Baker work session focuses on setbacks, eaves and whether to adopt newer building-code fire protections

Mar 24, 2026

Residents and council members at a City of Baker work session debated minimum separation between newly built houses after neighbors flagged Alabama Street projects as too close; officials asked staff to check whether adopting the latest International Building Code (and firewall requirements for eave overhangs) is needed.

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At a City of Baker work session, council members and residents examined whether newly built single-family houses are being placed too close together and whether the city should adopt newer building-code provisions to require firewalls when eaves or soffits encroach setback lines.

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