California Health and Safety Code 17951.7 – (a) Notwithstanding Section 17951, each city, county, or city …
(a) Notwithstanding Section 17951, each city, county, or city and county may waive or reduce all building permit fees for improvements to the home of a person at least 60 years of age with a qualifying disability that are made to accommodate that disability.
(b) A local entity that chooses to waive or reduce building permit fees pursuant to subdivision (a) shall adopt an ordinance to establish a standard application form that may be used to apply for the waiver or reduction, including the requirements for proof of a qualifying disability.
Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 17951.7
- Building: means a structure subject to this part. See California Health and Safety Code 17920
- County: includes city and county. See California Health and Safety Code 14
- Person: means any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, or company. See California Health and Safety Code 19
(c) “Qualifying disability” means a physical or mental disability as defined in subdivisions (j) and (m) of § 12926 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 386, Sec. 1. (AB 2132) Effective January 1, 2019.)