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Orange County |
San Clemente |
City Council |
Order of Business 8 |
8A.
ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 1796 (SECOND READING) TO AMEND CHAPTER
8.16 AND TITLE 15 OF THE SAN CLEMENTE MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT
THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE REGULATIONS WITH CERTAIN
ADDITIONS, AMENDMENTS, AND DELETIONS
Public Hearing to consider an ordinance of the City Council of The City
of San Clemente, California, amending San Clemente Municipal Code
Title 15, Chapters 15.05, 15.08, 15.11, 15.12, 15.14, 15.16, 15.17,
15.18, 15.20, 15.22, 15.23, and Title 8, Chapter 8.16, and adding
Chapter 15.13 to the San Clemente Municipal Code, and adopting by
reference the 2025 California Building Standards Code (California
Code Of Regulations, Title 24), consisting in part of the 2025
California Administrative Code, the 2025 California Building Code, the
2025 California Residential Code, the 2025 California Electrical Code,
the 2025 California Mechanical Code, the 2025 California Plumbing
Code, the 2025 California Fire Code, the 2025 California Green
Building Standards Code, the 2025 California Energy Code, the 2025
California Wildland-Urban Interface Code, the 2025 California
Historical Building Code, the 2025 California Existing Building Code,
and the 2025 California Referenced Standards Code, together with
certain additions, amendments, and deletions thereto, and repealing
Ordinance No.1738.
Staff Recommendation
1. Adopt Ordinance No. 1796 entitled AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING TITLE 15, CHAPTERS 15.05, 15.08, 15.11, 15.12, 15.14,
15.16, 15.17, 15.18, 15.20, 15.22, 15.23 OF AND TITLE 8, CHAPTER
8.16 OF AND ADDING CHAPTER 15.13 TO THE SAN CLEMENTE
MUNICIPAL CODE AND, ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 2025
CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS CODE (CALIFORNIA CODE OF
REGULATIONS, TITLE 24), CONSISTING IN PART OF THE 2025
CALIFORNIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, THE 2025 CALIFORNIA
BUILDING CODE, THE 2025 CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL CODE, THE
2025 CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE, THE 2025 CALIFORNIA
MECHANICAL CODE, THE 2025 CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE, THE
2025 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE, THE 2025 CALIFORNIA GREEN
BUILDING STANDARDS CODE, THE 2025 CALIFORNIA ENERGY
CODE, THE 2025 CALIFORNIA WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE CODE,
THE 2025 CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL BUILDING CODE, THE 2025
CALIFORNIA EXISTING BUILDING CODE, AND THE 2025 CALIFORNIA
REFERENCED STANDARDS CODE, TOGETHER WITH CERTAIN
ADDITIONS, AMENDMENTS, AND DELETIONS THERETO AND
REPEALING ORDINANCE NO.1738.
2. Find that the changes and modifications to the 2025 Editions of the
California Building, Plumbing, Mechanical, Electrical, Residential,
Wildland-Urban Interface Code, Existing Building, and Fire Codes are
reasonably necessary due to local climatic, geological, or topographical
conditions in San Clemente. Other amendments are of an administrative
or procedural nature and concern themselves with subjects that are not
covered by the Code or are reasonably necessary to safeguard life and
property within the City of San Clemente. Adoption of these codes as
amended will implement the latest codes in the City, and complies with
current State law and Repeals Ordinance No.1738.
3. Set the effective date of Ordinance No. 1796 to January 1, 2026. |
November 04, 2025
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