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Sonoma council introduces ordinance to adopt 2025 California building code, schedules Dec. 3 hearing
Summary
After a staff presentation and extended Q&A, the Sonoma City Council voted unanimously to introduce an ordinance to adopt parts 1–12 of the 2025 California Building Standards Code with local amendments and set a Dec. 3 public hearing; the proposal includes a new WUI chapter and a building‑official recommendation for earthquake‑actuated gas shutoff valves on certain projects.
The Sonoma City Council on Nov. 19 introduced an ordinance to repeal and reenact chapter 14.1 of the Sonoma Municipal Code and adopt parts 1–12 of the 2025 California Building Standards Code with local amendments, and set a public hearing for Dec. 3. Mayor Ferrer Rivas moved the introduction after a staff presentation and a round of council questions; a roll‑call vote recorded unanimous approval for introduction.
Jennifer Gates, the city’s community development director, told the council the triennial statewide code update consolidates a new Wildland‑Urban Interface (WUI) chapter and carries forward many local amendments while identifying a small number of genuinely new items in brackets in the staff exhibit. Gates said the update includes…
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