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Cathedral City council adopts 2025 California Building Standards with local amendments
Summary
Council introduced and approved an ordinance adopting the 2025 California Building Standards Code with local amendments for fences, retaining walls and other items and found the ordinance exempt from CEQA.
The Cathedral City Council on Oct. 22 introduced and voted to adopt an ordinance that updates the city’s building and fire codes to align with the 2025 California Building Standards Code and to add local amendments for life-safety and fire-protection standards.
Jeremy Frey, the city’s chief building official, told the council that cities are required to adopt the state’s triennial building-code updates and that local governments may add more stringent measures when supported by findings tied to climatic, topographic or geologic conditions. Frey said the state code becomes effective Jan. 1, 2026, and the…
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