Earlier editions: 2026-07
Title 9 — Building Regulations
Hercules Municipal Code Ch. 3 Building Standards Code
Hercules Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Hercules
Cite as: Hercules Municipal Code Chapter 3 · Text as of 2026-10-04
Sec. 9-3.01. Adoption by Reference.¶
The 2025 California Building Code (California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 1 through 12), published by the International Code Council (ICC), is adopted by the California Building Standards Commission into the California Building Standards Code, Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations.
The provisions of County Ordinance No. 2025-19, approved by the Contra Costa Board of Supervisors on November 4, 2025, adopting the 2025 California Building Code (Part 2 Volume 1 & 2), the 2025 California Residential Code (Part 2.5), the 2025 California Electrical Code (Part 3), the 2025 California Mechanical Code (Part 4), the 2025 California Plumbing Code (Part 5), the 2025 California Energy Code (Part 6), the 2025 California Historical Building Code (Part 8), the 2025 California Existing Building Code (Part 10) and the 2025 California Green Building Standards Code (Part 11) with changes, additions and deletions, are adopted by reference under the authority of California Government Code Sections 50020 through 50022.9.
The provisions of County Ordinance No. 2025-14, approved by the Contra Costa Board of Supervisors acting in its capacity as the Board of Directors of the Crockett- Carquinez Fire Protection District and the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District adopted on November 18, 2025, adopting the 2025 California Fire Code (Part 9) with changes, additions, and deletions, are adopted by reference under the authority of California Government Code Sections 50020 through 50022.9.
The provisions of County Ordinance No. 2025-15, approved by the Contra Costa Board of Supervisors acting in its capacity as the Board of Directors of the Crockett- Carquinez Fire Protection District and the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District adopted on December 9, 2025, adopting the 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code (Part 7) with changes, additions, and deletions, are adopted by reference under the authority of California Government Code Sections 50020 through 50022.9.
(Ord. 556, 2/10/2026)
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