California

Health and Safety Code - HSC

17,661 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 9505 — “Companion crypts” or “nest of crypts” means two or more crypts entered through a single crypt opening.
• § 9506 — “Columbarium” includes any building or structure, used or intended to be used, for the interment of cremated human remains.
• § 9507 — “Uniform Building Code” means the 1991 Edition of the Uniform Building Code, with 1992 amendments, adopted and published by the International Conference of Building Officials.
• § 9508 — “The Uniform Plumbing Code” means the 1991 Edition of the Plumbing Code, with 1992 amendments, adopted and published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials.
• § 9509 — “National Electrical Code” means the 1990 Edition of the National Electrical Code, with 1992 amendments, adopted and published by the National Fire Protection Association.
• § 9510 — “Incombustible Material” means and includes any material having an ignition temperature higher than 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
• § 9511 — “Type I Construction” includes the type of construction designated and specified as Type I Building Construction in the Uniform Building Code.
• § 9512 — The provisions of this part shall not apply to any structure or building used or intended to be used for the interment of human remains all portions of which are below the ground.
• § 9513 — (a) The provisions of this part shall apply to any cemetery that acquires, constructs, improves, maintains, or repairs a mausoleum or columbarium.
• § 9525 — The building department of every city or city and county shall enforce the provisions of this part within such city or city and county.
• § 9526 — The department, officer or officers of a county who are charged with the enforcement of laws or ordinances regulating the erection, construction or alteration of buildings, shall enforce the provision
• § 9527 — Any city or county may, by ordinance, designate any department or officer to enforce any portion of this part.
• § 9528 — In any city where there is no department or officer charged with or designated for the enforcement of this part, the appropriate department, officer or officers of the county in which such city is loc
• § 9550 — It is unlawful for any person to construct, or cause or permit to be constructed upon any property belonging to or controlled by him, any mausoleum or columbarium, or to make any alterations or change
• § 9560 — A person desiring a permit shall file a written application with the department or official charged with the enforcement of this part on forms furnished by it.
• § 9561 — The application shall be accompanied by: (a) Two full, true and complete sets of plans showing in detail the work proposed and whether it is for new work, reconstruction, or alteration.
• § 9562 — The department shall cause all plans, specifications, and statements to be examined, and, if they conform to the provisions of this part, shall issue a permit.
• § 9563 — The department may, from time to time, approve changes in any plans, specifications, or statements, previously approved if the changes are in conformity with the provisions of this part.
• § 9564 — The issuance or granting of a permit or approval is not a permit or approval of a violation of any provision of this part.
• § 9565 — A true copy of the plans, specifications, and other information submitted or filed upon which a permit is issued, with the approval of the department with which they are filed, stamped or written on t
• § 9575 — In the case of any refusal, or neglect of the person to whom a permit or approval has been issued to comply with all of the provisions of this part, or in case any false statement or misrepresentation
• § 9580 — Every permit or approval under which no work is done within one year from the date of issuance expires by limitation and a new permit shall be obtained before the work may proceed.
• § 9590 — When the work is completed in accordance with plans, specifications, and statements previously made and upon which the permit or approval was issued, the owner or contractor shall notify the departmen
• § 9591 — The department shall inspect or cause the work to be inspected, and shall issue a certificate of occupancy if the work has been performed in accordance with the approved plans, specifications, and sta
• § 9592 — When it is found that the building or structure is structurally complete, upon request, a temporary certificate of occupancy shall be issued by the department for the use of a portion or portions of a
• § 9600 — No mausoleum or columbarium shall be constructed and no existing building or structure shall be altered for use as a mausoleum or columbarium unless the entire building or structure, including any por
• § 9600.5 — The Cemetery and Funeral Bureau may, in addition to the construction methods and standards allowed in this chapter, adopt regulations for the construction of private mausoleums or private columbariums
• § 9600.6 — Private mausoleums or columbariums may be constructed in conformance with the methods and standards set forth in this chapter or in conformance with the construction methods and standards as adopted b
• § 9601 — All mausoleums or columbariums shall be of Type I Construction as specified in the Uniform Building Code, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
• § 9602 — Plumbing in all mausoleums or columbariums shall conform to the provisions of the Uniform Plumbing Code.
• § 9603 — Electrical work in all mausoleums or columbariums shall conform to the provisions of the National Electrical Code.
• § 9625 — Every mausoleum or columbarium shall be designed and constructed to conform to the earthquake provisions of the Uniform Building Code.
• § 9626 — Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, all materials used in the construction, ornamentation, or embellishment of mausoleums or columbariums shall be incombustible.
• § 9627 — All structural framework shall be of cast-in-place reinforced concrete, or of structural steel sections, or of concrete over metal decking; provided, however, all footings, bearing walls, floor slabs
• § 9628 — All floors shall be designed and constructed for a live load of not less than 100 pounds per square foot.
• § 9629 — Footings shall be designed and constructed to conform to the requirements of the Uniform Building Code or specifications of a licensed geotechnical engineer.
• § 9630 — Floor slabs placed on earth shall be constructed of reinforced concrete designed by a licensed structural or civil engineer to include control joints at appropriate intervals to minimize cracks as wel
• § 9631 — Where any wall is constructed against a bank of earth, rock, or other porous material, or where crypts are adjacent to an outside building wall below grade, the wall shall be adequately waterproofed.
• § 9632 — Except as provided in Section 9633, all crypt walls and crypt floor slabs shall be constructed of cast-in-place, reinforced concrete; crypt walls shall conform to structural design but shall be not le
• § 9633 — Horizontal and vertical partitions separating crypts comprising companion crypts or a nest of crypts entered through a single crypt opening may be constructed of precast reinforced concrete; provided,
• § 9634 — Each crypt, including each crypt in a companion crypt or in a nest of crypts referred to in Section 9633, shall be designed for a total live load of 600 pounds.
• § 9635 — (a) All individual crypt openings shall be sealed with a solid panel of precast concrete, not less than 1 1 2 inches thick, fiber reinforced cement board not less than 7 16 inch thick, or other incomb
• § 9636 — All marble floors shall be constructed on a bed of mortar or mastic placed on the floor subslab, with an approved additive to retard efflorescence.
• § 9637 — All interior or exterior veneers shall be of stone, cast stone, granite, travertine, or marble, or other material allowed in the Uniform Building Code for type I construction.
• § 9638 — Material for exterior trim, including exterior crypt and niche fronts, shall be travertine, serpentine marble, or grade A exterior type marble or granite, only.
• § 9639 — Joints shall be of uniform thickness and when mortar is used it shall be raked out as work progresses and on completion of installation joints shall be brushed, thoroughly cleaned, wet and carefully f
• § 9640 — Grout used for joints and pointing shall conform with the requirements of the Uniform Building Code.
• § 9641 — Masonry veneer shall be attached to the supporting wall in accordance with the requirements of the Uniform Building Code.
• § 9642 — All base, architraves, wainscoting and all other vertical work other than crypt fronts shall be securely anchored in place with rods, clips, or other suitable anchoring devices of materials as specifi
• § 9643 — All interior and exterior fastenings for hangers, clips, doors, and other objects shall be of copper base alloy, aluminum, copper or stainless steel of adequate gauges and shall be installed to meet o
• § 9644 — All exterior materials used for doors, window frames, skylights, gutters, downspouts, flashings or embellishment shall be of copper, copper base alloy, aluminum, stainless steel, or other corrosion re
• § 9645 — In the event that during a national emergency, as proclaimed by the Governor for purposes of this section, none of the materials listed in Sections 9643 and 9644 are obtainable, the department may per
• § 9646 — Roofs shall be constructed of cast-in-place reinforced concrete, and any roof covering shall be “Fire Retardant” in conformity with the requirements of type I construction.
• § 9647 — All skylight frames shall be fabricated in conformance with structural requirements, and shall contain wire glass, tempered glass, or plastic of comparable strength and durability.
• § 9675 — Every person who violates any provision of this part is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by impris
• § 9676 — Every owner or operator of a mausoleum or columbarium erected in violation of this part is guilty of maintaining a public nuisance and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not less than five hun
• § 9677 — The penalties of this chapter shall not apply as to any building which, at the time of issuance of a permit for the construction thereof was in compliance with the laws then existing, if its use is no
• § 9700 — The owner of property may dedicate the property to pet cemetery purposes by a notarized dedication recorded with the county recorder of the county in which the property is situated on or after January
• § 9701 — All mortgages, deeds of trust, and other liens of any nature, hereafter contracted, placed, or incurred upon property which has been, and was at the time of the creation or placing of the lien, dedica
• § 9702 — If a dedication is made pursuant to Section 9700, the pet cemetery owners shall charge an endowment maintenance fee to persons whose pets will be buried in the cemetery on and after the date of this a
• § 9703 — (a) A pet cemetery owner may dispose of the remains of any pet which has been left for more than seven days at the pet cemetery if arrangements have not been made with the pet cemetery owner for the d