16.01.020 Purpose.

Building Codes are adopted as a means of regulating the construction, alteration, and maintenance of buildings. This Building and Construction Code is intended to:

(A) Promote the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the city of American Canyon and other persons visiting the city; and

(B) Ensure compliance with local, state, and nationally adopted standards and methods of building construction; and

(C) Enable the building official to enforce the provisions of this title.