HomeMy WebLinkAbout21 - Adoption of the 2025 California Building Standards Codes, Fire Code and California Wildland-Urban Interface - PowerPoint2025 CALIFORNIA CODES ADOPTION
City Council Meeting, September 9, 2025
Tonee Thai, Chief Building Official
James Gillespie, Fire Marshal
2025 Building and
Fire Code Update
CA Building Code Standards: Updated every 3
years
CA Wildland-Urban Interface Code
Incorporated into NBMC Title 9 (Fire Code) and
Title 15 (Building and Construction)
Include local amendments (climate, topographic,
and geographical)
• Effective January 1, 2026
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Local Building Code Amendments
Franchised waste haulers: $100K
Fire sprinkler exemption consistent with State
A D U laws
Pool protection for private pools
Compliance with the Community Rating System
(CRS) for Floodplain Management: 20% reduction
in insurance premiums ror residents in SFHA
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Local moire Code Amendments
2-way emergency responder radio coverage in
new buildings.
Shall comply with the requirements of the Orange
County Sheriff's Department, Communications
and Technology Division.
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Community Outreach
• August 12, 2025 — Community Meeting
• August 19, 2025 — Building and Fire Board of
Appeals Meeting
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QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION
Tonee Thai, Chief Building Official
James Gillespie, Fire Marshal