Updated : 04/22/2024
Overview
City’s website says Anaheim adopted 2013 California Building Code, California Residential Code, California Electrical Code, California Mechanical Code, California Plumbing Code, California Energy Code, California Fire Code, and California Green Building Standards Code. https://www.anaheim.net/articlenew2222.asp?id=1596.
03/13/2015 review of City’s Municipal Code via access from link on the city’s website showed records of the previously adopted 2010 editions, with amendments to the California Building Code, California Residential Code, California Green Building Standards Code, California Electrical Code and California Fire Code. Anaheim, Cal., Muni Code §§ 15.03.010, 16.08.010, 15.03.020, 15.03.030, 15.03.040, 15.03.050, and 16.08.020 (accessed 3/13/2015).
Helpful resources for Anaheim, 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.
Anaheim 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.
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2022 California Residential Code (2021 IRC)(Anaheim, CA 15.03.010 ADOPTION OF BUILDING STANDARDS CODES.)
...The provisions of the California Building Code shall apply to all buildings and structures other than those meeting the scoping limitations contained in the California Residential Code. .0102 The 2022 Edition of the California Residential Code (which is based on the 2021 International Residential Code)....
Drip Edge
Drip Edge: Yes
Ice Barrier
Comments
The City's website, https://www.anaheim.net/articlenew2222.asp?id=1596, accessed on 03/13/2013, had the following note:
"Current state adopted building codes are not yet available online; however, if you need to access older versions of the code, 2007 or 2010, they are available online at ICC public codes."
The City's amendments, to Table R301.2(1) Climatic and Geographic Design Criteria of the previously adopted 2010 California Residential Code, did not require ice barriers. Anaheim, Cal., Muni Code § 15.03.030 (accessed 3/13/2015).
Existing Buildings
Existing buildings, meaning buildings that were built in accordance to code at the time of
construction, typically merit extra consideration in a current updated code.
The City's website, https://www.anaheim.net/articlenew2222.asp?id=1596, accessed on 03/13/2013, had the following note:
"Current state adopted building codes are not yet available online; however, if you need to access older versions of the code, 2007 or 2010, they are available online at ICC public codes."
The City's amendments, to the previously adopted 2010 California Residential Code, did not indicate adoption of Appendix J [Existing Building and Structures]. Anaheim, Cal., Muni Code § 15.03.030 (accessed 3/13/2015).
Commercial Building Code
Anaheim 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.
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2019 California Bldg. Code, Part 2 (2018 IBC)(Anaheim, CA Municipal Code)
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Comments
The City's website, https://www.anaheim.net/articlenew2222.asp?id=1596, accessed on 03/13/2013, had the following note:
"Current state adopted building codes are not yet available online; however, if you need to access older versions of the code, 2007 or 2010, they are available online at ICC public codes."
The City amended the previously adopted 2010 California Building Code. Anaheim, Cal., Muni Code § 15.03.020 (accessed 3/13/2015).
Existing Buildings
The City's website, https://www.anaheim.net/articlenew2222.asp?id=1596, accessed on 03/13/2013, had the following note:
"Current state adopted building codes are not yet available online; however, if you need to access older versions of the code, 2007 or 2010, they are available online at ICC public codes."
The City's amendments, to the previously adopted 2010 California Building Code, did not indicate changes to Chapters 34 [Existing Buildings and Structures] and 34A [Existing Buildings and Structures] of the 2010 California Building Code. Anaheim, Cal., Muni Code § 15.03.020 (accessed 3/13/2015).
