Turlock Municipal Code Ch. 8-5 Plumbing Code

The purposes of this chapter are to provide minimum standards to safeguard life, health, property, and the public welfare by regulating and controlling the design, construction, quality of materials, use and occupancy, location and maintenance of all buildings and structures within the corporate limits of the City.

(1162-CS, Added, 02/23/2012; 1196-CS, Amended, 07/10/2014)

The following publications are hereby incorporated herein by reference and adopted by the City of Turlock as the Plumbing Code of the City of Turlock, except as expressly amended or superseded by the provisions of this chapter:

California Plumbing Code, 2025 Edition, including Appendix A, B, D, and I based on the 2024 Uniform Plumbing Code as published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, and as adopted by the California Building Standards Commission in Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations.

One copy of said California Plumbing Code, 2025 Edition, is on file and will be kept on file for use and examination by the public in the office of the Chief Building Official in said City of Turlock, 156 South Broadway, Turlock, California.

(1162-CS, Added, 02/23/2012; 1196-CS, Amended, 07/10/2014; 1227-CS, Amended, 02/23/2017; 1272-CS, Amended, 02/13/2020; 1294-CS, Amended, 11/10/2022; Ord. 1339-CS, 2/12/2026)

Add Section 103.0.1 as follows:

(1162-CS, Added, 02/23/2012; 1196-CS, Amended, 07/10/2014; 1227-CS, Amended, 02/23/2017)

The following-named owners of proposed buildings shall be required to secure a plumbing permit, if the provisions of this chapter apply to such buildings, but they shall be exempt from the requirement for the payment except where the City incurs an actual cost for any plan-checking or permit fee for such buildings: the Federal, State, or County government and any municipality, school district, agency, or jurisdiction supported by public taxation.

(1162-CS, Added, 02/23/2012; 1196-CS, Amended, 07/10/2014)

Nothing contained in this chapter, or the codes adopted by this chapter, shall be construed or deemed to be a waiver of the applicable provisions of the Municipal Code of the City requiring contractors, subcontractors, or specialty contractors to obtain licenses from the City under the circumstances and conditions therein prescribed.

(1162-CS, Added, 02/23/2012; 1196-CS, Amended, 07/10/2014)

Violation of any provision of this chapter or any code adopted by the City Council shall constitute a misdemeanor punishable as provided in Chapter 1‑2 TMC.

(1162-CS, Added, 02/23/2012; 1196-CS, Amended, 07/10/2014)