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Laguna Niguel council adopts 2025 California building and fire codes with local amendments
Summary
The Laguna Niguel City Council voted Dec. 2 to adopt two ordinances incorporating the 2025 California building and fire codes, including local amendments recommended by the Orange County Fire Authority; changes take effect statewide Jan. 1, 2026.
Laguna Niguel ' The City Council voted Dec. 2 to adopt two ordinances that incorporate the 2025 California building and fire codes into the city's municipal code, including a set of locally retained amendments recommended by the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA).
Deputy Director John Morgan summarized the staff recommendation, explaining that the state's triennial code update will take effect statewide on Jan. 1, 2026, and that the cycle includes administrative refinements, increased energy-efficiency requirements, expanded provisions for electric-vehicle infrastructure, and a consolidated wildland-urban interface code to strengthen wildfire-resistance…
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