Adoption of the 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code, Purpose and Intent, and Administrative Provisions
San Diego Municipal Code § 512.0001
in effect§512.0001 Adoption of the 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code, Purpose and Intent, and Administrative Provisions
Except as otherwise provided in this Article, the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code, designated in California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 7, 2025 Edition, published by the International Code Council and the California Building Standards Commission with errata, together with those portions of the 2024 Edition of the International Wildland-Urban Interface Code published by the International Code Council not included in the California Building Standards Code, and any reasonably necessary modifications and changes, are hereby adopted as the San Diego Wildland-Urban Interface Code. A copy of the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code (2025 Edition) is on file in the Office of the City Clerk as Document No. OO-22042.
(a) Collectively, the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code (2025 Edition), and the portions of the International Wildland-Urban Interface Code (2024 Edition) not included in the California Building Standards Code are referred to in this Article as the 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code.
(b) This Article of the San Diego Municipal Code sets forth (1) the portions of the 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code that the City has not adopted in the San Diego Wildland-Urban Interface Code, (2) the portions of the 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code that the City has amended and adopted in the San Diego Wildland-Urban Interface Code, and (3) the portions of the San Diego Wildland-Urban Interface Code that were adopted as Local Additions that augment the 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code. Text is included within this Article of the San Diego Municipal Code only where the City has not adopted or has amended the 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code, or has adopted Local Additions that augment the 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code. Otherwise, under subsection (a) of section 512.0001, all portions of the 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code are adopted in full.
(c) In order to easily locate various sections of the 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code contained within this Article 12, the numbering system of the Divisions within Chapter 5, Article 12 reflects the corresponding numbering system of the 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code. For example, section 603 of the 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code is reflected in Chapter 5, Article 12, Division 06, as section 512.0603. Also, sections within the 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code retain those same section numbers when referred to within the text of the San Diego Municipal Code. For example, section 603.3.1 of the 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code will also be cited as California Wildland-Urban Interface Code section 603.3.1 within the text of the San Diego Municipal Code.
(d) Where the City has adopted an entire chapter of the 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code without any local amendments, additions or deletions, the corresponding Division number within Chapter 5, Article 12 is “reserved.”
(e) Any reference within the San Diego Wildland-Urban Interface Code to the “C.B.C.” or “California Building Code” shall refer to those provisions of the California Building Code as adopted by Chapter 14, Article 5 of the San Diego Municipal Code.
(f) Any reference within the San Diego Wildland-Urban Interface Code to the “C.F.C.” or “California Fire Code” shall refer to those provisions of the California Fire Code as adopted by Chapter 5, Article 11 of the San Diego Municipal Code.
(“Adoption of the 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code, Purpose and Intent, and Administrative Provisions” added 1-29-2026 by O-22042 N.S.; effective 2-28-2026.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter05/Ch05Art12Division00.pdf#page=1Fetched: 10/28/2026