Firebaugh Municipal Code § 8-1 Building Code

[Ord. #94-3, S1; Ord. #07-08, S1; Ord. #12-05, S1; amended 6-15-2020 by Ord. No. 20-03; 12-5-2022 by Ord. No. 22-04; 4-20-2026 by Ord. No. 26-01]

[Amended 4-20-2026 by Ord. No. 26-01]

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 50022.2 of the Government Code of the State of California, the City Council of the City of Firebaugh does hereby adopt by specific reference thereto and incorporation herein by said reference, the provisions, rules, and regulations specified and set forth in the California Building Code 2025 Edition, Volumes 1 and 2 (Part 2 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations), based on the 2024 International Building Code as published by the International Code Council, together with Appendices Chapter F - Rodent proofing, Chapter G - Flood - Resistant Construction, Chapter H - Signs, Chapter I - Patio Covers, Chapter J - Grading, Chapter K - Central Valley Flood Protection Plan, Chapter N - Replicable Buildings, Chapter O - Performance-Based Application, Chapter P - Sleeping Lofts and Chapter Q - Emergency Housing and subsequent additions and editions thereto, as adopted by the California Building Standards Commission, and said code is hereby adopted by the Council as the Building Code of the City of Firebaugh, for all intents and purposes and to the same effect as if each and every section, paragraph, subparagraph, word, phrase or clause contained therein were fully set forth herein. Any changes made to the Building Code by the California Building Standards Commission applicable to the City of Firebaugh, including new editions, shall be deemed automatically incorporated herein without further action by the City Council. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of the said Building Code is, for any reason, held to be unconstitutional by court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of said code. The City Council hereby declares it would have passed each section, clause, or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses and phrases be declared unconstitutional, except as said code is specifically changed in this § 8-1. The said Building Code shall be designated as § 8-1 of Chapter 8 of the Firebaugh City Code.

[Amended 4-20-2026 by Ord. No. 26-01]

One copy of said California Building Code has been deposited and is on file in the office of the City Clerk for use and examination by the public.