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Council directs staff to draft city historic‑building‑code amendment mirroring state code
Summary
After months of advisory board review, the council agreed Feb. 20 to direct staff to prepare an ordinance replicating Iowa’s state historic building code provisions so qualifying historic buildings may use alternative code compliance paths.
The Muscatine City Council on Feb. 20 instructed staff to prepare an ordinance amendment to replicate the State of Iowa’s historic building code provisions in the city building code. The directive follows recommendations from the Construction Appeals and Advisory Board and a multi‑meeting review.
City staff explained the state historic building code provides greater flexibility for rehabilitating older and historic structures — particularly to balance accessibility requirements with…
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