ATTACHMENT A
2022 CalIfornIa BuILDINg Standards Code
MAJOR CHANGES SUMMARY
Building & Residential Codes
• Occupied Roof allowance does not count as a story or is not included as building height (independent from Zoning requirements). Greater requirements for safe egress from Occupied Roofs.
• Increased Building protection requirements for Energy Storage Systems.
Greater protection for materials and construction methods for Exterior Wildfire Exposure areas.
• Intermodal Shipping Containers now allowed as permanent building structures - singularly or grouped
• One-And-Two Family Dwellings: Emergency escape and rescue openings required.
Fire Code
• Major revisions to Chapter 49 for Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Areas. • Fire detection for Energy Storage Systems.
• Impact protection for Energy Storage Systems.
• New section for Inflatable Amusement Devices and fire-safety protection for occupants.
Electrical - Mechanical - Plumbing Codes
Electrical: Increased requirements for Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter protection. • Electrical: New requirement for Surge Protection for new residential electrical services. • Mechanical: New ventilation requirements for transient and nontransient occupancies. • Mechanical: New ventilation requirement for indoor air quality for residential occupancies.
• Plumbing: New provisions for backflow prevention devices, assemblies and methods. • Plumbing: New provision for temperature limiting devices.
Energy Code
• Electric-Ready for new Single-Family Dwellings and new Multi-Family Dwellings. • Energy Storage Systems-Ready for new Single-Family Dwellings and new Multi-Family • Dwellings Four or More Stories.
• Photovoltaic installation requirement for all new Multi-Family Dwellings. • Exception to Photovoltaic requirement for new, smaller Single-Family Dwellings and ADU's (approximately 730 square feet and less within Pasadena's energy designated Climate Zone).
• Photovoltaic installation requirement for new Non-Residential Buildings. • Battery Storage installation requirement for new Non-Residential Buildings.
CALGreen Code
• Increased requirements for Electric Vehicle Capable, and Electric Vehicle Ready Charging parking spaces and infrastructure in new Multi-Family Dwellings, and new Non-Residential Buildings.