Chapter 1 — GENERAL CODE PROVISIONS
1.9.2 Division of the State Architect – Structural Safety — 2025 California Plumbing Code
California Plumbing Code (Title 24, Part 5) · 2025 edition · updated 2026-10-19 · California
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Cite as: 2025 California Plumbing Code (Title 24, Part 5) § 1.9.2 · Effective January 1, 2026 · Official source: Building Standards Commission
1.9.2.1 DSA-SS (Division of the State Architect – Struc- tural Safety).
Application – Public elementary and secondary schools, community college buildings, and state-owned or state- leased essential services buildings.
Enforcing Agency – Division of the State Architect – Structural Safety (DSA-SS).
The Division of the State Architect has been dele- gated the responsibility and authority by the Department of General Services to review and approve the design and oversee and observe the construction of public elemen- tary and secondary schools, community colleges, and state-owned or state-leased essential services buildings.
Authority Cited – Education Code Section 17310 and 81142, and Health and Safety Code Section 16022.
References – Education Code Sections 17280 through 17317 and 81130 through 81147, and Health and Safety Code Sections 16000 through 16023.
1.9.2.1.1 Adopting Agency Identification. The pro- visions of this code applicable to buildings identi- fied in this Subsection 1.9.2.1 will be identified in the Matrix Adoption Tables under the acronym DSA- SS.
1.9.2.2 DSA-SS/CC (Division of the State Architect – Structural Safety/Community Colleges).
Application – Community Colleges.
The Division of the State Architect has been dele- gated the authority by the Department of General Serv- ices to promulgate alternate building standards for application to community colleges, which a community college may elect to use in lieu of standards promulgated by DSA-SS in accordance with Section 1.9.2.1. Refer to Title 24, Part 2, Section 1.9.2.2.
Enforcing Agency – Division of the State Architect – Structural Safety/Community Colleges (DSA-SS/CC).
The Division of the State Architect has been dele- gated the authority by the Department of General Serv- ices to review and approve the design and oversee and
observe the construction of community colleges electing to use the alternative building standards as provided in this section.
Authority Cited – Education Code Section 81053.
References – Education Code Sections 81052, 81053, and 81130 through 81147.
1.9.2.2.1 Adopting Agency Identification. The provi- sions of this code applicable to buildings identified in this Subsection 1.9.2.2 will be identified in the Matrix Adoption Tables under the acronym DSA-SS/CC.
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