Oxnard, CA Building Safety: Plumbing Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted code
- 2025 CPC, Title 24 Part 5
- Governing sections
- Sec. 14-17, Sec. 14-18
- Administration
- Same as Building Code, Article II
- Enforcing agency
- Building and Engineering Division
- Fee schedule
- Set under Sec. 14-3(F)
Summary
Oxnard adopts the 2025 California Plumbing Code by reference under Sec. 14-17, including Appendices A, B, D, I and K, and Sec. 14-18 hands its permitting and enforcement to the same Building and Engineering Division that administers the Building Code under Chapter 14, Article II rather than running a separate plumbing permit desk.
SEC. 14-17. CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE ADOPTED. The fifth part of twelve parts of the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, known as the California Plumbing Code ("CPC"), 2025 Edition, including Appendices A, B, D, I, and K thereof, and standards contained therein ... is hereby adopted by reference, subject to the amendment hereinafter set forth. SEC. 14-18. AMENDMENT. (A) Chapter One, Division II - Administration. Except for Sections 101.1, 101.2, and 101.3, entitled "Title," "Purpose," and "Scope," Chapter One, Division II entitled "Administration" is hereby deleted from the CPC. The Administrative Code as adopted in the Oxnard City Code, Chapter 14, Article II, shall apply to this Article.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Contains Supplement current through 1-26-2026).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 14-17 of the Oxnard Code of Ordinances adopts the fifth part of twelve parts of the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, known as the California Plumbing Code, 2025 Edition, including Appendices A, B, D, I, and K thereof, and standards contained therein, as published by the Building Standards Commission, with one true copy kept on file with the City Clerk for public inspection. Sec. 3, titled Title, Purpose, and Scope, Chapter One, Division II, Administration, is deleted from the CPC, and the Administrative Code adopted in Chapter 14, Article II of the Oxnard City Code applies to this Article instead.
That means plumbing permit applications go through the identical process set out for building permits: the Building and Engineering Division created in Sec. 14-3(B) reviews the application, the plans and calculations required under Sec. 14-3(E) apply equally to plumbing submittals, an application still lapses 180 days after filing absent good-faith pursuit or an issued permit under Sec. 14-3(D), and the permit fee is drawn from the Sec. 14-3(F) schedule covering building, structures, electrical, gas, mechanical, and plumbing systems or alterations requiring a permit, set by City Council resolution or ordinance.
Violations & Fines
Installing, altering, or extending plumbing work without the required permit is enforceable under Sec. 1-10 as a general misdemeanor carrying up to a $1,000 fine and six months in jail, or as an infraction starting at $100 for a first violation and rising to $500 for a third violation of the same section within a year, with each day of unpermitted work a separate offense.
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