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3.\nSECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE\nALHAMBRA MUNICIPAL CODE BY MODIFYING TITLE 20 THEREOF ADOPTING BY\nREFERENCE, THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING, RESIDENTIAL, ELECTRICAL,\nMECHANICAL,\nPLUMBING,\nENERGY,\nHISTORICAL\nBUILDING,\nEXISTING\nBUILDING, AND GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODES, WITH CERTAIN\nAMENDMENTS, ADDITIONS, AND DELETIONS THERETO – F2M25-60, N2M25-181,\nO2M25-4853\nStaff is requesting that the City Council conduct a public hearing and, after receiving public\ntestimony, consider second reading and adoption of an ordinance adopting by reference\nthe 2025 California Building, Residential, Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing, Energy,\nHistorical Building, Existing Building, and Green Building Standards Codes, with certain\namendments, additions, and deletions thereto. Every three years, the California Building\nStandards Commission (CBSC) publishes an updated edition of Title 24 of the California\nCode of Regulations, known collectively as the “California Building Standards Code”. The\n2025 edition of Title 24 was published on July 1, 2025, and became effective January 1,\n2026, statewide. California Codes can be viewed at: https://www.dgs.ca.gov/BSC/Codes.\nState law (California Health and Safety Code § 18938.5) requires all cities to enforce these\nupdated codes. Cities may also adopt local amendments, where justified by local climatic,\ngeological, or topographical conditions, and such findings must be filed with the California\nBuilding Standards Commission. For this code adoption cycle, City of Alhambra is\nadopting the 2025 California Building Standards Code directly, without incorporating the\nLos Angeles County amendments. Recent state legislation, Assembly Bill (AB) 130\n(2025), placed a moratorium on the adoption of new residential building code modifications\nthat exceed State minimum standards. The proposed ordinance fully complies with AB\n130. No new local amendments to the Building Code or Residential Code are being\nintroduced as part of this adoption. The proposed ordinance also reorganizes Title 20 of\nthe Alhambra Municipal Code to improve clarity and efficiency. The proposed ordinance\nwas introduced for first reading at the December 8, 2025 City Council meeting.\nRecommended Action:\nCity Council conduct a public hearing and, after receiving\npublic testimony, declare introduced for its second reading and adopt the following\nordinance entitled:\nOrdinance No. O2M25-4853: An Ordinance of the Alhambra City Council\namending the Alhambra Municipal Code by modifying Title 20 thereof adopting\nby reference, the 2025 California Building, Residential, Electrical, Mechanical,\nPlumbing, Energy, Historical Building, Existing Building, and Green Building\nStandards Codes, with certain amendments, additions, and deletions thereto\nPRESENTATIONS