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Dear Property Owner <br />ACIING CITY MANAGER <br />Gerardo Mouet <br />CITY ATTORNEY <br />Sonia B. Carvalho <br />CLERK OF THE COUNCIL <br />Maria D. Huizar <br />CIry OF SANTA ANA <br />PLANNINC & BUILDINC ACENCY <br />20 Civic Center Plaza <br />P.O. Box I988 . Santa Ana. Calrfornra 92702 <br />wwl,!.5anta-ana.or9 pba <br />NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER <br />ing permit has been submitted in your name listing yoursell as the builder of the p rtytoAn application for a build <br />improvements specif ied at d, -2 <br />/ <br />We are providing you with an Own u ild n m n lnf rTn rfl t nF rm to make you aware of <br />your responsibililies and possible risk you may incur by having this permit issued in your names as the Owner-Builder. <br />We will not issue a building permit until you have read, initialed your understanding ol each provision, signed, and returned <br />this form to us al our otficial address indicated. An agent of the owner cannot execute this notice unless you, the property <br />owner, obtain the prior approval of the permitting authority. <br />OWNER'S ACKNOWLEDG MENT AND VERIFICATION OF INFORMATON <br />DIRE 'S: Read and initial each statement below to signify you understand or verify this information. <br />1. I understand a frequent practice of unlicensed persons is to have the property owner obtain an "Owner-Builder" <br />building permit that erroneously implies that the prope(y owner is providing his or her own labor and material personally. I, <br />as an Owner-Builder, may be held liable and subject to serious financial risk for any injuries sustained by an unlicensed <br />person and his or her employees while working on my property. My homeowner's insurance may not provide coverage for <br />those injuries. I am willfully acting as an Owner-Builder and am aware of the limits of my insurance coverage for injuries to <br />workers on my property. <br />leN, I understand building permits are not required to be signed by property owners unless they are responsible for <br />the construction and are not hiring a licensed Contractor to assume this responsibility. <br />,1 ,lV.'Z::_3. I understand as an Owner-Builder" I am the responsible party ol record on the permit. I understand that I may <br />protect myself from potential financial risk by hiring a licensed Contractor and having the permit filed in his or her name <br />instead of my own. <br />,'tro. I understand Contractors are required by law to be licensed and bonded in Calilornia and to list their license <br />numbers on permits and contracts. <br />/nkI!s. I understand if I employ or otherwise engage any persons, other than California licensed Contraclors, and the <br />total value of my construction is at least five hundred dollars ($500), including labor and materials, I may be considered an <br />"emplo/ef under state and federal law. <br />ru I understand if I am considered an ''employea' under state and Federal law, I must register with the state and <br />federal government, withhold payroll taxes, provide workers' compensation disability insurance, and contribute to <br />unemployment compensatlon of each "employee." I also understand my failure to abide by these laws may subjecl me to <br />serious f inanciai risk. <br />^ rfNl <br />/ ; I I u7 . I understand under California Contractors' State License Law, an Owner-Builder who builds singleJamily/ residential structures cannot legally build them with the intent to offer them lor sale, unless a//work is performed by <br />SANTA ANA CITY OOI]NCIL <br />f,.ul'do@sa.la.ana o.o <br />Ma/or Pro Tem, Wad 2 <br />mmadrne:@sanra an5 oro 6olono@sanla.ana o@ <br />P Oavd Benav'des <br />dbe.aedes@sa.ra ana ord !'!9!a@lafla: a-a!!itr-!3E!o@laqr:r!!-9!9 <br />MAYOB <br />Miguel A. Pulido <br />t!,lAYOR PRO TEM <br />Michele Maninez <br />COUNCILMEMBEBS <br />P. Oavid Benavides <br />Vicenle Sarmiento <br />Jose Solorio <br />SalTinajero <br />Juan Villegas <br />\acenle Samenlo <br />,sarnento@snla.ana oro