Sacramento adopted the Climate Action & Adaptation Plan (CAAP) in 2024, formally targeting carbon-zero by 2045 and committing the city to greenhouse-gas reductions, electrification, and equity-focused climate adaptation across all departments and capital projects.
The 2024 CAAP sets enforceable greenhouse-gas budgets aligned with state SB 32 and AB 1279 trajectories. Sacramento partners with SMUD, the city's public-power utility, to decarbonize the grid by 2030, and uses CAAP-driven thresholds in CEQA review. New municipal buildings must be all-electric, and the plan layers extreme-heat, wildfire-smoke, and flood adaptation into General Plan updates. Departments report annual progress to City Council, and CAAP metrics inform building-code reach amendments under Title 15.
CAAP itself is a policy framework rather than a code citation, but reach-code violations under Title 15 trigger building-permit denial, stop-work orders, and project-specific mitigation conditions.
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The City of Sacramento does not have a stand-alone movable tiny house (THOW) ordinance like neighboring West Sacramento's Ordinance 24-9. Tiny homes are only...
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Sacramento regulates carports under City Code Chapter 17.624 (Residential Accessory Structure and Use Regulations). Attached carports are governed by section...
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Sacramento treats above-ground pools the same as in-ground pools when water exceeds 18 inches deep. A building permit, manufacturer's specs, retractable ladd...
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Per Sacramento City Code 9.16.090, all pools and spas need a 60-inch barrier with a self-latching gate. New or remodeled pools at single-family homes must ha...
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Sacramento sheds under 120 sq ft don't need a building permit (Sac. City Code §15.20). Max 18 ft overall height, 10 ft wall height, min 4 ft from main house,...
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Sacramento enforces both state law (Cal. Health & Safety Code §§115920-115929) and Sacramento City Code 15.64.070, which require every swimming pool or spa t...
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