Planning Department – Building and Safety
Adoption of the 2010 California
Code of Regulations
Presented By:
Building and Safety & Fire Prevention
Overview
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Statement of Intent
Highlights of Each Code’s Amendments
General Adoption Timeline
Training and Outreach
Statement of Intent
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Adopt and amend where necessary the latest California Code of
Regulations (also known as Title 24) as part of a triennial statewide code adoption cycle. This includes:
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2010 California Administrative Code
2010 California Building Code
2010 California Residential Code (All new)
2010 California Electrical Code
2010 California Mechanical Code
2010 California Plumbing Code
2010 California Energy Code
2010 California Fire Code
2010 California Green Building Standards Code (All new)
2010 California Referenced Standards
Amend the Pasadena Municipal Code (PMC) Title 14 relating to
Building and Construction to reference these new codes and
their respective amendments.
Statement of Intent (cont.)
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Repeal the existing Pasadena Green Buildings Ordinance
and replace it with the locally amended 2010 California
Green Building Standards Code (also known as
CALGreen) to be in compliance with the statewide
adoption of this code.
Ensure that these new codes and standards are as
effective, if not more so, as our existing ordinances in
meeting Pasadena’s fire and life safety and environmental
concerns for development.
Accelerate the reach of City’s fire and life safety, water
and energy conservation goals without being overly
burdensome on a single sector of the development
community.
Adoption Guidelines
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California Code of Regulations automatically becomes
effective January 1, 2011.
Local jurisdictions must adopt and enforce these newly
adopted codes as-is or amend them to local conditions.
Local jurisdictions may add to or amend these state
codes to be more restrictive, but not less restrictive.
Local amendments can only be justified by findings
based on local geologic, topographic, climatic, and, in
the case of the California Green Building Standards
Code, environmental conditions.
Building Code Highlights
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Most of previous amendments are carried through
unchanged from the previous code cycle.
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High Fire Hazard Area Amendments
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Exception:
 Newly introduce code provisions.
 Previous amendments absorbed into code.
staff is recommending language to clarify that Chapter 7A,
Materials and Construction Methods for Exterior Wildfire
Exposure, applies to additions and alterations as well as new
construction.
Structural Amendments
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Adopted by most cities throughout the Los Angeles Basin.
Residential Code Highlights
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Consolidates the provisions from various sections of the
Building Code into one separate and distinct code.
Mandatory fire sprinkler system in all newly constructed
one, two-family dwellings, and townhomes. This was
previously required only for residential buildings of three
units or more.
Limit prescriptive design standards to one story
construction instead of up to three stories.
No wood foundations.
Prohibit the use of staples for wood frame construction.
Fire Code Highlights
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Most of previous amendments are carried through unchanged
from the previous code cycle.
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 Newly introduce code provisions.
 Previous amendments absorbed into code.
International Wildland-Urban Interface Code, 2009 Edition, as
the adopted reference standard.
Adoption of California State Fire Marshal guidelines for the
installation of photovoltaic systems.
Changes to the existing requirements for upgrading fire
sprinkler, fire alarm and in-building public safety radio coverage
to include required to upgrade when an additional level is
created or total floor area is expanded by 50%.
CALGreen and Pasadena’s Green
Building Program
Planning Department – Building and Safety
CALGreen
Pasadena Green
Building Program
Effective Date
January 1, 2011 (July 1, 2011
for water efficiency)
April 2006
Basis
CALGreen Standards
Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design (LEED)
Green Building Rating System
Documentation
City of Pasadena Plan Review
US Green Building Council
(USGBC) template staging.
Consultant review
Field Verification
Mandatory City Inspection
Personnel w/ third party
commissioning where needed
Optional third party verification.
Applicability
All residential and nonresidential new buildings and
additions and alterations to
existing buildings
Mixed use and multi-family
residential buildings 4 stories
and more. Non-residential >
25,000 sq. ft.. Municipal
buildings > 5,000 sq. ft.
CALGreen and Pasadena’s Green
Building Program (cont.)
Planning Department – Building and Safety
CALGreen
Pasadena Green
Building Program
Updates and Revisions for new
technologies
Every three years with the
adoption of the California Code
of Regulations
No regular schedule
Documentation Review and
Approval
Qualified City staff
Certified LEED accredited
professionals
Minimum Equivalent
Compliance Levels
Un-amended Tier 1 = 27 LEED points
Un-amended Tier 2 = 40 LEED points
LEED Certified = 40 - 49 points
LEED Silver = 50 – 59 points
Applicability of Green Building Standards
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Building Permits Since 2006
0%
4%
Green Buildings
Program
New Buildings
Additions and
Alterations**
**Permits for non-building
related projects excluded.
96%
General Adoption Timeline
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October 19th – Environmental Advisory Committee
October 21st – Public Safety Committee
October 25th – City Council to direct City Attorney to prepare
an ordinance.
November 8th – First Reading of the Ordinance
November 15th – Second Reading of the Ordinance
Beginning November – Staff General Training
Beginning December – Public information meetings
January 1st – Ordinance becomes effective
Mid January –Detailed Staff Training
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