Committee moves Detroit fire-code update to formal after public hearing on NFPA 2021 alignment

Apr 8, 2026

The committee held a public hearing on an ordinance to update Chapter 18 (Fire Prevention and Protection) to align Detroit's fire code references with the 2021 NFPA editions; staff described it as largely technical, and the committee moved the measure to formal with a recommendation to approve.

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A Committee of the Whole public hearing on a wide-ranging update to Detroit’s fire code concluded with the committee voting to send the ordinance to formal session with a recommendation to approve.

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