Sacramento County Municipal Code Ch. 16.04 Building Code

This chapter shall be known and cited as the "Sacramento County Building Code" (hereinafter referred to as "this Code").

(SCC 1710 § 4, 2022; SCC 1775, 5/12/2026)

The purpose of this Code is to provide minimum standards to safeguard life, limb, health, property and public welfare by regulating and controlling the design, construction, installation, quality of materials, use, occupancy, location of all buildings and structures within this jurisdiction, and certain equipment specifically regulated herein.

(SCC 1710 § 4, 2022; SCC 1775, 5/12/2026)

The 2025 California Building Code, Title 24, Part 2 of the California Code of Regulations, a portion of the California Building Standards Code as defined in the California State Health and Safety Code Sections 17922 and 18901 et seq. (hereinafter referred to as the "Building Code"), and Building Code Appendices C (Group U – Agricultural Buildings), H (Signs) and Q (Emergency Housing), and any rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto are hereby adopted and incorporated by reference herein. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapters 16.02 and 16.10 of the Sacramento County Code, all construction, alteration, moving, demolition, repair and use of any building or structure within this jurisdiction shall be made in conformance with the Building Code and any rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.

(SCC 1710 § 4, 2022; SCC 1775, 5/12/2026)

As used in this chapter, the word "Code" means the Sacramento County Building Code.

Section AQ102.1 "Definitions," the following definitions contained therein are amended as follows:

"Emergency Housing."

Housing in a permanent or temporary structure(s), occupied during a declaration of state of emergency, local emergency, or shelter crisis, and constructed or established by the County of Sacramento in a public facility, as defined by Government Code Section 8698(c). Emergency housing may include, but is not limited to, buildings and structures constructed in accordance with the California Building Standards Code; and emergency sleeping cabins, emergency transportable housing units, and tents constructed in accordance with this appendix.

"Emergency Housing Facilities."

On-site common use facilities supporting emergency housing constructed or established by the County of Sacramento in a public facility, as defined by Government Code Section 8698(c). Emergency housing facilities include, but are not limited to, kitchen areas, toilets, showers and bathrooms with running water. The use of emergency housing facilities is limited exclusively to the occupants of the emergency housing, personnel involved in operating the housing, and other emergency personnel.

(SCC 1710 § 4, 2022; SCC 1775, 5/12/2026)