CC 11-04-2025
Item #11
Municipal Code
Amendments for
California Buildings
Standards Code and
Fire Code
Presentation
California Code of Regulations
Adoption Ordinance
Three-Year Code Cycle
Title-24 California Code of Regulations
Part 1 - 2025 California Administrative Code
Part 2 - 2025 California Building Code, Volumes 1 and 2 Part 2.5 - 2025 California Residential Code
Part 3 - 2025 California Electrical Code
Part 4 - 2025 California Mechanical Code
Part 5 - 2025 California Plumbing Code
Part 6 - 2025 California Energy Code
Part 7 – 2025 Wildland-Urban Interface Code
Part 8 - 2025 California Historical Code
Part 9 - 2025 California Fire Code
Part 10 – 2025 California Existing Building Code
Part 11 - 2025 California Green Building Standards Code Part 12 – 2025 California Referenced Standards Code
Local Amendments
Local Building and Fire groups and
committees.
ICC Tri-Chapter Uniform Code Committee.
Santa Clara County Fire Marshals
Association.
Local Amendments - Changes Highlighted
Chapter 16.10
Chapter 16.10 acknowledges the
adoption of the 2025 California
Wildland-Urban Interface Code in its
entirety with local amendment to
add one exception for open spaces
per SCCFD.
Local Amendments - Changes Highlighted
Chapter 16.40
Adopts the 2025 California Fire Code with
local amendments proposed by Santa
Clara County Fire Department.
Local Amendments - Changes Highlighted
Chapter 16.54
Adopts the 2025 California Energy Code with
the removal of a majority of the electrical
make ready amendments adopted to
replace the repealed reach code.
The one remaining amendment adds
Section 130.6 to require electrical make
ready provisions in non-residential uses for
the installation of a future electrical heating
appliance.
Local Amendments - Changes Highlighted
Chapter 16.58
The Adoption of the 2025 California Green Building
Code. The EV amendments adopted in 2019 per
Ord. 22-2245 have been updated and removed.
• The amendments within Section 16.58.400 for
residential electric vehicles has been modified to
match the Tier II requirements as required in the
City’s approved housing element.
• The amendments within Section 16.58.420 for
non-residential electric vehicles has been
removed due to 2025 CALGreen becoming more
restrictive.
Local Amendments - Changes Highlighted
Chapter 16.80
Amending this Chapter within
the Cupertino Municipal Code
to include additional placards
posted by the Building and
Code Enforcement Divisions.
Timelines and Next Steps…
July 1, 2025: California Code of Regulations (or
State Codes) were published.
January 1, 2026: Eff. Date of State Codes.
November 4, 2025: First reading of Ordinance.
November 18, 2025: Second reading of Ordinance.
January 1, 2026: Eff. Date of Local Amendments.
1. Conduct the first reading of An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Cupertino Amending Chapters 16.02, 16.04, 16.06, 16.10, 16.16,
16.20, 16.24, 16.40, 16.42, 16.54, 16.58, 16.62, 16.64, 16.68, and 16.80 of Title 16 of the Cupertino Municipal Code adopting the California Building, Residential, Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing, Energy, Wildland- Urban Interface, Fire, Historical, Existing Building, Green Building, Referenced Standards, Uniform Housing, and Property Maintenance Codes with certain exceptions, deletions, modifications, additions and amendments”;
2. Adopt a Resolution making factual findings with respect to the local geological, topographical, and climatic conditions necessary to make local amendments to the California Building Standards Code.
3. Find the project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to 14 California Code of Regulations Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15308.
Recommended Action:
Questions?
CC 11-04-2025
Item #12
Municipal Code
Amendments to
Regulate Film Production
Presentation
November 4, 2025
Film Production Ordinance
• Consistent filming requests
• Yamaha, CBS, La7, El Camino Health
• No current ordinance handled case-by- case
• Lack of ordinance creates inefficiencies and
ambiguity
• New ordinance would protect City resources,
improve coordination, recover costs
Purpose and Background
• Many cities in California and the Bay Area
have film ordinances
• Reviewed many in LA County and in Bay Area
• California Film Commission Guidelines
• Government Code §14999.21
Research and Framework
Proposed Ordinance
• Requires film permit on public/private
property w/ exemptions:
• News Media
• Private non-commercial videos
• Studio Filming
• Nonprofit and student films
• Permit required, exempt from fees
Proposed Ordinance
• Authorizes City to collect permit fees
• Fees will be comparative to other cities
• Establishes general requirements
• Noticing
• Filming Hours
• Site conditions
• Insurance
• Oversight
• Traffic and
Neighborhood
Impacts
• California Film Commission Feedback
• Second Reading December 2, 2025
• Fee Schedule Amendment
• Information and Application posted on
City Webpage
Next Steps
Recommended Action
Conduct the first reading of Ordinance No.
25-279: “An Ordinance of the City Council of
the City of Cupertino Amending City Code
Title Five (Business Licenses and Regulations)
to Establish Chapter 5.51 to Regulate Film
Production.”
Questions?
CC 11-04-2025
Item #13
Active Transportation Plan
Presentation
Active Transportation Plan
City Of Cupertino
City Council Meeting
November 04, 2025
Agenda
Project Description
Phase 1 Outreach
• What we Heard
Bicycle & Pedestrian Analysis
• Methods and Results
Network Recommendations
Prioritization Criteria
• Provide Feedback
Phase 2 Outreach
Next Steps
Project Background
April 4, 2023: The City Council approved the FY 23/24 City Work Program (CWP), including the ATP as an item "to be considered" in the FY 24/25 City Work Program.
April 3, 2024: The City Council approved the FY 24/25 CWP, including the ATP as an approved item.
June 26, 2024: The City Council adopted Resolution 24-063, requesting that the Metropolitan Transportation Commission allocate FY 24/25 TDA3 funding for the development of an Active
Transportation Plan.
December 3, 2024: The City Council approved a contract with Alta Planning + Design, Inc. for the development of an ATP.
What is an Active Transportation Plan?
The ATP aims to make it easier for people to walk and bike in Cupertino.
• Identify gaps in the pedestrian and bicycle networks. • Develop network recommendations for pedestrian and bicycle projects, while also balancing the needs of motorized vehicles. • Perform community outreach and different data analysis techniques to develop network recommendations that are data- driven and based on community input.
• Recommend programs and policies to make active transportation safer and more convenient.
Why an Active Transportation Plan?
Outdated Plans
• 2016 Bicycle Transportation Plan
• 2018 Pedestrian Transportation Plan
Clear Project Roadmap for the City
• Separate plans led to questions
about prioritization
Improve Safety and Connectivity
• Implement the countermeasures
identified in the Vision Zero Action
Plan to achieve the 2040 target.
Project Schedule
Plan Goals
Safety
• Focus on the High-Injury Network
Access
• Improve access to schools, jobs, parks, and other
destinations
Maintenance
• Repair & maintain the existing network
Sustainability
• Improve air quality, climate, and public health
Multimodal Balance
• Minimize impacts on roadway operations
Fairness
• Improvements are distributed to all neighborhoods
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Community Outreach
What we Heard in Phase 1
Phase 1 Outreach
9 Pop-up Events & 2 Community Workshops
36 Promotional Signs
• Installed across the City
1,361 People Reached & 2,987 Public Comments
• Received via outreach boards, an interactive website, and emails
Phase 1 Outreach
Desire for Connected Networks
• Close gaps & reduce barriers
Focus on Pedestrian Improvements
• Ensure pedestrian needs are being met
Lead with Safety and Accessibility
• Prioritize the top two-ranked plan goals
Focus Improvements near Schools
• Focus on school travel
Phase 1 Outreach
Reflect All Voices
• Capture all opinions about ATP
Concern About Tradeoffs
• Consider the impact on parking/traffic
Don’t Just Build, Maintain
• Dedicate resources towards bike facility maintenance
Track Progress
• Monitor the utilization of new projects
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Technical Analysis
An Approach for a Data-Driven Plan
Level of Traffic Stress (LTS) Analysis
Purpose
• To measure the perception of
comfort and safety of roadway
segments for walking and biking.
Based on Roadway Characteristics
• Examples: speed limit, width, type
of infrastructure, etc.
Active Trip Potential Analysis
Purpose
• To identify specific areas
where short driving trips are
currently occurring.
A Big-Data Solution
• ATP uses origin/ destination
data from an activity-based
model calibrated to mobile
data, simulated for privacy.
Where are People Traveling?
• ~30% of all car trips starting
or ending in Cupertino are 5
miles or less.
https://flowmap.altago.site/1DDBl9gnj-FtUTPoFkwBPdxd1MjIXNg5nhAVigXpp1Xs/d7df4d7 Active
Trip
Potential
Trip distance is an
important factor in
mode choice.
For this analysis,
Alta made
assumptions based
on ACS data
about reasonable
distances for
vehicle trips that
could be replaced
by other modes.
Stress-Adjusted Short Trip Analysis
Purpose
• To identify areas where short driving trips could be made by walking, biking, or rolling, but currently aren’t due to stressful or uncomfortable conditions.
• People walking or biking experience high-stress segments to be longer than the actual distance.
+=
Level of Traffic Stress Active Trip Potential Stress-Adjusted Short Trip Gaps in the
network and
areas with the
highest potential
to generate new
walking trips
Walking
Gap
Scores
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Phase 2 Network Recommendations
Development Process and Draft Criteria
Recommendations Process
Analysis
Proposed
Projects
Public Input
Past Plans
Network Recommendations
Following Local, State, and Federal Guidance and Standards • The Caltrans Design Information Bulletin #94, FHWA Bikeway Selection Guide, and other design manuals served as references to ensure consistency with state and federal design guidance.
Network Recommendations
Categories
• Intersection
projects were
grouped into
typologies to
allow for greater
flexibility with
future project
delivery.
Draft Bicycle Network Criteria
Max
ScoreMetric (Source)CriteriaGoal
20Roadway is on the High Injury NetworkCollision History Safety 10Max score from bicycle level of traffic
stress analysis Stress Level
10School located nearbySchool Proximity
Access
5Presence of transit stopsHigh Frequency
Transit Proximity
10Presence of parks, the library, and
shopping centers
Parks & Other
Destination
Proximity
5Roadway has high bicycle or e-bike trip
potentialActive Trip PotentialSustainability
5Fills network facility gap within a
segment
(-10)Potential need for lane reduction or
parking removalRoadway ImpactBalance
20Roadway was identified by multiple
people during public outreach processPublic InputFairness Draft Pedestrian Intersection Criteria
Max
ScoreMetric (Source)CriteriaGoal
20Roadway is on the High Injury NetworkCollision History Safety 10Max score from pedestrian level of
traffic stress analysis Stress Level
10School located nearbySchool Proximity
Access
10Presence of transit stopsHigh Frequency
Transit Proximity
10Presence of parks, the library, and
shopping centers
Parks & Other
Destination
Proximity
5Roadway has high active pedestrian
trip potentialActive Trip PotentialSustainability
5Fills network facility gap within a
segment
20Roadway was identified by multiple
people during public outreach processPublic InputFairness Draft Pedestrian Sidewalk Criteria
Max
ScoreMetric (Source)CriteriaGoal
20Roadway is on the High Injury NetworkCollision History Safety 10Max score from pedestrian level of
traffic stress analysis Stress Level
10School located nearbySchool Proximity
Access
10Presence of transit stopsHigh Frequency
Transit Proximity
10Presence of parks, the library, and
shopping centers
Parks & Other
Destination
Proximity
5Roadway has high trip potential
Active Trip PotentialSustainability 5Fills network facility gap within a segment
20Roadway was identified by multiple
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Phase 2 Outreach
Current Process and Next Steps
Phase 2 Outreach
Public Hearings
• August 20 – Bicycle Pedestrian Commission
• September 9 – Planning Commission
• November 4 – Cupertino City Council
Pop-Up Events
• September 5 – Creekside Farmers’ Market
• September 13 – Silicon Valley Fall Fest
• September 21 – De Anza Farmers’ Market
• September 28 – Bike Fest
Community Workshops
• September 29 – Community Hall
• October 23 – Virtual Workshop
What Comes Next
Phase 2 – August through November 2025
• City Commission & Council meetings
• Prioritize recommendations for implementation
• Create “Implementation Packages” for the highest priority projects
• Produce Draft Plan
Phase 3 – January through February 2026
• Public review of the Draft Plan
Final Plan – Spring 2026
• City Council
Questions?