Albany Municipal Code § 12-6 Building Code

[Ord. #85-05; Ord. #87-011; § 1; 1958 Code § 7.20; Ord. #91-01, § 1; Ord. #95-02, § 1; Ord. #04-08, § I; Ord. #07-07, § 1; Ord. #08-05, § 1; Ord. #2013-03, §§ 1,2; Ord. #2014-07; Ord. No. 2016-05 §§ 1, 2; 7-20-2020 by Ord. No. 2019-11; 3-20-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-01; 5-4-2026 by Ord. No. 2026-01]

a. California Building Standards Code.

The 2025 edition of the California Building Standards Code located in Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations is hereby adopted as published by the California Building Standards Commission, and is hereby adopted as part of the Albany City Code as if set forth here word for word by reference. A copy of these codes shall be available for public review in the Community Development Department of the City of Albany.

The adopted codes shall regulate and govern the condition and maintenance of all property, buildings, and structures by providing the standards for the supply of utilities and facilities and other physical things and conditions essential to ensure the structures are safe, sanitary, and fit for occupation and use; and for the condemnation of buildings and structures unfit for human occupancy and use, and the demolition of such structures as herein provided; providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor; and each of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions, and terms of said codes are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof as if fully set forth herein with the additions, insertions, deletions, and changes, if any, prescribed by this chapter.

The codes adopted herein are considered to be complementary and supplementary to any other provisions contained in the Albany Municipal Code and may be imposed, at the discretion of the building official, as the operative code provisions in the event of a conflict with other provisions contained in the Albany Municipal Code.

b. The following sections are adopted for the administration of the California Building Standards Code in the City of Albany:

1. California Building Code Chapter 1, Division II

2. California Building Code, Appendix A, Employee Qualifications

3. California Building Code, Appendix B, Board of Appeals

4. California Building Code, Appendix F, Rodent-proofing

5. California Building Code, Appendix G, Flood-Resistant Construction

6. California Building Code, Appendix H, Signs

7. California Building Code, Appendix I, Patio Covers

8. California Building Code, Appendix J, Grading

9. California Building Code, Appendix M, Tsunami Flood Hazards

10. California Building Code, Appendix N, Replicable Buildings

11. California Building Code, Appendix O, Performance Based Applications

12. California Building Code, Appendix P, Sleeping Lofts

13. California Building Code, Appendix Q, Emergency Housing

14. California Residential Code Chapter 1, Division II

15. California Residential Code, Appendix BB, Tiny Houses

16. California Residential Code, Appendix BE, Radon Control Methods

17. California Residential Code, Appendix BF, Patio Covers

18. California Residential Code, Appendix BG, Sound Transmission

19. California Residential Code, Appendix BH, Automatic Vehicular Gates

20. California Residential Code, Appendix BI, Light Straw-Clay Construction

21. California Residential Code, Appendix BJ, Strawbale Construction 22.

22. California Residential Code, Appendix BK, Cob Construction

23. California Residential Code, Appendix BM, 3D Printed Construction

24. California Residential Code, Appendix BO, Existing Buildings and Structures

25. California Residential Code, Appendix CJ Emergency Housing

26. California Mechanical Code Chapter 1, Division II, except Section 104.5 (Fees). Fees shall be established by resolution of the City Council.

27. California Plumbing Code Chapter 1, Division II, except Section 104.5 (Fees). Fees shall be established by resolution of the City Council.

28. California Green Building Code Mandatory measures. To address local environmental conditions, the City Council may establish, by resolution and periodically review and update, more stringent voluntary measures contained in the California Green Building Standards Code appendices.

c. References to prior codes. Unless superseded and expressly repealed, references in City forms, documents and regulations to the chapters and sections of former California Building Standards Code editions shall be construed to apply to the corresponding provisions contained within the current California Building Standards Code.

[Added 7-20-2020 by Ord. No. 2019-11]

a. The Building Official shall create and maintain an expedited, streamlined permitting process for electric vehicle charging stations consistent with the requirements of California Government Code Section 65850.7.

§ 12-6.3. through § 12-6.4. (Reserved)

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Editor's Note: Former subsection 12-6.2, Deletions from the Uniform Building Code, previously codified herein and containing portions of 1958 Code § 7.21 and Ordinance No. 85-05, was repealed in its entirety by Ordinance No. 07-07, Section 2. Former subsection 12-6.3, Additions and Amendments to the California Electrical Code, California Mechanical Code, and California Plumbing Code, previously codified herein and containing portions of Ordinance No. 07-07, was deleted in its entirety by Ordinance No. 2013-03. Former subsection 12-6.4, Administrative Provisions, previously codified herein and containing portions of Ordinance No. 04-08, was repealed in its entirety by Ordinance No. 07-07. See subsection 12-6.3 for Administrative provisions.