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Nevada City adopts updated 2025 California building standards with local amendments
Summary
On Jan. 28, 2026, Nevada City Council voted to adopt Ordinance 2026-01, updating local code to incorporate the 2025 California Building Standard Codes with local amendments; council members stressed the need to pair the changes with affordability and historic-preservation supports.
Nevada City on Wednesday adopted Ordinance 2026-01, updating chapters 15.04 and 15.08 of the municipal code to align local rules with the 2025 California Building Standard Codes and related local amendments. The second reading and adoption passed by roll-call vote.
Council members and staff said the update is a required, triennial housekeeping step to keep local building and fire safety standards in step with state requirements. City staff presented the ordinance in…
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