REVISION RECORD FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA …

1 REVISION RECORDFOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIASUPPLEMENT July 1, 20182016 Title 24, Part 12, CALIFORNIA Referenced standards CodeGeneral Information:1. The date of this supplement is for identification purposes only. See the History Note Appendix at the end of the This supplement is issued by the CALIFORNIA building standards Commission in order to provide new and/or replacementpages containing recently adopted provisions for CALIFORNIA code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 12, of the 2016 CaliforniaReferenced standards code . Instructions are provided below. 3. Health and Safety code Section establishes that only building standards in effect at the time of the application for abuilding permit may be applied to the project plans and construction.

2 This rule applies to both adoptions of building standardsfor Title 24 by the CALIFORNIA building standards Commission and local adoptions and ordinances imposing buildingstandards. The new building standards provided with the enclosed blue supplement pages must not be enforced before theeffective date. 4. Not all code text on the enclosed blue supplement pages is a new building standard. New, amended, or repealed buildingstandards are identified by margin symbols. An explanation of margin symbols is provided in the code before the table You may wish to retain the superseded material with this REVISION RECORD so that the prior wording of any section can be easilyascertained.

3 Title 24, Part 12 Remove Existing PagesInsert Blue-Colored Pagesiii and iviii and ivvii and viiivii through x1 and 21 and 2155 and 156155 and 156 Item No. 5512S1612016 CALIFORNIA REFERENCED standards CODEiiiPREFACEThis document is the Part 12 of thirteen parts of the official triennial compilation and publication of the adoptions, amendmentsand repeal of administrative regulations to CALIFORNIA code of Regulations, Title 24, also referred to as the CALIFORNIA BuildingStandards code . This part is known as the CALIFORNIA Referenced standards CALIFORNIA building standards code is published in its entirety every three years by order of the CALIFORNIA legislature, withsupplements published in intervening years.

4 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, orstandards, have the same force of law, and take effect 180 days after their publication unless otherwise stipulated. The CaliforniaBuilding standards code applies to occupancies in the STATE of CALIFORNIA as city, county, or city and county may establish more restrictive building standards reasonably necessary because of localclimatic, 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 theeffective date of this edition of the CALIFORNIA building standards code .

5 Local building standards that were adopted andapplicable to previous editions of the CALIFORNIA building standards code do not apply to this edition without appropriateadoption and the required referenced standards contained in Part 12 are developed by the STATE agencies listed herein. The Part 12 Cross ReferenceTable herein identifies the STATE agency to which the standard applies, the subject of the standard, and the provisions in otherparts of Title 24 where the application of the standard is you find publication ( , typographical) errors or inconsistencies in this code or wish to offer comments towardimproving its format, please address your comments to: CALIFORNIA building standards Commission2525 Natomas Park Drive, Suite 130 Sacramento, CA 95833 2936 Phone: (916) 263 0916 Email: page.

6 2016 CALIFORNIA building standards code ( code ) was developed through the outstanding collaborative efforts of theDepartment of Housing and Community Development, Division of STATE Architect, Office of the STATE Fire Marshal, Office ofStatewide Health Planning and Development, CALIFORNIA Energy Commission, CALIFORNIA Department of Public Health, Califor-nia STATE Lands Commission, Board of STATE and Community Corrections, and the CALIFORNIA building standards Commission(Commission). This collaborative effort included the assistance of the Commission s code Advisory Committees and many other volunteerswho worked tirelessly to assist the Commission in the production of this Edmund G.

7 Brown of the CALIFORNIA building standards CommissionSecretary Marybel Batjer ChairSteven Winkel Vice-ChairJames BarthmanLarry BoothD. Malcolm CarsonElley KlausbrucknerErick MikitenRaj PatelCheryl RobertsPeter SantillanKent SasakiJim McGowan Executive DirectorMichael L. Nearman Deputy Executive DirectorFor questions on CALIFORNIA STATE agency amendments, please refer to the contact list on page BLUEEFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2018iv2016 CALIFORNIA REFERENCED standards CODESUPPLEMENT BLUEEFFECTIVE JULY 1, 20182016 CALIFORNIA REFERENCED standards CODEviiTABLE OF CONTENTSCHAPTER 12-1 Reserved .. 1 CHAPTER 12-3 RELEASING SYSTEMSFOR SECURITY BARS INDWELLINGS .. 3 IntroductionSection12-3-1 Scope.

8 312-3-2 General.. 3 ConstructionSection12-3-3 Assembly .. 412-3-4 Materials .. 4 PerformanceSection12-3-5 Test Setup and Sample Preparation .. 512-3-6 Secure Attachment Test.. 612-3-7 Operation Test .. 612-3-8 Manual Actuation Test .. 612-3-9 Endurance Test .. 612-3-10 Environmental Exposure Test .. 712-3-11 Abuse Test .. 7 Markings and InstructionsSection12-3-12 Markings .. 712-3-13 Instruction Manual.. 7 CHAPTER 12-4 ALABORATORY ANIMALQUARTER standards .. 9 CHAPTER 12-4-1 STAGE AND PLATFORMS .. 11 CHAPTER 12-7-1 FIRE-RESISTIVESTANDARDS .. 13 CHAPTER 12-7-2 FIRE-RESISTIVE STANDARDSRESERVED .. 21 CHAPTER 12-7-3 FIRE-RESISTIVESTANDARDS .. 23 CHAPTER 12-7-4 FIRE-RESISTIVESTANDARDS.

9 29 CHAPTER 12-7-5 FIRE-RESISTIVESTANDARDS .. 33 CHAPTER 12-7 AMATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION METHODSFOR EXTERIOR WILDFIREEXPOSURE .. 35 CHAPTER 12-8-1 FIRE-RESISTIVE STANDARDSFOR FIRE PROTECTION .. 49 APPENDIX 12-8-1A CALCULATION OF THETOTAL RATE OF HEAT ANDCARBON MONOXIDE ORCARBON DIOXIDE PRODUCTION .. 61 APPENDIX 12-8-1B GUIDE TO MOUNTINGTECHNIQUES FOR WALL ANDCEILING INTERIOR FINISHMATERIAL.. 63 CHAPTER 12-10-1 EXITS .. 69 CHAPTER 12-10-2 EXITS .. 73 CHAPTER 12-10-3 EXITS .. 79 CHAPTERS 12-11A and 12-11 BBUILDING AND FACILITYACCESS SPECIFICATIONS .. and Detectable Warnings .. 81 Product Approval forDetectable Warning Productsand Directional Surfaces.

10 And Scope.. and DetectableWarning Products .. and Directional Surfaces .. and Independent Entity .. and Two-year Approval .. and Fee .. and Disability Access Account .. and Detectable Warning Products and Directional Surfaces .. and Significant Degradation .. and Selection ofIndependent Entity .. 81>SUPPLEMENT BLUEEFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2018viii2016 CALIFORNIA REFERENCED standards CODETABLE OF CONTENTSCHAPTER 12-12 ENGINEERINGRESERVED .. 83 CHAPTER 12-13 standards FOR INSULATING MATERIAL .. 85 CHAPTER 12-16-1 ENGINEERING REGULATIONS QUALITY AND DESIGN OF THE MATERIALS OFCONSTRUCTION .. 97 Division I ConstructionSection12-16-101 Scope.