Chapter 1 — GENERAL CODE PROVISIONS
1.8.8 Appeals Board — 2025 California Plumbing Code
California Plumbing Code (Title 24, Part 5) · 2025 edition · updated 2026-10-19 · California
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Cite as: 2025 California Plumbing Code (Title 24, Part 5) § 1.8.8 · Effective January 1, 2026 · Official source: Building Standards Commission
1.8.8.1 General. Every city, county, or city and county shall establish a process to hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions, and determinations made by the enforc- ing agency relative to the application and interpretation of this code and other regulations governing construction use, maintenance and change of occupancy. The govern- ing body of any city, county, or city and county may estab- lish a local appeals board and a housing appeals board to serve this purpose. Members of the appeals board(s) shall not be employees of the enforcing agency and shall be knowledgeable in the applicable building codes, reg- ulations and ordinances as determined by the governing body of the city, county, or city and county.
Where no such appeals boards or agencies have been established, the governing body of the city, county, or city and county shall serve as the local appeals board or housing appeals board as specified in California Health and Safety Code Sections 17920.5 and 17920.6.
1.8.8.2 Definitions. The following terms shall for the purposes of this section have the meaning shown.
Housing Appeals Board. The board or agency of a city, county, or city and county which is authorized by the gov- erning body of the city, county, or city and county to hear appeals regarding the requirements of the city, county, or city and county relating to the use, maintenance, and change of occupancy of buildings and structures, includ- ing requirements governing alteration, additions, repair, demolition, and moving. In any area in which there is no such board or agency, “Housing appeals board” means the local appeals board having jurisdiction over the area.
Local Appeals Board. The board or agency of a city, county, or city and county which is authorized by the gov- erning body of the city, county, or city and county to hear appeals regarding the building requirements of the city, county, or city and county. In any area in which there is no such board or agency, “Local appeals board” means the governing body of the city, county, or city and county having jurisdiction over the area.
1.8.8.3 Appeals. Except as otherwise provided by law, any person, firm, or corporation adversely affected by a decision, order, or determination by a city, county, or city and county relating to the application of building stan- dards published in the California Building Standards Code, or any other applicable rule or regulation adopted by the Department of Housing and Community Develop- ment, or any lawfully enacted ordinance by a city, county, or city and county, may appeal the issue for resolution to the local appeals board or housing appeals board as appropriate.
The local appeals board shall hear appeals relating to new building construction and the housing appeals board shall hear appeals relating to existing buildings.
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