City Council

B. Consideration of Introduction of Title 15 of the Rosemead Municipal Code on Building Standards Code Updates On October 14, 2025, the City Council discussed the proposed building code updates to Title 15 of the Rosemead Municipal Code. After hearing all testimony, the City Council continued the discussion to the next City Council meeting and directed staff to provide an analysis of the 2025 Los Angeles County’s Building Standards Code updates against the 2025 California Building Standards Code. The analysis would assist the City Council in determining which code adoption is best for the City of Rosemead. Recommendation: That the City Council take the following actions: 1. Receive and file the Executive Summary and Comparison of the 2025 Los Angeles County Amendments to 2025 California Building Standards Code; 2. and Adopt by reference, Title 24 of the 2025 California Building Standards Code as recommended by staff during the Council meeting dated October 14, 2025, and a. b. 3. Move to INTRODUCE for FIRST READING, by title only, Ordinance 1030, entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 15 BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION AND ADOPTING BY REFERENCE, THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS CODE, INCLUDING THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE, THE CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE, THE CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE, THE CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE, THE CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL CODE, THE CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING CODE, THE CALIFORNIA EXISTING BUILDINGS CODE, THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY CODE, AND THE CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL BUILDINGS CODE, WITH CERTAIN AMENDMENTS, ADDITIONS, AND DELETIONS THERETO, and Direct staff to schedule a public hearing on December 9, 2025, to consider the adoption and second reading of Ordinance 1030 and Urgency Ordinance 1031. Or Direct staff to draft an urgency and regular ordinance, and schedule a public hearing on December 9, 2025 to adopt the 2025 Cali