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CA Health & Safety Code § 18923 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 2.5 - STATE BUILDING STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - Organization|ARTICLE 1 - The California Building Standards Commission|Section 18923.

18923.  (a)  The term of office of members of the commission shall be four years and they shall hold office until the appointment and qualification of their successors, not to exceed 180 days after the term is expired. (b)  The terms of members of the commission shall be staggered based on the following cycle: (1)  The terms of two members shall expire on January 1, 1981. (2)  The terms of three members shall expire on January 1, 1982. (3)  The terms of two members shall expire on January 1, 1983. (4)  The terms of three members shall expire on January 1, 1984. (c)  Prior members of the commission may be reappointed. (d)  In the event of a vacancy prior to the expiration of a term, an appointment shall be made to fill the balance of the unexpired term. (Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 580, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 18924 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 2.5 - STATE BUILDING STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - Organization|ARTICLE 1 - The California Building Standards Commission|Section 18924.

18924.  The members of the commission shall serve without compensation. Members of the commission who are not state officers shall be paid their actual necessary travel expenses.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1152.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 18925 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 2.5 - STATE BUILDING STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - Organization|ARTICLE 2 - The Executive Director of the State Building Standards Commission|Section 18925.

18925.  The commission shall appoint an Executive Director of the California Building Standards Commission, who shall hold office at the pleasure of the commission. The executive director shall make public the processes of the commission. The executive director shall appoint, in accordance with civil service and other provisions of law, officers and employees necessary to carry out the intent and purposes of this part.(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 897, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 18926 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 2.5 - STATE BUILDING STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - Organization|ARTICLE 3 - The Coordinating Council and Advisory Panels|Section 18926.

18926.  (a)  There is, in the office of the executive director, a coordinating council. The membership of the council shall consist of the executive director, who shall serve as chairperson, and representatives appointed by the State Director of Public Health, the Director of the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, the Director of Housing and Community Development, the State Fire Marshal, the Executive Director of the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, and the Director of General Services.(b)  Subject to the pleasure of the commission:(1)  The council or any member of the council shall, when called and directed in writing by the executive director, work with and assist an agency proposing building standards or adopting building standards, or both, in the development of proposals for building standards.(2)  When a state agency contemplates the adoption of any building standard, it shall, prior to commencing any action to prepare a draft of the proposal, advise the executive director, in writing, of that intent and request the executive director to call the council, or any member of the council, as appropriate, for assistance.(3)  Whenever the commission returns for amendment, or rejects any proposed building standard, and one of the reasons for that action is that approval of the proposal would create a conflict with existing building standards of other adopting agencies, the executive director shall call the council or any member of the council, as appropriate, to assist in the elimination of the conflict.(4)  The council shall draft proposed building standards which the commission is authorized to adopt pursuant to Section 18933 for the consideration of the commission and approval, utilizing the criteria of Section 18930.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 610, Sec. 2.3. (AB 2762) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 18927 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 2.5 - STATE BUILDING STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - Organization|ARTICLE 3 - The Coordinating Council and Advisory Panels|Section 18927.

18927.  The commission may appoint from the design professions, the building and construction industry, the affected general public, and interested governmental agencies, appropriate advisory panels to advise the commission and its staff with respect to building standards. The persons appointed to the panels shall be specifically knowledgeable and qualified in the type of work embraced by the building standards in question. These persons shall serve without compensation, but may receive actual necessary travel expenses.(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 897, Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 18928 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 2.5 - STATE BUILDING STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - Organization|ARTICLE 3 - The Coordinating Council and Advisory Panels|Section 18928.

18928.  (a)  Each state agency adopting or proposing adoption of a model code, national standard, or specification shall reference the most recent edition of applicable model codes, national standards, or specifications. (b)  Each state agency adopting or proposing adoption of a model code, national standard, or specification shall adopt or propose adoption of the most recent editions of the model codes, as amended or proposed to be amended by the adopting agency, within one year after the date of publication of the model codes, national standards, or specifications. The “date of publication of a model code, national standard, or specification” is either of the following: (1)  The date of publication printed in the model code, national standard, or specification. If only a month and year are shown by the model code, national standard, or specification adopting agency or body, the date of publication shall be considered to be the last day of the month shown. (2)  The date determined by the commission, if no publication date is shown in the model code, national standard, or specification. The commission shall notify all adopting agencies of its determination within 15 days. (c)  If the adopting agencies fail to comply with subdivision (b), the commission shall convene a committee to recommend to the commission the adoption, amendment, or repeal, on the agencies’ behalf, of the most recent editions of the model codes, national standards, or specifications and necessary state standards. (Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 645, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 18928.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 2.5 - STATE BUILDING STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - Organization|ARTICLE 3 - The Coordinating Council and Advisory Panels|Section 18928.1.

18928.1.  Building standards adopted or approved by the commission shall incorporate the text of the model codes, applicable national specifications, or published standards, in whole or in part, only by reference, with appropriate additions or deletions therefrom. The commission may elect to adopt or approve standards which incorporate, in whole or in part, the text of these publications, with changes therein, or deletions therefrom, directly incorporated into the text of the California Building Standards Code, but no textual material contained in any of the model codes, as enumerated in Section 18916, may be included in the California Building Standards Code by means other than incorporation by reference, unless the commission and the governing body of the organization that publishes the model codes first reach a written agreement concerning the terms and conditions of the publication, including, but not limited to, whether the publication will be by the commission or the model code organization, or both. The model code governing body may not withhold any publication agreement on the basis of the substantive provisions contained in the California Building Standards Code.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 897, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 18929 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 2.5 - STATE BUILDING STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - Organization|ARTICLE 3 - The Coordinating Council and Advisory Panels|Section 18929.

18929.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), administrative regulations adopted by state agencies that apply directly to the implementation or enforcement of building standards shall be forwarded to the California Building Standards Commission for approval. Each regulation shall be adopted in compliance with the procedures specified in Section 18930 and in Article 5 (commencing with Section 11346) of Chapter 3.5 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. These administrative regulations shall be published in the administrative part of the California Building Standards Code. (b)  This section shall not apply to any regulations adopted by the Department of Housing and Community Development that apply directly to the implementation or enforcement of building standards. (Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 897, Sec. 16.5. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 18929.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 2.5 - STATE BUILDING STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - Organization|ARTICLE 3 - The Coordinating Council and Advisory Panels|Section 18929.1.

18929.1.  (a) The commission shall receive proposed building standards from state agencies for consideration in an 18-month code adoption cycle. The commission shall develop regulations setting forth the procedures for the 18-month adoption cycle. The regulations shall ensure all of the following:(1) Adequate public participation in the development of building standards prior to submittal to the commission for adoption and approval.(2) Adequate notice, in written form, to the public of the compiled building standards and their justification.(3) Adequate technical review of proposed building standards and accompanying justification by advisory bodies appointed by the commission.(4) Adequate time for review of recommendations by advisory bodies prior to action by the commission.(5) The procedures shall meet the intent of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code) and Section 18930.(b) Where this section is in conflict with other provisions of this part, the intent of this section shall prevail.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 418, Sec. 3. (AB 1714) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 18944.30 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 2.5 - STATE BUILDING STANDARDS|CHAPTER 4.5 - Guidelines for Straw-Bale Structures|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 18944.30.

18944.30.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a)  There is an urgent need for low-cost, energy-efficient housing in California. (b)  The cost of conventional lumber-framed housing has risen due to a shortage of construction-grade lumber. (c)  Straw is an annually renewable source of cellulose that can be used as an energy-efficient substitute for stud-framed wall construction. (d)  The state has mandated that the burning of rice straw be greatly reduced. (e)  As a result of the mandated burning reduction, growers are experimenting with alternative straw management practices. Various methods of straw incorporation into the soil are the most widely used alternatives. The two most common methods are nonflood incorporation and winter flood incorporation. Economically viable off-farm uses for rice straw are not yet available. (f)  Winter flooding of rice fields encourages the natural decomposition of rice straw and provides valuable waterfowl habitat. According to the Central Valley Habitat Joint Venture component of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan, in California’s Central Valley, over 400,000 acres of enhanced agricultural lands are needed to restore the depleted migratory waterfowl populations of the Pacific flyway. Flooded rice fields are a key and integral part of the successful restoration of historic waterfowl and shorebird populations. (g)  Winter flooding of rice fields provides significant waterfowl habitat benefits and should be especially encouraged in areas where there is minimal potential to impact salmon as a result of surface water diversions. (h)  An economically viable market for rice straw bales could result from the use of rice straw bales in housing construction. (i)  Practicing architects and engineers have determined that the statutory guidelines established by Chapter 941 of the Statutes of 1995 contain specific requirements that they believe are either unnecessary or detrimental. Some of the requirements are considered costly and severely restrict the development of straw-bale housing. (j)  Statutory guidelines for the use of straw-bale housing would significantly benefit energy conservation, natural resources, low-cost housing, agriculture, and fisheries in California. (k)  Tests and experience with straw-bale construction demonstrate that it is a strong, durable, and thermally superior building system that deserves a larger role in modern construction. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 31, Sec. 1. Effective April 26, 2002. Inoperative on date prescribed in Section 18944.41.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 18944.31 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 2.5 - STATE BUILDING STANDARDS|CHAPTER 4.5 - Guidelines for Straw-Bale Structures|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 18944.31.

18944.31.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the guidelines established by this chapter shall apply to the construction of all structures that use baled straw as a loadbearing or nonloadbearing material within any city or county that adopted the guidelines established by Chapter 941 of the Statutes of 1995 prior to January 1, 2002. This requirement shall not preclude the city or county from making changes or modifications to the guidelines pursuant to subdivision (b). Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the guidelines established by this chapter shall not become operative in a city or county that has not adopted the guidelines prior to January 1, 2002, unless and until the legislative body of the city or county makes an express finding that the application of these guidelines within the city or county is reasonably necessary because of local conditions and the city or county files a copy of that finding with the department. (b)  A city or county may, by ordinance or regulation, make any changes or modifications in the guidelines contained in this chapter as it determines are reasonably necessary because of local conditions, provided the city or county files a copy of the changes or modifications and the express findings for the changes or modifications with the department. No change or modification of that type shall become effective or operative for any purpose until the finding and the change or modification has been filed with the department. (c)  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as increasing or decreasing the authority to approve or disapprove of alternative construction methods pursuant to the State Housing Law, Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 17910) or the California Building Standards Code, Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations. (d)  It is the intent of the Legislature that the statutory guidelines of this chapter serve as an interim measure pending the evaluation of straw bales as a construction material through the normal processes used for the testing and listing of building materials, the determination of construction standards, and the adoption of those materials and construction standards into the California Building Standards Code. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 31, Sec. 2. Effective April 26, 2002. Inoperative on date prescribed in Section 18944.41.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 18944.32 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 2.5 - STATE BUILDING STANDARDS|CHAPTER 4.5 - Guidelines for Straw-Bale Structures|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 18944.32.

18944.32.  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as an exemption from Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 5500) of, or Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 6700) of, Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code relative to preparation of plans, drawings, specifications, or calculations under the direct supervision of a licensed architect or civil engineer, for the construction of structures that deviate from the conventional framing requirements for wood-frame construction.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 941, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 18944.33 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 2.5 - STATE BUILDING STANDARDS|CHAPTER 4.5 - Guidelines for Straw-Bale Structures|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|Section 18944.33.

18944.33.  For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms are defined as follows:(a)  “Bales” means rectangular compressed blocks of straw, bound by strings or wire. (b)  “Department” means the Department of Housing and Community Development. (c)  “Flakes” means slabs of straw removed from an untied bale. Flakes are used to fill small gaps between the ends of stacked bales. (d)  “Laid flat” refers to stacking bales so that the sides with the largest cross-sectional area are horizontal and the longest dimension of this area is parallel with the wall plane. (e)  “Laid on edge” refers to stacking bales so that the sides with the largest cross-sectional area are vertical and the longest dimension of this area is horizontal and parallel with the wall plane. (f)  “Loadbearing” refers to plastered straw-bale walls that bear the dead and live loads of the roof and any upper floor. (g)  “Nonloadbearing” refers to plastered straw-bale walls that bear only their own weight, such as infill panels within some type of post and beam structure. (h)  “Plaster” means lime, gypsum, lime cement, or cement plasters, as defined by the California Building Standards Code, or earthen plaster with fiber reinforcing. (i)  “Straw” means the dry stems of cereal grains left after the seed heads have been substantially removed. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 31, Sec. 3. Effective April 26, 2002. Inoperative on date prescribed in Section 18944.41.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 18944.35 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 2.5 - STATE BUILDING STANDARDS|CHAPTER 4.5 - Guidelines for Straw-Bale Structures|ARTICLE 2 - Guidelines for Materials|Section 18944.35.

18944.35.  (a)  Bales shall be rectangular in shape. (b)  Bales used within a continuous wall shall be of consistent height and width to ensure even distribution of loads within wall systems. (c)  Bales shall be bound with ties of either polypropylene string or baling wire. Bales with broken or loose ties shall not be used unless the broken or loose ties are replaced with ties which restore the original degree of compaction of the bale. (d)  The moisture content of bales, at the time of installation, shall not exceed 20 percent of the total weight of the bale. Moisture content of bales shall be determined through the use of a suitable moisture meter, designed for use with baled rice straw or hay, equipped with a probe of sufficient length to reach the center of the bale, and used to determine the average moisture content of five bales randomly selected from the bales to be used. (e)  Bales in loadbearing walls shall have a minimum calculated dry density of 7.0 pounds per cubic foot. The calculated dry density shall be determined after reducing the actual bale weight by the weight of the moisture content. (f)  Where custom-made partial bales are used, they shall be of the same density, same string or wire tension, and, where possible, use the same number of ties as the standard size bales. (g)  Bales of various types of straw, including wheat, rice, rye, barley, oats, and similar plants, shall be acceptable if they meet the minimum requirements of this chapter for density, shape, moisture content, and ties. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 31, Sec. 4. Effective April 26, 2002. Inoperative on date prescribed in Section 18944.41.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 18944.41 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 2.5 - STATE BUILDING STANDARDS|CHAPTER 4.5 - Guidelines for Straw-Bale Structures|ARTICLE 3 - Construction Guidelines|Section 18944.41.

18944.41.  Sections 18944.30, 18944.31, 18944.33, 18944.35, and 18944.40 shall become inoperative when building standards become effective after approval by the California Building Standards Commission pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 18935) that permit the construction of structures that use baled straw as a loadbearing or nonloadbearing material and that are safe to the public.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 31, Sec. 6. Effective April 26, 2002.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 19100 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection|ARTICLE 1 - Scope and Application|Section 19100.

19100.  This chapter does not apply to any of the following buildings:(a)  Any building not intended primarily for occupancy by human beings and located entirely outside the limits of a city or city and county. (b)  Any building designed and constructed for use exclusively as a dwelling by not more than two families and located entirely outside the limits of a city or city and county. (c)  Any building designed and constructed primarily for use in housing poultry, livestock, hay, grain, or farm machinery and supplies, even though persons may work in, or may otherwise be present in, such building from time to time. (d)  Any building under construction on and prior to May 26, 1933. (e)  Any building in an unincorporated area and used for human habitation and of wood frame construction and not more than two stories in height, in which the span between bearing walls does not exceed twenty-four feet (24’), no room in which contains an area of more than one thousand square feet (1,000 sq. ft.), and which is located in a labor camp as defined in Section 2410 of the Labor Code. (Amended by Stats. 1968, Ch. 367.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 19101 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection|ARTICLE 1 - Scope and Application|Section 19101.

19101.  Any city, city and county, or county may establish by ordinance construction standards higher than those established by this chapter.(Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 19120 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 13 - HOUSING|PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 2 - Earthquake Protection|ARTICLE 2 - Enforcement|Section 19120.

19120.  The building department of every city and city and county shall enforce this chapter within the city or city and county.“Building department” means the department, bureau, or officer charged with the enforcement of laws or ordinances regulating the erection, construction, or alteration of buildings.(Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)