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Torrance adopts 2025 California Building Standards Code with local amendments
Summary
The City Council adopted an urgency ordinance and companion ordinance to incorporate the 2025 California Building Standards Code with local amendments; action is effective immediately as an urgency ordinance and enforcement is scheduled per state timelines, including operative dates in early 2026
The Torrance City Council voted unanimously to adopt the 2025 edition of the California Building Standards Code with local amendments, approving an urgency ordinance and a regular ordinance to incorporate state updates and locally tailored provisions.
Yoo Ken Kyo, Torrance building official, summarized the package and the reason for an urgency ordinance: the state’s three-year code update cycle and recent Assembly Bill 130 changes prompted staff to present both an…
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