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Appendix P — SLEEPING LOFTS

P104 Guards — 2025 California Building Code

California Building Code (Title 24, Part 2) · 2025 edition · updated 2026-10-19 · California

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Cite as: 2025 California Building Code (Title 24, Part 2) § P104 · Effective January 1, 2026 · Official source: Building Standards Commission

P104.1 General.

Guards complying with Section 1015 shall be provided at the open sides of sleeping lofts.

Exception: The guard height at sleeping lofts shall be permitted to be 36 inches (914 mm) where the ceiling height of the sleeping loft is 42 inches (1067 mm) or less.

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