Clovis, CA Building Safety: Green Building Code (2026)
Key Facts
- Code adopted
- 2025 California Green Building Standards Code
- Governing section
- Clovis Municipal Code § 8.17.101
- Records on file
- City Clerk and Building Official offices
- Conflict rule
- Most restrictive code prevails, per Building Official
- Last renewed
- Ordinance 25-12, effective December 31, 2025
- Enforcement
- Misdemeanor under § 8.1.02.1 (CBC § 103.4)
Summary
Clovis regulates the green-building requirements for residential and nonresidential construction by adopting the 2025 California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen) by reference under Municipal Code Chapter 8.17. The City Clerk and Building Official keep the adopted copy on file, and any newer CALGreen edition the state releases is automatically incorporated without a separate City Council vote.
For the purpose of regulating residential and nonresidential buildings, the 2025 California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen Code) promulgated by the California Building Standards Commission is hereby adopted by reference thereto as if fully set forth in this Chapter. Copies of the 2025 California Green Building Standards Code are on file in the office of the City Clerk and Building Official. Any changes made by the California Building Standards Commission applicable to the City, including new editions, shall be deemed incorporated herein. If any conflicts between this Code and any other City, State, or Federal Code should arise, the most restrictive Code providing the highest level of safety, as determined by the Building Official, shall prevail.
Full Breakdown
101 states the Code applies "for the purpose of regulating residential and nonresidential buildings," and directs that three copies stay on file for public review in the office of the City Clerk and Building Official. Because the ordinance text specifies the "2025... Code," Clovis is running the current CALGreen triennial cycle, and the section is drafted so that "any changes made by the California Building Standards Commission applicable to the City, including new editions, shall be deemed incorporated herein" without a further council hearing. " That call sits with the Building Official on a case-by-case basis rather than a fixed hierarchy.
The chapter has been renewed on each statewide code cycle since it was first adopted by Ordinance 16-25 (effective December 7, 2016), then carried forward through Ordinance 19-14 (December 18, 2019), Ordinance 22-10 (December 7, 2022), and most recently Ordinance 25-12 (December 31, 2025), which brought the chapter current to the 2025 edition.
Violations & Fines
Clovis enforces CALGreen through the same clause that governs the rest of Title 8's building regulations: Section 8.1.02.1's amendment to CBC Section 103.4 makes it a misdemeanor to erect, alter, equip, use, occupy, or maintain a building "contrary to or in violation of any of the provisions of this Code," with each day the violation continues counted as a separate offense. The Building Official may issue an administrative citation under Title 1, Chapter 1.7, a Notice to Appear, or refer the matter to the City Attorney.
Frequently Asked Questions
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