Palos Verdes Estates

City Council

October 14, 2025 Item #5

Agenda Item 5

5.\nINTRODUCTION ON FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 770\nAMENDING TITLE 15 (BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION) OF THE PALOS\nVERDES ESTATES MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADOPTING BY REFERENCE\nTHE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING, RESIDENTIAL, ELECTRICAL,\nMECHANICAL, PLUMBING, ENERGY, GREEN BUILDING, WILDLANDURBAN INTERFACE, HISTORICAL BUILDING AND EXISTING BUILDING\nCODES; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA REFERENCED STANDARDS, THE 2024\nINTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE; THE 2024 UNIFORM\nSWIMMING POOL, SPA, AND HOT TUB CODE; AMENDING CHAPTER 8.12\n(FIRE CODE) OF TITLE 8 (HEALTH AND SAFETY) OF THE PALOS VERDES\nESTATES MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 2025\nLOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE CODE, RATIFYING THE MORE\nRESTRICTIVE BUILDING STANDARDS CONTAINED IN THAT CODE, AND\nDELEGATING ENFORCEMENT OF THE FIRE CODE IN THE CITY TO THE\nFIRE CHIEF; AND AMENDING CHAPTER 13.14 ("SANITARY SEWER AND\nINDUSTRIAL WASTE") TO TITLE 13 (PUBLIC SERVICES) OF THE PALOS\nVERDES ESTATES MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT BY REFERENCE THE\nLOS ANGELES COUNTY SANITARY SEWERS AND INDUSTRIAL WASTE\nORDINANCE (TITLE 20, DIVISION 2 - LOS ANGELES COUNTY CODE)\nRecommendation: Introduce and conduct the first reading of Ordinance\nNo. 770 entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALOS VERDES\nESTATES AMENDING TITLE 15 (BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION) OF\nTHE PALOS VERDES ESTATES MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADOPTING BY\nREFERENCE THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING, RESIDENTIAL,\nELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, ENERGY, GREEN BUILDING,\nWILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE, HISTORICAL BUILDING AND EXISTING\nBUILDING CODES; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA REFERENCED STANDARDS,\nTHE 2024 INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE; THE 2024\nUNIFORM SWIMMING POOL, SPA, AND HOT TUB CODE; AMENDING\nCHAPTER 8.12 (FIRE CODE) OF TITLE 8 (HEALTH AND SAFETY) OF THE\nPALOS VERDES ESTATES MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADOPTING BY\nREFERENCE THE 2025 LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE CODE, RATIFYING\nTHE MORE RESTRICTIVE BUILDING STANDARDS CONTAINED IN THAT\nCODE, AND DELEGATING ENFORCEMENT OF THE FIRE CODE IN THE\nCITY TO THE FIRE CHIEF; AND AMENDING CHAPTER 13.14 ("SANITARY\nSEWER AND INDUSTRIAL WASTE") TO TITLE 13 (PUBLIC SERVICES) OF\nTHE PALOS VERDES ESTATES MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT BY\nREFERENCE THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY SANITARY SEWERS AND\nINDUSTRIAL WASTE ORDINANCE (TITLE 20, DIVISION 2 - LOS ANGELES\nCOUNTY CODE)\nStaff Report\nAttachment A