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Chapter 3 — PROVISIONS FOR ALL COMPLIANCE METHODS

2025 California Existing Building Code (Title 24, Part 10) · 2025 edition · updated 2026-07-29 · California

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About this chapter: Chapter 3 explains the three compliance options for alterations and additions available in the code. In addition, this chapter also lays out the methods to be used for seismic design and evaluation throughout this code. Finally, this chapter clarifies that provisions in other I-Codes related to repairs, alterations, additions, relocation and changes of occupancy must also be addressed unless they conflict with this code. In that case, this code takes precedence.

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▸ Contents — 2025 California Existing Building Code (Title 24, Part 10)
2025 California Existing Building Code (Title 24, Part 10)
  1. Chapter 1 — ADMINISTRATION
  2. Chapter 2 — DEFINITIONS
  3. ▸ Chapter 3 — PROVISIONS FOR ALL COMPLIANCE METHODS
    Overview
    1. Section 301 — ADMINISTRATION
    2. Section 302 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
    3. Section 303 — STORM SHELTERS
    4. Section 304 — STRUCTURAL DESIGN LOADS AND EVALUATION AND DESIG…
    5. Section 305 — IN-SITU LOAD TESTS
    6. Section 306 — ACCESSIBILITY FOR EXISTING BUILDINGS
    7. Section 307 — SMOKE ALARMS
    8. Section 308 — CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTION
    9. Section 309 — ADDITIONS AND REPLACEMENTS OF EXTERIOR WALL COVE…
    10. Section 310 — [OSHPD 1R, 2 AND 5]—SERVICES/SYSTEMS AND UTILITIES
    11. Section 311 — [OSHPD 1R, 2 AND 5]—MEANS OF EGRESS
    12. Section 312 — [OSHPD 1R]—HOSPITAL SPC AND FREESTANDING BUILDIN…
    13. Section 313 — [SFM]—EXISTING GROUP R-1 AND GROUP R-2 OCCUPANCIES
    14. Section 314 — [SFM]—EXISTING HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS
    15. Section 315 — [SFM]—EXISTING GROUP I OCCUPANCIES
    16. Section 316 — [SFM]—EXISTING GROUP L OCCUPANCIES
    17. Section 317 — [BSC, DSA-SS & DSA-SS/CC]—EARTHQUAKE EVALUATION …
    18. Section 318 — [BSC, DSA-SS & DSA-SS/CC]—DEFINITIONS
    19. Section 319 — [BSC, DSA-SS & DSA-SS/CC]—SEISMIC CRITERIA SELEC…
    20. Section 320 — [BSC, DSA-SS & DSA-SS/CC]—METHOD A
    21. Section 321 — [BSC, DSA-SS & DSA-SS/CC]—METHOD B
    22. Section 322 — [BSC, DSA-SS & DSA-SS/CC]—PEER REVIEW REQUIREMENTS
    23. Section 323 — [DSA-SS, DSA-SS/CC]—ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR …
  4. Chapter 3A — PROVISIONS FOR ALL COMPLIANCE METHODS
  5. Chapter 4 — REPAIRS
  6. Chapter 4A — REPAIRS
  7. Chapter 5 — PRESCRIPTIVE COMPLIANCE METHOD
  8. Chapter 5A — PRESCRIPTIVE COMPLIANCE METHOD
  9. Chapter 6 — CLASSIFICATION OF WORK
  10. Chapter 7 — ALTERATIONS—LEVEL 1
  11. Chapter 8 — ALTERATIONS—LEVEL 2
  12. Chapter 9 — ALTERATIONS—LEVEL 3
  13. Chapter 10 — CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY
  14. Chapter 11 — ADDITIONS
  15. Chapter 12 — HISTORIC BUILDINGS
  16. Chapter 13 — PERFORMANCE COMPLIANCE METHODS
  17. Chapter 14 — RELOCATED OR MOVED BUILDINGS
  18. Chapter 15 — CONSTRUCTION SAFEGUARDS
  19. Chapter 16 — REFERENCED STANDARDS
  20. Appendix A — GUIDELINES FOR THE SEISMIC RETROFIT OF EXISTING B…
  21. Appendix B — SUPPLEMENTARY ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR EXIS…
  22. Appendix C — GUIDELINES FOR THE WIND RETROFIT OF EXISTING BUIL…
  23. Appendix D — BOARD OF APPEALS
  24. Appendix E — TEMPORARY EMERGENCY USES
  25. Appendix A — GUIDELINES ON FIRE RATINGS OF ARCHAIC MATERIALS A…

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