Subcommittee backs 2024 Phoenix Building Construction Code; council directs more talks on elevator provision

PHOENIX — City staff and stakeholders on May 21 presented the proposed 2024 Phoenix Building Construction Code to the Transportation, Infrastructure and Planning Subcommittee and the panel voted to recommend the code to City Council, with a direction that staff continue working with the elevator industry on potential language changes to one elevator‑safety amendment.

Planning and Development Director Joshua Bednar introduced staff who led the 18‑month review and public outreach process. "We are happy to present our proposal for the adoption of the 2024 Phoenix Building Construction Code," Assistant Director Jason Blakely said, adding that staff notified more than 600 stakeholders and held Development Advisory Board and subcommittee meetings during the review.

Staff outlined substantive proposed changes: provisions to require conduit paths and a rough‑in box for future electric‑vehicle charging in one‑ and two‑family dwellings (consistent with the Transportation Electrification Action Plan), updated water‑efficient fixtures to meet EPA WaterSense standards, national code changes that enable limited use of mass timber, streamlined permitting for storage shipping containers…