Adoption of the 2025 California Fire Code, Purpose and Intent, and Administrative Provisions
San Diego Municipal Code § 511.0001
in effect§511.0001 Adoption of the 2025 California Fire Code, Purpose and Intent, and Administrative Provisions
Except as otherwise provided in this Article, the California Fire Code, designated in California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 9, 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 Fire Code including Appendices B, C, and D, published by the International Code Council not included in the California Building Standards Code, are hereby adopted as the San Diego Fire Code and shall be in full force and effect. A copy of the California Fire Code (2025 Edition), which integrates the International Fire Code, is on file in the Office of the City Clerk as Document No. OO-22043.
(a) Collectively, the California Fire Code (2025 Edition), and the International Fire Code (2024 Edition) are referred to in this Article as the 2025 California Fire Code.
(b) This Article of the San Diego Municipal Code sets forth (1) the portions of the 2025 California Fire Code that the City has Not Adopted in the San Diego Fire Code, (2) the portions of the 2025 California Fire Code that the City has amended and adopted in the San Diego Fire Code, and (3) the portions of the San Diego Fire Code that were adopted as Local Additions that augment the 2025 California Fire 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 Fire Code or has adopted Local Additions that augment the 2025 California Fire Code. Otherwise, under paragraph (a) of section 511.0001, all portions of the 2025 California Fire Code are adopted in full. To easily locate various sections of the 2025 California Fire Code contained within this Article of the San Diego Municipal Code, the numbering system of the Divisions within Chapter 5, Article 11 reflects the corresponding numbering system of the 2025 California Fire Code. For example, section 304 of the 2025 California Fire Code is reflected in Chapter 5, Article 11, Division 03, as section 511.0304. Also, sections within the 2025 California Fire Code retain those same section numbers when referred to within the text of the San Diego Municipal Code. For example, section 503.2.1 of the 2025 California Fire Code will also be cited as California Fire Code section 503.2.1 within the text of the San Diego Municipal Code.
(c) Where the City has adopted an entire Chapter of the 2025 California Fire Code without any local amendments, the corresponding Division number within this Article is “reserved.”
(d) Any reference within the San Diego Fire 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 of the San Diego Municipal Code.
(“Adoption of the 2025 California Fire Code, Purpose and Intent, and Administrative Provisions” added 1-29-2026 by O-22043 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/Ch05Art11Division00.pdf#page=1Fetched: 10/28/2026