2101 General — 2025 California Building Code

This chapter shall govern the materials, design, construction and quality of masonry.

2101.1.1 Application. [DSA-SS/CC, OSHPD] The scope of application of Chapter 21 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. Structures regulated by the Department of Health Care Access and Information/Office of Statewide Hospital planning and development (OSHPD), which include hospital buildings removed from general acute care service, skilled nursing facility buildings, intermediate care facility buildings and acute psychiatric hospital buildings listed in Sections 1.10.1, 1.10.2 and 1.10.5.

2101.1.2 Amendments in this chapter. [DSA-SS/CC, OSHPD] DSA-SS/CC, OSHPD adopt this chapter as amended.

2101.1.3 Identification of amendments. [DSA-SS/CC, OSHPD] 1. [DSA-SS/CC] 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 by 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.

2101.1.4 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.

2101.1.5 Additional amendments. [DSA-SS/CC] See Section 2115 for additional requirements.

Masonry shall comply with the provisions of TMS 402, TMS 403 or TMS 404 as well as applicable requirements of this chapter. [OSHPD 1R, 2 & 5] TMS 403 Not permitted by OSHPD.

2101.2.1 Masonry veneer. Masonry veneer shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 14.

2101.2.2 Prohibition. [OSHPD 1R, 2 & 5] The following design methods, systems and materials in TMS402/602 are not permitted by OSHPD:

1. Unreinforced masonry. 2. Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC) Masonry. 3. Empirical design of masonry.

4. Adobe construction.

5. Ordinary reinforced masonry shear walls. 6. Intermediate reinforced masonry shear walls. 7. Prestressed masonry shear walls. 8. Direct design of masonry. 9. Design of masonry infill. 10. Prescriptive design of masonry partition walls. 11. Limit design method. 12. Glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) reinforced masonry.

The special inspection of masonry shall be as defined in Chapter 17, or an itemized testing and inspection program shall be provided that meets or exceeds the requirements of Chapter 17.

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