Daly City Municipal Code Ch. 15.08 Building Code

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 1484, §§ 1 and 2, adopted Nov. 24, 2025, repealed the former Ch. 15.08, §§ 15.08.010—15.08.150, 15.08.180, 15.08.190, 15.08.210, 15.08.220, 15.08.250, 15.08.260 and enacted a new Ch. 15.08 as set out herein. The former Ch. 15.08 pertained to similar subject matter and derived from Ord. No. 1461, § 3(Exh. B), adopted Nov. 28, 2022.

The city adopts the California Building Code, 2025 Edition, as adopted by the California Building Standards Commission and applicable state agencies, together with the amendments set forth in this chapter. The code shall apply only to projects within the jurisdiction of the city and enforceable by the building official. One copy is on file and available for public inspection in the building division. From the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, the provisions of the California Building Code, 2025 Edition, as amended, shall be controlling within the city. This adoption is effective January 1, 2026, the effective date of the 2025 California Building Standards Code; applications deemed complete before that date may proceed under the code in effect on the deemed-complete date.

(Ord. No. 1484, § 2(Exh. B), 11-24-2025)

Chapter 2 of the California Building Code, 2025 Edition, is amended by adding the following definitions:

DECK, ATTACHED. An exterior floor system supported on at least one side by the exterior wall of the adjoining structure and supported on the opposing side by posts, piers, or other support methods.

SLEEPING ROOM. A minimum of seventy square feet and shall be not less than seven feet in any direction. A study, sewing room, sitting room, office, den, or similar room shall be considered a room designed for sleeping purposes if it contains a closet, alcove, indentation, or wing wall which creates an area greater than twelve inches in depth.

(Ord. No. 1484, § 2(Exh. B), 11-24-2025)

Section 406.3 of the California Building Code, 2025 Edition, is amended by adding Section 406.3.4 to read as follows:

406.3.4 Private garage separation requirements for alterations

When existing unconditioned space is converted to conditioned space for non-sprinklered R-3 occupancies of Type V construction, the private garage shall comply with section 406.3.

(Ord. No. 1484, § 2(Exh. B), 11-24-2025)

Section 502.1 of the California Building Code, 2025 Edition, is amended by adding the following sentence:

For projects that add habitable space, address identification shall be illuminated, either internally or externally, and contrast with the background.

(Ord. No. 1484, § 2(Exh. B), 11-24-2025)

Section 903 of the California Building Code, 2025 Edition, is amended to read as follows:

Automatic fire sprinkler system requirements shall be as provided in Daly City Municipal Code § 15.00.010(E) and Chapter 15.32 (Fire Code). Administration, plan review, permitting, and inspections are under the authority of the North County Fire Authority.

(Ord. No. 1484, § 2(Exh. B), 11-24-2025)

Table 1505.1 of the California Building Code, 2025 Edition, is amended to read as follows:

Table 1505.1 Minimum Roof Covering Classification for Types of Construction a, b

a. Unless otherwise required in accordance with Chapter 7A;

b. The entire roof covering of every existing structure where more than 50 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-resistant roof covering that is at least Class B.

(Ord. No. 1484, § 2(Exh. B), 11-24-2025)

Section 1705.3 Concrete construction of the California Building Code, 2025 Edition is amended to read as follows:

Exception 1: Isolated spread concrete footings for buildings three stories or less above grade plane, fully supported on earth or rock, where the structural design of the footing is based on f′c not more than 2,500 psi (17.2 MPa), regardless of the compressive strength specified in the approved construction documents or used in the footing construction.

(Ord. No. 1484, § 2(Exh. B), 11-24-2025)

In the California Building Code, 2025 Edition, Sections 2306 and 2308 are amended to read as follows:

In Tables 2306.3(3) and 2308.6.3(1), the following materials and methods are not approved and are deleted: (1) expanded metal or woven wire lath and Portland cement plaster, (2) gypsum lath, plain or perforated, (3) gypsum sheathing, and (4) gypsum board, gypsum veneer base, or water-resistant gypsum backing board.

(Ord. No. 1484, § 2(Exh. B), 11-24-2025)

Section 2113.9 of the California Building Code, 2025 Edition, is amended to add subsection 2113.9.2.1 to read as follows:

2113.9.2.1 Spark Arrestors for Reroofing Projects; At the time of any reroofing project, where a masonry chimney is present, the chimney shall be equipped with an approved spark arrestor meeting the requirements of Section 2113.9.2.

(Ord. No. 1484, § 2(Exh. B), 11-24-2025)