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Adoption of the California Building
Standards Code and Local Building
and Fire Amendments
November 18, 2025
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Adopt and amend where necessary the
latest California Building Standards Codes
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2025 California Building Code
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2025 California Residential Code
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2025 California Fire Code
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2025 California Electrical Code
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2025 California Plumbing Code
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2025 California Energy Code
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2025 California Mechanical Code
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2025 California Existing Code
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2025 California Historical Code
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2025 California Green Building Standards Code
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2025 California Administrative Code
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2025 California Referenced Standards Code
BACKGROUND
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Pursuant to the California Health and
Safety Code Sections 17958.5 and
18941.5, the City is able to amend certain
provisions due to the following
conditions with limitations due to AB 130:
DISCUSSION
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Climatic
Geological
Topographical
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DISCUSSION
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A few notable State Code changes:
Continued
increase in
safety and
energy
efficiency
requirements
Updates to the
battery
storage
requirements
Updates to the
Electric Vehicle
Charging
Stations
requirements
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MANHATTAN BEACH
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Carried forward MBMC amendments:
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Continue to limit the maximum duration of
permits for construction projects
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Continue to clarify when fire sprinklers are
required for all structures
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Continue to prohibit the use of wood shakes
and wood shingles for new or re
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roofs
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Carried forward MBMC amendments:
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Continue the requirements for undergrounding
or stubbing out for utilities
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Allow non
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corrosive plastic building materials
in residential construction.
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No local modifications to sustainable building
measures to align with the current State Green
Building Standards
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Some notable MBMC amendments:
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No modifications to the local municipal code
amendments adopted by City Council on
September 16, 2025
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Removal of the local fire code amendment for
the definition of high
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rise building of 55 feet to
be consistent with State Building Code
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lastly…
DISCUSSION
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The majority of the local amendments
are carried forward from the previous
joint effort by
89 jurisdictions within LA
County and update the structural
requirements due to potential hazards.
EARTHQUAKES
WIND
GEOLOGICAL
TOPOGRAPHICAL
CLIMATIC
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Email distributed to the Community
Development Department’s email list.
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Copies of the Ordinances, Resolutions,
and referenced Codes available to
review at the City Clerks office for at
least 15 days prior to public hearing.
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Notice of the public hearing was
published in the Beach Reporter for
two successive weeks (10/30 and 11/6).
PUBLIC OUTREACH
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NOVEMBER 15, 2025
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Staff recommends that the City Council
conduct a Public Hearing and adopt:
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Ordinance No. 25
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0009
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Building Codes
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Ordinance No. 25
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0010
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Fire Code
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Resolution No. 25
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0118
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Building Codes
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Resolution No. 25
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0019
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Fire Code
RECOMMENDATIONS
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NOVEMBER 18, 2025