Chino Hills, CA Building Safety: Green Building Code (2026)

080 makes the California Green Building Standards Code, 2025 Edition, the city's Green Code, governing the design and construction methods builders must use to obtain a building permit. The stated purpose in the code itself is to promote the health, safety and general welfare of residents, workers and visitors by minimizing waste of energy, water and other resources in construction and building operation, while providing a healthy indoor environment; the code expressly ties itself to reducing citywide greenhouse gas emissions. The City Council adopted the 2025 edition through Ordinance No.

04, California Construction Codes Adopted. The ordinance text states that the 2025 edition of the Green Building Standards Code 'is hereby adopted with no amendments,' so Chino Hills applies the statewide mandatory measures for planning and design, energy efficiency, water efficiency and conservation, material conservation and resource efficiency, and environmental quality without any local carve-outs or additions. A copy of the adopted code is kept on file for public examination in the Office of the City Clerk. 030.