Attachment 6
CITY CODE REORGANIZATION IN 2025 BUILDING CODES UPDATE
Current Ch. 8 Code Location Proposed New Location
Article I – Building Code N/A
Division I – California Building Code Ch. 8 Article IV – Building Code Division II – California Residential Code Ch. 8 Article V – Residential Code Division III – Green Building Code Ch. 8 Article XII – Green Building Code Division IV – Dangerous Buildings Code Ch. 8 Article XIII – Dangerous Building Code Division V – Safety Assessment Placards Ch. 8 Article II – General Regulations Division VI – Wood-Burning Appliances Ch. 8 Article II – General Regulations Division VII – Expediated Permit Process for
Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
Ch. 8 Article II – General Regulations
Division VIII – Small Residential Rooftop Solar
Energy System Review Process
Ch. 8 Article II – General Regulations
Division IX – Accessory Dwelling Unit Review
Process
Ch. 8 Article II – General Regulations
Article II – Plumbing Code Ch. 8 Article VIII – Plumbing Code Article III – Mechanical Code Ch. 8 Article VII – Mechanical Code Article IV – Electrical Code Ch. 8 Article VI – Electrical Code Article V – 2021 International Property Maintenance
Code
Relocated to Ch. 25 (Neighborhood Preservation).
Article VI – Construction Noise Ch. 8 Article I – Administration Article VII – Moving Buildings Ch. 8 Article II – General Regulations Article VIII – Floodplain Management Created a new Chapter 48 (Floodplain Management) created.
Article IX – Fees for Strong Motion Instrumentation Ch. 8 Article I – Administration Article XI – Building Security Majority deleted. This section included standards for installing security measures (e.g. door locks , gates, and maintaining landscaping ) as a crime prevention strategy adopted by the City in the 1970’s. These standards are not necessary to retain in the city code based on current
security practices.
Lighting standards remain in Article II – General
Regulations.
Article XII – Reserved Repurposed.
Article XIII – Earthquake Hazard Reduction in
Existing Buildings
Deleted. Following the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, the city adopted local regulations to encourage seismic retrofits for buildings constructed prior to 1933 . All buildings that qualified have been repaired/upgraded; therefore the
program (and these regulations) are no longer necessary.
Article XIV – Repair and Reconstruction of Buildings Deleted. Related to the earthquake hazard program and adopted to streamline rebuilding efforts for property
owners to qualify for FEMA funding . These provisions for emergency repairs are not necessary for the City to retain in our code, as they exist in other current State codes (e.g.
California Existing Building Code, California Residential Code or California Building Code).
Does not exist in code. Article III – California Administrative Code Does not exist in code. Article IX – Energy Code
Does not exist in code. Article X – Historic Building Code Does not exist in code. Article XI – Existing Building Code