City Council

13. \nFIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. BXXX AMENDING TITLE 14, CHAPTER 14.50\n(BUILDING CODE) OF THE LAGUNA BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE AND FIRST READING\nOF ORDINANCE NO. FXXX AMENDING TITLE 15, CHAPTER 15.01 (CALIFORNIA FIRE\nCODE) OF THE LAGUNA BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT THE 2025 CALIFORNIA\nBUILDIING, FIRE CODE, AND OTHER RELATED CODES, INCLUDING LOCAL\nAMENDMENTS, ADOPT A RESOLUTIONS SETTING FORTH FINDINGS BASED ON\nLOCAL CONDITIONS FOR CERTAIN LOCAL AMENDMENTS AND FINDING THE\nPROPOSED ACTIONS ARE NOT PROJECTS SUBJECT TO THE CALIFORNIA\nENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (“CEQA”) OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE ARE EXEMPT\nFROM CEQA .\nRecommendations:\nIntroduce two separate ordinances adopting the 2025 California Building Standards Codes and\nFire Code with local amendments to title 14 and 15 of the LBMC:\n1. Waive full reading and introduce for first reading by title only an Ordinance titled, “AN\nORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH ADOPTING THE 2025 EDITIONS\nOF THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE AND OTHER RELATED 2025 CODES BY\nAMENDING TITLE 14 (BUILDIGS AND CONSTRUCTION), OF THE LAGUNA\nBEACH MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING CHAPTER 14.50 (BUILDING CODE),\nCHAPTER 14.52 (RESIDENTIAL CODE), CHAPTER 14.54 (MECHANICAL CODE),\nCHAPTER 14.64 (PLUMBING CODE), CHAPTER 14.68 (ELECTRICAL CODE),\nCHAPTER 14.70 (WILDLAND­URBAN INTERFACE CODE), CHAPTER 14.86\n(GREEN BUILDING CODE) AND ADDINGS CHAPTER 14.90 (ENERGY CODE),\nCHAPTER 14.91 (HISTORICAL BUILDING CODE), CHAPTER 14.92 (EXISTING\nBUILDING CODE), AND CHAPTER 14.95 (INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY\nMAINTENANCE CODE), WITH LOCAL AMENDMENTS AND FINDING THE\nORDINANCE IS NOT A PROJECT SUBJECT TO THE CALIFORNIA\nENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (“CEQA”) OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE IS EXEMPT\nFROM CEQA;”\n2. Waive full reading and introduce for first reading by title only an Ordinance titled, “AN\nORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH amending title 15, chapter 15.01\n(California fire code) of the laguna beach municipal code to adopt the 2025 2025 FIRE CODE\nWITH local amendments AND FINDING THE ORDINANCE IS NOT A PROJECT\nSUBJECT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (“CEQA”) OR\nIN THE ALTERNATIVE IS EXEMPT FROM CEQA;”\n3. Staff recommends that the Council adopt Resolution 25­XX, which sets forth findings related to\nlocal climatic, geological, and topographical conditions within the City of Laguna Beach as\nallowed per AB 306 that allows certain amendments to the 2025 California Building Standards\nand Fire Code as reasonably necessary.