Linn County board recommends moving to 2024 building codes, deletes post-frame exemption

Nov 19, 2025

The Linn County Building Board of Appeals on Jan. 3, 2024, voted to recommend multiple updates to county building codes — moving from 2021 to the 2024 model codes — and to remove a local exemption that had allowed some post-frame (pole) buildings under 1,000 sq ft to be built without engineered designs.

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The Linn County Building Board of Appeals voted Jan. 3 to recommend several updates to county building codes and related local amendments, forwarding the package to the Linn County Board of Supervisors for final action.

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