Plymouth Municipal Code Ch. 15.05 Building Code

This chapter may be cited as "the Building Code."

(Ord. 2002-04 § 1)

The city hereby adopts by reference the 2025 edition of the California Building Standards Code, as adopted by the California Building Standards Commission and published in Parts 1, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, and all appendices thereto. The California Building Standards Code includes:

A. Title 24, Part 1 - 2025 California Administrative Code.

B. Title 24, Part 2 - 2025 California Building Code.

C. Title 24, Part 2.5 - 2025 California Residential Code.

D. Title 24, Part 3 - 2025 California Electrical Code.

E. Title 24, Part 4 - 2025 California Mechanical Code.

F. Title 24, Part 5 - 2025 California Plumbing Code.

G. Title 24, Part 6 - 2025 California Energy Code.

H. Title 24, Part 7 - 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code.

I. Title 24, Part 8 - 2025 California Historical Building Code.

J. Title 24, Part 9 - 2025 California Fire Code.

K. Title 24, Part 10 - 2025 California Existing Building Code.

L. Title 24, Part 11 - 2025 California Green Building Code.

M. Title 24, Part 12 - 2025 California Referenced Standards Code.

(Ord. 2026-01, 6/11/2026)

Any person who violates the provisions of the Codes adopted by this chapter, or who violates the provisions of this chapter, or who violates or fails to comply with any order made by the Building Official made hereunder, or who builds or maintains any structure in violation of plans or specifications submitted and approved thereunder, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

The application of the above penalty shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of the prohibited conditions or the imposition of administrative fines for the violation of the provisions of this chapter if approved by the City Council, or any other civil remedy.

(Ord. 2002-04 § 1)

This chapter shall be enforced by the City Building Official or by any person or agency contracted by the City of Plymouth to perform building inspections and/or enforce the Building Code.

(Ord. 2002-04 § 1)

For purposes of any of the Uniform Codes adopted by this chapter, the term "Board of Appeals," or any similar term used in said Codes, means the City Council of the City of Plymouth.

(Ord. 2002-04 § 1)

The term "Building Official," as used in this chapter or in any of the Codes adopted by this chapter, means the person designated as such by the City Council, whether such designation is of an employee or a person contracted to perform such duties.

(Ord. 2002-04 § 1)

The term "Fire Chief," as used in the California Fire Code, means the City's Fire Chief, or if none, the chief of the public agency with whom the City contracts for fire service.

(Ord. 2011-01 § 2)

One copy of the Building Code shall be maintained for use and examination of the public in the office of the City Clerk.

(Ord. 2002-04 § 1)

If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this chapter is for any reason is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining portions of this chapter shall nonetheless remain in full force and effect. The people hereby declare that they would have adopted each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this chapter, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions of this chapter be declared invalid or unenforceable.

(Ord. 2002-04 § 1; Ord. 2016-09 § 1)