TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Doug Strosnider, Fire Marshal
PREPARED BY: Elizabeth Ellis, Administrative Assistant
SUBJECT:
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First Reading of the 2025 Fire Code and the California Wildland Urban Interface Code
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RECOMMENDATION
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Introduce and conduct the first reading of Ordinance No. 626-25 entitled: An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Murrieta, California, Adopting the California Fire Code, 2025 Edition, Based on the 2024 International Fire Code Including Local Amendments and Additions;
Introduce and conduct the first reading of Ordinance No. 627-25 entitled: An Ordinance of the City Council, Adopting the 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code, Based on the 2024 International Wildland-Urban Interface Code, Including Local Amendments and Additions; and
Schedule a public hearing to conduct the second reading of Ordinance Nos. 626-25 and 627-25 for the November 18, 2025 City Council Meeting.
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PRIOR ACTION/VOTE
On November 15, 2022, the City Council conducted the first reading of Ordinance No. 584-22 adopting the California Fire Code 2022 Edition (Vote: 4-0-1).
STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT
Provide a high level of innovative public safety.
BACKGROUND
The California Building Standards Code is published every three years and amends the California Code of Regulations Title 24. These Codes are commonly referred to as Building, Residential, Fire, Plumbing, Mechanical, Electrical, Green and Energy Codes. The 2025 Edition of the California Fire Code, Part 9 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations automatically becomes effective statewide on January 1, 2026. State law permits local jurisdictions to make modifications, referred to as "local amendments", that may be more, but in no event less, restrictive than the requirements adopted by the State. To incorporate local amendments, jurisdictions must make findings that the local amendments are reasonably necessary due to loca...
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