Adopted Codes

The City has adopted the following Building Codes. If you click on the following links, it will take to you to the local amendments:

• California Building Codes Online
• 2022 California Building Code (Volumes 1 and 2)
• 2022 California Existing Building Code
• 2022 California Residential Code
• 2022 California Electrical Code
• 2022 California Mechanical Code
• 2022 California Plumbing Code
• 2022 California Fire Code
• 2022 California Historical Building Code
• 2022 California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen)
• Foster City Municipal Code Chapter 15.02

Foster City's designed criteria:

Current Building Code and Design Criteria

• Climate Zone: 3
• Seismic Design Category: E
• Risk Category: II
• Basic Wind Speed: 95 mph
• Building Exposure: C and D (D Most Severe)
• Soil Bearing Value: 1200 psf (Anything more will require a soils/geology report)

Earthquake zones of required investigation: CGS Maps