Calamasa adopts 2025 California building codes with minor amendment

The Calamasa City Council adopted Ordinance No. 415 on second reading Aug. 18, adopting the 2025 editions of California’s building-related codes and several referenced technical standards, with one typographical correction noted by staff. Building official Dave Fredbord told the council the action implements Assembly Bill 306’s requirement that jurisdictions adopt the 2025 code cycle and that the codes must be effective by Oct. 1, 2025. Fredbord said the only change since the first reading on Aug. 4 was a correction in section 15.370.2 to change a phrase to “no greater than 48 inches.” The ordinance adopts by reference: the 2025 California building, residential, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, energy, historical building, fire, existing building and green building standards codes (codified in Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations), the 2024 edition of the International Property Maintenance Code, and the 1996 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Permanent Foundations Guide for Manufactured Housing, together with local amendments to Calamasa Municipal Code Title 15. Council action: A council member moved and another seconded the second reading by title only; the motion passed on a 5–0 vote. What this means: Adoption places the 2025 code editions into the city’s regulatory framework with the local amendments noted in the ordinance; Fredbord said the corrected language addressed a typographical error and does not change substantive requirements.