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Council forms building-code review committee to recommend code year; staff flags ISO and cost trade-offs

Marion City Council · February 3, 2026
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Marion council approved a 10-person building-code review committee and timeline and asked the committee to recommend whether to adopt 2024, 2021 or another code year; staff highlighted potential savings for remodels, adoption costs and ISO insurance-rating implications.

The council approved forming a 10-member building-code review committee to evaluate which edition of the International Building Codes Marion should adopt and to return with a recommendation.

Staff explained that adopting the 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) could reduce renovation costs for historic or existing structures compared…

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