Public hearing on construction code updates scheduled for April 27, 2026.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Fort Bragg City Council will conduct a public hearing at a regular meeting to be held at 6:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, on Monday, April 27, 2026 at Town Hall, southwest corner of Main and Laurel Streets (363 N. Main Street), Fort Bragg, California, 95437. The public hearing will concern the following item: An ordinance repealing and replacing Chapter 15.04 (Construction Codes Adopted By Reference) and Chapter 15.05 (California Fire Code) of Title 15 (Buildings and Construction) of The Fort Bragg Municipal Code; adopting and incorporating the 2025 California Administrative Code, California Building Code, California Residential Code, California Electrical Code, California Mechanical Code, California Plumbing Code, California Energy Code, California Historical Building Code, California Existing Building Code, California Green Building Standards Code, California Referenced Standards Code, California Fire Code, California Wildland-Urban Interface Code; and adopting local findings; and making other technical and administrative revisions to Title 15; and An ordinance amending Chapter 15.06 of the Fort Bragg Municipal Code to require sprinkler installation in buildings with building permits with a cumulative valuation of $125,000 or more, over a three-year period Public Comment regarding this Public Hearing may be made in any of the following ways: (1) Emailed to cityclerk@fortbraggca.gov (2) Written comments delivered to City Hall, 416 N. Franklin Street before 2:00 PM on the day of the meeting; or (3) Verbal comments made during the meeting, either in person at Town Hall or virtually using Zoom if a Zoom link is provided at the time of agenda publication. Comments received via email will be provided to the City Council and reflected in the packet. Comments will not be read verbally at the meeting. All comments received after 2:00 PM on the day of the meeting will become a permanent part of the agenda packet on the day after the meeting or as soon thereafter as possible, exempt comments are those in an unrecognized file type or too large to upload to City Agenda software. Staff reports and other documents that will be considered by City Council will be made available for review on the City's website: https://cityfortbragg.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx, at least 72 hours prior to the City Council meeting, and are also available for review and/or copying during normal office hours at Fort Bragg City Hall, 416 N. Franklin Street. To obtain more information, please contact the City Clerk, via email at cityclerk@fortbraggca.gov. At the conclusion of the public hearing, the City Council will consider a decision on the above matter 4/2/2026