Fullerton, CA Building Safety: Green Building Code (2026)
Key Facts
- Code adopted
- 2025 California Green Building Standards Code
- Codified as
- 24 C.C.R. Part 11
- Adoption authority
- Cal. Gov't Code § 50022.2
- Local addition
- Section 107 Appeals (§14.06.030)
- Appeals route
- Chapter 14.02 procedures
- Code copy kept by
- Building and Safety Manager
Summary
Fullerton adopted the 2025 California Green Building Standards Code by reference as the Fullerton Green Building Standards Code under Fullerton Code of Ordinances § 14.06.010. The Building and Safety Manager keeps a copy on file, and the city added its own appeals section so disputes follow the same Chapter 14.02 process used across Title 14.
The 2025 Edition of the California Green Building Standards Code, and everything contained therein, codified as 24 C.C.R. Part 11, California Building Standards Code, is hereby adopted by reference, in accordance with Cal. Gov't Code § 50022.2, except those sections that are adopted as amended in this chapter. A copy of the 2025 Edition of the California Green Building Standards Code is on file in the office of the Fullerton Building and Safety Manager.
Full Breakdown
R. Part 11, under Cal. 2, except where this chapter amends a section, with the adopted copy on file in the office of the Fullerton Building and Safety Manager. 020 gives the adopted chapter its formal name, the Fullerton Green Building Standards Code. 02 procedures the city uses for the Building, Residential, Electrical, and Plumbing codes it also administers, keeping appeal handling uniform across every construction code in Title 14.
Violations & Fines
Construction that skips the green building measures the adopted code requires is enforced the same way as any other Title 14 permit violation: § 14.01.010 bars building, altering, or equipping a structure without the permits and code compliance Title 14 requires, and § 1.08.010 lets the city prosecute it as an infraction, fined up to $100 for a first offense and $500 for repeat offenses in a year, or as a misdemeanor carrying up to $1,000 and six months in jail.
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