Updated : 04/22/2024
Overview
Siskiyou County's Building Division website https://www.co.siskiyou.ca.us/content/building-division-current-codes (accessed on 3/25/15), said that the following codes as adopted and amended by the California Building Standards Commission, were in effect: the 2012 International Building Code, 2012 International Residential Code, 2011 National Electrical Code, 2012 Uniform Plumbing Code, 2012 Uniform Mechanical Code, 2012 International Fire Code, and 2013 California Green Building Standards Code. The above-mentioned codes respectively correspond to: the California Building Code, California Residential Code, California Electrical Code, California Plumbing Code, California Mechanical Code, California Fire Code, and California Green Building Standards Code.
The Siskiyou County Muni Code, https://www.municode.com/library/CA/siskiyou_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT9BURE_CH1UNCO_S9-1.02ADMOCO (accessed 3/25/15), did not reference the 2013 California Building Standards Code.
Helpful resources for Siskiyou 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.
Siskiyou 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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2022 California Residential Code (2021 IRC)(Siskiyou County, CA Sec. 9-04.290. - Fire safety regulations.)
...Owner-Built Rural Dwellings shall comply with the "Materials and
Construction Methods for Exterior Wildfire Exposure" requirements found in the current
adopted California Residential Code and/or in the latest adopted version of the California
Building Code, Chapter 7A.
(Ord. No. 21-01, § II, 2-2-2021)...
Drip Edge
Drip Edge: Yes
Ice Barrier
Commercial Building Code
Siskiyou 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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2022 California Bldg. Code, Part 2 (2021 IBC)(Siskiyou County, CA Municipal Code)
...Adoption not found...
