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A new California Building Code will be in effect January 1, 2008
This book will be useful to CIDs: "California State-Specific Access Codes"
Note: 20% discount until Jan 6, 2008
Keep up with the new I-Code adoption process, see the newest ICC-CA eReports.
The e-Report is published by the International Code Council. By subscribing you will ensure that you are kept up to date on the
progress of the I-Codes in California and other building and fire safety matters.
If you need any additional information regarding the progress of the codes in California or other ICC matters,
contact:
Leslie Haberek, Senior Regional Manager, State and Local Activities lhaberek@iccsafe.org
(888) 422-7233 ext. 7542 or
Kevin Scott, Senior Regional Manager, Team Fire kscott@iccsafe.org
(888) 422-7233 ext. 7273
July, 2005 CBSC Meeting:
The following is an edited summary of a memo from the California Building Officials (CALBO) regarding the July 19, 2005 California Building Standards Commission (CBSC) meeting and the
Code Adoption Progress Report:
The International Building Code (IBC) is the primary model code referenced since the
Uniform, National and Standard Building Codes are no longer in development.
The California Building Standards Commission met on July 19, 2005 in Sacramento
regarding the amendment and adoption process of the International Building Code, International Residential Code and the International Fire Code. Representatives from
HCD, DSA, OHSPD and the State Fire Marshal’s Office testified before the commission.
All state agencies have begun the internal work on the respective codes utilizing the
2003 versions of the codes with the 2004 supplements. Before the process is over, the International Codes Commission (ICC) will approve the 2006 versions of the codes in
Detroit at their Annual Business Meeting in late September. The 2006 versions will then be handed over to the State of California so that the most recent version of the codes
will be used as the base for California’s next building, fire and residential codes.
State agencies are doing their very best to make as few amendments to the model
codes as possible, ensuring that the process stays efficient and expeditious. Also, the state agencies will be working from the model codes and making amendments to the
code itself instead of using the current (and outdated) California codes and amending them with portions of the model codes.
Stakeholder groups (building officials, fire officials, etc.) are expected to commence work on amendment packages in the Fall, looking to have finished products by the end
of the year. State agency personnel will soon be contacting CALBO requesting participants to represent local building departments on various stakeholder policy groups.
State agencies have ensured the commission that amendment packages will be complete and the codes will be ready for adoption no later than the 2nd quarter of
2006 (April - June). This means that either at the May or the July meeting, the commission could approve the codes and have them in published format as early as the end of the summer 2006.
ICC has also moved forward with writing computer software that would make the entire amendment process web-based. That would mean that the state agencies would have
greater and more efficient tools to utilize when working with their sister agencies and agreeing on certain amendments. This would also streamline the process making it
quicker to publish the codes after approval of the commission and completion of the amendment process. CALBO has expressed a desire to have a read only working
document available on the web allowing for greater stakeholder access and commentaries. This would truly be a step into the future with regards to an open and transparent governmental process.
The next CBSC meeting will be held in Sacramento on September 21, 2005. The commission has requested that the state agencies report on their code amendment
progress at each meeting up until the commission has an opportunity to adopt the codes. Also, CBSC staff will be compiling a report to present at the next commission
hearing with regards to the web-based amendment process and how it will work.
Once the state agencies finish their amendment packages during the 2nd quarter, the
proposed amendments have to go through a public hearing process that can take up to 12-18 months. The earliest the CBSC can approve and adopt the respective codes will
be May 2007, after the public hearing process is completed. This assumes that the amendments will be completed and presented to the CBSC by the state agencies in
May 2006. After the codes are adopted, they can be published 6 months later.
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