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Public Hearing and Ordinance Adoption - Public Hearing, second reading and final adoption of Ordinance No. 2025-16 for the 2025 CA Building Code.
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Prepared by:
Jason Huckleberry, Director of Engineering and Building Dept, (559) 713-4495, Jason.huckleberry@visalia.gov
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the City Council receive information and initiate the second reading of Ordinance No. 2025-16 to adopt all components and recommended appendices of the 2025 California building code updates including the 2025 California Administrative Code, 2025 California Referenced Standard code, 2025 California Building Code, 2025 California Plumbing Code, 2025 California Mechanical Code, 2025 California Electric Code, 2025 California Historical Building Code, 2025 California Existing Building Code, 2025 California Residential Code, 2025 California Green Building Standards Code, and 2025 California Energy Code. The recommended action will adopt building code updates as recently mandated by the State of California.
Summary:
Pursuant to California Government Code Section 50022.3 the Building Safety Division within the Engineering and Building Department is presenting information on the proposed modifications to the City Municipal Code Chapter 15. Staff is recommending that Council hold the second reading of the ordinance and adopt the 2025 CA Building Code.
The adoption process is to repeal the present ordinance chapter and replace it with the current Code as required by the State with specific appendices or local amendments recommended by City staff. The recommended ordinance includes the adoption of various Appendices of the Codes that have also been adopted by the State Building Standards Commission and the California Department of Housing and Community Development, reference the paragraph below. No local amendments to the Codes are being recommended. Local jurisdictions are required by State law to implement these State of C...
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