Simi Valley, CA Building Safety: Green Building Code (2026)
Key Facts
- Code adopted
- 2022 CALGreen, Title 24 Part 11
- Local amendments
- None; adopted straight by reference
- Adopting section
- SVMC § 8-22.01
- Public copy on file
- City of Simi Valley offices
- First-offense fine
- up to $100, SVMC § 1-2.03(b)
Summary
Simi Valley enforces the 2022 California Green Building Standards Code, Part 11 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, as its Green Building Code without any local amendments. Every project needing a building permit must meet CALGreen's mandatory measures, and the Building and Safety Division checks compliance the same way it enforces the Building, Residential, and Electrical Codes under the same Title 8.
(a)The California Green Building Standards Code, 2022 Edition, Part 11 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations together with those omissions, amendments, exceptions and additions thereto are adopted and enacted, as the Primary Green Building Code of the City of Simi Valley and made part of this Code by reference with the same force and effect as if fully set forth herein.(b)One copy of the 2022 California Green Building Standards Code has been filed for use and examination of the public in the Offices of the City of Simi Valley.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 51).
Full Breakdown
01(a). Unlike the neighboring Chapter 8-23 (California Residential Code), which carries a page of local amendments covering wind, seismic, and frost-line design criteria, Chapter 22 adopts CALGreen without any omissions, exceptions, or additions of its own, so the statewide mandatory measures on water efficiency, construction waste diversion, and energy design apply in Simi Valley exactly as the state wrote them. 01(b) requires the city to keep a copy of the 2022 code on file in the Offices of the City of Simi Valley for public examination.
05 makes it unlawful to construct, alter, or occupy a building in violation of any code adopted under this Title, expressly naming the California Green Building Standards Code among the codes covered. 08, is the office that checks CALGreen compliance during plan check and inspection, the same review that covers structural, electrical, and plumbing work on the same project.
Violations & Fines
Section 8-1.05 makes it unlawful to build, alter, or occupy a structure in violation of any code adopted under Title 8, including the Green Building Standards Code named in that section. Section 1-2.03(b) applies Title 8's graduated infraction fines: up to $100 for a first violation, up to $500 for a second violation of the same section within a year, and up to $1,000 for each further violation within that year, with misdemeanor exposure under Section 1-2.02 for repeat or willful violations.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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