The purpose of the Local Appeals Board is to hear and decide technical appeals from actions of the County’s Resource Management Agency (RMA) Director or Tulare County Fire Chief or their authorized representatives concerning application of Uniform Building or Uniform Fire Code standards. The jurisdiction of the Local Appeals Board shall also extend to any other matters that the Board of Supervisors by ordinance or resolution makes subject to the jurisdiction of the Local Appeals Board.

• Contact Name

  Melinda Benton/Hilary Robello

• Contact Phone

  559-636-5000

• Contact Email

  ClerkOfTheBoard@co.tulare.ca.us

• Membership Details

  Each member shall receive twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each meeting attended, but not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) in any one (1) calendar month. The duties of the Local Appeals Board generally shall be as prescribed in section 1.8.8 of the California Building Code.

• Member Requirements

  As provided in section 1.8.8.1 of the California Building Code, consisting of five (5) members appointed by the Board of Supervisors. The term of office of each shall be four (4) years or until his or her successor is appointed and qualified. Vacancies other than upon the conclusion of a term shall be filled for the remainder of the predecessor's term. Members shall be qualified by experience and training to rule upon matters pertaining to building code interpretation, fire code interpretation, and suitability of alternate materials and types of construction, and shall not be employees of the County. It shall be the policy of the Board of Supervisors to appoint as members at least one (1) registered civil engineer, one (1) licensed architect, and one (1) contractor with at least a Class B license, but this policy shall in no way deprive the Board of Supervisors of its full discretion in the appointment of otherwise qualified persons.

• Bylaws 3559.pdf