Manteca, CA Building Safety: Plumbing Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted code
- 2025 California Plumbing Code
- Permit fees
- Set by city fee schedule
- Unsafe plumbing
- Declared a nuisance
- Max penalty
- $1,000 fine or 6 months jail
Summary
Manteca has adopted the 2025 California Plumbing Code as its plumbing code, requiring permits for plumbing work and treating unsafe or insanitary plumbing systems as a nuisance the city can order corrected.
being marked and designated as the 2025 California Plumbing Code, California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 5, as published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, as now existing, or hereafter amended, regulating and governing the conditions of all properties, buildings, and structures; by providing the standards for facilities and other physical things and conditions essential to ensure that structures are safe, sanitary, and fit for occupancy and use; and the condemnation of such structures; providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor; and providing penalties for the violation thereof; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions, and terms of said 2025 California Plumbing Code on file in office of the city clerk of the city of Manteca is hereby referred to, adopted as the plumbing code of the city of Manteca. (Ord. O2019-15 § 1; Ord. O2022-22 § 1; Ord. O2025-18, 11/4/2025)
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 § 15.12.010 adopts the 2025 California Plumbing Code (Title 24, Part 5) as the city's plumbing code, covering permits, fees, and standards for plumbing installations city-wide. Permit fees are set by the city's fee schedule or the building official's estimate of reasonable service cost under § 15.12.040. Section 15.12.030 separately declares any insanitary or dangerous plumbing system a nuisance: the administrative authority can order repairs, alteration, or removal, and gas utilities can be directed to cut supply to unsafe piping or appliances until they're made safe.
Violations & Fines
Unpermitted, insanitary, or dangerous plumbing work is a nuisance the city can order corrected, and code violations are misdemeanors punishable by up to a $1,000 fine or six months in jail.
Frequently Asked Questions
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