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Ch. 12 Historic Buildings — 2025 California Existing Building Code

California Existing Building Code (Title 24, Part 10) · 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 Existing Building Code (Title 24, Part 10) Chapter 12 · Effective January 1, 2026 · Official source: Building Standards Commission

Chapter 12 is not adopted by the State of California.

Historic buildings and structures shall comply with Part 8, Title 24, California Code of Regulations.

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CALIFORNIA EXISTING BUILDING CODE – MATRIX ADOPTION TABLE

CHAPTER 13 – PERFORMANCE COMPLIANCE METHODS

Not adopted by the State of California (May be available for adoption by local ordinance. See Section 1.1.11.) (See Section 104.11 for consideration of alternative means of compliance.)

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Adopt Entire Chapter
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amended (amended
sections listed below)
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that are listed below
Chapter / Section

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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