§ 2-137. Building division functions.

(a)

Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Code to the contrary, the City of Oroville Building Department is appointed to act in lieu of the county department of development services, building division, and to perform all of the duties thereof as to all building permits for industrial and commercial projects within the unincorporated area of the Oroville Enterprise Zone as it is now established by the State of California and as the boundaries thereof may hereafter be lawfully amended. For purposes of this section, "projects" shall include building, grading, mechanical, electrical and plumbing projects, and the functions of the Oroville Building Department will include the review of plans, issuance of permits and inspection of construction related thereto.

(b)

Permit application procedures and standards. Such permit applications shall be filed with the City of Oroville, subject to the fees and adopted procedures and standards of the city as they now exist or may exist at the time of such application. Such permit applications will be subject to city design review requirements, improvement standards, and building standards. However, the zoning regulations applicable to all such projects will be those specified in the applicable county zoning ordinance, and county sewage disposal requirements shall apply, except as to those projects which connect to a publicly owned, maintained and operated sewage system, in which case the requirements of the public entity which owns, maintains and operates the sewer system shall apply.

(c)

Section not applicable to residential projects. This section is not applicable to permits for residential projects, which will continue to be processed in accordance with the procedures and standards of the County of Butte.

(Ord. No. 3016, § 1, 6-23-92)