15.02.050 Amendment-Section 101.4 - Referenced codes.
   The first paragraph of Section 101.4 is amended to read as follows:
   “101.4 Referenced codes. The other codes listed in section 101.4.1 through 101.4.12 and referenced elsewhere in this code shall be considered part of the requirements of this code to the prescribed extent of each such reference as adopted and amended by Title 15 of the Corona Municipal Code. Structures, appurtenances, systems, devices, equipment, features, and facilities that are existing as of the date this section is adopted shall be maintained in accordance with the applicable codes and standards that were in effect at the time of permit application, or at the time of the initial construction, installation, or use if no permit was required. Alterations and repair work to structures, appurtenances, systems, devices, equipment, features, and facilities that are existing as of the date this section is adopted shall comply with the applicable laws, codes, and standards in effect at the time of such alteration or repair.”
   Section 101.4.3 is amended to read as follows:
   “101.4.3 Plumbing. The provisions of the California Plumbing Code shall apply to the installation, alteration, repair and replacement of plumbing systems, including equipment, appliances, fixtures, fittings and appurtenances, and where connected to a water or sewage system and all aspects of a medical gas system. The provisions of the California Plumbing Code, Appendix H, shall apply to private sewage disposal systems.”
   Section 101.4 is amended by adding subsections 101.4.8, 101.4.9, 101.4.10, 101.4.11, and 101.4.12 to read as follows:
   “101.4.8 Residential. The provisions of the California Residential Code shall apply to the construction, alteration, movement, enlargement, replacement, repair, equipment, use and occupancy, location, removal, and demolition of detached one and two family dwellings and townhomes not more than three stories above grade plane in height with a separate means of egress and their accessory structures not more than three stories above grade plane in height.
   Exceptions:
   1.   Live/work units located in townhouses and complying with the requirements of Section 419 of the California Building Code shall be permitted to be constructed in accordance with the California Residential Code. Fire Suppression required by Section 419.5 of the California Building Code where constructed under the California Residential Code shall conform to Section R313.
   2.   Owner-occupied lodging houses with five or fewer guestrooms shall be permitted to be constructed in accordance with the California Residential Code where equipped with a fire sprinkler system in accordance with Section R313.
   101.4.9 Historical. The provisions of the California Historical Building Code shall apply to the preservation, restoration, rehabilitation, relocation or reconstruction of buildings or properties designated as qualified historical buildings or properties.
   101.4.10 Green Building. The provisions of the California Green Building Standards Code shall apply to the planning, design, operation, construction, use and occupancy of every newly constructed building.
   101.4.11 Housing. The provisions of the California Housing Code shall apply to the use, occupancy, and maintenance of all buildings or portions thereof used, or designated or intended to be used, for human habitation.
   101.4.12 Electrical. The provisions of the California Electrical Code shall apply to the installation, alteration, maintenance, and repair of electrical conductors, equipment, and raceways; signaling and communications conductors, equipment, and raceways; and optical fiber cables and raceways for those structures, premises, equipment, and installations as designated in that code.”
(Ord. 3357 § 2 (part), 2022; Ord. 3306 § 2 (part), 2019; Ord. 3251 § 2 (part), 2016; Ord. 3159 § 2 (part), 2013; Ord. 3059 § 2 (part), 2010.)