ORDINANCE NO. __________
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
AMENDING CHAPTER 15.09 OF THE CHULA VISTA
MUNICIPAL CODE, RESIDENTIAL CODE, ADOPTING
THE CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL CODE, 2025
EDITION
WHEREAS, the California Building Standards Commission requires jurisdictions within the State to begin enforcing the 2025 Edition of the California Building Standards Code on January 1, 2026; and
WHEREAS, local jurisdictions are permitted to adopt local amendments to the State building codes before they take effect; and
WHEREAS, local amendments cannot be less restrictive than the State building codes and must be based on findings that the amendments are necessary because of local climatic, geological, or topographical conditions; and
WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 130 prohibits local jurisdictions from modifying residential building standards except under specific circumstances from October 1, 2025 through June 1, 2031; and
WHEREAS, the proposed ordinance adopts the 2025 California Residential Code with no local amendments.
The City Council of the City of Chula Vista does ordain as follows:
Section I. Amended Chapter 15.09
That Chapter 15.09 of the Chula Vista Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Chapter 15.09
RESIDENTIAL CODE
Sections:
15.09.010 California Residential Code, 2022 2025 Edition, adopted by reference.
15.09.010 California Residential Code, 2022 2025 Edition, adopted by reference.
There is hereby adopted by reference the California Residential Code, 2022 2025 Edition, known as the California Code of Regulations, Title 24 part 2 .5, including Appendix AHBF, AQBB, ASBJ, AX CI and AZCJ, as adopted by state agencies, and excluding Chapter 1, Division II of that document as copyrighted by the International Code Council and the California Building Standards Commission . Said document is hereby adopted as the residential Residential code Code of the City of Chula Vista for regulating Ordinance No. __________
the construction, alteration, movement, enlargement, replacement, repair, equipment, use and occupancy, location, maintenance, removal and demolition of every detached one-and two-family dwelling, townhouse not mor e than three stories above grade plane in height with a separate means of egress and structures accessory thereto throughout the City, excepting such portions as are hereinafter deleted, modified, or amended. Municipal Code chapter 15.06 shall serve as the administrative, organizational and enforcement rules and regulations for this chapter.
Section II. Severability
If any portion of this Ordinance, or its application to any person or circumstance, is for any reason held to be invalid, unenforceable or unconstitutional, by a court of competent jurisdiction, that portion shall be deemed severable, and such invalidity, unenforceability or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining portions of the Ordinance, or its application to any other person or circumstance.
The City Council of the City of Chula Vista hereby declares that it would have adopted each section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance, irrespective of the fact that any one or more other section s, sentences, clauses or phrases of the Ordinance be declared invalid, unenforceable or unconstitutional.
Section III. Construction
The City Council of the City of Chula Vista intends this Ordinance to supplement, not to duplicate or contradict, applicable state and federal law and this Ordinance shall be construed in light of that intent.
Section IV. Effective Date
This ordinance will take effect and be in force thirty days after final passage but not before January 1, 2026.
Section V. Publication
The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be published or posted according to law.
Presented by: Approved as to form
by:
Roy Sapa’u Marco Verdugo
Director of Development Services City Attorney