Approved Standards

The California Building Standards Commission completed the adoption and approval of the following building standards on January 30 2007. The Final Express Terms (FET) is the building standard language adopted by the Commission. It is shown in strikeout (repealed text) and underline (added text). The Final Express Terms will be integrated into each code by the publishers and will be available to the public by July 1, 2007 and effective on January 1, 2008.

2007 CALIFORNIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
Building Standards adopted by the Commission for the 2007 California Building Code (Part 1 of Title 24).

• The Division of the State Architect – Structural Safety (DSA-SS)
  Administrative Standards (Final Express Terms, FET - PDF)
• The Division of the State Architect – Access Compliance (DSA-AC)
  Administrative Standards (Final Express Terms, FET - PDF)
• The Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD)
  Administrative Standards (Final Express Terms, FET - PDF)

2007 CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE
Building Standards adopted by the Commission for the 2007 California Building Code (Part 2 of Title 24), Based on the 2006 International Building Code (IBC).

• The California Building Standards Commission (BSC)
  Building Standards (Final Express Terms, FET - PDF)
  Seismic Retrofit Standards (Final Express Terms, FET - PDF)
• The Division of the State Architect – Structural Safety (DSA-SS)
  Building standards (Final Express Terms, FET - PDF)
  Seismic Retrofit Standards (Final Express Terms, FET - PDF)
• The Division of the State Architect – Access Compliance (DSA-AC)
  Accessibility Standards (Final Express Terms, FET - PDF), (Figures–PDF [40MB])
  Accessibility Standards DOJ Cert. (Final Express Terms, FET - PDF), (Figures–PDF [11MB])
• The Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD)
  Building Standards (Final Express Terms, FET - PDF)
• The Office of the State Fire Marshal (SFM)
  Building Standards (Final Express Terms, FET - PDF)
• The Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD)
  Non-Structural Provisions, except Ch.12 (Final Express Terms, FET - PDF)
  Non-Structural Provisions, Chapter 12 (Final Express Terms, FET - PDF)
  Structural Provisions (Final Express Terms, FET - PDF)

2007 CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE
Building Standards adopted by the Commission for the 2007 California Building Code (Part 3 of Title 24), Based on the 2005 National Electrical Code (NEC).

• The California Building Standards Commission (BSC)
  Electrical Standards (Final Express Terms, FET - PDF)
• The Division of the State Architect – Structural Safety (DSA-SS)
  Electrical Standards (Final Express Terms, FET - PDF)
• The Division of the State Architect – Access Compliance (DSA-AC)
  Accessibility Standards (Final Express Terms, FET - PDF)
• The Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD)
  Electrical Standards (Final Express Terms, FET - PDF)
• The Office of the State Fire Marshal (SFM)
  Electrical Standards (Final Express Terms, FET - PDF)
• The Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD)
  Electrical Standards (Final Express Terms, FET - PDF)

2007 CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE
Building Standards adopted by the Commission for the 2007 California Mechanical Code (Part 4 of Title 24), Based on the 2006 Uniform Mechanical Code (UMC).

• The California Building Standards Commission (BSC)
  Mechanical Standards (Final Express Terms, FET - PDF)
• The Division of the State Architect – Structural Safety (DSA-SS)
  Mechanical Standards (Final Express Terms, FET - PDF)
• The Division of the State Architect – Access Compliance (DSA-AC)
  Accessibility Standards (Final Express Terms, FET - PDF)
• The Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD)
  Mechanical Standards (Final Express Terms, FET - PDF)
• The Office of the State Fire Marshal (SFM)
  Mechanical Standards (Final Express Terms, FET - PDF)
• The Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD)
  Mechanical Standards (Final Express Terms, FET - PDF)

2007 CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE
Building Standards adopted by the Commission for the 2007 California Plumbing Code (Part 5 of Title 24), Based on the 2006 Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC).

• The California Building Standards Commission (BSC)
  Plumbing Standards (Final Express Terms, FET - PDF)
• The Division of the State Architect – Structural Safety (DSA-SS)
  Plumbing Standards (Final Express Terms, FET - PDF)
• The Division of the State Architect – Access Compliance (DSA-AC)
  Accessibility Standards (Final Express Terms, FET - PDF)
• The Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD)
  Plumbing Standards (Final Express Terms, FET - PDF)
• The Office of the State Fire Marshal (SFM)
  Plumbing Standards (Final Express Terms, FET - PDF)
• The Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD)
  Plumbing Standards (Final Express Terms, FET - PDF)

2007 CALIFORNIA ENERGY CODE
No changes were proposed for the 2007 California Energy Code (Part 6 of Title 24). The 2005 California Energy Code will be republished with all previously approved errata and supplements included.

CALIFORNIA ELEVATOR SAFETY CODE
Building Standards within the Elevator Safety Code (Part 7) will no longer be published in Title 24. These provisions will be published solely in the California Code of Regulations, Title 8. This Part of Title 24 will be vacant.

2007 CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL BUILDING CODE
Building Standards approved by the Commission for the 2007 California Historical Building Code (Part 8 of Title 24)
The Division of the State Architect – Historical Building Code Board (SHBCB) (Final Express Terms, FET - PDF)

2007 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE
Building Standards adopted by the Commission for the 2007 California Fire Code (Part 9 of Title 24), Based on the 2006 International Fire Code (IFC).

• The Office of the State Fire Marshal (SFM)
  Building Standards (Final Express Terms, FET - PDF)
• The Division of the State Architect – Access Compliance (DSA-AC)
  Accessibility Standards (Final Express Terms, FET - PDF)

2007 CALIFORNIA EXISTING BUILDING CODE
(Previously known as the California Code for Building Conservation)
Building Standards adopted by the Commission for the 2007 California Building Code (Part 10 of Title 24), Based on the 2006 International Existing Building Code (IEBC).

• The California Building Standards Commission (BSC)
  Building Standards (Final Express Terms, FET - PDF)
• The Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD)
  Building Standards (Final Express Terms, FET - PDF)

2007 CALIFORNIA REFERENCED STANDARDS CODE
Building Standards adopted by the Commission for the 2007 California Referenced Standards Code (Part 12 of Title 24)

• The Division of the State Architect – Access Compliance (DSA-AC) Accessibility Standards (Final Express Terms, FET - PDF)