For City Council Meeting August 12, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Tanya Williams, City Manager
FROM: Christina Taylor, Interim Community Development Director
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Request City Council Set a Public Hearing for August 26, 2025, to Consider Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Chapter 15.08 of the Rialto Municipal Code to Codify by Reference the 2025 Edition of the California Building Codes and 2024 International Property Maintenance Code with Appendices and Amendments.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council set a Public Hearing for August 26, 2025, to consider the Adoption of an ordinance amending Chapter 15.08 of the Rialto Municipal Code to codify by reference the 2025 Edition of the California Building Codes and the 2024 International Property Maintenance Code with appendices and amendments.
BACKGROUND
The State of California Health and Safety Code requires local governments to adopt the most recent editions of the model codes related to construction. The California Building Codes are updated every three (3) years to implement the most recent technology and standards as it relates to building requirements for new and existing structures. These revisions also update the proper methods and procedures for best maintenance and repair practices for existing structures. The State requires that California cities adopt each revision of the California Building Code every three (3) years.
On December 13, 2022, the City adopted the 2022 Building Codes along with the adoption of the 2021 International Property Maintenance Code. These are the operative building and property maintenance codes through the end of calendar year 2025.
The construction codes proposed for adoption by reference with amendments include the following:
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2025 California Building Code |
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2025 California Administrative Code |
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2025 California Residential Code |
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2025 California Plumbing Code |
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2025 California Mechanical Code |
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2025 California Electrical Code |
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2025 California Green Building Standards Code |
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2025 California Energy Code |
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2025 California Historical Building Code |
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2025 California Existing Building Code |
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2025 California Referenced Standards |
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2025 Wildland Urban Interface Code |
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2024 International Property Maintenance Code |
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION:
In accordance with State law, the City Council is required to set and conduct a public hearing on this matter. A more comprehensive staff report will follow once the hearing has been set.
The Public Hearing Notice is included in this staff report as Attachment 1.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT:
The adoption of the proposed Ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Pursuant to Section 15378 of the California Environmental Quality Act, a ‘Project’ means the whole of an action, which has a potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. A project does not include:
• Organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.
The Community Development Department will file a Notice of Exemption with the Clerk of the Board of San Bernardino County in accordance with CEQA upon completion of the Ordinance.
GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY:
The proposed action will create a public review process for the adoption of building code updates. As such, it is consistent with the following City of Rialto General Plan policies:
Guiding Principle: Our City government will lead by example, and will operate in an open, transparent, and responsive manner that meets the needs of the citizens and is a good place to do business.
LEGAL REVIEW:
The City Attorney’s Office has reviewed the staff report and approved the Public Hearing Notice as to form.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Operating Budget Impact
The Ordinance will not result in any impact to the City’s operating budget.
Capital Improvement Budget Impact
The Ordinance does not include any development; therefore, there are no financial costs associated with the Ordinance.
Business License
The adoption of an Ordinance does not require a business license.