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Board adopts ordinance to update local code to 2025 California building standards; energy rules emphasize electrification readiness
Summary
Solano County introduced and adopted an ordinance updating county code to adopt the 2025 California building standards (Title 24) with local amendments. Staff highlighted energy-code changes that encourage electrification, heat-pump water heaters, solar and battery-readiness for commercial sites and WUI reorganization.
The Solano County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Oct. 28 to adopt an ordinance updating County Code chapter 6.3 to incorporate the 2025 California building standards (Title 24) and a set of local amendments.
Zaid Irovani, the county—s chief building official, told the board that the state publishes new building codes every three years. The 2025 edition, based on the 2024 International Building Code, takes effect Jan. 1, 2026, and…
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