Moorpark, CA Building Safety: Green Building Code (2026)
Key Facts
- Code adopted
- California Green Building Standards Code, 2025 Ed.
- Citation
- Moorpark Municipal Code § 15.10.010
- Enforcing agency
- Moorpark Building Official
- Compliance fee
- Set by City Council resolution (§ 15.10.020)
- Plan review fee
- Separate, due at plan submittal (§ 15.10.030)
- C&D debris
- Routed through Chapter 8.36 recycling program
- Penalty
- Up to $1,000 fine or 6 months jail (§ 15.04.110)
Summary
Moorpark adopts the 2025 California Green Building Standards Code by reference under Municipal Code § 15.10.010, covering every new building permit issued in the city. The Building Division charges separate compliance and plan review fees under §§ 15.10.020 and 15.10.030, and construction and demolition debris on residential and non-residential jobs must be managed under the city's Chapter 8.36 recycling program per § 15.10.040.
Except as hereinafter provided, the California Green Building Standards Code, 2025 Edition, published by the International Code Council, is hereby adopted by reference as the Green Building Standards Code of the city of Moorpark. A copy of the California Green Building Standards Code, 2025 Edition, shall be maintained in the office of the building official of the city of Moorpark and shall be made available for public inspection while this code is in force.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4978490; v10 updated 2026-07-01).
Full Breakdown
10 of the Moorpark Municipal Code adopts the California Green Building Standards Code, 2025 Edition, published by the International Code Council, as the city's Green Building Standards Code, effective under Ordinance 530 (December 3, 2025). A copy of the 2025 edition is kept on file in the building official's office at Moorpark City Hall for public inspection. 12 to the state code requiring a compliance fee, set by City Council resolution, to verify a project meets the code's mandatory green measures. 13, due when plans are first submitted under Section 102 review, distinct from and in addition to the standard building permit fee.
36 of Title 8 apply to construction waste reduction, disposal and recycling of residential and non-residential construction material, meaning a Moorpark contractor tearing out drywall or pouring a slab routes debris through the same recycling and diversion tracking used for citywide construction waste, not a standalone green-code process. 110).
Violations & Fines
Under § 15.04.110, violating any code adopted within Title 15, including the Green Building Standards Code, is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine up to $1,000, up to six months in county jail, or both, with each day a violation continues charged as a separate offense. Removing, defacing or obstructing a posted stop-work or hazard notice from view is itself a separate misdemeanor under § 15.04.110(B).
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Sources & Official References
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