California Garage Door Requirements

This chapter provides guidelines on door height and width based on the function of the structure.

California garage door requirements.

The cslb issues the garage doors contractor license to contractors in the state of california. Lawmakers in california recently passed senate bill 969 a law requiring all garage door openers to be equipped with a battery backup system in the event that a home s power goes down. The bill would on and after july 1 2019 prohibit a replacement residential garage door from being installed in a manner that connects the door to an existing garage door opener that does not meet the requirements of these provisions. Photo c mirsad sarajlic getty images a new law takes effect july 1 in california which makes it more expensive for homeowners to install or replace garage door openers.

The new law signed. The new california garage door opener battery backup law is said to save people from becoming trapped inside their houses when there is a power cut making it easier for them to get out in the event of an. Under the new law automatic garage doors sold in california after july 1 2019 must include a backup battery that can provide power in the event of a power outage. The bill would make a violation of those provisions subject to a civil penalty of 1 000.

1 a residential garage door operator or system may permit unattended operation to close a garage door provided the operator system complies with the additional requirements of paragraphs b through e of this section. Epa certification when making alterations to structures built before 1978 garage door contractors must know how to contain lead paint if it is present. Start printed page 20235.