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Chapter 1 — ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS OF THE

Article 5

California Administrative Code (Title 24, Part 1) · 2019 edition · updated 2026-09-10 · California

CITY, COUNTY, AND CITY AND COUNTY

BUILDING PERMIT FEES

1-501 Purpose.

This article establishes regulations for implementation of Health and Safety Code Sections 18931.6 and

1-501. Purpose. This article establishes regulations for implementation of Health and Safety Code Sections 18931.6 and 18931.7, to require a surcharge on building permits in order to provide funds, upon appropriation, for the California Building Standards Commission, Department of Housing and Community Development and Office of the State Fire Marshal to use in carrying out the provisions of California Building Standards Law and of State Housing Law relating to building standards, with emphasis placed on the adoption, publication and educational efforts associated with green building standards. The fees are to be collected by cities, counties, and cities and counties and transmitted to the California Building Standards Commission. The fees are based on building permit valuation.

1-503 Definitions.

The following terms are defined in Section 1-103. Definitions of this Chapter:

1-503. Definitions. The following terms are defined in Section 1-103. Definitions of this Chapter:

Building Standards Administration Special Revolving Fund (the Fund).

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ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION

(b) The Commission shall deposit the moneys collected into the Building Standards Administration Special Fund for use, upon appropriation, by the Commission, the Department, and the Office for use as specified in Section 1-501.

Authority: Health and Safety Code Sections 18909(c), 18929, 18930.5, 18931.6 and 18931.7.

Reference: Health and Safety Code Sections 18930.5, 18931.6 and 18931.7.

1-509 Request for refund of fees.

1-509. Request for refund of fees.

(a) When a city, county or city and county determine that excess fees were paid in error due to a miscalculation, a written request for refund may be filed with the California Building Standards Commission, 2525 Natomas Park Drive, Suite 130, Sacramento, CA 95833. The request for refund shall be submitted with all of the following:

  1. A detailed summary describing the circumstances surrounding the miscalculation that occurred regarding the incorrect submission of fees;

  2. Documentation that demonstrates how the amount error occurred, and showing the correct amount;

  3. Written certification that the refund amount is accurate and true.

(b) Receipt of a request for refund of fees shall be acknowledged by the California Building Standards Commission in writing within 45 days of receipt. The acknowledgement shall include whether additional supporting documentation is required in order to verify the refund amount.

(c) Should a city, county, or city and county be delinquent in any past quarterly fee submissions, the past due quarterly fee reports and respective payments shall be made current prior to resolution regarding a refund.

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HISTORY NOTE APPENDIX FOR CHAPTER 1

Administrative Regulations for the California Building Standards Commission (California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 1)

The format of the history notes has been changed to be consistent with the other parts of the California Building Stan- dards Code. The history notes for prior changes have been relocated and summarized within this History Note page.

  1. (BSC 1/89) Regular order by the California Building Standards Commission to amend Section 1-601, Part 1, Title 24, California Code of Regulations. Filed with the Secretary of State April 1990; effective April 17,

  2. Approved as a regular order by the California Building Standards Commission on April 16, 1990.

  3. (BSC 2/92) Regular order by the California Building Standards Commission to adopt Section 1-901, Part 1, Title 24, California Code of Regulations. Filed with the Secretary of State February 10, 1994; effective March 12, 1994. Approved by the Office of Administrative Law on February 10, 1994.

  4. (BSC 2/93) Regular order by the California Building Standards Commission to Amend Sections 1-402, 1501, 1-603, 1-604, 1-801 and 1-802, 1-803, 1-804, 1805, 1-806, 1-807, 1-808, 1-809, Part 1, Title 24, California Code of Regulations. Approved by Office of Administrative Law on January 27, 1995; filed at the Secretary of State on January 27, 1995; effective 30 days thereafter, which will be February 26, 1995. Publication date April 24, 1995.

  5. (BSC 02/08) Article 1-9, Code Adoption Process. Amend Section 1-902 and add new Article 1-10, City, County, and City and County Building Permit Fees. Effective June 21, 2009.

  6. (BSC 07/09) Supplement adding Section 1-1004 Development of Standards to Chapter 1. Effective on January 1, 2011.

  7. (BSC 03/10) Repeal, amend and reformat Chapter 1 of the 2010 California Administrative Code, CCR Title 24, Part 1, effective on August 28, 2011.

  8. (BSC 05/10) Add new Section 1-105 to Article 1 Use of Commission Indicia, effective on November 20,

  10. (BSC 02/12) Amend Chapter 1, Article 1, Sections 1101, 1-105, Article 2, Sections 1-201, 1-207, 1-209, 1-211, Article 4, Sections 4-411, 1-421, Article 5, Section 1-503. Approved by the California Building Standards Commission on January 23, 2013, filed with Secretary of State on January 28, 2013, and effective 30 days after filing with Secretary of State.

  11. Errata to correct editorial errors within the preface and Chapter 1 of this code. Effective January 1, 2014.

  12. (BSC 01/13) 2013 Intervening Cycle Supplement. Amendments and corrections to Article 1, Sections 1101, 1-105 add website reference; Article 2, Sections 1-203 correct title of Commission, 1-209, 1-211 cor

rect website references; Article 3, Section 1-307 correct title of Commission and add website reference;

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▸Contents — California Administrative Code (Title 24, Part 1)
California Administrative Code (Title 24, Part 1)
  1. ▸Chapter 1 — ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS OF THE
    Overview
    1. Article 2
    2. Article 3
    3. Article 4
    4. Article 5 — of Chapter 3.5 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of
    5. Article 5
    6. Article 4 — , Sections 1-407 correct grammatical editorial err…
    7. Article 4 — , 1-404, Article 5, Section 1-509. Approved
    8. Article 2 — , Section 1-211; Article 3, Sections 1-309, 1311, …
  2. Chapter 2 — ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT
  3. Chapter 3 — ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS
  4. Chapter 4 — ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS FOR THE DIVISION
  5. Chapter 5 — ACCESS TO PUBLIC BUILDINGS BY PERSONS WITH DISABIL…
  6. Chapter 6 — SEISMIC EVALUATION PROCEDURES FOR HOSPITAL BUILDINGS
  7. Chapter 7 — SAFETY STANDARDS FOR HEALTH FACILITIES
  8. Chapter 8 — ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS FOR THE CALIFORNIA
  9. Chapter 9 — ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS FOR THE OCCUPATIONAL
  10. Chapter 10 — ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS FOR THE
  11. Chapter 11 — ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS FOR THE
  12. Chapter 12 — ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS
  13. Chapter 13 — ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS FOR THE BOARD
  14. Chapter 14 — ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS
  15. Chapter 15 — DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS
  16. Chapter 16 — CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY

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