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Chapter 14 — RELOCATED OR MOVED BUILDINGS

Section 1402

California Existing Building Code (Title 24, Part 10) · 2019 edition · updated 2026-09-10 · California

Italicized text is a California amendment to the model code, as printed in the official publication.

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:

  1. 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.

  2. 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:

  1. 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.

  2. 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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RELOCATED OR MOVED BUILDINGS

[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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