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City Council
November 4, 2025
Item #5 RTC 25-1566
> Proposed Ordinance to Adopt the
CIT 2025 California Building Standards
Code with Local Amendments
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Including Updates to the City's
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Afshan Hamid
Director of Community Development
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California Building Standards
Code: Background
• Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations is
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• Current 2022 Code covers Jan. 2023 - Dec. 2025. 2025 curema 2025 cure 2025 • The 2025 Code will cover Jan. 2026 - Dec. 2028. 2025 Сли 20225 смирна 2025 • Cities can follow the state code mandate OR adopt
these regulations with local amendments to address
local geologic, topographic or climate conditions
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California Residential Code: Continuation
of Proposed Amendments
• 2025 California Residential Code Chapter 3:
- Automatic Fire Sprinkler Requirements for Additions to existing CALIFORNIA 2025 Group R3 Occupancies; i.e. one- and two-family dwellings,
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• The 2025 Code will cover Jan. 2026 - Dec. 2028.
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• October 21 City Council Meeting: first reading
• Local amendments introduced for clean up, life and
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In general Council supported the local amendments
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2025 Reach Code: Proposed Amendments
• The 2025 baseline California Green Building Standards Code is significantly more aggressive regarding sustainability standards.
• Statf compared the 2022 Santa Clara Reach Code to the 2025 California Building Standards Code.
• The City's Reach Code has higher standards regarding certain Electric Vehicle (EV) parking and Photovolatic (PV) System requirements. 5 City of
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2025 Reach Code: Proposed Amendments
Which ed Ordie to be incher, alrying forward the existing Reach Code standards, -2025 California Energy Code, Section 110.10:
Additional requirements for Solar Readiness for Non-Residential and Multi- Family Buildings.
-2025 California Green Building Standards Code, Section 4.106:
Additional requirements for increased electric vehicle charging stations for Residential projects.
-2025 California Green Building Standards Code, Section 5.106:
Additional requirements for increased electric vehicle charging stations for Non- Residential development.
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2025 Reach Code: EV Parking
Requirements
• Terms:
- EV Capable - conduit installed for a future EV space
- EV Ready - outlet provided
- EVCS Charging Station - charger
- EVCE Charging Equipment
- Levels: Level 1 - Level 3 (increase power capacity and faster charge) EV Capable EV Ready EVCS Charging Station
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2025 Reach Code: Council proposed
modifications
• Proposed Ordinance includes Reach Code modifications as follows:
• New Non-Residential use, other than motels and hotels:
15% capable / 15% EVCS
• Place of Religious Worship
10% capable / 10% EVCS
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All Electric Suspension
• The Federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which struck down the Berkeley Code, which was an All-Electric Code.
• January 14, 2025, the Santa Clara City Council indefinitely suspended the all- electric provisions of the Reach Code, and gave statt direction to prepare a revised Reach Code utilizing one or more alternate approaches that do not directly prohibit natural gas infrastructure.
• Staff is in the process of drafting the revised text and will return in early 2026 with alternative approaches to encourage electrification in mixed-fuel buildings.
9 City Council
November 4, 2025
Item #5 RTC 25-1566
Proposed Ordinance to Adopt the
2025 California Building Standards
Code with Local Amendments
1852 Including Updates to the City's
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Afshan Hamid
Director of Community Development
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