Pleasanton, CA Building Safety: Plumbing Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted code
- 2024 UPC via 2025 California Plumbing Code
- Governing chapter
- Pleasanton Municipal Code Ch. 20.12
- Permit required
- § 20.04.120, before any plumbing work
- Enforcing official
- Building and Safety Official
- Permit expires
- 12 months if work not started
- Max penalty
- $1,000 fine or 6 months jail
Summary
Pleasanton adopts the 2024 Uniform Plumbing Code as amended by the 2025 California Plumbing Code (Cal. Code Regs. Title 24, Part 5) as the Pleasanton Plumbing Code, and requires a permit from the Building and Safety Official before any plumbing system is installed, altered or replaced, with narrow exemptions for stoppages and leak repairs.
A. The Uniform Plumbing Code, 2024 Edition, as amended and set forth in the California Code of Regulations Title 24, Part 5, published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials is hereby adopted, together with Appendix A, except as set forth in this chapter. B. The Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC) adopted in this chapter by reference is amended by the following additions, deletions and amendments thereto as set forth in this chapter. Reference numbers herein are taken from the 2025 California Plumbing Code. C. These regulations shall be known as the Pleasanton Plumbing Code, hereinafter referred to as "this code."
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4955754; v17 updated 2026-06-02).
Full Breakdown
010). 04, the Pleasanton Building Administrative Code, so the city's own permitting rules control rather than the model code's administrative chapter. 120, Permits required, any owner or agent who intends to erect, install, enlarge, alter, repair, remove, convert or replace any plumbing system regulated by the code must first apply to the Building and Safety Official and obtain a permit before starting work. 130(E) exempts only two narrow categories: stopping leaks in drains, water, soil, waste or vent pipe (unless a concealed trap or pipe must be removed and replaced, which is treated as new work requiring a permit and inspection), and clearing stoppages or repairing leaks in pipes, valves or fixtures and reinstalling water closets, provided the repair does not require replacing or rearranging valves, pipes or fixtures.
280); reinstatement after expiration costs half the original fee if the plans are unchanged. 300, keeping records transmitted periodically to the Building and Safety Official.
Violations & Fines
Pleasanton Municipal Code § 20.04.110 makes it unlawful to install, alter, repair or replace plumbing work in violation of the Plumbing Code, with penalties set by § 1.12.020. Chapter 20.04 is not among the chapters that section designates as infractions, so a violation defaults to the general misdemeanor penalty in § 1.12.010: a fine up to $1,000, up to six months in county jail, or both.
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