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Cotati Council authorizes mayor to sign letter opposing AB 306, citing code-update moratorium concerns
Summary
The City Council voted 5-0 to authorize the mayor to sign a letter opposing Assembly Bill 306, which would pause local and state building code updates through 2031. Staff and speakers said the bill would impede adoption of efficiency 'reach codes,' online permitting and hazard-mitigation code revisions.
The Cotati City Council voted unanimously to authorize the mayor to sign and transmit a letter opposing Assembly Bill 306, a proposal that would bar local governments and the state building standards commission from adopting new building standards for residential units through 2031.
City staff told the council the bill would prevent local adoption of “reach codes” — locally adopted, more stringent energy or electrification standards that go beyond state baseline codes — and could hinder…
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