Carson, CA Building Safety: Green Building Code (2026)
Key Facts
- Code adopted
- CALGreen 2025 Edition
- State source
- Title 24, Part 11 CCR
- Local citation
- CMC § 8290
- Records on file
- City Clerk's office
Summary
Carson adopts the 2025 California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen) by reference as its own green building code, requiring compliance on covered construction citywide.
California Green Building Standards Code, 2025 Edition (Part 11 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations), is hereby adopted by reference, and shall be known and may be cited as the Green Building Standards Code of the City of Carson. Copies of the California Green Building Standards Code, 2025 Edition, have been deposited in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Carson and shall be at all times maintained by the City Clerk for use and examination by the public. (Ord. 25-2520, 11/5/2025)
Full Breakdown
Carson Municipal Code § 8290 adopts the California Green Building Standards Code, 2025 Edition, Part 11 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, by reference, and it becomes the city's own Green Building Standards Code, administered under Article 8 Chapter 1's building-code procedures. The city does not write separate green-building numbers of its own; CALGreen is a statewide code the state updates on a triennial cycle, and Carson's ordinance simply keeps the locally-cited code current with each new edition. A certified copy is kept on file with the City Clerk for public inspection.
Violations & Fines
Erecting, altering, or occupying any structure in a manner that violates the adopted codes is punishable under CMC Article 1, Chapters 2 and 2.5: the same penalty scheme covering all of Article 8's building codes.
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