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San Dimas adopts 2025 California building codes, including Wildland Urban Interface update
Summary
The City Council unanimously adopted Ordinance 13‑31 to incorporate the 2025 California Building Standards (with local administrative amendments) including the Wildland Urban Interface Code; the ordinance passed 5‑0 after a clerical correction from "wildlife" to "wildland."
The San Dimas City Council unanimously adopted Ordinance 13‑31 on Oct. 28 to amend chapters of Title 15 of the San Dimas Municipal Code and adopt the 2025 editions of the California building standards codes, including the Wildland Urban Interface Code and the 2024 International Property Maintenance Code (with local administrative amendments).
Garrett Tirango, the city’s building safety manager, summarized that the triennial state code updates reflect new state laws and model‑code revisions and that the city’s ordinance makes administrative amendments consistent with local policy. Councilmember 17 pointed out a typographical error in the staff report and ordinance title — the phrase "wildlife urban interface code" should read "Wildland Urban Interface Code" — and the council corrected the clerical error during the motion.
The ordinance was presented as having no direct fiscal impact and no change to fee schedules. After the second reading, the council waived further reading and adopted Ordinance 13‑31 by a 5‑0 vote.
What happens next: the ordinance takes effect per normal municipal code procedures and brings local regulations into alignment with the state 2025 code cycle. Staff said the ordinance addresses regulations only and does not change fee schedules.
