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Board narrows NEC changes: keep AFCI protections for multifamily, carry residential decisions to IRC
Summary
Board members agreed to preserve AFCI/GFCI protections and most NEC provisions for multifamily/commercial uses, carry residential (one- and two-family) decisions into IRC review, and asked staff to deliver a clean NEC draft for Oct. 28. Public comment raised retrofit cost estimates for expanding AFCI coverage.
The Lawrence Building Code Board of Appeals continued review of the National Electrical Code (NEC) on Oct. 7, instructing staff to deliver a clean draft to the board on Oct. 28 while preserving AFCI and related protections for multifamily and commercial occupancies.
Staff and board members emphasized that dwelling units are addressed by both the IRC (International Residential Code) and the NEC; the board agreed to keep NEC provisions for multifamily and commercial uses as written and to apply the IRC for one‑ and two‑family…
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