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2007 California Building Standards Code Development and Adoption Project
The State Housing Law Program within the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), along with the other state agencies, is in the process of developing a new California Building Code based on the 2006 International Building Code.
The State Housing Law Program develops statewide building standards for new construction of hotels, motels, lodging houses, apartments, dwellings and buildings accessory thereto. The State Housing Law Program also develops building standards necessary to provide accessibility in the design and construction of all housing other than publicly funded housing. The building standards are published in the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, known as the California Building Standards Code.
Stakeholder input and participation is necessary to assist HCD in developing building standards, which will continue to assure the availability of affordable housing and uniform statewide code enforcement; to protect the health, safety, and general welfare of the public and occupants of housing and buildings accessory thereto. Here you will find the project information, reports, resources and ways to get involved in the process and assist HCD in this project.
Development of Proposed Building Standards (updated as available)
- Part 1 California Building Standards Administrative Code
- Part 2 California Building Code (2006 IBC)
- Part 3 California Electrical Code (2005 NEC)
- Part 4 California Mechanical Code (2006 UMC)
- Part 5 California Plumbing Code (2006 UPC)
- Part 10 California Existing Building Code (2006 IEBC)
Reports and Workplan
- CBSC coordinating council recommendation March 16, 2005 (Adobe PDF)
- HCD Report to CBSC July 19, 2005 (Adobe PDF)
- HCD Report to CBSC September 21, 2005 (Adobe PDF)
- HCD Report to CBSC December 13, 2005 (Adobe PDF)
- HCD 2007 Code Adoption Project Work plan (Adobe PDF)
Stakeholder Input/Participation
- Meeting Notices and Agendas
- Instructions and Guidelines (Adobe PDF)
- Stakeholder Comment Form(Microsoft Word)
- CBSC Nine-Point Criteria (Adobe PDF)
Links to Other State Agencies Building Standards Process
- California Building Standards Commission (CBSC)
- Office of the State Fire Marshal (SFM)
- Division of the State Architect (DSA)
- Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD)
- California Energy Commission (CEC)