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Arvada staff propose adopting 2024 model building codes, highlight energy updates, residential sprinklers and wildfire rules
Summary
At a Jan. 27 workshop staff recommended moving to the 2024 International Code Council suite plus state low energy carbon amendments and a local wildfire-resiliency code; the fire marshal and building official laid out changes on energy compliance, residential sprinklers and defensible-space standards and answered council questions about costs, hydrant flow, insurance and implementation.
City staff recommended that Arvada adopt the 2024 family of International Code Council building codes with a state low energy carbon energy-code amendment and additional local amendments, including a new Arvada Wildfire Resiliency Code, during a public workshop on Jan. 27.
Kylie Flynn, Arvada’s chief building official, summarized the building-safety division’s workload and capacity and said staff proposes moving from the 2018 suite to the 2024 suite (with the 2026 National Electrical Code to be incorporated when released). Flynn highlighted three changes staff considered most significant: energy conservation (the state’s low energy carbon package), a renewed discussion of residential sprinklers and a wildfire resiliency code aligned to…
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