2309 Wood Frame Construction Manual — 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) § 2309 · Effective January 1, 2026 · Official source: Building Standards Commission
2309.1 Wood Frame Construction Manual.¶
Structural design in accordance with the AWC WFCM shall be permitted for buildings assigned to Risk Category I or II subject to the limitations of Section 1.1.3 of the AWC WFCM and the load assumptions contained therein. Structural elements beyond these limitations shall be designed in accordance with accepted engineering practice.
2309.1.1 Additional requirements. [DSA-SS, DSA-SS/CC, OSHPD 1R, 2 & 5] The use of the AWC WFCM is permitted provided the design and construction also comply with Sections 2304, 2305 and 2302.1, Item 1 or 2, and engineering analysis is furnished demon- strating compliance.
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CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE – MATRIX ADOPTION TABLE
CHAPTER 24 – GLASS AND GLAZING
(Matrix Adoption Tables are nonregulatory, intended only as an aid to the code user. See Chapter 1 for state agency authority and building applications.)
| Adopting agency | BSC | BSC- CG |
SFM | HCD | DSA | OSHPD | BSCC | DPH | AGR | DWR | CEC | CA | SL | SLC | ||||||||||
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| Adopting agency | BSC | BSC- CG |
SFM | 1 | 2 | 1/AC | AC | SS | SS/CC | 1 | 1R | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Adopt entire chapter | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adopt entire chapter as amended (amended sections listed below) |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
| Adopt only those sections that are listed below |
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| Chapter / Section | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2401.1.1 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
| 2401.1.2 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
| 2403.2.1 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
| Table 2403.2.1 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
| 2410 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
| 2410.1, Exception | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2410.1.2, Exception | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2411 | X | X | X | X | X |
The state agency does not adopt sections identified with the following symbol: The Office of the State Fire Marshal’s adoption of this chapter or individual sections is applicable to structures regulated by other state agencies pursuant to Section 1.11.
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