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Boise City Council adopts changes to electrical and fire prevention codes
Summary
The council approved ORD 6-25 updating the electrical code and ORD 7-25 updating the fire prevention code, adopting new compliance, inspection and lithium-battery provisions; both passed unanimously.
Boise City Council approved two ordinances updating the city's electrical and fire prevention codes, the council announced during its regular meeting.
The council approved ORD 6-25, which amends Boise City Code Title 9, Chapter 5 (electrical code) to address code compliance, inspector certification, penalties for noncompliance and requirements related to open garage ceilings. The council also approved ORD 7-25, which amends Boise City Code Title 5, Chapter 12 (fire prevention code) to add new sections on code compliance, extensions, flooring fire-suppression foam, wall separations and requirements for lithium batteries and entry numbering.
The council dispensed with further reading of the ordinances, moved to adopt both on third reading and then voted to approve them. The clerk called the roll, and the meeting record shows the motion carried with the council voting in favor.
The ordinances update local technical and safety requirements enforced through the city's existing code enforcement and inspection processes. The council did not discuss amendments on the record; discussion was limited to procedural motions to proceed with third reading and adoption.
The ordinances were listed on the council's third-reading calendar by number and title before final approval; the record indicates both measures provide an effective date but the text of the effective dates was not read into the record during the portion of the transcript provided.
ACTION: ORD 6-25 and ORD 7-25 approved (final votes recorded as "motion carries" on the meeting record).
