Mountain View introduces 2025 building-code amendments including electrification and bird-safe design
City staff presented the 2025 California Building Standards Code updates and a package of local amendments — including electric prewiring, an AC-to-heat-pump path for single-family homes, and bird-safe glazing standards — and the City Council introduced four ordinances for second reading on Sept. 9, 2025.
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Mountain View City Council on Aug. 26 introduced a package of ordinances to update the city's local building code to align with the 2025 California Building Standards Code (Title 24) and to add local "reach" provisions on electrification and bird-safe building design.
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