Pleasanton Municipal Code Ch. 20.10 Pleasanton Residential

Note: Prior ordinance history: Ord. 2083.

§ 20.10.010. California Residential Code adopted.¶

A. The International Residential Code, 2024 Edition, as amended and set forth in the California Code of Regulations Title 24, Part 2.5, published by the International Code Council is hereby adopted, except as set forth in this chapter.

B. The International Residential Code (IBC) adopted in this chapter by reference is amended by the following additions, deletions and amendments thereto as set forth in this chapter. Reference numbers herein are taken from the 2025 California Residential Code (CRC).

C. These regulations shall be known as the Pleasanton Residential Code, hereinafter referred to as "this code."

D. Where there is a reference in the code to the "Building Official" or "Authority Having Jurisdiction" it shall mean the "Building and Safety Official" or in the absence of the Building and Safety Official, the interim, temporary or acting Building and Safety Official.

(Ord. 2153 § 2, 2016; Ord. 2197 § 2, 2019; Ord. 2241 § 2, 2022; Ord. 2299, 10/21/2025)

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§ 20.10.020. CRC Chapter 1 Division I amended.¶

Chapter 1 Division I Sections 1.8.4, 1.8.5, 1.8.7 and 1.8.8 are deleted.

(Ord. 2153 § 2, 2016; Ord. 2197 § 2, 2019; Ord. 2241 § 2, 2022; Ord. 2299, 10/21/2025)

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§ 20.10.030. CRC Chapter 1 Division II deleted.¶

Chapter 1 Division II is deleted and replaced by Chapter 20.04, the Pleasanton Building Administrative Code.

(Ord. 2153 § 2, 2016; Ord. 2197 § 2, 2019; Ord. 2241 § 2, 2022; Ord. 2299, 10/21/2025)

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§ 20.10.040. CRC Table R301.2 amended—Climate and Geographic Design Criteria.¶

Table R301.2 is amended to read as follows:

TABLE R301.2 CLIMATIC AND GEOGRAPHIC DESIGN CRITERIA

Ground Snow Load o	Wind Design	Wind Design	Wind Design	Wind Design	Seismic Design Category f	Subject to Damage From	Subject to Damage From	Subject to Damage From	Winter Design Temp e	Ice Barrier Underlay-ment Required h	Flood Hazards g	Air Freezing Index i	Mean Annual Temp j
Ground Snow Load o	Speed d (mph)	Topo-graphic effects k	Special Wind Region l	Wind-borne debris zone m	Seismic Design Category f	Weathering a	Frost line depth b	Termite c	Winter Design Temp e	Ice Barrier Underlay-ment Required h	Flood Hazards g	Air Freezing Index i	Mean Annual Temp j
N/A	85 mph	NO	NO	NO	D 0 , D 1 , D 2 , E	Negligible	N/A	Very Heavy	32°	NO	See Footnote g	2%	58.7°

MANUAL J DESIGN CRITERIA n

Elevation	Latitude	Winter heating	Summer cooling	Altitude correction factor	Indoor design temperature	Design temperature cooling	Heating temperature difference
350 ft	38´	32°	93°	1.0	70°	75°	38°

Cooling temperature difference Wind velocity heating	Cooling temperature difference Wind velocity heating	Wind velocity heating	Wind velocity cooling	Coincident wet bulb	Daily range	Winter humidity	Summer humidity
18°	18°	15 mph	7.5 mph	67	35%	75%	75%

Notes: For SI: 1 pound per square foot = 0.0479 kPa, 1 mile per hour = 0.447 m/s.

a.	The weathering index for the City of Pleasanton is classified as "negligible".
b.	The City of Pleasanton does not require additional depth of footing below finish grade.
c.	The City of Pleasanton has a history of local subterranean termite damage.
d.	The City of Pleasanton is in the 85 mph wind speed zone.
e.	The outdoor design dry-bulb temperature for the City of Pleasanton was selected from the columns of 97½-percent values for winter from Appendix D of the 2018 International Plumbing Code.
f.	The City of Pleasanton is in Seismic design categories D 0 , D 1 , D 2 and E.
g.	The date of the City of Pleasanton's entry into the National Flood Insurance Program: May 5, 1971. The date(s) of the Flood Insurance Study: August 3, 2009. The panel numbers of all currently effective FIRMs adopted by the City of Pleasanton, as amended: Panel 06001C0304G; Panel 06001C0308G; Panel 06001C0309G; Panel 06001C0316G; Panel 06001C0317G; Panel 06001C0318G; Panel 06001C0319G; Panel 06001C0328G; Panel 06001C0336G; Panel 06001C0337G; Panel 06001C0339G; Panel 06001C0343G; Panel 06001C0460G; Panel 06001C0476G; Panel 06001C0480G; and Panel 06001C0485G.
h.	The City of Pleasanton does not have a history of local damage from the effects of ice damming.
i.	The City of Pleasanton selected the 100-year (99%) value on the National Climatic Data Center data table "Air Freezing Index-USA Method (Base 32°)" at www.ncdc.noaa.gov/fpsf.html .
j.	The City of Pleasanton selected the mean annual temperature from the National Climatic Data Center data table "Air Freezing Index-USA Method (Base 32°F)" at www.ncdc.noaa.gov/fpsf.html .
k.	No local historical data documenting structural damage to buildings due to topographic wind speed-up effects in the City of Pleasanton.
l.	The City of Pleasanton is not in a Special Wind Region.
m.	The City of Pleasanton is not in a Wind-borne debris zone.
n.	The City of Pleasanton is using Table 1B for Pleasanton, CA from ACCA Manual J.
o.	The City of Pleasanton does not have Ground Snow Loading.

(Ord. 2153 § 2, 2016; Ord. 2197 § 2, 2019; Ord. 2241 § 2, 2022; Ord. 2299, 10/21/2025)

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§ 20.10.050. CRC Section R309 amended—Automatic fire sprinkler systems.¶

Section R309 is deleted in its entirety and amended to read as follows:

R309.1 Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems. An automatic residential fire sprinkler system shall be designed and installed in accordance with NFPA 13D in all new one- and two-family dwellings and townhouses. In addition, the fire-sprinkler system shall be designed and sprinklers shall be installed in the following locations:

1.	Attic shall be provided with intermediate temperature-rated residential fire sprinklers for detection coverage, and located at a spacing equivalent to 30 feet by 30 feet centers and a maximum distance of 15 feet from outside walls.
2.	Fire sprinklers shall be provided in garages. Fire sprinklers shall be intermediate rated, quick response type, with a maximum coverage area of 130 square feet per sprinkler.

R309.2 Large One- and Two-Family Dwelling Residential Sprinkler Systems. In addition to the requirements specified in R309.1, one- and two-family dwellings with a habitable floor area greater than 7,500 square feet shall have an automatic fire-sprinkler system designed to include all sprinklers within a compartment, up to a maximum of four sprinklers.

(Ord. 2153 § 2, 2016; Ord. 2197 § 2, 2019; Ord. 2241 § 2, 2022; Ord. 2299, 10/21/2025)

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§ 20.10.060. CRC Table R602.10.3(3) amended—Bracing requirements based on seismic…¶

Table R602.10.3(3) is amended to read as follows:

Table column title MINIMUM TOTAL LENGTH (FEET) OF BRACED WALL PANELS REQUIRED ALONG EACH BRACED WALL LINE is amended to add footnote "i".

Footnote "i" is added, to read as follows:

i.	Method CS-SFB and Method GB are not permitted, and the use of Method PCP is limited to one-story single-family dwellings and accessory structures.

(Ord. 2153 § 2, 2016; Ord. 2197 § 2, 2019; Ord. 2241 § 2, 2022; Ord. 2299, 10/21/2025)

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§ 20.10.070. CRC Section R602.10.4.5 added—Limits on methods GB and PCP.¶

Section R602.10.4.5 is added, to read as follows:

Method GB is not permitted for use as intermittent braced wall panels, but gypsum board is permitted to be placed on the opposite side of the studs from other types of braced wall panel sheathing. The use of Method PCP is limited to one-story single-family dwellings and accessory structures.

(Ord. 2153 § 2, 2016; Ord. 2197 § 2, 2019; Ord. 2241 § 2, 2022; Ord. 2299, 10/21/2025)

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§ 20.10.080. CRC Section R902.1 amended—Roof assemblies.¶

Section R902.1 is amended to read as follows:

R902.1 Roof assemblies. Roofs shall be covered with materials as set forth in Section R905. A minimum Class B roofing, listed and tested in accordance with UL 790 or ASTM E108, is required in the City of Pleasanton.

(Ord. 2153 § 2, 2016; Ord. 2197 § 2, 2019; Ord. 2241 § 2, 2022; Ord. 2299, 10/21/2025)

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