Agenda Date: 05/13/2025
Subject:
Title
Discussion on Adoption of the 2024 International Building Codes and associated amendments
Body
From:
James L. Becklenberg, City Manager
Prepared by:
Tim Steinwinder, Chief Building Official
Matt Knight, Community Development Director
Presentations:
Tim Steinwinder, Chief Building Official
Matt Knight, Community Development Director
PURPOSE:
Proposal to adopt the 2024 editions of the International Building Codes, along with the Colorado Model Electric and Solar Ready Code, and associated amendments.
LONG-TERM OUTCOME(S) SERVED:
High-Quality Governance
DISCUSSION:
The Building Code Amendments proposed primarily deal with the following:
Adopt the 2024 editions of the International Building Codes
Staff proposes to adopt the 2024 editions of the building codes currently in use as well as the International Wildland Urban Interface Code and the Colorado Model Electric and Solar Ready Codes. These last two are required by the state. The city is required to adopt or write our own similar codes that meet or exceed the contained provisions.
Administrative housekeeping
There are 63 minor administrative amendments primarily dealing with Chapter one of each code book. This chapter sets the administrative rules each jurisdiction will follow, such as jurisdiction name, permit expiration, Stop Work Orders etc. The amendments also clean up the current code amendments by removing amendments that have been addressed in the new version of code rendering them unnecessary. Many of the code numbers have changed as well in the new version. These changes do not affect how the code is applied, or how the division operates.
International Wildland Urban Interface Code
The city is required to adopt this code or write its own that meets or exceeds this code. This code governs wildfire hazard mitigation where urban areas meet open space. In addition to the administrative amendments mentioned earlier, staff recommends amending se...
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