Buena Park, CA Building Safety: Green Building Code (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted code
- 2025 California Green Building Standards Code
- Local amendment
- Section 15.70.020 revises Scope (Section 301.1)
- Mandatory vs. voluntary
- Only checklist-mandatory measures are required
- Adoption ordinance
- Ord. No. 1764, effective 12/9/2025
- Infraction fine (building code)
- Up to $100, then $500, then $1,000
Summary
Buena Park requires new construction to meet the 2025 California Green Building Standards Code, adopted by reference in Municipal Code § 15.70.010 effective December 9, 2025. The city's own amendment to the code's scope section, § 15.70.020, spells out that projects must include every measure the code's checklists mark mandatory, while voluntary measures stay optional.
The California Green Building Standards Code, 2025 Edition, is hereby adopted by reference as the green building standards code of the city of Buena Park.
Full Breakdown
010. Ordinance No. 1764, effective December 9, 2025, put this edition into effect and repealed the version previously adopted under Ordinance No. 1712. " In practice, that means a project's checklist, not a single numeric standard, decides which green building features are legally required versus optional add-ons. 010, which treats a building-and-safety code violation, such as constructing without meeting a mandatory checklist item, as a misdemeanor (up to $1,000 and six months in jail) or, if prosecuted as an infraction, escalating fines of up to $100, $500 and $1,000 for a first, second and later violation of the same provision within a year.
Violations & Fines
Constructing a building without meeting a mandatory checklist item under § 15.70.020 is enforceable as a misdemeanor, up to a $1,000 fine and six months in jail, or, if charged as an infraction under § 1.04.010's building-and-safety schedule, up to $100 for a first offense, $500 for a second within a year and $1,000 for each additional violation in that year. Voluntary checklist measures carry no penalty because they are not required.
Frequently Asked Questions
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