Definitions, appeals, certificates of occupancy and means of appeal

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• CEBC § 1-18 High relevance — show source text

  R104 Duties and Powers of the Building Official . . . . . . . 1-18

  R105 Permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-20

  R106 Construction Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-22

  R107 Temporary Structures and Uses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-23

  R108 Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-23

  R109 Inspections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-23

  R110 Certificate of Occupancy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-25

  R111 Service Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-25

  R112 Means of Appeals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-25

  R113 Violations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-26

  R114 Stop Work Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-26

  Part II—Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-5

  CHAPTER 2 DEFINITIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-5

  R201 General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

  R202 Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

  Part III—Building Planning and Construction . . . . . . . . . . . .3-5

  CHAPTER 3 BUILDING PLANNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-5

  R300 Site Drainage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

  R301 Design Criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

  R302 Fire-Resistant Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23

• CEBC § 105.3. High relevance — show source text

  Exceptions:

  1. Certificates of occupancy are not required for work exempt from permits under Section 105.3.

  2. Accessory structures.

  [A] 110.3 Temporary occupancy. The code official is authorized to issue a temporary certificate of occupancy before the completion of the entire work covered by the permit, provided that such portion or portions shall be occupied safely. The code official shall set a time period during which the temporary certificate of occupancy is valid.

  [A] 110.4 Revocation. The code official is authorized to, in writing, suspend or revoke a certificate of occupancy or completion issued under the provisions of this code wherever the certificate is issued in error, on the basis of incorrect information supplied, or where it is determined that the building or structure, premise or portion thereof is in violation of any ordinance or regulation or any of the provisions of this code.

  SECTION 111—SERVICE UTILITIES

  [A] 111.1 Connection of service utilities. A person shall not make connections from a utility, source of energy, fuel, power, water system or sewer system to any building or system that is regulated by this code for which a permit is required until authorized by the code official.

  [A] 111.2 Temporary connection. The code official shall have the authority to authorize the temporary connection of the building or system to the utility, source of energy, fuel, power, water system or sewer system for the purpose of testing systems or for use under a temporary approval.

  [A] 111.3 Authority to disconnect service utilities. The code official shall have the authority to authorize disconnection of utility service to the building, structure or system regulated by this code and the referenced codes and standards in case of emergency where necessary to eliminate an immediate hazard to life or property or where such utility connection has been made without the approval required by Sections 111.1 and 111.2. The code official shall notify the serving utility and, where possible, the owner or the owner’s authorized agent and the occupant of the building, structure or service system of the decision to disconnect prior to taking such action. If not notified prior to disconnection, the owner, the owner’s authorized agent or the occupant of the building, structure or service system shall be notified in writing as soon as practical thereafter.

  SECTION 112—MEANS OF APPEALS

  [A] 112.1 General. In order to hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions or determinations made by the code official relative to the application and interpretation of this code, there shall be and is hereby created a board of appeals. The board of appeals shall be appointed by the applicable governing authority and shall hold office at its pleasure. The board shall adopt rules of procedure for conducting its business and shall render all decisions and findings in writing to the appellant, with a duplicate copy to the code official.

  [A] 112.2 Limitations on authority. An application for appeal shall be based on a claim that the true intent of this code or the rules legally adopted thereunder have been incorrectly interpreted, the provisions of this code do not fully apply or an equivalent or better form of construction is proposed. The board shall not have authority to waive requirements of this code.

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  ADMINISTRATION

• CEBC § 1.8.8 High relevance — show source text

  ADMINISTRATION

  SECTION 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 enforcing agency relative to the application and interpretation of this code and other regulations governing construction, use, maintenance and change of occupancy. The governing body of any city, county, or city and county may establish 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, regulations 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 governing 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, including 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 governing 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 in 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 standards published in the California Building Standards Code, or any other applicable rule or regulation adopted by the Department of Housing and Community Development, 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.

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

  SECTION 1.8.9—UNSAFE BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES

  _**1.8.9.1 Authority to enforce.

• CEBC § 1.8.8 Medium relevance — show source text

  SECTION 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 enforcing agency relative to the application and interpretation of this code and other regulations governing construction, use, maintenance and change of occupancy. The governing body of any city, county, or city and county may establish 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, regulations 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 governing 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, including 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 governing 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 in law, any person, firm or corporation adversely affected by a decision, order or determi- nation by a city, county, or city and county relating to the application of building standards published in the California Building Standards Code, or any other applicable rule or regulation adopted by the Department of Housing and Community Development, 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 hous- ing appeals board as appropriate.

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

  SECTION 1.8.9—UNSAFE BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES

  _**1.8.9.1 Authority to enforce.

• CEBC § 1-24 Medium relevance — show source text

  102 Applicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-24

  Part 2—Administration and Enforcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-24

  103 Code Compliance Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-24

  104 Duties and Powers of Building Official. . . . . . . . . . . 1-25

  105 Permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-27

  106 Floor and Roof Design Loads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-29

  107 Construction Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-29

  108 Temporary Structures, Equipment and Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-31

  109 Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-31

  110 Inspections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-31

  111 Certificate of Occupancy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-33

  112 Service Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-33

  113 Means of Appeals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-33

  114 Violations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-34

  115 Stop Work Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-34

  CHAPTER 2 DEFINITIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-1

  201 General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11

  202 Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11

  CHAPTER 3 OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION AND USE . . . . .3-1

  301 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

  302 Occupancy Classification and Use Designation . . . . 3-3

• CEBC § 1.5 Medium relevance — show source text

  The California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 14, Division 1.5 provisions that are found in the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code are not listed in the Matrix Adoption Tables as they are not within the State Fire Marshal’s authority to adopt. These provisions are a reprint from the current CCR, Title 14, Division 1.5 text for the code user’s convenience only and are identified in the body of the code by square brackets containing references to applicable Title 14 sections.

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  I BOARD OF APPEALS

  The provisions contained in this appendix are not mandatory unless specifically referenced in the adopting ordinance or legislation of the jurisdiction.

  User notes:

  About this appendix: Appendix I contains optional criteria that, where adopted, provide jurisdictions with detailed appeals board member qualifications and administrative procedures to supplement the basic requirements found in Section 112.

  SECTION I101—GENERAL

  [A] I101.1 Scope. A board of appeals shall be established within the jurisdiction for the purpose of hearing applications for modification of the requirements of this code pursuant to the provisions of Section 112, Means of Appeals. The board shall be established and operated in accordance with this section, and shall be authorized to hear evidence from appellants and the building official pertaining to the application and intent of this code for the purpose of issuing orders pursuant to these provisions.

  [A] I101.2 Application for appeal. Any person shall have the right to appeal a decision of the code official to the board. An application for appeal shall be based on a claim that the intent of this code or the rules legally adopted hereunder have been incorrectly interpreted, the provisions of this code do not fully apply or an equally good or better form of construction is proposed. The application shall be filed on a form obtained from the code official within 20 days after the notice was served.

  [A] I101.2.1 Limitation of authority. The board shall not have authority to waive requirements of this code or interpret the administration of this code.

  [A] I101.2.2 Stays of enforcement. Appeals of notice and orders, other than Imminent Danger notices, shall stay the enforcement of the notice and order until the appeal is heard by the board.

  [A] I101.3 Membership of board. The board shall consist of five voting members appointed by the chief appointing authority of the jurisdiction. Each member shall serve for [ NUMBER OF YEARS ] years or until a successor has been appointed. The board members’ terms shall be staggered at intervals, so as to provide continuity. The code official shall be an ex officio member of said board but shall not vote on any matter before the board.

  [A] I101.3.1 Qualifications. The board shall consist of five individuals, who are qualified by experience and training to pass on matters pertaining to building construction and are not employees of the jurisdiction.

• CEBC § 1-22 Medium relevance — show source text

  PART 2—ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . 1-22

  103 Code Compliance Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-22

  104 Duties and Powers of Code Official. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-22

  105 Permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-25

  106 Construction Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-26

  107 Temporary Uses, Equipment and Systems. . . . . . . 1-28

  108 Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-28

  109 Inspections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-28

  110 Certificate of Occupancy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-30

  111 Service Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-30

  112 Means of Appeals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-30

  113 Violations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-31

  114 Stop Work Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-31

  115 Unsafe Structures and Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-31

  116 Emergency Measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-32

  117 Demolition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-32

  CHAPTER 2 DEFINITIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3

  201 General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

  202 General Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

  CHAPTER 3 PROVISIONS FOR ALL COMPLIANCE

  METHODS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-3

  301 Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

• CEBC § 5.1 Medium relevance — show source text

  General 1.1 Dept. of Housing and Community Development 1.8 Office of the State Fire Marshal 1.11 Administration, Division II Chapter 1 Applicability R102 Certificate of occupancy R110 Construction documents R106 Department of building safety R103 Duties and Powers R104

  Fees R106

  Inspections R109 Means of appeals R112 Permits R105, R105.5.1 Purpose R101.3 Service utilities R111 Stop work order R114 Temporary structures and uses R107 Violations R113 Aging-in-place Design and Fall Prevention R327

  Doorbell buttons R327.1.4 Electrical receptacle outlet, switch and control heights R327.1.2 Interior doors R327.1.3 Reinforcement for grab bars R327.1.1 Allowable Spans Of floor joists R502.3, R505.3.2 Of headers R602.7, R603.6 Of rafters and ceiling joists R802.4, R802.5, R804.3.1, R804.3.2 Alternate Materials (see Materials) R104.11 Alterations (see Existing Buildings) Anchor Bolts R403.1.6

  Appeal Board of 1.8.8, Appendix AA Means of 1.8.8, R112 Appliance Flue area R1003.14

  Seismic constraint R301.2.2.10

  Area Flue (appliances) R1003.14 Flue masonry R1003.15 Mezzanines R314.3

  Room, minimum R312 Sleeping lofts R315.1, R315.2, R315.4 Area Wells R319.4

  INDEX

  Attic

  Access R807

  Habitable R316 Height R313.1.2 Ventilation R806 Automatic Sprinkler Systems R101.2, R309 Automotive Lifts R317.7

  Backfill

  Placement R404.1.7, R404.2.3, R404.2.4, R406.3.3, R406.3.4

  Basements

  Alterations R319.7 Ceiling height R313 Egress R318.4 Emergency escape and rescue openings R319.6 Bathroom R313.1, R326, R327 Exhaust fan R325.2.1

  Bathtub R326.1, R327 Enclosure R324.3.1, R324.4.5, R325.2 Finish R327.2 Space required R327.1 Board of Appeals (see Means of Appeal) Building Official Duties and powers R104 Built-Up Roofing (see Roofing)

  Carbon Monoxide Alarms R311

  Care Facilities R101.2, R322.3 Carports R317.2, R317.3 Ceiling Finishes R302.9, R805 Height R313 Certificate of Occupancy R110 Change of Occupancy R110.1 Emergency escape and rescue openings R319.5, R319.7.1 Chases R606.8

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  ADMINISTRATION

  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 accessibility in covered multifamily dwellings or in facilities serving covered multifam- ily dwellings as defined in Chapter 2, the proposed alternate must also meet the threshold set for equivalent facilitation as defined in Chapter 2.

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

  1.8.7.3 Department of Housing and Community Development. The Department of Housing and Community Development may approve alternates for use in the erection, construction, reconstruction, movement, enlargement, conversion, alteration, repair, removal or demolition of apartments, condominiums, hotels, motels, lodging houses, dwellings or an accessory 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 compliance with the California Building Standards Code. 2. The approved alternate shall, for its intended purpose, be at least equivalent in performance and safety to the materials, designs, tests or methods of construction prescribed by this code.

  SECTION 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 enforcing agency relative to the application and interpretation of this code and other regulations governing construction, use, maintenance and change of occupancy. The governing body of any city, county, or city and county may establish 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, regulations 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 governing 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, including 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.

• CEBC § 102.7 Medium relevance — show source text

  Chapters 68 through 79 Reserved for future use.

  PART VI—REFERENCED STANDARDS

  Chapter 80 Referenced Standards

  Chapter 80 lists all of the product and installation standards and codes that are referenced throughout Chapters 1 through 67 and includes identification of the promulgators and the section numbers in which the standards and codes are referenced. As stated in Section 102.7, these standards and codes become an enforceable part of the code (to the prescribed extent of the reference) as if printed in the body of the code.

  PART VII—APPENDICES

  Appendix Chapter 4 Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy

  Appendix Chapter 4 provides detailed criteria for special uses and occupancies. The unique characteristics of a live/work unit as opposed to a 30-story high-rise building call for specific standards for each. Twenty-seven sections address covered and open mall buildings, atri- ums, hospitals, stages, buildings where hazardous materials are used and stored, jails and prisons, ambulatory care facilities and storm shelters, among other special occupancy issues.

  Appendix A Board of Appeals

  Appendix A contains the provisions for appeal and the establishment of a board of appeals. The provisions include the application for an appeal, the makeup of the board of appeals and the conduct of the appeal process.

  Appendix B Fire-Flow Requirements for Buildings

  Appendix B provides a tool for the use of jurisdictions in establishing a policy for determining fire-flow requirements in accordance with Section 507.3. The primary tool used in this appendix is a table that presents fire flow based on construction type and building area based on the correlation of the Insurance Services Office (ISO) method and the construction types used in the CBC.

  Appendix BB Fire-flow Requirements for Buildings

  The procedures determining fire-flow requirements for any school buildings or portions of buildings hereafter constructed for which review and approval is required under Subdivision(a) of Section 17280 of the Government Code shall be in accordance with this appendix as amended by the state fire marshal.

  Appendix C Fire Hydrant Locations and Distribution

  Appendix C focuses on the location and spacing of fire hydrants, which is important to the success of firefighting operations. This particular appendix gives one methodology based on the required fire flow that fire departments can work with to set a policy for hydrant distribution around new buildings and facilities in conjunction with Section 507.5.

  Appendix CC Fire Hydrant Locations and Distribution

  Fire hydrants shall be provided in accordance with this appendix for the protection of any school buildings, or portions thereof, hereafter constructed for which review and approval are required under Subdivision(a) of Section 17280 of the Government Code.

  Appendix D Fire Apparatus Access Roads

  Appendix D contains more detailed elements for use with the basic access requirements found in Section 503. This appendix, like Appendices B and C, is a tool for jurisdictions looking for guidance in establishing access requirements and includes criteria for multiple-family residential developments, large one- and two-family subdivisions, specific examples for various types of turnarounds for fire department apparatus and parking regulatory signage.

  Appendix E Hazard Categories

  Appendix E contains guidance in the classifying of hazardous materials so that proposed designs can be evaluated intelligently and accurately. The descriptive materials and explanations of hazardous materials and how to report and evaluate them on a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) are intended to be instructional as well as informative.

  Appendix F Hazard Ranking

• CEBC § 102.4 Medium relevance — show source text

  Chapter 14 is applicable to any building that is moved or relocated. This chapter is independent of any of the three compliance methods and focuses on the structural loads where the building is being relocated.

  Chapter 15 Construction Safeguards.

  Chapter 15 establishes specific regulations in order to minimize the risk to the public and adjacent property during construction. Additionally, this chapter addresses fire and life safety and means of egress during the construction process. This includes requirements for a site safety plan. This chapter is also consistent with Chapter 33 of the CBC and Chapter 33 of the California Fire Code (CFC).

  Chapter 16 Referenced Standards.

  Chapter 16 lists all of the product and installation standards and codes that are referenced throughout Chapters 1 through 15 and includes identification of the promulgators and the section numbers in which the standards and codes are referenced. As stated in Section 102.4, these standards and codes become an enforceable part of the code (to the prescribed extent of the reference) as if printed in the body of the code.

  Appendix A Guidelines for the Seismic Retrofit of Existing Buildings.

  Appendix A provides guidelines for upgrading the seismic resistance capacity of different types of existing buildings. It is organized into separate chapters which deal with buildings of different types, including unreinforced masonry buildings, reinforced concrete and reinforced masonry wall buildings, and lightframe wood buildings. This appendix includes its own referenced standards.

  Appendix B Supplementary Accessibility Requirements for Existing Buildings and Facilities.

  Chapters 11A and 11B of the CBC contain provisions that set forth requirements for accessibility to buildings and their associated sites and facilities for people with physical disabilities. Appendix B was added to address accessibility in construction for items that are not typically enforceable through the traditional building code enforcement process.

  Appendix C Guidelines for the Wind Retrofit of Existing Buildings.

  The purpose of Appendix C is to provide voluntary prescriptive alternatives for addressing the retrofit of buildings in high-wind areas. Currently, there are two chapters which deal with the retrofit of gable ends and the fastening of roof decks, Appendix Chapters C1 and C2, respectively. This appendix includes its own referenced standards.

  Appendix D Board of Appeals.

  Appendix D contains the provisions for appeal and the establishment of a board of appeals. The provisions include the application for an appeal, the makeup of the board of appeals and the conduct of the appeal process.

  Appendix E Temporary Emergency Uses.

  Appendix E is intended to provide guidance for designers, engineers, architects and fire and building officials on allowing temporary emergency uses of existing buildings with respect to the minimum code requirements. This appendix is a template or checklist that references the relevant code requirement of concerns.

  Resource A Guidelines on Fire Ratings of Archaic Materials and Assemblies.

  In the process of repair and alteration of existing buildings, based on the nature and the extent of the work, the CEBC might require certain upgrades in the fire-resistance rating of building elements, at which time it becomes critical for the designers and the code

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  officials to be able to determine the fire-resistance rating of the existing building elements as part of the overall evaluation for the assessment of the need for improvements. These guidelines are based upon the Guideline on Fire Ratings of Archaic Materials published by the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS).

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• CEBC § 1.8.7.3 Medium relevance — show source text

  _ 4. If the proposed alternate is related to accessibility in covered multifamily dwellings or in 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 building department pursuant to the State Housing Law, see California Health and Safety Code Section 17951(e) and California Code of Regulations, Title 25, Division 1, Chapter 1, Subchapter 1.

  1.8.7.3 Department of Housing and Community Development. The Department of Housing and Community Development may approve alternates for use in the erection, construction, reconstruction, movement, enlargement, 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 compliance with the California Building Standards Code. 2. The approved alternate shall, for its intended purpose, be at least equivalent in performance and safety to the materials, designs, tests or methods of construction prescribed by this code.

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  ADMINISTRATION

  SECTION 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 enforcing agency relative to the application and interpretation of this code and other regulations governing construction, use, maintenance and change of occupancy. The governing body of any city, county, or city and county may establish 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, regulations 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 governing 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, including 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.