Rialto, CA Building Safety: Plumbing Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Code adopted
- 2025 California Plumbing Code (Ord. No. 1702, 9-9-25)
- Local amendment
- CPC Sec. 1211.8, earthquake gas shutoff valves
- Applies to
- All new residential, commercial, industrial buildings
- Certification standard
- State Architect per CCR Title 24, Pt. 12, Ch. 12-16-1
- Enforcing official
- City of Rialto Building Official
- Misdemeanor penalty
- Up to $1,000 fine or 6 months jail
Summary
Rialto Municipal Code Section 15.08.070 adopts the 2025 California Plumbing Code as the city's plumbing code, then adds one local requirement: every new residential, commercial and industrial building must install an earthquake-actuated gas shutoff valve certified by the State Architect, under amended CPC Section 1211.8.
15.08.070 - Plumbing Code. A.Except as provided in this chapter, the city hereby adopts by reference, as if fully set forth herein, the California Plumbing Code, 2025 Edition, shall be and become the Plumbing Code of the city.B.The 2025 California Plumbing Code (CBC) is hereby amended as follows: [L1] CPC Section 1211.8 is adopted and amended to read follows: Earthquake-actuated gas shutoff valves designed to automatically shutoff the gas at the location of the valve in the event of a seismic disturbance and certified by the Sate Architect as conforming to California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 12, Chapter 12-16-1, shall be provided for all new structures, to include residential, commercial, and industrial buildings.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 39).
Full Breakdown
Ordinance No. 070 adopts by reference the 2025 California Plumbing Code (CPC) as the plumbing code of the City of Rialto. 8 to require an earthquake-actuated gas shutoff valve on every new structure, expressly naming residential, commercial and industrial buildings. The valve must be designed to automatically shut off gas at the valve's location when a seismic disturbance occurs, and it must be certified by the State Architect as conforming to the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 12, Chapter 12-16-1. This is the only local amendment Rialto made to the 2025 CPC; every other plumbing standard follows the statewide code text unchanged.
070. 5 bars occupying a building until the Building Official has issued the permit, completed inspections, and issued a certificate of occupancy. 7 lets the Building Official assess a reinspection fee if plumbing work is not ready when an inspection is called or required corrections have not been made, and repeat reinspection fees apply once approved plans are not available on-site or access is denied on the scheduled date.
Violations & Fines
Installing or altering plumbing systems, including gas piping, without the required permit exposes the responsible party to prosecution under Chapter 1.16 of the Rialto Municipal Code. A misdemeanor conviction is punishable by a fine of up to $1,000, imprisonment of up to six months, or both, while an infraction escalates from a $100 fine on a first violation to $200 on a second within two years and $500 on each additional violation, with each day of an ongoing violation charged separately.
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