Adopted edition
CRC 2022
City has its own adoption — separate from county.
CA · City
Berkeley, CA.
Berkeley, CA — building code: CRC 2022.
Design wind speed
85 mph
ASCE 7 Risk Cat II, 3-second gust at 33 ft.
Climate zone (IECC)
3B
Drives R-value, fenestration U-factor, and air-leakage envelope rules.
Special zones
- HVHZ
- WBDR
- WUI
- FEMA SFHA possible
Permit office
Berkeley Building Department
berkeleyca.gov/construction-developmentZIP coverage
11 ZIP codes inside Berkeley.
Each ZIP resolves to the correct city + county + state on every parcel lookup. Multi-jurisdiction parcels pick up amendments from each layer.
94701 94702 94703 94704 94705 94707 94708 94709 94710 94712 94720
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See the Alameda county overview, or the California state directory .
Pull a Berkeley code packet.
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