Hello. Please sign in!

IR-11B-10 SCOPING AND PATH OF TRAVEL IMPROVEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR FACILITY ALTERATION, ADDITION AND STRUCTURAL REPAIR PROJECTS (Revised 10/14/25)

This IR is intended for use by DSA staff and by design professionals to promote statewide consistency for review and approval of plans and specifications as well as construction oversight of projects within the jurisdiction of DSA, which includes State of California public schools (K-12), community colleges and state-owned or state-leased essential services buildings. This IR indicates an acceptable method for achieving compliance with applicable codes and regulations, although other methods proposed by design professionals may be considered by DSA.

This IR is subject to revision at any time. Please check DSA’s website for currently effective IRs. Only IRs listed on the webpage at www.dgs.ca.gov/dsa/publications at the time of the project application submittal to DSA are considered applicable.

6. COMPLIANCE WITH IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING EDITION OF THE CBC

6.1 Compliant Facilities

Where all the path of travel elements serving the area of alteration are in compliance with the current or immediately preceding edition of the CBC, such path of travel elements shall not be required to be retrofit per CBC Section 11B-202.4, Exception 2.

6.2 Immediately Preceding Edition

The preceding edition of the code includes the following published documents related to the applicable triennial edition:

  • Initially adopted and published triennial edition of the California Building Code.
  • Intervening code cycle amendments adopted and issued as supplements.
  • Emergency amendments, if any, adopted and issued as supplements.
  • Errata

[MORE INFO...]

*You must sign in to view [MORE INFO...]