Ontario, CA Building Safety: Green Building Code (2026)
Key Facts
- Code adopted
- 2025 CA Green Building Code, Title 24 Pt. 11
- First adopted
- Ord. 3063, eff. Dec. 15, 2016
- Latest amendment
- Ord. 3321, eff. Feb. 2026
- Enforcement
- Sec. 8-6.02 penalties
- Fees
- Set by City Council resolution
Summary
Ontario adopts the 2025 California Green Building Standards Code (Title 24, Part 11) by reference under Municipal Code Section 8-12.01, applying the state's green building requirements to construction citywide. A copy of the code is kept on file at the City Clerk's office for public review.
The 2025 edition of the California Green Building Standards Code, as adopted by the California Building Standards Commission in California Code of Regulations Title 24, Part 11, is hereby adopted by reference and made a part of this chapter as if fully set forth at length herein. One (1) copy of said code is on file in the office of the City Clerk for public review.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-32: Current through Ordinance 3338, passed 7-21-2026).
Full Breakdown
01, with a copy on file at the City Clerk's office. The chapter has been amended repeatedly since it was first added by Ordinance 3063 effective December 15, 2016, most recently by Ordinance 3321, effective February 2026, keeping Ontario aligned with the state's triennial code update cycle rather than a locally frozen edition. Because the code is adopted wholesale rather than rewritten locally, its mandatory and voluntary green building measures, covering water efficiency, material conservation, and construction waste reduction among the CALGreen mandatory provisions, apply to covered construction the same way they would under the state code, without a separate Ontario-specific green building ordinance layered on top. 01 rather than fixed in the code text itself.
Violations & Fines
Section 8-6.02 subjects any violation of a code adopted under Title 8, including failure to meet the mandatory CALGreen provisions incorporated by Section 8-12.01, to any or all penalties provided elsewhere in the Ontario Municipal Code or under applicable law, enforced through the same Building Department plan review and inspection process used for the other adopted construction codes.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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