Bakersfield Municipal Code Title 15 Buildings and Construction
Bakersfield Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Bakersfield
Sections in this part
- Chapter 15.04 — BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION CODE
- Chapter 15.05 — CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE
- Chapter 15.07 — CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE
- Chapter 15.09 — CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE
- Chapter 15.11 — CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE
- Chapter 15.13 — CALIFORNIA EXISTING BUILDING CODE
- Chapter 15.15 — CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL BUILDING CODE
- Chapter 15.17 — CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL CODE
- Chapter 15.18 — LANDSCAPE WATER EFFICIENCY CODE
- Chapter 15.19 — CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE
- Chapter 15.20 — UNIFORM HOUSING CODE
- Chapter 15.24 — UNIFORM CODE FOR THE ABATEMENT OF DANGEROUS BUILDINGS
- Chapter 15.30 — CALIFORNIA ENERGY CODE
- Chapter 15.31 — CALIFORNIA WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE CODE TITLE 24, PART 7
- Chapter 15.36 — UNIFORM SIGN CODE
- Chapter 15.38 — WATER METERS
- Chapter 15.40 — EARTHQUAKE HAZARD REDUCTION IN EXISTING UNREINFORCED
- Chapter 15.41 — SEISMIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION OF UNREINFORCED MASONRY
- Chapter 15.42 — DWELLING UNIT LOCATION IDENTIFICATION IN MULTIPLE DWELLING
- Chapter 15.44 — MOVED BUILDINGS
- Chapter 15.50 — PAY TOILETS
- Chapter 15.52 — HOUSE NUMBERS
- Chapter 15.54 — HANDICAPPED ACCESS APPEALS BOARD
- Chapter 15.56 — PERMITTING SMALL RESIDENTIAL ROOFTOP SOLAR SYSTEMS
- Chapter 15.58 — ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS AND EXPEDITED BUILDING
- Chapter 15.65 — CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE
- Chapter 15.66 — DRILLING FOR AND PRODUCTION OF PETROLEUM
- Chapter 15.68 — MOBILE HOME PARKS
- Chapter 15.70 — SCHOOL FACILITIES
- Chapter 15.72 — HISTORICAL PRESERVATION
- Chapter 15.74 — FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION
- Chapter 15.76 — IMPROVED ACCESS TO PROPERTY
- Chapter 15.78 — METROPOLITAN BAKERSFIELD HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN
- Chapter 15.79 — DENSITY BONUSES
- Chapter 15.80 — DEDICATION OF LAND, PAYMENT OF FEES, OR BOTH FOR THE
- Chapter 15.82 — FEE FOR PARK DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT
- Chapter 15.84 — TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEE
Cite as: Bakersfield Municipal Code Title 15 · Text as of 2026-10-02
Chapters:
I. Buildings and Construction Code
15.04 Buildings and Construction Code¶
15.05 California Building Code¶
15.07 California Mechanical Code¶
15.09 California Plumbing Code¶
15.11 California Electrical Code¶
15.13 California Existing Building Code¶
15.15 California Historical Building Code¶
15.17 California Residential Code¶
15.18 Landscape Water Efficiency Code¶
15.19 California Green Building Standards Code¶
15.20 Uniform Housing Code¶
15.24 Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings¶
15.30 California Energy Code¶
15.31 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code Title 24, Part 7¶
15.36 Uniform Sign Code¶
15.38 Water Meters¶
15.40 Earthquake Hazard Reduction in Existing Unreinforced Masonry Bearing Wall¶
15.41 Seismic Safety Administration of Unreinforced Masonry Buildings¶
15.42 Dwelling Unit Location Identification in Multiple Dwelling Unit Complexes¶
15.44 Moved Buildings¶
15.50 Pay Toilets¶
15.52 House Numbers¶
15.54 Handicapped Access Appeals Board¶
15.56 Permitting Small Residential Rooftop Solar Systems¶
15.58 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations and Expedited Building Permit Process for¶
Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
II. Miscellaneous Regulations
15.65 California Fire Code¶
15.66 Drilling for and Production of Petroleum¶
15.68 Mobile Home Parks¶
15.70 School Facilities¶
15.72 Historical Preservation¶
15.74 Flood Damage Prevention¶
15.76 Improved Access To Property¶
15.78 Metropolitan Bakersfield Habitat Conservation Plan (MBHCP) Mitigation Program¶
15.79 Density Bonuses¶
15.80 Dedication of Land, Payment of Fees, or Both for the Purposes of Parks and¶
15.82 Fee for Park Development and Improvement¶
15.84 Transportation Impact Fee¶
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