CORRECTED: Long Beach Now Enforcing New Building Safety Code Changes

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Please be advised that Long Beach is now enforcing the 2019 Intervening Code Adoption Cycle approved by the California Building Standards Commission, as required by state law. Effective July 1, 2021, all projects must comply with the updated code standards. All projects submitted on or before December 31, 2019, are permitted to comply with the 2016 Edition of the California Building Standards Code.

The California Building Standards Code consists of the following 12 parts:

Part 1 California Administrative Code (CAC)

Part 2 California Building Code (CBC)

Part 2.5 California Residential Code (CRC)

Part 3 California Electrical Code (CEC)

Part 4 California Mechanical Code (CMC)

Part 5 California Plumbing Code (CPC)

Part 6 California Energy Code (CEEC)

Part 7 (Currently Vacant)

Part 8 California Historical Building Code (CHBC)

Part 9 California Fire Code (CFC)

Part 10 California Existing Building Code (CEBC)

Part 11 California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen)

Part 12 California Reference Standards Code

All architects, engineers, designers, developers, owners and contractors must be familiar with the codes in effect at the time of plan submittal. LBDS, as required by State law, cannot approve projects that do not comply with the codes in effect at the time of plan submittal.

Learn more by visiting: Long Beach Building Standards Code

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