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Thornton Council adopts 2024 building and 2024 fire codes with local amendments, effective July 1
Summary
Thornton City Council on May 13 approved an ordinance adopting the 2024 editions of the International Building Code family and the 2024 International Fire Code, and the 2023 National Electrical Code, with local amendments; the new rules take effect July 1, 2025.
Thornton City Council on May 13 approved an ordinance adopting the 2024 editions of the International Building Code family and the 2024 International Fire Code, and the 2023 edition of the National Electrical Code, with local amendments. The ordinance takes effect July 1, 2025; building permit applications submitted before that date may be completed under the 2021 codes.
City staff and fire officials told the council the update aligns Thornton with surrounding jurisdictions and state requirements. Justin Nielsen, plans examining supervisor, said the state requires adoption of the 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) and the state-developed electric-ready and solar-ready rules. Those state requirements add minimum provisions for panel capacity, pre‑wiring for solar and electric appliances, and provisions for EV charging in single‑family residential construction and designated EV charging spaces in commercial and multi‑unit residential projects.
Nielsen described other code…
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