Redlands Municipal Code Ch. 15.06 Residential Building Code

That certain document on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City marked and designated as the 2025 California Residential Code including Chapters 1, 4, and 9 (as amended), and Appendices BF, BO, BJ, and CI (as amended) are adopted as the residential code of the City and all of the regulations, provisions, conditions and terms of such code and amendments are referred to and are adopted and made part of this chapter. (Ord. 2994, 2025: Ord. 2950, 2022: Ord. 2901, 2019: Ord. 2816, 2015)

CRC chapter 1, division II, section R105.2 (2) and (3) is hereby deleted and rewritten to read as follows:

2. Wood, chain-link, plastic, vinyl, metal, or similar fences not over 6 feet in height

3. Retaining walls that are not over 3 feet in height measured from the top of footing unless supporting a surcharge or impounding class I, II or III-A liquids.

(Ord. 2994, 2025: Ord. 2950, 2022: Ord. 2901, 2019: Ord. 2816, 2015)

CRC chapter 1, division II, section R110.4 is hereby deleted in its entirety and rewritten to read as follows:

See Redlands Municipal Code, Title 15, Chapter 15.04.020 (H) for additions and amendments to this section.

(Ord. 2994, 2025: Ord. 2950, 2022: Ord. 2901, 2019: Ord. 2816, 2015)

CRC chapter 1, division II, section R112 is hereby deleted in its entirety and rewritten to read as follows:

See Redlands Municipal Code, Title 15, Chapter 15.04.020 (K)(L) for additions and amendments to this section

(Ord. 2994, 2025: Ord. 2950, 2022: Ord. 2901, 2019: Ord. 2816, 2015)

CRC Chapter 4 Division II Section R401.4.1 of the California Residential Code is hereby amended by adding a sentence at the end of the section to read as follows:

A geotechnical or soil report is required for the new construction or when the aggregate size of additions to the original structure exceed 50%.

(Ord. 2994, 2025: Ord. 2950, 2022)

A. CRC chapter 9, subsection 902.1.1 shall be amended in part in terms of being retitled as follows:

Roof Coverings within the fire hazard areas as designated by the City of Redlands Fire Chief on the Fire Hazard Map.

B. CRC chapter 9, division II, section R902.1.2 of the California residential code is hereby amended to read as follows:

The entire roof covering of every existing structure where more than 50 percent of the total roof area is replaced within any one-year period, the entire roof covering of every new structure, and any roof covering applied in the alteration, repair or replacement of the roof of every existing structure, shall be fire-retardant roof covering that is at least Class B.

C. The remainder of the subsection shall remain unchanged.

(Ord. 2994, 2025: Ord. 2950, 2022: Ord. 2901, 2019: Ord. 2816, 2015)

A. CRC appendix CI, section 115922 (a) is hereby amended to read as follows:

Except as provided in Section 115925, when a building permit is issued for the construction of a new pool and/or spa or the remodeling of an existing pool and/or spa at a private single-family home, the respective swimming pool and/or spa shall be equipped with item #1 and at least one addition of the following seven drowning prevention features:

B. CRC appendix CI, section 115922 (a) (1) is hereby amended to read as follows:

An enclosure that meets the requirements of Section 115923 and isolates the swimming pool or spa from the private single-family home. Any walls of the residential structure or accessory structures used to complete the isolation enclosure must have its door openings equipped with protection as required in 115922 (a)(4) or (5). Any such door protection device provided for this purpose may not be used to comply with the second drowning prevention feature requirement.

(Ord. 2994, 2025: Ord. 2950, 2022: Ord. 2901, 2019)

It is unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or entity to do or permit the following: erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert, demolish, equip, use or maintain any plumbing in violation of this chapter. Every person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor. Such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this chapter is committed, continued or permitted. Upon conviction such person may be punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. (Ord. 2994, 2025: Ord. 2950, 2022: Ord. 2901, 2019: Ord. 2816, 2015)