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Chapter 10 — CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY

1004 Fire Protection — 2025 California Existing Building Code

California Existing Building Code (Title 24, Part 10) · 2025 edition · updated 2026-09-25 · California

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Cite as: 2025 California Existing Building Code (Title 24, Part 10) § 1004 · Effective January 1, 2026 · Official source: Building Standards Commission

1004.1 General.

Fire protection requirements in Section 1011 shall apply where either of the following occur:

  1. A building or portion thereof undergoes a change of occupancy.
  2. A building or portion thereof undergoes a change of occupancy and there is a different fire protection system threshold requirement in Chapter 9 of the current California Building Code than exists in the current building or portion thereof.
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