Title 16 — BUILDING REGULATIONS
Palo Alto Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Palo Alto
16.04 California Building Code, California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 2,…¶
16.05 California Mechanical Code, California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 4¶
16.08 California Plumbing Code, California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 5¶
16.09 Sewer Use Ordinance¶
16.10 Private Sewage Disposal Systems¶
16.11 Stormwater Pollution Prevention¶
16.12 Recycled Water¶
16.13 Requirements for Food Facilities Related to Water Pollution Prevention and…¶
16.14 California Green Building Standards Code, California Code of Regulations, Title…¶
16.15 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations¶
16.17 California Energy Code, California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 6¶
16.19 California Historical Building Code, California Code of Regulations, Title 24,…¶
16.20 Signs¶
16.24 Fences¶
16.28 Excavations, Grading and Fills¶
16.32 Moving and Relocating Buildings¶
16.36 House Numbering¶
16.38 Certificate of Use and Occupancy for Community Housing¶
16.40 Unsafe Buildings¶
16.42 Seismic Hazards Identification Program¶
16.44 Fallout Shelters¶
16.45 Transportation Impact Fee for New Nonresidential Development in the Stanford…¶
16.46 Approval of Projects with Impacts on Traffic in the San Antonio/West Bayshore Area¶
16.47 Reserved¶
16.48 Reserved¶
16.49 Historic Preservation¶
16.50 Reserved¶
16.52 Flood Hazard Regulations¶
16.56 Handicapped Access Regulations - Appeal¶
16.57 In-Lieu Parking Fee for New Nonresidential Development in the Commercial Downtown…¶
16.58 Development Impact Fees¶
16.59 Citywide Transportation Impact Fee¶
16.60 Charleston Arastradero Corridor Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety Impact Fee¶
16.61 Public Art for Private Developments¶
16.62 Expired Permits for Residential Construction and Demolition¶
16.63 Small Residential Rooftop Solar Energy Systems¶
16.64 Development Fee and In-lieu Payment Administration¶
16.65 Citywide Affordable Housing Requirements¶
16.66 Hauled Liquid Waste¶
Chapter 16.11 — STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION¶
Part 1 — Purpose and Intent; Definitions¶
Part 4 — Required Best Management Practices for All Dischargers¶
Part 5 — Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination and Mobile Sources¶
Part 6 — Pesticides Toxicity Control¶
Part 7 — Trash Load Reductions¶
Part 8 — Mercury Controls¶
Part 9 — Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Controls¶
Part 1 — Purpose and Intent; Definitions¶
Part 4 — Prohibited Discharges, Devices, and Connections¶
Part 5 — Grease Control Device Requirements¶
Part 6 — Rooftop Grease Containment System Requirements¶
Part 7 — Waste Oil Management Requirements¶
Part 8 — Spill Response Requirements¶
Part 9 — Best Management Practices for Existing Facilities¶
Part 10 — Mobile Food Facilities¶
Part 11 — Food Facility Closure or Ownership Change¶
Chapter 16.14 — CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE¶
Part 1 — General¶
Chapter 1 — ADMINISTRATION¶
Chapter 2 — DEFINITIONS¶
Chapter 3 — GREEN BUILDING¶
Chapter 4 — RESIDENTIAL¶
Chapter 7 — INSTALLER AND SPECIAL¶
Chapter 4 — RESIDENTIAL MANDATORY MEASURES¶
Chapter 5 — NONRESIDENTIAL MANDATORY MEASURES¶
Chapter 16.20 — Table 3¶
Chapter 16.48 — RESERVED¶
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