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Shelby County committee advances optional storm-shelter rule and new ‘middle-scale housing’ appendix to align with state adoption of 2021 code
Summary
A joint Land Use committee voted to advance three related first-reading ordinances that amend the 2021 Memphis and Shelby County building and existing-building codes and align the county’s fire code language.
A joint Land Use committee voted to advance three related first-reading ordinances that amend the 2021 Memphis and Shelby County building and existing-building codes and align the county’s fire code language.
Rita Anderson, building official for the Memphis and Shelby County Division of Planning and Development, described two main proposals: an option-based approach for storm shelters in educational buildings and a new appendix (termed “middle-scale housing”) that creates an alternative compliance path for low-rise multifamily buildings with three to 24 dwelling units.
Anderson said the storm-shelter language mirrors the State of Tennessee’s recent adoption of the 2021 International Building Code and the state’s decision to remove a…
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