Fontana Municipal Code Art. III California Building Code

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 1681, § 2, adopted Dec. 10, 2013, amended Art. III in its entirety to read as herein set out. Former Art. III, §§ 5-61, 5-62, pertained to similar subject matter, and derived from Ord. No. 1628, § 5, adopted April 12, 2011.

The 2025 Edition of the California Building Code, known as the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 2, Volumes 1 and 2, based on the 2024 Edition of the International Building Code, published by the International Code Council, including Chapter 1 and Appendices B, C, I, and J, are hereby adopted as the building code of the city and reference is hereby made to the copy now on file in the clerk's office of the city.

(Ord. No. 1681, § 2, 12-10-13; Ord. No. 1756, § 2, 1-10-17; Ord. No. 1820, § 2, 12-10-19; Ord. No. 1907, § 2, 10-25-22; Ord. No. 1975, § 3, 10-28-25)

(a) Section 105.2 Building Exemption 2 of the California Building Code, known as the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 2 and the International Building Code, is hereby amended to read as follows:

2. Solid fences not over 3-½ feet high and open fences with an open surface area of not less than 90 percent (90%) not over 4 feet high.

(b) Section 105.2 Building Exemption 4 of the California Building Code, known as the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 2 and the International Building Code, is hereby amended to read as follows:

4. Retaining walls which are not over 3 feet in height measured from the bottom of the footing to the top of the wall, unless supporting a surcharge or impounding flammable or combustible liquids.

(c) Section 202 of the California Building Code, known as the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 2 and the International Building Code, is hereby amended by rewriting the definition for Swimming Pools to read as follows:

Swimming Pools. Any body of water or any structure that contains water over 18 inches (457 mm) deep. This includes without limitation all portable, moveable, collapsible, storable, and permanent in-ground, above-ground and on-ground swimming pools, garden ponds, spas, hot tubs, wading pools, and fountains.

(d) Section 502.1 of the California Building Code, known as the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 2 and the International Building Code, is hereby amended by rewriting the section in its entirety to read as follows:

Sec. 502.1 Address identification.

New and existing buildings, apartment units, condominium units, suites, tenant spaces, and similar other units or spaces shall be provided with approved address numbers or letters per Section 5-239 of the Fontana Municipal Code.

(e) Section 903.2 of the California Building Code. Known as the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 2 and the International Building Code, is hereby amended by adding thereto a paragraph after the first paragraph of the section to read as follows:

Notwithstanding the requirements of Sec. 903.2, an automatic fire-sprinkler system, approved by the Fire Prevention Division of the Fontana Fire Protection District, shall be installed, and maintained in new construction per the requirements of Article II of Chapter 11 of the Code of the City.

(f) Section 1505.5 of the California Building Code, known as the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 2 and the International Building Code, is hereby amended by rewriting the section in its entirety to read as follows:

Sec. 1505.5 Non-classified roofing.

Non-classified roofing is material that is not listed as a Class A, B, or C roof covering. Non-classified roofing is not approved for use within the City.

(g) Section 1609.3 of the California Building Code, known as the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 2 and the International Building Code, is hereby amended by adding thereto a paragraph and table to the end of the section to read as follows:

Portions of the City are located within a special wind region. The basic design wind speed V in these special wind region areas shall be:

(h) Section 1609.4.3 of the California Building Code, known as the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 2 and the International Building Code, is hereby amended by adding thereto a paragraph to the end of the section to read as follows:

Exposure C, as a minimum, shall apply in all cases unless the architect or engineer in general responsible charge can justify to the building official that the building site and surrounding terrain conform to the criteria for Exposure B.

(i) Section 115922(a) of Section 3109.2 of the California Building Code, known as the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 2 and the International Building Code is hereby amended by rewriting the section in its entirety to read as follows:

(a) Except as provided in Section 115925, when a building permit is issued for the construction of a new swimming pool and/or spa or the remodeling of an existing pool or spa at a private single-family home, the respective swimming pool or spa shall be equipped with at least two drowning prevention safety features, one of which shall be an enclosure that meets the requirements of Section 115923 and isolates the swimming pool or spa from the private single-family home. Any walls of the residential structure or accessory structures used to complete the isolation enclosure must have door openings equipped with protection as required in 115922(a)(4) or (5). Any such door protection device provided for this purpose may not be used to comply with the second drowning prevention feature requirement. In addition to the foregoing, the respective swimming pool or spa shall be equipped with at least one of the following four drowning prevention safety features:

(1) Removable mesh fencing that meets American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Specifications F2286 standards in conjunction with a gate that is self-closing and self-latching and can accommodate a key lockable device.

(2) An approved safety pool cover, as defined in Section 115922(a)(3).

(3) An alarm that, when placed in a swimming pool or spa, will sound upon detection of accidental or unauthorized entrance into the water. The alarm shall meet and be independently certified to the ASTM Standard F2208 "Standard Safety Specification for Residential Pool Alarms," which includes surface motion, pressure, sonar, laser and infrared type alarms. A swimming protection alarm feature designed for individual use, including an alarm attached to a child that sounds when the child exceeds a certain distance or becomes submerged in water, is not a qualifying drowning prevention safety feature.

(4) Other means of protection, if the degree of protection afforded is equal to or greater than that afforded by any of the features set forth above and has been independently verified by an approved testing laboratory as meeting standards for those features established by the ASTM or the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

(j) Section 115923 of Section 3109.2 of the California Building Code, known as the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 2 and the International Building Code is hereby amended by adding the wording to the enclosure characteristics:

Where the barrier is composed of horizontal and vertical members and the distance between the top of the horizontal member is less than 45 inches the horizontal members shall be located on the swimming pool side of the fence. Spacing between vertical members shall be not greater than 1¾ inches in width. Where there are decorative cutouts within vertical members, spacing within the cutouts shall be not greater than 1¾ inches in width.

(k) Section I105.2 of Appendix I of the California Building Code, known as the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 2 and the International Building Code, is hereby amended by rewriting the section in its entirety to read as follows:

Sec. I105.2 Footings. A patio cover may be supported on a concrete slab on grade without footings, provided all of the following conditions are met:

1. The supporting slab is not less than 3½ inches thick; and

2. The supporting columns do not support live and dead loads in excess of 750 pounds per column; and

3. The patio cover is constructed solely out of aluminum and/or other similar light weight material, and has a current valid International Code Council Evaluation Report (or equal) clearly stating that: (a), a slab 3½ inches thick is structurally adequate; (b), footings are not required; and (c), how the patio cover is to be anchored/held-down to resist uplift forces based on a minimum nominal design wind speed of 100 miles per hour.

(l) Section J103.2, Exemption 1 of Appendix J of the California Building Code, known as the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 2 and the International Building Code, is hereby amended by rewriting in its entirety to read as follows:

1. When approved by the building official, grading in an isolated, self-contained area, provided there is no danger to the public, and that such grading will not adversely affect adjoining properties.

(m) Section J103.2, of Appendix J of the California Building Code, known as the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 2 and the International Building Code, is hereby amended by adding the following 2 exemptions:

8. An excavation that does not exceed 50 cubic yards (38.3 m * ) on any one lot and does not obstruct a drainage course that is:

a. less than 2 feet (610 mm) in depth; or

b. does not create a cut slope greater than 5 feet (1524 mm) in height and steeper than 1 unit vertical in 1½ units horizontal (66.7% slope).

9. A fill that does not exceed 50 cubic yards (38.3 m d ) on any one lot and does not obstruct a drainage course that is:

a. less than 1 foot (305 mm) in depth and placed on natural terrain with a slope flatter than 1 unit vertical in 5 units horizontal (20% slope); or

b. less than 3 feet (914 mm) in depth, not intended to support structures.

(n) Section J104.1, of Appendix J of the California Building Code, known as the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 2 and the International Building Code, is hereby amended by adding thereto a paragraph to the end of the section to read as follows:

All grading plans shall be prepared by a state licensed or registered design professional. Grading in excess of 5,000 cubic yards (3825 m d ) shall be prepared by a state registered civil engineer.

(o) Section J107.4 of Appendix J of the California Building Code, known as the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 2 and the International Building Code, is hereby amended by adding thereto the following Exception:

Exception: The building official may permit placement of larger rock when the soils engineer properly devises a method of placement, and continuously inspects its placement and approves the fill stability. The following conditions shall also apply:

1. Prior to issuance of the grading permit, potential rock disposal areas shall be delineated on the grading plan.

2. Rock sizes greater than 12 inches (305 mm) and up to 24 inches (610 mm) in maximum dimension shall be three feet (914 mm) or more below grade, measured vertically. Rock sizes greater than 24 inches (610 mm) in maximum dimension shall be 10 feet (3048 mm) or more below grade, measured vertically.

3. Rocks shall be placed so as to assure filling of all voids with well-graded soils.

(Ord. No. 1681, § 2, 12-10-13; Ord. No. 1756, § 2, 1-10-17; Ord. No. 1820, § 2, 12-10-19; Ord. No. 1907, § 2, 10-25-22; Ord. No. 1975, § 3, 10-28-25)