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Sierra Madre Council Adopts 2025 State Building Code; Wildland‑Urban Interface Code Presented, To Be Re‑noticed
Summary
The council voted to adopt the statewide 2025 California Building Standards Code and heard a staff presentation on the 2025 California Fire Code and the new California Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Code. The WUI portion will be re‑noticed for formal adoption at a future meeting after corrected public‑hearing notice.
Sierra Madre City Council voted Oct. 14 to adopt the 2025 California Building Standards Code (Title 24), effective Jan. 1, 2026, and received a staff presentation on the 2025 California Fire Code and the newly consolidated California Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Code.
Council’s approval of the building‑code ordinance (Ordinance No. 14‑87) came after a brief presentation by Building Official Sarkis Nazarian, who told the council that the update is the three‑year statewide cycle and that the city is required to enforce the 2025 codes beginning Jan. 1, 2026. The…
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