Paradise Municipal Code Ch. 15.03 2025 California Residential Code (title 24, Part 2.5) Based Upon The…

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 652, adopted December 9, 2025, repealed Ch. 15.03 and enacted a new Ch. 15.03 as set out herein and as may later be amended. Former Ch. 15.03 pertained to the 2022 California Residential Code based upon the 2021 International Residential Code and derived from Ord. No. 622, adopted November 7, 2022.

The 2022 California Residential Code, Title 24, Part 2.5 including Appendices "BB", "BF", "BG", "BM", "BO", "CI" known as the California Residential Code, as published and adopted by the California Building Standards Commission, including the town's amendments and additions, is hereby adopted by reference and incorporated herein as if fully set forth.

(Ord. No. 652, 12-9-2025, eff. 1-8-2025)

14. Floor sheathing, decking and exterior siding repair - limited to 100 square feet of floor sheathing or siding and less than 100 linear board feet of decking.

15. Replacement, repair or overlay of less than 10% not to exceed 100 square feet of an existing roof within any 12-month period, all repairs shall be Class A only.

16. Approved prefabricated carports serving residential land uses open on two or more sides, do not exceed 480 square feet in footprint, are installed per the manufacturer's instructions, and are located in compliance with applicable building or structure setbacks.

(Ord. No. 652, 12-9-2025, eff. 1-8-2025)

The Building Official may authorize refunding of a fee paid hereunder which was erroneously paid or collected. The Building Official may authorize refunding of not more than 80 percent of the permit or plan review fee paid when no work or plan examination has been done under an application or permit issued in accordance with this code, provided a written refund application is filed by the original permittee prior to the expiration of the permit.

(Ord. No. 652, 12-9-2025, eff. 1-8-2025)

Any person who commences any work on a building, structure, electrical, gas, mechanical, or plumbing system before first obtaining the necessary permits shall be subject to a penalty equal to the permit fee to be paid in addition to the permit fee when obtaining the building. All fees must be paid prior to release of the permit.

(Ord. No. 652, 12-9-2025, eff. 1-8-2025)

New Construction: For the purposes of enforcing the provisions of the California Fire Code, California Building Code, and the California Residential Building Code, any work, addition to, remodel, repair, renovation, or alteration of any building(s) or structure(s) shall be considered "New Construction" when 50 percent or more of the exterior weight bearing walls are removed or demolished.

(Ord. No. 652, 12-9-2025, eff. 1-8-2025)

One exterior approved audible sprinkler water flow alarm device shall be connected to every automatic fire sprinkler system in an approved location. Such device shall be activated by water flow equivalent to the flow of a single sprinkler of the smallest orifice size installed in the system.

Multipurpose Piping Sprinkler System: In this system, the piping is intended to serve both domestic needs and the fire protection needs from one common piping system throughout the dwelling unit. A passive purge system is a multipurpose type, where a single toilet (or multiple toilets) is supplied in addition to the fire sprinklers. A single check valve is required in this type of system. Water flow device shall be activated by water flow equivalent to the flow of a single sprinkler of the smallest orifice size installed in the system. Water flow device may have an alarm delay of no more than 90 seconds.

(Ord. No. 652, 12-9-2025, eff. 1-8-2025)