Section 8 — 501 — PURPOSE, INTENT AND SCOPE

2025 California Historical Building Code (Title 24, Part 8) · 2025 edition · ingested 2026-07-06 · California

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8-501.1 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to establish minimum means of egress regulations for qualified historical buildings or properties. The CHBC requires enforcing agencies to accept reasonably equivalent alternatives to the means of egress requirements in the regular code. 8-501.2 Intent. The intent of these regulations is to provide an adequate means of egress. 8-501.3 Scope. Every qualified historical building or portion thereof shall be provided with exits as required by the CHBC when required by the provisions of Section 8-102.