Building Code Board of Appeals Regular Meeting | January 15, 2026

Carmel-by-the-Sea Building Code Board of Appeals · January 16, 2026

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Meeting called to order; remote attendance disclosed

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Meeting opened at about 11:30 a.m.; Nova disclosed that board member Ron Brown would attend remotely, and the city attorney (Brian Purick) advised that remote attendance was permitted under the Brown Act because Brown was ill. Board consented to Brown attending remotely.

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The Carmel-by-the-Sea Building Code Board of Appeals on 2026-01-15 denied Matthew DeMars’s appeal to install an exterior rooftop sprinkler system at a single-family home, upholding the fire code official’s determination that the device lacked demonstrated equivalence and state guidance and raised municipal water-supply concerns.

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