California Health and Safety Code

§ 17922.4

HSC § 17922.4 Effective Jan 1, 2024Div. 13 · Part 1.5 · Ch. 2

Statute text

(a)For purposes of this section, “temporary sleeping cabin” means a nonpermanent structure that is intended to provide temporary housing to people experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness, has a total floor area of less than 250 square feet, and does not include plumbing.

(b)Notwithstanding any law, a local agency shall not impose or enforce any requirement to provide fire sprinklers for a temporary sleeping cabin that is on a site with 50 or fewer temporary sleeping cabins.

(c)A temporary sleeping cabin that does not provide fire sprinklers shall comply with alternative fire and life safety standards that include, at a minimum, all of the following requirements:

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. (AB 42) Effective January 1, 2024. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.