R114 Stop Work Order — 2025 California Residential Code

R114.1 Authority.¶

Where the building official finds any work regulated by this code being performed in a manner contrary to the provisions of this code or in a dangerous or unsafe manner, the building official is authorized to issue a stop work order.

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R114.2 Issuance.¶

The stop work order shall be in writing and shall be given to the owner of the property, the owner’s authorized agent or the person performing the work. Upon issuance of a stop work order, the cited work shall immediately cease. The stop work order shall state the reason for the order and the conditions under which the cited work is authorized to resume.

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R114.3 Emergencies.¶

Where an emergency exists, the building official shall not be required to give a written notice prior to stopping the work.

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R114.4 Failure to comply.¶

Any person who shall continue any work after having been served with a stop work order, except such work as that person is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition, shall be subject to fines established by the authority having jurisdiction.

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CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL CODE – MATRIX ADOPTION TABLE

CHAPTER 2 – DEFINITIONS

(Matrix Adoption Tables are nonregulatory, intended only as an aid to the code user. See Chapter 1 for state agency authority and building applications.)

Adopting agency	BSC	BSC- CG	SFM	HCD			DSA			OSHPD						BSCC	DPH	AGR	DWR	CEC	CA	SL	SLC
Adopting agency	BSC	BSC- CG	SFM	1	2	1/AC	AC	SS	SS/CC	1	1R	2	3	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Adopt entire chapter
Adopt entire chapter as amended (amended sections listed below)			X	X	X
Adopt only those sections that are listed below
Chapter / Section
R201.3			X	X
R201.4			X
ACCESS (TO)				X
ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT				X	X
ADDITION				X
AGED HOME OR INSTITUTION			X
ALTERATION				X
APPROVED			X	X
APPROVED AGENCY			X	X
APPROVED LISTING AGENCY			X	X
APPROVED TESTING AGENCY			X	X
BALANCED VENTILATION SYSTEM				X
BEDRIDDEN PERSON			X
BUILDING				X
BUILDING OFFICIAL				X
CARE AND SUPERVISION			X
CATASTROPHICALLY INJURED			X
CHILD CARE			X
CHILD-CARE CENTER			X
CHILD OR CHILDREN			X
CHIMNEY				X
CHRONICALLY ILL			X
CIRCULATING HOT WATER SYSTEM				X
CLIMATE ZONE				X
COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL				X
COMBUSTION AIR				X
CONDENSATE				X
CONGREGATE LIVING HEALTH- FACILITY (CLHF)			X
CONGREGATE RESIDENCE			X
CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS				X
DAY-CARE			X
DAY-CARE HOME, FAMILY			X
DAY-CARE HOME, LARGE FAMILY			X
DAY-CARE HOME, SMALL FAMILY			X
DEPARTMENT				X
DILUTION AIR				X
DIRECT-VENT APPLIANCE				X
DRAFT				X

CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL CODE – MATRIX ADOPTION TABLE

CHAPTER 2 – DEFINITIONS—continued

Adopting agency	BSC	BSC- CG	SFM	HCD			DSA			OSHPD						BSCC	DPH	AGR	DWR	CEC	CA	SL	SLC
Adopting agency	BSC	BSC- CG	SFM	1	2	1/AC	AC	SS	SS/CC	1	1R	2	3	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Adopt entire chapter
Adopt entire chapter as amended (amended sections listed below)			X	X	X
Adopt only those sections that are listed below
Chapter / Section
DRAFT HOOD				X
DRAFT REGULATOR				X
DUCT SYSTEM				X
DWELLING UNIT				X
ENFORCEMENT				X
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY				X
ENFORCING AGENCY			X	X
ENTRY LEVEL				X
EQUIPMENT				X
EXISTING BUILDING				X
EXTERIOR WALL				X
EXTERIOR WALL ASSEMBLY			X
EXTERIOR WALL COVERING			X
FAMILY				X
FENESTRATION				X
FENESTRATION, VERTICAL				X
FIREPLACE				X
FLOOR FURNACE				X
FLUE APPLIANCE				X
FLUE GASES				X
FULL-TIME CARE			X
FURNACE				X
GRADE PLANE				X
GUARD_OR GUARDRAIL_				X
HISTORICAL BUILDING				X
IGNITION SOURCE				X
INFANT			X
INFLATABLE AMUSEMENT DEVICE			X
INSULATED SIDING				X
INSULATING SHEATHING				X
LABELED			X	X
LIMITED-DENSITY OWNER-BUILT RURAL DWELLINGS				X
LISTED			X	X
LISTING AGENCY				X	X
LIVE/WORK UNIT				X
LIVING SPACE				X
LODGING HOUSE				X
MASONRY UNIT				X
MEZZANINE, LOFT			X
NONAMBULATORY PERSONS			X
PASSIVE SOLAR ENERGY COLLECTOR				X

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CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL CODE – MATRIX ADOPTION TABLE

CHAPTER 2 – DEFINITIONS—continued

Adopting agency	BSC	BSC- CG	SFM	HCD			DSA			OSHPD						BSCC	DPH	AGR	DWR	CEC	CA	SL	SLC
Adopting agency	BSC	BSC- CG	SFM	1	2	1/AC	AC	SS	SS/CC	1	1R	2	3	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Adopt entire chapter
Adopt entire chapter as amended (amended sections listed below)			X	X	X
Adopt only those sections that are listed below
Chapter / Section
PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES, PROFOUNDLY OR SEVERELY			X
PLENUM				X
PRESS-CONNECT JOINT				X
PROTECTIVE SOCIAL CARE FACILITY			X
PURGE				X
READY ACCESS (TO)				X
RELIEF VALVE, VACUUM				X
REPAIR				X
REROOFING				X
RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY FOR THE CHRONICALLY ILL (RCF/CI)			X
RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY FOR THE ELDERLY (RCFE)			X
RESIDENTIAL FACILITY (RF)			X
RESTRAINT			X
ROOF ASSEMBLY				X
ROOF RECOVER				X
ROOF REPAIR				X
ROOF REPLACEMENT				X
SKYLIGHTS AND SLOPED GLAZING				X
SLEEPING UNIT				X
STATE-OWNED/LEASED BUILDING			X
SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT				X
SUNROOM				X
TERMINALLY ILL			X
TESTING AGENCY				X
THIRD-PARTY CERTIFICATION AGENCY				X
THIRD-PARTY CERTIFIED				X
TODDLER			X
VENT				X
VENT CONNECTOR				X
VENT SYSTEM				X
VENTILATION				X
WATER HEATER				X
WHOLE-HOUSE MECHANICAL VENTILATION SYSTEM				X
WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE (WUI)			X

The state agency does not adopt sections identified with the following symbol: †

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Part II—Definitions

Exceptions & meaning →

R114.1 Authority.¶

R114.2 Issuance.¶

R114.3 Emergencies.¶

R114.4 Failure to comply.¶

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