Oxnard, CA Building Safety: Green Building Code (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted edition
- 2022 CALGreen, Title 24 Part 11
- Governing section
- Oxnard Code of Ordinances Sec. 14-6
- Publisher
- California Building Standards Commission
- Local amendments
- None printed after Sec. 14-6
- Copy on file
- Office of the City Clerk
- Permit fees
- Set under Sec. 14-3(F) schedule
Summary
Oxnard adopts the 2022 California Green Building Standards Code, known as CALGreen, by reference under Sec. 14-6 of the Code of Ordinances, subject to whatever amendments the city later adds. Projects that fall within CALGreen's scope get their building permit and pay their fee through the same Chapter 14 process used for every other adopted Title 24 code.
SEC. 14-6. CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE ADOPTED. The eleventh part of twelve parts of the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, known as the California Green Building Standards Code ("CALGreen"), 2022 Edition, as published by the California Building Standards Commission, 2524 Natomas Park Drive, Suite 130, Sacramento, CA 95833-2936, is hereby adopted by reference, subject to the amendments, additions, and deletions hereinafter set forth. One true copy of this code is on file in the office of the City Clerk and is available for public inspection as required by law.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Contains Supplement current through 1-26-2026).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 14-6 of the Oxnard Code of Ordinances, under Article IV of Chapter 14, adopts the eleventh part of twelve parts of the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, known as the California Green Building Standards Code, 2022 Edition, exactly as published by the California Building Standards Commission at 2524 Natomas Park Drive, Suite 130, Sacramento. The adoption is by reference, subject to the amendments, additions, and deletions hereinafter set forth, the same adoption formula Oxnard uses for the Building, Residential, Electrical, Mechanical and Plumbing codes housed in the rest of Chapter 14, but as printed the article carries no additional Oxnard-specific amendment section following Sec.
14-6, meaning the 2022 CALGreen text controls without a local modification recorded in this article. A true copy of the adopted code is kept on file in the office of the City Clerk and is available there for public inspection, the same recordkeeping requirement attached to every Title 24 part Oxnard adopts under this chapter. Projects that pull a building permit under Sec. 14-2's adopted CBC and fall within CALGreen's scope pay their permit fee from the same fee schedule set by City Council resolution or ordinance under Sec.
14-3(F), which covers building, structures, electrical, gas, mechanical, and plumbing systems or alterations requiring a permit. Article IV sits between the California Residential Code amendments in Article III and the reserved Article V, underscoring that CALGreen review runs through the same building permit process rather than a separate track.
Violations & Fines
Constructing or altering a covered project without complying with the adopted CALGreen requirements is enforceable the same way as any other Building Code violation under Sec. 1-10: a general misdemeanor carrying up to a $1,000 fine and six months in jail, or an infraction escalating from $100 to $500 across repeat violations of the same section within a year, with each day of noncompliance a separate offense.
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