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Building official outlines timeline, local amendments for adoption of 2024 international building and fire codes
Summary
City of Surprise building official Carl Montgomery presented Oct. 2 an update on the city’s planned adoption of the 2024 International Building and Fire Codes and related local amendments, and said staff will return Nov. 6 to request commission support and Dec. 2 for council adoption with an expected effective date of Jan. 1, 2026.
Carl Montgomery, the city’s building official, and colleagues presented an update Oct. 2 on the city’s planned adoption of the 2024 International Building and Fire Codes and related local amendments.
Montgomery said the city has been preparing over more than a year and that other regional jurisdictions (Phoenix and Glendale) are at differing stages of adoption. He told commissioners the city plans to return Nov. 6 to request commission support for adoption and to present to the city council Dec. 2; if adopted, the 2024 codes would be effective Jan. 1, 2026.
Montgomery and Fire Marshal Keith Tanner described highlights of the proposed local amendments. Key fire code notes include retaining requirements for automatic sprinklers in certain commercial occupancies and…
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