Las Vegas moves toward 2024 code adoption; plumbing and fire amendments remain locally tailored

Michael Cunningham, deputy community development director and building official, told the board the city is close to completing the 2024 code-adoption cycle and will open a business‑impact statement next week.

Cunningham said the city’s full amendment package has completed steering‑committee review and public neighborhood meetings. He told the board the business‑impact statement will be posted for the public (staff clarified this is a standard 30‑day business‑impact comment period) and said the city plans a final adoption reading in July, with the adoption date currently penciled in for July 14 and an effective date six months after adoption.

Cunningham described a mostly consensus package prepared through a valley‑wide steering committee (identified in the record as a Snowbo-produced consensus document) and noted a few Las Vegas‑specific amendments. The city is adopting local plumbing‑code amendments — including changes on grease interceptors and allowing some hydro‑mechanical grease-control devices to the base code without additional engineering justification — and local fire‑code amendments that address residential fire access and roadway widths. He also said an energy‑code amendment on slab‑edge insulation had been approved at the state level and will be included in the local package.

Board members commended staff for outreach and transparency during the multi‑jurisdictional process. No action was taken at this meeting; Cunningham said the city expects industry comment to be limited to a few technical clarifications so far.