Livermore, CA Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)
Key Facts
- Lath/gypsum inspection
- Exception deleted, mandatory before covering (15.02.100)
- Energy inspection scope
- Insulation R/U, fenestration U, duct R, HVAC/water-heater efficiency
- Standard referenced
- Title 24, Part 6 (energy code)
- Enforcing official
- Livermore building official
- Delegated staff
- Inspectors/plan examiners appointed under 15.02.060
Summary
Livermore amends the California Building Code's mandatory-inspection list at Section 110: lath and gypsum board inspections lose the base code's built-in exception, and every project must also pass a dedicated energy-efficiency inspection covering insulation, fenestration, ducts and HVAC/water-heating efficiency under Title 24, enforced by the Building and Safety Division.
110.3.9 Energy efficiency inspections. Inspections shall be made to determine compliance with Title 24, Part 6 and shall include, but not be limited to, inspections for: envelope insulation R and U values, fenestration U value, duct system R value, and HVAC and water-heating equipment efficiency. [15.02.100: 110.3.6 Lath and gypsum board inspection. The exception is deleted.]
Full Breakdown
02 (Building Code) amends CBC Chapter 1, Division II, Section 110 inspection provisions. 6, Lath and gypsum board inspection, by deleting the code's exception entirely, meaning lath and gypsum board must be inspected before being covered with no built-in carve-out. 9, Energy efficiency inspections, to require inspections determining compliance with Title 24, Part 6, specifically including, but not limited to, envelope insulation R and U values, fenestration U value, duct system R value, and HVAC and water-heating equipment efficiency. 060, which creates the Building and Safety Division and lets the building-official-appointed staff exercise delegated inspection authority. 06 LMC, so sprinkler and fire alarm inspections for a covered building run through that chapter's amended sections rather than a generic building-code checklist.
Violations & Fines
A project that covers lath or gypsum board before the inspector signs off violates Section 15.02.100, since Livermore deleted the exception that other jurisdictions may still allow; the building official's inspectors, appointed under Section 15.02.060, can require the covering removed for inspection. A project that has not passed the Section 15.02.110 energy-efficiency inspections for insulation, fenestration, duct and HVAC/water-heater efficiency will not receive final building-official approval or occupancy clearance.
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