City Council

C.1.\nURGENCY ORDINANCE AND FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE\nADOPTING BY REFERENCE TITLES 26, 27, 28, 29 30, 31, AND 33 OF\nTHE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUNICIPAL CODE INCORPORATING\nTHE CALIFORNIA STATE BUILDING STANDARDS CODE [N.\nMARICICH, J. ALKIRE, B. GALAN]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider approving an Ordinance\namending Chapters 13.04 (Building Code), 13.08 (Electrical Code), 13.12\n(Plumbing Code), and 13.16 (Mechanical Code), 13.20 (Residential\nCode), 13.24 (Green Building Standards Code), Chapter 13.26 (Existing\nBuilding Code), Chapter 13.44 (Historical Building Code) of Title 13\n(Buildings and Construction), of the West Hollywood Municipal Code to\nadopt by reference specified titles of the County of Los Angeles Municipal\nCode incorporating the 2025 edition of the California Building Standards\nCode and other uniform codes. The proposed Ordinance is not subject to\nthe California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to Section\n15061(b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines, which provides that a project is\nexempt from CEQA if the activity is covered by the commonsense\nexemption that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for\ncausing a significant effect on the environment.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Adopt Urgency Ordinance No. 25-25-U, “AN\nORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD ADOPTING BY\nREFERENCE TITLE 26 OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY CODE,\nINCORPORATING THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE, 2025 EDITION;\nTITLE 27 OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY CODE, INCORPORATING\nTHE CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE, 2025 EDITION; TITLE 28 OF\nTHE\nLOS\nANGELES\nCOUNTY\nCODE,\nINCORPORATING\nTHE\nCALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE, 2025 EDITION; TITLE 29 OF THE LOS\nANGELES COUNTY CODE, INCORPORATING THE CALIFORNIA\nMECHANICAL CODE, 2025 EDITION; TITLE 30 OF THE LOS ANGELES\nCOUNTY CODE, INCORPORATING THE CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL\nCODE, 2025 EDITION; TITLE 31 OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY\nCODE, INCORPORATING THE CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING\nSTANDARDS CODE, 2025 EDITION; TITLE 33 OF THE LOS ANGELES\nCOUNTY CODE, INCORPORATING THE CALIFORNIA EXISTING\nBUILDING CODE, EDITION 2025; ADD THE CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL\nBUILDING CODE, 2025 EDITION; MAKING LOCAL AMENDMENTS TO\nSAID CODES; AMENDING CHAPTERS 13.04, 13.08, 13.12, 13.16,\n13.20, 13.24, 13.26 AND 13.44 OF TITLE 13 OF THE WEST\nHOLLYWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE; FINDING THE ACTION EXEMPT\nFROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT; AND\nDECLARING THE URGENCY THEREOF”; 2) Introduction on first reading,\nOrdinance No. 25-26, adopting by reference the building standards\nadopted by Urgency Ordinance No. 25-25U; and 3) Set a public hearing\nfor February 2, 2026, regarding Ordinance No. 25-26.