This ordinance repeals the 2022 Mechanical Code and replaces it with the 2025 Mechanical Code, which includes specific amendments for San Francisco. It will take effect on January 1, 2026, and the Clerk will send it to the California Building Standards Commission as required by state law.
Ordinance repealing the 2022 Mechanical Code in its entirety and enacting a 2025 Mechanical Code consisting of the 2025 California Mechanical Code as amended by San Francisco; adopting environmental findings and findings of local conditions under the California Health and Safety Code; providing an operative date of January 1, 2026; and directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to forward the Ordinance to the California Building Standards Commission as required by State law.
How it got here
The legislation to repeal the 2022 Mechanical Code and enact a new 2025 Mechanical Code originated from the need to align with the updated California Building Standards Code.
The Department of Building Inspection introduced the ordinance to repeal the 2022 Mechanical Code and enact the 2025 Mechanical Code, which includes local amendments.
The Code Advisory Committee met to review the proposed code amendments and unanimously recommended adoption to the Building Inspection Commission.
The Building Inspection Commission held a public hearing on the proposed amendments and voted unanimously to recommend approval.
The Planning Department determined that the ordinance complies with the California Environmental Quality Act, which is necessary for the ordinance's enactment.
The Land Use and Transportation Committee recommended the ordinance for passage to the Board of Supervisors.
The Board of Supervisors finally passed the ordinance, which will repeal the 2022 Mechanical Code and enact the 2025 Mechanical Code.
The Mayor approved the ordinance, allowing it to move forward to implementation.
The new 2025 Mechanical Code will become operative, replacing the 2022 Mechanical Code.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record
