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2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12.5 - BUILDINGS USED BY THE PUBLIC › CHAPTER 2 - Essential Services Buildings › ARTICLE 4 - Qualifications and Reporting › Section 16021.

16021. Periodically, as the work of construction or alteration progresses and whenever the enforcement agency requires, except as exempt under Section 16010, the inspector on the work and the contractor shall each make a report, duly verified by him or her, showing in his or her own personal knowledge, that the work during the period covered by the report has been performed and that the materials used and installed are in accordance with the approved drawings and specifications, setting forth any detailed statements of fact required by the enforcement agency.
“Personal knowledge” as applied to the inspector, means the actual personal knowledge which is obtained from his or her personal continuous inspection of the work of construction in all stages of its progress at the site where he or she is responsible for inspection and when work is carried out away from the site, that personal knowledge which is obtained from the reporting of others of the testing or inspection of materials and workmanship for compliance with plans, specifications, or applicable standards. The exercise of reasonable diligence to obtain the facts is required.
“Personal knowledge,” as applied to the contractor, means the personal knowledge which is obtained from the construction of the building. The exercise of reasonable diligence to obtain the facts is required.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1521, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12.5 - BUILDINGS USED BY THE PUBLIC › CHAPTER 2 - Essential Services Buildings › ARTICLE 4 - Qualifications and Reporting › Section 16022.

16022. The State Architect shall do all of the following:
(a)  Observe the implementation and administration of this chapter.
(b)  Establish and adopt, in consultation with the League of Cities, County Supervisors Association, and California Building Officials, those regulations deemed necessary for carrying out this chapter.
(c)  Provide advice and assistance to local jurisdictions regarding essential services buildings.
(d)  Hear appeals relative to the administration of this chapter.
The State Architect may establish an advisory committee to assist the State Architect with his or her responsibilities under this chapter. The State Architect shall periodically inform the Seismic Safety Commission and the State Fire Marshal with respect to the implementation and the administration of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1521, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12.5 - BUILDINGS USED BY THE PUBLIC › CHAPTER 2 - Essential Services Buildings › ARTICLE 4 - Qualifications and Reporting › Section 16022.5.

16022.5. Following completion of construction of a state-owned or state-occupied essential services building, the State Fire Marshal may conduct regular inspections of those buildings for compliance with building standards relating to fire and panic safety.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 31, Sec. 13. (SB 85) Effective June 27, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12.5 - BUILDINGS USED BY THE PUBLIC › CHAPTER 3 - Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Technologies › Section 16100.

16100. As used in this chapter:
(a)  “Earthquake hazard mitigation technologies” includes, but is not limited to, seismic isolation, energy dissipation, ductility, damping systems, and other technologies which endeavor to reasonably protect buildings and nonstructural components, building contents, and functional capability from earthquake damage. Earthquake hazard mitigation technologies do not include those technologies with detailed code provisions in the 1988 edition of the model codes as defined in Section 18916.
(b)  “Life cycle cost” includes, but is not limited to, the present value of the cost of initial construction, earthquake insurance premiums, operating and maintenance costs, physical earthquake damage cost to the facility, and related earthquake disruption costs including, but not limited to, loss of production or loss of business anticipated over the projected useful life of the building.
(c)  “Peer review” is a review conducted by a multidisciplinary group of experienced technical professionals, including, but not limited to, architects and structural and geotechnical engineers who have recognized expertise in the design and performance of earthquake hazard mitigation technologies, who are independent of the subject of the review, and who are peers with the same professional registration as that of the design professionals responsible for the subject of the review.
(d)  “Public agency” means any state agency, any county, city and county, city, regional agency, public district, redevelopment agency, or any other political subdivision.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 988, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12.5 - BUILDINGS USED BY THE PUBLIC › CHAPTER 3 - Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Technologies › Section 16101.

16101. (a)  The Seismic Safety Commission, in cooperation with the State Architect, shall develop a state policy on acceptable levels of earthquake risk for new and existing state-owned buildings and submit their policy to the Legislature for consideration by January 1, 1991.
(b)  The State Architect, in conjunction with state agency owners and operators of buildings, shall identify activities carried out within state-owned buildings which are necessary for postearthquake operation.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 988, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12.5 - BUILDINGS USED BY THE PUBLIC › CHAPTER 3 - Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Technologies › Section 16102.

16102. (a)  The State Architect shall develop and adopt by January 1, 1992, regulations for the application of earthquake hazard mitigation technologies to buildings which do all of the following:
(1)  Prescribe design criteria and performance standards with the objective of reasonably ensuring the limitation of earthquake damage or the continuous operational capability of buildings with earthquake hazard mitigation technologies, or both.
(2)  Determine the procedure for estimating the life cycle costs of a building designed and constructed according to the provisions of this chapter.
(3)  Establish the criteria for determining the suitability of earthquake hazard mitigation technology as compared to conventional construction considering project-specific design requirements and life cycle costs.
(b)  The advisory board established pursuant to Section 16022 shall advise the State Architect in the development of regulations for this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 988, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12.5 - BUILDINGS USED BY THE PUBLIC › CHAPTER 3 - Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Technologies › Section 16103.

16103. (a)  The State Architect shall seek the advice and cooperation of appropriate state agencies, structural and earthquake engineering professional organizations, the California Building Officials, the International Conference of Building Officials, and other professional organizations or associations to carry out the provisions of this section.
(b)  The State Architect shall encourage technical and professional societies to conduct forums and seminars to increase the understanding of design professionals and building officials about new earthquake hazard mitigation technologies.
(c)  The State Architect shall encourage state and federal governments, the University of California, other state agencies, the private educational institutions and the private sector to increase the availability of earthquake research funds and equipment, including, but not limited to, shake tables. The State Architect shall encourage the development of educational materials for earthquake hazard mitigation technologies.
(d)  The State Architect, in cooperation with structural engineering professional organizations, shall submit the regulations developed according to this chapter to the International Conference of Building Officials for consideration of adoption in future model codes, as defined in Section 18916, by August 1, 1993.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 988, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12.5 - BUILDINGS USED BY THE PUBLIC › CHAPTER 3 - Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Technologies › Section 16104.

16104. (a)  The State Architect shall select suitable buildings and provide direction and supervision for the use of earthquake hazard mitigation technologies on three buildings owned by the Department of General Services, or other state-owned buildings proposed by another state agency, as demonstration projects. Buildings owned by the University of California, the California State University, the Department of Corrections, or other state agencies may be proposed as demonstration projects by the respective state agency but are subject to the approval of the State Architect for selection as a demonstration project and review by the State Architect according to provisions of this chapter.
(b)  One demonstration project shall be a new building and two projects shall be existing buildings.
(c)  It is in the best interest of the state that these demonstration projects should be fully instrumented and monitored by the Strong Motion Instrumentation Program (Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 2700) of Division 2 of the Public Resources Code) of the Division of Mines and Geology. The Strong Motion Instrumentation Program is encouraged to instrument these demonstration projects. The State Architect shall consult with the Strong Motion Instrumentation Program prior to the selection of demonstration projects.
It is the intent of the Legislature that the cost of instrumentation be funded by the appropriation that funds the construction of the building.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 988, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12.5 - BUILDINGS USED BY THE PUBLIC › CHAPTER 3 - Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Technologies › Section 16106.

16106. (a)  The State Architect shall develop and publish informational material describing the anticipated earthquake performance of new and existing buildings afforded by current and earlier building codes, the threat of earthquakes, and earthquake hazard mitigation technologies. This information shall be made available to the federal government, public agencies, and the public to assist building owners, occupants, and managers to better understand the anticipated earthquake performance of buildings.
(b)  The State Architect shall provide information by various methods, including publications and seminars, to insurance companies, building owners, and the general public explaining the significant reductions in damage to buildings and contents which may be effected through the use of earthquake hazard mitigation technologies with the objective of encouraging the use of these technologies, reducing earthquake damage and disruption, and reducing insurance premiums for earthquake peril coverage.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 988, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12.5 - BUILDINGS USED BY THE PUBLIC › CHAPTER 3 - Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Technologies › Section 16107.

16107. (a)  The University of California, the California State University, the Department of Corrections, and public agencies are encouraged to develop and implement policies and performance standards according to lowest reasonable life cycle costs in a similar manner to Section 16101.
(b)  No provision of this chapter shall apply to the Regents of the University of California unless the regents, by resolution, make the provision applicable.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 988, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12.5 - BUILDINGS USED BY THE PUBLIC › CHAPTER 3 - Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Technologies › Section 16107.5.

16107.5. No provision of this chapter or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, shall reduce, alter, or diminish the authority of the design professional who signs the plans and specifications for a project subject to this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 988, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12.5 - BUILDINGS USED BY THE PUBLIC › CHAPTER 3 - Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Technologies › Section 16108.

16108. (a)  Private and public agency building owners and developers may, and are encouraged to, use the provisions of this chapter for new and existing buildings. Private and public agency building owners and developers are encouraged to consider the building standards enacted by local governments for building reconstruction pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 19160) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 13.
(b)  The State Architect, using the advisory committee defined in Section 16022 shall review the suitability of the candidate buildings for earthquake hazard mitigation technologies upon request from building owners or developers, public agencies, or design professionals and shall review the adequacy of the project-specific design and earthquake performance criteria and report its findings to the appropriate public agency prior to the approval of design concepts, preliminary design criteria, geotechnical reports, and ground response reports by the appropriate public agency.
(c)  The advisory committee established pursuant to Section 16022 shall be used by the State Architect to perform a peer review of the earthquake hazard mitigation technologies for a project at the State Architect’s discretion or at the request of a building owner, design professional, or responsible public agency. The State Architect may add to the advisory committee additional peers for a particular project from a list of recognized experts in the field of earthquake hazard mitigation technologies.
(d)  An appropriate fee for all reviews by the State Architect and advisory committee shall be established by the State Architect and paid for by building owners prior to reviews. The fees established pursuant to this subdivision shall not exceed the actual costs of performing the individual peer review.
(e)  No local agency may require any private or public agency, building owner or developer, or their design professionals, to comply with the provisions of this chapter as a condition of local agency review, permitting, or approval.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 988, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12.5 - BUILDINGS USED BY THE PUBLIC › CHAPTER 3 - Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Technologies › Section 16109.

16109. In the event that a project involving buildings utilizing earthquake mitigation technologies and other new seismic resistant design technologies requires design review and plan approval by more than one public agency, the Coordinating Council of the Building Standards Commission shall, to the maximum extent feasible, consolidate the various hearings which may be required in order to minimize the time required for the hearings. This consolidation shall be for procedural purposes only and shall not be construed as consolidating the statutory responsibilities of the public agencies conducting the consolidated hearings.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 193, Sec. 93. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12.5 - BUILDINGS USED BY THE PUBLIC › CHAPTER 3 - Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Technologies › Section 16110.

16110. The State Architect shall periodically inform the Seismic Safety Commission with respect to the implementation and administration of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 988, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12.5 - BUILDINGS USED BY THE PUBLIC › CHAPTER 3.5 - School Buildings › Section 16500.

16500. The State Architect shall adopt guidelines applicable to substandard conditions of school buildings, as defined in Section 17283 of the Education Code, which guidelines shall take into consideration the unique design, use, safety needs, and construction of the school buildings.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 308. (AB 731) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12.5 - BUILDINGS USED BY THE PUBLIC › CHAPTER 4 - Public Postsecondary Buildings › Section 16600.

16600. (a)  The State Architect and the State Building Standards Commission, in consultation with, and with the concurrence of, the University of California, the California State University, the Structural Engineers Association of California, and the Seismic Safety Commission, shall develop and adopt building seismic retrofit guidelines for state buildings, including those owned by the University of California and by the California State University, by January 1, 1993.
(b)  Building seismic retrofit guidelines shall include provisions for the abatement of falling hazards that are structural or nonstructural components of buildings and that pose serious threats to life, including, but not limited to, parapets, appendages, cornices, hanging objects, and building cladding.
(c)  Building seismic retrofit guidelines shall include provisions for the strengthening of structures of buildings, or the means necessary to reduce the response of a building to ground shaking during an earthquake, so as to significantly reduce the hazards to life, while concomitantly providing for safe egress of occupants during and immediately after an earthquake.
(d)  Building seismic retrofit guidelines shall be consistent with the state Historical Building Code (Part 2.7 (commencing with Section 18950), Division 13) and shall include provisions for the preservation of historical buildings.
(e)  Building seismic retrofit guidelines shall incorporate building seismic retrofit standards developed pursuant to Sections 8875.5 and 8879.5 of the Government Code.
(f)  The State Architect and the State Building Standards Commission, in cooperation with the University of California, the California State University, the Structural Engineers Association of California, and the Seismic Safety Commission, shall develop and adopt seismic retrofit building standards for state buildings, including those owned by the University of California and by the California State University by July 1, 1996. The standards for state buildings owned by the University of California and the California State University shall not be more stringent than the standards for other state buildings.
(g)  The State Architect and the State Building Standards Commission, in cooperation with the Structural Engineers Association of California, shall submit the regulations, findings, and data developed according to this chapter to model code writing agencies and organizations for review and development into code format for consideration and adoption into future model codes, as defined in Section 18916, by August 1, 1997.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1511, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12.5 - BUILDINGS USED BY THE PUBLIC › CHAPTER 4 - Public Postsecondary Buildings › Section 16601.

16601. (a)  The State Building Standards Commission shall review and approve the guidelines adopted by the State Architect and the State Building Standards Commission pursuant to Section 16600 by January 1, 1994, and take administrative actions to make the guidelines applicable to all state buildings, including those owned by the University of California or the California State University.
(b)  The State Building Standards Commission shall review and approve the seismic retrofit building standards as developed by the State Architect and the State Building Standards Commission pursuant to Section 16600 by July 1, 1997, and take administrative actions to make the standards applicable to all state buildings, including those owned by the University of California or the California State University.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1511, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12.5 - BUILDINGS USED BY THE PUBLIC › CHAPTER 4 - Public Postsecondary Buildings › Section 16603.

16603. No provision of this chapter shall apply to the University of California except to the extent that the Regents of the University of California, by resolution, make that provision applicable.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1511, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12.5 - BUILDINGS USED BY THE PUBLIC › CHAPTER 4 - Public Postsecondary Buildings › Section 16604.

16604. It is the intent of the Legislature that funds to carry out the provisions of this chapter in the amount of thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) be provided as follows:
(a)  The sum of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) from the June 1990 Higher Education Capital Outlay Bond Fund pursuant to Chapter 14.4 (commencing with Section 67345) of Part 40 of the Education Code, known as the Higher Education Bond Act of June 1990.
(b)  The sum of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) from the Earthquake Safety and Public Buildings Rehabilitation Fund of 1990 pursuant to Chapter 12.47 (commencing with Section 8878.50) of Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code, known as the Earthquake Safety and Public Buildings Rehabilitation Bond Act of 1990.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1511, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 1 - EMPLOYEE HOUSING ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 17001.

17001. Buildings used for human habitation, and buildings accessory thereto, within employee housing shall comply with the building standards published in the State Building Standards Code relating to employee housing and with the other regulations adopted pursuant to this part, unless a local ordinance prescribing minimum standards adopted in accordance with Sections 17958.5 and 17958.7 which is equal to such regulations is applicable. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 17050, if such a local ordinance is applicable to buildings used for human habitation, and buildings accessory thereto, within employee housing, these buildings shall comply with the construction and erection provisions of the ordinance.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1298, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 1 - EMPLOYEE HOUSING ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 17002.

17002. The provisions of this part are not intended to prevent the use of any material, appliance, installation, device, arrangement, or method of construction not specifically prescribed by this part if such alternate has been approved by the Department of Housing and Community Development.
The Department of Housing and Community Development may approve any such alternate if it finds that the proposed design is satisfactory and that the material, appliance, installation, device, arrangement, or method of construction offered is, for the purpose intended, at least the equivalent of that prescribed in this part in quality, strength, effectiveness, fire resistance, durability and safety, for the protection of life and health.
This section shall not apply to a local ordinance which is applicable pursuant to Section 17001.
(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 1 - EMPLOYEE HOUSING ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 17003.5.

17003.5. Any reference in this division to the Commission of Housing and Community Development shall be deemed to be to the Department of Housing and Community Development and the department may exercise all the powers and shall perform all the duties of the commission.
(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 1 - EMPLOYEE HOUSING ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 17005.

17005. “Employee,” as used in this part, does not include any of the following:
(a)  A person engaged in household domestic service.
(b)  A person employed under circumstances in which his wages are incidental to professional training and where the employer is exempt from taxation under subdivision (b) of Section 4 of Article XIII of the California Constitution.
(c)  A person employed incidental to training for, or in furtherance of, a religious vocation and where the employer is exempt from taxation under subdivision (f) of Section 3 of Article XIII of the California Constitution.
(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 1 - EMPLOYEE HOUSING ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 17005.5.

17005.5. (a)  “Employee community housing” means a community of single family detached dwellings which meet all of the following requirements:
(1)  Each dwelling has a minimum of four rooms, including a separate kitchen and a separate bathroom.
(2)  Each dwelling is owned or operated by an employer, and maintained by such employer in compliance with the provisions of the State Housing Law, and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, which materially affect health and safety.
(3)  Each dwelling is inhabited by not more than one family, which includes at least one permanent year-round employee of the employer who owns or operates the dwelling.
(4)  Each dwelling has direct access to a publicly owned and maintained road.
(5)  Each dwelling is located within a community, as defined in subdivision (b).
(b)  “Community” means not less than 200 single family detached dwellings meeting the requirements of subdivision (a), which are adjacent or in close proximity to each other, and which have maintenance services available to the residents of the dwelling units provided by persons employed by the employer for the express purpose of providing such services.
(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1031.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 1 - EMPLOYEE HOUSING ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 17006.

17006. “Resident-employment housing,” as used in this part, means apartment houses, hotels, motels, or dwellings, where living quarters are provided for five or more employees employed in the management, maintenance, or operation of an apartment house, hotel, motel, or dwellings.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1298, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 1 - EMPLOYEE HOUSING ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 17007.

17007. “Enforcement agency,” as used in this part, means the Department of Housing and Community Development, or any city, county, or city and county which has assumed responsibility for the enforcement of this part, pursuant to Section 17050.
(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 1 - EMPLOYEE HOUSING ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 17008.5.

17008.5. A tenant who is an agricultural employee residing in employee housing has all rights applicable to a person residing in employee housing, including the following:
(a) The right to file a verified complaint with the Civil Rights Department alleging a violation of housing discrimination, or to assert any other right, under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (Part 2.8 (commencing with Section 12900) of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).
(b) Any protections for tenants or lessees under the Civil Code or the Labor Code, except as otherwise provided in Section 17031.6.
(c) Any protection or right under the Alatorre-Zenovich-Dunlap-Berman Agricultural Labor Relations Act of 1975 (Part 3.5 (commencing with Section 1140) of Division 2 of the Labor Code).
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 48, Sec. 56. (SB 189) Effective June 30, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 1 - EMPLOYEE HOUSING ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 17008.7.

17008.7. “Fund,” as used in this part, means the Employee Housing Regulation Fund established by Section 17036.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 40, Sec. 10. (AB 129) Effective July 10, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 1 - EMPLOYEE HOUSING ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 17009.

17009. “Labor supply employee housing,” as used in this part, means any place, area, or piece of land where housing is provided for five or more employees or prospective employees of another by any individual, firm, partnership, association, or corporation that, for a fee or in-kind payment, employs persons to render personal services for, or under the direction of, a third person, or that recruits, solicits, supplies, or hires persons on behalf of an employer, and that, for a fee or in-kind payment, provides in connection therewith one or more of the following services:
(a)  Furnishes board, lodging, or transportation for such employees or prospective employees.
(b)  Supervises, times, checks, counts, weighs, or otherwise directs or measures the work of such employees.
(c)  Disburses wage payments to such employees.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1298, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 1 - EMPLOYEE HOUSING ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 17009.5.

17009.5. (a)  “Person,” as used in this part, includes any natural person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, company, joint stock company, corporation, limited liability company, joint venture, or other organizations of persons.
(b)  “Person,” as used in this part, may be used interchangeably with “tenant” or “employee,” and those terms are used interchangeably when the context does not imply an employer or an owner of employee housing.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1010, Sec. 160. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 1 - EMPLOYEE HOUSING ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 17010.

17010. (a)  “Temporary employee housing,” as used in this part, means a labor camp which is not operated on the same site annually and which is established for one operation and is then removed.
(b)  “Seasonal employee housing,” as used in this part, means any camp which is operated annually on the same site and which is occupied for not more than 180 days in any calendar year.
(c)  “Permanent employee housing,” as used in this part, means any labor camp which is not temporary or seasonal.
(d)  “Permanent single-family employee housing,” as used in this part, means single-family detached dwellings, mobilehomes, as defined in Section 18008, manufactured homes, as defined in Section 18007, or factory-built housing, as defined in Section 19971, constructed and maintained in accordance with applicable state or federal laws, including required permits and inspections. Each dwelling shall be inhabited by only one family, which includes at least one permanent year-round employee. “Permanent single-family employee housing” does not include housing accommodations or property, as defined in subparagraph (D) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 17008.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1298, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 1 - EMPLOYEE HOUSING ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 17011.

17011. “Sleeping place,” as used in this part, means a dwelling, bunkhouse, tent, mobilehome, or other structure or shelter in which employees are housed in any employee housing.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1298, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 1 - EMPLOYEE HOUSING ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Application and Scope › Section 17020.

17020. (a)  Except as otherwise provided in this part, the provisions of this part, building standards published in the State Building Standards Code relating to employee housing, and the other rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the provisions of this part which relate to labor camps apply in all parts of the state and supersede any ordinance or regulations enacted by any city, county, or city and county applicable to labor camps. Rules and regulations adopted or continued in effect prior to January 1, 1980, by former Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 2610) of Part 9 of Division 2 of the Labor Code are hereby continued in effect as rules and regulations under this part until amended or repealed by the Department of Housing and Community Development.
(b)  Building standards, as defined by Section 18909, shall remain in effect only until January 1, 1985, or until adopted, amended, or superseded by provisions published in the State Building Standards Code relating to employee housing pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 18935) of Part 2.5, whichever occurs sooner.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1298, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 1 - EMPLOYEE HOUSING ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Application and Scope › Section 17021.5.

17021.5. (a)  Any employee housing which has qualified, or is intended to qualify, for a permit to operate pursuant to this part may invoke the provisions of this section.
(b)  Any employee housing providing accommodations for six or fewer employees shall be deemed a single-family structure with a residential land use designation for the purposes of this section. For the purpose of all local ordinances, employee housing shall not be included within the definition of a boarding house, rooming house, hotel, dormitory, or other similar term that implies that the employee housing is a business run for profit or differs in any other way from a family dwelling. No conditional use permit, zoning variance, or other zoning clearance shall be required of employee housing that serves six or fewer employees that is not required of a family dwelling of the same type in the same zone. Use of a family dwelling for purposes of employee housing serving six or fewer persons shall not constitute a change of occupancy for purposes of Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 17910) or local building codes.
(c)  Except as otherwise provided in this part, employee housing that serves six or fewer employees shall not be subject to any business taxes, local registration fees, use permit fees, or other fees to which other family dwellings of the same type in the same zone are not likewise subject. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to forbid the imposition of local property taxes, fees for water services and garbage collection, fees for normal inspections, local bond assessments, and other fees, charges, and assessments to which other family dwellings of the same type in the same zone are likewise subject. Neither the State Fire Marshal nor any local public entity shall charge any fee to the owner, operator or any resident for enforcing fire inspection regulations pursuant to state law or regulation or local ordinance, with respect to employee housing which serves six or fewer persons.
(d)  For the purposes of any contract, deed, or covenant for the transfer of real property, employee housing which serves six or fewer employees shall be considered a residential use of property and a use of property by a single household, notwithstanding any disclaimers to the contrary. For purposes of this section, “employee housing” includes employee housing defined in subdivision (b) of Section 17008, even if the housing accommodations or property are not located in a rural area, as defined by Section 50101.
(e)  The Legislature hereby declares that it is the policy of this state that each county and city shall permit and encourage the development and use of sufficient numbers and types of employee housing facilities as are commensurate with local needs. This section shall apply equally to any charter city, general law city, county, city and county, district and any other local public entity.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 952, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 1 - EMPLOYEE HOUSING ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Application and Scope › Section 17021.7.

17021.7. Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 18214, subdivision (b) of Section 18862.39, and subdivision (b) of Section 18862.47, mobilehomes and recreational vehicles used to house agricultural employees shall be maintained in conformity with the applicable requirements of the Mobilehome Parks Act (Part 2.1 (commencing with Section 18200)).
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 814, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 1 - EMPLOYEE HOUSING ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Application and Scope › Section 17022.

17022. Enforcement of occupational safety and health standards established pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 140) of Division 1 of the Labor Code is hereby specifically and entirely reserved to the Division of Industrial Safety.
(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 1 - EMPLOYEE HOUSING ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Application and Scope › Section 17022.5.

17022.5. The department shall adopt, and make available to the public, model or prototype plans for several types of employee housing, including, but not limited to, barracks, seasonal housing, family housing, and recreational vehicle parks. Any person intending to construct employee housing may adopt one or more of these models as the plans for the proposed housing.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1495, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 1 - EMPLOYEE HOUSING ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Application and Scope › Section 17023.

17023. (a)  Rules and regulations adopted or continued in effect pursuant to the provisions of this part relating to the erection or construction of buildings or structures within employee housing shall not apply to existing buildings or structures or to buildings and structures as to which construction is commenced or approved prior to the effective date of the rules and regulations, except by act of the Legislature, but regulations relating to use, maintenance, and occupancy shall apply to all employee housing approved for construction and operation before or after the effective date of these rules and regulations.
(b)  Building standards, as defined in Section 18909, shall remain in effect only until January 1, 1985, or until adopted, amended, or superseded by provisions published in the State Building Standards Code pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 18935) of Part 2.5, whichever occurs sooner.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1298, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 1 - EMPLOYEE HOUSING ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Application and Scope › Section 17024.

17024. This part does not apply to resident-employment housing provided for faculty or employees of any public or privately operated school, college, or university. This part does not apply to any employee housing owned, operated, and maintained by any of the following:
(a)  The federal government.
(b)  The state.
(c)  Any agency or political subdivision of the state.
(d)  Any city, county, or city and county.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1298, Sec. 17. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 1 - EMPLOYEE HOUSING ACT › CHAPTER 3 - Permits and Fees › Section 17030.

17030. (a)  Every person operating employee housing shall obtain a permit to operate that employee housing from the enforcement agency, unless otherwise exempted by this part. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate employee housing without a valid permit to operate issued by the enforcement agency, as required by this part. Permits to operate shall be issued annually by the enforcement agency, except as provided in this section and Section 17030.5.
(b)  Employee housing on a dairy farm which meets the requirements of Section 32505 of the Food and Agricultural Code, consisting only of permanent single-family employee housing, may be exempted from the requirement of obtaining a permit to operate employee housing, as provided in Section 17031. This housing shall meet the requirements of the State Housing Law before an exemption is granted.
(c)  A permit to operate shall be valid from the date of issuance through December 31 of the year of issuance, or December 31 of the year designated by the enforcement agency for permanent single-family employee housing. Permits to operate employee housing may prescribe conditions on the use or occupancy of the employee housing.
(d)  The Department of Housing and Community Development shall be the enforcement agency for any employee housing owned or operated by a railroad corporation.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1298, Sec. 18. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 1 - EMPLOYEE HOUSING ACT › CHAPTER 3 - Permits and Fees › Section 17030.5.

17030.5. (a)  A permit to operate employee housing consisting only of permanent single-family housing may, when approved by the enforcement agency, be issued for a longer period of time not to exceed five years.
(b)  No permit to operate employee housing shall be issued for a period of time longer than one year during the first year of operation of the employee housing, or if within the previous two years the employee housing has been found to be in violation of this part or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto. Whenever the enforcement agency issues a permit for a period of time longer than one year, it shall make written findings indicating the reasons for issuing such a permit.
(c)  The findings of the enforcement agency pursuant to subdivision (b) shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:
(1)  The year the dwellings in the employee housing were constructed.
(2)  The number of years the employee housing has been operated with a valid permit to operate.
(3)  The number and character of any complaints received during the time the employee housing has been operating either with or without a permit.
(4)  Any violations cited in the last inspection of the employee housing.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1298, Sec. 19. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 1 - EMPLOYEE HOUSING ACT › CHAPTER 3 - Permits and Fees › Section 17031.

17031. (a)  (1)  The operator of employee housing on a dairy farm that meets the requirements of Section 32505 of the Food and Agricultural Code, consisting only of permanent single-family employee housing, may request an exemption from the requirement of obtaining an annual permit to operate. The employee housing camp operator shall notify each tenant of the permanent single-family employee housing in writing that such an exemption is being requested. The request for exemption shall be made in writing to the enforcement agency.
(2)  An exemption shall be granted to permanent single-family employee housing unless the housing is in violation of the State Housing Law, building standards published in the California Building Standards Code relating to employee housing, or the other regulations adopted pursuant to the State Housing Law in a manner that materially affects the health and safety of the occupants, or in the case of a mobilehome or manufactured home, is in violation of the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. Secs. 5401, et seq.) or regulations of the department pursuant to Section 18028 in a manner that materially affects the health and safety of the occupants, or has been found in violation of this chapter within the previous two years.
(b)  Whenever the enforcement agency issues an exemption from the requirement of obtaining a permit to operate, it shall make written findings indicating the reasons for issuing the exemption. Exemptions shall be reviewed annually by the enforcement agency.
The findings of the enforcement agency shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following information:
(1)  The year the dwellings in the employee housing were constructed.
(2)  The number of years the employee housing has been operated with a valid permit to operate.
(3)  The number and character of any complaints received during the time the employee housing has been operating either with or without a permit.
(4)  Any violations cited in the last inspection of the employee housing.
(c)  Failure to maintain any permanent housing in accordance with the State Housing Law, or, in the case of mobilehomes or manufactured homes, failure to maintain these mobilehomes or manufactured homes in accordance with the provisions of Part 2.1 (commencing with Section 18200) of Division 13, and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, in a manner which materially affects the health and safety of the occupants, shall be considered cause for revocation of an exemption.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 471, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 13 - HOUSING › PART 1 - EMPLOYEE HOUSING ACT › CHAPTER 3 - Permits and Fees › Section 17031.3.

17031.3. (a)  Every person operating or owning employee community housing shall obtain a permit to operate such housing as a labor camp pursuant to this part unless an exemption is granted by the enforcement agency pursuant to this section. A request for an exemption for each community shall be made in writing to the enforcement agency. The person requesting the exemption shall give written notice to each employee/tenant of the employee community housing that an exemption is being requested. The notice shall state the address and telephone number of the enforcement agency, and shall state that any employee/tenant may inform the enforcement agency of violations of health and safety standards within his or her dwelling unit.
(b)  The enforcement agency, after a review of all relevant facts, shall grant an exemption to the owner or operator of the employee community housing unless it finds any of the following:
(1)  The housing is in violation of provisions of the State Housing Law or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto in a manner which materially affects the health and safety of the residents of the housing.
(2)  The housing, within the previous two years, has been found in violation of the provisions of this part or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto in a manner which materially affects the health and safety of the residents of the housing.
(3)  The housing does not meet the requirements of employee community housing as defined by Section 17005.5.
(c)  An exemption granted for employee community housing in one community shall not apply to employee community housing in other communities operated or owned by the same person.
(d)  Employee community housing granted an exemption pursuant to this section, during the period of such exemption, shall be subject to the provisions of the State Housing Law. During this period, any notice of violation of such law and verification of corrective action shall be forwarded to the department. Not less than once every 10 years after an exemption is granted pursuant to this part, every person operating or owning employee community housing shall give written notice to each employee/tenant of the employee community housing which shall state the address and telephone number of the enforcement agency, and shall state that any employee/tenant may inform the enforcement agency of violations of health and safety standards within his or her dwelling unit.
(e)  The exemption granted pursuant to this section shall be rescinded by the enforcement agency if the employee community housing is not operated or maintained in substantial compliance with Section 17005.5.
(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1031.)