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FAQ's on State Housing Law:
- Q-1. Can Building Departments adopt local ordinances that modify the building standards adopted by HCD?
- Q-2. What is the State Housing Law?
- Q-3. Which building codes do I use in California?
FAQ's on the California Building Code (CBC), Title 24, Part 2:
- Q-4. Where can I get a copy of the California Building Code?
- Q-5. Is the California Building Code on the Internet?
- Q-6. What is the difference between the Uniform Building Code and the California Building Code?
- Q-7. What is the meaning of HCD 1, HCD 1/AC, and HCD 2 as used in the California Building Code?
FAQ's on the California Plumbing Code (CPC) Title 24, Part 5:
- Q-8. Where can I get a copy of the California Plumbing Code?
- Q-9. Is the California Plumbing Code on the Internet?
- Q-10. Can a local building department accept Cross-linked Polyethylene (PEX) as an alternate material under the provision of the California Plumbing Code?
- Q-11. Is CPC Section 609.10, Water Hammer Arrestors, adopted by HCD?
- Q-12. When did the provisions for CPVC water piping become effective for residential construction?
- Q-13. Is corrugated stainless steel tubing (CSST) an acceptable gas piping material for use in residential construction? Is CSST required to be treated as an alternate material or method, needing approval on a case-by-case basis?
FAQ's on the California Mechanical Code (CMC) Title 24, Part 4:
- Q-14. Where can I get a copy of the California Mechanical Code?
- Q-15. Is the California Mechanical Code on the Internet?
- Q-16. What is the difference between the Uniform Mechanical Code and the California Mechanical Code?
FAQ's on the California Electrical Code (CEC) Title 24, Part 3:
- Q-17. Where can I get a copy of the California Electrical Code?
- Q-18. Is the California Electrical Code on the Internet?
- Q-19. What is the difference between the Uniform Electrical Code and the California Electrical Code?
FAQ's on Accessibility for persons with disabilities Chapter 11A, CBC:
- Q-20. What is a "covered" multifamily dwelling unit?
- Q-21. What is HCD 1/AC?
- Q-22. What is an "adaptable dwelling unit" versus an "accessible dwelling unit"?
- Q-23. Are grab bars required to be installed in bathrooms of covered multifamily dwelling units?
- Q-24. How do California's accessibility standards and HUD's Fair Housing Amendments Act interrelate?



