Chapter 8 — ALTERATIONS—LEVEL 2
Section 805 — STRUCTURAL
2025 California Existing Building Code (Title 24, Part 10) · 2025 edition · ingested 2026-07-07 · California
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[BS] 805.1 General. Structural elements and systems within buildings undergoing Level 2 alterations shall comply with this section. [BS] 805.2 Existing structural elements carrying gravity loads. Any existing gravity load-carrying structural element for which an alteration causes an increase in design dead, live or snow load, including snow drift effects, of more than 5 percent shall be replaced or altered as needed to carry the gravity loads required by the California Building Code for new structures. Any existing gravity loadcarrying structural element whose gravity load-carrying capacity…