SECTION 1.Section 17973 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:17973.
(a)Exterior elevated elements that include load-bearing components in all buildings containing three or more multifamily dwelling units shall be inspected. The inspection shall be performed by a licensed architect; licensed civil or structural engineer; a building contractor holding any or all of the A, B, or C-5 license classifications issued by the Contractors State License Board, with a minimum of five years experience, as a holder of the aforementioned classifications or licenses, in constructing multistory wood frame buildings; or an individual certified as a building inspector or building official from a recognized state, national, or international association, as determined by the local jurisdiction.
Does the bold area suggest the a NACHI certification work??
Search back a few months for past threads on this topic. The concensus in those was internachi certification didn’t cut it, the law is talking about IRC/ICC code inspectors iirc.
Were you planning on doing exterior structural inspections on multifamily dwelling units?
Very poorly written, Multifamily dwelling is defined as one containing 3 or more separate dwelling units (apartments).
Most around here are former apartment buildings converted to individual condominiums. We have a silly law about wood balcony railings for these units but all the ones I inspect are steel (wrought iron) railings attached to reinforced concrete decks (balconies).
Even “IF” the answer was YES… considering the liability involved for what CA is looking for with the inspections, I would recommend you stay the hell away from them, until IF and WHEN you become qualified in a similar manner to what the requirements are for the ‘others’ mentioned as acceptable!