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Appendix G — FLOOD-RESISTANT

California Building Code (Title 24, Part 2) · 2019 edition · updated 2026-09-12 · California

Italicized text is a California amendment to the model code, as printed in the official publication.

CONSTRUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 651

Section

G101 Administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 651

G102 Applicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 651

G103 Powers and Duties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 652

G104 Permits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 653

G105 Variances. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 653

G201 Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 654

G301 Subdivisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 654

G401 Site Improvement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 655

G501 Manufactured Homes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 655

G601 Recreational Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 655

G701 Tanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 655

G801 Other Building Work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 656

G901 Temporary Structures and

Temporary Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 656

G1001 Utility and Miscellaneous Group U. . . . . . . . . . . . 656

G1101 Referenced Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 657

APPENDIX H SIGNS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 659

Section

H101 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 659

H102 Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 659

H103 Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 660

H104 Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 660

H105 Design and Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 660

H106 Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 660

H107 Combustible Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 660

H108 Animated Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 661

H109 Ground Signs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 661

H110 Roof Signs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 661

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H111 Wall Signs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 661
H112 Projecting Signs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 662
H113 Marquee Signs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 662
H114 Portable Signs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 662
H115 Referenced Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 663
APPE NDIX I PATIO COVERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 665
Section Section
I101 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 665
I102 Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 665
I103 Exterior Walls and Openings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 665
I104 Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 666
I105 Structural Provisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 666
APPE NDIX J GRADING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 667
Section Section
J101 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 667
J102 Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 667
J103 Permits Required. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 668
J104 Permit Application and Submittals. . . . . . . . . . . . 668
J105 Inspections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 668
J106 Excavations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 668
J107 Fills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 669
J108 Setbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 669
J109 Drainage and Terracing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 670
J110 Erosion Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 670
J111 Referenced Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 671
APPEN DIX K GROUP R-3 AND GROUP R-3.1
OCCUPANCIES PROTECTED
BY THE FACILITIES OF THE
CENTRAL VALLEY FLOOD
Section PROTECTION PLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . 673
K101 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 673
K102 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 673
K103 Structural Stability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 674
K104 Evacuation Locations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 674
K105 Space within the Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 674
K106 Decks and Balconies That Are
Evacuation Locations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 675
K107 Rooftop Evacuation Locations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 675
K108 Attics That Are Evacuation Locations . . . . . . . . 675
K109 Alternate Means of Protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 676

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▸Contents — California Building Code (Title 24, Part 2)
California Building Code (Title 24, Part 2)
  1. Chapter 2 — DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS
  2. Appendix G — FLOOD-RESISTANT
  3. Appendix L — EARTHQUAKE RECORDING
  4. Appendix M — TSUNAMI-GENERATED
  5. Chapter 1 — SCOPE AND ADMINISTRATION
  6. Chapter 3 — OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION AND USE
  7. Chapter 4 — SPECIAL DETAILED REQUIREMENTS BASED
  8. Chapter 5 — GENERAL BUILDING HEIGHTS AND AREAS
  9. Chapter 6 — TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION
  10. Chapter 7 — FIRE AND SMOKE PROTECTION FEATURES
  11. Chapter 7A — MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION
  12. Chapter 8 — INTERIOR FINISHES
  13. Chapter 9 — FIRE PROTECTION AND LIFE SAFETY SYSTEMS
  14. Chapter 10 — MEANS OF EGRESS
  15. Chapter 11A — HOUSING ACCESSIBILITY
  16. Chapter 11B — ACCESSIBILITY TO PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PUBLIC ACCOMM…
  17. Chapter 12 — INTERIOR ENVIRONMENT
  18. Chapter 14 — EXTERIOR WALLS
  19. Chapter 15 — ROOF ASSEMBLIES AND ROOFTOP STRUCTURES
  20. Chapter 16 — STRUCTURAL DESIGN
  21. Chapter 16A — STRUCTURAL DESIGN
  22. Chapter 17 — SPECIAL INSPECTIONS AND TESTS
  23. Chapter 18 — SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS
  24. Chapter 19 — CONCRETE
  25. Chapter 20 — ALUMINUM
  26. Chapter 21 — MASONRY
  27. Chapter 22 — STEEL
  28. Chapter 23 — WOOD
  29. Chapter 24 — GLASS AND GLAZING
  30. Chapter 25 — GYPSUM BOARD, GYPSUM PANEL PRODUCTS AND PLASTER
  31. Chapter 26 — PLASTIC
  32. Chapter 27 — ELECTRICAL
  33. Chapter 28 — MECHANICAL SYSTEMS
  34. Chapter 30 — ELEVATORS AND CONVEYING SYSTEMS
  35. Chapter 31 — SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION
  36. Chapter 31B — PUBLIC POOLS
  37. Chapter 31C — RADIATION
  38. Chapter 31D — FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS
  39. Chapter 31F — MARINE OIL TERMINALS
  40. Chapter 32 — ENCROACHMENTS INTO THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY
  41. Chapter 33 — SAFEGUARDS DURING CONSTRUCTION
  42. Chapter 35 — REFERENCED STANDARDS
  43. Appendix A — EMPLOYEE QUALIFICATIONS
  44. Appendix B — BOARD OF APPEALS
  45. Appendix C — GROUP U – AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS
  46. Appendix D — FIRE DISTRICTS
  47. Appendix F — RODENTPROOFING
  48. Appendix H — SIGNS
  49. Appendix I — PATIO COVERS
  50. Appendix J — GRADING
  51. Appendix K — GROUP R-3 AND GROUP R-3.1 OCCUPANCIES
  52. Appendix N — REPLICABLE BUILDINGS
  53. Appendix O — EMERGENCY HOUSING

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