1601 General — 2025 California Building Code

The provisions of this chapter shall govern the structural design of buildings, structures and portions thereof.

1601.1.1 Application. [DSA-SS/CC, OSHPD] The scope of application of Chapter 16 is as follows: 1. Structures regulated by the Division of the State Architect-Structural Safety/Community Colleges (DSA-SS/CC), which include those applications listed in Section 1.9.2.2. 2. Hospital buildings removed from general acute care service, skilled nursing facility buildings, intermediate care facility buildings and acute psychiatric hospital buildings regulated by the Department of Health Care Access and Informa- tion/Office of Statewide Hospital Planning and Development (OSHPD) as listed in Sections 1.10.1, 1.10.2 and 1.10.5.

1601.1.2 Amendments in this chapter. [DSA-SS/CC] DSA-SS/CC adopts this chapter as amended. [OSHPD] OSHPD adopts this chap- ter as amended.

1601.1.3 Identification of amendments. [DSA-SS/CC] [OSHPD 1R, 2 & 5] 1. Division of the State Architect - Structural Safety/Community Colleges amendments appear in this chapter preceded by the appropriate acronym, as follows:

[DSA-SS/CC] - For applications listed in Section 1.9.2.2. 2. [OSHPD 1R, 2 & 5] Office of Statewide Hospital Planning and Development (OSHPD) amendments appear in this chapter preceded with the appropriate acronym, as follows:

[OSHPD 1R] - For applications listed in Section 1.10.1.

[OSHPD 2] - For applications listed in Section 1.10.2.

[OSHPD 5] - For applications listed in Section 1.10.5.

1601.1.4 Reference to other chapters. [DSA-SS/CC] Where reference within this chapter is made to sections in Chapters 17 and 18, the provisions in Chapters 17A and 18A respectively shall apply instead.

1601.1.5 Additional amendments. [DSA-SS/CC, OSHPD] 1. [OSHPD 1R, 2 & 5] In addition to the amendments in this chapter, these buildings shall comply with the requirements of Sections 1617A.1.1, 1617A.1.4, 1617A.1.11, 1617A.1.13, 1617A.1.18, 1617A.1.27, 1617A.1.39 and 1617A.1.41.

2. [DSA-SS/CC] See Section 1617 for additional requirements.

In addition to requirements of the California Administrative Code and the California Building Code, any aspect of project design, construction, quality assurance or quality control programs for which this code requires approval by the Registered Design Professional (RDP), are also subject to approval by the enforcement agency.