HomeMy WebLinkAbout38.71 ORDINANCE NO. 38. 71
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA AMENDING
CHAPTER 3 OF THE SARATOGA CITY CODE BY ADDING
SECTIONS SERIES 3-60 TO ARTICLE VII THEREOF,
RELATING TO INSPECTION OF HOUSING UNITS ON RE-SALE
The City Council of the City of Saratoga 'does hereby ordain
as follows:
Section 1: There is hereby added .to Article VII of Chapter
3 of the Saratqga City Code, ~hich article is ~ntitled "Miscellaneous
Building Regulations", the following sections and SUbsections
thereof to read as follows:
SectiOn 3-60: Inspection of Completed Residences
(Re,Sale Inspection)
The Building Official, on request of the owner or
prospeCtiVe purchaser. under written contract of sale, shall
- - cause an inspection to-be made of a completed residenfial Unit,
and shall cause a certificate ofthis findings to be issued thereafter,
under the following circumstances:
(a).Such inspections shallTbe limited to
re-sales of.residential structures;
(b) Each a~plicant shall pay,a $40.00
idspection fee in ~dvance, and shail indemnif~ the
City of Saratoga, its officers, agents and employees,
against any damages which .might result from ~ny
failure of the inspection or the inspection r.eport
'to'disclose or reveal 'any defect or Code violation;
(c) Inspectiod shall be limited to easily
a~cessible areas only, will not include attics.,
underfloors, concealed walls, nor shall it include
~py inspection for termites or othe~ wood-destroying
organisms.
~Allviolations noted will be required to be corrected
to me~t all building and zoning regulations in effect
as of.the time of construction. Any residential
structure erected prior ~o October 22, 1956 (date of
i~corporation of the'City of Saratoga) shall be deemed
to be in compliance with all regulations then in effect
unless proof to the contrary to the satisfaction of
the Building Official is provided.
Section.3-60.1: Same - Applicable Forms.
_ APPlication for such re-sale inspections, form
of'the ihdemnificati0~ agreement bY applicant, and form
of the' certificat~ o~ certificafes to be issued shall be
as from time to time approved.by resolution of the City
Couhcil.
'Section 3-60.2: A Duration of regulations
Sections 3260.~d 3-60.1.shall be and remain
effective until December~31,_1977- , and thereafter
shall be of no further force or effect:
/ Sectio.: , The prov'isions of Sectio. :h:
' City Code shall be applieable to all inspections d nport
andScertifications issued in accord with the foregoing provisions.
Section 3: I'f.any section, subsection, sentence, clause
or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held by a'court
of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decisions shall
not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
ordinance.~eI~City Council of the City of Saratoga hereby
declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each
section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase thereof,
irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections,
subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be held invalid
Section 4: This ordinance shall be in full force and
effect 30 days after the date o~ its passage and adoption.
The above and foregQing ordinance was regularly intro-
duced and after the waiting ~fme required by law was thereafter_~-
passed and ~dopted at a regular meeting of the C~ty Council of
the City of Saratoga held on the lst.day of December , 1976,
by the following vote:
AYES: ~8~8{~[m~n
NOES: NONE ~~.~ . -
~OR
AT~.~~
The above and foregoing Is a t~(l(} ltell (}lill~el~t
copy ~ Ordinance ~ ~hich has ~en
Depu~y City C[~k ~ ~te ....