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The San Ramon City Council is set to hold a public hearing tonight to discuss a proposed ordinance that would update the city’s building codes in order to align with regulations from the state that were updated this year.
The proposed ordinance, which is set to be up for a council vote at a later meeting, would adopt the updates from the California Building Standard Codes that were adopted by the California Building Standards Commission on July 1.
“These codes regulate building construction in the State of California and all jurisdictions that are responsible for the enforcement of building regulations must now adopt the most recent California Code of Regulations or be mandated to accept, by default, the latest adopted version,” Supervising Building Inspector Josh DeMello wrote in a staff report for the upcoming meeting.
In addition to the required changes, city staff are recommending other updates that are specific to San Ramon, “due to the City’s proximity to earthquake faults, and because of damage that was documented in past earthquakes,” DeMello wrote.
Those consist of proposed changes to portions of the city’s building, mechanical, plumbing, electrical and residential codes that are also part of the same ordinance.
If approved by the council, changes to the codes are only set to pertain to permits applied for after Jan. 1, 2026, unless applicants prior to that point choose to use the new codes.
“All construction activity with a permit issued prior to the adoption of these Codes will be inspected using the prior adopted Codes,” DeMello wrote.
Should the council decide to make changes to the proposed ordinance, it is set to be reintroduced at the Oct. 28 council meeting. If no changes are made, it will be considered for adoption at that meeting. If adopted, it will go into effect at the start of the new year.
The San Ramon City Council is set to meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday (Oct. 14). The agenda is available here.
