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Encinitas council introduces 2025 building-code ordinances, moves to preserve local reach codes ahead of state moratorium
Summary
The Encinitas City Council voted unanimously to introduce two ordinances to adopt the 2025 California Building Standards Code with local amendments — including energy and green building "reach codes" — and to preserve existing local amendments ahead of an October state-imposed moratorium under AB130.
The Encinitas City Council on Tuesday introduced two ordinances to adopt the 2025 California Building Standards Code with certain local amendments aimed at building safety, fire prevention, energy efficiency and green building.
City sustainability analyst Ryan Lampkin told the council the statewide Title 24 code must be adopted locally by Jan. 1, 2026, and that recent state legislation (Assembly Bill 130) will impose a six-year moratorium on many local code amendments starting Oct. 1, 2025. "The 2025 California standards building code is required to be adopted by 01/01/2026," Lampkin said during the staff presentation.
The local amendments the city is proposing include administrative clarifications to the building code; additional fire-safety…
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