Ordinance No. 2025-19, adopting the 2025 California Building Standard Codes
Summary
SCH Number
2025110561
Public Agency
Contra Costa County
Document Title
Ordinance No. 2025-19, adopting the 2025 California Building Standard Codes
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/14/2025
Document Description
The Department of Conservation and Development is responsible for enforcing the California Building Standards Code (CBSC) within the unincorporated area of Contra Costa County. This is a hearing on proposed Ordinance No. 2025-19, amending and adopting the 2025 CBSC, replacing the 2022 CBSC, including changes additions and deletions to: the 2025 California Building Code, the 2025 California Residential Code, the 2025 Electrical Code, the 2025 Mechanical Code, the 2025 Plumbing Code, the 2025 Energy Code, the 2025 Historical Building Code, the 2025 Existing Building Code, and the 2025 California Green Building Standards Code. County-initiated modifications to the CBSC pursuant to Health and Safety Code sections 17958.5 and 18941.5 are based on local climatic, geographical, topographical, and environmental conditions.
Contact Information
Name
Syd Sotoodeh
Agency Name
Contra Costa County, Department of Conservation and Development
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Name
Jason Crapo
Agency Name
Contra Costa County Department of Conservation and Development, Building Inspection
Job Title
Deputy Director
Contact Types
Parties Undertaking Project
Address
Phone
Location
Cities
Clayton, Hercules, Lafayette, Moraga, Orinda
Counties
Contra Costa
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
multiple
Zip
multiple
Parcel #
multiple
State Highways
multiple
Railways
multiple
Airports
Buchanan, Byron
Schools
multiple
Waterways
multiple
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
Section 15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed Ordinance No. 2025-19 is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), which provides that a project is exempt when it is covered by the general rule that CEQA only applies to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. The proposed action would amend and adopt the 2025 California Building Standards Code (CBSC) for the County pursuant to Health and Safety Code sections 17958.5 and 18941.5. No specific project or action is approved by this Ordinance. Any future projects or actions would each be separately reviewed under their own subsequent CEQA analysis. Thus, it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the proposed action could have a significant effect on the environment.
County Clerk
Contra Costa
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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