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Taft commission recommends adopting 2025 California Building Standards Code and CAL FIRE maps to council
Summary
Commissioners voted 4-0 to recommend that the City Council adopt the 2025 California Building Standards Code (Title 24 family) and incorporate CAL FIRE fire hazard severity zone maps by reference, noting the statewide code becomes effective Jan. 1, 2026, if the city takes no action.
The Taft Planning Commission on Nov. 25 voted unanimously to forward a recommendation to the City Council to adopt the 2025 California Building Standards Code and the CAL FIRE fire hazard severity zone maps.
Planning staff said state law requires local jurisdictions to adopt the updated three‑year code series (building, residential, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, energy, green building and fire…
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