DAS explains state code process, local authority and appeals path
The Department of Administrative Services laid out how state building and fire codes are adopted, when municipalities retain authority, and the appeals channels from local boards to the Codes and Standards Committee and the state Supreme Court.
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Darren Hobbs, deputy commissioner at the Department of Administrative Services, told the working group that DAS establishes Connecticut’s state building, fire safety and fire prevention codes through a multi‑year Codes and Standards Committee process. Once adopted, those state codes apply to every municipality; zoning remains local and the zoning process typically precedes building and fire approvals.
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