California Health and Safety Code

§ 18938.5

HSC § 18938.5 Effective Jun 30, 2025Div. 13 · Part 2.5 · Ch. 4

Statute text

(a)Only those building standards approved by the commission, and that are effective at the local level at the time an application for a building permit is submitted, shall apply to the plans and specifications for, and to the construction performed under, that building permit.

(b)(1) A local ordinance adding or modifying building standards for residential occupancies, which are published in the California Building Standards Code, shall apply only to an application for a building permit submitted after the effective date of the ordinance and to the plans and specifications for, and the construction performed under, that permit.

(2)Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any of the following:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 22, Sec. 40. (AB 130) Effective June 30, 2025.