City Council

6. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 2025-08 - AMENDING TITLE 5: BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES AND TITLE 7: FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION OF THE COSTA MESA MUNICIPAL CODE; ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS CODE, INCLUDING SPECIFIED APPENDICES AND LOCAL AMENDMENTS, AND ADOPTING THE ORANGE COUNTY GRADING AND EXCAVATION CODE AND ASSOCIATED SUPPLEMENTS 25-566 RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the City Council: 1. Adopt Ordinance No. 2025-08 to: - Amend Titles 5 and 7 of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code; - Adopt by reference the 2025 California Building Standards Code, as locally amended, and the current Orange County Grading and Excavation Code; - Repeal the City’s prior adoption of the 2022 editions; and - Set an effective date of January 1, 2026. Agenda Report 1. Ordinance No. 2025-08 Attachments: AT THIS TIME COUNCIL WILL ADDRESS ANY ITEMS PULLED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR