Section 18938.5 Of Chapter 4. The California Building Standards Code From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 13. >> Part 2.5. >> Chapter 4.
18938.5
. (a) Only those building standards approved by the
commission, and that are effective at the local level at the time an
application for a building permit is submitted, shall apply to the
plans and specifications for, and to the construction performed
under, that building permit.
(b) (1) A local ordinance adding or modifying building standards
for residential occupancies, which are published in the California
Building Standards Code, shall apply only to an application for a
building permit submitted after the effective date of the ordinance
and to the plans and specifications for, and the construction
performed under, that permit.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any of the following:
(A) A city or county that has been subject to an emergency
proclaimed pursuant to the California Emergency Services Act (Chapter
7 (commencing with Section 8850) of Division 1 of Title 2 of the
Government Code).
(B) A permit that is subsequently deemed expired because the
building or work authorized by the permit is not commenced within 180
days from the date of the permit, or the permittee has suspended or
abandoned the work authorized by the permit at any time after the
work is commenced.
(C) A permit that is subsequently deemed suspended or revoked
because the building official has, in writing, suspended or revoked
the permit due to its issuance in error or on the basis of incorrect
information supplied.
(c) No model code made applicable to any additional occupancy
shall apply to any project that has been submitted for a building
permit prior to the effective date of that model code.