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All buildings or structures within the scope of this code and all construction or work for which a permit is required shall be subject to inspection by the building & safety official in accordance with and in the manner provided by this code and sections 305A of the Pleasanton Building Administrative Code. Section 2.05 Board of Appeals A. General. In order to hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions or determinations made by the Building and Safety Official relative to the application and interpretations of this code, there is a board of appeals consisting of members who are qualified by experience and training to pass upon matters pertaining to building construction and who are not employees of the City of Pleasanton. The Building and Safety Official shall be an ex officio member of the board and shall act as secretary to said board but shall have no vote on any matter before the board. The board shall be appointed by the City and shall hold office at its pleasure. The board shall adopt rules of procedure for conducting its business and shall render all decisions and findings in writing to the appellant, with a duplicate copy to the Building and Safety Official. Appeals to the board shall be processed in accordance with the provisions contained in section 5.01 of this code. Copies of all rules or regulations adopted by the board shall be delivered to the Building and Safety Official, who shall make them freely accessible to the public. B. Limitations of Authority. The Board shall have no authority relative to interpretation of the administrative provisions of this code nor shall the board be empowered to waive requirements of this code. CHAPTER 3 DEFINITIONS Section 3.01 General For the purpose of this code, certain terms, phrases, words and their derivatives shall be construed as specified in either this chapter or as specified in the California Building Code, California Residential Code or the Housing Code. Where terms are not defined, they shall have their ordinary accepted meanings within the context with which they are used. The most current edition of Webster's Third New Intemational Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged, shall be construed as providing ordinary accepted meanings. Words used in the singular include the plural and the plural the singular. Words used in the masculine gender include the feminine and the feminine the masculine. Building Code is the current edition of the California Building Code, or for one- and two - family dwellings the California Residential Code, promulgated by the International Code Council, as adopted by the City. Dangerous Buildings is any building or structure deemed to be dangerous under the provisions of section 3.02 of this code. 76