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Kerrville staff proposes six-year cycle for building-code updates, to seek Building Board input
Summary
City staff recommended a formal policy to update Kerrville's building codes on a six-year cadence, adopting new codes two to three years after publication and asking the Building Board of Adjustments and Appeals to review amendments and advise council.
Kerrville City Council workshop presenters on Feb. 11 discussed a staff recommendation to adopt a formal policy that would standardize how often the city updates its building codes. Staff advised council to move to a six-year frequency that would adopt new International Code Council (ICC) codes two to three years after publication, rather than adopting every three-year code cycle.
The recommendation, presented by Drew Paxton, is intended to keep Kerrville ahead of the Texas state minimum while avoiding the immediate adoption of code provisions that local contractors and suppliers might not yet be able to implement. "What staff would recommend for consideration is every other code cycle, so a 6 year frequency to…
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