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Ross Council introduces ordinances to adopt updated fire, wildland-urban interface and building codes
Summary
The Ross Town Council voted unanimously to introduce three ordinances to adopt the 2025 California Fire Code (2024 International Fire Code), the 2025 California Wildland‑Urban Interface (WUI) Code, and the 2025 California building codes with local amendments; public hearings and second readings are scheduled for Nov. 13, 2025.
The Ross Town Council on Oct. 9 voted 4‑0 to introduce three ordinances that update local code to the state’s 2025 fire and building standards and to schedule public hearings and final adoption on Nov. 13, 2025.
The measures would: adopt the 2025 edition of the California Fire Code and the 2024 International Fire Code with local amendments; adopt the 2025 California Wildland‑Urban Interface Code (WUI) and related local amendments; and adopt the 2025 California building, residential, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, green building, energy and related codes with previously adopted local amendments moved forward.
Robert Bastian of the Ross Valley Fire Department, one of the presenters, said the adoption is needed to “ensure the town stays compliant with state fire and building standards.” He and Chief Mahoney summarized three substantive local changes in the fire code adoption: raising vertical…
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