Sacramento, CA Building Safety: Green Building Code (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopting section
- § 15.04.050(J)
- Code adopted
- 2025 CA Green Building Standards Code
- Former local chapter
- Ch. 15.38 (repealed 2025)
- Applies to
- all new construction, alterations, repairs
- Civil penalty range
- $250-$25,000 per day
Summary
Sacramento adopts the 2025 California Green Building Standards Code by reference as part of its own Building Code, folding the state's mandatory green-building rules into every building permit issued in the city alongside the structural, electrical, plumbing and energy codes.
The building standards included in the following parts of the 2025 California Building Standards Code, Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, are adopted by reference and incorporated in this code, except as expressly amended or superseded by the provisions of this code: A. The CBC... B. The CRC... C. The CEC... D. The CMC... E. The CPC... F. The CEnC. G. The CWUIC. H. The CHBC. I. The CEBC... J. The CGC. K. The CRSC.
Full Breakdown
040 as 'the California Green Building Standards Code, 2025 Edition', alongside the California Building Code, California Residential Code, California Electrical Code, California Mechanical Code, California Plumbing Code, California Energy Code, California Wildland-Urban Interface Code, California Historical Building Code, California Existing Building Code and California Referenced Standards Code. 030 applies that code to all new construction and to any alteration, repair, relocation or reconstruction of a building or structure, including electrical, mechanical, gas or plumbing equipment. 050(J).
Violations & Fines
Violating the adopted building code, including the green-building provisions incorporated through § 15.04.050, is a misdemeanor for each day it continues under Sacramento City Code § 15.04.060, with civil penalties of $250 to $25,000 per day recoverable by the city attorney and administrative penalties available under Chapter 1.28. Owners get 30 days from notice to correct a violation before penalties are imposed, except where there is immediate danger to health or safety, and any violation of the building code is separately declared a public nuisance under § 15.04.070.
Frequently Asked Questions
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