Chapter 3 — Tracy Building Code

Table R301.2(1) is amended to read as follows:

Table R301.2(1)

Climatic and geographic design Criteria

Ground Snow Load	Wind design	Wind design			Seismic	Subject To Damage From	Subject To Damage From		Winter	Ice Barrier	Flood	Air	Mean
	Speed' (MPH)	Topographic Efects	Special wind region	Wind- borne debris zone	Design Category	Weathering"	Front line depth°	Termite'	Design Temp	Underlayment Required	Hazards	Freezing Index	Annual Temp
0	110	NO	NO	NO	D1-D2	Negligible	NA	Very Heavy	36.6 Deg. F	NO	See note below	3 Deg F- Day	60.7 Deg. F


MANUAL J DESIGN CRITERIA"
Elevation	Latitude	Winter heating	Summer cooling	Altitude correction factor	Indoor design temperature	Design temperature cooling	Heating temperature diference

140	38	32	94	1.0	70	75	38
Cooling temperature diference	Wind velocity heating	Wind velocity cooling	Coincident wet bulb	Daily Range	Winter humidity	Summer humidity
19	15	7.5	69	38	50%	50%

Note: For flood hazards, refer to Flood Insurance Rate Maps, 2009, published by FEMA. Most of Tracy is in Zone X, outside the 0.1 % annual-chance floodplain. General area lying north of I-205 and small portions at the south edge of Tracy are in the 1% annual chance of 100-year floodplain, and in the 200-year floodplain published by the Department of Water Resources.

Section R319 is amended to read as follows:

R319 Address Identification. New and existing buildings shall be provided and maintained with approved address identification. The identification shall comply with all of the following

1.

Not less than 4" high with a 1/2" stroke width

2.

Located minimum of 6' above grade

3.

Illuminated at night. Illumination shall be either internally or externally at an intensity of 5.0 foot-candles

4.

Numbers shall contrast with the background.

5.

Numbers shall be placed on a portion of the building that is both legible and visible from the street that fronts the property

6.

Numbers shall not be placed on a moveable door and shall not be obstructed from view from the street.

7.

Addresses shall be Arabic numbers or alphabetical letters and conventional in form.

Additionally, where access is by means of a private road and/or the building address cannot be viewed from the public way, a monument, pole or other approved sign or means shall be used to identify the structure. Where required by the fire code official, address numbers/figures shall be provided in additional approved locations to facilitate emergency response.

Multiple residential units serviced by vehicular access to the rear of the buildings through any driveway, alleyway, or parking lot shall have numbers or addresses placed prior to occupancy on all new buildings as to be plainly visible and legible from the rear access way.

APPENDIX X

Section AX108.2.4 is amended to read as follows:

AX108.2.4 Loft Guards. Loft guards shall be located along the open side of lofts. Loft guards shall not be less than 42 inches (914 mm) in height. Loft guards shall not have openings from the walking surface to the required guard height that allow passage of a sphere 4 inches (102 mm) in diameter.

(Ord. No. 1274, § 8, 11-19-2019; Ord. No. 1335, § 8, 12-6-2022)

9.10.060 - One- and two-family dwellings automatic fire suppression systems. ¶

An automatic residential fire sprinkler system shall be installed in one- and two-family dwellings including all newly installed manufactured homes in accordance with Title 25.

(Ord. No. 1192, § 8, 1-21-2014; Ord. No. 1274, § 9, 11-19-2019; Ord. No. 1335, § 10, 12-6-2022)

Editor's note— Formerly § 9.10.050.

Chapter 9.12 - PLUMBING CODE

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