Cal. Code Regs. tit. 21 § 7
The school board may submit plans and specifications for the reconstruction or alteration of or addition to any part or wing of a school building, even though the remainder of the building is not safe or has never met the requirements of the Field Act. Approval is given only when the part or wing is a distinct unit in itself from foundation to roof and surrounded by walls or comparable structural elements. The said part or wing must be structurally adequate, without dependence for stability placed on the unapproved parts and, in addition, must be capable of resisting safely any forces which adjacent or contiguous unapproved parts of the school building may exert on the said part or wing. Required exits shall not pass through or be subjected to the hazards of the unapproved parts of the building.
The school board may, on its own responsibility, use the remainder of the building for non-school building purposes and such use is not subject to the approval of the office provided that teachers and pupils are not permitted to enter the unapproved part and provided further that a public notice is posted in a conspicuous place stating that such remainder does not meet the structural standards imposed by law for earthquake safety.
Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 21, § 7
Note: Authority cited: Sections 39152 and 81142, Education Code. Reference: Sections 39140, 39214, 39227, 81130 and 81165, Education Code.