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Lockport council to adopt 2024 building codes, approves grant packages and land purchase plan
Summary
Staff recommended and the council signaled support for adopting the 2024 ICC building codes with local amendments to address data centers, lithium-ion storage and fire-safety upgrades; the council also approved site-improvement and sprinkler grant requests for 900 N. State Street and agreed to a municipal purchase-sales agreement for 10 acres at $300,000.
Lockport staff recommended adopting the 2024 International Code Council (ICC) series, explaining the update would align the city with modern uses such as data centers, provide clearer guidance on photovoltaic structures and address fire-safety issues linked to lithium-ion battery storage.
Lance and building officials (including Brian Pola and representatives from the fire districts) walked the council through major changes between the 2021 and 2024 codes. Staff emphasized three practical outcomes: better regulation of data centers and large scale battery storage, allowing certain photovoltaic structures and updated material standards, and enabling a phased program to require…
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