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Cupertino council gives first reading to adopt 2025 state building codes, asks staff to study an appeals board and interpretive authority
Summary
Council held a first reading to adopt the 2025 California building standards (Title 24) and approved the staff recommendation with a clerical correction to EV tiering; council directed staff to study adding an appeals board and interpretive authority and return with recommendations. Vote was unanimous.
At its Nov. 4 meeting, the Cupertino City Council conducted the first reading of an ordinance to adopt the 2025 California Building Standards Code (Title 24) and approved accompanying local amendments with a clerical correction to an EV tiering section.
Sean Hatch, Cupertino building official, told the council that state law requires cities to adopt the updated Title 24 cycle and that Cupertino’s proposed local amendments largely carry over from previous code cycles but include updates to the wildland‑urban interface (WUI), fire, energy and green building chapters. He said the new codes were published July 1 and will take effect Jan. 1, 2026, and noted a clerical error in the draft that incorrectly applied a voluntary Tier 2 requirement to hotels and multifamily…
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