Tulare County, CA Building Safety: Green Building Code (2026)

Ordinance Code § 7-15-2710 refers to, adopts in its entirety and makes part of Article 26 of Chapter 15 the California Green Buildings Standards Code, Part 11 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, 2022 Edition, published by the International Code Council. The Article applies only to buildings and properties within the unincorporated territory of Tulare County; construction inside Visalia, Tulare, Porterville, Dinuba, Exeter, Farmersville or Woodlake follows that city's own adopted Title 24 amendments. Under § 7-15-2715, the Resource Management Agency Director, or an authorized representative, enforces the Green Buildings Standards Code on covered buildings and properties in the unincorporated area; the ordinance notes this enforcement grant does not limit or enlarge any other enforcement authority assigned by state or local law.

Section 7-15-2720 lets the Board of Supervisors set, by resolution, fees to cover receiving and processing green-building permit applications, performing inspections, issuing permits, and processing appeals or enforcement under the Article. A property owner or applicant who believes the RMA misapplied a green-building requirement may appeal that decision, or the decision of any county agency, to the Local Appeals Board under § 7-15-1050, as § 7-15-2725 provides. Section 7-15-2730 makes any violation of the Green Buildings Standards Code, or of Article 26 itself, a misdemeanor punishable under Section 125 of the Ordinance Code, and separately treats each day a violation is committed, continued or permitted as its own offense, so an uncorrected deficiency can accumulate charges the longer it goes uncorrected.