Los Banos, CA Building Safety: Building Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted code
- 2022 California Building Code, § 8-1.01
- Based on
- 2021 International Building Code
- Local record copy
- On file with City Clerk
- Penalty
- Misdemeanor, § 8-1.02
- Continuing violation
- New offense every 10 days
- Current adoption ordinance
- Ord. 1199, eff. Nov. 19, 2022
Summary
Los Banos requires all building work, erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving and demolition, to comply with the 2022 California Building Code, adopted wholesale under § 8-1.01. Skipping the permit and inspection process that code requires is a misdemeanor under § 8-1.02, with a new violation running every 10 days a prohibited condition continues.
For the purpose of prescribing regulations governing the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, removal, demolition, conversion, occupancy, equipment, use, height, area and maintenance of all buildings and structures within the City, the California Building Code, 2022 Edition, Volumes 1 and 2 (Part 2 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations), based on the 2021 International Building Code as published by the International Code Council ... is hereby adopted by reference and made a part of this chapter as though set forth in this chapter in full ... and said Code shall be known as the Building Code of the City of Los Banos. ... shall, for each and every separate violation and noncompliance, respectively, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punishable as set forth in Chapter 2 of Title 1 of this Code.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4356507; v3 updated 2025-03-05).
Full Breakdown
01 adopts the California Building Code, 2022 Edition (Volumes 1 and 2, Part 2 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, based on the 2021 International Building Code) by reference for the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, removal, demolition, conversion, occupancy, equipment, use, height, area and maintenance of every building and structure in the City, together with Appendix Chapters G (Flood-Resistant Construction), H (Signs), I (Patio Covers), J (Grading), K (Central Valley Flood Protection Plan) and P (Emergency Housing). A copy is on file with the City Clerk, and the adopted code, as locally amended, is called the Building Code of the City of Los Banos; the current adoption runs through Ordinance No.
1199, effective November 19, 2022, on top of earlier amendments in Ordinances 1065, 1098, 1116, 1150 and 1179. 13, so the CBC's permit-application, plan-review and inspection procedures govern any building permit issued in the City. 02, and if the violation is not corrected each 10-day period the prohibited condition continues counts as a separate offense, on top of the City's power to force removal of the noncompliant work regardless of any fine paid.
Violations & Fines
Building without a permit or violating an approved plan, order or issued permit under the adopted 2022 California Building Code is a misdemeanor under § 8-1.02, punishable per Title 1, Chapter 2's general penalty schedule; if the condition isn't fixed, every 10 days it continues is a separate offense, and paying the fine never excuses the City from still requiring removal of the violation.
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