California Building Standards Code
California Building Code (Title 24, Part 2)
Part 2 of Title 24 — Structural, fire, accessibility and occupancy requirements for commercial and multifamily buildings.
- Edition
- 2022
- Effective
- 2023-01-01
- Last updated
- 2026-09-12
- Contents
- 54 chapters · 802 sections
- Jurisdiction
- California
Contents
- Chapter 2 — DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS
- Appendix G — FLOOD-RESISTANT
- Appendix L — EARTHQUAKE RECORDING
- Appendix M — TSUNAMI-GENERATED
- Appendix N — REPLICABLE
- Appendix O — PERFORMANCE-BASED
▸Chapter 1 — SCOPE AND ADMINISTRATION
Overview- Section 1.1
- Section 1.2
- Section 1.3
- Section 1.4
- Section 1.5
- Section 1.6
- Section 1.7
- Section 1.8
- Section 1.8.2
- Section 1.8.3
- Section 1.8.4
- Section 1.8.5
- Section 1.8.6
- Section 1.8.7
- Section 1.8.8
- Section 1.8.9
- Section 1.8.10
- Section 1.9
- Section 1.10
- Section 1.11
- Section 1.12
- Section 1.13
- Section 1.14
- Section 101
- Section 102
- Section 103
- Section 104
- Section 105
- Section 106
- Section 107
- Section 108
- Section 109
- Section 110
- Section 111
- Section 112
- Section 113
- Section 114
- Section 115
- Section 116
- Section 201
- Section 202
▸Chapter 3 — OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION AND USE
▸Chapter 4 — SPECIAL DETAILED REQUIREMENTS BASED ON OCCUPANCY AND USE
Overview- Section 401
- Section 402
- Section 403
- Section 404
- Section 405
- Section 406
- Section 407
- Section 408
- Section 409
- Section 410
- Section 412
- Section 411
- Section 413
- Section 414
- Section 415
- Section 416
- Section 417
- Section 418
- Section 419
- Section 420
- Section 422
- Section 421
- Section 423
- Section 424
- Section 425
- Section 427
- Section 435
- Section 436
- Section 437
- Section 438
- Section 440
- Section 441
- Section 442
- Section 443
- Section 444
- Section 445
- Section 446
- Section 447
- Section 448
- Section 449
- Section 450
- Section 451
- Section 452
- Section 453
- Section 454
- Section 455
▸Chapter 5 — GENERAL BUILDING HEIGHTS AND AREAS
▸Chapter 6 — TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION
▸Chapter 7A — MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION
▸Chapter 8 — INTERIOR FINISHES
▸Chapter 9 — FIRE PROTECTION AND LIFE SAFETY SYSTEMS
▸Chapter 10 — MEANS OF EGRESS
Overview- Section 1001
- Section 1003
- Section 1004
- Section 1005
- Section 1006
- Section 1007
- Section 1008
- Section 1009
- Section 1010
- Section 1011
- Section 1012
- Section 1013
- Section 1014
- Section 1015
- Section 1016
- Section 1017
- Section 1018
- Section 1019
- Section 1020
- Section 1021
- Section 1022
- Section 1023
- Section 1024
- Section 1025
- Section 1026
- Section 1027
- Section 1028
- Section 1029
- Section 1030
- Section 1031
▸Chapter 11A — HOUSING ACCESSIBILITY
Overview- Section 1101A
- Section 1102A
- Section 1103A
- Section 1104A
- Section 1105A
- Section 1106A
- Section 1107A
- Section 1108A
- Section 1109A
- Section 1110A
- Section 1111A
- Section 1112A
- Section 1113A
- Section 1114A
- Section 1115A
- Section 1116A
- Section 1117A
- Section 1118A
- Section 1119A
- Section 1120A
- Section 1121A
- Section 1122A
- Section 1123A
- Section 1124A
- Section 1125A
- Section 1126A
- Section 1127A
- Section 1128A
- Section 1129A
- Section 1130A
- Section 1131A
- Section 1132A
- Section 1133A
- Section 1134A
- Section 1135A
- Section 1136A
- Section 1137A
- Section 1138A
- Section 1139A
- Section 1140A
- Section 1141A
- Section 1142A
- Section 1143A
- Section 1144A
- Section 1145A
- Section 1146A
- Section 1147A
- Section 1148A
- Section 1149A
- Section 1150A
- Chapter 11B — ACCESSIBILITY TO PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS, COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS A…
▸Chapter 12 — INTERIOR ENVIRONMENT
Overview- Section 1201
- Section 1202
- Section 1203
- Section 1204
- Section 1205
- Section 1206
- Section 1207
- Section 1208
- Section 1209
- Section 1210
- Section 1211 — [HCD 1 & HCD 2]
- Section 1212 — [HCD 1]
- Section 1213
- Section 1214
- Section 1215
- Section 1216
- Section 1217
- Section 1218
- Section 1219
- Section 1220
- Section 1221
- Section 1222
- Section 1223
- Section 1224 — [OSHPD 1]
- Section 1225 — [OSHPD 2]
- Section 1226 — [OSHPD 3]
- Section 1227 — [OSHPD 4]
- Section 1228 — [OSHPD 5]
- Section 1229
- Section 1230 — [BSCC]
- Section 1231 — [BSCC]
- Section 1232
- Section 1233
- Section 1234
- Section 1235 — [DPH]
- Section 1236 — [DPH]
- Section 1237 — [DPH]
- Section 1238
- Section 1239
- Section 1240 — [AGR]
- Section 1241 — [AGR]
- Section 1242 — [AGR]
- Section 1243 — [AGR]
- Section 1244
- Section 1245
- Section 1246
- Section 1247
- Section 1248
- Section 1249
- Section 1250 — [CA]
- Section 1251 — [CA]
- Section 1252 — [CA]
- Section 1253 — [CA]
- Section 1254 — [CA]
▸Chapter 15 — ROOF ASSEMBLIES AND ROOFTOP STRUCTURES
▸Chapter 18 — SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS
Overview- Section 1801
- Section 1802
- Section 1803
- Section 1804
- Section 1805
- Section 1806
- Section 1807
- Section 1808
- Section 1809
- Section 1810
- Section 1811
- Section 1812
- Section 1813
- Section 1801A
- Section 1802A
- Section 1803A
- Section 1804A
- Section 1805A
- Section 1806A
- Section 1807A
- Section 1808A
- Section 1809A
- Section 1810A
- Section 1811A
- Section 1812A
- Section 1813A
▸Chapter 19 — CONCRETE
▸Chapter 20 — ALUMINUM
▸Chapter 21 — MASONRY
Overview- Section 2101
- Section 2102
- Section 2103
- Section 2104
- Section 2105
- Section 2106
- Section 2107
- Section 2108
- Section 2109
- Section 2110
- Section 2111
- Section 2112
- Section 2113
- Section 2114
- Section 2115
- Section 2101A
- Section 2102A
- Section 2103A
- Section 2104A
- Section 2105A
- Section 2106A
- Section 2107A
- Section 2108A
- Section 2109A
- Section 2110A
- Section 2111A
- Section 2112A
- Section 2113A
▸Chapter 22 — STEEL
Overview- Section 2201
- Section 2202
- Section 2203
- Section 2204
- Section 2205
- Section 2206
- Section 2207
- Section 2208
- Section 2209
- Section 2210
- Section 2211
- Section 2212
- Section 2213
- Section 2201A
- Section 2202A
- Section 2203A
- Section 2204A
- Section 2205A
- Section 2206A
- Section 2207A
- Section 2208A
- Section 2209A
- Section 2210A
- Section 2211A
- Section 2212A — [DSA-SS]
- Section 2213A
▸Chapter 25 — GYPSUM BOARD, GYPSUM PANEL PRODUCTS AND PLASTER
▸Chapter 27 — ELECTRICAL
▸Chapter 28 — MECHANICAL SYSTEMS
▸Chapter 30 — ELEVATORS AND CONVEYING SYSTEMS
▸Chapter 31B — PUBLIC POOLS
Overview- Section 3101B
- Section 3102B
- Section 3103B
- Section 3104B
- Section 3105B
- Section 3106B
- Section 3107B
- Section 3108B
- Section 3109B
- Section 3110B
- Section 3111B
- Section 3112B
- Section 3113B
- Section 3114B
- Section 3115B
- Section 3116B
- Section 3117B
- Section 3118B
- Section 3119B
- Section 3120B
- Section 3121B
- Section 3122B
- Section 3123B
- Section 3124B
- Section 3125B
- Section 3126B
- Section 3127B
- Section 3128B
- Section 3129B
- Section 3130B
- Section 3131B
- Section 3132B
- Section 3133B
- Section 3134B
- Section 3135B
- Section 3136B
- Section 3137B
- Section 3138B
- Section 3139B
- Section 3140B
- Section 3141B
- Section 3142B
- Section 3143B
- Section 3144B
- Section 3145B
- Section 3146B
- Section 3147B
- Section 3148B
- Section 3149B
- Section 3150B
- Section 3151B
- Section 3152B
- Section 3153B
- Section 3154B
- Section 3155B
- Section 3156B
- Section 3157B
- Section 3158B
- Section 3159B
- Section 3160B
- Section 3161B
- Section 3162B
▸Chapter 31C — RADIATION
▸Chapter 31D — FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS
▸Chapter 32 — ENCROACHMENTS INTO THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY
▸Chapter 33 — SAFEGUARDS DURING CONSTRUCTION
- Chapter 35 — REFERENCED STANDARDS
▸Appendix A — EMPLOYEE QUALIFICATIONS
▸Appendix B — BOARD OF APPEALS
▸Appendix C — GROUP U – AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS
▸Appendix D — FIRE DISTRICTS
▸Appendix I — PATIO COVERS