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Timestamp: 2020-01-27 13:19:43
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As used in this part “local appeals board” means the board or agency of a city or county which is authorized by the governing body of the city or county to hear appeals regarding the building requirements of the city or county. In any area in which there is no such board or agency, “local appeals board” means the governing body of the city or county having jurisdiction over such area.
As used in this part, “housing appeals board” means the board or agency of a city or county which is authorized by the governing body of the city or county to hear appeals regarding the requirements of the city or county relating to the use, maintenance, and change of occupancy of hotels, motels, lodginghouses, apartment houses, and dwellings, or portions thereof, and buildings and structures accessory thereto, including requirements governing alteration, additions, repair, demolition, and moving of such buildings if also authorized to hear such appeals. In any area in which there is not such a board or agency, “housing appeals board” means the local appeals board having jurisdiction over such area.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 871, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1998.)
(c) No person shall sell, offer for sale, or use in construction of buildings subject to this part, mobilehomes subject to Part 2 (commencing with Section 18000), or factory-built housing subject to Part 6 (commencing with Section 19960), in this state, any foam building system, and no person shall sell or offer for sale in this state any such building, mobilehome, or factory-built housing of which a foam building system is a component, which foam building system does not comply with, or has not been listed and labeled by an approved testing agency certifying that the foam building system is in compliance with, the requirements of subdivision (a) on and after the 180th day after the building standards or other rules or regulations become effective.
This subdivision shall not apply to any buildings, mobilehomes, or factory-built housing constructed prior to the 180th day after those standards become effective.
(1) “Foam” means a material made by mixing organic polymers with air or other gases in a manner that forms a solid substance with holes filled with air or gas when the mixture is allowed to set.
(2) “Foam building system” means a system of building materials composed of, in whole or in part, of foam. It includes, but is not limited to, all combinations of systems such as those composed of foam inserted between and bonded to two boundary surface materials or those composed exclusively of foam.
(3) “Building standard” means building standard as defined in Section 18909.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 645, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1998.)
(a) Any building or portion thereof including any dwelling unit, guestroom, or suite of rooms, or portion thereof, or the premises on which it is located, is deemed to be in violation of this part as to any portion that contains lead hazards. For purposes of this part, “lead hazards” means deteriorated lead-based paint, lead-contaminated dust, lead-contaminated soil, or disturbing lead-based paint without containment, if one or more of these hazards are present in one or more locations in amounts that are equal to or exceed the amounts of lead established for these terms in Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 35001) of Division 1 of Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations or by this section and that are likely to endanger the health of the public or the occupants thereof as a result of their proximity to the public or the occupants thereof.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 931, Sec. 1.5. Effective January 1, 2003.)
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 645, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1998.)
“Approved,” when used in connection with any material, type of construction, or appliance in this section, means meeting the approval of the enforcement agency as the result of investigation and tests conducted by the agency or by reason of accepted principles or tests by national authorities, technical, health, or scientific organizations or agencies.
(5) Be cleaned and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions after installation.
(1) “Building” means any structure subject to this part, and any structure subject to the California Building Standards Law as set forth in Part 2.5 (commencing with Section 18901).
(2) “Water supply rough-in” means the installation of water distribution and fixture supply piping sized to accommodate a water-supplied urinal to an in-wall point immediately adjacent to the urinal location.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 499, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2008.)
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 606, Sec. 1. (AB 2282) Effective January 1, 2015.)
(Added by renumbering Section 17921.5 by Stats. 2007, Ch. 499, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2008.)
(A) Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (“ABS”) drain, waste, and vent plumbing pipe is used to drain or vent wastewater from kitchens, bathrooms, washers, and plumbing fixtures found in the home. ABS pipe is commonly used in residential construction, and ABS pipe has been installed in the foundations and walls of thousands of single-family homes, apartments, condominiums, and other residences throughout California.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 580, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1998.)
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 532, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 714, Sec. 15. (SB 944) Effective January 1, 2017.)
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 101, Sec. 128.)
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 172, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.)
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 623, Sec. 3. (SB 7) Effective January 1, 2017.)
(3) The provision of a 32-inch clearance in the width opening for one bathroom door and one bedroom door on the ground floor, or, in the case of a two- or three-story single-family dwelling, on the second or third floor of the dwelling if a bathroom or bedroom is not located on the ground floor.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 640, Sec. 2. (SB 280) Effective January 1, 2020.)
(b) For the purpose of subdivision (a), and notwithstanding the meaning of “local conditions” as used elsewhere in this part and in Part 2.5 (commencing with Section 18901), the term “local conditions” shall be limited to those conditions that affect the implementation of seismic strengthening standards on the following only:
(Added by renumbering Section 17922.1 (as amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1294) by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1219, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 714, Sec. 16. (SB 944) Effective January 1, 2017.)
Any state or local agency which issues building permits shall require, as a condition of issuing any building permit where the working conditions of the construction would require an employer to obtain a permit from the Division of Occupational Safety and Health pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 6500) of Part 1 of Division 5 of the Labor Code, that proof be submitted showing that the employer has received such a permit from the Division of Occupational Safety and Health.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1464, Sec. 1.)
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 645, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1998.)
(b) Notwithstanding any local ordinance, charter provision, or regulation to the contrary, if the applicant for a building permit for construction of a qualifying residential structure submits with the application a conditional loan commitment letter or letter of intent to finance issued by the Farmers Home Administration of the United States Department of Agriculture for the structure, the city, county, or city and county issuing the building permit shall not impose any requirement on the permit respecting the size or capacity of any appurtenant garage or carport or house size which exceeds the size or capacity that the Farmers Home Administration will finance under its then applicable regulations and policies. “Qualifying residential structure,” as used in this section, means any single-family or multifamily residential structure financed by the Farmers Home Administration and which is restricted pursuant to federal law to ownership or occupancy by households with incomes not exceeding the income criteria for persons and families of low and moderate income, as defined by Section 50093, or more restrictive income criteria.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 198, Sec. 1. Effective July 18, 1994.)
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 645, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1998.)
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 101, Sec. 130.)
(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 19, Sec. 5. (SB 183) Effective January 1, 2011.)
(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 19, Sec. 6. (SB 183) Effective January 1, 2011.)
The department shall propose the adoption, amendment, or repeal of building standards pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 18935) of Part 2.5, and the department shall adopt, amend, and repeal other rules and regulations for garage door springs for installation in garages which are accessory to apartment houses, hotels, motels, and dwellings as the department determines are reasonably necessary to prevent the death or injury of persons or damage to property resulting from the breaking of the garage door springs. Except as otherwise provided in this part, the department shall enforce building standards published in the California Building Standards Code relating to garage door springs and other rules and regulations adopted by the department pursuant to this section.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 645, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1998.)
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 751, Sec. 49. Effective September 30, 2008.)