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LA County |
La Verne |
City Council |
Item |
6.
Adoption of Urgency Ordinance and introduction of regular Ordinance adopting the 2026
Los Angeles County Building Code, 2025 Fire Code, and the Green Building Code by
Reference. The adoption of the 2026 Los Angeles County Building, the 2025 California Fire
Code, and the Green Buildings Standards Code are required under the California Health and
Safety Code. These codes are established to provide the City of La Verne with the minimum
construction and property maintenance standards that promote the health and welfare of the
public, to make buildings more efficient in the use of materials and energy, and to reduce
environmental impact during and after construction. On November 25, 2025, the County of Los
Angeles adopted an amended version of these codes, and it is necessary for the City of La
Verne to adopt these changes.
Recommendation: That the City Council:
1. Hold a duly noticed public hearing and adopt the attached Urgency Ordinance adopting
Title 26 – Building Code of the Los Angeles County Code, Title 27 – Electrical Code of
the Los Angeles County Code, Title 28 – Plumbing Code of the Los Angeles County
Code, Title 29 – Mechanical Code of the Los Angeles County Code, Title 30 –
Residential Code of the Los Angeles County Code, Title 24 Part 9 – California Fire Code
including Appendices Chapters 4, B, C, D, and I, Title 24 Part 7 – Wildland-Urban
Interface Code which includes Appendices Chapters A, B, C, D, F, G, H and I, Title 24
Part 11 – California Green Building Code, and the City of La Verne amendments to
portions of these codes also known as the 2025 California Building Standards Code, by
reference, with certain changes and modifications, and making revisions thereto; and
2. Introduce by title only, waive reading an Ordinance adopting Title 26 – Building Code of
the Los Angeles County Code, Title 27 – Electrical Code of the Los Angeles County
Code, Title 28 – Plumbing Code of the Los Angeles County Code, Title 29 – Mechanical
Code of the Los Angeles County Code, Title 30 – Residential Code of the Los Angeles
County Code, Title 24 Part 9 – California Fire Code including Appendices Chapters 4, B,
C, D, and I, Title 24 Part 7 – Wildland-Urban Interface Code which includes Appendices
Chapters A, B, C, D, F, G, H and I, Title 24 Part 11 – California Green Building Code, and
the City of La Verne amendments to portions of these codes also known as the 2025
California Building Standards Code, by reference, with certain changes and
modifications, and making revisions thereto; and
3. Set a public hearing for the second reading of the Ordinance (Recommendation No. 2)
pursuant to Government Code section 50022.3 to occur at 6:30 PM on January 20, 2025;
and
4. Authorize and direct the City Clerk to notice and publish the public meeting and public
hearing as required by law. |
December 15, 2025
LA County
La Verne
City Council
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