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Lawrence board lays out schedule to adopt 2024 building codes; staff to share drafts with trades
Summary
At a May 2025 meeting, the Lawrence Building Code Board of Appeals received a status update on adopting the 2024 model codes, a timeline aimed at early 2026 hearings and a plan to share draft ordinances and engage stakeholders during staff review.
The Lawrence Building Code Board of Appeals on May 2025 received a status report on the city's effort to adopt the 2024 model building codes and heard a pledge from staff to circulate ordinance drafts to board members and trade stakeholders as they are completed.
The progress update was led by Matt Schmidt, deputy code official, who said the board's staff has already completed several ordinance drafts. "Articles 11, 12, and 16 was done in early February," Schmidt said, describing work that includes demolition and unsafe-structure language, bylaws and several trade-specific code sections.
Why this matters: the 2024 code adoption will change local requirements for plumbing, mechanical systems, electrical work, energy conservation and fire and life-safety regulations. Board members and contractors…
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