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Page 1 of 4 <br />Item #3 <br /> CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT <br /> <br />October 7, 2025 <br />Community and Economic Development <br /> <br />TITLE: INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 20 AND TITLE 18 OF THE <br />PLEASANTON MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT BY REFERENCE THE 2025 <br />EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS TITLE 24 PARTS 1-12, <br />INCLUDING THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING, EXISTING BUILDING, <br />RESIDENTIAL, FIRE, WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE, PROPERTY <br />MAINTENANCE, AND SWIMMING POOL AND SPA CODES; THE 2024 UNIFORM <br />PLUMBING AND MECHANICAL CODES; THE 2023 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL <br />CODE AND THE 2025 CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE <br /> <br />SUMMARY <br />Every three years, the State of California adopts new building standards that make up the <br />California Code of Regulations, Title 24. The prior Title 24 was adopted in 2022, and the 2025 <br />Title 24 will become effective on January 1, 2026. The proposed ordinance amends the <br />Pleasanton Municipal Code (PMC) to coincide with the State’s adoption of the 2025 California <br />Building Safety Codes, more commonly known as the Building, Existing Building, Residential, <br />Green, Plumbing, Mechanical, Electrical, Energy, Wildland-Urban Interface, and Fire Codes. <br />These codes are also known collectively as the California Building Standards Code (CBSC). <br /> <br />Existing local amendments related to the City’s geological, topographical, climatic, and <br />environmental (for CALGreen) conditions are included in the proposed amendments. Due to a <br />variety of local conditions, local amendments to the CBSC relating to structural design <br />standards and fire resistivity are necessary. Additionally, consistent with the City’s Climate <br />Action Plan 2.0 (CAP 2.0), local amendments in the Green Code are being carried forward <br />from the previous code adoption cycle for required electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure <br />and building electrification for new construction. <br /> <br />State Assembly Bill 130 was signed into law this year and, among other provisions, places a <br />moratorium on local amendments to residential codes until 2031. This code adoption does not <br />include any new local amendments to the California Residential Code or Green Building <br />Standards Code; it is “substantially equivalent” to the one in place, with minor edits to code <br />section reference numbers that were updated in this code cycle. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Staff recommends the City Council introduce the attached ordinance updating various chapters <br />within Pleasanton Municipal Code Title 20 and Title 18 concerning the adoption of the 2025 <br />Edition of the California Building Standards Code (Title 24 c.c.r.), including by reference the <br />2024 International Building, Existing Building, Residential, Wildland-Urban Interface, and Fire <br />Codes; the 2024 Uniform Plumbing and Mechanical Codes; the 2023 National Electrical Code <br />and the 2025 California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen). <br /> <br /> <br />Page 8 of 376