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Council adopts updated building codes with phased implementation to align fire-code changes

Dripping Springs City Council · December 17, 2025
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Summary

Council approved an ordinance adopting the 2024 ICC building codes with local amendments drawn from NCTCOG, directed staff to phase implementation to July 1 to align with pending fire-code adoption, and asked staff to return with the fire-code ordinance.

The City Council voted to adopt updated building construction codes (the 2024 International Code Council cycle as recommended by staff) and directed staff to phase implementation with a July 1 effective date so the city can align building-code changes with forthcoming fire-code adoption.

Shane PBhouse, the city’s building official, told council the city’s last code adoption was in December 2019 (the 2018 ICC series) and that updating the codes improves the Building Code Effectiveness…

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