South Pasadena Municipal Code § 9.6 Existing building code

Except as modified herein, the administration of the Existing Building Code shall be as set forth in SPMC 9.1 (Building Code Administration).

101.1 Title. Sections 9.6 and 9.6.1 of Article 1 of Chapter 9 of the SPMC shall collectively be known as the Existing Building Code of the City, may be cited as such, and will be referred to herein as “these Existing Building regulations” or “these Existing Building standards

“or “this Existing Building Code.”

101.3—SCOPE. The provisions of the Existing Building Code shall apply to the repair, alteration, change of occupancy, addition to and relocation of any existing building or structure or any other work regulated by the Existing Building Code within the City, subject to the criteria of Sections 101.3.1 and 101.3.2.

Where, in any specific case, different sections of the Existing Building Code specify different materials, methods of construction or other requirements, the most restrictive shall govern. Where there is a conflict between a general requirement and a specific requirement, the specific requirement shall be applicable.

In the event, any differences in requirements exist between the accessibility requirements of the Existing Building Code and the accessibility requirements of the California Code of Regulations, Title 24 (also referred to as the California Building Standards Code), then the California Code of Regulations shall govern.

101.3.1 Buildings not previously occupied. A building or portion of a building that has not been previously occupied or used for its intended purpose in accordance with the laws in existence at the time of its completion shall be permitted to comply with the provisions of the laws in existence at the time of its original permit unless such permit has expired. Subsequent permits shall comply with the Building Code or Residential Code, as applicable, for new construction.

101.3.2 Buildings previously occupied. The legal occupancy of any building existing on the date of adoption of the Existing Building Code shall be permitted to continue without change, except as is specifically covered in the Existing Building Code, the Fire Code, or as is deemed necessary by the Building Official for the general safety and welfare of the occupants and the public.

(Ord. No. 2308, § 1, 2016.)

The 2025 California Energy Code, Title 24 Part 6 of California Code of Regulations, is hereby adopted by reference pursuant to the provisions of Sections 50022.1 through 50022.10 of the Government Code of the state of California as though fully set forth herein and made a part of the South Pasadena Municipal Code with the same force and effect as though set out in full, including all the regulations, revisions, conditions and terms contained therein.

The administration of the energy code shall be as set forth in SPMC 9.1.

In accordance with Section 50022.6 of the California Government Code, not less than one copy of said California Energy Code together with any and all amendments thereto proposed by the city, has been and is now filed in the office of the community development department, shall remain on file with the building official, and shall collectively be known as the city of South Pasadena energy code and may be cited as Chapter 9, Article 1 Section 9.6.1 of the city of South Pasadena Municipal Code. (Ord. No. 2308, § 1, 2016; Ord. No. 2337, § 8, 2019; Ord. No. 2341, § 8, 2020; Ord. No. 2370, § 8, 2022; Ord. No. 2371, § 8, 2022; Ord. No. 2407, § 10, 2025.)