San Leandro, CA Building Safety: Electrical Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted code
- 2025 California Electrical Code (Title 24, Part 3)
- Adopting ordinance
- Ord. No. 2025-016, effective Dec. 1, 2025
- Permit issuer
- San Leandro Building Division
- Appeals body
- Board of Appeals under Building Code § 113
- Fee basis
- Set per Title 7, Ch. 5, Art. 1, § 109
Summary
San Leandro adopts the 2025 California Electrical Code, California Code of Regulations Title 24, Part 3, as the city's Electrical Code, with local amendments controlling wherever they conflict with the state code. Every new electrical installation, alteration, or repair needs a permit issued by the Building Division before work starts, and a paper copy of the code sits on file for public review there.
Except as otherwise specifically set forth herein, the "2025 California Electrical Code," California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 3, as published by the National Fire Protection Association, is hereby adopted as the "Electrical Code" of the City of San Leandro. In the event an amendment to the 2025 California Electrical Code results in differences between the building standards set forth in this Article and the California Electrical Code, the text of this Article shall govern. At least one true copy of the California Electrical Code shall be kept for public inspection in the office of the San Leandro Building Division.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4967405; v8 updated 2026-07-06).
Full Breakdown
The City Council adopted the 2025 Electrical Code by Ordinance No. 2025-016 on December 1, 2025, replacing the versions enacted under Ordinance Nos. 2019-017 and 2022-014. Section 7-5-500 makes the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 3 controlling for all wiring, panels, and electrical equipment installed within city limits, but where San Leandro's own local amendments in Article 5 diverge from the state text, the local amendment governs. Anyone doing electrical work covered by the Code, new wiring, service upgrades, subpanel additions, must pull a permit from the Building Division inside City Hall at 835 East 14th Street before starting; inspectors verify compliance against the adopted 2025 CEC and any San Leandro-specific changes.
Fees for electrical permits are set under Section 7-5-520, which points applicants to the master fee schedule in Title 7, Chapter 5, Article 1, Section 109 rather than a flat number in the electrical article itself. Referenced standards and appendices cited within the CEC are not automatically adopted; Section 7-5-510 leaves the Building Official discretion over whether to authorize their use on a given project. If the Building Official rejects a plan or cites a violation under the Electrical Code, Section 7-5-515 sends the appeal to the Board of Appeals created under Section 113 of the Building Code, the same board that hears Mechanical, Plumbing, and Residential Code appeals.
Enforcement and abatement for electrical violations runs through Articles 11, 12, and 13 of Chapter 7-5, which give the Building Official right-of-entry, stop-order, and public-nuisance authority over unsafe installations.
Violations & Fines
Work performed without a permit, or that fails inspection against the 2025 CEC, can trigger a stop-work order under Section 7-5-1110: the Building Official orders work halted in writing and the contractor or owner must stop until authorized to resume. Uncorrected unsafe wiring can be declared a public nuisance under Section 7-5-1115 and abated by repair or removal, with costs charged back to the property owner.
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