City Council

C.\nBuilding Code Adoption of Urgency Ordinance No. 1031 and Introduction and First\nReading of Ordinance No. 1030 Amending Title 15 of the Rosemead Municipal\nCode (Buildings and Construction)  The City Council discussed the proposed\nbuilding code updates to Title 15 of the Rosemead Municipal Code during both\nregular City Council meetings in October. After hearing all testimony, the City\nCouncil directed staff to draft an urgency ordinance and regular ordinance to\nadopt the California Building Standards Code as amended by Los Angeles\n\nCounty.\nRecommendation: That the City Council take the following actions:\n1.\nMove to introduce and adopt, by title only, Urgency Ordinance No. 1031,\nentitled:  AN URGENCY 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 BY\nREFERENCE, THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS CODE, AS\nAMENDED AND ADOPTED BY LOS ANGELES COUNTY INCLUDING\nBUILDING, RESIDENTIAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, GREEN\nBUILDING, EXISTING BUILDINGS, ENERGY, AND HISTORICAL BUILDINGS\nCODES, WITH CERTAIN AMENDMENTS, ADDITIONS, AND DELETIONS\nTHERETO; and\n2.\nMove to introduce for first reading, by title only, Ordinance No. 1030, entitled:\nAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD,\nCOUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 15\nBUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION AND ADOPTING BY REFERENCE, THE\n2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS CODE, AS AMENDED AND\nADOPTED BY LOS ANGELES COUNTY INCLUDING BUILDING, RESIDENTIAL,\nELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, GREEN BUILDING, EXISTING\nBUILDINGS, ENERGY, AND HISTORICAL BUILDINGS CODES, WITH CERTAIN\nAMENDMENTS, ADDITIONS, AND DELETIONS THERETO; and\n3.\nDirect staff to schedule a public hearing on January 13, 2026, to consider the\nadoption and second reading of Ordinance No. 1030.\nStaff Report