New Building Codes for 2020

Yuba County Building Department
New California Code Adoption

California Code of Regulations Title 24, Parts 1 – 6 & 8 – 12

Effective January1, 2020

2019 California Building Code (based on the 2018 International Building Code)
2019 California Residential Code (based on the 2018 International Residential Code)
2019 California Electrical Code (based on the 2018 National Electrical Code)
2019 California Mechanical Code (based on the 2018 Uniform Mechanical Code)
2019 California Plumbing Code (based on the 2018 Uniform Plumbing Code)
2019 California Fire Code (based on the 2018 International Fire Code)
2019 California Energy Code
2019 California Green Building Standards Code

All construction plans submitted on or after January 1, 2020 are required to be in compliance based on the above stated California Codes.

Please contact the Yuba County Building Department at (530) 749-5440 or visit the Building Department website here for specific submittal requirements and/or questions.