The CHBC provides an alternative building code for the preservation or rehabilitation of buildings designated as “historic.” These regulations are intended to facilitate repair or accommodate a change of occupancy so as to preserve a historic resource’s original or restored architectural features. Issues addressed by the CHBC include use and occupancy; means of egress; archaic materials and methods of construction; fire protection; alternative accessibility provisions; mechanical, plumbing, and electrical requirements; and alternative structural regulations.
California Historical Building Code (CHBC)
