Yuba City, CA Building Safety: Green Building Code (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted code
- 2022 CALGreen Code
- Governing section
- YCMC § 7-10.01
- Multi-family recycling trigger
- 5+ dwelling units
- Commercial recycling trigger
- 30%+ floor area increase
- State program effective locally
- Sept. 1, 1993
- First infraction fine
- Up to $100
Summary
Yuba City enforces the 2022 CALGreen Code and adds a local recycling-space mandate: multi-family projects of five or more units and larger commercial additions must set aside space for recycling and organic waste collection as a condition of permit approval.
Adoption of the California Green Building Standards, (CALGreen) Code 2022 Edition, as published by the California Building Standards Commission as amended by the City of Yuba City. One copy is and shall, at all times, be kept on file in the office of the City Clerk. ... Where five or more multi-family dwelling units are constructed on a building site, provide readily accessible areas that serve occupants of all buildings on the site and that are identified for the storage and collection of nonhazardous materials for recycling, including recyclable materials and organic waste materials collected in the City's solid waste collection program, in compliance with provision of adequate space for recycling for multi-family premises pursuant to Section 4.410.2 of the California Green Building Standards Code, 24 CCR, Part 11.
Full Breakdown
01 adopts the California Green Building Standards (CALGreen) Code, 2022 Edition, as published by the California Building Standards Commission, with local amendments and a copy on file with the City Clerk. 408, where the project falls within CALGreen's scope, and must follow the City's published construction waste management plan policies, including contractor and subcontractor acknowledgment and compliance documentation. 2. That commercial recycling-space rule traces back to the City's participation in the 1991 California Solid Waste Reuse and Recycling Access Act space-allocation program, which took effect in Yuba City on September 1, 1993, because the City never adopted its own alternate ordinance.
Applicants are directed to both Title 7 (Building Regulations) and Title 8 (Planning and Zoning) for the complete set of CALGreen requirements that may apply to their project.
Violations & Fines
A violation of the adopted CALGreen requirements, including the local recycling-space conditions in Section 7-10.03, is an infraction under Section 1-2.02 of the Municipal Code: a fine up to $100 for a first violation, up to $200 for a second violation of the same provision within one year, and up to $500 for each additional violation within that year, per Section 7-10.02's application of the Chapter 2 of Title 1 penalty scheme.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Does a commercial remodel trigger the recycling rule?
Sources & Official References
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