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Odessa building official urges adoption of 2024 ICC codes and 2023 NEC to stay current with safety and grants
Summary
The city’s building official recommended adopting the 2024 International Code Council codes and updating the National Electric Code to the 2023 edition, citing life‑safety benefits, insurance (ISO) ratings and alignment with sister cities; council signaled support and asked to automate future code updates.
City building official Gary recommended that the City of Odessa adopt the 2024 International Code Council (ICC) suite and update the National Electric Code to the 2023 edition during the Dec. 9 workshop.
Gary told council that codes set minimum life‑safety standards, can reduce long‑term construction costs by allowing newer technologies, and help…
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