Baldwin Park

City Council

December 03, 2025 Item #3

Agenda Item 3

3.\nSecond Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 1519 Adopting the 2025 California Building\nCode, 2025 California Residential Code, 2025 California Existing Building Code, 2025 California\nMechanical Code, 2025 California Plumbing Code, 2025 California Electrical Code, 2025\nCalifornia Green Building Standards Code, 2025 California Energy Code, 2025 California\nWildland-Urban Interface Code, 2025 California Historical Code, 2025 California Reference\nStandards Code, 2025 California Fire Code, and 2026 Los Angeles County Fire Code\nIt is recommended that the City Council:\n1. Find the enforcement of the most current editions of the California Building Standards Code\nwith local amendments thereof, as recited herein as certain minimum standards are necessary\nfor the protection of the public health, safety and welfare of citizens of Baldwin Park.\n2. Find the adoption of the State Building Codes in their most current editions is exempt from the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15308 of the State CEQA\nGuidelines.\n3. Find, pursuant to Health and Safety Code Sections 17958.5 and 17958.7 a City may make such\nmodifications in the requirements of the regulations, adopted pursuant to Health and Safety\nCode Section 17922, as it determines to be reasonably necessary because of local climatic,\ngeological or topographic conditions.