the owner of the work to be done and request said owner’s assistance or immediate voluntary removal of the hazard. At the time or shortly thereafter the work is performed, the fire code official shall post a notice and mail to the property owner a statement of the nature of the work performed. Any individual aggrieved by the action of the fire code official under this section, may appeal the determination of the action to the Building and Fire Board of Appeals as set forth in Section 114.5.4 except that the appeal shall be filed within ten (10) days from the date of mailing the notice of work performed. 114.5.7 Costs. The costs involved in the correction of substandard conditions in any action to abate a nuisance shall be charged against the owner of the property. In addition to the above costs, an administrative processing fee established by resolution of the council of the City of Glendale, shall be assessed against each parcel for fire department costs associated with abatement. The fire code official shall review the fees at least once annually, and shall recommend changes to the council when the costs for the services make it appropriate. The fire code official shall notify all parties concerned by certified mail as to the amount of such assessment resulting from such work. If the total assessment determined as provided for in this section is not paid within thirty (30) days after mailing of such notice, such charges shall be placed as a special assessment on the C:\PGCompilerServiceRelease\temp\glendale\MeetingId_10613\Packet\Pdf\60176\15641\1.docx 15 tax bill for the property pursuant to the procedure set forth in Section 38773.5 of the California Government Code and as that section by subsequently be amended. If applicable, an award of attorney’s fees to a prevailing party shall also be assessed. 114.5.8 Recording of notice of special assessment lien. After performing any hazard abatement work or taking any actions to correct substandard conditions, the fire code official shall cause to be recorded with the County Recorder a “Notice of Special Assessment Lien.” Such notice shall summarize the work performed, the cost and date of completion.
114.5.9 Collection of costs by lien not exclusive remedy. The Council declares that it is the intent of the City of Glendale to collect costs charged against the city after performing any public nuisance or hazard abatement work or correcting substandard conditions by lien or any other legal remedies.
114.5.9.1 Owner costs. Re-inspection and administrative fees to ascertain code compliance for overdue abatement of previously noticed or cited violations shall be charged against the owner.
114.5.9.2 Notice of public hearing on lien. If the amount of such expenses as shown in such statement is not paid to the fire code official within thirty (30) days after such notice, the fire code official shall prepare a written notice to the owner of the property upon which the city intends to file a lien. Upon preparation of such notice, the fire code official shall present same to the city council, and the city council shall forthwith, by resolution, fix a time and place for a public hearing on such notice. The fire code official shall cause a copy of such notice to be served on the owner of the property not less than ten (10) days prior to the time fixed for such hearing. Mailing a copy of such notice to C:\PGCompilerServiceRelease\temp\glendale\MeetingId_10613\Packet\Pdf\60176\15641\1.docx 16 the owner of the property at the address listed in the most recent property ownership records provided to the city by the County Assessor as of the date the fire code official causes notice to be sent by certified mail and shall comprise proper service. Service shall be deemed complete at the time of deposit in the United States mail. At the public hearing as scheduled above, the city council will hear all noticed or affected property owners who would be obligated to pay the abatement and related costs incurred by the city. The city council shall confirm the appropriateness of persons to be held responsible for the noticed abatement charges and report to the fire code official its final determinations of liability concerning the affected parties. Charges confirmed by the city council and not paid within five (5) days of the public hearing date will be subject to lien and collection procedures.
114.5.9.3 Recording of lien. The fire code official shall record in the Office of the County Recorder of the County of Los Angeles, State of California, a certificate substantially in the following form:
“NOTICE OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT LIEN”
Pursuant to authority vested in me by the Glendale Building and Safety Code, I did on the day of, , cause a condition to be abated or chargeable action to occur on the hereinafter-described real property at the expenses of the owner thereof, in the amount of $ . Said amount has not been paid nor any part thereof, and the City of Glendale does hereby claim a lien upon the hereinafter-described real property in said amount.
The same shall be a lien upon the said real property until said sum, with interest thereon from the date of recordation of this lien in the office of the County Recorder of the County of Los Angeles, State of California, and such other charges as may be set by C:\PGCompilerServiceRelease\temp\glendale\MeetingId_10613\Packet\Pdf\60176\15641\1.docx 17 resolution of the city council, has been paid in full. The real property hereinabove mentioned and upon which a lien is claimed is that certain parcel of land lying and being in the City of Glendale, County of Los Angeles, State of California, and particularly described as follows:
Assessor’s Parcel Number
Dated this day of , Fire Chief, City of Glendale
114.5.10 Method of collection. With the confirmation of the report by the city council, the hazard abatement charges contained therein that remain unpaid by the owner of the subject property shall constitute a special assessment against said property as it has received the special benefit of city abatement services. The same shall be a lien against the property described therein until the amount.
114.6 Annual Inspection. All Parcels located within the Very High Fire Severity Zone (VHFHSZ) shall be subject to annual inspections conducted by the Glendale Fire Department to verify compliance with vegetation management, defensible space and other applicable requirements of this chapter. Parcels located within the High and Moderate Fire Hazard Severity Zones may be inspected by the Glendale Fire Department on an as-needed basis, including but not limited to when hazardous vegetation or other fire hazards are observed by fire personnel or when complaints are received from the public.