Notice of Public Hearing Regarding Adoption of
Ordinance 2025-16 an Ordinance to Adopt the 2025
California Building Standards Code and Related Codes
NOTICE IS HERBY GIVEN, pursuant to Government Code section 50022.3, that the Visalia City Council will hold a public hearing during the regularly scheduled meeting to be held on Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard at the Visalia City Council Chambers, 707 W. Acequia Avenue, Visalia, California to consider the following items:
An ordinance of the City of Visalia amending Title 15 (Building and Construction) of the Visalia Municipal Code by adopting the 2025 California Building Standards Code incorporating the 2025 California Administrative Code, Title 24, Part 1; 2025 California Referenced Standards Code, Title 24, Part 12; 2025 California Building Code, Title 24, Part 2, Volumes 1 and 2, with Appendix Chapters B, C, F, H, I, J, P and Q; 2025 California Plumbing Code, Title 24, Part 5, with Appendix Chapters A, B, D, H, I and J; 2025 California Mechanical Code, Title 24, Part 4, with Appendix Chapters B and C; 2025 California Electrical Code, Title 24, Part 3, with Appendix Chapters A, B and C; 2025 California Historical Building Code, Title24, Part 8; 2025 California Residential Code, Title 24, Part 2.5, with Appendix Chapters BF, BB, BJ, CK and CJ; 2025 California Green Building Standards Code, Title 24, Part 11, with Appendix Chapters A4 and A5, including Tiers 1 & 2; 2025 California Energy Code, Title 24, Part 6; 2025 California Existing Building Code, Title 24, together with the adoption of specific appendices and code sections determined by the City Council as necessary due to local conditions, along with a description of those local conditions.
PUBLIC INFORMATION: The proposed Ordinance, the 2025 California Building Standards Code and related Codes being considered for adoption are on file with the City Clerk and open to public inspection at 315 E. Acequia Ave, Visalia, CA 93291. Any interested party or their representative may appear at the meeting and comment on the ordinance. Written comments may also be mailed to the City Clerk’s office (220 N. Santa Fe St, Visalia, CA 93292) for transmittal to the City Council. If you wish to challenge this matter in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or written correspondence delivered to the hearing body, at or prior to the public hearing. For more information about the ordinance or to schedule an appointment:
Contact Person: Jason Huckleberry
Mailing Address: Engineering and Building Department – Building Safety Division
315 E. Acequia Avenue, Visalia, CA 93291
Phone: (559) 713-4495
E-mail: jason.huckleberry@visalia.gov
Website: For a copy of the proposed Ordinance or for more information about building standards, please visit: https://www.visalia.city.
For the hearing impaired, if signing is desired, please call (559) 713-4900 twenty-four (24) hours
in advance of the scheduled meeting time to request these services.
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assistance in advance of the meeting and such services will be provided as soon as possible
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