Opinion No. (2001)

BILL LOCKYER Attorney General CLAYTON P. ROCHE Deputy Attorney General The CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION has requested an opinion on the following questions: 1. Is City of Pasadena Ordinance No. 6847, which authorizes that the International Building Code, the International Residential Code, the International Plumbing Code, the International Fuel and Gas Code, and the International Mechanical Code may be deemed by the city's building official as an approved alternate for materials, designs, and methods of construction, consistent with state law? 2. Does state law allow model building codes other than those adopted in the California Building Standards Code to be deemed by a local jurisdiction as "approved alternate" authority to the California Building Standards Code for purposes of approving materials, designs, and methods of construction for buildings constructed in California? CONCLUSIONS 1. City of Pasadena Ordinance No. 6847, which authorizes that the International Building Code, the International Residential Code, the International Plumbing Code, the International Fuel and Gas Code, and the International Mechanical Code may be deemed by the city's building official…