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Simonton council adopts 2021 residential and building codes
Summary
The Simonton City Council unanimously approved Ordinance 2026-07 to adopt the 2021 International Residential Code and 2021 International Building Code after a public hearing with no comments.
The Simonton City Council on May 19 unanimously adopted Ordinance 2026-07 to bring the city’s building regulations into alignment with the 2021 International Residential Code and the 2021 International Building Code. The council opened a public hearing on the proposed adoption at about 6:10 p.m.; no members of the public spoke and the hearing was closed at about 6:12 p.m.
The motion to approve Ordinance 2026-07 was made by Andy Perry and seconded by Eric Duhon; the minutes record five ayes and zero noes. The ordinance provides for severability and repealer language consistent with the staff recommendation. Council members said the change is intended to update local permitting standards to the current model codes used broadly in permitting and inspections.
The vote follows standard municipal practice of adopting the International Code Council model codes to align local building requirements with commonly accepted technical standards and to support consistent permitting and inspection procedures. The ordinance takes effect per its terms as recorded in the city minutes.
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