Santa Monica
City Council
Agenda Item A
A. Introduction and First Reading of an Ordinance Adopting the 2025 California Building Standards\nCode and Adoption of a Resolution making Findings of Climatic, Geological and Topographical\nConditions\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Adopt a finding of no possibility of significant effect pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of\nthe California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines;\n2. Introduce for first reading the attached ordinance to adopt the 2025 California Building,\nResidential, Electrical, Energy, Mechanical, Plumbing, Fire, Green Building, WildlandUrban Interface, Historical and Existing Building Standards Codes and local amendments\nto the 2025 California Building Standards Code;\n3. Adopt the attached resolution making findings of local climatic, geological and\ntopographical conditions, as required; and\n4. Instruct staff to file the adopted resolution and ordinance with the California Building\nStandards Commission following the second reading of the ordinance, but at least 30\ndays before the effective date of the Codes.\na. Building Code Local Amendments Ordinance 2025.09.30\nb. Building Code Amendment Resolution 2025.09.30