Azusa Municipal Code Div. 2 Amendments and Modifications

Section R301.1.3.2 is amended in its entirety to read:

R301.1.3.2 Wood Frame Structures. The building official shall require construction documents to be approved and stamped by a California licensed architect or engineer for all dwellings of wood frame construction more than two stories and basement in height located in Seismic Design Category A, B, or C. Notwithstanding other sections of law, the law establishing these provisions is found in Business and Professions Code Sections 5537 and 6737.1.

The building official shall require construction documents to be approved and stamped by a California licensed architect or engineer for all dwellings of wood frame construction more than one story in height or with a basement located in Seismic Design Category D0, D1, or D2 or E.

(Ord. No. 2025-06, § 7, 11-3-25)

Section R902.1.2 of the California Residential Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

R902.1.3 Roof coverings in all other areas other than Fire Hazard Severity Zones or a Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) area. The entire roof covering of every existing structure where more than 20 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 a class B.

Exception: Class C roof coverings may be installed on patios with less than 300 square feet in roof area.

(Ord. No. 2025-06, § 7, 11-3-25)