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Commission backs staff‑recommended building‑code updates and will forward UDC amendments to City Council
Summary
The commission unanimously recommended that City Council adopt a set of zoning and building‑code edits to Title 15, updating selected sections of the ICC 2024 code; changes include local energy‑table defaults, egress/engineering clarifications, and several removed mandatory efficiency controls.
The Laramie Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend that City Council adopt a package of text amendments to the Unified Development Code (Title 15) that align selected local provisions with the ICC 2024 model codes while preserving local options.
Lucas Witt, the city’s chief building official, told the commission the package is primarily technical and intended to speed plan reviews and reflect local conditions. "So this code just clarifies that the City of Laramie is not choosing to follow that code [required whole‑house sprinklers for 1‑ and 2‑family dwellings]," Witt said, explaining the amendment would explicitly maintain the city's prior…
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