Moorpark, CA Building Safety: Plumbing Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Code adopted
- California Plumbing Code, 2025 Ed., with Appendix H
- Citation
- Moorpark Municipal Code § 15.14.010
- Enforcing agency
- Moorpark Building Official
- Permit expires
- 12 months unused, or 180 days abandoned
- Extension
- Up to 180 days, written request, justifiable cause
- Penalty
- Up to $1,000 fine or 6 months jail (§ 15.04.110)
Summary
Moorpark adopts the 2025 California Plumbing Code, including Appendix H, by reference as its Plumbing Code under Municipal Code § 15.14.010, and requires a building official permit for plumbing installation, alteration, repair or replacement under the companion amendment at § 15.04.040. Permits expire if unused for 12 months, and violations are misdemeanors under § 15.04.110.
The California Plumbing Code, 2025 Edition, with Appendix H, published by the International Code Council, is hereby adopted by reference as the Plumbing Code of the city of Moorpark. A copy of the California Plumbing Code, 2025 Edition, shall be maintained in the office of the building official of the city of Moorpark and shall be made available for public inspection while this code is in force.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4978490; v10 updated 2026-07-01).
Full Breakdown
14 of the Moorpark Municipal Code adopts the California Plumbing Code, 2025 Edition, with Appendix H, as the city's own Plumbing Code, effective under Ordinance 530 (December 3, 2025); a copy is kept on file in the building official's office at Moorpark City Hall for public review. 090. 070. The building official is authorized to grant, in writing, an extension of up to 180 additional days on a showing of justifiable cause, requested before the permit lapses.
Violations & Fines
Because the Plumbing Code is adopted within Title 15, § 15.04.110 makes every violation a misdemeanor: up to a $1,000 fine, up to six months in county jail, or both, with each day of unpermitted or noncompliant plumbing work treated as a separate offense. Removing or defacing a stop-work notice posted for unpermitted plumbing work is a separate misdemeanor under the same section.
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