City Council

14. Recommendation to receive the supporting documentation into the record, conclude the public hearing, and declare ordinance adopting and amending the 2025 Edition of the California Building Standards Code and the 1997 Edition of the Uniform Housing Code by amending and restating Title 18 of the Long Beach Municipal Code in its entirety, read for the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading; Adopt resolution making express findings and determinations relating to the adoption of more restrictive code provisions where appropriate; and Determine that these actions (the “Project”) are categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15305 (Class 5 – Minor Alterations to Land Use Limitations) of the CEQA Guidelines and none of the exceptions in Section 15300.2 apply, and that the Project is further exempt pursuant to Section 15308 (Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the Environment) and Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption), as the Project will not result directly or indirectly in significant environmental impacts