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Chapter 8-7 — STRUCTURAL REGULATIONS

Section 8-702 — GENERAL

2025 California Historical Building Code (Title 24, Part 8) · 2025 edition · updated 2026-07-29 · California

8-702.1 The CHBC shall not be construed to allow the enforcing agency to approve or permit a lower level of safety of structural design and construction than that which is reasonably equivalent to the regular code provisions in occupancies which are critical to the safety and welfare of the public at large, including, but not limited to, public and private schools, hospitals, municipal police and fire stations and essential services facilities.

8-702.2 Nothing in these regulations shall prevent voluntary and partial seismic upgrades when it is demonstrated that such upgrades will improve life safety and when a full upgrade would not otherwise be required.

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▸ Contents — 2025 California Historical Building Code (Title 24, Part 8)
2025 California Historical Building Code (Title 24, Part 8)
  1. Chapter 8-1 — ADMINISTRATION
  2. Chapter 8-2 — DEFINITIONS
  3. Chapter 8-3 — USE AND OCCUPANCY
  4. Chapter 8-4 — FIRE PROTECTION
  5. Chapter 8-5 — MEANS OF EGRESS
  6. Chapter 8-6 — ACCESSIBILITY
  7. ▸ Chapter 8-7 — STRUCTURAL REGULATIONS
    Overview
    1. Section 8-701 — PURPOSE, INTENT AND SCOPE
    2. Section 8-702 — GENERAL
    3. Section 8-703 — STRUCTURAL SURVEY
    4. Section 8-704 — NONHISTORICAL ADDITIONS AND NONHISTORICAL ALTE…
    5. Section 8-705 — STRUCTURAL REGULATIONS
    6. Section 8-706 — LATERAL LOAD REGULATIONS
  8. Chapter 8-8 — ARCHAIC MATERIALS AND METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION
  9. Chapter 8-9 — MECHANICAL, PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS
  10. Chapter 8-10 — QUALIFIED HISTORICAL DISTRICTS, SITES AND OPEN …

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