Fontana Municipal Code Art. XIX California Residential Code

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 1681, § 8, adopted Dec. 10, 2013, amended Art. XIX in its entirety to read as herein set out. Former Art. XIX, §§ 5-600, 5-601, pertained to similar subject matter, and derived from Ord. No. 1628, § 13, adopted April 12, 2011.

The 2025 Edition of the California Residential Code, known as the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 2.5, based on the 2024 Edition of the International Residential Code, published by the International Code Council, including Appendix BF and Appendix CI, is hereby adopted as the residential 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, § 8, 12-10-13; Ord. No. 1756, § 8, 1-10-17; Ord. No. 1820, § 8, 12-10-19; Ord. No. 1907, § 8, 10-25-22; Ord. No. 1975, § 9, 10-28-25)

(a) Table R301.2, CLIMATIC AND GEOGRAPHIC DESIGN CRITERIA, of the California Residential Code, known as the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 2.5 and the International Residential Code, is hereby amended by filling in the blanks in the first row to read as follows:

CLIMATIC AND GEOGRAPHIC DESIGN CRITERIA GROUND SNOW LOAD ..... Zero WIND DESIGN:

(b) Section R301.2.1.4 of the California Residential Code, known as the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 2.5 and the International Residential 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 justification, to the satisfaction of the Building Official or his/her designee, is provided that the building site and surrounding terrain conform to the criteria for Exposure B.

(c) Section R309 of the California Residential Code, known as the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 2.5 and the International Residential Code, is hereby amended by adding thereto the following Section:

Sec. R309 General. Notwithstanding the requirements of Section R309, an automatic fire-sprinkler system, approved by the Fire Prevention Division of the Fontana Fire Protection District, shall be installed, and maintained in all new construction per the requirements of Article II of Chapter 11 of the Code of the City.

(d) Section R308.1 of the California Residential Code, known as the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 2.5 and the International Residential Code, is hereby amended by rewriting the section in its entirety to read as follows:

Sec. R308.1 Site Address. New and existing buildings, apartment units, condominium units, suites, and other units or spaces shall be provided with approved address numbers or letters per Section 5-239 of the Fontana Municipal Code.

(e) Section R306.1 of the California Residential Code, known as the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 2.5 and the International Residential Code, is hereby amended by adding thereto a paragraph to the end of the section to read as follows:

Notwithstanding the requirements of Sec. R306, all construction within a flood hazard area shall comply with the requirements of Article II of Chapter 12 of the Code of the City.

(f) Section BF105.2 of Appendix Chapter H of the California Residential Code, known as the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 2.5 and the International Residential Code, is hereby amended by rewriting the section in its entirety to read as follows:

Sec. BF105.2 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 Council of American Building Officials National 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.

(g) Section 115922(a) of Appendix CI of the California Residential Code, known as the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 2.5 and the International Residential 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 subdivision (d) of Section 115921.

(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).

(Ord. No. 1681, § 7, 12-10-13; Ord. No. 1756, § 8, 1-10-17; Ord. No. 1820, § 8, 12-10-19; Ord. No. 1907, § 8, 10-25-22; Ord. No. 1975, § 9, 10-28-25)