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Commission committee approves joint Memphis‑Shelby County updates to building and energy codes

2364527 · February 5, 2025
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Summary

Committee 5 approved three joint ordinances with the City of Memphis to adopt and amend national building standards and local amendments to align with recent state law changes affecting residential and multi‑unit construction.

Shelby County commissioners in Committee 5 voted to send three joint Memphis‑Shelby County ordinances forward with favorable recommendations to update local building and energy codes and to incorporate recent changes in state law.

The measures — adopting the 2018 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) and amending the 2021 International Residential Code (IRC) and 2021 International Building Code (IBC) with local revisions — were presented as a package that responds to state statutory changes affecting single‑ and multi‑family construction and local amendment authority. John Zena of Planning and Development briefed commissioners that the items were intended “to conform with…

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