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Home / California Permits / Stockton

Building Permits in Stockton, California

City in San Joaquin County
Verified July 2026

Adopted Construction Codes

These are the state-level code editions for California. They apply in Stocktonunless a verified local adoption or amendment is noted — in local-adoption states, confirm the city or county's own code editions with the building department.

CodeEditionAdoption
CBC — 2025California Building Code, 24 CCR Part 2 (2024 IBC base), eff. 1/1/2026 · source ↗
CEBC — 2025California Existing Building Code, 24 CCR Part 10 · source ↗
CEC — 2025California Electrical Code, 24 CCR Part 3 (2023 NEC base), eff. 1/1/2026 · source ↗
CFC — 2025California Fire Code, 24 CCR Part 9 (2024 IFC base) · source ↗
CMC — 2025California Mechanical Code, 24 CCR Part 4 (2024 UMC base) · source ↗
CPC — 2025California Plumbing Code, 24 CCR Part 5 (2024 UPC base) · source ↗
CRC — 2025California Residential Code, 24 CCR Part 2.5 (2024 IRC base), eff. 1/1/2026 · source ↗
Energy — 2025California Energy Code, 24 CCR Part 6 · source ↗

Permit Requirements

Permit-type details for Stockton (fees, required documents, inspection sequence) are being verified with the local building department. In the meantime, contact the city building department directly, or ask the BuildSpec Copilot about statewide requirements.

Building Department

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Phone: 209-937-8444

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