California Office of Historic Preservation (OHP)

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California Office of Historic Preservation (OHP)

The California Office of Historic Preservation (OHP) administers federally and state mandated historic preservation programs to further the identification, evaluation, registration, and protection of California’s irreplaceable resources. 

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California Historical Building Code (CHBC)

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California Historical Building Code (CHBC)

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.

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State Designations 

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State Designations 

The California Register is the authoritative guide to the State’s historical and archeological resources and includes all properties listed in the National Register.

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