City Council

B. Consideration of Introduction of Title 15 of the Rosemead Municipal Code on\nBuilding Standards Code Updates On October 14, 2025, the City Council\ndiscussed the proposed building code updates to Title 15 of the Rosemead\nMunicipal Code. After hearing all testimony, the City Council continued the\ndiscussion to the next City Council meeting and directed staff to provide an\nanalysis of the 2025 Los Angeles County’s Building Standards Code updates\nagainst the 2025 California Building Standards Code. The analysis would assist\nthe City Council in determining which code adoption is best for the City of\nRosemead.\nRecommendation: That the City Council take the following actions:\n1. Receive and file the Executive Summary and Comparison of the 2025 Los\nAngeles County Amendments to 2025 California Building Standards Code;\n2. and\nAdopt by reference, Title 24 of the 2025 California Building Standards Code as\nrecommended by staff during the Council meeting dated October 14, 2025,\nand\na. b. 3. Move to INTRODUCE for FIRST READING, by title only, Ordinance 1030,\nentitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nROSEMEAD, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA,\nAMENDING TITLE 15 BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION AND ADOPTING\nBY REFERENCE, THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS CODE,\nINCLUDING THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE, THE CALIFORNIA\nELECTRICAL CODE, THE CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE, THE\nCALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE, THE CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL\nCODE, THE CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING CODE, THE CALIFORNIA\nEXISTING BUILDINGS CODE, THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY CODE, AND THE\nCALIFORNIA HISTORICAL BUILDINGS CODE, WITH CERTAIN\nAMENDMENTS, ADDITIONS, AND DELETIONS THERETO, and\nDirect staff to schedule a public hearing on December 9, 2025, to consider\nthe adoption and second reading of Ordinance 1030 and Urgency\nOrdinance 1031. Or\nDirect staff to draft an urgency and regular ordinance, and schedule a public\nhearing on December 9, 2025 to adopt the 2025 Cali