ORDINANCE NO. 886
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOMITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 3-1 (FIRE PREVENTION) OF TITLE 3 OF THE LOMITA MUNICIPAL CODE; ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 2025 EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE (TITLE 24 PART 9 OF THE CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE); AND FINDING THE ACTION EXEMPT FROM
THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOMITA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 3-1.01 of Title 3 of the City of Lomita Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
3-1.01. County fire code adopted.
Except as hereinafter provided, the California Fire Code, 2025 Edition (Part 9 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations) as in effect on January 1 2026, adopting the California Fire Code, 2025 Edition (California Code of Regulations Title 24, Part 9) is hereby incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein, and shall constitute and may be cited as the Fire Code of the City of Lomita.
In the event of any conflict between provisions of the California Fire Code, 2025 Edition, or any amendment to the fire code contained in the City of Lomita Municipal Code, the provision contained in the latter listed document shall control.
A copy of the California Fire Code, 2025 Edition, has been deposited in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Lomita and shall be at all times maintained by the city clerk for use and examination by the public.
Section 2. To the extent the provisions of this ordinance are substantially the same as previous provisions of the Lomita Municipal Code, these provisions shall be construed as continuations of those provisions and not as new enactments.
Section 3. Adoption of this ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in that it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the ordinance may have a significant effect on the environment pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3). The adoption of the proposed ordinance is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects that have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. As the proposed ordinance adopts state amendments to the California Building Standard Code reasonably necessary to mitigate threats to the public health and safety posed by local climatic, geological, or topographical conditions, the City’s adoption is largely administrative in nature and designed to improve environmental quality; therefore, the action poses no potential of causing significant adverse effects to the environment.
Ordinance No. 886
Section 4. If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance or any part hereof is for any reason held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance or any part thereof. The City Council of the City of Lomita hereby declares that it would have passed each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid.
Section 5. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after the date of its passage; and prior to fifteen (15) days after its passage, the City Clerk shall cause a copy of this ordinance to be published in accordance with the provisions of the law. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this ordinance. The City Clerk shall file a certified copy of this ordinance with the California Building Standards Commission.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of May 2026.
Cindy Segawa
Mayor
ATTEST:
Kathleen Horn Gregory, MMC
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney