Chapter 18 — SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS
1801 General — 2025 California Building Code
California Building Code (Title 24, Part 2) · 2025 edition · updated 2026-09-25 · California
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Italicized text is a California amendment to the model code, as printed in the official publication.
Cite as: 2025 California Building Code (Title 24, Part 2) § 1801 · Effective January 1, 2026 · Official source: Building Standards Commission
1801.1 Scope.¶
The provisions of this chapter shall apply to building and foundation systems.
1801.1.1 Application . [OSHPD 1R, 2 & 5] The scope of application of Chapter 18 is as follows:
Structures regulated by the Department of Health Care Access and Information/Office of Statewide Hospital Planning and Devel- opment (OSHPD), which include hospital buildings removed from general acute care service, skilled nursing facility buildings, intermediate care facility buildings and acute psychiatric hospital buildings, as listed in Sections 1.10.1, 1.10.2 and 1.10.5.
1801.1.2 Amendments in this chapter. [OSHPD 1R, 2 & 5] OSHPD adopts this chapter as amended.
1801.1.3 Identification of amendments. [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.
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