Committee advances single-stair code study, instructs planning and fire to develop options

Mar 25, 2025

Committee set aside item 4 for special consideration and instructed planning and fire departments to work on possible code modifications to allow single-stair residential buildings in limited circumstances; staff will return with options and safety analysis.

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The planning committee treated item 4 as a special matter and instructed staff to prepare options for limited code modifications that would allow single-stair residential buildings in some cases. Committee members and public speakers debated safety and housing-supply tradeoffs.

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