Ch. 7A Materials and Construction Methods

User notes:

Provisions for Materials and Construction Methods for Exterior Wildfire Exposure are now located in Part 7, California Wildland-Urban Interface Code. See Section 101.4.8 Wildland-Urban Interface.

The provisions of Part 7, the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code, shall apply to buildings and structures located in the wildland-urban interface (WUI) or Fire Hazard Severity Zone.

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CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE – MATRIX ADOPTION TABLE

CHAPTER 8 – INTERIOR FINISHES

(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
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	X	X	X	X	X	X
Adopt entire chapter as amended (amended sections listed below)			X
Adopt only those sections that are listed below		X
Chapter / Section
801.1		X
Table 803.13			X
804.1			X
804.4			X
804.4.1			X
804.4.2			X
804.4.3			X
806.4			X
806.6			X

The state agency does not adopt sections identified by 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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