City Council

3. Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 1519 Adopting the 2025 California Building Code, 2025 California Residential Code, 2025 California Existing Building Code, 2025 California Mechanical Code, 2025 California Plumbing Code, 2025 California Electrical Code, 2025 California Green Building Standards Code, 2025 California Energy Code, 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code, 2025 California Historical Code, 2025 California Reference Standards Code, 2025 California Fire Code, and 2026 Los Angeles County Fire Code It is recommended that the City Council: 1. Find the enforcement of the most current editions of the California Building Standards Code with local amendments thereof, as recited herein as certain minimum standards are necessary for the protection of the public health, safety and welfare of citizens of Baldwin Park. 2. Find the adoption of the State Building Codes in their most current editions is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15308 of the State CEQA Guidelines. 3. Find, pursuant to Health and Safety Code Sections 17958.5 and 17958.7 a City may make such modifications in the requirements of the regulations, adopted pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 17922, as it determines to be reasonably necessary because of local climatic, geological or topographic conditions.