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Creve Coeur staff to adopt 2021 model building codes while retaining 2015 energy rules
Summary
City staff proposed adopting the 2021 International Codes for building, residential and related technical codes but recommended keeping the 2015 energy chapter, citing technical and cost concerns; council set a first reading and a 90-day public review period.
Chief building official Greg Tate and city staff presented a package to update Creve Coeur—s building code to the 2021 International Code Council model codes while keeping the 2015 energy chapter in place.
Tate told the council the city needs to "keep up with the times" and improve its insurance/ISO rating by adopting newer codes, but he and staff urged retaining the 2015 energy chapter because the 2021/2024 energy standards have become "technically and economically" more challenging for homeowners and contractors. "The 21 IECC has intensified so aggressively," Tate said, adding that measures such as stricter…
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