Item 5.2.
Introduce Ordinance Repealing and Replacing Certain
Chapters of the Union City Municipal Code to Adopt the
2025 California Building Codes With Local Amendments
and Adopt a Resolution For Local Amendments
2 • The California Building Standards Code sets forth uniform standards for the construction and maintenance of buildings, electrical systems, plumbing systems, mechanical systems, and fire and life safety systems.
• The Code applies to all cities and counties in California and is updated every three years.
• Local governments may amend the provisions of the code upon findings that such amendments are necessary due to either climatic, geological, or topographical conditions.
Background
3 • The Code was last updated in 2022.
• The 2025 Building Standards Code goes into effect on January 1, 2026. • The City must adopt an ordinance to incorporate any local amendments into the Building Code.
• Contemporaneously, the City must make certain findings that support the need to adopt local amendments.
Background
4 • The Ordinance will repeal and replace Chapters15.20, 15.40, 15.44,
15.48, 15.52, 15.80, 15.81, and 15.84 of Title 15 to incorporate the 2025 Building Codes with Local Amendments.
• Proposed local amendments to 2025 Building Codes are substantially same as the City’s local amendments for the 2022 Building Codes. • Moratorium under AB 130 provides an exception, inter alia, for previously filed local amendments with no material change. • The proposed ordinance includes general findings of local conditions necessary to justify local amendments.
Proposed Ordinance
Proposed Ordinance
5 • The proposed Ordinance includes adoption of the following building codes by reference:
• California Building Code– CCR Title 24 Part 2
• California Residential Code– CCR Title 24 Part 3
• California Electrical Code– CCR Title 24 Part 4
• California Mechanical Code– CCR Title 24 Part 5
• California Plumbing Code– CCR Title 24 Part 6
• California Fire Code– CCR Title 24 Part 9
• California Existing Building Code– CCR Title 24 Part 10 • California Green Building Standards Code– CCR Title 24 Part 11 Proposed Ordinance
Proposed Ordinance
6 • The proposed Resolution includes findings that support the need for local amendments.
• Such amendments are reasonably necessary due to local climatic, geologic, or topographical conditions as required under state law.
Proposed Resolution
Proposed Resolution
7 Waive full reading and introduce by title only an ordinance to repeal and replace chapters 15.20, 15.40, 15.44, 15.48, 15.52, 15.80, 15.81, and
15.84 Title 15, Building and Construction, of the Union City Municipal Code to incorporate the 2025 California Building Codes with local amendments and adopt a resolution finding and determining the need for local amendments are reasonably necessary because of local climatic, geologic, or topographical conditions, in accordance with California Health and Safety Code Section 17958.7.
Recommendation