City Council

D. Request by Mayor Negrete that the City Council consider taking an “Oppose Unless Amended”\nposition on Assembly Bill 306 (Schultz), which, as currently written, would impose a six-year\nmoratorium on any changes to the building code that affect residential buildings; and direct the City\nManager to prepare a letter requesting the following amendments: 1) Exclude existing residential\nbuildings from the moratorium, so that it would apply only to newly constructed housing. This\nchange would allow the City to continue its critical work to de-carbonize older housing stock,\nincreasing energy efficiency, reducing monthly utility costs, and improving health and quality of life\nfor current residents; and 2) Clarify that local governments can adopt the existing 2025 State\nBuilding Code language currently scheduled to take effect January 1, 2026; and that the California\nBuilding Standards Commission, and other adopting agencies, may consider and approve\nmodifications to the 2031 State Building Code, prior to the June 1, 2031 date stated in the current\nbill language. This clarification is consistent with the author’s intent to pause only one triannual\nbuilding code cycle. Further, direct the City Manager to work with the City’s legislative advocate to\narticulate the need for these amendments and to send the letter to the bill’s author, Senator Allen,\nand Assemblymember Zbur. New Item Received 05/09/2025\na. City of West Hollywood AB 306 Opposed Unless Amended Letter\nb. AB 306, CalCCA Oppose Unless Amended, 04 28 25\nc. 202520260AB306_Assembly Floor Analysis (5)\nd. 202520260AB306_Assembly Housing And Community Development (1)\ne. 202520260AB306_Assembly Appropriations (1)\nf. 20250417-Bill Status - AB-306 Building regulations_ state building standards_