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Consideration of and action on an ordinance to adopt the 2024 International Commercial Building and Residential Building, Plumbing, Fuel Gas, Mechanical, Property Maintenance, Energy and Fire Codes and all the appendices.
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Summary:
The City is currently operating under the 2018 International Commercial Building and Residential Building, Plumbing, Fuel Gas, Mechanical, Property Maintenance, Energy and Fire Codes. To maintain our rating with the BCEGS (Building Codes Effectiveness Grading Scale) we propose to adapt the ordinance for the 2024 International Building Code (IBC) and have the effective date of July 15, 2025. This will allow the contractors to comply with and adapt to the changes seen below.
-Article III - Building Code
Sec 18-48 - Adopted - The International Building Code, 2024 edition, including appendices, published by the International Code Council, is hereby adopted and made a part of this Code, save and except those provisions amended or deleted and is on file in the city secretary's office.
Division 4 - International Residential Code
Sec 18-142 - Adopted
(a) Adopted. The International Residential Code, 2024 edition, including appendices, published by the International Code Council, is hereby adopted as the residential building code as attached hereto and on file in the city secretary's office and made a part of this chapter for all purposes.
(b) (1-7) Are hereby repealed.
- Article VI - Plumbing and Gas Code
Sec 18-494 - Adopted - Except as may be otherwise provided by this article or other ordinance of the city, the plumbing, drainage and gas systems of a building or structure shall be installed in conformity with the 2024 International Plumbing Code and the 2024 Fuel Gas Code as published by the International Code Council which codes are hereby adopted by reference along with their appendices as identified by the administrative authority.
- Article X - Property Maintenance
Sec 18-626 - Code Adop...
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