(a)  An enforcement agency may require as a condition of receiving a building permit, that a permittee participate in a preconstruction conference prior to completion of plan checking of the permittee’s submitted plans and specifications for the purpose of reviewing the plans to ensure consistency of building code interpretations, and adequacy and sufficiency of plan details.

(b)  If an enforcement agency requires a preconstruction conference, that enforcement agency shall request the participation of any other appropriate enforcement agencies of the local agency who may inspect a construction or renovation project.

Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 19872

  • Enforcement agency: means any department of a local agency that has the authority to inspect a construction or renovation project and enforce health, safety, or building codes including, but not limited to, the building department or building division, the fire department or fire district, and the health department. See California Health and Safety Code 19870
  • Local agency: means a city, county, or city and county. See California Health and Safety Code 19870
  • Permittee: means a building owner, building property manager, or authorized representative to whom a building permit is issued by the enforcement agency. See California Health and Safety Code 19870

(c)  An enforcement agency may require the permittee to maintain at the site of the construction or renovation project, a set of plans and specifications that reflect any points of discussion, understandings, and agreements derived from the preconstruction conference.

(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 541, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)

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