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Rancho Santa Margarita adopts 2025 California Building Standards Code with local amendments
Summary
The Rancho Santa Margarita City Council unanimously adopted two ordinances to incorporate the 2025 California Building Standards Code (including the new Wildland-Urban Interface code) into the city’s municipal code, with local amendments and OCFA-recommended fire-code changes; the codes become effective 01/01/2026 by state rule.
The Rancho Santa Margarita City Council on Wednesday unanimously adopted two ordinances that incorporate the 2025 California Building Standards Code into the city’s municipal code and apply several local amendments, including fire-code provisions recommended by the Orange County Fire Authority.
City staff presented the ordinances during a public hearing and recommended the council conduct a second reading and adopt the measures. Planning and building staff said the 2025 edition of the California Building Standards Code…
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