Chapter 11.04 — CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE

Note: Ord. 629, 12/10/2025 also repealed Ord. 605.

There is adopted and incorporated by reference herein as the City Building Code for the purpose of prescribing regulations in the City of Santee 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 shown as adopted by this Chapter. Except as otherwise provided by this Chapter and Chapter 11.02 of the City of Santee Municipal Code, 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 Santee shall be in conformance with the 2025 California Building Code published by the California Building Standards Commission. (Ord. 629, 12/10/2025)

The City of Santee 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 2025 California Building Code, to require more fire-retardant roof coverings (Ord. 629, 12/10/2025)

Deletions, revisions and additions to the 2025 California Building Code shall be as set forth in Section 11.04.040 and as follows:

• A. Section 104.7.6 of the California Building Code is added to read as follows:

Section 104.7.6 Permit History Survey. Upon receipt of a written request from the owner of a parcel of property for a Permit History Survey, and the payment of the fee specified in a resolution duly adopted by the City Council, the Building Official may review city records and provide a report listing those building, plumbing, electrical and mechanical permits that have been issued for a specific parcel of property.

• B. Section 105.2 of the California Building Code is amended to read as follows:

Section 105.2 Work Exempt from Permit is amended by adding the following subsections 14 through 19:

Subsections 1 through 13 remain unchanged.

14. Satellite dish antenna, other than roof-mounted, in Office, Commercial, and Industrial zoning districts

15. Renewal of roof coverings on any buildings.

16. Attached open residential patio covers structures up to 120 square feet in projected roof area. These structures must be attached to an R-3 occupancy.

17. Fences not over 8 feet high, where permitted to be installed by City Zoning Code in commercial and industrial zones.

18. Installation of metal storage containers for use as temporary storage structures. This exception does not apply to any structure used as defined under 'habitable space' in Section 202 of the California Building Code. This exemption is intended to be applied only to prefabricated shipping and cargo containers commonly used in the shipping and trucking industries.

19. Repairs which involve only the replacement of component parts of existing work with similar materials only for the purpose of maintenance and which do not aggregate over $750.00 in valuation and do not affect any electrical or mechanical installations. Repairs exempt from permit requirements shall not include any addition, change or modification in construction, exit facilities or permanent fixtures or equipment. Specifically exempt from permit requirements without limit to valuation are:

• a. Painting

• b. Installation of floor covering

• c. Cabinet work

• d. Outside paving not involving restriping of disabled access parking stalls.

• C. Section 105.3.1.1 of the California Building Code is added to read as follows:

Section 105.3.1.1 Construction Permit Requirement. Permits shall not be issued for construction on a site where the City engineer determines that a grading permit or public improvements are required until the City engineer or his/her representative notifies the Building Official in writing that grading or public improvements has been satisfactorily completed to allow building permits to be issued.

Permits shall not be issued if the City engineer determines that flooding or geologic conditions at the site may endanger the public safety or welfare.

• D. Section 109 of the California Building Code shall be deleted and replaced with the following:

Table 1505.1 of the 2025 California Building Code and the International Building Code, 2024 Edition, is amended to read as follows:

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TABLE 1505.1
MINIMUM ROOF ASSEMBLY CLASSIFICATION FOR TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION
IA IB IIA IIB IIIA IIIB IV VA VB
B B B B B B B B B

• (Ord. 629, 12/10/2025)

Appendix C, H and I are adopted. (Ord. 629, 12/10/2025)