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ORDINANCE NO. 438
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA)
AMENDING SECTION 15.24.100 OF CHAPTER 15.24 ENTITLED
"SPECIAL OWNERS PERMIT".
The City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1: That Section 15.24.100 of the code of the City of Palm
Desert, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
"15.24.100 Owner Builder Permits. The administrative authority
may issue to an individual an owner builder permit (a qualifying
examination may be required) authorizing such individual to do
construction or install equipment in or on buildings or premises
used exclusively for a single-family residence, of which such
individual is the legal owner and in which such residence he re-
sides or intends to reside; provided, however, no work authorized
under such owner builder permit shall be done, nor shall the owner
holding any such permit allow any such work to be done, except
personally by himself or a member of his household. Compensated
outside labor who is not licensed in California as a contractor
may be hired by the owner for the construction activity provided,
at the time of permit issuance, the owner shall furnish to the
Department of Building and Safety, written proof of workman's comp-
ensation insurance covering said laborers. The owner also shall,
prior to issuance of the owner builder permit, complete and sign
the forms entitled "Owner Builder Verification" -and "Owner Builder
Information".
The issuance of this owner builder permit shall not waive nor re-
duce the owner's obligation of State and Federal Income Tax with-
holding, Federal Social Security Taxes, disability or unemployment
Insurance contributions or any other employer obligation pursuant
to Federal or State Laws.
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If this -.or any other provision:of this chapter is violated by the
holding of such permit, such permit shall be subject to immediate
cancellation and the holder of such permit shall be liable to the
penalty provided for violations of this code. (Ord. S1 (part),
1976: Exhibit A S15.2-2.01).
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adopting
of this ordinance and shall cause the same to be published once in the Palm
Desert Post, a newspaper of general circulation, printed, published and
circulated within the City of Palm Desert and the same shall be in full
force and effect thirty (30) days after its adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED, this 10th day of
October , 1985, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: BENSON, KELLY, WILSON, and SNYDER
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: JACKSON
ABSTAIN: NONE
WALTER 11. SNYDER, MAY
City of Palm Desert, California
ATTEST: / 1 /'
SHEILA R. GILUGAN, CITY E2 ERK
City of Palm Desert, Cal ornia