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CA Health & Safety Code § 18938.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 2.5 - STATE BUILDING STANDARDS|CHAPTER 4 - The California Building Standards Code|Section 18938.6.

18938.6.  (a) Every permit shall remain valid for purposes of this part if the work on the site authorized by that permit is commenced within 12 months after its issuance, unless the permittee has abandoned the work authorized by the permit.(b) A permittee may request an extension of a permit. The building official may grant, in writing, one or more extensions of time for periods of not more than 180 days per extension. The permittee shall request an extension pursuant to this subdivision in writing and demonstrate justifiable cause for the extension.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 655, Sec. 2. (AB 2913) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 18940 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 2.5 - STATE BUILDING STANDARDS|CHAPTER 4 - The California Building Standards Code|Section 18940.

18940.  Codification of building standards approved by the commission shall be incorporated into the code and shall not be incorporated into other individual titles of state agencies in the California Code of Regulations.(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 897, Sec. 31. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 18940.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 2.5 - STATE BUILDING STANDARDS|CHAPTER 4 - The California Building Standards Code|Section 18940.5.

18940.5.  As part of the next triennial update of the California Building Standards Code (Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations) adopted after January 1, 2014, agencies that propose green building standards for inclusion in Part 11 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations shall, to the extent that it is feasible, reference or reprint the green building standards in other relevant portions of Part 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, or 6 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations. For purposes of compliance with this section, the republication of the provisions of Part 11 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations in other parts of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations shall not be considered duplication in violation of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 18930.(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 585, Sec. 4. (AB 341) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 18941 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 2.5 - STATE BUILDING STANDARDS|CHAPTER 4 - The California Building Standards Code|Section 18941.

18941.  All building standards shall be administered and enforced and, whenever practicable, written on a performance basis consistent with state and nationally recognized standards for building construction in view of the use and occupancy of each structure to preserve and protect the public health and safety.(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 897, Sec. 32. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 18941.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 2.5 - STATE BUILDING STANDARDS|CHAPTER 4 - The California Building Standards Code|Section 18941.5.

18941.5.  (a)  (1) Amendments, additions, and deletions to the California Building Standards Code, including, but not limited to, green building standards, adopted by a city, county, or city and county pursuant to Section 18941.5 or pursuant to Section 17958.7, together with all applicable portions of the California Building Standards Code, shall become effective 180 days after publication of the California Building Standards Code by the commission, or at a later date after publication established by the commission.(2)  The publication date established by the commission shall be no earlier than the date the California Building Standards Code is available for purchase by the public.(b)  Neither the State Building Standards Law contained in this part, nor the application of building standards contained in this section, shall limit the authority of a city, county, or city and county to establish more restrictive building standards, including, but not limited to, green building standards, reasonably necessary because of local climatic, geological, or topographical conditions. The governing body shall make the finding required by Section 17958.7 and the other requirements imposed by Section 17958.7 shall apply to that finding. Nothing in this section shall limit the authority of fire protection districts pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 13869.7. Further, nothing in this section shall require findings required by Section 17958.7 beyond those currently required for more restrictive building standards related to housing.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 89, Sec. 2. (AB 210) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 18941.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 2.5 - STATE BUILDING STANDARDS|CHAPTER 4 - The California Building Standards Code|Section 18941.6.

18941.6.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, ordinances and programs adopted on or before January 1, 1993, that contain standards to strengthen potentially hazardous buildings pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 8875.2 of the Government Code, shall incorporate the building standards in Appendix Chapter 1 of the Uniform Code for Building Conservation of the International Conference of Building Officials published in the California Building Standards Code, except for standards found by local ordinance to be inapplicable based on local conditions, as defined in subdivision (b), or based on an approved study pursuant to subdivision (c), or both. Ordinances and programs shall be updated in a timely manner to reflect changes in the model code, and more frequently if deemed necessary by local jurisdictions. (b)  For the purpose of subdivision (a), and notwithstanding the meaning of “local conditions” as used elsewhere in this part and 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: (1)  The preservation of qualified historic structures as governed by the State Historical Building Code (Part 2.7 (commencing with Section 18950)). (2)  Historic preservation programs, including, but not limited to, the California Mainstreet Program. (3)  The preservation of affordable housing. (c)  Any ordinance or program adopted on or before January 1, 1993, may include exceptions for local conditions not defined in subdivision (b) if the jurisdiction has approved a study on or before January 1, 1993, describing the effects of the exceptions. The study shall include a seismic hazards assessment, seismic retrofit cost comparisons, and earthquake damage estimates for a major earthquake, including the differences in costs, deaths, and injuries between full compliance with Appendix Chapter 1 of the Uniform Code for Building Conservation and the ordinance or program. No study shall be required pursuant to this subdivision if the exceptions for local conditions not defined in subdivision (b) result in standards or requirements that are more stringent than those in Appendix Chapter 1 of the Uniform Code for Building Conservation. (d)  Ordinances and programs adopted pursuant to this section shall be conclusively presumed to comply with the requirements of Chapter 173 of the Statutes of 1991. (Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1219, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 18941.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 2.5 - STATE BUILDING STANDARDS|CHAPTER 4 - The California Building Standards Code|Section 18941.7.

18941.7.  Subject to Section 14877.3 of the Water Code, a city, county, or other local agency may adopt, after a public hearing and enactment of an ordinance or resolution, building standards that are more restrictive than the graywater building standards adopted by the Department of Housing and Community Development under Section 17922.12 and published in the California Building Standards Code.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 577, Sec. 1. (AB 849) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 18941.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 2.5 - STATE BUILDING STANDARDS|CHAPTER 4 - The California Building Standards Code|Section 18941.8.

18941.8.  (a) As used in this section, “graywater” has the same meaning as defined in Section 17922.12.(b) Notwithstanding Chapter 22 (commencing with Section 14875) of Division 7 of the Water Code, as a part of the next triennial edition of the California Building Standards Code (Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations) adopted after January 1, 2011, the commission shall adopt building standards for the construction, installation, and alteration of graywater systems for indoor and outdoor uses in nonresidential occupancies.(c) In adopting building standards under this section, the commission shall do all of the following:(1) Ensure protection of water quality in accordance with applicable provisions of state and federal water quality law.(2) Consider the adopted building standards for the construction, installation, and alteration of graywater systems for indoor and outdoor uses in residential buildings.(3) Consider existing research available on the environmental consequences to soil and groundwater of short-term and long-term graywater use for irrigation purposes.(4) Consider graywater use impacts on human health.(5) Consider the circumstances under which the use of graywater treatment systems in nonresidential occupancies is recommended.(6) Consider the use and regulation of graywater in other jurisdictions.(7) Use Chapter 16 of the Uniform Plumbing Code, adopted by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, as the starting point for the building standards and amend those standards as necessary.(d) The commission may revise and update the standards adopted under this section at any time.(e) The commission’s adoption of building standards for graywater systems pursuant to this section shall terminate the authority of the Department of Water Resources to adopt and update standards for the installation, construction, and alteration of graywater systems in nonresidential buildings pursuant to Chapter 22 (commencing with Section 14875) of Division 7 of the Water Code.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 622, Sec. 1. (SB 518) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 18941.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 2.5 - STATE BUILDING STANDARDS|CHAPTER 4 - The California Building Standards Code|Section 18941.9.

18941.9.  The commission shall, in the next triennial adoption process for the code adopted after the development of a standard specification by the Department of Transportation pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 71400 of the Public Resources Code, consider incorporating that specification as an additional strategy for Heat Island Effect: Hardscape Alternatives in the California Green Building Standards Code (Section A5.106.11.1 of Appendix 5 of Part 11 (commencing with Section 101.1) of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations).(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 667, Sec. 2. (AB 296) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 18941.10 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 2.5 - STATE BUILDING STANDARDS|CHAPTER 4 - The California Building Standards Code|Section 18941.10.

18941.10.  (a) (1) The commission shall, commencing with the next triennial edition of the California Building Standards Code (Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations) adopted after January 1, 2014, adopt, approve, codify, and publish mandatory building standards for the installation of future electric vehicle charging infrastructure for parking spaces in multifamily dwellings and nonresidential development.(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the Department of Housing and Community Development shall propose mandatory building standards for the installation of future electric vehicle charging infrastructure for parking spaces in multifamily dwellings and submit the proposed mandatory building standards to the commission for consideration.(b) (1) In proposing and adopting mandatory building standards under this section, the Department of Housing and Community Development and the commission shall use Sections A4.106.6, A4.106.6.1, A4.106.6.2, A5.106.5.1, and A5.106.5.3 of the California Green Building Standards Code (Part 11 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations) as the starting point for the mandatory building standards and amend those standards as necessary.(2) In proposing and adopting mandatory building standards under this section, the Department of Housing and Community Development and the commission shall actively consult with interested parties, including, but not limited to, investor-owned utilities, municipal utilities, manufacturers, local building officials, commercial building and apartment owners, and the building industry.(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 410, Sec. 1. (AB 1092) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 18941.15 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 2.5 - STATE BUILDING STANDARDS|CHAPTER 4 - The California Building Standards Code|Section 18941.15.

18941.15.  At the next triennial building standards rulemaking cycle that commences on or after January 1, 2019, the Department of Housing and Community Development shall develop and submit for approval clarifications in the California Building Code and the California Residential Code pertaining to the requirements for the construction of live/work units.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 573, Sec. 1. (AB 565) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 18942 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 2.5 - STATE BUILDING STANDARDS|CHAPTER 4 - The California Building Standards Code|Section 18942.

18942.  (a) The commission shall publish, or cause to be published, editions of the code in its entirety once in every three years. In the intervening period the commission shall publish, or cause to be published, supplements as necessary. For emergency building standards defined in subdivision (a) of Section 18913, an emergency building standards supplement shall be published whenever the commission determines it is necessary.(b) The commission shall publish the text of Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 115920) of Chapter 5 of Part 10 of Division 104, within the requirements for single-family residential occupancies contained in Part 2.5 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, with the following note:“NOTE: These regulations are subject to local government modification. You should verify the applicable local government requirements at the time of application for a building permit.”(c) The commission shall publish the text of Section 116064.2 within Part 2 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations.(d) The commission may publish, stockpile, and sell at a reasonable price the code and materials incorporated therein by reference if it deems the latter is insufficiently available to the public, or unavailable at a reasonable price. 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.(e) (1) Each city, county, and city and county, including charter cities, shall obtain and maintain with all revisions on a current basis, at least one copy of the building standards and other state regulations relating to buildings published in Titles 8, 19, 20, 24, and 25 of the California Code of Regulations. These codes shall be maintained in the office of the building official responsible for the administration and enforcement of this part.(2) This subdivision shall not apply to a city or county that contracts for the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this part with another local government agency that complies with this section.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 770, Sec. 6. (AB 2697) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 18942.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 2.5 - STATE BUILDING STANDARDS|CHAPTER 4 - The California Building Standards Code|Section 18942.1.

18942.1.  (a)  If a regulation or order of repeal is filed with the Office of Administrative Law, and if it appears to be a building standard, as defined by Section 18909, which has not been approved by the commission, the Office of Administrative Law shall consult with the commission or the commission’s staff to determine the character and status of the filed regulation or order. Any building standard improperly transmitted to the Office of Administrative Law, as determined according to this section, shall not be then filed with the Secretary of State, but, instead, the Office of Administrative Law shall transmit the building standard to the commission and notify the adopting agency of this action. (b)  If an administrative regulation or order of repeal is filed with the commission and it does not directly apply to the implementation or enforcement of a building standard, it shall not be submitted to the commission for action, but, instead, the commission shall transmit the regulations to the Office of Administrative Law and notify the submitting agency of this action. (Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 897, Sec. 35. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 18943 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 2.5 - STATE BUILDING STANDARDS|CHAPTER 4 - The California Building Standards Code|Section 18943.

18943.  Building standards in individual titles of the California Code of Regulations other than the California Building Standards Code shall have no force or effect after January 1, 1985.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 62, Sec. 184. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 18944 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 2.5 - STATE BUILDING STANDARDS|CHAPTER 4 - The California Building Standards Code|Section 18944.

18944.  State agencies shall adopt regulations for publication in the titles of the California Code of Regulations containing other regulations of the agency to identify, by reference, the appropriate sections of the California Building Standards Code containing those building standards for which that agency has enforcement responsibility.(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 897, Sec. 38. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 18944.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 2.5 - STATE BUILDING STANDARDS|CHAPTER 4 - The California Building Standards Code|Section 18944.5.

18944.5.  The code shall be binding on the state and other public agencies, including federal agencies to the extent permitted by federal law, in the same manner as it binds private parties or entities.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1152.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 18944.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 2.5 - STATE BUILDING STANDARDS|CHAPTER 4 - The California Building Standards Code|Section 18944.7.

18944.7.  The alternative building regulations and building standards authorized under the State Historical Building Code (Part 2.7 (commencing with Section 18950) of Division 13) which have been published in Part 8 of the California Building Standards Code shall be maintained as a separate and distinct part or portion of the California Building Standards Code pursuant to that title.(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1194, Sec. 30.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 18944.11 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 2.5 - STATE BUILDING STANDARDS|CHAPTER 4 - The California Building Standards Code|Section 18944.11.

18944.11.  On or before July 1, 2009, any state agency that adopts or proposes building standards for plumbing systems shall consider developing building standards that would govern the use of nonwater-supplied urinals for submission to the California Building Standards Commission in accordance with Sections 17921.4 and 18930.(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 499, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 18944.18 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 2.5 - STATE BUILDING STANDARDS|CHAPTER 4 - The California Building Standards Code|Section 18944.18.

18944.18.  (a) The California Building Standards Commission, in conjunction with the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, shall repeal Section 1226.7 of the 2013 Triennial Edition of the California Building Standards Code, including all cross-references to that section, as soon as possible. The Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development is granted emergency regulatory authority to implement this subdivision. Notwithstanding the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), the regulations adopted under this subdivision shall become permanent without further regulatory action.(b) The State Department of Public Health shall, no later than July 1, 2014, repeal the regulations relating to abortion services in primary care clinics contained in Article 5 (commencing with Section 75040) of Chapter 7 of Division 5 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations.(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 663, Sec. 2. (AB 980) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 18945 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 2.5 - STATE BUILDING STANDARDS|CHAPTER 5 - Appeals and Enforcement|Section 18945.

18945.  (a)  Any person adversely affected by any regulation, rules, omission, interpretation, decision, or practice of any state agency respecting the administration of any building standard may appeal the issue for resolution to the commission. (b)  If any local agency having authority to enforce a state building standard and any person adversely affected by any regulation, rule, omission, interpretation, decision, or practice of such agency respecting such building standard both wish to appeal the issue for resolution to the commission, then both parties may appeal to the commission. The commission may accept such appeal only if the commission determines that the issues involved in such appeal have statewide significance. (Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1152.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 18946 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 2.5 - STATE BUILDING STANDARDS|CHAPTER 5 - Appeals and Enforcement|Section 18946.

18946.  Except as provided in Section 18947, the commission may hear the appeal itself, or by designating a member of the commission to be a hearing officer, or may refer the appealing parties to an advisory panel, a committee, or to a hearing officer appointed by the Office of Administrative Hearings, wherein the hearing officer designated by the commission or appointed by the Office of Administrative Hearings, should, where possible, possess some expertise in the technical aspects of the appeal. If a referral is made, the panel, committee, or hearing officer may make an investigation and conduct hearings as they deem appropriate, provided that all interested agencies or parties shall have a full and fair opportunity to be heard. A proposed written decision shall be submitted to the commission which the commission may adopt, adopt as modified, or reject. The commission shall render its decision or interpretation in writing.(Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 1003.)