Turlock, CA Building Safety: Plumbing Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted code
- 2025 CA Plumbing Code (2024 UPC base)
- Authority
- Chief Building Official
- Code on file at
- 156 South Broadway, Turlock
- Violation
- Misdemeanor under Chapter 1-2 TMC
Summary
Turlock adopts the 2025 California Plumbing Code, based on the 2024 Uniform Plumbing Code, as the City's Plumbing Code, with the Chief Building Official administering plan review and permits.
California Plumbing Code, 2025 Edition, including Appendix A, B, D, and I based on the 2024 Uniform Plumbing Code as published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, and as adopted by the California Building Standards Commission in Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations. One copy of said California Plumbing Code, 2025 Edition, is on file and will be kept on file for use and examination by the public in the office of the Chief Building Official in said City of Turlock, 156 South Broadway, Turlock, California. (1162-CS, Added, 02/23/2012; 1196-CS, Amended, 07/10/2014; 1227-CS, Amended, 02/23/2017; 1272-CS, Amended, 02/13/2020; 1294-CS, Amended, 11/10/2022; Ord. 1339-CS, 2/12/2026)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4937289; v6 updated 2026-06-25).
Full Breakdown
The City of Turlock incorporates the California Plumbing Code, 2025 Edition -- including Appendices A, B, D, and I, based on the 2024 Uniform Plumbing Code and adopted statewide in Title 24 -- as its own Plumbing Code, except where this chapter's local amendments control. The Chief Building Official of the Building Department is the Authority Having Jurisdiction for plan checking, permit issuance, and inspection. A certified copy is kept on file for public review at 156 South Broadway. Violating any adopted plumbing provision is a misdemeanor under Chapter 1-2 TMC.
Violations & Fines
Plumbing work done under an unpermitted or non-code-compliant installation is a misdemeanor under Chapter 1-2 TMC and can require the work be opened up, corrected, and re-inspected before it is signed off.
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