Pinole Municipal Code Ch. 15.04 Building Code

The 2025 California Building Code, California Code of Regulations Title 24, Part 2, Volume 1 of 2 and Part 2, Volume 2 of 2, including the 2025 California Historic Building Code, Title 24, Part 8 and the 2025 California Existing Building Code, Title 24, Part Chapter 10, and all Appendices is adopted by reference, the same as though fully set forth in this chapter.

(Ord. 2025-05 § 3 (part), 2025; Ord. 2022-04 § 3 (part), 2022; Ord. 2019-08 § 3 (part), 2019; Ord. 2016-08 § 3 (part), 2016)

One copy of the California Building Code and Appendices as adopted by the Pinole Municipal Code 15.04.010, and all amendments thereto, shall be kept on file in the Building Division for inspection by the public.

(Ord. 2025-05 § 3 (part), 2025; Ord. 2022-04 § 3 (part), 2022; Ord. 2019-08 § 3 (part), 2019; Ord. 2016-08 § 3 (part), 2016)

The California Building Code is amended and changed in the following respects:

A. Section 105.2 (Work Exempt from Permit) of the CBC Chapter 1 subsection 1 is amended to read as follows:

1. One-story detached accessory buildings used as tool and storage sheds, playhouses, and similar uses, provided that the floor area does not exceed 120 square feet (11.15 m2), and for which written approval has been given by the Planning Division. These structures may still be regulated by Section 710A, despite exemption from permit.

B. Section 105.2 (Work Exempt from Permit) of the CBC Chapter 1 is hereby amended adding subsection 14 to read as follows:

14. Detached decks under 100 square feet and under 30 inches in height, for which written approval has been given by the Planning Division and the Building Division.

C. Section 105.3.2 of Chapter 1, Division II is amended to read as follows:

An application for a permit for any proposed work shall be deemed to have been abandoned six (6) months after the date of filing unless such application has been pursued in good faith, or a permit has been issued; except that the building official is authorized to grant one or more extensions of up to six (6) months. The extensions shall be requested in writing and justified cause demonstrated. Whatever the case, a permit application is valid for a maximum of one (1) year after which time the application expires, and a new plan review fee must be paid. The code in effect at the time the newest application is made shall be the code that is enforced.

D. Chapter 1 Subsection 105.8 is added to the CBC, to read as follows:

105.8 Permit Issuance.

105.8.1 Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, a permit shall be issued only to a person holding a valid, unexpired, or unrevoked California building contractor's license, property owner, or authorized agent.

105.8.2 A permit may be issued for work in a single-family dwelling used exclusively for living purposes, including any accessory buildings, if the permittee is the bona fide owner of the structure occupied by or designed to be occupied by the owner, in which case the owner himself fulfills the role of contractor for all work under the permit.

105.8.3 Any permit issued pursuant to this Chapter shall not be transferable to any person, business, or corporation.

E. Section 107.2.1 (Information on Construction Documents) of CBC Chapter 1 is amended to read:

107.2.1 Construction documents shall include dimensions and shall be drawn to scale on suitable material. Electronic media documents may be submitted when approved in advance by the building official. Construction documents shall be of sufficient clarity to indicate the location, nature, and extent of the work proposed and to show in detail that it will conform to this code and all relevant laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations. The first sheet of each set of plans shall give the location and street address of the work and the name and address of the owner and of the person who prepared the plans. Plans shall include a plot plan showing all existing property lines labeled and fully dimensioned, the elevation of the top and toe of cuts and fills, and the location of the proposed building with distance to all property lines and of every existing building on the property. Instead of detailed specifications, the city building official may approve references on the plans to a specific section or part of this code, or other ordinances or laws All pages to be signed and/or professionally stamped.

F. Chapter 1 Division II Subsection 107.6 (Standard plans) is added to read as follows: