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La Porte adopts 2024 International Codes but keeps higher wind standards for public shelters
Summary
The council adopted the 2024 International Code updates and 2023 NEC with local amendments but excluded risk category 3 and 4 buildings (schools, police, emergency facilities) from the reduced ASCE-tool wind-loads, leaving those public-assembly/shelter structures at the city’s prior higher standards.
La Porte — After several rounds of questioning about safety and cost, the City Council on Tuesday adopted Ordinance 2024-4026 to update local building regulations to the 2024 International Codes and the 2023 National Electrical Code, while retaining existing higher wind-load requirements for critical public facilities.
Building staff said the primary change under consideration was moving from a citywide flat 150 mph wind-load requirement to…
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