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APPROVED as to materials, types of construction, equipment and systems, refers to approval by the Building and Safety Official. The Building and Safety Official may require an investigation and tests conducted by technical or scientific organizations at the applicant's expense, or by reason of accepted principles or tests by recognized authorities, technical or scientific organizations. APPROVED AGENCY is an established and recognized agency regularly engaged in conducting tests or furnishing inspection services, when the agency has been approved by the Building and Safety Official. BUILDING is a structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering a use or occupancy. BUILDING CODE shall mean the California Residential Code for one- and two-family dwelling occupancies, and shall mean the California Building Code for all other occupancies, as adopted by this jurisdiction. BUILDING, EXISTING is a building erected prior to the adoption of this code, or one for which a legal building permit has been issued. BUILDING AND SAFETY OFFICIAL is the officer or other designated authority charged with the administration and enforcement of the technical codes, or a regularly authorized deputy. Where there is a reference in any of the technical codes to the "Building Official" or "Authority Having Jurisdiction" it shall mean the Chief Building and Safety Official or in the absence of the Chief Building and Safety Official, the interim, temporary or acting Chief Building and Safety Official. BUILDING and/or PROPERTY SERVICE EQUIPMENT refers to the plumbing, mechanical, electrical and elevator equipment including piping, wiring, fixtures and other accessories which provide sanitation, lighting, heating, ventilation, cooling, refrigeration, fire-fighting and transportation facilities essential to the occupancy of the building or structure for its designated use. ELECTRICAL CODE is the California Electrical Code, as adopted by the City of Pleasanton. IBC STANDARDS are those standards published in the California Reference Code as adopted by the City of Pleasanton. JURISDICTION as used in this code, is the City of Pleasanton which adopts this code for administrative regulations within its area of authority. LISTED and LISTING are terms referring to equipment and materials included in a list published by an approved testing laboratory, inspection agency, or other organization concerned with product evaluation that maintains periodic inspection of current productions of listed equipment or materials. The published list shall state that the material or equipment complies with approved nationally recognized codes, standards or tests and has been tested or evaluated and found suitable for use in a specified manner.