San Bernardino County, CA Building Safety: Green Building Code (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopts
- 2025 CA Green Building Standards Code
- Citation
- County Code Section 63.1501
- Applies to
- Unincorporated area only
- Enforced by
- Building and Safety Division
- Penalty
- Infraction, escalating to misdemeanor
Summary
San Bernardino County adopts the 2025 California Green Building Standards Code by reference, applying its energy, water, and waste rules to new construction in the unincorporated area.
A copy of the California Green Building Standards Code, 2025 Edition, contained in Chapters 1-8 of Part 11 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, prepared and published by the California Building Standards Commission, having been filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of San Bernardino County, is hereby designated and adopted by reference as the Green Building Standards Code for the unincorporated area of San Bernardino County, State of California.
Full Breakdown
San Bernardino County adopted the 2025 California Green Building Standards Code (Chapters 1-8 of Part 11, Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations) by reference under County Code Section 63.1501, effective for the unincorporated area. The code sets mandatory minimums for energy efficiency, water conservation, construction waste diversion, and material selection on covered new-construction and renovation permits. The Building and Safety Division reviews plans for compliance before issuing permits, and enforcement runs through the same infraction and misdemeanor penalty structure that governs the rest of Title 6's adopted building codes. The county's 24 incorporated cities each adopt and enforce their own versions separately.
Violations & Fines
Violating the adopted codes is an infraction: $50-$100 fine for a first offense, $100-$200 for a second; a third offense is a misdemeanor punishable by up to $1,000 or six months in jail.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does San Bernardino County have its own green building code?
Does this apply inside cities like San Bernardino or Fontana?
Sources & Official References
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