Section 17912 Of Chapter 1. General Provisions From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 13. >> Part 1.5. >> Chapter 1.
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. Rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the provisions
of this part and building standards published in the State Building
Standards Code, relating to the erection or construction of buildings
or structures, shall not apply to existing buildings or structures
or to buildings or structures as to which construction is commenced
or approved prior to the effective date of the rules, regulations, or
building standards, except by act of the Legislature, but rules,
regulations, and building standards relating to use, maintenance, and
change of occupancy shall apply to all hotels, motels,
lodginghouses, apartment houses, and dwellings, or portions thereof,
and buildings and structures accessory thereto, approved for
construction or constructed before or after the effective date of
such rules, regulations, or building standards.