Building Safety in Redlands, CA (2026)
7 verified building safety rules for Redlands, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Fire Sprinkler Requirements
Redlands requires an automatic fire sprinkler system throughout every building with a Group R fire area, covering apartments, hotels, single-family and duplex homes and residential care facilities, with no minimum square footage threshold. The rule amends CFC Section 903.2.8 and carries narrow exceptions for certain small residential-care conversions.
Redlands Residential Fire Sprinkler Requirement
Significant RestrictionsRedlands City Code § 15.20.380
903.2.8 Group R. An automatic sprinkler system installed in accordance with section 903.3 shall be provided throughout all buildings with a group R fire area. Exceptions: 1. Existing Group R-3 occupancies converted to Group R-3.1 occupancies not housing bedridden clients, not housing non-ambulatory clients above the first floor, and not housing clients above the second floor. 2. Existing Group ...
Childcare Center Rules
Redlands requires every licensed family daycare home to carry a current state license, notify police of its capacity, pass annual fire inspections, and stay at least 300 feet from two or more existing daycare centers or large family daycare homes.
Redlands Family Daycare Safety Standards
Some RestrictionsRedlands City Code § 18.156.610
All family daycare homes shall secure and maintain a valid license from the state of California, department of social services. 2. All family daycare homes shall notify the police department of the clientele and capacity for which they are licensed for the purpose of registering the information on the city's emergency response system. ... The provider shall comply with all applicable requiremen...
Green Building Code
Redlands adopts the 2025 California Green Building Standards Code as its Green Building Code, making every mandatory measure in that state code, from water efficiency to construction waste diversion, enforceable citywide as a misdemeanor if violated.
Redlands Green Building Standards Code
Some RestrictionsRedlands City Code § 15.16.010
That certain document on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City marked and designated as the California Green Building Standards, 2025 Edition, is adopted as the Green Building Code of the City and all of the mandatory regulations, provisions, conditions and terms of such code and amendments are referred to and are adopted and made part of this Chapter.
Building Permits
In Redlands, California, no property owner or authorized agent may begin erecting, constructing, reconstructing, moving, converting or adding to any building without first securing a building permit from the Director of Building and Safety. The city withholds permits for work that would conflict with the zoning title, invalidate the general plan, or serve a residential lot lacking the required thirty-foot street frontage on a dedicated street.
Redlands Building Permit Requirements
Some RestrictionsRedlands City Code § 18.188.010
It is unlawful for any property owner, or his authorized agent, to commence any work pertaining to the erection, construction, reconstruction, moving, conversion or alteration of any building, or any addition to any building, until a building permit has first been secured from the director of building and safety for such work.
Electrical Permits
Redlands adopts the 2025 California Electrical Code by reference and requires an electrical permit for most work, banning residential electric fences outright while requiring a permit even for temporary power to construction trailers and house cars.
Redlands Electrical Permit & Code Rules
Some RestrictionsRedlands City Code § 15.10.030
It is unlawful to install an electric fence within the city of Redlands. Prohibited electric fences include, but are not limited to, those energized by battery, generator or electrical utility. Electrified security fences that are not in a residential zone and meet the requirements of California Civil Code § 835 are permitted. A building permit is required for an electrified security fence.
Plumbing Permits
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.
Redlands Plumbing Permit & Code Rules
Some RestrictionsRedlands City Code § 15.08.010
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 ...
Building Inspections
Redlands, California amends the California Building Code's administrative chapter at City Code section 15.04.020 to run its own inspection process: work found underway without a permit triggers an investigation permit, an inspection, and an investigation fee, while a re-inspection fee applies once corrections go unaddressed, plans are unavailable, or the inspector is refused site access on the scheduled date.
Redlands Building Inspection & Re-Inspection Rules
Some RestrictionsRedlands City Code § 15.04.020(H)
CBC Chapter 1, Division II Section [A] 109.7 entitled "Re-Inspections" is hereby added to read as follows: A fee may be assessed in the following scenarios at the fully burdened hourly inspection rate as adopted by fee resolution and shall be paid prior to the re-inspection of the work being scheduled. 1. Re-inspection performed for work that previously received corrections and those correction...
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