1601A General — 2025 California Building Code

1601 A .1 Scope. The provisions of this chapter shall govern the structural design of buildings, structures and portions thereof.

1601A.1.1 Application. The scope of application of Chapter 16A is as follows: 1. Structures regulated by the Division of the State Architect-Structural Safety (DSA-SS), which include those applications listed in Section 1.9.2.1. These applications include public elementary and secondary schools, community colleges and state- owned or state-leased essential services buildings. 2. Applications listed in Sections 1.10.1 and 1.10.4, regulated by the Department of Health Care Access and Information/Office of Statewide Hospital Planning and Development (OSHPD). These applications include hospitals and correctional treatment

centers.

1601A.1.2 Amendments in this chapter. DSA-SS and OSHPD adopt this chapter and all amendments.

Exception: Amendments adopted by only one agency appear in this chapter preceded with the appropriate acronym of the adopt- ing agency, as follows: 1. Division of the State Architect-Structural Safety:

[DSA-SS] – For applications listed in Section 1.9.2.1. 2. Office of Statewide Hospital Planning and Development:

[OSHPD 1] – For applications listed in Section 1.10.1.

[OSHPD 4] – For applications listed in Section 1.10.4.

In addition to the requirements of the California Administrative Code and the California Build- ing Code, any aspect of project design, construction, quality assurance or quality control programs for which this code requires approval by the Registered Design Professional (RDP), are also subject to approval by the enforcement agency.