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ORDINANCE NO. 1227
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS AMENDING
CHAPTER 19 OF THE CYPRESS MUNICIPAL CODE AND THEREBY ADOPTING
BY REFERENCE THE FOLLOWING CODES WITH CERTAIN AMENDMENTS
THERETO: THE 2025 EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE,THE 2024
EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING POOL, SPA, AND HOT TUB CODE,
AND THE UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE MATERIAL AND INSTALLATION
STANDARDS AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 1201.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION I: Section 19-1 of Chapter 19 of the Cypress Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
SECTION 19-1 California Plumbing Codes -Adopted, where filed.
The following are hereby adopted by reference as the Plumbing Codes of the City of
Cypress, one (1) copy of each which is on file in the office of the City Clerk:
a. California Plumbing Code, 2025 edition, with appendices;
(Based on the 2024 Uniform Plumbing Code)
b. International Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code, 2024
edition.
c. Uniform Plumbing Code Material and Installation Standards,
2024 edition.
SECTION II: Section 19-2 of Chapter 19 of the Cypress Municipal Code
is hereby amended as follows:
Section 19-2 California Plumbing Codes; amendments, additions, and deletions.
a) The following amendments and modifications are hereby found to be
reasonably necessary due to consideration of specific local climatic, geological,
or topographical conditions as follows:
CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE, 2025 EDITION
1. Section 411 is amended by adding Section 411.4 as follows:
The Building Official may allow the use of standard flush toilets or
urinals, when, in the opinion of the Building Official, the
configuration of the building drainage system requires a greater
quantity of water to adequately flush the system.
This amendment is necessary due to the extremely flat topography
within the city, which may require the use of decreased slopes with
increased volume on drainage systems.
2. Section 610.8 is hereby amended to add the following:
Not less than one (1) hose bib in rear yard area must be piped in
3/4" inch supply pipe.
This amendment is necessary to provide consistency with the
zoning provisions of the Cypress Municipal Code and to provide
additional fire suppression capacity for the rear yard.
3. All other modifications to this Code are administrative in nature.
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SECTION III: Section 19-3 of Chapter 19 of the Cypress Code is
amended as follows:
SECTION 19-3 - International Swimming Pool Code; Amendments.
The following amendments are made to the International Swimming
Pool Code, 2024 edition, adopted by this Chapter:
4. Swimming Pools/Spas - Enclosures Required.
No person shall maintain a swimming pool/spa in the City unless
an enclosure, as provided for in this article, is maintained on the
lot or premises upon which such pool/spa is situated.
Upon commencement of excavation for a new pool/spa,
temporary fencing shall be installed.
Enclosure Specifications shall comply with 2025 California
Building Code, Section 3109 as amended, and Cypress Municipal
Code section 19-10 through 19-12.
SECTION IV: This Ordinance is exempt from the provisions of the
California Environment Quality Act, ("CEQA"), 14 California Code of Regulation
15061(b)(3).
SECTION V: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or
portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by
the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect
the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council of the City of
Cypress hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance and each section,
subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion hereof, irrespective of the fact that any
one or more section, subsections, clauses, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or
unconstitutional.
SECTION VI. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to certify
as the passage of this Ordinance and to give notice thereof by causing copies of this
Ordinance to be posted in three public places throughout the City.
FIRST READING at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Cypress
held on the 13th day of October 2025 and finally adopted and ordered posted at a
regular meeting held on the 10th day of November 2025
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MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK OF TI-CITY OF CYPRESS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
I, LISA BERGLUND, City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO HEREBY CERTIFY
that the foregoing Ordinance was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council
of the City of Cypress held on the 10th day of November 2025, by the following roll call
vote:
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AYES: 4 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Chang, Peat, Medrano and Burke
NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS:
CITY CLERK OF TOE CITY OF CYPRESS