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Shelby County commissioners advance first readings to make school storm shelters optional in unincorporated areas
Summary
On a pair of first readings, the Shelby County Board of Commissioners moved to amend the 2021 Memphis and Shelby County building codes to make storm shelters for K–12 educational buildings optional in the county’s jurisdiction outside Memphis. Commissioners flagged student safety and jurisdictional limits during debate.
The Shelby County Board of Commissioners voted on first readings to amend the 2021 Memphis and Shelby County building codes to change storm shelter requirements for educational buildings from mandatory to optional for the county’s jurisdiction outside the City of Memphis.
The proposed changes appeared twice on the agenda—once for new construction and once for existing buildings—and passed their first readings after debate. The measures apply to unincorporated Shelby County and to most municipalities within the county’s enforcement area; the commission clarified during discussion that the measure does not apply within the City of Memphis and excludes Bartlett and Collierville from county enforcement.
Why it matters: The amendments would reduce a construction requirement that, until the…
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