ORDINANCE NO. 1310
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON, AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF TITLE 15 (BUILDING AND
CONSTRUCTION) OF THE VERNON MUNICIPAL CODE, TO ADOPT
THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS CODE
SECTION 1. Recitals.
A. The City of Vernon (City) is a municipal corporation and a charted city of the State of California organized and existing under its charter and the Constitution of the State of California.
B. Vernon Municipal Code (VMC) Title 15 – Building and Construction establishes regulations and provisions in the City and designates, regulates and restricts various matters of development.
C. The City desires to amend certain sections of Title 15 of the VMC to adopt the 2025 California Building Standards.
D. A public hearing will be held for the second reading and adoption of this ordinance.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby finds and determines that the above recitals are true and correct and are a substantial part of this ordinance.
SECTION 3. This ordinance was assessed in accordance with the authority and criteria contained in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the State CEQA Guidelines, and the environmental regulations of the City. The City Council finds that the proposed action is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review, because it is general policy and procedure-making activity that is unrelated to any specific project, which must undergo separate CEQA review, and that will not result in direct physical changes or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical changes in the environment, and therefore does not constitute a “project” as defined by CEQA Guidelines Section 15378.
SECTION 4. Vernon Municipal Code Section 15.08.010 of Chapter 15.08 is hereby amended to read as follows with amendments denoted in underline and deletions by strikethrough:
Chapter 15.08 BUILDING CODE
15.08.010 20222025 California Building Code adopted.
The City of Vernon hereby adopts by reference the 20222025 California Building Code Ordinance No. 1310
as published by the California Building Standards Commission, California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 2, Volumes 1 and 2, and Appendices C, F, H, I and J, and all standards contained therein, including all applicable tables, indices, addenda and footnotes. Except as otherwise provided herein, or as later amended, said California Building Code is hereby referred to and by such reference is incorporated herein as if fully set forth and is hereby adopted as the Building Code of the City of Vernon.
SECTION 5. Vernon Municipal Code Section 15.12.010 of Chapter 15.12 is hereby amended to read as follows with amendments denoted in underline and deletions by strikethrough:
Chapter 15.12 ELECTRICAL CODE
15.12.010 20222025 California Electrical Code adopted.
The City of Vernon adopts by reference the 20222025 California Electrical Code as published by the California Building Standards Commission, California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 3, including all of its tables, indices, appendices, addenda and footnotes. Except as otherwise provided herein, or as later amended, said California Electrical Code is hereby referred to and by such reference is incorporated herein as if fully set forth and is hereby adopted as the Electrical Code of the City of Vernon.
SECTION 6. Vernon Municipal Code Section 15.16.010 of Chapter 15.16 is hereby amended to read as follows with amendments denoted in underline and deletions by strikethrough:
Chapter 15.16 MECHANICAL CODE
15.16.010 20222025 California Mechanical Code adopted.
The City of Vernon adopts by reference the 20222025 California Mechanical Code, as published by the California Building Standards Commission, California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 4, including all of its tables, indices, appendices, addenda and footnotes. Except as otherwise provided herein, or as later amended, said California Mechanical Code is hereby referred to and by such reference is incorporated herein as if fully set forth.
SECTION 7. Vernon Municipal Code Section 15.20.010 of Chapter 15.20 is hereby amended to read as follows with amendments denoted in underline and deletions by strikethrough:
Chapter 15.20 PLUMBING CODE
15.20.010 20222025 California Plumbing Code adopted.
Ordinance No. 1310
The City of Vernon adopts by reference the 20222025 California Plumbing Code, as published by the California Building Standards Commission, California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 5, including all of its tables, indices, appendices, addenda and footnotes. Except as otherwise provided herein, or as later amended, said California Plumbing Code is hereby referred to and by such reference is incorporated herein as if fully set forth.
SECTION 8. Vernon Municipal Code Sections 15.28.010 and 15.28.040 of Chapter 15.28 are hereby amended to read as follows with amendments denoted in underline and deletions by strikethrough:
Chapter 15.28 EXISTING BUILDING CODE
15.28.010 20222025 California Existing Building Code adopted.
The City of Vernon adopts by reference the 20222025 California Existing Building Code, as published by the California Building Standards Commission, California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 10, including the tables, indices, appendices, addenda and footnotes contained therein as the seismic strengthening provisions for unreinforced masonry bearing wall buildings for the City of Vernon. Except as otherwise provided herein, or as later amended, said California Existing Building Code is hereby referred to and by such reference is incorporated herein as if fully set forth.
15.28.040 Chapter A2 of the 20212024 International Existing Building Code adopted.
Chapter A2 of the 20212024 International Existing Building Code, published by the International Code Council, Inc., is hereby adopted as the minimum standard for seismic strengthening of tilt-up concrete wall buildings. This standard is established as a minimum guideline for those property owners voluntarily selecting to retrofit their structures and shall not be construed as the City of Vernon mandated program. Except as otherwise provided herein, or as later amended, said 20212024 International Existing Building Code is hereby referred to and by such reference is incorporated herein as if fully set forth.
SECTION 9. Vernon Municipal Code Section 15.32.010 of Chapter 15.32 is hereby amended to read as follows with amendments denoted in underline and deletions by strikethrough:
Chapter 15.32 RESIDENTIAL CODE
15.32.010 20222025 California Residential Code adopted.
The City of Vernon adopts by reference the 20222025 California Residential Code and Appendix V thereof, as published by the California Building Standards Commission, California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 2.5, including Appendix Chapters H, J, T, V, and all tables, indices, addenda and footnotes. Except as otherwise provided herein, Ordinance No. 1310
or as later amended, said California Residential Code is hereby referred to and by such reference is incorporated herein as if fully set forth.
SECTION 10. Vernon Municipal Code Section 15.36.010 of Chapter 15.36 is hereby amended to read as follows with amendments denoted in underline and deletions by strikethrough:
Chapter 15.36 GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE
15.36.010 20222025 Green Building Standards Code adopted.
The City of Vernon adopts by reference the 20222025 California Green Building Standards Code, also known as CALGreen Code, as published by the California Building Standards Commission, California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 11, including applicable tables, indices, appendices, addenda and footnotes. Except as otherwise provided herein, or as later amended, said California Green Building Standards Code is hereby referred to and by such reference is incorporated herein as if fully set forth and is hereby adopted by reference as the Green Building Standards Code of the City of Vernon.
SECTION 11. Vernon Municipal Code Section 15.40.010 of Chapter 15.40 is hereby amended to read as follows with amendments denoted in underline and deletions by strikethrough:
Chapter 15.40 ENERGY CODE
15.40.010 20222025 California Energy Code adopted.
The City of Vernon adopts by reference the 20222025 California Energy Code, as published by the California Building Standards Commission, California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 6, including all of its tables, indices, appendices, addenda and footnotes subject, however, to the amendments, additions and deletions set forth in this chapter. Except as otherwise provided herein, or as later amended, said California Energy Code is hereby referred to and by such reference is incorporated herein as if fully set forth as the Energy Code of the City of Vernon.
SECTION 12. Vernon Municipal Code Section 15.42.010 of Chapter 15.42 is hereby amended to read as follows with amendments denoted in underline and deletions by strikethrough:
Chapter 15.42 REFERENCED STANDARDS
15.42.010 20222025 California Referenced Standards adopted.
The City of Vernon adopts by reference the 20222025 California Referenced Standards Code, as published by the California Building Standards Commission, California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 12, including all of its tables, indices, appendices, addenda Ordinance No. 1310
and footnotes subject, however, to the amendments, additions and deletions set forth in this chapter. Except as otherwise provided herein, or as later amended, said California Referenced Standards are hereby referred to and by such reference are incorporated herein as if fully set forth as the Referenced Standards of the City of Vernon.
SECTION 13. Vernon Municipal Code Section 15.56.060 of Chapter 15.56 is hereby amended to read as follows with amendments denoted in underline and deletions by strikethrough:
Chapter 15.56 REPAIR AND CONSTRUCTION OF DAMAGED STRUCTURES
15.56.060 20212024 Edition of the International Existing Building Code adopted, repair criteria.
The 20212024 Edition of the International Existing Building Code, published by the International Code Council, Inc., subject however, to the amendments, additions and deletions set forth in this chapter, is hereby adopted by reference as the repair criteria of the City of Vernon relating to disaster repair and reconstruction.
SECTION 14. Any provision of the Vernon Municipal Code or appendices thereto inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance, to the extent of such inconsistencies and no further, is repealed or modified to that extent necessary to affect the provisions of this ordinance.
SECTION 15. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof, of this ordinance is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council declares that it would have adopted this ordinance, and each section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions thereof, be declared invalid or unconstitutional. To this end, the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
SECTION 16. The City Clerk, or Deputy City Clerk, shall certify the adoption and publish this ordinance as required by law.
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Ordinance No. 1310
SECTION 17. This ordinance shall become effective after the thirtieth day following its adoption.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED MARCH 17, 2026.
LETICIA LOPEZ, Mayor
ATTEST:
GENOVEVA ROCHA, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ZAYNAH MOUSSA-MILWARD,
City Attorney
Ordinance No. 1310
CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF VERNON )
I do hereby certify that the attached is a true copy of Ordinance No. 1310 that was introduced by the City Council of the City of Vernon, California, at its Regular meeting of March 3, 2026, and adopted at its Regular Meeting of [Month Day, Year] by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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GENOVEVA ROCHA, City Clerk