Building Safety in Pomona, CA (2026)
4 verified building safety rules for Pomona, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Building Permits
Pomona requires a building permit for erecting, enlarging, altering, repairing, moving, converting or demolishing a building or structure, administered under the 2025 California Building Code and California Administrative Code adopted by City Code Sec. 74-31. Permit fees are set separately by city council resolution under Government Code Sections 66016 and 66020, not fixed in the ordinance itself.
Pomona Building Permit & Adopted Code Rules
Some RestrictionsPomona, CA, City Code § 74-31
the following construction codes and appendices subject to the modifications set forth in this Chapter, are hereby adopted: the California Building Code, 2025 Edition, based on the 2024 International Building Code as published by the International Code Council, including Part 8 and Appendix A of said Part, and including Part 10 and Appendix A1 of said Part; the California Administrative Code, 2...
Electrical Permits
Electrical work in Pomona is permitted under the California Electrical Code, 2025 Edition, based on the 2023 National Electrical Code, adopted by City Code Sec. 74-31 alongside the city's other construction codes. Permits and fees follow the same administrative process and city council fee resolution as building, plumbing and mechanical work, not a separate electrical ordinance.
Pomona Electrical Permit & Adopted NEC Rules
Some RestrictionsPomona, CA, City Code § 74-31
...the California Plumbing Code, 2025 Edition, based on the 2024 Uniform Plumbing Code as published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials; the California Mechanical Code, 2025 Edition, based on the 2024 Uniform Mechanical Code as published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials; the California Electrical Code, 2025 Edition, based on...
Plumbing Permits
Pomona requires all plumbing installation, alteration and repair work to follow the California Plumbing Code, 2025 Edition, based on the 2024 Uniform Plumbing Code, adopted under City Code Sec. 74-31 alongside the Building, Residential, Mechanical and Electrical Codes. The building and safety division issues permits, and fees are set separately by city council resolution under Government Code Sections 66016 and 66020; state regulations control whenever they conflict with the local amendments.
Pomona Plumbing Permits and Adopted Code
Some RestrictionsPomona, CA, City Code § 74-31 (Construction codes adopted)
For the purpose of prescribing regulations for erecting, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, improving, removal, conversion, demolition, occupancy, equipment use, height, and area of buildings and structures, the following construction codes and appendices... are hereby adopted: the California Building Code, 2025 Edition...; the California Plumbing Code, 2025 Edition, based on the 20...
Building Inspections
Converting a Pomona commercial or industrial building into work/live units runs through a defined permit-and-inspection sequence under City Code Sec. 74-133: a work/live unit permit, a separate building permit for construction, a business license, and a final building-official inspection before a certificate of occupancy issues. No occupancy is allowed until every step is signed off.
Pomona Work/Live Unit Permit & Inspection Steps
Some RestrictionsPomona, CA, City Code § 74-133(b), (c), (e)(1)
(b)Work/live units permit required. No building shall be used for work/live units unless a work/live unit permit has first been obtained from the building and safety division.(c)Building permit required. No building or structure regulated by this division shall be constructed, enlarged, altered, repaired, moved, improved, removed, converted or demolished unless a separate permit for each buildi...
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