Elk Grove, CA Building Safety: Green Building Code (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted code
- 2025 CA Green Building Standards Code
- Governing section
- EGMC § 16.14.010
- Title 24 part
- Part 11
- Paired code
- Ch. 16.15, California Energy Code
- Latest adoption
- Ord. 13-2025, eff. 7-25-2025
Summary
Elk Grove adopts the 2025 California Green Building Standards Code, Title 24 Part 11, in full under Municipal Code Section 16.14.010 to regulate the erection, installation, alteration, and maintenance of energy-efficient building methods and systems citywide.
In order to provide minimum requirements and standards for and to regulate the erection, installation, alteration, addition, repair, relocation, replacement, maintenance, and use of energy efficient methods and systems within the City of Elk Grove, the 2025 Edition of the California Green Building Standards Code, Title 24, Part 11, as adopted by the Building Standards Commission of the State of California and codified in the California Building Standards Code at Title 24, Part 11, of the California Code of Regulations, except as specifically repealed or amended by ordinance of the City of Elk Grove, is hereby adopted and made a part of this chapter as though set forth in full herein.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4937385; v2 updated 2026-05-13; through 05-13-2026).
Full Breakdown
14, adopts the entire 2025 edition of the California Green Building Standards Code as codified by the state Building Standards Commission at Title 24, Part 11, of the California Code of Regulations, except where the City has specifically repealed or amended a provision by its own ordinance. 15, which separately adopts the 2025 California Energy Code, Title 24 Part 6, including its administrative sections, for energy-conservation compliance on the same projects. 403 gives the Code Enforcement Division concurrent authority over Uniform Building Code-family violations. The most recent adoption ordinance, Ord.
13-2025, took effect July 25, 2025, rolling the 2025 code cycle into the local amendments exhibit alongside the other Title 16 chapters, with the broader 2025 code package effective January 1, 2026 under Ord. 24-2025.
Violations & Fines
Failing to meet the adopted Green Building Standards Code on a covered project is a building code violation under EGMC Chapter 1.04: an infraction runs $100 for a first offense, $200 for a second within twelve months, and $500 for each further repeat, while a misdemeanor-level violation can bring a fine up to $1,000, up to six months in jail, or both, with each day of noncompliance a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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