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Gilroy introduces 2025 California building and fire codes with local amendments; public hearing set for Aug. 18

5533113 · August 5, 2025
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City staff presented the 2025 California building and fire code adoption package with local amendments carried forward and, due to AB 130 timeline constraints, introduced the ordinances and set a public hearing for Aug. 18; council votes to introduce and set hearing passed unanimously.

The Gilroy City Council on Aug. 4 introduced ordinances to adopt the 2025 California Building Standards Codes (Title 24) and the 2025 California Fire Code with local amendments and set a public hearing for Aug. 18 for final adoption.

Community Development Director Sharon Gohi told the council that the state’s AB 130 (summer 2025 budget trailer legislation) compressed the timeframe for local jurisdictions to adopt residential amendments that are “substantially equivalent” to previously filed modifications. To preserve Gilroy’s locally tailored safety,…

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