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Longmont council delays adoption of 2024 building and energy codes, seeks statewide and regional clarity
Summary
After a multihour staff briefing and extended council debate on costs, workforce and legal risk, Longmont City Council voted to delay adopting the 2024 building/energy codes and asked staff for additional modeling and alignment with state and regional code cohort recommendations.
Longmont City Council on Feb. 11 voted to delay adoption of updated building and energy codes, directing staff to await finalized state and regional amendments and to provide cost modeling before taking final action.
Blas Hernandez, the city's chief building official, told the council the state "low energy and carbon code" and a Northwest regional code cohort are still drafting amendments and that Group 14 is modeling cost and greenhouse-gas scenarios. Hernandez said the state’s first draft has drawn extensive public comment and that several technical provisions…
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