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California Building Codes

Current base code, county-level adoption data, special-zone overlays, and source links for restoration contractors.

Counties
58
ZIPs
2709
Special zones
832
Local amendments
0

Current State Code

Verified state-level adoption record from SkyCanvass jurisdiction data.

Adoption model
hybrid
Base code
crc_2025
Effective date
2026-02-23
Next update
Not scheduled

California Title 24 Building Standards Code (2022 triennial cycle). Hybrid adoption: statewide base code with local reach codes permitted (stricter only). 12 parts including CRC (Part 2.5), Energy (Part 6), Fire (Part 9 + Ch. 7A WUI), CALGreen (Part 11). CEC administers energy code with 16 climate zones. CSLB licenses contractors. WUI Chapter 7A fire hardening in FHSZ. SDC D/E statewide (seismic). 2025 Title 24 effective Jan 1, 2026.; Updated 2026-03: CRC 2025 (based on IRC 2024) effective Feb 23, 2026

County Guides

County pages include local code editions, amendment flags, and jurisdiction-specific links.