ryan,
i figured it was in the irc.thanks!the plan is to adopt the nfpa 5000 and the irc.the nfpa 5000 code neglected to address single family dwellings in it's version of the code so a last minute compromise to adopt the irc was made.the 2000 upc,umc,ufc,and the 2002 nec are the likely other codes.the struggle for code supremecy in california may result in another cycle of the 1997 ubc with amendments.the code officials still do not positively know which code to learn or enforce for the next cycle.there is fur flying in sacramento between the respective organizations as to which code will be used.the building professionals are behind the icc movement but the politicians and special interest groups seem to have more juice(not brains, imho)