Council advances updated building and fire codes, cites battery and event‑safety changes
On first consideration the council advanced amendments adopting the 2024 International and Uniform Plumbing Codes and the 2023 National Electrical Code; staff highlighted new guidance for energy‑storage systems, A2L refrigerants, event potable‑water requirements and revised sprinkler thresholds.
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City staff and Fire Chief Eron Hurt presented proposed code updates that would adopt the 2024 International Codes and related model provisions while tailoring them for local conditions. Chief Hurt said the most significant local changes address energy‑storage systems and batteries: "The big changes that we see ... happen to be the energy storage system — so lithium‑ion batteries as well as those ... powered micromobility devices that are a hot topic right now," he told council members.
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