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Rancho Mirage adopts mandatory 2025 California Building Standards (Title 24)

Rancho Mirage City Council · December 8, 2025
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Summary

Council adopted the 2025 edition of the California Building Standards (Title 24), a routine but required update that takes effect Jan. 1; staff said the cycle contains no major revisions but local adoption is mandated by state law.

Rancho Mirage councilors on Dec. 4 voted unanimously to adopt the 2025 California Building Standards (Title 24), a statutorily required update to the local municipal code.

Building official Mike Stitt told the council the state updates the building code every three years and local jurisdictions must adopt the latest edition; staff reported this cycle contains no significant revisions but adoption remains mandatory. Staff recommended the ordinances in the staff report be approved so the updated state standards take effect locally on Jan. 1.

No members of the public spoke for or against the action. Council moved and approved the adoption as presented (5–0).

The code change is administrative in nature: it aligns local regulations to statewide standards and does not, according to staff, introduce substantive local amendments in this cycle. Any project applicants should consult the updated Title 24 text effective Jan. 1 for construction permits and compliance.