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Title 15 — Buildings and Construction
Poway Municipal Code Ch. 15.04 Building Code
Poway Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Poway
Cite as: Poway Municipal Code Chapter 15.04 · Text as of 2026-10-04
§ 15.04.010. Adoption of the California Building Code, Part 2, Title 24 of the…¶
There is adopted and incorporated by reference herein as the City Building Code, for the purpose of prescribing regulations in the City of Poway for the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, removal, conversion, demolition, occupancy, equipment, use, height, area, and maintenance of buildings and structures, the 2025 California Building Code, Part 2, Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, a portion of the California Building Standards Code, as defined in the California State Health and Safety Code Section 18901 et seq. which is based on the International Building Code, 2024 Edition, including those appendix chapters adopted by this chapter. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter and Chapter 15.02 PMC, all erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, removal, conversion, demolition, occupancy, equipment, use, height, area and maintenance of buildings and structures within the City of Poway shall be in conformance with the 2025 California Building Code, published by the California Building Standards Commission, which is based on the International Building Code, 2024 Edition, and the adopted appendix chapters, published by the International Code Council, 4051 West Flossmoor Road, Country Club Hills, IL 60478.
(Ord. 793 § 4, 2016; Ord. 835 § 5, 2019; Ord. 859 § 5, 2023; Ord. 878 § 5, 2025)
§ 15.04.020. Findings.¶
The City of Poway has many large brush-covered hillsides. The City is subject to frequent Santa Ana conditions consisting of dry gusting winds, which create extreme fire dangers. The City Council specifically finds that these geographic and topographic conditions necessitate greater fire protection than that provided by the 2025 California Building Code. Therefore, this chapter alters the International Building Code, 2024 Edition, to require more fire-retardant roof coverings.
(Ord. 793 § 4, 2016; Ord. 835 § 5, 2019; Ord. 859 § 5, 2023; Ord. 878 § 5, 2025)
§ 15.04.030. Deletions, revisions and additions to the 2025 California Building Code.¶
Deletions, revisions and additions to the 2025 California Building Code shall be as set forth in PMC §§ 15.04.040 through 15.04.060.
(Ord. 793 § 4, 2016; Ord. 835 § 5, 2019; Ord. 859 § 5, 2023; Ord. 878 § 5, 2025)
§ 15.04.040. Section 105.2 amended.¶
Section 105.2, exemption 2, of the 2025 California Building Code is amended to read as follows:
105.2 Work Exempt from Permit. Building:
| 2. | Fences not over 6 feet (1,829 mm) high. |
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(Ord. 835 § 5, 2019; Ord. 859 § 5, 2023; Ord. 878 § 5, 2025)
§ 15.04.050. Table 1505.1 amended.¶
Table 1505.1 of the 2025 California Building Code is amended to read as follows:
TABLE 1505.1 MINIMUM ROOF COVERING CLASSIFICATION FOR TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION
| IA | IB | IIA | IIB | IIIA | IIIB | IV | VA | VB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
(Ord. 793 § 4, 2016; Ord. 835 § 5, 2019; Ord. 859 § 5, 2023; Ord. 878 § 5, 2025)
§ 15.04.060. Appendices C, H and I adopted.¶
Appendix Chapters C, H and I of the 2025 California Building Code are adopted.
Appendix I, Patio Covers, of the 2025 California Building Code is amended to read as follows:
| 104.1 Height. Patio covers shall be limited to one-story structures not more than 16 feet in height. |
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(Ord. 793 § 4, 2016; Ord. 835 § 5, 2019; Ord. 859 § 5, 2023; Ord. 878 § 5, 2025)
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