Title 15 — BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION — Oakland Building Code

Chapter 15.04 - OAKLAND AMENDMENTS TO CALIFORNIA MODEL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION CODES[[1]]

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 13861, § 4, adopted Sept. 15, 2025, repealed the former Ch. 15.04, Arts. I—III, and enacted a new Ch. 15.04, Arts. I—III as set out herein. The former Ch. 15.04 pertained to similar subject matter, and derived from Ord. No. 13717, § 4, adopted Dec. 20, 2022; and Ord. No. 13727, § 1, adopted Mar. 7, 2023.

Article I. - General Administrative Amendments

15.04.1.100 - Title.

This Chapter of the Oakland Municipal Code shall be known as the "Oakland Amendments of the 2025 Editions of the California Building Standards Code, Part 1 (Administrative), Part 2 (Building), Part 2.5 (Residential), Part 3 (Electrical), Part 4 (Mechanical), Part 5 (Plumbing), Part 7 (Wildland-Urban Interface), Part 8 (Historical Buildings), Part 10 (Existing Buildings),and Part 12 (Referenced Codes)," may be cited as such, and will be referred to herein as "this Chapter," "this Code," or the "2025 Oakland Building Construction Code."

(Ord. No. 13861, § 4, 9-15-2025)

15.04.1.110 - Scope.

Where any Section of a model code recited herein is amended by this Chapter, all provisions of the original Section not so specifically amended shall remain in full force and effect and all amended provisions shall be considered as added thereto. Where provisions set forth herein conflict with the provisions of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, Parts 1, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, and 12, the enforcement of which by local jurisdictions is provided for in the Matrix Adoption Tables, the provisions of the California Amendments shall prevail and control.

(Ord. No. 13861, § 4, 9-15-2025)

15.04.1.115 - General standards.

Hazards. All materials, assemblies, appliances, fixtures, equipment, and installations thereof; all arrangements of occupancies, exits, aisles, stairs, and doors; all parapet walls, cornices, spires, towers, tanks, statuary, signage, structural members, appendages, and appurtenances thereto in buildings and structures regulated by this Code shall be so arranged, assembled, installed, maintained and of sufficient size and so protected as to reduce and minimize all egress, fire, safety, and health hazards.

B.

Quality. The quality of all materials, assemblies, appliances, fixtures, and equipment; methods of connection, assembly, and installation; allowable stress, strain, deflection, rate and volume and velocity of flow, pressure, temperature, and ampacity; and assumed loads and capacities to be used in the design and construction of all buildings and structures, plumbing and mechanical installations, and electrical systems shall be consistent with requirements of this Code and nationally recognized standards of quality and generally recognized and well-established methods of testing, design, installation, and construction. Testing, listing, and affixed labeling shall be prima facie evidence of conformity with approved standards for safety to life and limb, property, and public welfare.

C.

Compliance. Failure to comply with any of the provisions of this Code, including failure to provide, obtain or maintain valid permits, certifications, tests, listings, affixed labeling, inspection approvals, or other conditions of permit; failure to repair, demolish, remove, or rehabilitate unsafe materials, appliances, fixtures, or equipment; or failure to prevent, restrain, correct, or abate conditions unsafe or hazardous for egress or fire protection or health due to inadequate maintenance, excess loading, dilapidation, or abandonment shall be and is declared to be prima facie evidence of an existing and continuing hazard to life or limb, property or public welfare.

(Ord. No. 13861, § 4, 9-15-2025)