Elk Grove, CA Building Safety: Building Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted code
- 2025 California Building Code
- Governing section
- EGMC § 16.04.010
- Filed for public review
- Community Development Dept.
- Infraction fine, 1st offense
- Up to $100
- Misdemeanor max fine
- $1,000 / 6 months
Summary
Elk Grove regulates the erection, alteration, repair, moving, demolition, and occupancy of every building or structure in the city through the 2025 California Building Code, adopted in full by Municipal Code Section 16.04.010 and enforced by the Community Development Department.
In order to regulate the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, removal, demolition, conversion, occupancy, equipment, wiring, plumbing, use, height, area and maintenance of all buildings and structures within the City of Elk Grove, the 2025 Edition of the California Building Code, Title 24, Part 2, Volumes 1 and 2, including Division II, Scope and Administration, published by the International Code Council (ICC), administrative sections, Chapter 29, Appendices C, I and Q; and amendments, as adopted by the Building Standards Commission of the State of California and codified at Title 24, Part 2, in the California Code of Regulations, except as specifically repealed or amended by ordinance of the City of Elk Grove, is hereby adopted and made part of this chapter as though set forth in full herein.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4937385; v2 updated 2026-05-13; through 05-13-2026).
Full Breakdown
010 adopts the 2025 California Building Code, Title 24 Part 2, Volumes 1 and 2, including Division II Scope and Administration, Chapter 29, and Appendices C, I, and Q, as codified by the state Building Standards Commission, except where the City has repealed or amended a provision by its own ordinance. That adoption folds in the CBC's own permit-application and issuance rules for any construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, removal, demolition, conversion, occupancy, equipment, wiring, plumbing, or use covered by the code. A true and correct copy of the adopted 2025 edition is kept on file in the Community Development Department for public inspection. 10 adopts the California Residential Code, with its own Division II Scope and Administration, for one- and two-family dwellings and townhouses. 12.
Violations & Fines
A building code violation is enforceable as a misdemeanor under EGMC Section 1.04.030 unless the code marks it as an infraction, in which case fines run $100 for a first violation, $200 for a second within twelve months, and $500 for each additional violation in that period; a misdemeanor carries up to a $1,000 fine, up to six months in jail, or both. Each day a violation continues is a separate offense, and the Community Development Department shares concurrent enforcement authority with Code Enforcement.
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