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Detroit council updates fire code to 2021 NFPA standards, approves ordinance unanimously
Summary
The council approved amendments updating Detroit’s fire-prevention code to align with the 2021 NFPA edition and technical corrections; the ordinance passed 9–0 and included a scrivener’s correction.
Detroit City Council voted Tuesday to amend Chapter 18 of the 2019 Detroit City Code — the Fire Prevention and Protection Code — to align local language and criteria with the 2021 National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards.
Council members and the law department briefly summarized the technical nature of the changes at third reading, explaining the update modernizes references and adds…
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