Memphis and Shelby County advance building-code changes aimed at lowering costs for middle-scale housing
Committee advanced joint ordinances to amend 2021 construction codes — removing mandatory ICC 500 storm shelters for some projects and adding an Appendix M to encourage smaller multifamily development — aiming to lower upfront and ongoing costs to promote affordable housing.
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A trio of joint ordinances on second reading passed Committee 5 on Oct. 22 to amend local adaptations of the 2021 International Construction Code and to revise storm shelter requirements for educational buildings while adding an Appendix M to promote middle-scale (smaller multifamily) housing.
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