1505.16 Maintenance and Inspection . . . .322

Table 1505.16 Minimum Reclaimed (Recycled) Water Source Testing, Inspection, and Maintenance Frequency . . . . . . .322

1506.0 On-Site Treated Nonpotable Gray Water Systems . . . . . . . . . .322

1506.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .322

1506.2 Plumbing Plan Submission . . . . . .322

1506.3 System Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . .322

1506.4 Connections to Potable or Recycled Water Supply Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .322

1506.5 Water Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .322

1506.6 Initial Cross-Connection Test . . . .323

1506.7 On-Site Treated Nonpotable Gray Water System Materials . . .323

1506.8 On-Site Treated Nonpotable Gray Water Devices and Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .323

1506.9 On-Site Treated Nonpotable Gray Water System Color and Marking Information . . . . . . . . . . .323

1506.10 Design and Installation . . . . . . . . .323

1506.11 Valves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .323

1506.12 Signs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .323

1506.13 Inspection and Testing . . . . . . . . .323

CHAPTER 16 NONPOTABLE RAINWATER

CATCHMENT SYSTEMS . . . . . . .325

1601.0 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .327

1601.1 Applicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .327

1601.2 System Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .327

1601.3 Permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .327

1601.4 Component Identification . . . . . . .327

1601.5 Maintenance and Inspection . . . .327

Table 1601.5 Minimum Alternate Water Source Testing, Inspection, and Maintenance Frequency . . . .327

1601.6 Operation and Maintenance Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .328

1601.7 Minimum Water Quality Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .328

1601.8 Material Compatibility . . . . . . . . . .328

1601.9 System Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . .328

1601.10 Separation Requirements . . . . . . .328

1601.11 Abandonment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .328

1601.12 Sizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .328

1602.0 Nonpotable Rainwater Catchment Systems . . . . . . . . . . .328

1602.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .328

1602.2 Plumbing Plan Submission . . . . . .328

1602.3 System Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . .328

1602.4 Connections to Potable or Reclaimed (Recycled) Water Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .328

1602.5 Initial Cross-Connection Test . . . .328

1602.6 Sizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .328

1602.7 Rainwater Catchment System Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .329

1602.8 Rainwater Catchment System Color and Marking Information . . .329

1602.9 Deactivation and Drainage for Cross-Connection Test . . . . . . . . .329

1603.0 Design and Installation . . . . . . . . .329

1603.1 Rainwater Catchment Systems . . .329

1603.2 Outside Hose Bibbs . . . . . . . . . . .329

1603.3 Rainwater Catchment

Collection Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . .329

1603.4 Minimum Water Quality . . . . . . . .329

1603.5 Rainwater Storage Tanks . . . . . . .329

1603.6 Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .329

1603.7 Above Grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .329

1603.8 Below Grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .329

Table 1603.4 Minimum Water Quality . . . . . . . .330

1603.9 Drainage and Overflow . . . . . . . . .330

1603.10 Opening and Access Protection . . .330

1603.11 Marking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .330

1603.12 Storage Tank Venting . . . . . . . . . .330

1603.13 Pumps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .330

1603.14 Roof Drains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .331

1603.15 Water Quality Devices and Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .331

1603.16 Freeze Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . .331

1603.17 Debris Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . .331

1603.18 Required Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . .331

1603.19 Roof Gutters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .331

1603.20 Rainwater Diversion Valves . . . . .331

1604.0 Signs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .331

1604.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .331

1604.2 Commercial, Industrial,

Institutional and Residential

Restroom Signs . . . . . . . . . . . . . .331

1604.3 Equipment Room Signs . . . . . . . .331

1605.0 Inspection and Testing . . . . . . . . .331

1605.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .331

1605.2 Supply System Inspection and Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .331

1605.3 Cross-Connection Inspection and Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .331

CHAPTER 17 REFERENCED STANDARDS . . .333

1701.0 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .335

1701.1 Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .335

Table 1701.1 Referenced Standards . . . . . . . . .335

1701.2 Standards, Publications, Practices, and Guides . . . . . . . . .352

Table 1701.2 Standards, Publications, Practices, and Guides . . . . . . . . .352

APPENDICES TABLE OF CONTENTS . . . . . . . .363

Appendix A Recommended Rules for Sizing the Water Supply System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .365

Appendix B Explanatory Notes on Combination Waste and Vent

Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .381

Appendix C Alternate Plumbing Systems . . . .385

Appendix D Sizing Storm Water Drainage Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .395

Appendix E Manufactured/Mobile Home Parks and Recreational

Vehicle Parks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .405

Appendix F Firefighter Breathing Air Replenishment Systems . . . . . . . .417

Appendix G Sizing of Venting Systems . . . . . .423

Appendix H Private Sewage Disposal Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .435

Appendix I Installation Standards . . . . . . . . . .447

Appendix J Combination of Indoor and Outdoor Combustion and

Ventilation Opening Design . . . . .487

Appendix K Potable Rainwater Catchment Systems . . . . . . . . . . .491

Appendix L Sustainable Practices . . . . . . . . . .497

Appendix M Peak Water Demand Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .517

Appendix N Impact Of Water Temperature On The Potential for Scalding and Legionella Growth . . . . . . . . .525

Appendix O Non-Sewered Sanitation Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .531

Appendix P Professional Qualifications . . . . . .535

Appendix Q Indoor Horticultural Facilities . . . .539

Appendix R Tiny Houses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .543

Appendix S Onsite Stormwater Treatment Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .547

USEFUL TABLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .553

INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .563

HISTORY NOTE

APPENDIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .589

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CHAPTER 1 - ADMINISTRATION (continued) (Matrix Adoption Tables are non-regulatory, intended only as an aid to the code user. See Chapter 1 for state agency authority and building applications.)

This state agency does not adopt sections identified with the following symbol: The Office of the State Fire Marshal’s adoption of this chapter or individual sections is applicable to structures regulated by other state agencies pursuant to Section 1.11.0.

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1.1.0 General.

1.1.1 Title. These regulations shall be known as the Califor- nia Plumbing Code, may be cited as such and will be referred to herein as “this code.” The California Plumbing Code is Part 5 of thirteen parts of the official compilation and publi- cation of the adoption, amendment, and repeal of plumbing regulations to the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, also referred to as the California Building Standards Code. This part incorporates by adoption the 2024 Uniform Plumb- ing Code of the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials with necessary California amendments.

1.1.2 Purpose. The purpose of this code is to establish the minimum requirements to safeguard the public health, safety and general welfare through structural strength, means of egress facilities, stability, access to persons with disabilities, sanitation, adequate lighting and ventilation, and energy con- servation; safety to life and property from fire and other haz- ards attributed to the built environment; and to provide safety to fire fighters and emergency responders during emergency operations.

and general welfare through structural strength, means of egress facilities, stability, access to persons with disabilities, sanitation, adequate lighting and ventilation, and energy con- servation; safety to life and property from fire and other haz- ards attributed to the built environment; and to provide safety to fire fighters and emergency responders during emergency operations.

1.1.3 Scope. The provisions of this code shall apply to the construction, alteration, movement, enlargement, replace- ment, repair, equipment, use and occupancy, location, main- tenance, removal, and demolition of every building or structure or any appurtenances connected or attached to such buildings or structures throughout the State of California.

1.1.3.1 Non-State-Regulated Buildings, Structures, and Applications. Except as modified by local ordinance pur- suant to Section 1.1.8, the following standards in the Cal- ifornia Code of Regulations, Title 24, Parts 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 and 11 shall apply to all occupancies and applications not regulated by a state agency.

1.1.3.2 State-Regulated Buildings, Structures, and Applications. The model code, state amendments to the model code, and/or state amendments where there are no relevant model code provisions shall apply to the fol- lowing buildings, structures, and applications regulated by state agencies as specified in Sections 1.2.0 through 1.14.0, except where modified by local ordinance pur- suant to Section 1.1.8. When adopted by a state agency, the provisions of this code shall be enforced by the appro- priate enforcing agency, but only to the extent of author- ity granted to such agency by the state Legislature.

Note: See “How to Distinguish Between Model Code Language and California Amendments” in the front of the code.

1. State-owned buildings, including buildings con- structed by the Trustees of the California State Uni- versity, and to the extent permitted by California laws, buildings designed and constructed by the Regents of the University of California, and regu-

lated by the Building Standards Commission. See Section 1.2.0 for additional scope provisions.

2. Section 1.3.0 is reserved for the Board of State and Community Corrections.

3. Section 1.4.0 is reserved for the Department of Con- sumer Affairs.

4. Section 1.5.0 is reserved for the California Energy Commission.

5. Section 1.6.0 is reserved for the Department of Food and Agriculture.

6. Organized camps, laboratory animal quarters, pub- lic swimming pools, radiation protection, commis- saries serving mobile food preparation vehicles, and wild animal quarantine facilities regulated by the Department of Public Health. See Section 1.7.0 for additional scope provisions.

7. Hotels, motels, lodging houses, apartments, dwellings, dormitories, condominiums, shelters for homeless persons, congregate residences, employee housing, factory-built housing, and other types of dwellings containing sleeping accommodations with or without common toilets or cooking facilities. See Section 1.8.2.1.1 for additional scope provisions.

8. Accommodations for persons with disabilities in buildings containing newly constructed covered multifamily dwellings, new common use areas serv- ing existing covered multifamily dwellings, additions to existing buildings where the addition alone meets the definition of covered multifamily dwellings, and new common use areas serving new covered multi- family dwellings which are regulated by the Depart- ment of Housing and Community Development. See Section 1.8.2.1.2 for additional scope provisions.

9. Permanent buildings and permanent accessory buildings or structures constructed within mobile- home parks and special occupancy parks regulated by the Department of Housing and Community Development. See Section 1.8.2.1.3 for additional scope provisions.

10. Accommodations for persons with disabilities regu- lated by the Division of the State Architect. See Sec- tion 1.9.1 for additional scope provisions.

11. Public elementary and secondary schools, commu- nity college buildings, and state-owned or state- leased essential service buildings regulated by the Division of the State Architect. See Section 1.9.2 for additional scope provisions.

12. Reserved for the State Historical Building Safety Board with the Division of the State Architect.

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13. General acute care hospitals, acute psychiatric hos- pitals, skilled nursing and/or intermediate care facil- ities, clinics licensed by the Department of Public Health, and correctional treatment centers regulated by the Department of Health Care Access and Infor- mation/Office of Statewide Hospital Planning and Development. See Section 1.10.0 for additional scope provisions.

14. Applications regulated by the Office of State Fire Marshal include but are not limited to following in accordance with Section 1.11.0:

1. Buildings or structures used or intended for use

as an:

1.1 Asylum, jail, prison.

1.2 Mental hospital, hospital, home for the eld- erly, children’s nursery, children’s home or institution, school or any similar occupancy of any capacity.

1.3. Theater, dancehall, skating rink, audito- rium, assembly hall, meeting hall, nightclub, fair building, or similar place of assemblage where 50 or more persons may gather together in a building, room or structure for the purpose of amusement, entertainment, instruction, delib- eration, worship, drinking or dining, awaiting transportation, or education.

1.4. Small family day care homes, large family day-care homes, residential facilities and resi- dential facilities for the elderly, residential care facilities.

1.5. State institutions or other state-owned or state-occupied buildings.

1.6. High rise structures.

1.7. Motion picture production studios.

1.8. Organized camps.

1.9. Residential structures.

2. Tents, awnings or other fabric enclosures used in connection with any occupancy.

3. Fire alarm devices, equipment and systems in connection with any occupancy.

4. Hazardous materials, flammable and com- bustible liquids.

5. Public school automatic fire detection, alarm and sprinkler systems.

6. Wildland-urban interface fire areas.

15. Section 1.12.0 is reserved for public libraries con- structed and renovated using funds from the Cali- fornia Library Construction and Renovation Bond Act of 1988 and regulated by the State Librarian.

16. Section 1.13.0 is reserved for the Department of Water Resources.

17. For applications listed in Section 1.9.1 regulated by the Division of the State Architect – Access Compli- ance, outdoor environments and uses shall be clas- sified according to accessibility uses described in Chapter 11A, and 11B.

18. Section 1.14.0 is reserved for Marine Oil Terminals regulated by the California State Lands Commission.

1.1.4 Appendices. Provisions contained in the appendices of this code shall not apply unless specifically adopted by a state agency or adopted by a local enforcing agency in compliance with Health and Safety Code Section 18901 et seq. for Building Standards Law, Health and Safety Code Section 17950 for State Housing Law and Health and Safety Code Section 13869.7 for Fire Protection Districts. See Section 1.1.8 of this code.

1.1.5 Referenced Codes. The codes, standards and publica- tions adopted and set forth in this code, including other codes, standards and publications referred to therein are, by title and date of publication, hereby adopted as standard reference documents of this code. When this code does not specifically cover any subject related to building design and construction, recognized architectural or engineering practices shall be employed. The National Fire Codes, standards, and the Fire Protection Handbook of the National Fire Protection Asso- ciation are permitted to be used as authoritative guides in determining recognized fire prevention engineering practices.

1.1.6 Non-Building Standards, Orders, and Regulations. Requirements contained in the Uniform Plumbing Code, or in any other referenced standard, code or document, which are not building standards as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 18909 shall not be construed as part of the provisions of this code. For nonbuilding standards, orders, and regula- tions, see other titles of the California Code of Regulations.

1.1.7 Order of Precedence and Use.

1.1.7.1 Differences. In the event of any differences between these building standards and the standard ref- erence documents, the text of these building standards shall govern.

1.1.7.2 Specific Provisions. Where a specific provision varies from a general provision, the specific provision shall apply.

1.1.7.3 Conflicts. When the requirements of this code conflict with the requirements of any other part of the California Building Standards Code, Title 24, the most restrictive requirements shall prevail.

1.1.7.3.1 Detached One- and Two-Family Dwellings. Detached one- and two-family dwellings, lodging houses, live/work units, townhouses not more than three stories above grade plane in height with a separate means of egress, and their accessory structures, shall not be required to comply with the California Residential Code if constructed in accor- dance with the California Building Code.

1.1.8 City, County, or City and County Amendments, Addi- tions or Deletions. The provisions of this code do not limit the authority of city, county, or city and county governments to establish more restrictive and reasonably necessary dif- ferences to the provisions contained in this code pursuant to complying with Section 1.1.8.1. The effective date of amend- ments, additions, or deletions to this code by city, county, or city and county filed pursuant to Section 1.1.8.1 shall be the date filed. However, in no case shall the amendments, addi- tions or deletions to this code be effective any sooner than the effective date of this code.

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Local modifications shall comply with Health and Safety Code Section 18941.5 for Building Standards Law, Health and Safety Code Section 17958 for State Housing Law or Health and Safety Code Section 13869.7 for Fire Protection Districts.

1.1.8.1 Findings and Filings.

1. The city, county, or city and county shall make express findings for each amendment, addition or deletion based upon climatic, topographical, or geo- logical conditions.

Exception: Hazardous building ordinances and pro- grams mitigating unreinforced masonry buildings.

2. The city, county, or city and county shall file the amendments, additions or deletions expressly marked and identified as to the applicable findings. Cities, counties, cities and counties, and fire depart- ments shall file the amendments, additions or dele- tions, and the findings with the California Building Standards Commission at 2525 Natomas Park

Drive, Suite 130, Sacramento, CA 95833.

3. Findings prepared by fire protection districts shall be ratified by the local city, county, or city and county and filed with the California Department of Housing and Community Development, Division of Codes and Standards, P.O. Box 278180, Sacra- mento, CA 95827-8180 or 9342 Tech Center Drive, Suite 500, Sacramento, CA 95826-2582.

1.1.8.2 California Energy Code Requirements for Locally Adopted Energy Standards. In addition to the provisions of Section 1.1.8.1 of this part, local jurisdic- tions that adopt changes to energy conservation or insu- lation standards (including energy efficiency measures) may not enforce such changes until the California Energy Commission has made the findings required by Public Resources Code Section 25402.1(h)(2), following the process specified in Section 10-106 of the California Administrative Code.

1.1.9 Effective Date of this Code. Only those standards approved by the California Building Standards Commission that are effective at the time an application for building per- mit is submitted shall apply to the plans and specifications for, and to the construction performed under, that permit. For the effective dates of the provisions contained in this code, see the History Note page of this code.

Exceptions:

(1) [HCD 1 & HCD 2] Retroactive permits issued in accor- dance with Health and Safety Code Section 17958.12.

(2) [HCD 1 & HCD 2] Plans approved by the Department of Housing and Community Development or a Depart- ment-approved design approval agency for factory-built housing as defined by Health and Safety Code Section 19971. Approved plans, pursuant to the California Code of Regulations, Title 25, Division 1, Chapter 3, Sub- chapter 1, Article 3, Section 3037 remain valid for a period of 36 months from the date of plan approval.

1.1.10 Availability of Codes. At least one complete copy each of Titles 8, 19, 20, 24, and 25 with all revisions shall be main-

tained in the office of the building official responsible for the administration and enforcement of this code. Each state department concerned and each city, county, or city and county shall have an up-to-date copy of the code available for public inspection. See Health and Safety Code Section 18942 (e)(1) and (2).

1.1.11 Format. This part fundamentally adopts the Uniform Plumbing Code by reference on a chapter-by-chapter basis. When a specific chapter of the Uniform Plumbing Code is not printed in the code and is marked “Reserved”, such chapter of the Uniform Plumbing Code is not adopted as a portion of this code. When a specific chapter of the Uniform Plumbing Code is marked “Not Adopted by the State of California” but appears in the code, it may be available for adoption by local ordinance.

Note: Matrix Adoption Tables at the front of each chapter may aid the code user in determining which chapter or sec- tions within a chapter are applicable to buildings under the authority of a specific state agency, but they are not to be con- sidered regulatory.

1.1.12 Validity. If any chapter, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this code is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, contrary to statute, exceeding the authority of the state as stipulated by statutes or otherwise inoperative, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this code.

1.2.0 Building Standards Commission.

1.2.1 BSC. Specific scope of application of the agency responsible for enforcement, the enforcement agency, and the specific authority to adopt and enforce such provisions of this code, unless otherwise stated.

1. State Buildings for All Occupancies.

Application – State buildings (all occupancies), includ- ing buildings constructed by the Trustees of the Califor- nia State University (CSU) and the Regents of the University of California (UC) where no state agency has the authority to adopt building standards applicable to such buildings.

Enforcing Agency – State or local agency specified by the applicable provisions of law.

Authority Cited – Health and Safety Code Section 18934.5.

Reference – Health and Safety Code, Division 13, Part 2.5, commencing with Section 18901.

2. University of California, California State Universities, and California Community Colleges.

Application – Standards for lighting for parking lots and primary campus walkways at the University of Califor- nia, California State Universities, and California Com- munity Colleges.

Enforcing Agency – State or local agency specified by the applicable provisions of law.

Authority Cited – Government Code Section 14617.

Reference – Government Code Section 14617.

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3. Existing State-Owned Buildings, including those owned by the University of California and by the Cali- fornia State University – Building seismic retrofit stan- dards including abating falling hazards of structural and nonstructural components and strengthening of building structures. See also Division of the State Architect.

Enforcing Agency – State or local agency specified by the applicable provisions of law.

Authority Cited – Government Code Section 16600.

References – Government Code Sections 16600 through 16604.

4. Unreinforced Masonry Bearing Wall Buildings.

Application – Minimum seismic strengthening standards for buildings specified in the California Existing Build- ing Code, except for buildings subject to building stan- dards adopted pursuant to Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 17910).

Enforcing Agency – State or local agency specified by the applicable provisions of law.

Authority Cited – Health and Safety Code Section 18934.7.

Reference – Health and Safety Code Division 13, Part 2.5 commencing with Sections 18901.

1.2.1.1 State Building. For purposes of this code, a “state building” is a structure for which a state agency or state entity has authority to construct, alter, enlarge, replace, repair or demolish.

1.2.1.2 Enforcement. [CSU, UC, Judicial Council and California Department of Corrections and Rehabilita- tion] state agencies or state entities authorized to con- struct state buildings may appoint a building official who is responsible to the agency for enforcement of the pro- visions of the California Building Standards Code.

Exception: State buildings regulated by other sections of this code remain the enforcement responsibility of the designated entities.

1.2.1.3 Enforcement, Reserved for DGS.

1.2.1.4 Adopting Agency Identification. The provisions of this code applicable to buildings identified in this sec- tion will be identified in the Matrix Adoption Tables under the acronym BSC.

1.2.2 BSC-CG. Specific scope of application of the agency responsible for enforcement, the enforcement agency, and the specific authority to adopt and enforce such provisions of this code, unless otherwise stated.

1. Green Building Standards for Nonresidential Occu- pancies.

Application – All occupancies where no other state agency has the authority to adopt green building stan- dards applicable to those occupancies.

Enforcing Agency – State or local agency specified by the applicable provisions of law.

Authority Cited – Health and Safety Code Sections 18930.5, 18938 and 18940.5.

Reference – Health and Safety Code, Division 13, Part 2.5, commencing with Section 18901.

2. Graywater Systems for Nonresidential Occupancies.

Application – The construction, installation, and alter- ation of graywater systems for indoor and outdoor uses in nonresidential occupancies.

Enforcing Agency – State or local agency specified by the applicable provisions of law.

Authority Cited – Health & Safety Code Section 18941.8.

Reference – Health & Safety Code Section 18941.8.

1.2.3 Alternate Materials, Design, and Methods of Con- struction and Equipment. The provisions of this code are not intended to prevent the installation of any material or to pro- hibit any design or method of construction not specifically prescribed by this code, provided that any such alternative has been approved. An alternative material, design or method of construction shall be approved where the building official finds that the proposed design is satisfactory and complies with the intent of the provisions of this code, and that the material, method or work offered is, for the purpose intended, at least the equivalent of that prescribed in this code in qual- ity, strength, effectiveness, fire resistance, durability, and safety.

1.2.3.1 Research Reports. Supporting data, where nec- essary to assist in the approval of materials or assem- blies not specifically provided for in this code, shall consist of valid research reports from approved sources.

1.2.3.2 Tests. Whenever there is insufficient evidence of compliance with the provisions of this code, or evidence that a material or method does not conform to the requirements of this code, or in order to substantiate claims for alternative materials or methods, the building official shall have the authority to require tests as evi- dence of compliance to be made at no expense to the jurisdiction. Test methods shall be as specified in this code or by other recognized test standards. In the absence of recognized and accepted test methods, the building official shall approve the testing procedures. Tests shall be performed by an approved agency. Reports of such tests shall be retained by the building official for the period required for retention of public records.

1.3.0 Board of State and Community Corrections.

1.3.1 Specific scope of application of the agency responsible for enforcement, the enforcement agency, and the specific authority to adopt and enforce such provisions of this code, unless otherwise stated.

Application – Local detention facilities.

Enforcing Agency – Board of State and Community Cor- rections.

Authority Cited – Penal Code Section 6030; Welfare and Institutions Code Sections 210 and 885.

References – Penal Code Section 6030; Welfare and Institutions Code Sections 210 and 885.

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1.3.2 Adopting Agency Identification. The provisions of this code applicable to buildings identified in this section will be identified in the Matrix Adoption Tables under the acronym BSCC.

1.4.0 Department of Consumer Affairs.

1.4.1 Specific scope of application of the agency responsible for enforcement, the enforcement agency, and the specific authority to adopt and enforce such provisions of this code, unless otherwise stated.

Board of Barbering and Cosmetology.

Application – Any establishment or mobile unit where barbering, cosmetology, or electrolysis is being per- formed.

Enforcing Agency – State or local agency specified by applicable provisions of law.

Authority Cited – Business and Professions Code Sec- tion 7312.

References – Business and Professions Code Sections 7303, 7303.1, 7312, and 7313.

1.4.2 Adopting Agency Identification. The provisions of this code applicable to buildings identified in this section will be identified in the Matrix Adoption Tables under the acronym CA.

1.5.0 Reserved for California Energy Commission.

1.6.0 Department of Food and Agriculture.

1.6.1 Specific scope of application of the agency responsible for enforcement, the enforcement agency, and the specific authority to adopt and enforce such provisions of this code, unless otherwise stated.

Application – Dairies and places of meat and poultry

inspection.

Enforcing Agency – Department of Food and Agricul-

ture.

Authority Cited – Food and Agricultural Code Sections

18735, 18960, 19384, 33481, and 33731.

References – Food and Agricultural Code Sections 18735, 18960, 19384, 33481, and 33731.

1.6.2 Adopting Agency Identification. The provisions of this code applicable to buildings identified in this section will be identified in the Matrix Adoption Tables under the acronym AGR.

1.7.0 Department of Public Health.

1.7.1 Specific scope of application of the agency responsible for enforcement, the enforcement agency, and the specific authority to adopt and enforce such provisions of this code, unless otherwise stated.

Department of Public Health.

Application – Commissaries serving mobile food prepa- ration units, food establishments, and organized camps.

Enforcing Agency – Department of Health Services and local health agency.

Authority Cited – Health and Safety Code Sections 18897.2, 110065, 113710, and 131200.

References – Health and Safety Code Sections 18897.2, 18897.4, 18897.7, 110065, 113705, 113710, and 131200.

1.7.2 Adopting Agency Identification. The provisions of this code applicable to buildings identified in this section will be identified in the Matrix Adoption Tables under the acronym DPH.

1.8.0 Department of Housing and Community Development.

[HCD]

1.8.1 Purpose. The purpose of this code is to establish mini- mum requirements necessary to protect the health, safety, and general welfare of the occupants and the public by governing the erection, construction, reconstruction, enlargement, con- version, alteration, repair, moving, removal, demolition, san- itation, ventilation, and maintenance or use of plumbing equipment or systems.

1.8.2 Authority and Abbreviations.

1.8.2.1 General. The Department of Housing and Com- munity Development is authorized by law to promulgate and adopt building standards and regulations for several types of building applications. The applications under the authority of the Department of Housing and Com- munity Development are listed in Sections 1.8.2.1.1 through 1.8.2.1.3.

1.8.2.1.1 Housing Construction.

Application – Hotels, motels, lodging houses, apart- ments, dwellings, dormitories, condominiums, shel- ters for homeless persons, congregate residences, employee housing, factory built housing, and other types of dwellings containing sleeping accommoda- tions with or without common toilet or cooking facil- ities including accessory buildings, facilities, and uses thereto. Sections of this code which pertain to applications listed in this section are identified using the abbreviation “HCD 1”.

Enforcing Agency – Local building department or the Department of Housing and Community Devel- opment.

Authority Cited – Health and Safety Code Sections 17040, 17920.9, 17921, 17921.5, 17921.6, 17921.10, 17922, 17922.6, 17922.12, 17922.14, 17922.15, 17926, 17927, 17928, 17958.12, 18938.3, 18944.11 and 19990; and Government Code Section 12955.1.

References – Business and Professions Code Division 5; Health and Safety Code Sections 17000 through 17062.5, 17910 through 17995.5, 18200 through 18700, 18860 through 18874, 18938.6, 18941, 19890, 19891, 19892 and 19960 through 19997; Civil Code Sections 832, 1101.4, 1101.5, 1954.201, 1954.202 and 5551; and Government Code Sections 8698.4, 12955.1 and 12955.1.1. California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Sections 1605.1, 1605.3 and 1607.

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1.8.2.1.2 Housing Accessibility.

Application – Covered multifamily dwellings as defined in Chapter 2 of the California Code of Reg- ulations, Title 24, Part 2, also known as the Cali- fornia Building Code including but not limited to lodging houses, dormitories, timeshares, condo- miniums, shelters for homeless persons, congregate residences, apartments, dwellings, employee hous- ing, factory-built housing, and other types of dwellings containing sleeping accommodations with or without common toilet or cooking facilities.

Sections of this code identified by the abbrevi- ation “HCD 1-AC” require specific accommoda- tions for persons with disabilities, as defined in Chapter 2 of the California Building Code. The application of such provisions shall be in conjunc- tion with other requirements of this code and apply only to newly constructed covered multifamily dwellings as defined in Chapter 2 of the California Building Code. “HCD 1-AC” applications include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. All newly-constructed covered multifamily dwellings, as defined in Chapter 2 of the Cali- fornia Building Code.

2. New common use areas, as defined in Chapter 2 of the California Building Code serving exist- ing covered multifamily dwellings.

3. Additions to existing buildings, where the addi- tion alone meets the definition of covered mul- tifamily dwellings, as defined in Chapter 2 of the California Building Code.

4. New common use areas serving new covered multifamily dwellings.

5. Where any portion of a building’s exterior is preserved, but the interior of the building is removed, including all structural portions of floors and ceilings, the building is considered a new building for determining the application of California Building Code, Chapter 11A.

HCD 1-AC building standards generally do not apply to public use areas or public accommodations such as hotels and motels, and public housing. Pub- lic use areas, public accommodations, and public housing, as defined in Chapter 2 of the California Building Code, are subject to the Division of the State Architect (DSA-AC) in Chapter 11B and are referenced in Section 1.9.1.

Newly constructed covered multifamily dwellings, which can also be defined as public hous- ing, shall be subject to the requirements of Chapter 11A and Chapter 11B.

Enforcing Agency – Local building department or the Department of Housing and Community Devel- opment.

Authority Cited – Health and Safety Code Sections 17040, 17920.9, 17921, 17921.5, 17921.6, 17921.10,

17922, 17922.6, 17922.12, 17922.14, 17926, 17927, 17928, 17958.12, 18938.3, 18944.11, and 19990; and Government Code Sections 12955.1 and 12955.1.1.

References – Health and Safety Code Sections 17000 through 17062.5, 17910 through 17995.5, 18200 through 18700, 18860 through 18874, 18938.6, 18941, and 19960 through 19997; Civil Code Sec- tions 1101.4, 1101.5, 1954.201 and 1954.202; and Government Code Sections 12955.1 and 12955.1.1. California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Sections 1605.1, 1605.3 and 1607.

1.8.2.1.3 Permanent Buildings in Mobilehome Parks and Special Occupancy Parks.

Application – Permanent buildings, and permanent accessory buildings or structures, constructed within mobilehome parks and special occupancy parks that are under the control and ownership of the park operator. Sections of this code which per- tain to applications listed in this section are identi- fied using the abbreviation “HCD 2”.

Enforcing Agency – The Department of Housing and Community Development, local building department or other local agency that has assumed responsibility for the enforcement of Health and Safety Code, Division 13, Part 2.1, commencing with Section 18200 for mobilehome parks and Health and Safety Code, Division 13, Part 2.3, com- mencing with Section 18860 for special occupancy parks.

Authority Cited – Health and Safety Code Sections 17040, 17920.9, 17921, 17921.5, 17921.6, 17921.10, 17922, 17922.6, 17922.12, 17922.14, 17922.15, 17926, 17927, 17928, 17958.12, 18552, 18554, 18620, 18630, 18640, 18670, 18690, 18691, 18865, 18871.3, 18871.4, 18873, 18873.1 through 18873.5, 18938.3, 18944.11, and 19990; and Gov- ernment Code Section 12955.1.

References – Health and Safety Code Sections 17000 through 17062.5, 17910 through 17995.5, 18200 through 18700, 18860 through 18874, 18938.6, 18941, 19890, 19891, 19892 and 19960 through 19997; Civil Code Sections 1101.4, 1101.5 and 1954.201; and Government Code Sections 12955.1 and 12955.1.1. California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Sections 1605.1, 1605.3 and 1607; and Title 25, Sections 1042 and 2042.

1.8.3 Local Enforcing Agency.

1.8.3.1 Duties and Powers. The building department of every city, county, or city and county shall enforce all the provisions of law, this code, and the other rules and reg- ulations promulgated by the Department of Housing and Community Development pertaining to the installation, erection, construction, reconstruction, movement, enlargement, conversion, alteration, repair, removal, demolition, or arrangement of apartments, condomini- ums, hotels, motels, lodging houses, and dwellings, including accessory buildings, facilities, and uses thereto.

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The provisions regulating the erection and con- struction of dwellings and appurtenant structures shall not apply to existing structures as to which construction is commenced or approved prior to the effective date of these regulations. Requirements relating to use, mainte- nance, and occupancy shall apply to all dwellings and appurtenant structures approved for construction or con- structed before or after the effective date of this code.

For additional information regarding the use and occupancy of existing buildings and appurtenant struc- tures, see California Code of Regulations, Title 25, Divi- sion 1, Chapter 1, Subchapter 1, commencing with Section 1.

1.8.3.2 Laws, Rules, and Regulations. Other than the building standards contained in this code, and notwith- standing other provisions of law, the statutory authority and location of the laws, rules, and regulations to be enforced by local enforcing agencies are listed by statute in Sections 1.8.3.2.1 through 1.8.3.2.5 below:

1.8.3.2.1 State Housing Law. Refer to the State Housing Law, California Health and Safety Code, Division 13, Part 1.5, commencing with Section 17910, and California Code of Regulations, Title 25, Division 1, Chapter 1, Subchapter 1, commencing with Section 1, for the erection, construction, recon- struction, movement, enlargement, conversion, alteration, repair, removal, demolition, or arrange- ment of apartments, condominiums, hotels, motels, lodging houses, and dwellings, including accessory buildings, facilities, and uses thereto.

1.8.3.2.2 Mobilehome Parks Act. Refer to the Mobilehome Parks Act, California Health and Safety Code, Division 13, Part 2.1, commencing with Section 18200 and California Code of Regula- tions, Title 25, Division 1, Chapter 2, commencing with Section 1000 for mobilehome park administra- tive and enforcement authority, permits, plans, fees, violations, inspections, and penalties both within and outside mobilehome parks.

Exception: Mobilehome parks where the Depart- ment of Housing and Community Development is the enforcing agency.

1.8.3.2.3 Special Occupancy Parks Act. Refer to the Special Occupancy Parks Act, California Health and Safety Code, Division 13, Part 2.3, commencing with Section 18860 and California Code of Regulations, Title 25, Division 1, Chapter 2.2, commencing with Section 2000 for special occupancy park adminis- trative and enforcement authority, permits, fees, vio- lations, inspections, and penalties both within and outside of special occupancy parks.

Exception: Special occupancy parks where the Department of Housing and Community Develop- ment is the enforcing agency.

1.8.3.2.4 Employee Housing Act. Refer to the Employee Housing Act, California Health and Safety Code, Division 13, Part 1, commencing with Section 17000 and California Code of Regulations,

Title 25, Division 1, Chapter 1, Subchapter 3, com- mencing with Section 600 for employee housing administrative and enforcement authority, permits, fees, violations, inspections, and penalties.

1.8.3.2.5 Factory-Built Housing Law. Refer to the Factory-Built Housing Law, California Health and Safety Code, Division 13, Part 6 commencing with Section 19960 and California Code of Regulations, Title 25, Division 1, Chapter 3, Subchapter 1, com- mencing with Section 3000 for factory-built housing administrative and enforcement authority, permits, fees, violations, inspections, and penalties.

1.8.4 Permits, Fees, Applications, and Inspections.

1.8.4.1 Permits. A written construction permit shall be obtained from the enforcing agency prior to the erection, construction, reconstruction, installation, relocation, or alteration of any plumbing system.

Exceptions:

1. Work exempt from permits as specified in Chapter 1, Administration, Division II, Section 104.2 items (1)-(2) of this code.

2. Changes, alterations, or repairs of a minor nature not affecting structural features, egress, sanitation, safety, or accessibility as determined by the enforc- ing agency.

3. Retroactive permits issued in accordance with Health and Safety Code Section 17958.12.

Exemptions from permit requirements shall not be deemed to grant authorization for any work to be done in any manner in violation of other provisions of law or this code.

1.8.4.2 Fees. Subject to other provisions of law, the gov- erning body of any city, county, or city and county may prescribe fees to defray the cost of enforcement of rules and regulations promulgated by the Department of Hous- ing and Community Development. The amount of the fees shall not exceed the amount reasonably necessary to administer or process permits, certificates, forms, or other documents, or to defray the costs of enforcement. For additional information, see State Housing Law, Health and Safety Code, Division 13, Part 1.5, Section 17951 and California Code of Regulations, Title 25, Division 1, Chapter 1, Subchapter 1, Article 3, com- mencing with Section 6.

1.8.4.3 Plan Review and Time Limitations. Subject to other provisions of law, provisions related to plan check- ing, prohibition of excessive delays, and contracting with or employment of private parties to perform plan check- ing are set forth in the State Housing Law, Health and Safety Code Section 17960.1, and for employee housing, in Health and Safety Code Section 17021.

1.8.4.3.1 Retention of Plans. The building depart- ment of every city, county, or city and county shall maintain an official copy, microfilm, or electronic or other type of photographic copy of the plans of every building, during the life of the building, for which the department issued a building permit.

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Exceptions:

1. Single or multiple dwellings not more than two stories and basement in height.

2. Garages and other structures appurtenant to buildings listed in Exception 1.

3. Farm or ranch buildings appurtenant to build- ings listed in Exception 1.

4. Any one-story building where the span between bearing walls does not exceed 25 feet (7620 mm), except a steel frame or concrete building.

All plans for common interest develop- ments as defined in Section 4100 of the Cali- fornia Civil Code shall be retained. For additional information regarding plan retention and reproduction of plans by an enforcing agency, see Health and Safety Code Sections 19850 through 19852.

1.8.4.4 Inspections. Construction or work for which a permit is required shall be subject to inspection by the building official and such construction or work shall remain accessible and exposed for inspection purposes until approved. Approval as a result of an inspection shall not be construed to be an approval of a violation of the provisions of this code or other regulations of the Department of Housing and Community Development.

1.8.5 Right of Entry for Enforcement.

1.8.5.1 General. Subject to other provisions of law, offi- cers and agents of the enforcing agency may enter and inspect public and private properties to secure compli- ance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the Department of Housing and Community Development. For limitations and additional information regarding enforcement, see the following:

1. For applications subject to State Housing Law as referenced in Section 1.8.3.2.1 of this code, refer to Health and Safety Code, Division 13, Part 1.5, com- mencing with Section 17910, and California Code of Regulations, Title 25, Division 1, Chapter 1, Sub- chapter 1, commencing with Section 1.

2. For applications subject to the Mobilehome Parks Act as referenced in Section 1.8.3.2.2 of this code, refer to Health and Safety Code, Division 13, Part 2.1, commencing with Section 18200, and California Code of Regulations, Title 25, Division 1, Chapter 2, commencing with Section 1000.

3. For applications subject to the Special Occupancy Parks Act as referenced in Section 1.8.3.2.3 of this code, refer to Health and Safety Code Division 13, Part 2.3, commencing with Section 18860, and Cal- ifornia Code of Regulations, Title 25, Division 1, Chapter 2.2, commencing with Section 2000.

4. For applications subject to the Employee Housing Act as referenced in Section 1.8.3.2.4 of this code, refer to Health and Safety Code, Division 13, Part 1, commencing with Section 17000, and California Code of Regulations, Title 25, Division 1, Chapter 1, Subchapter 3, commencing with Section 600.

5. For applications subject to the Factory-Built Hous- ing Law as referenced in Section 1.8.3.2.5 of this code, refer to Health and Safety Code, Division 13, Part 6, commencing with Section 19960, and Cali- fornia Code of Regulations, Title 25, Division 1, Chapter 3, Subchapter 1, commencing with Section 3000.

1.8.6 Local Modification by Ordinance or Regulation.

1.8.6.1 General. Subject to other provisions of law, a city, county, or city and county may make changes to the pro- visions adopted by the Department of Housing and Com- munity Development. If any city, county, or city and county does not amend, add, or repeal by local ordi- nances or regulations the provisions published in this code or other regulations promulgated by the Depart- ment of Housing and Community Development, those provisions shall be applicable and shall become effec- tive 180 days after publication by the California Build- ing Standards Commission. Amendments, additions, and deletions to this code adopted by a city, county, or city and county pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Sections 17958.5, 17958.7, and 18941.5, together with all applicable portions of this code, shall also become effective 180 days after publication of the Cali- fornia Building Standards Code by the California Build- ing Standards Commission.

1.8.6.2 Findings, Filings, and Rejections of Local Mod- ifications. Prior to making any modifications or estab- lishing more restrictive building standards, the governing body shall make express findings and filings, as required by California Health and Safety Code Section 17958.7, showing that such modifications are reasonably neces- sary due to local climatic, geological, or topographical conditions. No modification shall become effective or operative unless the following requirements are met:

1. The express findings shall be made available as a public record.

2. A copy of the modification and express finding, each document marked to cross-reference the other, shall be filed with the California Building Standards Commission for a city, county, or a city and county, and with the Department of Housing and Commu- nity Development for fire protection districts.

3. The California Building Standards Commission has not rejected the modification or change.

Nothing in this section shall limit the authority of fire protection districts pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 13869.7(a).

1.8.7 Alternate Materials, Designs, Tests, and Methods of Construction.

1.8.7.1 General. The provisions of this code, as adopted by the Department of Housing and Community Develop- ment, are not intended to prevent the use of any alternate material, appliance, installation, device, arrangement, design, or method of construction not specifically pre- scribed by this code. Consideration and approval of alternates shall comply with Section 1.8.7.2 for local

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building departments and Section 1.8.7.3 for the Depart- ment of Housing and Community Development.

1.8.7.2 Local Building Departments. The building depart- ment of any city, county, or city and county may approve alternates for use in the erection, construction, recon- struction, movement, enlargement, conversion, alteration, repair, removal, demolition, or arrangement of apartments, condominiums, hotels, motels, lodging houses, dwellings, or accessory structures, except for the following:

1. Structures located in mobilehome parks as defined in California Health and Safety Code Section 18214.

2. Structures located in special occupancy parks as defined in California Health and Safety Code Sec- tion 18862.43.

3. Factory-built housing as defined in California Health and Safety Code Section 19971.

1.8.7.2.1 Approval of Alternates. The consideration and approval of alternates by a local building department shall comply with the following proce- dures and limitations:

1. The approval shall be granted on a case-by- case basis.

2. Evidence shall be submitted to substantiate claims that the proposed alternate, in perform- ance, safety, and protection of life and health, conforms to, or is at least equivalent to, the standards contained in this code and other rules and regulations promulgated by the Department of Housing and Community Development.

3. The local building department may require tests performed by an approved testing agency at the expense of the owner or owner’s agent as proof of compliance.

4. If the proposed alternate is related to accessi bil- ity in covered multifamily dwellings or facilities serving covered multifamily dwellings, as defined in Chapter 2 of the California Building Code, the proposed alternate must also meet the threshold set for equivalent facilitation as defined in Chapter 2 of the California Building Code.

For additional information regarding approval of alternates by a local building department pur- suant to the State Housing Law, see California Health and Safety Code Section 17951(e) and Cali- fornia Code of Regulations, Title 25, Division 1, Chapter 1, Subchapter 1.

1.8.7.3 Department of Housing and Community Devel- opment. The Department of Housing and Community Development may approve alternates for use in the erec- tion, construction, reconstruction, movement, enlarge- ment, conversion, alteration, repair, removal, or demolition of apartments, condominiums, hotels, motels, lodging houses, dwellings, or accessory structures thereto, and permanent buildings in mobilehome parks and special occupancy parks. The consideration and approval of alternates shall comply with the following:

1. The department may require tests at the expense of the owner or owner’s agent to substantiate compli- ance with the California Building Standards Code.

2. The approved alternate shall, for its intended pur- pose, be at least equivalent in performance and safety to the materials, designs, tests, or methods of construction prescribed by this code.

1.8.8 Appeals Board.

1.8.8.1 General. Every city, county, or city and county shall establish a process to hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions, and determinations made by the enforc- ing agency relative to the application and interpretation of this code and other regulations governing construction use, maintenance and change of occupancy. The govern- ing body of any city, county, or city and county may estab- lish a local appeals board and a housing appeals board to serve this purpose. Members of the appeals board(s) shall not be employees of the enforcing agency and shall be knowledgeable in the applicable building codes, reg- ulations and ordinances as determined by the governing body of the city, county, or city and county.

Where no such appeals boards or agencies have been established, the governing body of the city, county, or city and county shall serve as the local appeals board or housing appeals board as specified in California Health and Safety Code Sections 17920.5 and 17920.6.

1.8.8.2 Definitions. The following terms shall for the purposes of this section have the meaning shown.

Housing Appeals Board. The board or agency of a city, county, or city and county which is authorized by the gov- erning body of the city, county, or city and county to hear appeals regarding the requirements of the city, county, or city and county relating to the use, maintenance, and change of occupancy of buildings and structures, includ- ing requirements governing alteration, additions, repair, demolition, and moving. In any area in which there is no such board or agency, “Housing appeals board” means the local appeals board having jurisdiction over the area.

Local Appeals Board. The board or agency of a city, county, or city and county which is authorized by the gov- erning body of the city, county, or city and county to hear appeals regarding the building requirements of the city, county, or city and county. In any area in which there is no such board or agency, “Local appeals board” means the governing body of the city, county, or city and county having jurisdiction over the area.

1.8.8.3 Appeals. Except as otherwise provided by law, any person, firm, or corporation adversely affected by a decision, order, or determination by a city, county, or city and county relating to the application of building stan- dards published in the California Building Standards Code, or any other applicable rule or regulation adopted by the Department of Housing and Community Develop- ment, or any lawfully enacted ordinance by a city, county, or city and county, may appeal the issue for resolution to the local appeals board or housing appeals board as appropriate.

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The local appeals board shall hear appeals relating to new building construction and the housing appeals board shall hear appeals relating to existing buildings.

1.8.9 Unsafe Buildings or Structures.

1.8.9.1 Authority to Enforce. Subject to other provisions of law, the administration, enforcement, actions, pro- ceedings, abatement, violations, and penalties for unsafe buildings and structures are contained in the following statutes and regulations:

1. For applications subject to the State Housing Law as referenced in Section 1.8.3.2.1 of this code, refer to Health and Safety Code, Division 13, Part 1.5, commencing with Section 17910 and California Code of Regulations, Title 25, Division 1, Chapter 1, Subchapter 1, commencing with Section 1. For enforcement related to accessory dwelling units, see Health and Safety Code Section 17980.12, operative until January 1, 2035.

2. For applications subject to the Mobilehome Parks Act as referenced in Section 1.8.3.2.2 of this code, refer to Health and Safety Code, Division 13, Part 2.1, commencing with Section 18200 and California Code of Regulations, Title 25, Division 1, Chapter 2, commencing with Section 1000.

3. For applications subject to the Special Occupancy Parks Act as referenced in Section 1.8.3.2.3 of this code, refer to Health and Safety Code, Division 13, Part 2.3, commencing with Section 18860 and Cal- ifornia Code of Regulations, Title 25, Division 1, Chapter 2.2, commencing with Section 2000.

4. For applications subject to the Employee Housing Act as referenced in Section 1.8.3.2.4 of this code, refer to Health and Safety Code, Division 13, Part 1, commencing with Section 17000 and California Code of Regulations, Title 25, Division 1, Chapter 1, Subchapter 3, commencing with Section 600.

5. For applications subject to the Factory-Built Housing Law as referenced in Section 1.8.3.2.5 of this code, refer to Health and Safety Code, Division 13, Part 6, commencing with Section 19960 and California Code of Regulations, Title 25, Division 1, Chapter 3, Sub- chapter 1, commencing with Section 3000.

1.8.9.2 Actions and Proceedings. Subject to other pro- visions of law, punishments, penalties, and fines for vio- lations of building standards are contained in the following statutes and regulations:

1. For applications subject to the State Housing Law as referenced in Section 1.8.3.2.1 of this code, refer to Health and Safety Code, Division 13, Part 1.5, commencing with Section 17910 and California Code of Regulations, Title 25, Division 1, Chapter 1, Subchapter 1, commencing with Section 1.

2. For applications subject to the Mobilehome Parks Act as referenced in Section 1.8.3.2.2 of this code, refer to Health and Safety Code, Division 13, Part

2.1, commencing with Section 18200 and California Code of Regulations, Title 25, Division 1, Chapter 2, commencing with Section 1000.

3. For applications subject to the Special Occupancy Parks Act as referenced in Section 1.8.3.2.3 of this code, refer to Health and Safety Code, Division 13, Part 2.3, commencing with Section 18860 and Cal- ifornia Code of Regulations, Title 25, Division 1, Chapter 2.2, commencing with Section 2000.

4. For applications subject to the Employee Housing Act as referenced in Section 1.8.3.2.4 of this code, refer to Health and Safety Code, Division 13, Part 1, commencing with Section 17000 and California Code of Regulations, Title 25, Division 1, Chapter 1, Subchapter 3, commencing with Section 600.

5. For applications subject to the Factory-Built Housing Law as referenced in Section 1.8.3.2.5 of this code, refer to Health and Safety Code, Division 13, Part 6, commencing with Section 19960 and California Code of Regulations, Title 25, Division 1, Chapter 3, Sub- chapter 1, commencing with Section 3000.

1.8.10 Other Building Regulations.

1.8.10.1 Existing Structures. Notwithstanding other pro- visions of law, the replacement, retention, and extension of original materials and the use of original methods of construction for any existing building or accessory struc- ture, or portions thereof, shall be permitted in accor- dance with the provisions of this code and the California Existing Building Code, as adopted by the Department of Housing and Community Development. For additional information, see California Health and Safety Code Sec- tions 17912, 17920.3, 17922 and 17958.8.

1.8.10.2 Moved Structures. Subject to the requirements of California Health and Safety Code Sections 17922, 17922.3 and 17958.9, local ordinances or regulations relating to a moved residential building or accessory structure thereto, shall permit the replacement, retention, and extension of original materials and the use of origi- nal methods of construction so long as the structure does not become or continue to be a substandard building.

Note:

Authority Cited – Health and Safety Code Sections 17040, 17050, 17920.9, 17921, 17921.5, 17921.6, 17921.10, 17922, 17922.6, 17922.12, 17922.14, 17926, 17927, 17928, 17958.12, 18552, 18554, 18620, 18630, 18640, 18670, 18690, 18691, 18865, 18871.3, 18871.4, 18873, 18873.1 through 18873.5, 18938.3, and 19990, and Government Code Sections 12955.1 and 12855.1.1.

References – Health and Safety Code Sections 17000 through 17062.5, 17910 through 17995.5, 18200 through 18700, 18860 through 18874, 18938.6, 18941, 18941.5, 19890, 19891, 19892 and 19960 through 19997; Civil Code Sections 1101.4, 1101.5, 1954.201, 1954.202 and 5551; and Government Code Sections 8698.4, 12955.1, 12955.1.1 and 65852.2. California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Sections 1605.1, 1605.3 and 1607.

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1.9.0 Division of the State Architect.

1.9.1 Division of the State Architect – Access Compliance. Note: Buildings or facilities where accessibility is required for applications listed in California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 2 (California Building Code), Chapter 1, Section 1.9.1 regulated by the Division of the State Architect–Access Compliance shall comply with Title 24, Part 2, Chapter 11A or 11B, as applicable under authority cited by CA Govern- ment Code Section 4450 and in reference cited by CA Gov- ernment Code Sections 4450 through 4461, 12955.1(c), and CA Health and Safety Code Sections 18949.1, 19952 through 19959.

1.9.1.1 Adopting Agency Identification. The provisions of this code applicable to buildings identified in this Sub- section 1.9.1 will be identified in the Matrix Adoption Tables under the acronym DSA-AC.

1.9.2 Division of the State Architect – Structural Safety.

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.

1.10.0 Department of Health Care Access and Informa- tion/Office of Statewide Hospital Planning and Development.

1.10.1 OSHPD 1 and OSHPD 1R. Specific scope of appli- cation of the agency responsible for enforcement, enforce- ment agency, specific authority to adopt and enforce such provisions of this code, unless otherwise stated.

OSHPD 1 and OSHPD 1R

Application – [OSHPD 1] General acute care hospital build- ings. [OSHPD 1R] Non-conforming hospital SPC or free- standing buildings that have been removed from acute care service.

Enforcing Agency – Health Care Access and Informa- tion/Office of Statewide Hospital Planning and Development (OSHPD). The office shall enforce the Division of the State Architect access compliance regulations and the regulations of the Office of the State Fire Marshal for the above stated facility types.

1.10.1.1 Applicable Administrative Standards.

1. Title 24, Part 1, California Code of Regulations: Chapters 6 and 7.

2. Title 24, Part 2, California Code of Regulations: Sections 1.1.0 and 1.10.0, Chapter 1, Division I, and as indicated in the adoption matrix for Chapter 1, Division II.

1.10.1.2 Applicable Building Standards. California Building Standards Code, Title 24, Parts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, and 11.

Authority Cited – Health and Safety Code Sections 127010, 127015, 1275, and 129850.

References – Health and Safety Code Sections 19958, 127010, 127015, 129680, 1275, and 129675 through 130070.

1.10.1.3 Adopting Agency Identification. The provisions of this code applicable to buildings identified in this Sub- section 1.10.1 will be identified in the Matrix Adoption Tables under the acronym OSHPD 1, and OSHPD 1R.

1.10.2 OSHPD 2. Specific scope of application of the agency responsible for enforcement, enforcement agency, specific authority to adopt and enforce such provisions of this code, unless otherwise stated.

OSHPD 2

Application – Skilled nursing facilities and intermediate care facility buildings.

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Enforcing Agency – Health Care Access and Informa- tion/Office of Statewide Hospital Planning and Devel- opment (OSHPD). The office shall also enforce the Division of the State Architect access compliance regu- lations and the regulations of the Office of the State Fire Marshal for the above stated facility type.

1.10.2.1 Applicable Administrative Standards.

1. Title 24, Part 1, California Code of Regulations: Chapter 7.

2. Title 24, Part 2, California Code of Regulations: Sections 1.1.0 and 1.10.0, Chapter 1, Division I, and as indicated in the adoption matrix for Chapter 1, Division II.

1.10.2.2 Applicable Building Standards. California Building Standards Code, Title 24, Parts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, and 11.

Authority Cited – Health and Safety Code Sections 127010, 127015, 1275, and 129850.

References – Health and Safety Code Sections 127010, 127015, 1275, and 129680.

1.10.2.3 Adopting Agency Identification. The provisions of this code applicable to buildings identified in this Sub- section 1.10.2 will be identified in the Matrix Adoption Tables under the acronym OSHPD 2.

1.10.3 OSHPD 3. Specific scope of application of the agency responsible for enforcement, enforcement agency, specific authority to adopt and enforce such provisions of this code, unless otherwise stated.

OSHPD 3

Application – Licensed clinics and any freestanding building under a hospital license where outpatient clin- ical services are provided.

Enforcing Agency – Local building department.

1.10.3.1 Applicable Administrative Standards.

1. Title 24, Part 1, California Code of Regulations: Chapter 7.

2. Title 24, Part 2, California Code of Regulations: Sections 1.1.0 and 1.10.0, Chapter 1, Division I, and as indicated in the adoption matrix for Chapter 1, Division II.

1.10.3.2 Applicable Building Standards. California Building Standards Code, Title 24, Parts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, and 11.

Authority Cited – Health and Safety Code Sections 127010, 127015, and 1226.

References – Health and Safety Code Sections 127010, 127015, 129885, and 1226, Government Code Section 54350, and State Constitution Article 11, Section 7.

1.10.3.3 Adopting Agency Identification. The provisions of this code applicable to buildings identified in this Sub- section 1.10.3 will be identified in the Matrix Adoption Tables under the acronym OSHPD 3.

1.10.4 OSHPD 4. Specific scope of application of the agency responsible for enforcement, enforcement agency, specific authority to adopt and enforce such provisions of this code, unless otherwise stated.

OSHPD 4

Application – Correctional Treatment Centers. Enforcing Agency – Health Care Access and Informa- tion/Office of Statewide Hospital Planning and Devel- opment (OSHPD). The office shall also enforce the Division of the State Architect access compliance regu- lations and the regulations of the Office of the State Fire Marshal for the above stated facility types.

1.10.4.1 Applicable Administrative Standards. 1. Title 24, Part 1, California Code of Regulations: Chapter 7. 2. Title 24, Part 2, California Code of Regulations: Sections 1.1.0 and 1.10.0, Chapter 1, Division I, and as indicated in the adoption matrix for Chapter 1, Division II.

1.10.4.2 Applicable Building Standards. California Building Standards Code, Title 24, Parts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10 and 11.

Authority Cited – Health and Safety Code Sections 127010, 127015, and 129790.

References – Health and Safety Code Sections 127010, 127015, 1275, and 129675 through 130070. 1.10.4.3. Adopting Agency Identification. The provisions of this code applicable to buildings identified in this Sub- section 1.10.4 will be identified in the Matrix Adoption Tables under the acronym OSHPD 4. 1.10.5 OSHPD 5. Specific scope of application of the agency responsible for enforcement, enforcement agency and the spe- cific authority to adopt and enforce such provisions of this code, unless otherwise stated.

OSHPD 5

Application – Acute psychiatric hospital buildings. Enforcing Agency – Health Care Access and Informa- tion/Office of Statewide Hospital Planning and Devel- opment (OSHPD). The office shall also enforce the Division of the State Architect – Access Compliance reg- ulations and the regulations of the Office of the State Fire Marshal for the above-stated facility types.

1.10.5.1 Applicable Administrative Standards. 1. Title 24, Part 1, California Code of Regulations: Chapter 7. 2. Title 24, Part 2, California Code of Regulations: Sections 1.1.0 and 1.10.0, Chapter 1, Division I, and as indicated in the adoption matrix for Chapter I, Division II.

1.10.5.2 Applicable Building Standards. California Building Standards Code, Title 24, Parts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10 and 11.

Authority Cited – Health and Safety Code Sections 1275 and 129850.

References – Health and Safety Code Sections 129680, 1275 and 129675 through 130070. 1.10.5.3 Adopting Agency Identification. The provisions of this code applicable to buildings identified in this Sub- section 1.10.5 will be identified in the Matrix Adoption Tables under the Acronym OSHPD 5.

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1.10.6 OSHPD 6. Specific scope of application of the agency responsible for enforcement, enforcement agency and the spe- cific authority to adopt and enforce such provisions of this code, unless otherwise stated.

OSHPD 6

Application – Chemical dependency recovery hospital not within an acute care hospital building or an acute psychiatric facility.

Enforcing Agency – Local building department.

1.10.6.1 Applicable Administrative Standards.

1. Title 24, Part 1, California Code of Regulations: Chapter 7.

2. Title 24, Part 2, California Code of Regulations: Section 1.1.0 and 1.10.0, Chapter 1 Division I, and as indicated in the adoption matrix for Chapter I, Division II.

1.10.6.2 Applicable Building Standards. California Build- ing Standards Code, Title 24, Parts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10 and 11.

The provision of Title 24, Part 2, as adopted and amended by OSHPD, shall apply to the applications listed in Section 1.10.6.

Authority Cited – Health and Safety Code Sections 1275, 18929 and 129850.

References – Health and Safety Code Sections 1250.3 and 129675-130070.

1.10.6.3 Adopting Agency Identification. The provisions of this code applicable to buildings identified in this Sub- section 1.10.6 will be identified in the Matrix Adoption Tables under the Acronym OSHPD 6.

1.11.0 Office of the State Fire Marshal.

1.11.1 SFM-Office of the State Fire Marshal. Specific scope of application of the agency responsible for enforcement, the enforcement agency and the specific authority to adopt and enforce such provisions of this code, unless otherwise stated.

Application:

Institutional, Educational, or any Similar Occupancy. Any building or structure used or intended for use as an asylum, jail, mental hospital, hospital, sanitarium, home for the aged, children’s nursery, children’s home, school, or any similar occupancy of any capacity.

Authority Cited – Health and Safety Code Section 13143. Reference – Health and Safety Code Section 13143.

Assembly or Similar Place of Assemblage. Any theater, dancehall, skating rink, auditorium, assembly hall, meeting hall, nightclub, fair building, or similar place of assemblage where 50 or more persons may gather together in a building, room or structure for the purpose of amusement, entertain- ment, instruction, deliberation, worship, drinking or dining, awaiting transportation, or education.

Authority Cited – Health and Safety Code Section 13143. Reference – Health and Safety Code Section 13143.

Small Family Day-Care Homes. Authority Cited – Health and Safety Code Sections 1597.45, 1597.54, 13143, and 17921.

Reference – Health and Safety Code Section 13143.

Large Family Day-Care Homes. Authority Cited – Health and Safety Code Sections 1597.46, 1597.54, and 17921.

Reference – Health and Safety Code Section 13143.

Residential Facilities and Residential Facilities for the Eld- erly. Authority Cited – Health and Safety Code Section 13133. Reference – Health and Safety Code Section 13143.

Any State Institution or Other State-Owned or Specified State-Occupied Building. Specified State-Occupied Buildings. Any building, structure or area that meets any of the following criteria: 1. A building where the state has contracted into a build-to- suit lease.

2. A courthouse holding facility or trial court with a deten- tion area.

3. A building used by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) as a community correctional reentry center. 4. 100 percent state occupied. 5. State-occupied areas in a state-leased building that is a high-rise and is 75 percent of the net area floor space or more occupied by state entities. 6. State-occupied areas in a building that contains 5,000 square feet (465 m [2] ) or more space of state-leased Group H or Group L occupancy. 7. A state-leased building with facilities with the primary purpose of housing state records and/or state artifacts of historical significance. 8. Properties leased by California State University (CSU). 9. State institutions and their real property. 10. CAL FIRE occupied areas in leased buildings. 11. State-leased facilities where the governing body’s fire pro- tection services rely on an all-volunteer fire department. Authority Cited – Health and Safety Code Sections 13108, 13145, 13146, 16022.5 and 17921.

Reference – Health and Safety Code Sections 13108, 13143, 13145, 13146, 16022.5 and 17921.

High-Rise Structures. Authority Cited – Health and Safety Code Section 13211. Reference – Health and Safety Code Section 13143.

Motion Picture Production Studios.

Authority Cited – Health and Safety Code Section 13143.1. Reference – Health and Safety Code Section 13143.

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Organized Camps.

Authority Cited – Health and Safety Code Section 18897.3. Reference – Health and Safety Code Section 13143.

Residential. All hotels, motels, lodging houses, apartment houses and dwellings, including congregate residences and buildings and structures accessory thereto. Multiple-story structures existing on January 1, 1975, let for human habita- tion, including and limited to, hotels, motels, apartment houses, less than 75 feet (22 860 mm) above the lowest floor level having building access, wherein rooms used for sleep- ing are let above the ground floor.

Authority Cited – Health and Safety Code Sections 13143.2 and 17921.

Reference – Health and Safety Code Section 13143.

Residential Care Facilities. Certified family-care homes, out- of-home placement facilities, halfway houses, drug and/or alcohol rehabilitation facilities, and any building or structure used or intended for use as a home or institution for the hous- ing of any person of any age when such person is referred to or placed within such home or institution for protective social care and supervision services by any governmental agency.

Authority Cited – Health and Safety Code Section 13143.6. Reference – Health and Safety Code Section 13143.

Tents, Awnings, or Other Fabric Enclosures Used in Con- nection with Any Occupancy.

Authority Cited – Health and Safety Code Section 13116.

Reference – Health and Safety Code Section 13143.

Fire Alarm Devices, Equipment, and Systems in Connec- tion with Any Occupancy.

Authority Cited – Health and Safety Code Section 13114.

Reference – Health and Safety Code Section 13143.

Hazardous Materials.

Authority Cited – Health and Safety Code Section 13143.9.

Reference – Health and Safety Code Section 13143.

Flammable and Combustible Liquids.

Authority Cited – Health and Safety Code Section 13143.6.

Reference – Health and Safety Code Section 13143.

Public School Automatic Fire Detection, Alarm, and Sprin- kler Systems.

Authority Cited – Health and Safety Code Section 13143 and California Education Code Article 7.5, Sections 17074.50, 17074.52, and 17074.54.

References – Government Code Section 11152.5, Health and Safety Code Section 13143 and California Education Code Chapter 12.5, Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act of 1998, Article 1.

Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Area.

Authority Cited – Health and Safety Code Sections 13143, 13108.5(a), and 18949.2(b) and (c); and Government Code Section 51189.

References – Health and Safety Code Sections 13143, Gov- ernment Code Sections 51176, 51177, 51178, and 51179; and Public Resources Code Sections 4201 through 4204.

1.11.2 Duties and Powers of the Enforcing Agency.

1.11.2.1 Enforcement.

1.11.2.1.1 The responsibility for enforcement of building standards adopted by the State Fire Mar- shal and published in the California Building Stan- dards Code relating to fire and panic safety and other regulations of the State Fire Marshal shall except as provided in Section 1.11.2.1.2 be as fol- lows:

1. The city, county, or city and county, with juris- diction in the area affected by the standard or regulation shall delegate the enforcement of the building standards relating to fire and panic safety and other regulations of the State Fire Marshal as they relate to Group R-3 occupan- cies, as described in Section 310.1 of Part 2 of the California Building Standards Code, to either of the following:

1.1. The chief of the fire authority of the city, county, or city, and county or an authorized rep- resentative.

1.2. The chief building official of the city, county, or city and county, or an authorized rep- resentative.

2. The chief of any city or county fire department or of any fire protection district, and authorized representatives, shall enforce within the juris- diction the building standards and other regu- lations of the State Fire Marshal, except those described in Item 1 or 4.

3. The State Fire Marshal shall have authority to enforce the building standards and other regu- lations of the State Fire Marshal in areas out- side of corporate cities and districts providing fire protection services.

4. The State Fire Marshal shall have authority to enforce the building standards and other regu- lations of the State Fire Marshal in corporate cities and districts providing fire-protection services on request of the chief fire official or the governing body.

5. Any fee charged pursuant to the enforcement authority of this section shall not exceed the estimated reasonable cost of providing the serv- ice for which the fee is charged pursuant to Sec- tion 66014 of the Government Code.

1.11.2.1.2 Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Sec- tion 13108, and except as otherwise provided in this section, building standards adopted by the State Fire Marshal published in the California Building Stan-

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dards Code relating to fire and panic safety shall be enforced by the State Fire Marshal in all state- owned buildings, state-occupied buildings, and state institutions throughout the state. Upon the written request of the chief fire official of any city, county, or fire-protection district, the State Fire Marshal may authorize such chief fire official and his or her authorized representatives, in their geographical area of responsibility, to make fire-prevention inspections of state-owned or state-occupied build- ings, other than state institutions, for the purpose of enforcing the regulations relating to fire and panic safety adopted by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to this section and building standards relating to fire and panic safety published in the California Build- ing Standards Code. Authorization from the State Fire Marshal shall be limited to those fire depart- ments or fire districts which maintain a fire-preven- tion bureau staffed by paid personnel.

Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 13108, any requirement or order made by any chief fire official who is authorized by the State Fire Mar- shal to make fire-prevention inspections of state- owned or state-occupied buildings, other than state institutions, may be appealed to the State Fire Mar- shal. The State Fire Marshal shall, upon receiving an appeal and subject to the provisions of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 18945) of Part 2.5 of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code, deter- mine if the requirement or order made is reasonably consistent with the fire and panic safety regulations adopted by the State Fire Marshal and building standards relating to fire and panic safety published in the California Building Code.

Any person may request a code interpretation from the State Fire Marshal relative to the intent of any regulation or provision adopted by the State Fire Marshal. When the request relates to a specific project, occupancy or building, the State Fire Mar- shal shall review the issue with the appropriate local enforcing agency prior to rendering such code inter- pretation.

1.11.2.1.3 Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Sec- tion 13112, any person who violates any order, rule or regulation of the State Fire Marshal is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100.00 or more than $500.00, or by imprisonment for not less than six months, or by both. A person is guilty of a separate offense each day during which he or she commits, continues, or permits a violation of any provision of, or any order, rule or regulation of, the State Fire Marshal as contained in this code.

Any inspection authority who, in the exercise of his or her authority as a deputy State Fire Marshal, causes any legal complaints to be filed or any arrest to be made shall notify the State Fire Marshal imme- diately following such action.

1.11.2.2 Right of Entry. The fire chief of any city, county, or fire-protection district, or such person’s authorized

representative, may enter any state institution or any other state-owned or state-occupied building for the pur- pose of preparing a fire-suppression preplanning pro- gram or for the purpose of investigating any fire in a state-occupied building.

The State Fire Marshal, his or her deputies or salaried assistants, the chief of any city or county fire department or fire-protection district and his or her authorized representatives may enter any building or premises not used for dwelling purposes at any reason- able hour for the purpose of enforcing this chapter. The owner, lessee, manager, or operator of any such build ing or premises shall permit the State Fire Marshal, his or her deputies or salaried assistants and the chief of any city or county fire department or fire-protection district and his or her authorized representatives to enter and inspect them at the time and for the purpose stated in this section.

1.11.2.3 More Restrictive Fire and Panic Safety Build- ing Standards.

1.11.2.3.1 Any fire-protection district organized pur- suant to Health and Safety Code Part 2.7 (com- mencing with Section 13800) of Division 12 may adopt building standards relating to fire and panic safety that are more stringent than those building standards adopted by the State Fire Marshal and contained in the California Building Standards Code. For these purposes, the district board shall be deemed a legislative body and the district shall be deemed a local agency. Any changes or modifica- tions that are more stringent than the requirements published in the California Building Standards Code relating to fire and panic safety shall be subject to Section 1.1.8.1.

hal and_ contained in the California Building Standards Code. For these purposes, the district board shall be deemed a legislative body and the district shall be deemed a local agency. Any changes or modifica- tions that are more stringent than the requirements published in the California Building Standards Code relating to fire and panic safety shall be subject to Section 1.1.8.1.

1.11.2.3.2 Any fire protection district that proposes to adopt an ordinance pursuant to this section shall, not less than 30 days prior to noticing a proposed ordinance for public hearing, provide a copy of that ordinance, together with the adopted findings made pursuant to Section 1.11.2.3.1, to the city, county, or city and county where the ordinance will apply. The city, county, or city and county may provide the dis- trict with written comments, which shall become part of the fire-protection district’s public hearing record.

1.11.2.3.3 The fire-protection district shall transmit the adopted ordinance to the city, county, or city and county where the ordinance will apply. The legisla- tive body of the city, county, or city and county may ratify, modify or deny an adopted ordinance and transmit its determination to the district within 15 days of the determination. Any modification or denial of an adopted ordinance shall include a writ- ten statement describing the reasons for any modi- fications or denial. No ordinance adopted by the district shall be effective until ratification by the city, county, or city and county where the ordinance will apply. Upon ratification of an adopted ordinance, the city, county, or city and county shall file a copy of the findings of the district, and any findings of the city, county, or city and county together with the

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adopted ordinance expressly marked and identified to which each finding refers, in accordance with Section 1.1.8.1(3).

1.11.2.4 Request for Alternate Means of Protection. Requests for approval to use an alternative material, assembly or materials, equipment, method of construc- tion, method of installation of equipment, or means of protection shall be made in writing to the enforcing agency by the owner or the owner’s authorized repre sen- tative and shall be accompanied by a full statement of the conditions. Sufficient evidence or proof shall be submit- ted to substantiate any claim that may be made regarding its conformance. The enforcing agency may require tests and the submission of a test report from an approved test- ing organization as set forth in Title 19, California Code of Regulations, to substantiate the equivalency of the pro- posed alternative means of protection.

When a request for alternate means of protection involves hazardous materials, the Authority Having Jurisdiction may consider implementation of the findings and recommendations identified in a Risk Management Plan (RMP) developed in accordance with Title 19, Divi- sion 2, Chapter 4.5, Article 3.

Approval of a request for use of an alternative mate- rial, assembly of materials, equipment, method of con- struction, method of installation of equipment, or means of protection made pursuant to these provisions shall be limited to the particular case covered by request and shall not be construed as establishing any precedent for any future request.

1.11.2.5 Appeals. When a request for an alternate means of protection has been denied by the enforcing agency, the applicant may file a written appeal to the State Fire Marshal for consideration of the applicant’s proposal. In considering such appeal, the State Fire Marshal may seek the advice of the State Board of Fire Services. The State Fire Marshal shall, after considering all of the facts presented, including any recommendations of the State Board of Fire Services, determine if the proposal is for the purposes intended, at least equivalent to that speci- fied in these regulations in quality, strength, effective- ness, fire resistance, durability, and safety, and shall transmit such findings and any recommendations to the applicant and to the enforcing agency.

1.11.3 Construction Documents. In addition to the provisions of this Section, see Title 24, Part 2, California Building Code, Appendix Chapter 1, Section 106 for additional requirements.

1.11.3.1 Public Schools. Plans and specifications for the construction, alteration or addition to any building owned, leased or rented by any public school district shall be submitted to the Division of the State Architect.

1.11.3.2 Movable Walls and Partitions. Plans or dia- grams shall be submitted to the enforcing agency for approval before the installation of, or rearrangement of, any movable wall or partition in any occupancy. Approval shall be granted only if there is no increase in the fire hazard.

1.11.3.3 New Construction High-Rise Buildings.

1. Complete plans or specifications, or both, shall be prepared covering all work required to comply with new construction high-rise buildings. Such plans and specifications shall be submitted to the enforc- ing agency having jurisdiction.

2. All plans and specifications shall be prepared under the responsible charge of an architect or a civil or structural engineer authorized by law to develop construction plans and specifications, or by both such architect and engineer. Plans and specifica- tions shall be prepared by an engineer duly quali- fied in that branch of engineering necessary to perform such services. Administration of the work of construction shall be under the charge of the responsible architect or engineer except that where plans and specifications involve alterations or repairs, such work of construction may be adminis- tered by an engineer duly qualified to perform such services and holding a valid certificate under Chap- ter 7 (commencing with Section 65700) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code for per- formance of services in that branch of engineering in which said plans, specifications and estimates and work of construction are applicable.

This section shall not be construed as prevent- ing the design of fire-extinguishing systems by per- sons holding a C-16 license issued pursuant to Division 3, Chapter 9, Business and Professions Code. In such instances, however, the responsibility charge of this section shall prevail.

1.11.3.4 Existing High-Rise Buildings.

1. Complete plans or specifications, or both, shall be prepared covering all work required by Section 3412 for existing high-rise buildings. Such plans or spec- ifications shall be submitted to the enforcing agency having jurisdiction.

2. When new construction is required to conform with the provisions of these regulations, complete plans or specifications, or both, shall be prepared in accordance with the provisions of this subsection. As used in this section “new construction” is not intended to include repairs, replacements or minor alterations which do not disrupt or appreciably add to or affect the structural aspects of the building.

1.11.3.5 Retention of Plans. Refer to Building Standards Law, Health and Safety Code Sections 19850 and 19851, for permanent retention of plans.

1.11.4 Fees.

1.11.4.1 Other Fees. Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 13146.2, a city, county, or district which inspects a hotel, motel, lodging house, or apartment house may charge and collect a fee for the inspection from the owner of the structure in an amount, as determined by the city, county, or district, sufficient to pay its costs of that inspection.

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Care Homes, the local government shall process any required permit as economically as possible, and fees charged for review shall not exceed the costs of the review and permit process.

1.11.4.3 High-Rise. Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 13217, High-Rise Structure Inspection: Fees and Costs, a local agency which inspects a high-rise structure pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 13217 may charge and collect a fee for the inspection from the owner of the high-rise structure in an amount, as determined by the local agency, sufficient to pay its costs of that inspec- tion.

1.11.4.4 Fire Clearance Preinspection. Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 13235, Fire Clearance Preinspection, Fee; upon receipt of a request from a prospective licensee of a community care facility, as defined in Section 1502, of a residential-care facility for the elderly, as defined in Section 1569.2, or of a child day-care facility, as defined in Section 1596.750, the local fire enforcing agency, as defined in Section 13244, or State Fire Marshal, whichever has primary jurisdic- tion, shall conduct a preinspection of the facility prior to the final fire clearance approval. At the time of the prein- spection, the primary fire enforcing agency shall price consultation and interpretation of the fire safety regula- tions and shall notify the prospective licensee of the facil- ity in writing of the specific fire safety regulations which shall be enforced in order to obtain fire clearance approval. A fee equal to, but not exceeding, the actual cost of the of the preinspection services may be charged for the preinspection of a facility.

1.11.4.5 Care Facilities. The primary fire enforcing agency shall complete the final fire clearance inspection for a community care facility, residential-care facility for the elderly, or child day-care facility within 30 days of receipt of the request for the final inspection, or as of the date the prospective facility requests the final prelicen- sure inspection by the State Department of Social Serv- ices, whichever is later.

Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 13235, a preinspection fee equal to, but not exceeding, the actual cost of the of the preinspection services may be charged for the preinspection of a facility.

Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 13131.5, a reasonable final inspection fee, not to exceed the actual cost of inspection services necessary to complete a final inspection may be charged for occupancies classified as residential-care facilities for the elderly (RCFE).

Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1569.84, neither the State Fire Marshal nor any local public entity shall charge any fee for enforcing fire inspection regulations pursuant to state law or regula- tion or local ordinance, with respect to residential-care facilities for the elderly (RCFE) which service six or fewer persons.

1.11.4.6 Requests of the Office of the State Fire Mar- shal. Whenever a local Authority Having Jurisdiction requests that the State Fire Marshal perform plan review

and/or inspection services related to a building permit, the applicable fees for such shall be payable to the Office of the State Fire Marshal.

1.11.5 Inspections. Work performed subject to the provisions of this code shall comply with the inspection requirements of Title 24, Part 2, California Building Standards Code, Sec- tions 109.1, 109.3, 109.3.4, 109.3.5, 109.3.6, 109.3.8, 109.3.9, 109.3.10, 109.5, and 109.6 as adopted by the Office of the State Fire Marshal.

1.11.5.1 Existing Group I-1 or R Occupancies. Licensed 24-hour care in a Group I-1 or R occupancy in existence and originally classified under previously adopted state codes shall be reinspected under the appropriate previ- ous code, provided there is no change in the use or char- acter which would place the facility in a different

occupancy group.

1.11.6 Certificate of Occupancy. A Certificate of Occupancy shall be issued as specified in Title 24, Part 2, California Building Code, Section 111.

Exception: Certificates of occupancy are not required for work exempt from permits in accordance with Section 105.2 of the California Building Code.

1.11.7 Temporary Structures and Uses. See Title 24, Part 2, California Building Code, Section 108.

1.11.8 Service Utilities. See Title 24, Part 2, California Build- ing Code, Section 112.

1.11.9 Stop Work Order. See Title 24, Part 2, California Building Code, Section 115.

1.11.10 Unsafe Buildings, Structures, and Equipment. See Title 24, Part 2, California Building Code, Section 116.

1.11.11 Adopting Agency Identification. The provisions of this code applicable to buildings identified in this section will be identified in the Matrix Adoption Tables under the acronym SFM.

1.12.0 Reserved for the State Librarian.

1.13.0 Department of Water Resources (DWR).

1.13.1 Application – Design standards to safely plumb build- ings with both potable and recycled water systems.

Enforcing Agency – State or local agency specified by the applicable provisions of law.

Authority Cited – Water Code Section 13557.

References – Water Code Section 13553.

1.13.2 Adopting Agency Identification. The provisions of this code applicable to buildings identified in this section will be identified in the Matrix Adoption Tables under the acronym DWR.

1.14.0 Reserved for the State Lands Commission.

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