Lodi, CA Building Safety: Building Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted code
- 2022 California Building Code, Vols. 1-2
- Enforcing office
- City Building Official / Community Development Dept.
- Fee due
- Before permit issuance
- Downtown incentive
- Special inspection fees waived
- Violation
- Misdemeanor, separate offense per day
Summary
Lodi adopts the 2022 California Building Code and requires a building permit for erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, removal, conversion, demolition, occupancy, or use of any building or structure in the city. Fees are set by council resolution and paid before the permit issues.
The provisions set forth in the 2022 California Building Code, Volumes 1 and 2, including Chapter 1, Division II, Appendix I and J, California Building Code, thereto, are hereby adopted as the Building Code of the city of Lodi and copies of the same are maintained by the City Building Official and available for review in the Community Development Department. The Building Code of the City of Lodi shall apply to all matters pertaining to the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, removal, conversion, demolition, occupancy, equipment, use, height, area, and maintenance of buildings or structures in the city of Lodi, California; the issuance of building permits and the collection of fees therefore ... A.It is unlawful for any person to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert, or demolish, equip, use, occupy, or maintain any building or structure located within the city, or cause the same to be done, contrary to or in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 68).
Full Breakdown
010 adopts the 2022 California Building Code, Volumes 1 and 2, together with Chapter 1 Division II and Appendices I and J, as the city's Building Code. " Copies of the adopted code are kept by the City Building Official and are available for review at the Community Development Department. 030 requires a fee for each building permit, payable to the City of Lodi prior to permit issuance, with valuation determined by the Building Official using the Building Safety Journal published by the International Code Council; if no applicable data exists, the Building Official sets the valuation.
040 leaves the actual fee schedule to a council resolution updated from time to time. 195(B), a deliberate incentive to attract and retain downtown businesses. 020, with the Building Official serving as an ex officio secretary; three members constitute a quorum and a majority of the full board must concur.
Violations & Fines
Building without or contrary to a required permit is a misdemeanor under Section 15.04.060, punishable as set out in Chapter 1.08 of the Lodi Municipal Code. Each day a violation continues is a separate offense. The city may also pursue enforcement under Chapter 1.10 in addition to the misdemeanor penalty, giving code enforcement both criminal and civil abatement tools.
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