Canyon Lake Municipal Code Ch. 8.02 Adoption of California Building Standards Codes

Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Sections 17958, 17958.5, 17958.7, and 18941.5, and Government Code Section 50022.2, the City adopts by reference the California Building Standards Code, California Code of Regulations, Title 24, 2025 Edition (the "2025 Code"), together with local amendments set forth in this Chapter, for the purpose of prescribing regulations for the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, improvement, removal, conversion, demolition, occupancy, equipment use, height, and area of buildings and structures within the City of Canyon Lake.

(Ord. 268, passed 12-10-2025)

(a) Title 24 Parts. The following Parts of the 2025 California Building Standards Code are adopted by reference, including the editions and base model codes indicated, and as limited or expanded by each Part's matrix adoption tables:

(1) Part 1. California Administrative Code (2025).

(2) Part 2. California Building Code (CBC), 2025, including Chapter 1, Division II, and Appendix J, based on the 2024 International Building Code (ICC).

(3) Part 2.5. California Residential Code (CRC), 2025, including Appendices J and V, based on the 2024 International Residential Code (ICC).

(4) Part 3. California Electrical Code (CEC), 2025, based on the 2023 National Electrical Code (NFPA 70).

(5) Part 4. California Mechanical Code (CMC), 2025, based on the 2024 Uniform Mechanical Code (IAPMO).

(6) Part 5. California Plumbing Code (CPC), 2025, based on the 2024 Uniform Plumbing Code (IAPMO).

(7) Part 6. California Energy Code, 2025.

(8) Part 8. California Historical Building Code, 2025.

(9) Part 10. California Existing Building Code, 2025.

(10) Part 11. California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen), 2025.

(11) Part 12. California Referenced Standards Code, 2025.

(b) Supplemental Codes. To the extent not preempted by Title 24 and for purposes of property maintenance and the abatement of dangerous buildings as public nuisances, the City adopts:

(1) International Property Maintenance Code, 2021 Edition (ICC).

(2) Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, 1997 Edition (ICC).

These codes apply only where not superseded by Title 24 or by this Chapter and may be enforced through the City's nuisance and code-enforcement procedures.

(c) Matrix Adoption Tables and Appendices. Adoption is subject to each Part's matrix adoption tables, including inclusions/exclusions therein. The specific appendices expressly identified in subsections (a)(2) and (b)(3) are adopted; other appendices are not adopted unless expressly stated in this Chapter.

(Ord. 268, passed 12-10-2025)

(a) The provisions of the Codes adopted by this Chapter, as locally amended herein, constitute the Building Regulations of the City of Canyon Lake.

(b) Where any conflict exists between (i) a City-adopted supplemental code and (ii) Title 24 or a local amendment thereto, Title 24 and the local amendment control.

(c) Where any conflict exists between (i) unamended model code text referenced in a California Code Part and (ii) California amendments contained in that Part, the California amendments control.

(d) Where the California Code of Regulations and the California Building Standards Codes differ from any sections of the Construction Codes, state regulations prevail.

(Ord. 268, passed 12-10-2025)

(a) Effective Date. The 2025 Code becomes effective on January 1, 2026, or as otherwise provided by State law.

(b) Applications and Permits.

(1) Building permit applications deemed complete on or after the effective date above shall comply with the 2025 Code as adopted and amended by this Chapter.

(2) Building permit applications deemed complete before the effective date above may be reviewed and permitted under the codes in effect at the time the application was deemed complete, unless state law requires otherwise, all at the discretion of the Building Official and applicable law.

(c) Nothing herein authorizes work in violation of state law or reduces any minimum life-safety standard.

(Ord. 268, passed 12-10-2025)

Exemptions from permit requirements within any adopted code shall not be deemed to grant authorization for any work to be done in any manner in violation of the provisions of any adopted code, this Chapter, or any other applicable laws or ordinances of this jurisdiction.

(Ord. 268, passed 12-10-2025)