This document is Part 2 of the official triennial compilation and publication of the adoptions, amendments and repeal of administrative regulations to California Code of Regulations, Title 24, also referred to as the California Building Standards Code. This Part is known as the California Building Code and incorporates, by adoption, the 2006 edition of the International Building Code of the International Code Council with the California amendments.
The California Building Standards Code is published in its entirety every three years by order of the California legislature, with supplements published in intervening years. The California legislature delegated authority to various State agencies, boards, commissions and departments to create building regulations to implement the State’s statutes. These building regulations or standards have the same force of law, and take effect 180 days after their publication unless otherwise stipulated. The California Building Standards Code applies to occupancies in the State of California as annotated.
A city, county or city and county may establish more restrictive building standards reasonably necessary because of local climatic, geological or topographical conditions. Findings of the local condition(s) and the adopted local building standard(s) must be filed with the California Building Standards Commission to become effective and may not be effective sooner than the effective date of this edition of California Building Standards Code. Local building standards that were adopted and applicable to previous editions of the California Building Standards Code do not apply to this edition without appropriate adoption and the required filing.
To familiarize themselves with the format of this code, it is suggested that users review the following contents:
• How To Distinguish Model Code Language From California Amendments
• Matrix Adoption Tables
Should users find publication (e.g., typographical) errors or inconsistencies in this code or wish to offer comments toward improving its format, please address these comments to:
California Building Standards Commission
2525 Natomas Park Drive, Suite 130
Sacramento, CA 95833-2936
Phone: (916) 263-0916
FAX: (916) 263-0959
Web Page: www.bsc.ca.gov
Acknowledgement
The 2007 California Building Standards Code (Code) was developed through the outstanding collaborative efforts of the Department of Housing and Community Development, the Division of State Architect, the Office of the State Fire Marshal, the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, the California Energy Commission, and the Building Standards Commission (Commission).
This collaborative effort included the assistance of the Commission’s Code Advisory Committees and many other volunteers that worked tirelessly to assist the Commission in the production of this Code.
Members of the Building Standards Commission
| Secretary Rosario Marin – Chair | Christina Jamison |
| Isam Hasenin – Vice-Chair | Stephen Jensen |
| James Barthman | Robert Pernell |
| Kim Blackseth | Richard Sawhill |
| Susan Dowty | Steven Winkel |
David Walls – Executive Director
Thomas Morrison – Deputy
Executive Director
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