California Health and Safety Code ARTICLE 2 - Structural and Material Requirements of Community Mausoleums and Columbariums

  • Section 9625.
    Every mausoleum or columbarium shall be designed and constructed to conform to the earthquake provisions of the Uniform Building Code.(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 350,...
  • Section 9626.
    Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, all materials used in the construction, ornamentation, or embellishment of mausoleums or columbariums shall be incombustible. This section...
  • Section 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...
  • Section 9628.
    All floors shall be designed and constructed for a live load of not less than 100 pounds per square foot.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1955,...
  • Section 9629.
    Footings shall be designed and constructed to conform to the requirements of the Uniform Building Code or specifications of a licensed geotechnical engineer.(Amended by Stats....
  • Section 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...
  • Section 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...
  • Section 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...
  • Section 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...
  • Section 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...
  • Section 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...
  • Section 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.(Amended...
  • Section 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...
  • Section 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.(Amended by...
  • Section 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...
  • Section 9640.
    Grout used for joints and pointing shall conform with the requirements of the Uniform Building Code.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1349.)
  • Section 9641.
    Masonry veneer shall be attached to the supporting wall in accordance with the requirements of the Uniform Building Code.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch.
  • Section 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...
  • Section 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...
  • Section 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...
  • Section 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...
  • Section 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.(Amended...
  • Section 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.(Amended...

Last modified: October 22, 2018