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Council adopts building and fire code updates to align with state model codes
Summary
Staff recommended and the council adopted an ordinance to update local building and fire codes to reflect the state's triennial model code update effective Jan. 1, 2026; council voted unanimously to adopt after waiving full reading and finding CEQA exemption.
City staff presented updates to local building and fire codes that incorporate the California Building Standards Commission’s latest model codes, which the state adopted with an effective date of January 1, 2026. Joe Lambert introduced the staff report and recommended the council accept public testimony, find the project exempt from CEQA, waive full reading and adopt the ordinance.
Lambert explained cities may adopt local amendments to reflect local conditions and said the city attorney, fire marshal, building division and contract building official had completed an analysis of the new codes. With no members of the public requesting to speak on the item, the council moved and adopted the ordinance on a unanimous vote.
The council recorded the vote as 5 yes; staff will file the ordinance and implement local amendments in coordination with the Fire Marshal and building division.
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