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Section 8-701

California Historical Building Code (Title 24, Part 8) · 2022 edition · updated 2026-09-10 · California

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PURPOSE, INTENT AND SCOPE

8-701.1 Purpose. The purpose of the CHBC is to provide alternative regulations to the regular code for the structural safety of buildings designated as qualified historical buildings or properties. The CHBC requires enforcing agencies to accept any reasonably equivalent alternatives to the regular code when dealing with qualified historical buildings or properties.

8-701.2 Intent. The intent of this chapter is to encourage the preservation of qualified historical buildings or structures while providing standards for a minimum level of building performance with the objective of preventing partial or total structural collapse such that the overall risk of life-threatening injury as a result of structural collapse is low.

8-701.3 Application. The alternative structural regulations provided by Section 8-705 are to be applied in conjunction with the regular code whenever a structural upgrade or reconstruction is undertaken for qualified historical buildings or properties.

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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 8-1003
  55. Section 8-1002

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