Chapter 15.10
RESIDENTIAL CODE
Sections:
15.10.020 Deletions, revisions and additions.
15.10.030 Section R101.1 title amended.
15.10.040 Section R105.3.1, Action on applications, amended.
15.10.050 Section R108.1.1 added.
15.10.060 Section R112.1 amended.
15.10.070 Section R902.1.3 amended.
15.10.080 Section R313.1 Exception amended.
15.10.090 Section R313.2(1) amended.
15.10.010 Adoption of the California Residential Code, Part 2.5, Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations.
There is adopted and incorporated by reference herein as the city residential code for the purpose of prescribing regulations in the City of Solana Beach for the construction, alteration, movement, enlargement, replacement, repair, equipment, use and occupancy, location, removal and demolition of one- and two-family dwellings and townhouses not over three stories above grade and their accessory structures, the 2022 California Residential Code, Part 2.5, Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations a portion of the California Building Standards Code. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter of the City of Solana Beach Municipal Code, all construction, alteration, movement, enlargement, replacement, repair, equipment, use and occupancy, location, removal and demolition of one- and two-family dwellings and townhouses not more than three stories above grade, shall be in conformance with the 2022 California Residential Code which is based on the International Residential Code, 2021 Edition, and the adopted appendix chapters, published by the California Building Standards Commission. (Ord. 527 § 2(B), 2022)
15.10.020 Deletions, revisions and additions.
Deletions, revisions and additions to the California Residential Code and the International Residential Code, 2021 Edition, shall be as follows:
Chapter 1, Division II, Scope and Administration, of the California Residential Code, 2022 Edition, shall be amended as follows. (Ord. 527 § 2(B), 2022)
15.10.030 Section R101.1 title amended.
“City of Solana Beach,”
(Ord. 527 § 2(B), 2022)
15.10.040 Section R105.3.1, Action on applications, amended.
Permits shall not be issued for construction on a site until the Director of Community Development, or his designee, determines that all other development permits or approvals required by this code or city ordinance have been issued, and that all site preparation, grading or public improvement work has been satisfactorily completed to allow building permits to be issued, and so notifies the Building Official in writing. Permits shall not be issued if the City Engineer determines that flooding or geologic conditions at the site endanger the public safety or welfare.
(Ord. 527 § 2(B), 2022)
15.10.050 Section R108.1.1 added.
Section R108.1.1 shall be added:
The United States, the State of California, school districts, the County of San Diego, or the City shall not be required to pay any fee for filing an application for a building permit pursuant to this Code, unless City building inspection services are requested. If so requested, the regular fee schedule shall apply.
(Ord. 527 § 2(B), 2022)
15.10.060 Section R112.1 amended.
The City Council shall serve as the Appeals Board to hear appeals of any code interpretation by the City Building Official.
(Ord. 527 § 2(B), 2022)
15.10.070 Section R902.1.3 amended.
Section R902.1.3 is amended to read as follows:
R902.1.3 Roof coverings in all other areas. The entire roof covering of every existing structure where more than 50 percent of the total roof area is replaced within a one-year period, the entire roof covering of every new structure, and any roof covering applied in the alteration, repair or replacement of the roof of every existing structure, shall be fire-retardant roof covering that is at least Class A.
(Ord. 527 § 2(B), 2022)
15.10.080 Section R313.1 Exception amended.
Section R313.1 Exception is amended to read as follows:
Section R313.1 Exception is amended to read as follows: R313.1 Exception: An automatic residential fire sprinkler system may be required by the fire code official when additions or alterations are made to existing townhouses that do not have an automatic residential fire sprinkler system installed.
(Ord. 527 § 2(B), 2022)
15.10.090 Section R313.2(1) amended.
Section R313.2(1) Exception is amended to read as follows:
R313.2 Exception: An automatic residential fire sprinkler system may be required by the fire code official when additions or alterations to existing buildings that are not already provided with an automatic residential fire sprinkler system.
(Ord. 527 § 2(B), 2022)
15.10.100 Appendix H adopted.
Appendix H of the California Residential Code is adopted. (Ord. 527 § 2(B), 2022)