Fullerton, CA Building Safety: Plumbing Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Code adopted
- 2025 California Plumbing Code (§14.07.010)
- Codified as
- 24 C.C.R. Part 5
- Plan review fees
- Set by City Council resolution (§14.07.030)
- Fee timing
- Paid before permit issuance (§14.07.040)
- Appeals
- Chapter 14.02 procedures (§14.07.050)
- Code copy kept by
- Building and Safety Manager
Summary
Fullerton adopted the 2025 California Plumbing Code by reference as the Fullerton Plumbing Code under Fullerton Code of Ordinances § 14.07.010. City Council sets plan-review and permit fees by resolution, and fees must be paid before a plumbing permit is issued.
The 2025 Edition of the California Plumbing Code, and everything contained therein, codified as 24 C.C.R. Part 5, California Building Standards Code, is hereby adopted by reference, in accordance with Cal. Gov't Code § 50022.2, except those Sections that are adopted as amended in this chapter. A copy of the 2025 Edition of the California Plumbing Code is on file in the office of the Fullerton Building and Safety Manager.
Full Breakdown
Section 14.07.010(A) adopts the 2025 Edition of the California Plumbing Code, codified statewide as 24 C.C.R. Part 5, under Cal. Gov't Code § 50022.2, except where this chapter amends a section, with a copy kept on file in the office of the Fullerton Building and Safety Manager. Section 14.07.010(B) deems every unamended section number a subdivision of this chapter, so '§ 102.0' of the state code becomes 'Subdivision 102.0 of § 14.07.010 of the Fullerton Municipal Code,' citable as '§ 102.0 of the Fullerton Plumbing Code.' Section 14.07.020 names the result the Fullerton Plumbing Code.
Section 14.07.030 amends § 104.3.2 to have City Council set plan review fees by resolution, adjusted annually using data from the Community and Economic Development Department, with 'Table 104.5' read as whatever fee schedule the Council has adopted. Section 14.07.040 amends § 104.5 so the applicant pays the permit fee, set by that same Council resolution, at the time of issuance. Section 14.07.050 amends § 107.1 so that final interpretation of the Plumbing Code and any appeals from it go through the Chapter 14.02 procedures, the same appeal path the city uses for its Building, Electrical, and Green Building codes.
Violations & Fines
Installing or altering plumbing without a permit remains a violation of § 14.01.010, which bars any plumbing pipe, fixture, sewer, or sprinkler connection in the city without the Title 14 permit. Under the general penalty at § 1.08.010, the City Attorney or District Attorney can charge it as an infraction, with fines up to $100 for a first offense and $500 for repeat offenses within a year, or as a misdemeanor carrying up to $1,000 and six months in county jail.
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