2022 California Building Standards
Code Adoption
Community & Economic Development Committee
September 26, 2022 – Item (d)4
Lisa Joiner – Deputy Director, PBCE
James Dobson – Deputy Chief/Fire Marshal, SJFD
2021 International
Building Codes
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2022 California
Building Codes
City of San Jose Municipal Code
Title 24 Building Code
Title 17 Fire Code
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What Does the Proposed Ordinance Accomplish?
• Adopts the 2022 edition of the California Building
Codes with amendments
• Updates previously adopted local amendments to the
2022 California Codes to match current code
language and cross-references
• Updates the San Jose Municipal Code (SJMC) to
eliminate local amendments that have been
incorporated into the 2022 California Codes
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Recommendations
Title 24 Building Code Amendments
• Retain:
• Four (4) amendments to 2022 California Building and Residential Codes • Building separations
• Special testing & Inspections
• Gypsum board shear walls
• Braced wall panels
• Additional amendments:
• No additional (0) amendments to 2022 California Building Codes www.sanjoseca.gov/building
Recommendations
Title 17.12- 2022 California Fire Code (CFC)
Amendments
Repeal: Nineteen (19) amendments:
• 3D printing operational permit, definition, manufacturing requirements (3)
• Combination standpipe/sprinkler prohibition (1)
• NFPA 13, 13D, 13R, 14, 20, 24, 72, 1221 Standards (8) - Revert to standards in 2022 CFC
• NFPA-19 13, 13D, 13R, 14, 20, 24, 72 Standards (7) -Revert to standards in 2022 CFC www.sanjoseca.gov/building
Recommendations
Title 17.12- CFC Amendments
Modification: Thirty-One (31) amendment modifications:
• Amendments were modified for minor clarity
corrections and long-term policy codification
Additions: One (1) additional amendments:
• Inspection, Testing and Maintenance Requirements- Addition of requirement to notify inspection compliance service contracted by the City of San
Jose
Retain: Eighty-Five (85) retained amendments
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Recommendations
Title 17.68- Hazardous Materials Storage Permit
Amendments
Modification: Seven (7) amendment modifications:
• Amendments were modified for minor clarity
corrections, utilization of 2022 CFC definitions, and
removal of invalid legacy notification requirements.
Retain: Seventy-One (71) retained amendments
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Next Steps
•City Council on October 18, 2022
•Training Sessions provided early 2023
• Significant changes between 2019 and 2022
California Codes
•Offered to design professionals, developers and
contractors
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Lisa Joiner - [email protected]
408-535-7757
Deputy Chief/ Fire Marshal James Dobson
[email protected]
408-535-7050