California Building Standards Code
2025 California Historical Building Code (Title 24, Part 8)
Part 8 of Title 24 — Alternative standards that preserve qualified historic buildings while protecting safety.
- Edition
- 2025
- Effective
- 2026-01-01
- Last ingested
- 2026-07-06
- Contents
- 55 sections
- Jurisdiction
- California
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Contents
- Section 8 — 101 — TITLE, PURPOSE AND INTENT
- Section 8 — 102 — APPLICATION
- Section 8 — 103 — ORGANIZATION AND ENFORCEMENT
- Section 8 — 104 — REVIEW AND APPEALS
- Section 8 — 105 — CONSTRUCTION METHODS AND MATERIALS
- Section 8 — 106 — SHBSB RULINGS
- Section 8 — 201 — DEFINITIONS
- Section 8 — 301 — PURPOSE AND SCOPE
- Section 8 — 302 — GENERAL
- Section 8 — 303 — RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANCIES
- Section 8 — 401 — PURPOSE, INTENT AND SCOPE
- Section 8 — 402 — FIRE-RESISTIVE CONSTRUCTION
- Section 8 — 403 — INTERIOR FINISH MATERIALS
- Section 8 — 404 — WOOD LATH AND PLASTER
- Section 8 — 405 — OCCUPANCY SEPARATION
- Section 8 — 406 — MAXIMUM FLOOR AREA
- Section 8 — 407 — VERTICAL SHAFTS
- Section 8 — 408 — ROOF COVERING
- Section 8 — 409 — FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS
- Section 8 — 410 — AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
- Section 8 — 411 — OTHER TECHNOLOGIES
- Section 8 — 412 — HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS
- Section 8 — 501 — PURPOSE, INTENT AND SCOPE
- Section 8 — 502 — GENERAL
- Section 8 — 503 — ESCAPE OR RESCUE WINDOWS AND DOORS
- Section 8 — 504 — RAILINGS AND GUARDRAILS
- Section 8 — 601 — PURPOSE, INTENT AND SCOPE
- Section 8 — 602 — BASIC PROVISIONS
- Section 8 — 603 — ALTERNATIVES
- Section 8 — 604 — EQUIVALENT FACILITATION
- Section 8 — 701 — PURPOSE, INTENT AND SCOPE
- Section 8 — 702 — GENERAL
- Section 8 — 703 — STRUCTURAL SURVEY
- Section 8 — 704 — NONHISTORICAL ADDITIONS AND NONHISTORICAL ALTERATIONS
- Section 8 — 705 — STRUCTURAL REGULATIONS
- Section 8 — 706 — LATERAL LOAD REGULATIONS
- Section 8 — 801 — PURPOSE, INTENT AND SCOPE
- Section 8 — 802 — GENERAL ENGINEERING APPROACHES
- Section 8 — 803 — NONSTRUCTURAL ARCHAIC MATERIALS
- Section 8 — 804 — ALLOWABLE CONDITIONS FOR SPECIFIC MATERIALS
- Section 8 — 805 — MASONRY
- Section 8 — 806 — ADOBE
- Section 8 — 807 — WOOD
- Section 8 — 808 — CONCRETE
- Section 8 — 809 — STEEL AND IRON
- Section 8 — 810 — HOLLOW CLAY TILE
- Section 8 — 811 — VENEERS
- Section 8 — 812 — GLASS AND GLAZING
- Section 8 — 901 — PURPOSE, INTENT AND SCOPE
- Section 8 — 902 — MECHANICAL
- Section 8 — 903 — PLUMBING
- Section 8 — 904 — ELECTRICAL
- Section 8 — 1001 — PURPOSE AND SCOPE
- Section 8 — 1002 — APPLICATION
- Section 8 — 1003 — SITE RELATIONS