Title 15 — BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
Chula Vista Municipal Code Ch. 15.08 Building Code
Chula Vista Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Chula Vista
Cite as: Chula Vista Municipal Code Chapter 15.08 · Text as of 2026-10-04
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15.08.010 California Building Code, 2025 Edition, adopted by reference.
15.08.020 Subsection 705.12 is amended to add an exception to the requirement for parapets.
15.08.030 Subsection 1511.6.4 is added to Section 1511.6 to require equipment enclosures on roofs.
Prior legislation: Ords. 3168, 3088, 2872, 2831-A, 2780-B, 2644, 2639, 2507, 2506, 2439, 2341, 2155, 2027, 1901, 1770, 1727, 1570, 1315, 778; prior code §§ 8.1, 8.3.
15.08.010 California Building Code, 2025 Edition, adopted by reference.¶
There is hereby adopted by reference the California Building Code, 2025 Edition, known as the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 2, including Appendix I and Appendix Q, as adopted by state agencies, and excluding Chapter 1, Division II of that document as copyrighted by the International Code Council and the California Building Standards Commission. Said document is hereby adopted as the Building Code of the City of Chula Vista for regulating the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, demolition, conversion, occupancy, use, height, and area of all buildings and structures in the City, excepting such portions as are hereinafter deleted, modified, or amended. Chapter 15.06 CVMC shall serve as the administrative, organizational and enforcement rules and regulations for this chapter. (Ord. 3604 § 1, 2025; Ord. 3529 § 1, 2022; Ord. 3467 § 1, 2019; Ord. 3383 § 1, 2016; Ord. 3284 § 1, 2013).
15.08.020 Subsection 705.12 is amended to add an exception to the requirement for parapets.¶
Exception 7 is hereby added to Subsection 705.12 of the California Building Code, as it applies in Chula Vista, and shall read as follows:
Exception 7. Conversion of existing Group R occupancies to offices.
(Ord. 3604 § 1, 2025; Ord. 3529 § 1, 2022; Ord. 3467 § 1, 2019; Ord. 3383 § 1, 2016; Ord. 3284 § 1, 2013).
15.08.030 Subsection 1511.6.4 is added to Section 1511.6 to require equipment enclosures on roofs.¶
Subsection 1511.6.4 is hereby added to Section 1511.6 of the California Building Code, as it applies in Chula Vista, and shall read as follows:
Subsection 1511.6.4 Equipment Enclosure. Operating equipment, including piping and ducts located on the roof of a building, shall be shielded from view from public thoroughfares, and private and public parking lots. Equipment enclosures shall not be constructed so as to trap flammable or combustible vapors.
Exception: Solar collectors. Does not included structural supporting members.
(Ord. 3604 § 1, 2025; Ord. 3529 § 1, 2022; Ord. 3467 § 1, 2019; Ord. 3383 § 1, 2016; Ord. 3284 § 1, 2013).
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