Chapter 1 — ADMINISTRATION

Section 1.8 — DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

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

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1.8.1 Purpose. The purpose of this code is to establish the minimum requirements necessary to protect the health, safety and general welfare of the occupants and the public by governing accessibility, erection, construction, reconstruction, enlargement, conversion, alteration, repair, moving, removal, demolition, occupancy, use, height, court, area, sanitation, ventilation, maintenance and safety to life and property from fire and other hazards attributed to the built environment.