Chapter 11A — HOUSING ACCESSIBILITY
1104A Covered Multifamily Dwellings — 2025 California Building Code
California Building Code (Title 24, Part 2) · 2025 edition · updated 2026-09-25 · California
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Cite as: 2025 California Building Code (Title 24, Part 2) § 1104A · Effective January 1, 2026 · Official source: Building Standards Commission
1104A.1 General.¶
All ground-floor dwelling units in nonelevator buildings shall be adaptable and on an accessible route, unless an accessible route is not required as determined by site impracticality provisions in Section 1150A. For buildings with elevators, see Section 1106A.
Multistory dwelling units shall comply with Section 1102A.3.
1104A.2 Ground floors above grade.¶
Where the first floor containing dwelling units in a building is above grade, all units on that floor shall be served by an accessible route. This floor will be considered a ground floor and all dwelling units are considered covered multi- family dwelling units.
Exception: Carriage units as defined in Chapter 2 and regulated only by the Department of Housing and Community Development as referenced in Section 1.8.2.1.2.
Multistory dwelling units shall comply with Section 1102A.3.
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