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Section 8-604

California Historical Building Code (Title 24, Part 8) · 2019 edition · updated 2026-09-10 · California

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EQUIVALENT FACILITATION Use of other designs and technologies, or deviation from particular technical and scoping requirements, are permitted if the application of the alternative provisions contained in Section 8-603 would threaten or destroy the historical significance or character-defining features of the historical building or property.

  1. Such alternatives shall be applied only on an item-byitem or a case-by-case basis.

  2. Access provided by experiences, services, functions, materials and resources through methods including, but not limited to, maps, plans, videos, virtual reality and related equipment, at accessible levels. The alternative design and/or technologies used will provide substantially equivalent or greater accessibility to, and usability of, the facility.

  3. The official charged with the enforcement of the standards shall document the reasons for the application of the design and/or technologies and their effect on the historical significance or character-defining features. Such documentation shall be in accordance with Section 8-602.2, Item 2, and shall include the opinion and comments of state or local accessibility officials, and the opinion and comments of representative local groups of people with disabilities. Such documentation shall be retained in the permanent file of the enforcing agency. Copies of the required documentation should be available at the facility upon request.

Note: For commercial facilities and places of public accommodation (Title III entities).

Equivalent facilitation for an element of a building or property when applied as a waiver of an ADA accessibility requirement will not be entitled to the Federal Department of Justice certification of this code as rebuttable evidence of compliance for that element.

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▸Contents — California Historical Building Code (Title 24, Part 8)
California Historical Building Code (Title 24, Part 8)
  1. Section 8-101
  2. Section 8-102
  3. Section 8-103
  4. Section 8-104
  5. Section 8-105
  6. Section 8-106
  7. Section 8-201
  8. Section 8-301
  9. Section 8-302
  10. Section 8-303
  11. Section 8-401
  12. Section 8-402
  13. Section 8-403
  14. Section 8-404
  15. Section 8-405
  16. Section 8-406
  17. Section 8-407
  18. Section 8-408
  19. Section 8-409
  20. Section 8-410
  21. Section 8-411
  22. Section 8-412
  23. Section 8-501
  24. Section 8-502
  25. Section 8-503
  26. Section 8-504
  27. Section 8-601
  28. Section 8-603
  29. Section 8-602
  30. Section 8-604
  31. Section 8-701
  32. Section 8-702
  33. Section 8-703
  34. Section 8-704
  35. Section 8-705
  36. Section 8-706
  37. Section 8-801
  38. Section 8-802
  39. Section 8-803
  40. Section 8-804
  41. Section 8-805
  42. Section 8-806
  43. Section 8-807
  44. Section 8-808
  45. Section 8-809
  46. Section 8-810
  47. Section 8-812
  48. Section 8-811
  49. Section 8-901
  50. Section 8-902
  51. Section 8-903
  52. Section 8-904
  53. Section 8-1001
  54. Section 8-1002
  55. Section 8-1003

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