Every three years, the State of California adopts new building, residential, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, energy, historical, fire, existing building, and green building codes known as the California Building Standards Code.

Current Building Code

The 2022 California Building Standards Code was adopted by the Fremont City Council on November 1, 2022. The code is effective January 1, 2023.

The adopted code includes the following:

• 2022 California Building Code Volumes 1 & 2
• 2022 California Mechanical Code
• 2022 California Plumbing Code
• 2022 California Electrical Code
• 2022 California Existing Buildings Code
• 2022 California Fire Code
• 2022 California Energy Code
• 2022 California Residential Building Code
• 2022 California Green Building Standards Code
• 2022 California Historical Building Code
• 2022 International Pool and Spa Safety Code
• 2022 International Property Management Code