Manteca, CA Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)
Key Facts
- Lath/gypsum inspection
- Before plaster or taping
- Final inspection
- Serves as certificate of occupancy
- Applies to
- R-3 and U occupancies
- Governing code
- 2025 California Residential Code
Summary
Manteca requires staged inspections during construction, including a lath-and-gypsum check before wall coverings go on; final inspection approval itself serves as the certificate of occupancy for houses.
Section R110.3 is amended by adding exception 1 to read as follows: 110.2 Exception 1. The final inspection approval on the Inspection Record shall serve as the certificate of occupancy for R-3 and U occupancies.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4829770; v11 updated 2026-04-21).
Full Breakdown
Manteca Municipal Code § 15.04.070 amends the California Building Code to require a lath-and-gypsum-board inspection after lath and gypsum board are installed but before plastering or before joints and fasteners are taped and finished: catching the wall assembly before it's covered. For residential construction, § 15.10.040 amends California Residential Code Section R110.3 so that final inspection approval, noted on the inspection record, itself serves as the certificate of occupancy for R-3 (one- and two-family dwelling) and U (accessory) occupancies, with no separate certificate document issued.
Violations & Fines
Covering lath or gypsum board before it's inspected, or occupying a building before final inspection approval is recorded, violates the adopted building and residential codes.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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