Chapter 1 — SCOPE AND APPLICATION
California Residential Code (Title 24, Part 2.5) · 2019 edition · updated 2026-09-12 · California
Italicized text is a California amendment to the model code, as printed in the official publication.
Sections in this part
- Section 1.1
- Section 1.2
- Section 1.3
- Section 1.4
- Section 1.5
- Section 1.6
- Section 1.7
- Section 1.8
- Section 1.8.2
- Section 1.8.3
- Section 1.8.4
- Section 1.8.5
- Section 1.8.6
- Section 1.8.7
- Section 1.8.8
- Section 1.8.9
- Section 1.8.10
- Section 1.9
- Section 1.10
- Section 1.11
- Section 1.12
- Section 1.13
- Section 1.14
- Section R101
- Section R102
- Section R103
- Section R104
- Section R105
- Section R106
- Section R107
- Section R108
- Section R109
- Section R110
- Section R111
- Section R112
- Section R113
- Section R114
- Section R201
- Section R202
(Matrix Adoption Tables are nonregulatory, intended only as an aid to the code user.
See Chapter 1 for state agency authority and building applications.)
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| R105.2 Building: Items 1 - 10 |
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| R114 - R114.3 | X |
The state agency does not adopt sections identified with the following symbol: †
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Part I—Administrative
CHAPTER 1
SCOPE AND APPLICATION
DIVISION I CALIFORNIA ADMINISTRATION
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Ask AI about this code▸Contents — California Residential Code (Title 24, Part 2.5)
- Chapter 2 — DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS
▸Chapter 1 — SCOPE AND APPLICATION
Overview- Section 1.1
- Section 1.2
- Section 1.3
- Section 1.4
- Section 1.5
- Section 1.6
- Section 1.7
- Section 1.8
- Section 1.8.2
- Section 1.8.3
- Section 1.8.4
- Section 1.8.5
- Section 1.8.6
- Section 1.8.7
- Section 1.8.8
- Section 1.8.9
- Section 1.8.10
- Section 1.9
- Section 1.10
- Section 1.11
- Section 1.12
- Section 1.13
- Section 1.14
- Section R101
- Section R102
- Section R103
- Section R104
- Section R105
- Section R106
- Section R107
- Section R108
- Section R109
- Section R110
- Section R111
- Section R112
- Section R113
- Section R114
- Section R201
- Section R202
- Chapter 3 — BUILDING PLANNING
- Chapter 4 — FOUNDATIONS
- Chapter 5 — FLOORS
- Chapter 6 — WALL CONSTRUCTION
- Chapter 7 — WALL COVERING
- Chapter 8 — ROOF-CEILING CONSTRUCTION
- Chapter 9 — ROOF ASSEMBLIES
- Chapter 10 — CHIMNEYS AND FIREPLACES
- Chapter 44 — REFERENCED STANDARDS
- Appendix F — RADON CONTROL METHODS
- Appendix H — PATIO COVERS
- Appendix I — PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL
- Appendix J — EXISTING BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES
- Appendix K — SOUND TRANSMISSION
- Appendix L — PERMIT FEES
- Appendix O — AUTOMATIC VEHICULAR GATES
- Appendix Q — TINY HOUSES
- Appendix R — LIGHT STRAW-CLAY CONSTRUCTION
- Appendix S — STRAWBALE CONSTRUCTION
- Appendix T — SOLAR-READY PROVISIONS—DETACHED ONE- AND
- Appendix V — SWIMMING POOL SAFETY ACT
- Appendix W — AREAS PROTECTED BY THE FACILITIES
- Appendix X — EMERGENCY HOUSING