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Council splits over 2023 National Electrical Code updates amid affordable‑housing concerns
Summary
Council debated whether to adopt the 2023 National Electrical Code with five carve‑outs; members weighed life‑safety benefits against added construction costs that could affect housing affordability and voted on floor amendments.
The City Council engaged in an extended debate over adopting local updates tied to the 2023 National Electrical Code, focusing on whether to include five carve-outs that would reduce upfront construction costs but potentially omit some nationally recommended safety or appliance‑protection features.
Councilmember Roe introduced an "amendment of the whole" to sync the city's code with the state but to retain five exceptions; he said the carve-outs were intended to avoid imposing items that would increase home prices and limit access to affordable housing (SEG 1712-1760). Council members…
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