Fontana

City Council

October 14, 2025 Public Hearing #C

Agenda Item C

C.\nAdoption of the 2025 Edition of the California Building\nStandards Code and Corresponding Base Model Codes\n25-0556\n1. Determine that the adoption of the ordinance of the City of Fontana\nadding, amending and deleting certain articles, sections and subsections\nof Chapter 5 of the Code of the City of Fontana, California pertaining to\nthe construction and maintenance of buildings, and adopting the 2025\nEdition of the California Building Standards Code, known as the California\nCode of Regulations, Title 24, consisting of the California Building Code,\nVolumes 1 & 2, based on the 2024 International Building Code; the\nCalifornia Plumbing Code, based on the 2024 Uniform Plumbing Code;\nthe California Electrical Code, based on the 2023 National Electrical\nCode; the California Mechanical Code, based on the 2024 Uniform\nMechanical Code; the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code based on\nthe 2024 International Wildland-Urban Interface Code; the California\nExisting Building Code, based on the 2024 International Existing Building\nCode; the California Green Building Standards Code; the California\nResidential Code, based on the 2024 International Residential Code; and\nthe 2024 Edition of the International Property Maintenance Code is\nexempt from further environmental review under Section 15061(b)(3) of\nthe State CEQA guidelines, projects with no possibility of significant\neffects upon the environment, and direct staff to file a notice of\nexemption.\n2. Waive further reading of and introduce Ordinance No. 1975, an\nordinance of the City of Fontana adding, amending and deleting certain\narticles, sections and subsections of Chapter 5 of the Code of the City of\nFontana, California pertaining to the construction and maintenance of\nbuildings, and the 2025 Edition of the California Building Standards Code,\nknown as the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, consisting of the\nCalifornia Building Code, Volumes 1 & 2, based on the 2024 International\nBuilding Code; the California Plumbing Code, based on the 2024 Uniform\nPlumbing Code; the California Electrical Code, based on the 2023\nNational Electrical Code; the California Mechanical Code, based on the\n2024 Uniform Mechanical Code; the California Wildland-Urban Interface\nCode based on the 2024 International Wildland-Urban Interface Code;\nthe California Existing Building Code, based on the 2024 International\nExisting Building Code; the California Green Building Standards Code;\nthe California Residential Code, based on the 2025 International\nResidential Code; and the 2025 Edition of the International Property\nMaintenance Code; and that the reading of the title constitute the first\nreading thereof.