Chapter 5 — SPECIAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION REGULATIONS

Section 503 — IGNITION-RESISTANT CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIAL

2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code (Title 24, Part 7.5) · 2025 edition · ingested 2026-07-06 · California

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503.1 General.

503.1 General. Buildings and structures hereafter constructed, modified or relocated into or within wildland-urban interface areas shall meet the construction requirements in accordance with Chapter 5 . Materials required to be ignition-resistant building materials shall comply with the requirements of Section 503.2. Exceptions: 1. New accessory buildings and miscellaneous structures complying with Section 504.11. 2. Additions to and remodels of buildings originally constructed prior to July 1, 2008. 3. Group C occupancy special buildings conforming to the limitations specified in Section…

503.2 Ignition-resistant building material.

503.2 Ignition-resistant building material. Ignition-resistant building materials shall be designed for exterior use and weather expo- sure and shall comply with any one of the requirements in Section 503.2.1 through 503.2.4.3.3 . 503.2.1 Noncombustible material. Noncombustible material shall comply with the requirements in Section 501.4 . on Jul 18, 2025 11:14 AM (CDT) THEREUNDER. SPECIAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION REGULATIONS 503.2.2 Fire-retardant-treated wood. Fire-retardant-treated wood shall be identified for exterior use and shall meet the requirements of Section 2303.2 of the California…

503.3 Standards of quality.

503.3 Standards of quality. Building material, systems, assemblies and methods of construction shall be tested in accordance with the standards specified in Chapter 5. 503.3.1 Qualification by testing. Material and material assemblies tested in accordance with the requirements of Section 503 shall be accepted for use when the results and conditions of those tests are met. Product evaluation testing of material and material assemblies shall be approved or listed by the State Fire Marshal or identified in a current report issued by an approved agency. 503.3.2 Approved agency. Product evaluation…