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Special Meeting - 12/19/2025 1:00:00 AM
SPECIAL MEETING - ADOPTION OF 2025 BUILDING AND FIRE CODES.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE
that the Mayor of the City of Laguna Beach has called a special meeting of the City Council to take place at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 18, 2025, for the purpose of discussing and taking action on the items listed below.
No other business shall be considered at the Special Closed Session Meeting except as listed below.
A.
ROLL CALL - 5:00 p.m.
B.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Councilmember Whalen
C.
PUBLIC HEARINGS - NON APPEALS.
This section is for matters (other than appeals) that are structured as Public Hearings. Public hearings are different from regular business items in that there is a specific time period where a formal hearing is opened by the presiding officer, public comment is accepted from any member of the public, and the hearing is closed by the presiding officer. Generally each public speaker has one opportunity to speak. The City Council conducts all Public Hearings in accordance with the provisions of applicable Laguna Beach procedure and State law. The presiding officer shall have discretion to establish the time allocated for public comme nt.
1. SECOND READING BY TITLE ONLY, PUBLIC HEARING, AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 14, CHAPTER 14.50 (BUILDING CODE) OF THE LAGUNA BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE AND FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 15, CHAPTER 15.01 (CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE) OF THE LAGUNA BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING, FIRE CODE, AND OTHER RELATED CODES, INCLUDING LOCAL AMENDMENTS, ADOPT A RESOLUTIONS SETTING FORTH FINDINGS BASED ON LOCAL CONDITIONS FOR CERTAIN LOCAL AMENDMENTS AND FINDING THE PROPOSED ACTIONS ARE NOT A PROJECTS SUBJECT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE ARE EXEMPT FROM CEQA Recommendations:
Open the Public hearing of two separate ordinances adopting the 2025 California Building Standards Codes and Fire Code with local amendments to Title 14 and 15 of the Laguna Beach Municipal Code; Waive full reading and introduce second reading by title only an Ordinance titled, “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE 2025 EDITIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE AND OTHER RELATED 2025 CODES BY AMENDING TITLE 14 (BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION), OF THE LAGUNA BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING CHAPTER 14.50 (BUILDING CODE), CHAPTER 14.52 (RESIDENTIAL CODE), CHAPTER 14.54 (MECHANICAL CODE), CHAPTER 14.64 (PLUMBING CODE), CHAPTER 14.68 (ELECTRICAL CODE), CHAPTER 14.70 (WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE CODE), CHAPTER 14.86 (GREEN BUILDING CODE), AND ADDING CHAPTER 14.90 (ENERGY CODE), CHAPTER 14.91 (HISTORICAL BUILDING CODE), CHAPTER 14.92 (EXISTING BUILDING CODE), AND CHAPTER 14.95 (INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE), WITH LOCAL AMENDMENTS AND FINDING THE ORDINANCE IS NOT A PROJECT SUBJECT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE IS EXEMPT FROM CEQA”; and Waive full reading and introduce second reading by title only an Ordinance titled, “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 15, CHAPTER 15.01 (CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE) OF THE LAGUNA BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT THE 2025 FIRE CODE WITH LOCAL AMENDMENTS AND FINDING THE ORDINANCE IS NOT A PROJECT SUBJECT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE IS EXEMPT FROM CEQA”.
Staff Report
Attach 1 - 2025 Building Code Ordinance
Attach 2 - 2025 Fire Code Ordinance
Attach 3 - Public Notice
D.
ADJOURNMENT.
The Laguna Beach City Council will adjourn to its next regular or other meeting, tentatively set for:
Tuesday, January 6, 2026
LAGUNA BEACH CITY HALL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
505 FOREST AVENUE, LAGUNA BEACH, CA
CLOSED SESSION AT 4:00 P.M. AND
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT 3:30 PM.
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