Council adopts building-code updates after contested debate on battery rules and storm shelters
Council adopted Ordinance 2882 updating building-code provisions with amendments tied to the International Residential Code; the meeting featured extended debate over energy-storage-system limits and a new storm-shelter requirement for homes without qualifying basements before passing the ordinance, with at least one recorded dissent.
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Gardner City adopted Ordinance 2882 to amend Title 15 and align local residential building rules with select 2024 code provisions while retaining the 2018 International Residential Code (IRC) as a baseline to meet a state deadline.
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