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San Juan Capistrano adopts 2025 California Building Standards Code with local amendments
Summary
The City Council adopted the 2025 California Building Standards Code and related model codes with several local clarifications, including new wildfire-related provisions, grading exemptions under 50 cubic yards, and an expanded appeals process; the adoption passed unanimously on Feb. 17.
The San Juan Capistrano City Council on Feb. 17 adopted an ordinance incorporating the 2025 edition of the California Building Standards Code and related statewide model codes with local amendments.
Joel Rojas, the city's Development Services Director, told the council the 2025 code updates are required and that staff recommended adopting them through the non-urgency ordinance process. Rojas highlighted notable local refinements: updated fire hazard severity zone maps…
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