On January 1, 2026, there was filed in the office of the City Clerk, one copy of the California Residential Code, 2025 Edition including Appendices BB, BF, BG, BH, BO, CI, CJ, and CK as published by the California Building Standards Commission and which incorporates by adoption the 2024 Edition of the International Residential Code adopted by the International Code Council. Said code is hereby incorporated in this code by reference.
(Ord. 001-11 C.S. § 3, eff. 2-24-11; Ord. 2014-03-04-1201-01 C.S. § 2; Ord. 2016-11-15-1204-01 § II; Ord. 2019-11-19-1102-01 § 2; Ord. 2020-05-12-1402 C.S. § 3; Ord. 2022-11-15-1203 C.S. § 2; Ord. 2025-11-18-1206, 11/18/2025)
The purpose of the code is to provide minimum standards to safeguard life, limb, health, property, and public welfare by regulating and controlling the design, construction, installation, quality of material, use, and location of all one- and two-family dwellings, townhouses, and accessory structures as classified in Section 1.1.3 of the Residential Code.
(Ord. 001-11 C.S. § 3, eff. 2-24-11)
The 2025 California Residential Code, Title 24, Part 2.5 of the California Code of Regulations, a portion of the California Building Standards Code as defined in the California State Health and Safety Code Sections 17922 and 18901 et seq. (hereinafter referred to as the Residential Code), and any rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto and as defined in California Health and Safety Code Section 18938.3, including Residential Code Appendix AH (Patio Covers), Appendix AJ (Existing Buildings and Structures), Appendix BB (Tiny Houses), BF (Patio Covers), BG (Sound Transmission), BH (Automatic Vehicular Gates), BO (Existing Buildings and Structures), CI (Swimming Pool Safety Act), CJ (Emergency Housing), and CK (Areas Protected by the Facilities of the Central Valley Flood Protection Plan) are hereby adopted and incorporated by reference herein. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter and Chapters 15.04 and 15.08 of the Stockton Municipal Code, all construction, alteration, moving, demolition, repairs, and use of any building or structure within this jurisdiction shall be made in conformance with the Residential Code and any rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.
(Ord. 001-11 C.S. § 3, eff. 2-24-11; Ord. 2014-03-04-1201-01 C.S. § 2; Ord. 2016-11-15-1204-01 § II; Ord. 2019-11-19-1102-01 § 2; Ord. 2022-11-15-1203 C.S. § 2; Ord. 2025-11-18-1206, 11/18/2025)
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 15.10.010, the California Residential Code is amended as follows:
A. 
Section R313.2.1 of the 2025 California Residential Code is hereby amended and shall read as follows:
Automatic sprinkler systems shall be designed and installed in accordance with Section R313 or NFPA 13D. Automatic fire sprinkler systems installed in one- and two-family dwellings; Group R3; and townhouses shall be permitted to be installed throughout in accordance with NFPA 13D, as amended in Chapter 80 of the California Fire Code.
1. 
Pre-manufactured homes shall not apply.
2. 
Fire damage repair or other naturally caused damage to R3 occupancies shall not require an automatic fire sprinkler system unless the structure is to be demolished and rebuilt.
3. 
Residential additions that exceeds 50 percent (except additions specifically for the creation of an ADU) of the overall area of the existing structure shall require an automatic fire sprinkler system be installed throughout the building per NFPA 13D.
4. 
Attic spaces in Group R3 occupancies shall have pilot heads installed in each roof pitch of a compartmentalized attic in addition to the forced air unit (FAU).
5. 
Passive purge connection required in lieu of a backflow prevention device. CPVC piping shall be brought down to the toilet sub out.
6. 
Spare sprinkler head box shall be required with minimum three (3) spare sprinkler heads, and/or one (1) each per type of sprinkler head provided and a wrench.
7. 
An electric bell shall be installed on the exterior of the building and have a dedicated circuit with lockout on breaker.
8. 
Fire sprinkler heads shall be required under any stairwell where a compartment, room, and/or closet is located.
9. 
Newly constructed single-family homes: Covered and enclosed patios, California rooms and/or similar outdoor rooms or living spaces where a natural gas line for a fuel-fired appliance is permanently installed shall have fire sprinkler protection.
B. 
Section R313.2.1.1 of the 2025 California Residential Code is hereby added and shall read as follows:
Quick-Response and Residential Sprinklers. Where automatic sprinkler systems are required by this code, quick-response or residential automatic sprinklers shall be installed in dwelling units and sleeping units in Group R occupancies in accordance with Section 903.3.2 of the California Fire Code (2025 Edition) and their listings.
(Ord. 2022-11-15-1203 C.S. § 2; Ord. 2025-11-18-1206, 11/18/2025)