Chapter 14 — RELOCATED OR MOVED BUILDINGS
Section 1402
California Existing Building Code (Title 24, Part 10) · 2019 edition · updated 2026-09-10 · California
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1402.1 Location on the lot. The building shall be located on¶
the lot in accordance with the requirements of the California
Building Code or the California Residential Code as applicable.
[BS] 1402.2 Foundation. The foundation system of relocated buildings shall comply with the California Building Code or the California Residential Code as applicable.
[BS] 1402.2.1 Connection to the foundation. The connection of the relocated building to the foundation shall comply with the California Building Code or the Califor- nia Residential Code as applicable.
[BS] 1402.3 Wind loads. Buildings shall comply with Cali- fornia Building Code or California Residential Code wind provisions as applicable.
Exceptions:
Detached one- and two-family dwellings and Group U occupancies where wind loads at the new location are not higher than those at the previous location.
Structural elements whose stress is not increased by more than 10 percent.
[BS] 1402.4 Seismic loads. Buildings shall comply with Cal- ifornia Building Code or California Residential Code seismic provisions at the new location as applicable.
Exceptions:
Structures in Seismic Design Categories A and B and detached one- and two-family dwellings in Seismic Design Categories A, B and C where the seismic loads at the new location are not higher than those at the previous location.
Structural elements whose stress is not increased by more than 10 percent.
[BS] 1402.5 Snow loads. Structures shall comply with Cali- fornia Building Code or California Residential Code snow loads as applicable where snow loads at the new location are higher than those at the previous location.
Exception: Structural elements whose stress is not increased by more than 5 percent.
[BS] 1402.6 Flood hazard areas. If relocated or moved into a flood hazard area, structures shall comply with Section 1612 of the California Building Code, or Section R322 of the California Residential Code, as applicable.
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[BS] 1402.7 Required inspection and repairs. The code official shall be authorized to inspect, or to require approved professionals to inspect at the expense of the owner, the various structural parts of a relocated building to verify that structural components and connections have not sustained structural damage. Any repairs required by the code official as a result of such inspection shall be made prior to the final approval.
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- Chapter 2 — DEFINITIONS
- Appendix A — GUIDELINES FOR
- Appendix B — SUPPLEMENTARY
- Appendix C — GUIDELINES FOR THE
- Chapter 1 — SCOPE AND ADMINISTRATION
- Chapter 3 — PROVISIONS FOR ALL COMPLIANCE METHODS
- Chapter 4 — REPAIRS
- Chapter 5 — PRESCRIPTIVE COMPLIANCE METHOD
- Chapter 6 — CLASSIFICATION OF WORK
- Chapter 7 — ALTERATIONS - LEVEL 1
- Chapter 8 — ALTERATIONS - LEVEL 2
- Chapter 9 — ALTERATIONS - LEVEL 3
- Chapter 10 — CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY
- Chapter 11 — ADDITIONS
- Chapter 12 — HISTORIC BUILDINGS
- Chapter 13 — PERFORMANCE COMPLIANCE METHODS
▸Chapter 14 — RELOCATED OR MOVED BUILDINGS
- Chapter 15 — CONSTRUCTION SAFEGUARDS
- Chapter 16 — REFERENCED STANDARDS