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HEALTH FACILITIES

January 31, 2023, 9:00am

Meeting Notice / Agenda

This meeting will be entirely virtual.

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Written comments will be provided to the committee members if the comments are received by 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 24, 2023. Submit written comments using CBSC's e-Comment process or via CBSC's email.


Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development

OSHPD 01/22 — Amend the 2022 edition of the California Administrative Code, Part 1, Title 24

 

OSHPD 02/22 — Amend the 2022 edition of the California Building Code, Part 2, Volume 1, Title 24

ACCESSIBILITY

February 2-3, 2023, 9:00am

Meeting Notice / Agenda

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Written comments will be provided to the committee members if the comments are received by 5:00 p.m. Thursday, January 26, 2023. Submit written comments using CBSC's e-Comment process or via CBSC's email.

Captioning and ASL have been arranged for this meeting. Participants will be able to access the captioning through StreamText.


Department of Housing and Community Development

HCD 1-AC 01/22 — Amend the 2022 edition of the California Building Code, Part 2, Title 24

 

Division of the State Architect

DSA-AC 01/22 — Amend the 2022 edition of the California Building Code, Part 2, Title 24

GREEN BUILDING

February 8-10, 2023, 9:00am

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Written comments will be provided to the committee members if the comments are received by 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 1, 2023. Submit written comments using CBSC's e-Comment process or via CBSC's email.


Division of the State Architect

DSA SS/CC 01/22 — Amend the 2022 edition of the California Green Building Standards Code, Part 11, Title 24

 

California Building Standards Commission

BSC 04/22 — Amend the 2022 edition of the California Green Building Standards Code, Part 11, Title 24

 

Department of Housing and Community Development

HCD 04/22 — Amend the 2022 edition of the California Green Building Standards Code, Part 11, Title 24

BUILDING, FIRE, & OTHER 
and
STRUCTURAL DESIGN / LATERAL FORCES

March 1-2, 2023, 9:00am

Meeting Notice / Agenda

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Written comments will be provided to the committee members if the comments are received by 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 22, 2023. Submit written comments using CBSC's e-Comment process or via CBSC's email.


Office of the State Fire Marshal

SFM 01/22 — Amend the 2022 edition of the California Administrative Code, Part 1, Title 24

SFM 02/22 — Amend the 2022 edition of the California Building Code, Part 2, Title 24

SFM 03/22 — Amend the 2022 edition of the California Residential Code, Part 2.5, Title 24

SFM 07/22 — Amend the 2022 edition of the California Fire Code, Part 9, Title 24

SFM 08/22 — Amend the 2022 edition of the California Existing Building Code, Part 10, Title 24


California Building Standards Commission

BSC 01/22 — Amend the 2022 edition of the California Administrative Code, Part 1, Title 24

BSC 03/22 — Amend the 2022 edition of the California Existing Building Code, Part 10, Title 24


Department of Housing and Community Development

HCD 03/22 — Amend the 2022 edition of the California Building Code, Part 2, Title 24


Division of the State Architect - Structural Safety

DSA-SS/CC 02/22 — Amend the 2022 edition of the California Administrative Code, Part 1, Title 24

DSA-SS/CC 03/22 — Amend the 2022 edition of the California Building Code, Part 2, Title 24

DSA-SS/CC 04/22 — Amend the 2022 edition of the California Existing Building Code, Part 10, Title 24


Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development

OSHPD 01/22 — Amend the 2022 edition of the California Administrative Code, Part 1, Title 24

OSHPD 03/22 — Amend the 2022 edition of the California Building Code, Part 2, Volume 2, Title 24

OSHPD 07/22 — Amend the 2022 edition of the California Existing Building Code, Part 10, Title 24

Plumbing, Electrical, Mechanical, & Energy

March 15-16, 2023, 9:00am
Time, agenda, and meeting documents to be posted February 24, 2023.

Meeting Notice / Agenda 

This meeting will be entirely virtual.

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March 16 — Join Meeting by Zoom

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Written comments will be provided to the committee members if the comments are received by 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 8, 2023. Submit written comments using CBSC's e-Comment process or via CBSC's email.


Building Standards Commission

BSC 02/22 — Amend the 2022 edition of the California Plumbing Code, Part 5, Title 24


Division of the State Architect - Structural Safety

DSA-SS 05/22 — Amend the 2022 edition of the California Plumbing Code, Part 5, Title 24


Department of Housing and Community Development

HCD 02/22 — Amend the 2022 edition of the California Plumbing Code, Part 5, Title 24


Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development

OSHPD 04/22 — Amend the 2022 edition of the California Electrical Code, Part 3, Title 24

OSHPD 05/22 — Amend the 2022 edition of the California Mechanical Code, Part 4, Title 24

OSHPD 06/22 — Amend the 2022 edition of the California Plumbing Code, Part 5, Title 24


Office of the State Fire Marshal

SFM 04/22 — Amend the 2022 edition of the California Electrical Code, Part 3, Title 24

SFM 05/22 — Amend the 2022 edition of the California Mechanical Code, Part 4, Title 24

SFM 06/22 — Amend the 2022 edition of the California Plumbing Code, Part 5, Title 24

General Meeting Information

This meeting will be held remotely, consistent with Senate Bill 189, (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review, Chapter 48, Statutes of 2022) authorize a state body to hold public meetings through teleconferencing and to make public meetings accessible telephonically, or otherwise electronically, to all members of the public seeking to observe and to address the state body, satisfying any requirement that the state body allow members of the public to attend the meeting and offer public comment.

CBSC meetings operate under the requirements of the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Act) set forth in Government Code Section 11120-11133.

CBSC conducts public Code Advisory Committee meetings under the authority of Health and Safety Code Section 18929.1 and Section 1-409 of the California Administrative Code, Part 1 of Title 24, California Code of Regulations. Materials reviewed during meetings are available for public review and comment on the CBSC website. Members of the public may also contact CBSC to request a copy of the materials. 

Requests for accommodations for individuals with disabilities should be made to CBSC’s office no later than ten (10) days prior to the day of the meeting.  Submit those requests to CBSC at cbsc@dgs.ca.gov or (916) 263-0916.

Meetings are subject to cancellation, and agenda items are subject to being taken out of order, removal, continuance, or referral. Items scheduled for a particular day may be moved to an earlier day to facilitate CBSC business. Technical difficulties with equipment experienced prior to or during the meeting preventing or inhibiting accessibility accommodation is not cause for not holding or for terminating the scheduled meeting.

The meeting will be livestreamed on the CBSC YouTube channel.

The YouTube livestream will have an active link approximately five minutes prior to the meeting start time. Please be aware the livestream has an approximate 45 second delay and there is no method for offering verbal or written public comment during the meeting.

Please call CBSC at (916) 263-0916 if you experience technical difficulties.

Members of the public can offer verbal comments by logging into the Zoom meeting or by calling the Zoom teleconference number.

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The chair will continue through the queue until there are no comments remaining. The chair will proceed to callers on the Zoom teleconference line, if any, and then to the next agenda item.

Please speak slowly and clearly so your comments can be transcribed.

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If you wish to make a comment on a specific agenda item, listen for the chair to ask for any comments from the public on the phone. At this time, take yourself off mute, announce your name and who you are representing before making your comments. Please mute yourself when done commenting.

The chair will continue through the call queue until there are no questions remaining. The committee will proceed to the next agenda item.

For best results, call from a landline using the telephone handset or a cell phone with a headset. This enhances the ability to clearly hear your comments.

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Please call CBSC at (916) 263-0916 if you experience technical difficulties.

 

committee legend

  • ACCESS—Accessibility Committee
  • BFO—Building, Fire & Other Committee
  • GREEN—Green Building Committee   
  • HF—Health Facilities Committee
  • PEME—Plumbing Electrical, Mechanical and Energy Committee
  • SDLF—Structural Design/Lateral Forces Committee

Membership of each CAC is available here.

code advisory committees

Per Section 1-409 of the California Administrative Code (Cal. Code Regs., Title 24, Part 1), and prior to conducting any hearing or public comment period as part of the rulemaking proceeding required by the Administrative Procedure Act, the California Building Standards Commission (CBSC) assigns the initial code change proposals to one or more of the six Code Advisory Committees (CACs) specifically knowledgeable in the proposed building standards. CACs provide special technical review of proposed building standards and provide recommendations to CBSC and state proposing agencies.Public meetings are noticed and scheduled to ensure adequate opportunity for public participation and technical review. For information about the six CACs, members and the application process, see Section 1-209 through 1-211 of the California Administrative Code.

Nine-Point Criteria

The proposed building standards are required to comply with specific criteria listed in Health and Safety Code section 18930, commonly known as the Nine-Point criteria.

Rulemaking Activities

  • Code Adoption Cycles
  • Change Without Regulatory Effect
  • Emergency Rulemaking