...Title
Amendment to the San José Municipal Code Adopting the 2025 California Building Standards, with Local Technical Amendments, and Repealing Superseded San José Reach Codes.
...Recommendations
(a) Approve an ordinance amending Title 24 (Technical Codes) of the San José Municipal Code to:
(1) Adopt the 2025 editions of the California Building Code, California Residential Code, California Electrical Code, California Mechanical Code, California Plumbing Code, California Energy Code, California Wildland-Urban Interface Code, California Historical Building Code, California Fire Code, California Existing Building Code, and California Green Building Standards Code;
(2) Find that the City of San José local climatic, geological, and topographical conditions warrant additional protections in the San José Municipal Code; and
(3) Adopt local amendments regarding certain structural design requirements, fire sprinkler regulations, and other building requirements.
(b) Approve an ordinance amending Chapter 24.10 and Chapter 24.12 of Title 24 (Technical Codes) of the San José Municipal Code to:
(1) Adopt the 2025 editions of the California Green Building Standards Code and the California Energy Code; and
(2) Repeal previously adopted reach codes from the San José Municipal Code that are now superseded by the 2025 California Green Building Standards Code and the 2025 Energy Code.
(c) Approve an ordinance amending Chapter 17.12 and Chapter 17.68 of Title 17 (San José Fire Code) of the San José Municipal Code to:
(1) Adopt the 2025 edition of the California Fire Code;
(2) Find that the City of San José local climatic, geological, and topographical conditions warrant additional protections in the San José Municipal Code; and
(3) Adopt local amendments regarding certain structural design requirements, fire sprinkler regulations, and other building requirements.
CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-008, General Procedure and Policy Making resulting in no changes to the physical environment. (Planning, Building, and Code Enforcement/Fire)