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New state law pauses local building-code changes for up to six years; committee to preserve key reach-code elements
Summary
A recently enacted state provision, added to a budget trailer bill, bars jurisdictions from changing state building codes for six years; Corte Madera staff said the town can readopt some local ‘reach’ code elements that are ‘substantially similar’ and will return with details at the next meeting.
Corte Madera staff told the Climate Action Committee on July 16 that the Legislature added a provision to the budget trailer bill that prevents local jurisdictions from adopting changes to the state building code for up to six years. Staff said the change was inserted into AB 130 and applies statewide. Staff member Phoebe said, “That bill would prohibit changes to the building code for 6 years” and that the town previously submitted a letter of opposition. She said the provision ended up in the budget trailer bill and “was signed into law.” The committee’s staff explained why the law matters locally: California updates its base building code every three years and cities often adopt more stringent local…
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