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Council adopts local amendments to state building and energy codes, approves $96,000 appropriation for REACH work
Summary
Council unanimously adopted a package of ordinances updating local amendments to multiple parts of the California Building Standards Code, including green‑building and EV readiness provisions, and approved a $96,000 appropriation from the budget stabilization reserve for further REACH code work.
The City Council on Oct. 6 approved a set of ordinances to adopt local amendments to the California Building Standards Code and related municipal code sections, including updates to green‑building pathways, EV readiness, embodied carbon thresholds and building‑code sprinkler triggers. Council also approved an appropriation of $96,000 from the budget stabilization reserve to fund additional reach‑code development work.
Why it matters: The triannual state code update affects construction standards, energy performance and local…
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