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
Title
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.
Body
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:
2025 California Building Code
2025 California Administrative Code
2025 California Residential Code
2025 California Plumbing Code
2025 California Mechanical Code
2025 California Electrical...
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