City Council

7.1 ORDINANCES AMENDING TITLE 10 (BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION) OF\nTHE RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADOPTING THE\nCALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS CODE, 2025 EDITION, (CALIFORNIA\nCODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 24) INCLUDING THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING\nCODE, RESIDENTIAL CODE, GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE,\nELECTRICAL CODE, PLUMBING CODE, MECHANICAL CODE, ADMINISTRATIVE\nCODE, ENERGY CODE, WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE CODE, FIRE CODE,\nHISTORICAL BUILDING CODE, EXISTING BUILDING CODE, AND REFERENCED\nSTANDARDS CODE, TOGETHER WITH CERTAIN AMENDMENTS, ADDITIONS,\nAND DELETIONS, AND ADOPTING THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING\nPOOL AND SPA CODE, AND THE 2024 PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE (Kuta)\nRECOMMENDATION:\n1) Receive staff presentation and report.\n2) Council questions of staff.\n3) Introduce for first reading, read by title only, and waive further reading of\nan Ordinance entitled:\nAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO SANTA\nMARGARITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 10 (BUILDINGS AND\nCONSTRUCTION) OF THE RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA MUNICIPAL CODE\nBY ADOPTING THE 2025 EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING\nSTANDARDS CODE (CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 24)\nCONSISTING OF THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE, INCLUDING\nAPPENDIX B AND I, BASED ON THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING\nCODE; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL CODE, INCLUDING APPENDIX\nBF, BH AND AA, BASED ON THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL\nCODE; THE 2025 GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE; THE 2025\nCALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE, BASED ON THE 2024 UNIFORM PLUMBING\nCODE; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE, BASED ON THE 2024\nUNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA ADMINISTRATIVE\nCODE; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE, BASED ON THE 2023\nNATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA REFERENCED\nSTANDARDS CODE; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA ENERGY CODE; THE 2025\nCALIFORNIA HISTORICAL BUILDING CODE; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA\nEXISTING BUILDING CODE; AND THE 2025 CALIFORNIA WILDLANDURBAN INTERFACE CODE, INCLUDING APPENDICES F AND G, BASED ON\nTHE 2024 INTERNATIONAL WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE CODE,\nTOGETHER WITH CERTAIN AMENDMENTS, ADDITIONS, AND DELETIONS;\nAND ADOPTING THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING POOL AND SPA\nCODE AND THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE\n4) Introduce for first reading, read by title only, and waive further reading of\nan Ordinance entitled:\nAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO SANTA\nMARGARITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTIONS 10.06 AND 10.07 OF\nTITLE 10 (BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION) OF THE RANCHO SANTA\nMARGARITA MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADOPTING THE 2025 EDITION OF THE\nCALIFORNIA FIRE CODE (CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 24,\nPART 9) INCLUDING APPENDICES B, BB, C, CC, AND H BASED ON THE\n2024 INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE, TOGETHER WITH CERTAIN\nAMENDMENTS, ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS\n5) Schedule a public hearing to adopt the Ordinances identified herein and\ndirect staff to prepare the appropriate public hearing notices for October 8,\n2025.\nItem No. 7.1