Duties and Powers of the Fire Code Official
San Diego Municipal Code § 511.0104
in effect§511.0104 Duties and Powers of the Fire Code Official
(a) Local Amendment. Section 104.7, Official Records, is amended to read as follows:
Any records associated with this Article shall be retained in accordance with the retention periods set forth in the City’s Master Records Schedule on file with the City Clerk and in compliance with local, state and federal laws.
(b) Not Adopted. Sections 104.7.1 through 104.7.6 are Not Adopted.
(c) Local Addition. Section 104.12, Cost Recovery, is added as follows:
The Fire-Rescue Department is vested with the authority to pursue and recover the full and necessary costs of any emergency response, abatement, mitigation, and enforcement action from the responsible person, as defined in Chapter 1 of the San Diego Municipal Code, under and to the maximum extent permitted by all controlling federal, state and local laws and ordinances.
(“Local Additions to the 2019 California Fire Code Adopted by the City” added 1-27-2022 by O-21409 N.S.; effective 2-26-2022.)
(Retitled from “Local Additions to the 2019 California Fire Code Adopted by the City” to “Local Additions to the 2022 California Fire Code Adopted by the City” and amended 3-7-2023 by O-21614 N.S.; effective 4-6-2023.) (Retitled from “Local Additions to the 2022 California Fire Code Adopted by the City” to “Duties and Powers of the Fire Code Official” and amended 1-29-2026 by O-22043 N.S.; effective 2-28-2026.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter05/Ch05Art11Division01.pdf#page=2Fetched: 10/28/2026