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Council adopts Title 16 amendment to allow single-stair option for six‑story residential buildings
Summary
The Government Operations & Regulations meeting approved an ordinance amending Title 16 to adopt updated building codes that permit a single exit stair for residential buildings up to six stories when paired with enhanced safety measures.
The Government Operations & Regulations committee voted to adopt BL 20 25 8 98, an ordinance amending Title 16 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws to align the city with Tennessee statewide building construction safety standards and permit an optional single-exit stair configuration for residential buildings up to six stories.
Supporters and city staff said the change is optional for developers and includes several compensating safety requirements. Shannon Roberts, assistant director over trades at Metro Codes, said the ordinance will "allow you to design and build buildings on irregular parcels that you would normally not be able to build a traditional building with the 2 stairs at each end." Roberts added that the option is intended to let developers use lots that currently "would not normally be able to become" viable for housing.
The measure adopts the state…
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