Ordinance updates amending Chapter 15 of Part VII of the Tulare County Ordinance Code, pertaining to building regulations in Tulare County.
Summary
SCH Number
2025110917
Public Agency
Tulare County
Document Title
Ordinance updates amending Chapter 15 of Part VII of the Tulare County Ordinance Code, pertaining to building regulations in Tulare County.
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/21/2025
Document Description
The Resource Management Agency (RMA) and the Tulare County
Fire Department have comprehensively updated Chapter 15 of Part VII of the Tulare County Ordinance Code regarding building regulations based upon the 2024 International Code Editions prepared by the California Building Standards Commission, state statutes, and local conditions.
Chapter 15 of Part VII of the Tulare County Ordinance Code addresses building regulations in Tulare County. Through collaborative efforts by Tulare County Fire Department, County Counsel and RMA, Chapter 15 has been updated to reflect the new regulations in the California Building Standards Code. The references to the 2022 Building Standards Code have been replaced with language conforming
to the 2025 Building Standards Code, which goes into effect at the beginning of 2025.
This update will also include the new Article 33 Adoption of California Wildland Urban Interface Code, Title 24, Part 7; Significant increase to Section 320 Battery Storage: General Requirements & Entire Section additions; Section 1207 – Electrical Energy Storage Systems (ESS); Amendment for Sprinklered Mobile Homes and Premanufactured homes: Only those that have been manufactured after January 1, 2026, On private properties only, not applicable to mobile home parks; Appendix A-Employee Qualifications, of the California Building Codes; Appendix CJ- Emergency Housing and numerous text/verbiage changes throughout the codes as needed.
The amendment to the Ordinance Code is on file at the Clerk of the Board’s Office, the RMA and the Tulare County Fire Chief Office and is available for public review during normal business hours.
Contact Information
Name
Gary Mills
Agency Name
County of Tulare, Resource Management Agency
Job Title
Chief Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Jessica Wills
Agency Name
County of Tulare, Resource Management Agency
Job Title
Environmental Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Aaron R. Bock
Agency Name
County of Tulare, Public Works
Job Title
Project Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
unincorporated area
Counties
Tulare
Regions
Unincorporated
Other Location Info
throughout all the unincorporated areas of the County of Tulare, CA
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
Common Sense Exemption: CEQA guidelines 15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
The Resource Management Agency (RMA) and the Tulare County Fire Department have comprehensively updated Chapter 15 of Part VII of the Tulare County Ordinance Code regarding building regulations based upon the 2024 International Code Editions prepared by the California Building Standards Commission, state statutes, and local conditions.
Chapter 15 of Part VII of the Tulare County Ordinance Code addresses building regulations in Tulare County. Through collaborative efforts by Tulare County Fire Department, County Counsel and RMA, Chapter 15 has been updated to reflect the new regulations in the California Building Standards Code. The references to the 2022 Building Standards Code have been replaced with language conforming
to the 2025 Building Standards Code, which goes into effect at the beginning of 2025.
This update will also include the new Article 33 Adoption of California Wildland Urban Interface Code, Title 24, Part 7; Significant increase to Section 320 Battery Storage: General Requirements & Entire Section additions; Section 1207 – Electrical Energy Storage Systems (ESS); Amendment for Sprinklered Mobile Homes and Premanufactured homes: Only those that have been manufactured after January 1, 2026, On private properties only, not applicable to mobile home parks; Appendix A-Employee Qualifications, of the California Building Codes; Appendix CJ- Emergency Housing and numerous text/verbiage changes throughout the codes as needed.
The amendment to the Ordinance Code is on file at the Clerk of the Board’s Office, the RMA and the Tulare County Fire Chief Office and is available for public review during normal business hours.
County Clerk
Tulare
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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