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San Carlos introduces 2025 building and fire code updates and a retail ban on nitrous‑oxide sales
Summary
Council introduced ordinances to adopt the 2025 California building‑code cycle and the 2024 International / 2025 California Fire Code, and moved to ban retail sale and distribution of nitrous oxide ("whippets") with narrow exceptions; all measures were introduced on unanimous roll call.
Late in the Oct. 27 meeting the San Carlos City Council introduced several regulatory measures covering building standards and public health.
Assistant Building Official Robert Lord briefed the council on the coming 2025 California code cycle, which includes new energy and electrification provisions and reflects state legislation (AB130) that limits local governments’ ability to add or keep more restrictive residential standards without state authorization. "The California codes have been evolving rapidly," Lord told council members, noting the city’s existing reach code will need reassessment because many state code changes have become baseline requirements.
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