Updated : 04/22/2024
Overview
Santa Clara County adopted parts of the 2013 California Building Standards Code: the 2013 editions of the California Building Code, California Residential Code, California Electrical Code, California Plumbing Code, and California Mechical Code. Santa Clara County, Cal., Muni Code Div. C3, ch.I § C3.1; Santa Clara County, Cal., Muni Code Div. C3, ch.II § C3-20; Santa Clara County, Cal., Muni Code Div. C4 ch.I § C4-1; Santa Clara County, Cal., Muni Code Div. C11 ch.I § C11-1; Santa Clara County, and Cal., Muni Code Div. C9 ch.I § C9-1.
Helpful resources for Santa Clara County, California include the following.
Residential Building Code
California adopted a statewide mandatory residential code that will control; however, local governments are free to make laws more strict (with some limitations).See PLRB,
California Building Codes for more information on state level codes.
Santa Clara County adopted the 2012 IRC, locally. Note that adoptions usually come with amendments. So, it is important to review those amendments in addition to the unamended model code.
You can find a copy of the model code here.
You can find information about amendments to the model code
here.
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2019 California Residential Code (2018 IRC)(City of Santa Clara, CA Municipal Code)
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Drip Edge
Drip Edge: Yes
Ice Barrier
Comments
Santa Clara adopted the 2013 California Residential Code, and did not adopt the Appendix Chapters. Santa Clara County, Cal., Muni Code Div. C3, ch.II § C3-20
Santa Clara amended the 2013 California Residential Code, but did not include a reference to Table R301.2(1) Climatic and Geographic Design Criteria. Santa Clara County, Cal., Muni Code Div. C3, ch.II art.2.
The County amended Chapter 9 of the 2013 California Residential Code as follows:
(a) Section R902.1.4.1 is added to read as follows:
R902.1.4.1 Roofing coverings within the Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Area. The entire roof covering of every existing structure where more than 50 percent of the total roof area is replaced within any 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 a fire-retardant roof covering that is at least Class A.
Santa Clara County, Cal., Muni Code Div. C3, ch.II § C3-26
Commercial Building Code
Santa Clara County adopted the 2012 IBC, statewide with limitations. Note that adoptions usually come with amendments. So, it is important to review those amendments in addition to the unamended model code.
You can find a copy of the code
here.You can find information about amendments to the model code
here.
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2019 California Bldg. Code, Part 2 (2018 IBC)(City of Santa Clara, CA Municipal Code)
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Comments
Santa Clara adopted the 2013 California Building Code, including Appendix C [Agricultural Buildings]. Santa Clara County, Cal., Muni Code Div. C3, ch.I § C3.1
Santa Clara amended the 2013 California Building Code. Santa Clara County, Cal., Muni Code Div.3, ch.I art.2
Existing Buildings
Santa Clara did not amend Chapter 34 [Existing Buildings and Structures] of the California Building Code. Santa Clara County, Cal., Muni Code Div.3, ch.I art.2
