California Code, Government Code - GOV § 11356

(a) Article 6 (commencing with Section 11349) is not applicable to a building standard.

(b) Article 5 (commencing with Section 11346) is applicable to those building standards, except that the office shall not disapprove those building standards nor refuse to publish any notice of proposed building standards if either has been approved by, and submitted to, the office by the California Building Standards Commission pursuant to Section 18935 of the Health and Safety Code.