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Chapter 16 — REFERENCED STANDARDS

Section A501

California Existing Building Code (Title 24, Part 10) · 2022 edition · updated 2026-09-10 · California

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A501.1 General. See Table A501.1 for standards that are

referenced in various sections of this appendix. Standards are listed by the standard identification with the effective date, standard title, and the section or sections of this appendix that references the standard.

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APPENDIX A—GUIDELINES FOR THE SEISMIC RETROFIT OF EXISTING BUILDINGS

TABLE A501.1 REFERENCED STANDARDS
STANDARD ACRONYM STANDARD NAME SECTIONS HEREIN REFERENCED
AISC 341-16 Seismic Provisions for Structural Steel Buildings A403.10.1, A403.10.2
ASCE/SEI 7 —16 Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and
Other Structures with Supplement No. 1
A104.1, A205.1, A206.1, A206.2,
A206.3, A206.4, A206.7, A403.3
ASTM A36/A36M— 14 Specification for Carbon Structural Steel A405.3.3
ASTM A653/A653M —15 Standard Specification for Steel Sheet, Zinc Coated (Galvanized)
or Zinc-Iron Alloy-Coated (Galvannealed) by Hot-Dip Process
A304.2.6
ASTM B695 —04(2009) Standard Specification for Coating of Zinc
Mechanically Deposited on Iron and Steel
A304.2.6
ASTM C67- 14 Test Methods of Sampling and Testing Brick
and Structural Clay Tile
A106.2.3.1
ASTM C140/C140M —15 Standard Test Methods for Sampling
and Testing Concrete Masonry Units and Related Units
A106.2.3.1
ASTM C496 —96/
C496M —11
Standard Test Method for Splitting Tensile
Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens
A104.1, A106.2.3.3
ASTM C1531—15 Standard Test Methods for In Situ Measurement
of Masonry Mortar Joint Shear Strength Index
A106.2.3.2
ASTM E488/E488M —15 Standard Test Methods for Strength of Anchors
in Concrete and Masonry Elements
A107.5.1, A107.5.3
ASTM E519/
E519M —2010
Standard Test Method for Diagonal Tension (Shear)
in Masonry Assemblages
A104.1
CBC—01 California Building Code A202.1
CBC—07 California Building Code A202.1
CBC—10 California Building Code A202.1
CBC—13 California Building Code A202.1
CBC—16 California Building Code A202.1
CBC—19 California Building Code A202.1
CBC—22 California Building Code A102.2, A105.1, A105.4, A202.1,
A203.1, A204.1, A205.1, A205.3,
A205.3.1, A205.4, A301.3,
A304.1.1, A403.1, A405.1,
A407.1, A407.2, A407.3
UBC—97 Uniform Building Code A202.1

APPENDIX A-50 2022 CALIFORNIA EXISTING BUILDING CODE

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APPENDIX B SUPPLEMENTARY ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

FOR EXISTING BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

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

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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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APPENDIX B-2 2022 CALIFORNIA EXISTING BUILDING CODE

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APPENDIX B

SUPPLEMENTARY ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

FOR EXISTING BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

The provisions contained in this appendix are not mandatory unless specifically referenced in the adopting ordinance.

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