City Council

9.\nSECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING OF ORDINANCE NO. 1569\nAMENDING CHAPTER 1, ARTICLE 8 OF THE TUSTIN CITY CODE TO\nADOPT THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS CODE,\nRELATED MODEL CODES WITH CERTAIN APPENDICES, AND\nSUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS, AND ADOPTING AMENDMENTS\nTHERETO Every three years, the California Building Standards\nCommission updates and adopts new construction regulations based on\ninternationally published model codes. These regulations are collectively\nknown as the California Code of Regulations Title 24, or more commonly,\nthe California Building Standards Code. State law requires the 2025\nCalifornia Building Standards Code to be enforced by all California cities\neffective January 1, 2026. Sections 17958.7 and 18941.5 of the California\nHealth and Safety Code permit local governments to adopt amendments\nto the California Building Standards Code when they are administrative or\nprocedural in nature, or when local climatic, geological, or topographical\nconditions warrant more restrictive requirements. These amendments,\nhowever, may not be less restrictive than the standards contained in Title\n24. To comply with State law, Ordinance No. 1569 is proposed to adopt\nand amend the 2025 California Building Standards Code, including certain\nappendices and supplemental regulations. City staff has worked in\npartnership with the Orange County Fire Authority on relevant\nsupplemental regulations, and Resolution No. 25-53 provides the express\nfindings demonstrating that these amendments are reasonably necessary\ndue to local climatic, geological, and topographical conditions within the\nCity of Tustin.\nRecommendation: That the City Council open the public hearing, conduct\nthe second reading, and adopt Ordinance No. 1569 in accordance with\nCalifornia Government Code Title 5, Division 1, Part 1, as referenced in\nBuilding Standards Bulletin 25-02. ORDINANCE NO. 1569 AN\nORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN,\nCALIFORNIA ADOPTING CODE AMENDMENT 2025-0001 AMENDING\nCHAPTER 1 OF ARTICLE 8 OF THE TUSTIN CITY CODE AND\nADOPTING THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS CODE,\nRELATED MODEL CODES WITH CERTAIN APPENDICES, AND\nCERTAIN SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS, INCLUDING: THE\nCALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE, 2025 EDITION, ADDING APPENDIX S;\nTHE CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL CODE, 2025 EDITION; THE\nCALIFORNIA FIRE CODE, 2025 EDITION, INCLUDING APPENDICES B,\nBB, C, CC, AND H; THE CALIFORNIA WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE\nCODE, 2025 EDITION; THE CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING\nSTANDARDS CODE, 2025 EDITION; THE CALIFORNIA PLUMBING\nCODE, 2025 EDITION; THE CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE, 2025\nEDITION; THE CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE, 2025 EDITION; THE\nCALIFORNIA ENERGY CODE, 2025 EDITION; THE CALIFORNIA\nHISTORICAL BUILDING CODE, 2025 EDITION; THE CALIFORNIA\nEXISTING BUILDING CODE, 2025 EDITION; THE CALIFORNIA\nREFERENCED STANDARDS CODE, 2025 EDITION; THE UNIFORM\nHOUSING CODE, 1997 EDITION; THE UNIFORM CODE FOR THE\nABATEMENT OF DANGEROUS BUILDINGS, 1997 EDITION; AND THE\nINTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE, 2024 EDITION;\nWITH CERTAIN ADDITIONS, AMENDMENTS AND DELETIONS.\nRESOLUTION NO. 25-53 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF\nTHE CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, SETTING FORTH FINDINGS\nWITH RESPECT TO LOCAL CONDITIONS WITHIN THE CITY OF\nTUSTIN WHICH MAKE NECESSARY CERTAIN MODIFICATIONS AND\nCHANGES TO THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS CODE\nFiscal Impact: There is no fiscal impact associated with this item.\nAGENDA REPORT\nOTHER BUSINESS/CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY\nMAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS AND\nREPORTS