Section 1.13 — DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES

2025 California Building Code (Title 24, Part 2) · 2025 edition · updated 2026-07-29 · California

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▸ Contents — 2025 California Building Code (Title 24, Part 2)

2025 California Building Code (Title 24, Part 2)

▸ Chapter 1 — ADMINISTRATION
Overview
Chapter 2 — DEFINITIONS
Chapter 3 — OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION AND USE
Chapter 4 — SPECIAL DETAILED REQUIREMENTS BASED ON OCCUPANCY A…
Chapter 5 — GENERAL BUILDING HEIGHTS AND AREAS
Chapter 6 — TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION
Chapter 7 — FIRE AND SMOKE PROTECTION FEATURES
Chapter 7A — MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION METHODS FOR EXTERIOR W…
Chapter 8 — INTERIOR FINISHES
Chapter 9 — FIRE PROTECTION AND LIFE SAFETY SYSTEMS
Chapter 10 — MEANS OF EGRESS
Chapter 11 — RESERVED
Chapter 11A — HOUSING ACCESSIBILITY
Chapter 11B — ACCESSIBILITY TO PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PUBLIC ACCOMM…
Chapter 12 — INTERIOR ENVIRONMENT
Chapter 13 — ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Chapter 14 — EXTERIOR WALLS
Chapter 15 — ROOF ASSEMBLIES AND ROOFTOP STRUCTURES
Chapter 16 — STRUCTURAL DESIGN
Chapter 16A — STRUCTURAL DESIGN
Chapter 17 — SPECIAL INSPECTIONS AND TESTS
Chapter 17A — SPECIAL INSPECTIONS AND TESTS
Chapter 18 — SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS
Chapter 18A — SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS
Chapter 19 — CONCRETE
Chapter 19A — CONCRETE
Chapter 20 — ALUMINUM
Chapter 21 — MASONRY
Chapter 21A — MASONRY
Chapter 22 — STEEL
Chapter 22A — STEEL
Chapter 23 — WOOD
Chapter 24 — GLASS AND GLAZING
Chapter 25 — GYPSUM PANEL PRODUCTS AND PLASTER
Chapter 26 — PLASTIC
Chapter 27 — ELECTRICAL
Chapter 28 — MECHANICAL SYSTEMS
Chapter 29 — PLUMBING SYSTEMS
Chapter 30 — ELEVATORS AND CONVEYING SYSTEMS
Chapter 31 — SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION
Chapter 31A — SYSTEMS FOR WINDOW CLEANING OR EXTERIOR BUILDING…
Chapter 31B — PUBLIC POOLS
Chapter 31C — RADIATION
Chapter 31D — FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS
Chapter 31F — MARINE OIL TERMINALS
Chapter 32 — ENCROACHMENTS INTO THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY
Chapter 33 — SAFEGUARDS DURING CONSTRUCTION
Chapter 34 — RESERVED
Chapter 35 — REFERENCED STANDARDS
Appendix A — EMPLOYEE QUALIFICATIONS
Appendix B — BOARD OF APPEALS
Appendix C — GROUP U—AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS
Appendix D — FIRE DISTRICTS
Appendix E — RESERVED
Appendix F — RODENTPROOFING
Appendix G — FLOOD-RESISTANT CONSTRUCTION
Appendix H — SIGNS
Appendix I — PATIO COVERS
Appendix J — GRADING
Appendix K — GROUP R-3 AND GROUP R-3.1 OCCUPANCIES PROTECTED B…
Appendix L — EARTHQUAKE RECORDING INSTRUMENTATION
Appendix M — TSUNAMI-GENERATED FLOOD HAZARDS
Appendix N — REPLICABLE BUILDINGS
Appendix O — PERFORMANCE-BASED APPLICATION
Appendix P — SLEEPING LOFTS
Appendix Q — EMERGENCY HOUSING