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2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 12.5 - Automatic Garage Door Openers › Section 19892.

19892. (a) On or after July 1, 2019, no person, corporation, or entity shall manufacture for sale in this state, sell, offer for sale at retail or wholesale, or install in this state a residential automatic garage door opener that does not have a battery backup function that is designed to operate when activated because of an electrical outage. The battery backup function shall operate in a manner so that the automatic garage door opener is operational without interruption during an electrical outage.
(b) This section applies to all automatic garage door openers manufactured and sold for use in any residence and other residential applications of automatic garage door openers manufactured for commercial purposes.
(c) On or after July 1, 2019, no replacement residential garage door shall be installed in a manner that connects the replacement door to an existing residential automatic garage door opener that does not meet the requirements set forth in subdivision (a), regardless of the date of manufacture of the residential automatic garage door opener.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 621, Sec. 2. (SB 969) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 4 - HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY › Section 19900.

19900. Notwithstanding any other statutory provision, no city, city and county, county, or other political subdivision of this State, including, but not limited to a chartered city, city and county, or county, shall require more than one building permit for a low-rent housing development for the elderly financed in whole or in part with federal or state funds or by means of a loan insured in whole or in part by the federal or state government. The fee for the permit shall not exceed the amount obtained by multiplying twenty-five dollars ($25) by the number of one-story buildings contained in the development, provided that such buildings do not contain more than 10 dwelling units.
(Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 2068.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 4 - HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY › Section 19901.

19901. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no public agency which owns and operates rental housing accommodations, shall prohibit the keeping of not more than two pets by an elderly person or person requiring supportive services in the rental housing accommodations.
For the purposes of this section:
(a)  “Person requiring supportive services” means a person as defined in Section 50685.5.
(b)  “Elderly” means any person over the age of 60.
(c)  “Pet” means domesticated dog, cat, bird, or aquarium.
(d)  “Public” means state, county, city, city and county, district, or other political subdivision of the state.
Nothing in this section shall prevent the local housing authority from requiring the removal from any housing of any pet whose conduct or condition is duly determined to constitute a threat or nuisance to the other occupants of the housing. No pet may be kept in violation of humane or health laws. Nothing in this section authorizes a local housing authority to impose any requirement which makes the keeping of a pet by an elderly person or person requiring supportive services financially prohibitive.
The local housing authority shall not be liable for personal or property damages caused by any pet in the rental housing accommodation, except upon proof of prior actual knowledge on behalf of its agents or employees of a dangerous propensity of the pet or hazardous condition created by the pet.
Nothing in this section shall prevent the local housing authority from adopting reasonable regulations relating to any such pets; prevent the adoption of differing terms for the tenancy which are reasonably related to the presence of such pet; or relieve a tenant from any liability otherwise imposed by law for damages caused by such pet when proof of same exists.
The adoption of any regulations pursuant to this section, or the application of any regulation adopted pursuant to this section, may be appealed by an elderly resident or applicant or resident or applicant who is a person requiring supportive services in accordance with grievance procedures of the local housing authority established to resolve tenant disputes. A copy of the grievance procedures shall be provided to an elderly tenant or applicant or tenant or applicant who is a person requiring supportive services who keeps a pet.
(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1089, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 4.5 - SHARED HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY AND THE HANDICAPPED › Section 19902.

19902. The Legislature finds and declares that the elderly and the handicapped who live together in a shared housing arrangement benefit from this arrangement by having their housing needs met at reduced cost.
It is the intent of the Legislature to promote shared housing for the elderly and the handicapped by enacting this part.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1072, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 4.5 - SHARED HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY AND THE HANDICAPPED › Section 19903.

19903. As used in this part:
(a)  “Assistance” means direct financial assistance for a multifamily housing development, including, but not limited to, assistance provided pursuant to this division by the department or agency, and mortgage and construction financing provided by a public agency.
(b)  “Dwelling” means all housing whether owned or rented.
(c)  “Elderly” shall have the same meaning as is given that term by Section 50067.
(d)  “Handicapped” shall have the same meaning as is given that term by Section 50072.
(e)  “Elderly or handicapped household” means, two or more persons who live together as a household, without regard to any specific relationship, and at least one of whom is an elderly or handicapped person or an elderly and handicapped person.
(f)  “Public agency” means the state, any county, city, city and county, district, redevelopment agency, housing authority, or any other political subdivision of the state. “Public agency” includes a federal agency if the requirements of this part would not conflict with, or be preempted by, the requirements of federal law.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1072, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 4.5 - SHARED HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY AND THE HANDICAPPED › Section 19904.

19904. (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, or any rule, regulation, condition, covenant, or restriction to the contrary, if a public agency owns and operates, or owns and causes to be operated, or provides assistance to, a housing development, and if a private owner or operator of a housing development receives assistance from a public agency, an elderly or handicapped household may qualify and live together in an efficiency, studio, or one bedroom unit of that housing development.
(b)  (1)  The public agency, or private owner or operator of a housing development receiving assistance from a public agency, may prohibit residency as provided in subdivision (a) on any of the following grounds:
(A)  If compliance with subdivision (a) would violate or be inconsistent with a federal or state law or regulation or local ordinance or regulation relating to health and safety.
(B)  If the combined income of all persons in the elderly or handicapped household, considering all permitted deductions and adjustments, is not in the income category of a family of the same size that would be eligible for assisted rental housing, if and to the extent that income limitations or requirements exist.
(C)  If the density of use of the dwelling unit would violate the requirements for efficiency, studio, or one bedroom units as prescribed by the Uniform Housing Code, or regulations promulgated by the Department of Housing and Community Development pursuant to Section 50152.7.
(D)  Those persons otherwise violate the requirements imposed pursuant to state or federal law for the particular rental housing program for which they seek to qualify.
(2)  This subdivision does not apply to any residency, occupancy, or use of a dwelling that is permitted under Section 51.3 of the Civil Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1072, Sec. 1.5.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 5.3 - ACCESS TO PLACES OF PUBLIC AMUSEMENT AND RESORT BY PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS › Section 19952.

19952. (a)  Any person, or public or private firm, organization, or corporation, who owns or manages places of public amusement and resort including theaters, concert halls, and stadiums shall provide seating or accommodations for physically disabled persons in a variety of locations within the facility, to the extent that this variety can be provided while meeting fire and panic safety requirements of the State Fire Marshal, so as to provide these persons a choice of admission prices otherwise available to members of the general public.
(b)  Readily removable seats may be installed in wheelchair spaces when the spaces are not required to accommodate wheelchair users.
(c)  The requirements of this section shall apply with respect to publicly and privately owned facilities or structures for the purposes specified in subdivision (a) for which a building permit or a building plan for new construction has been issued on or after January 1, 1985.
(d)  In no case shall this section be construed to prescribe a lesser standard of accessibility or usability than provided by the Accessibility Guidelines prepared by the federal Access Board and adopted by the United States Department of Justice to implement the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-336).
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1214, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 5.3 - ACCESS TO PLACES OF PUBLIC AMUSEMENT AND RESORT BY PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS › Section 19952.5.

19952.5. (a) A person, private firm, organization, or corporation that owns or manages a commercial place of public amusement shall install and maintain at least one adult changing station for persons with a physical disability that is accessible to both men and women when the facility is open to the public, if either of the following occur:
(1) The commercial place of public amusement is newly constructed on or after January 1, 2020.
(2) (A) When an existing commercial place of public amusement is renovated on or after January 1, 2025, and requires a permit or the estimated cost of the renovation is ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more.
(B) A commercial place of public amusement with an enclosed restroom facility or other similar private facility with an adult changing table in use before January 1, 2025, shall be deemed to comply with this paragraph.
(b) A facility shall ensure that the entrance to each adult changing station has conspicuous signage indicating the location of the station, and, if the facility has a central directory, shall ensure that the central directory indicates the location of the adult changing station.
(c) For purposes of this section, all of the following definitions shall apply:
(1) “Commercial place of public amusement” means an auditorium, convention center, cultural complex, exhibition hall, permanent amusement park, sports arena, or theater or movie house for which the maximum occupancy is determined to be 2,500 or more people. “Commercial place of public amusement” does not include any public or private higher education facility or district agricultural association.
(2) “Adult changing station” means an adult changing table placed within an enclosed restroom facility or other similar private facility that is for use by persons with physical disabilities who need help with diapering.
(3) “Physical disability” means a mental or physical disability, as described in Section 12926 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 742, Sec. 1. (AB 662) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 5.3 - ACCESS TO PLACES OF PUBLIC AMUSEMENT AND RESORT BY PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS › Section 19953.

19953. Any person who is aggrieved or potentially aggrieved by a violation of this part, Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 4450) of Division 5 of Title 1 of the Government Code, or Part 5.5 (commencing with Section 19955) of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code may bring an action to enjoin the violation. The prevailing party in the action shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorney’s fees.
(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 781, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 5.3 - ACCESS TO PLACES OF PUBLIC AMUSEMENT AND RESORT BY PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS › Section 19954.

19954. The district attorney, the city attorney, the county counsel if the district attorney does not bring an action, the Department of Rehabilitation acting through the Attorney General, or the Attorney General may bring an action to enjoin any violation of this part.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 872, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 5.3 - ACCESS TO PLACES OF PUBLIC AMUSEMENT AND RESORT BY PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS › Section 19954.5.

19954.5. If a violation of Section 19952, 19953, or 19954 is alleged or the application or construction of any of these sections is in issue in any proceeding in the Supreme Court of California, a state court of appeal, or the appellate division of a superior court, each party shall serve a copy of the party’s brief or petition and brief, on the State Solicitor General at the Office of the Attorney General. No brief may be accepted for filing unless the proof of service shows service on the State Solicitor General. Any party failing to comply with this requirement shall be given a reasonable opportunity to cure the failure before the court imposes any sanction and, in that instance, the court shall allow the Attorney General reasonable additional time to file a brief in the matter.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 244, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 5.5 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS BY PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS › Section 19955.

19955. (a)  The purpose of this part is to insure that public accommodations or facilities constructed in this state with private funds adhere to the provisions of Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 4450) of Division 5 of Title 1 of the Government Code. For the purposes of this part “public accommodation or facilities” means a building, structure, facility, complex, or improved area which is used by the general public and shall include auditoriums, hospitals, theaters, restaurants, hotels, motels, stadiums, and convention centers.
As used in this section, “hospitals” includes, but is not limited to, hospitals, nursing homes, and convalescent homes.
When sanitary facilities are made available for the public, clients, or employees in such accommodations or facilities, they shall be made available for the physically handicapped.
Any new requirements imposed by the amendments to this section enacted by the Legislature at its 1973–74 Regular Session shall only apply to public accommodations or facilities constructed on or after the effective date of the amendments.
(Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 931.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 5.5 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS BY PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS › Section 19955.3.

19955.3. As used in this part:
(a)  “Story” means that portion of a building included between the upper surface of any floor and the upper surface of the floor next above, except that the topmost story shall be that portion of a building included between the upper surface of the topmost floor and the ceiling or roof above. If the finished floor level directly above a basement or unused under-floor space is more than six feet above grade for more than 50 percent of the total perimeter or is more than 12 feet above grade at any point, the basement or unused under-floor space shall be considered as a story.
(b)  “First story” means the lowest story in a building which qualifies as a story and which provides the basic services or functions for which the building is used. A floor level in a building having only one floor level shall be classified as a first story, if the floor level is not more than four feet below grade, for more than 50 percent of the total perimeter, or more than eight feet below grade at any point.
(c)  “Mezzanine” means an intermediate floor placed in any story or room. When the total area of any “mezzanine floor” exceeds 33
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percent of the total floor area in that room, it shall be considered as constituting an additional “story.” The clear height above and below a “mezzanine floor” construction shall be not less than seven feet.
(d)  “Grade” means the lowest point of elevation of the finished surface of the ground, paving, or sidewalk within the area between the building and the property line or, when the property line is more than 5 feet from the building, between the building and a line 5 feet from the building.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1416, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 5.5 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS BY PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS › Section 19955.5.

19955.5. All passenger vehicle service stations, shopping centers, offices of physicians and surgeons, and office buildings constructed in this state with private funds shall adhere to the provisions of Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 4450) of Division 5 of Title 1 of the Government Code. As used in this section, “office building” means a structure wherein commercial activity or service is performed or a profession is practiced, or wherein any combination thereof is performed or practiced in all or the majority of the building or structure.
When sanitary facilities are made available for the public, clients, or employees in these stations, centers, or buildings, they shall be made available for persons with disabilities.
Any new requirements imposed by the amendments to this section by Chapter 931 of the Statutes of 1973 shall only apply to those stations, centers, or office buildings constructed on or after September 30, 1973. Any other new requirements imposed by amendments to this section by Chapter 995 of the Statutes of 1974 shall only apply to those offices or office buildings constructed on or after January 1, 1975.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1220, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 5.5 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS BY PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS › Section 19956.

19956. All public accommodations constructed in this state shall conform to the provisions of Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 4450) of Division 5 of Title 1 of the Government Code. However, the following types of privately funded multistory buildings do not require accessibility by ramp or elevator above and below the first floor:
(a)  Multistoried office buildings, other than the professional office of a health care provider, and passenger vehicle service stations less than three stories high, or less than 3,000 square feet per story.
(b)  Any other privately funded multistoried building that is not a shopping center, shopping mall, or the professional office of a health care provider, and that is less than three stories high or less than 3,000 square feet per story if a reasonable portion of all facilities and accommodations normally sought and used by the public in such a building are accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1220, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 5.5 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS BY PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS › Section 19956.5.

19956.5. Any curb or sidewalk intended for public use that is constructed in this state with private funds shall conform to the provisions of Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 4450) of Division 5 of Title 1 of the Government Code.
This section shall apply, but not be limited in application, to any curb or sidewalk which after construction with private funds will be turned over to a city or county for public use, in order to provide full and easy access to, and use of, such curb or sidewalk by the physically handicapped.
(Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1018.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 5.5 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS BY PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS › Section 19957.

19957. In cases of practical difficulty, unnecessary hardship, or extreme differences, a building department responsible for the enforcement of this part may grant exceptions from the literal requirements of the standards and specifications required by this part or permit the use of other methods or materials, but only when it is clearly evident that equivalent facilitation and protection are thereby secured.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1560.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 5.5 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS BY PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS › Section 19957.5.

19957.5. (a)  Every city, county, or city and county may appoint a local appeals board composed of five members to hear written appeals brought by any person regarding action taken by the building department of the city, county, or city and county in enforcement of the requirements of this part, including the exceptions contained in Section 19957.
(b)  Two members of the appeals board shall be physically handicapped persons, two members shall be persons experienced in construction, and one member shall be a public member.
(c)  The appeals board shall conduct hearings on written appeals made under subdivision (a) and may approve or disapprove interpretations of this part and enforcement actions taken by the building department of the city, county, or city and county. All such approvals or disapprovals shall be final and conclusive as to the building department in the absence of fraud or prejudicial abuse of discretion. The appeals board shall adopt regulations establishing procedural rules and criteria for the carrying out of its duties under this part.
(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 700.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 5.5 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS BY PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS › Section 19958.

19958. The building department of every city, county, or city and county shall enforce this part within the territorial area of its city, county, or city and county. The responsibility for enforcing Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 4450) of Division 5 of Title 1 of the Government Code in its application under this part shall be by such building department within the territorial area of its city, county, or city and county.
“Building department” means the department, bureau, or officer charged with the enforcement of laws or ordinances regulating the erection or construction, or both the erection and construction, of buildings.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1560.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 5.5 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS BY PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS › Section 19958.5.

19958.5. The district attorney, the city attorney, the county counsel if the district attorney does not bring an action, the Department of Rehabilitation acting through the Attorney General, or the Attorney General may bring an action to enjoin a violation of this part.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 872, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 5.5 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS BY PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS › Section 19959.

19959. Every existing public accommodation constructed prior to July 1, 1970, which is not exempted by Section 19956, shall be subject to the requirements of this chapter when any alterations, structural repairs or additions are made to such public accommodation. This requirement shall only apply to the area of specific alteration, structural repair or addition and shall not be construed to mean that the entire building or facility is subject to this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 545.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 5.5 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS BY PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS › Section 19959.5.

19959.5. If a violation of Section 19955, 19955.3, 19955.5, 19956, 19956.5, 19957, 19957.5, or 19959 is alleged or the application or construction of any of these sections is in issue in any proceeding in the Supreme Court of California, a state court of appeal, or the appellate division of a superior court, each party shall serve a copy of the party’s brief or petition and brief, on the State Solicitor General at the Office of the Attorney General. No brief may be accepted for filing unless the proof of service shows service on the State Solicitor General. Any party failing to comply with this requirement shall be given a reasonable opportunity to cure the failure before the court imposes any sanction and, in that instance, the court shall allow the Attorney General reasonable additional time to file a brief in the matter.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 244, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 6 - FACTORY-BUILT HOUSING › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 19961.

19961. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that in an effort to meet the housing needs within the State of California, the private housing and construction industry has developed mass production techniques which can substantially reduce housing construction costs, and that the mass production of housing, consisting primarily of factory manufacture of dwelling units or habitable rooms thereof, presents unique problems with respect to the establishment of uniform health and safety standards and inspection procedures. The Legislature further finds and declares that by minimizing the problems of standards and inspection procedures, it is demonstrating its intention to encourage the reduction of housing construction costs and to make housing and home ownership more feasible for all residents of the state.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1422.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 6 - FACTORY-BUILT HOUSING › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 19966.

19966. “Approved” means conforming to the requirements, and obtaining the approval, of the Department of Housing and Community Development of the State of California.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1422.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 6 - FACTORY-BUILT HOUSING › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 19967.

19967. “Building component” means any subsystem, subassembly, or other system designed for use in, or as part of, a structure, which may include structural, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and fire protection systems and other systems affecting health and safety. However, “building component” does not include appliances or equipment, such as heaters, stoves, refrigerators, or air conditioners, which have been listed and labeled by an approved testing and listing agency.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 129.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 6 - FACTORY-BUILT HOUSING › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 19967.1.

19967.1. “Building system” means plans, specifications, and documentation for a system of manufactured building, or for a type or a system of building components, which may include structural, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and fire protection systems and other systems affecting health and safety, including variations which are submitted as part of the building system.
(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 129.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 6 - FACTORY-BUILT HOUSING › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 19969.3.

19969.3. “Design approval agency” is a private organization meeting the requirements of department regulations to perform evaluation of factory-built housing plans and specifications.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 304, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 6 - FACTORY-BUILT HOUSING › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 19970.

19970. “Dwelling unit” means one or more habitable rooms which are occupied or which are intended or designed to be occupied by one family with facilities for living, sleeping, cooking and eating.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1422.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 6 - FACTORY-BUILT HOUSING › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 19971.

19971. “Factory-built housing” means a residential building, dwelling unit, or an individual dwelling room or combination of rooms thereof, or building component, assembly, or system manufactured in such a manner that all concealed parts or processes of manufacture cannot be inspected before installation at the building site without disassembly, damage, or destruction of the part, including units designed for use as part of an institution for resident or patient care, that is either wholly manufactured or is in substantial part manufactured at an offsite location to be wholly or partially assembled onsite in accordance with building standards published in the California Building Standards Code and other regulations adopted by the commission pursuant to Section 19990. Factory-built housing does not include a mobilehome, as defined in Section 18008, a recreational vehicle, as defined in Section 18010.5, or a commercial modular, as defined in Section 18012.5.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 814, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 6 - FACTORY-BUILT HOUSING › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 19972.

19972. “First user” means the person, firm, or corporation who initially installs factory-built housing within this state. A person who subsequently purchases a building which wholly or partially consists of factory-built housing is not a first user within the meaning of this definition.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1422.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 6 - FACTORY-BUILT HOUSING › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 19974.

19974. “Installation” means the assembly of factory-built housing on site and the process of affixing factory-built housing to land, a foundation, footings or an existing building.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1422.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 6 - FACTORY-BUILT HOUSING › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 19975.1.

19975.1. “Local inspection agency” means the building department of a city, county, or city and county, which has been certified by the department, and which has assumed responsibility for inspection of in-plant construction as provided by Section 19991.1.
(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 129.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 6 - FACTORY-BUILT HOUSING › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 19976.

19976. “Manufacture” is the process of making, fabricating, constructing, forming, or assembling a product from raw, unfinished, or semifinished materials.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1422.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 6 - FACTORY-BUILT HOUSING › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 19976.05.

19976.05. “Quality assurance agency” means a private organization meeting the requirements specified in regulations of the department to perform in-plant inspections of the construction of factory-built housing.
(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 891, Sec. 13.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 6 - FACTORY-BUILT HOUSING › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 19976.1.

19976.1. “Residential building” means any structure designed for dwelling occupancy, containing one or more dwelling units and structures accessory thereto.
(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 129.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 6 - FACTORY-BUILT HOUSING › CHAPTER 3 - Regulation › Section 19980.

19980. All factory-built housing manufactured after the effective date of the building standards published in the State Building Standards Code and the other regulations adopted pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 19990) of this part, which is sold or offered for sale to first users within this state, shall bear insignia of approval issued by the department.
(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1152.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 6 - FACTORY-BUILT HOUSING › CHAPTER 3 - Regulation › Section 19981.

19981. (a)  All factory-built housing bearing an insignia of approval pursuant to Section 19980 shall be deemed to comply with the requirements of all ordinances or regulations enacted by any city, city and county, county, or district which may be applicable to the construction of housing. No city, city and county, county, or district shall require submittal of plans for any factory-built housing manufactured, or to be manufactured, pursuant to this part for the purpose of determining compliance with this part or the regulations promulgated thereunder, or for determining compliance with any local construction requirement, except as provided in Section 19993.
(b)  No factory-built housing bearing a department insignia of approval pursuant to Section 19980 shall be in any way modified prior to installation unless approval is first obtained from the department.
(c)  No factory-built housing shall be in any way modified during installation unless approval for the modification is first obtained from the local enforcement agency.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 413, Sec. 6. Effective September 21, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 6 - FACTORY-BUILT HOUSING › CHAPTER 3 - Regulation › Section 19982.

19982. (a) The department by rule and regulation shall establish a schedule of fees to pay the costs incurred by the department for the work related to the administration and enforcement of this part. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the fees collected shall be placed in the Mobilehome-Manufactured Home Revolving Fund established by Section 18016.5, and are continuously appropriated to the department for expenditure in carrying out this part.
(b) The total amount of money collected pursuant to this part and contained in the Mobilehome-Manufactured Home Revolving Fund on June 30 of each fiscal year shall not exceed the amount needed for operating expenses for one year for the enforcement of this part. If the total amount of money collected pursuant to this part in the fund exceeds this amount, the department shall make appropriate reductions in the schedule of fees authorized by this section.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 377. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 6 - FACTORY-BUILT HOUSING › CHAPTER 3 - Regulation › Section 19983.

19983. Nothing in this part shall be construed to prevent the department from delegating by written contract its enforcement authority to local government agencies or from approving design approval agencies, as provided in Section 19991.3.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 304, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 6 - FACTORY-BUILT HOUSING › CHAPTER 3 - Regulation › Section 19984.

19984. All building standards shall be adopted and published in the State Building Standards Code pursuant to Part 2.5 (commencing with Section 18901) of this division, and all other rules and regulations promulgated by the commission under the authority of this part shall be adopted pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 676.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 6 - FACTORY-BUILT HOUSING › CHAPTER 3 - Regulation › Section 19985.

19985. If the department determines that standards for the construction of factory-built housing, which have been prescribed by the statutes or rules and regulations of other states, are at least equal to the standards of the State Building Standards Code and the other requirements prescribed by the department, the department may so provide by regulation. Any factory-built housing which a state has approved as meeting its standards for construction shall be deemed to meet the requirements of the department, if the department determines that the standards of that other state are actually being enforced.
(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 891, Sec. 15.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 6 - FACTORY-BUILT HOUSING › CHAPTER 4 - Application and Scope › Section 19990.

19990. (a) Except as provided in Section 18930, the department shall adopt rules and regulations to interpret and make specific this part. The department shall adopt and submit building standards for approval pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 18935) of Part 2.5 of this division for the purposes described in this section. Standards adopted, amended, or repealed from time to time by the department pursuant to this chapter shall include provisions imposing requirements reasonably consistent with recognized and accepted standards contained in the most recent editions of the following international or uniform industry codes as adopted or amended from time to time by the organizations specified:
(1) The Uniform Housing Code of the International Conference of Building Officials.
(2) The International Building Code of the International Code Council.
(3) The International Residential Code of the International Code Council.
(4) The Uniform Plumbing Code of the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials.
(5) The Uniform Mechanical Code of the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials.
(6) The National Electrical Code of the National Fire Protection Association.
(b) The department shall require every city and county to file with the department all wind pressure and snow load requirements in effect within their respective jurisdictions if these requirements differ from building standards published in the State Building Standards Code, on or before January 1 of each year. The department shall notify every manufacturer of factory-built housing of these requirements on or before March 1 of each year.
(c) Except as provided in Section 18930, the department shall adopt other rules and regulations as it deems necessary to carry out this part. In promulgating these other rules and regulations the department shall consider any amendments to the model codes referred to in this section. In the event of any conflict with respect to factory-built housing between Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 17910) and this part, the requirements of this part shall control.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 714, Sec. 21. (SB 944) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 6 - FACTORY-BUILT HOUSING › CHAPTER 4 - Application and Scope › Section 19990.6.

19990.6. The provisions of Section 17920.9, the building standards published in the State Building Standards Code relating to foam building systems, and the other rules and regulations adopted pursuant to Section 17920.9, shall be applicable to the sale, offering for sale, or use in the construction of any factory-built housing of any foam building system, and to any factory-built housing in which any such system is used as a component.
(Added by renumbering Section 19990.5 (as renumbered from 19940.5 by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1152) by Stats. 1983, Ch. 101, Sec. 135.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 6 - FACTORY-BUILT HOUSING › CHAPTER 4 - Application and Scope › Section 19991.

19991. The department shall enforce every provision of this part, the building standards published in the State Building Standards Code relating to factory-built housing, and the other regulations adopted pursuant to this part, except as provided in Sections 19991.1, 19991.3, 19991.4, and 19992.
(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 891, Sec. 17.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 6 - FACTORY-BUILT HOUSING › CHAPTER 4 - Application and Scope › Section 19991.1.

19991.1. The governing body of any city, county, or city and county may by ordinance elect to have its building department assume responsibility, for in-plant inspections of all factory-built housing in all places of manufacture within the political limits of the jurisdiction of such city, county, or city and county. If certified by the department as qualified to perform such inspections, the building department shall be the local inspection agency within the city, county, or city and county. The governing body of any city, county, or city and county having a local inspection agency may, by ordinance, establish a reasonable inspection fee for in-plant inspections to defray the actual cost of inspections.
(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 129.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 6 - FACTORY-BUILT HOUSING › CHAPTER 4 - Application and Scope › Section 19991.2.

19991.2. Where there is no certified local inspection agency, the department shall make in-plant inspection of all factory-built housing in all places of manufacture located within the political limits of the jurisdiction in which such manufacturing plants are located.
(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 129.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 6 - FACTORY-BUILT HOUSING › CHAPTER 4 - Application and Scope › Section 19991.3.

19991.3. The department shall provide by regulation for qualification and disqualification of design approval agencies to perform approval of factory-built housing plans and specifications, and the approvals of those agencies shall be deemed the equivalent of department approval. The regulations for qualification of design approval agencies shall specifically provide for the absence of any conflict of interest between manufacturers and design approval agencies and for department oversight of design approval agency performance.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 304, Sec. 4.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 6 - FACTORY-BUILT HOUSING › CHAPTER 4 - Application and Scope › Section 19991.4.

19991.4. The department may provide by regulation for the qualification and disqualification of quality assurance agencies to perform inspections of factory-built housing manufacturers. Quality assurance agencies shall act on behalf and subject to the supervision of the department and shall exercise the powers of the department with respect to these inspections, as provided by regulations of the department. These regulations shall specifically provide for the absence of any conflict of interest between manufacturers and quality assurance agencies and for department oversight of the performance quality assurance agencies.
(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 891, Sec. 18.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 6 - FACTORY-BUILT HOUSING › CHAPTER 4 - Application and Scope › Section 19992.

19992. Local enforcement agencies shall enforce and inspect the installation of factory-built housing. The installation of factory-built housing shall be conducted in accordance with the requirements of the building standards published in the State Building Standards Code relating to factory-built housing and the other requirements of Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 17910), subject to the provisions of Section 19990. The local enforcement agency may, by ordinance, establish an inspection fee for the inspection of the installation of factory-built housing.
(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1152.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 6 - FACTORY-BUILT HOUSING › CHAPTER 4 - Application and Scope › Section 19993.

19993. (a)  Local use zone requirements, local snow load requirements, local wind pressure requirements, local fire zones, building setback, side and rear yard requirements, site development and property line requirements, as well as the review and regulation of architectural and aesthetic requirements are hereby specifically and entirely reserved to local jurisdictions notwithstanding any requirement of this part.
(b)  Local requirements imposed on factory-built housing pursuant to the authority granted by this section shall not vary substantially from the requirements imposed on other residential buildings of similar size.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 413, Sec. 7. Effective September 21, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 6 - FACTORY-BUILT HOUSING › CHAPTER 5 - Appeals › Section 19995.

19995. Except as provided in Section 18945, the department shall hear appeals brought by any person regarding the application to such person of any building standard published in the State Building Standards Code relating to factory-built housing or to any other rule or regulation of the department promulgated pursuant to this part. Any such appeals shall first be submitted to the local enforcement agency, if any, delegated by the department to enforce the provisions of this part. The department shall not hear any appeal regarding any local ordinance, rule, or regulation related to the installation of factory-built housing.
(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 891, Sec. 19.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 6 - FACTORY-BUILT HOUSING › CHAPTER 5 - Appeals › Section 19996.

19996. The department may promulgate informal hearing rules pertaining to the hearing of appeals under the provisions of this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 610, Sec. 2.9. (AB 2762) Effective January 1, 2011.)