City Council

D.\nA REQUEST BY THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS FOR ADOPTION OF AN URGENCY\nORDINANCE (4/5THS VOTE REQUIRED) AND FIRST READING OF A PROPOSED\nORDINANCE ADOPTING AND AMENDING THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING\nSTANDARDS CODE (TITLE 24 OF THE CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS),\nTHE 2025 CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL CODE, THE 2025 CALIFORNIA\nMECHANICAL CODE, THE 2025 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE, THE 2025 CALIFORNIA\nPLUMBING CODE, THE 2025 CALIFORNIA EXISTING BUILDING CODE, THE 2025\nCALIFORNIA HISTORICAL BUILDING CODE, THE 2025 CALIFORNIA\nELECTRICAL CODE, THE 2025 WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE CODE, THE 2025\nCALIFORNIA ENERGY CODE, THE 2025 CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING\nSTANDARDS CODE, 2025 CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE, THE 2025\nCALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE, THE 2025 CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING\nSTANDARDS CODE, AND ADOPTING THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY\nMAINTENANCE CODE.\nRECOMMENDATION:\n1. Waive the full reading of the Ordinance text in its entirety, read by title only, and\nadopt urgency Ordinance entitled, “AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF\nPALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING AND RESTATING ARTICLE I OF\nCHAPTER 8.04 OF THE PALM SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE, ADOPTING BY\nREFERENCE, TOGETHER WITH CERTAIN ADDITIONS, AMENDMENTS AND\nDELETIONS, THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE, INCLUDING CHAPTER\n1, APPENDICES C, I, AND J; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL CODE,\nINCLUDING APPENDIX AH; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE; THE\n2025 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE, INCLUDING APPENDIX B; THE 2025\nCALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE, INCLUDING APPENDICES A, B, D, G, H, I AND\nK; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA EXISTING BUILDING CODE; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA\nHISTORICAL BUILDING CODE, INCLUDING APPENDIX A; THE 2025\nCALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE, INCLUDING ALL APPENDICES; THE 2025\nWILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE CODE, INCLUDING ALL APPENDICES; THE\n2025 CALIFORNIA ENERGY CODE, INCLUDING ALL APPENDICES; THE 2025\nCALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE; AND THE 2024\nINTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE, INCLUDING ALL\nAPPENDICES AS MANDATED BY CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE\nSECTION 18938 AND DETERMINING THE ORDINANCE TO BE EXEMPT FROM\nTHE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT;”\n2. Introduce by title only and waive further reading of Ordinance entitled, “AN\nORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING AND\nRESTATING ARTICLE I OF CHAPTER 8.04 OF THE PALM SPRINGS MUNICIPAL\nCODE, ADOPTING BY REFERENCE, TOGETHER WITH CERTAIN ADDITIONS,\nAMENDMENTS AND DELETIONS, THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE,\nINCLUDING CHAPTER 1, APPENDICES C, I, AND J; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA\nRESIDENTIAL CODE, INCLUDING APPENDIX AH; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA\nMECHANICAL CODE; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE, INCLUDING\nAPPENDIX B; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE, INCLUDING\nAPPENDICES A, B, D, G, H, I AND K; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA EXISTING\nBUILDING CODE; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL BUILDING CODE,\nINCLUDING APPENDIX A; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE,\nINCLUDING ALL APPENDICES; THE 2025 WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE\nCODE, INCLUDING ALL APPENDICES; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA ENERGY CODE,\nINCLUDING ALL APPENDICES; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING\nSTANDARDS CODE; AND THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY\nMAINTENANCE CODE, INCLUDING ALL APPENDICES AS MANDATED BY\nCALIFORNIA HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 18938 AND\nDETERMINING THE ORDINANCE TO BE EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA\nENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT;” and\n3. Schedule a public hearing for January 14, 2026, to consider adoption of the regular\nordinance at second reading.