Chapter 15.08
BUILDING CODE*

Sections:

15.08.010    California Building Code, 2010 Edition, adopted by reference.

15.08.070    Subsection 705.11 is amended to add an exception to the requirement for parapets.

15.08.080    Subsection 903.2 is amended to require installation of automatic fire-extinguishing systems in buildings greater than certain height.

15.08.100    Subsection 1509.6 is added to Section 1509 to require equipment enclosures on roofs.

*    Prior legislation: Prior code §§ 8.1 and 8.3; Ords. 778, 1315, 1570, 1727, 1770, 1901, 2027, 2155, 2341, 2439, 2506, 2507, 2639, 2644 and 2831-A.

15.08.010 California Building Code, 2010 Edition, adopted by reference.

There is hereby adopted by reference the California Building Code, 2010 Edition, known as the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 2, including Appendix C and Appendix I, and excluding Chapter 1, Division II of that document as copyrighted by the International Code Council, and the California Building Standards Commission. Said document is hereby adopted as the building code of the City of Chula Vista for regulating the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, demolition, conversion, occupancy, use, height, and area of all buildings and structures in the City, excepting such portions as are hereinafter deleted, modified, or amended. Chapter 15.06 CVMC shall serve as the administrative, organizational and enforcement rules and regulations for this chapter. (Ord. 3168 § 1, 2010; Ord. 3088 § 1, 2007; Ord. 2872 § 1, 2002; Ord. 2780-B § 1, 1999).

15.08.070 Subsection 705.11 is amended to add an exception to the requirement for parapets.

Exception 7 is hereby added to subsection 705.11 of the California Building Code, as it applies in Chula Vista, and shall read as follows:

Exception 7. Conversion of existing Group R occupancies to offices.

(Ord. 3168 § 1, 2010; Ord. 3088 § 1, 2007; Ord. 2872 § 1, 2002; Ord. 2780-B § 1, 1999).

15.08.080 Subsection 903.2 is amended to require installation of automatic fire-extinguishing systems in buildings greater than certain height.

Subsection 903.2 of the California Building Code is hereby amended, as it applies in Chula Vista, by the addition of the following:

In every building regardless of occupancy, group or type of construction, when such building is more than forty feet or four stories or more in height.

(Ord. 3168 § 1, 2010; Ord. 3088 § 1, 2007; Ord. 2872 § 1, 2002; Ord. 2780-B § 1, 1999).

15.08.100 Subsection 1509.6 is added to Section 1509 to require equipment enclosures on roofs.

Subsection 1509.6 is hereby added to Section 1509 of the California Building Code, as it applies in Chula Vista, and shall read as follows:

Subsection 1509.6 Equipment Enclosure. Operating equipment, including piping and ducts located on the roof of a building, shall be shielded from view from public thoroughfares, and private and public parking lots. Equipment enclosures shall not be constructed so as to trap flammable or combustible vapors.

Exception: Solar collectors. Does not include structural supporting members.

(Ord. 3168 § 1, 2010; Ord. 3088 § 1, 2007; Ord. 2872 § 1, 2002; Ord. 2780-B § 1, 1999).