Redlands, CA Building Safety: Plumbing Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted code
- 2025 California Plumbing Code
- Sewer unavailable distance
- 200 ft (1st unit) + 100 ft/unit after
- Septic system location
- Must sit in the front yard by default
- Waiver authority
- Chief Building Official
- Penalty
- Misdemeanor, up to $1,000/6 months jail
Summary
Redlands adopts the 2025 California Plumbing Code by reference as its plumbing code and requires a permit for plumbing work, with local amendments on sewer availability distance and where septic systems must sit on the lot.
That certain document on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City marked and designated as the California Plumbing Code, 2025 Edition, including Chapter 1, Division II (as amended) with Appendices, is adopted as the Plumbing Code of the City and all of the regulations, provisions, conditions and terms of the California Plumbing Code are referred to and are adopted and made part of this chapter.
Full Breakdown
010. 020. 030 so that a public sewer is deemed unavailable, allowing an onsite system, only where the sewer is more than 200 feet away for the first dwelling unit plus an additional 100 feet for each subsequent unit; a property owner can request a written waiver from the Chief Building Official based on technical infeasibility from site constraints. 1, requiring all components of an onsite wastewater treatment system to be located in the front yard as defined by the Redlands Municipal Code, unless site constraints require an alternate location that still provides vehicle access for future replacement and servicing; if no vehicle access can be provided, both the primary and a 100 percent expansion effluent dispersal field must be installed. 04 administrative provisions incorporated by reference into the plumbing chapter.
Violations & Fines
Erecting, constructing, altering, or maintaining plumbing in violation of Chapter 15.08 is unlawful and constitutes a misdemeanor under section 15.08.050. Each day the violation continues is a separate offense, with conviction punishable by a fine up to $1,000, imprisonment in county jail up to six months, or both.
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