Mountain View Municipal Code Div. 1 Purpose and Code Adoption

The purpose of this Article is to establish minimum requirements for the repair, alteration, change of occupancy, and additions to existing buildings to meet current safety standards, allowing the use of alternative approaches to achieve compliance with minimum requirements to provide a reasonable level of safety, health, and property protection and general welfare, and promote the expeditious repair or reconstruction of structures damaged during a declared emergency.

(Ord. No. 9.2025, § 6(Exh. B), 9/9/25.)

The "International Existing Building Code, 2024 Edition" in its entirety, as published by the International Code Council, Inc., with the amendments adopted by the State Building Standards Commission in the California Code of Regulations (CCR) Title 24, Part 10, known as the "California Existing Building Code, 2025 Edition," is hereby adopted by reference, with changes and modifications as hereinafter set forth, as defined in California Existing Building Code Section 1.1.8, and incorporated fully and from the date on which this Chapter shall take effect, the provisions thereof shall be controlling within the limits of the city of mountain view as the "Existing Building Code of the City of Mountain View."

One (1) copy of the California Existing Building Code is on file and open to public inspection in the building division of the community development department of the city of mountain view.

(Ord. No. 9.2025, § 6(Exh. B), 9/9/25.)