Acting Fire Marshal Russell Chung
September 30, 2025
Ordinance Amending Chapter 16.52
of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code and
Amending Chapter 20.10 of the
Sunnyvale Municipal Code
2City of Sunnyvale – Topic/Abbreviated Title – Month Year Sunnyvale Fire Code Adoption Cycle
Ordinance
Development
Sunnyvale
Municipal
Code
• Model fire code
Minimum fire
safety
requirements
Adopted in 42
states
Published every 3
years
• Adoption
February 2025
Published July 1,
2025
• Effective January
1, 2026 as default
code unless local
adoption is
completed
• County Wide Task
Group
Identify new or
modified code
requirements
Review existing
local amendments
for continued
applicability
• Effective January
1, 2026
Model code with
local amendments
• No substantive
amendments
introduced
• Administrative
renumbering and
language updates
3City of Sunnyvale – Topic/Abbreviated Title – Month Year • Silicon Valley
Cutting edge of R&D technology may not be
covered in model codes
• Public Safety Model
Emphasis on fire access, water supply
regardless of occupancy
• Local amendments continue to support
General Plan
Local Policy and Needs
4City of Sunnyvale – Topic/Abbreviated Title – Month Year Considerations
Staff Recommendation
• Administrative renumbering and language updates
• City adopts local amendments or risks defaulting to minimum standards Staff Recommendation
• Introduce the Ordinance Amending Chapter 16.52 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code to Adopt by Reference the 2025 California Fire Code with Local Amendments and Related Findings, and Amending Chapter
20.10 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code, and Find that the Action is Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act under CEQA Guidelines Section 15308, 15305, and 15061.