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Sugar Land council adopts 2024 International Codes, adds conduit requirement to deter copper‑wire theft
Summary
The City of Sugar Land approved first reading of an ordinance to adopt the 2024 International Codes and the 2023 National Electrical Code with local amendments, including a new amendment to require rigid metal conduit on certain service risers to address repeated copper wire thefts.
Sugar Land —2—8— The City Council on Dec. 23 approved the first reading of an ordinance to update the city's building regulations by adopting the 2024 International Codes and the 2023 National Electrical Code with local amendments.
City staff said the update is intended to keep the city's building standards aligned with industry best practices and state and federal requirements. "By adopting the 2024 ICC and the 2023 codes, we are ensuring we can continue to protect health, safety, and welfare of our community," said Josh Dole, chief building official, during the council presentation.
The code package includes hundreds of changes that are adopted every three years; staff gave examples such as a new tracer‑wire requirement for…
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