Hemet, CA Building Safety: Plumbing Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted code
- 2022 California Plumbing Code, Part 5, Title 24
- Permit required
- every installation, alteration, repair or replacement
- Exempt work
- stopping leaks / clearing stoppages, no part replacement
- Permit expiration
- 180 days no start; residential permits 365 days
- Unpermitted work fee
- double the normal permit fee
- Violation penalty
- misdemeanor under Chapter 1-8; also a nuisance
- Appeal window
- board hearing set 5 to 15 days after filing
Summary
Hemet requires a separate plumbing permit before anyone installs, alters, repairs, replaces or remodels a plumbing system in the city, under the 2022 California Plumbing Code (Part 5, Title 24) adopted at City Code § 14-60 and locally amended at § 14-61. Minor repairs like stopping a leak or clearing a stoppage without replacing pipes or fixtures are exempt; unpermitted work draws a doubled investigation fee and a misdemeanor charge.
The 2022 California Plumbing Code, codified in Part 5 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, including Appendix Chapters A, B, D, G, I and K, and as such code may be amended from time to time, except as hereinafter amended by this division, is adopted by reference as the plumbing code of the city. ... 104.1 Permits Required. It shall be unlawful for a person, firm, or corporation to make an installation, alteration, repair, replacement, or remodel a plumbing system regulated by this code except as permitted in Section 104.2 ... without first obtaining a separate plumbing permit for each separate building or structure. ... 108.5 Violation Penalties. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions, regulations, requirements, additions, amendments and/or deletions of this code is guilty of a misdemeanor and the penalty for such a misdemeanor shall be set forth in Chapter 1-8 of the Hemet Municipal Code.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 69 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
Section 14-60 adopts "the 2022 California Plumbing Code, codified in Part 5 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, including Appendix Chapters A, B, D, G, I and K" as the city's plumbing code, enacted by Ordinance No. 2003 on November 8, 2022. 1, a permit is mandatory for any installation, alteration, repair, replacement or remodel of a plumbing system, obtained separately for each building. 2 exempts only two narrow categories: stopping leaks in drains, waste or vent pipe without replacing the pipe, and clearing stoppages or repairing leaks in pipes, valves or fixtures without replacing or rearranging them; anything beyond that reverts to full permit and inspection requirements. 3). 3); demolition permits stay valid only 60 days, residential permits 365 days. 1). 1).
Violations & Fines
Unpermitted plumbing work is unlawful under Section 108.1; the building official issues a written notice of violation ordering the work stopped and abated (Section 108.2), and noncompliance lets the city attorney sue to restrain or correct it (Section 108.3). Violating the code is a misdemeanor punishable under Chapter 1-8 of the Hemet Municipal Code and is separately declared a public nuisance the city attorney may abate (Sections 108.5, 108.5.1). The building official may also issue a stop work order (Section 109.1); continuing work after one draws further penalties (Section 109.3). Appeals go to the board of appeals under Section 107.
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