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San Diego County, California Building Codes

Updated : 04/22/2024

Overview

San Diego County Ordinance “No. 10146 (N.S.)” says the County adopted parts of the 2010 California Building Standards Code on 3/13/2011: the California Building Code, California Residential Code, California Electrical Code, California Plumbing Code, California Mechical Code. San Diego County, Cal., Muni Code tit.9, §§ 92.1.001, 92.2.001, 93.1.001, 94.1.001, and 95.1.001, at https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/dplu/docs/amended_code_05-13-2011.pdf

Helpful resources for San Diego 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.

San Diego County adopted a code that is yet to be identified .Please contact PLRB if you would like us to research this for you.

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2022 California Residential Code (2021 IRC)(San Diego County, CA SEC. 92.2.004. ADOPTION OF ADMINISTRATION PROVISIONS.)

...Title 9, Division 1, Chapter 1 of the County Code shall be used to administer the County Residential Code. (Added by Ord. No. 10146 (N.S.), effective 5-13-11; repealed and reenacted by Ord. No. 10464 (N.S.), effective 4-14-17; repealed and adopted by Ord. No. 10651 (N.S.), effective 2-28-20; repealed and adopted by Ord....

Drip Edge

Drip Edge: Undetermined

Ice Barrier

Comments

in 2011, San Diego County adopted Appendix H [Patio Covers, Patio Enclosures, and Sunrooms] nof the 2010 California Residential Code. In 2011, San Diego County amended Table R301.2(1) Climatic and Geographic Design Criteria, did not reference ice barriers. San Diego County, Cal., Muni Code tit.9, div.1, ch.1, § 92.2.R301.2.

Commercial Building Code

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2019 California Bldg. Code, Part 2 (2018 IBC)(San Diego County, CA Municipal Code)

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