2026 Glendale Building and Safety Code 

Projects submitted to the City of Glendale Development Services Division on or after January 1, 2026 must comply with the 2025 California Building Standards Code and Glendale's Amendments to the codes, in aggregate known as the 2026 Glendale Building and Safety Code (GBSC).  The 2025 California Building Standards Code is available on the California Building Standards Commission's webpage. 

2023 Glendale Building and Safety Code  

Projects submitted to the City of Glendale Building & Safety from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025 shall comply with the California Building Standards Codes and the City of Glendale Amendments per Ordinances 6028 and 5999.

• Glendale Building & Safety Code (GBSC) 2023 – Ordinance 6028 superseding Ordinance 5998
• Glendale Reach Code (GRC) 2023 – Ordinance 5999

You may access the 2022 California Building Standards at the California Building Standards Commission website.

2020 Glendale Building and Safety Code  

Projects submitted to Building & Safety from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2022, shall comply with the following building codes:

• Glendale Building & Safety Code, 2020 – Ordinance 5937
• 2019 California Building Code
• 2019 California Residential Code
• 2019 California Existing Building Code
• 2019 California Plumbing Code
• 2019 California Mechanical Code
• 2019 California Electrical Code
• 2019 California Fire Code
• 2019 California Green Building Standards Code
• 2019 California Energy Code

2017 Glendale Building and Safety Code   

Projects submitted to Building & Safety from January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2019, shall comply with the following building codes.

• Glendale Building & Safety Code, 2017 – Ordinance 5892
• 2016 California Building Code
• 2016 California Residential Code
• 2016 California Existing Building Code
• 2016 California Plumbing Code
• 2016 California Mechanical Code
• 2016 California Electrical Code
• 2016 California Fire Code
• 2016 California Green Building Standards Code
• 2016 California Energy Code

2014 Glendale Building and Safety Code