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Council introduces ordinance to adopt 2025 California building codes; vote to waive first reading passes 4–1
Summary
The council introduced an ordinance to adopt the 2025 California Building Standards with local amendments and to implement AB 130 plan‑streamlining; the first reading was waived by a 4–1 vote.
The Galt City Council on Oct. 7 introduced an ordinance to repeal and readopt Chapter 15.04 of the municipal code to adopt the 2025 editions of the California Building Standards (Title 24) with local amendments. The council voted 4–1 to waive a second reading and advance the ordinance.
Ross Lovato, Galt’s building official, told the council the 2025 code emphasizes energy efficiency, electrification, heat pumps, solar readiness and battery storage systems and includes a new Wildland‑Urban…
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