Stockton, CA Building Safety: Plumbing Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted code
- 2025 CA Plumbing Code, by reference
- Effective date
- January 1, 2026
- State fee section 104.5
- deleted; fees set by Council resolution
- Public sewer availability threshold
- within 200 ft of property line
- Septic jurisdiction
- San Joaquin County Environmental Health Dept.
- Food grinders
- prohibited in food service establishments
Summary
Stockton runs plumbing work under the 2025 California Plumbing Code, adopted by reference effective January 1, 2026 under Municipal Code Section 15.16.010, with local amendments in Section 15.16.020 stripping the state fee schedule and shifting septic jurisdiction to the County.
On January 1, 2026, there was filed in the office of the City Clerk one copy of the California Plumbing Code, 2025 Edition, including Appendices A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, M, N, O, Q, R, S, and all installation standards adopted by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials. Said code is hereby incorporated in this code by reference. ... A. Chapter 1, Division II, Section 104.5 "Fees" is not adopted. ... C. Section 713.4 is amended as follows: 713.4 Public Sewer Availability. The public sewer may be considered as not being available when public sewer is not available within 200 feet of the property line.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4970744; v11 updated 2026-07-07).
Full Breakdown
010 incorporates the 2025 California Plumbing Code by reference, along with most of its appendices and every installation standard adopted by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials. 250, which bars installing, altering, replacing, or remodeling any regulated equipment or system, plumbing included, without a Building Official permit. 280 fee scheme instead. It also amends the private sewage disposal definition to place septic tank, seepage pit, and disposal field installations under the jurisdiction of the San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department rather than the city's Building Official. 4). 070(B).
Violations & Fines
Installing, altering, or replacing plumbing systems, fixtures, or private sewage disposal facilities without the required Title 15 permit is a misdemeanor under Section 15.04.190, with each day of continued violation treated as a separate offense. Installing a prohibited food grinder in a food service establishment violates the amended Plumbing Code sections alongside Section 13.40.070(B) and is separately enforceable by the City.
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