Perris, CA Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)
Key Facts
- Trigger
- Official discretion, complaint, or referral
- Standard used
- Health & Safety Code § 17920.3
- Required output
- Written findings and report
- Who inspects
- City building official
Summary
Perris's building official inspects any structure suspected of being a dangerous or substandard building, then must issue detailed written findings and an abatement recommendation before any repair or demolition order can proceed.
The building official shall cause to be examined every building or structure for the purpose of determining whether or not it is a dangerous building or substandard residential building, as defined under Health and Safety Code § 17920.3 (Substandard building; conditions), within the meaning of this chapter in any of the following events:(1)Whenever the building official in his reasonable discretion shall determine that such inspection is necessary;(2)Whenever any person files with the building division a verified complaint whereupon there is in the opinion of the building official probable cause to believe that the building or structure is a dangerous building or substandard residential building;(3)Whenever the chief of police, director of public works or any officer or employee of the city transmits to the building division a written report from the facts to which there is in the opinion of the building official probable cause to believe that the building or structure is a dangerous building or substandard residential building.(b)The building official shall forthwith make detailed findings and reports showing the condition of the same and the dangerous and unsafe qualities thereof and his recommendation for abatement thereof by report or destruction and demolition thereof. The findings and report shall remain in the office of the building division for review and inspection by the legal or equitable owners of the property to which they relate.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 13).
Full Breakdown
Under Perris Municipal Code Chapter 16.12, the building official examines any building or structure to determine whether it is a "dangerous building" or a "substandard residential building" as defined by state Health and Safety Code § 17920.3. Once triggered, the official must prepare detailed written findings and a report on the building's condition, kept on file in the building division for the owner to review, and recommending repair, vacation, or demolition. That report is what starts the formal nuisance-abatement notice and hearing process before the Board of Zoning Adjustment.
Violations & Fines
No penalty attaches to the inspection itself, but failure to comply with a later repair, vacate, or demolish order is unlawful under § 16.12.220, and occupying a building posted "unsafe to occupy" is a misdemeanor under § 16.12.080(d).
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