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La Palma council introduces 2025 building and fire codes, sets Nov. 4 adoption date
Summary
City staff presented the state’s 2025 model building and fire codes and the council unanimously introduced local ordinances and findings and set Nov. 4, 2025 as the adoption meeting; staff proposed one local administrative fee amendment and carried over prior local amendments.
The City Council of the City of La Palma on Oct. 7 opened public hearings and introduced ordinances to adopt the state’s 2025 Building and Fire Codes, setting a Nov. 4, 2025 meeting to consider final adoption. Trang Nguyen, La Palma’s building official, told the council the state adopted the new model code in July 2025 and local jurisdictions have 180 days to act. Nguyen said the city is carrying forward most prior local amendments but is proposing a limited administrative amendment to set a penalty fee for illegal construction, recommending a penalty equal to double the inspection…
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