TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: David Chantarangsu, AICP, Development Services Director
PREPARED BY: Andrew Krogh, Building [DC1]Official
SUBJECT:
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Public Hearing and Second Reading of Ordinance No. 625-25 Adopting the 2025 California Building Standards Code
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RECOMMENDATION
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Conduct a Public Hearing; and
Conduct the Second Reading and adopt Ordinance No. 625-25 entitled: An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Murrieta, California, Adopting the 2025 California Building Standards Code.
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PRIOR ACTION/VOTE
On November 4, 2025, the City Council introduced and conducted the first reading of Ordinance No. 625-25 approving amendments to the Murrieta Municipal Code to introduce an ordinance adopting the 2025 California Building Standards Code, with minor local amendments (Vote: 5-0).
CITY COUNCIL GOAL
Maintain a high performing organization that values fiscal sustainability, transparency, accountability and organizational efficiency.
BACKGROUND
The California Building Standards Commission is the State agency responsible for establishing and updating the building standards and codes for new construction in California. The model codes that make up the California Building Standards Code - California Code of Regulations Title 24 (CBSC) include the following:
* International Building Code;
* National Electrical Code;
* International Residential Code;
* Uniform Mechanical Code; and
* Uniform Plumbing Code.
The model building codes are updated every three (3) years with the requirement that local jurisdictions enforce the State adopted codes as the minimum standard for construction. The current 2025 CBSC was published July 1, 2025, with an effective date of January 1, 2026. Under State law, the CBSC applies throughout the State and to all building occupancies, even if no local ordinance is adopted.
The State allows local amendments to the code when findings can be made that such code chan...
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