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An ordinance amending Chapter 5 of the City Code, by reorganizing portions of the Table of Contents for Chapter 5 "Buildings and Construction" and by revising, repealing, and replacing certain Articles, Divisions, and Sections; adopting the 2018 Editions of certain International Codes published by the International Code Council (I.C.C.) and providing local amendments thereto; adopting the 2017 National Electrical Code, a publication of the National Fire Protection Association; said Codes are adopted or revised as follows: Article II-A "Building Code" (I.B.C.); Article II-B "Existing Building Code" (I.E.B.C.); Article VI "Plumbing Code" (I.P.C.); Article VII "Mechanical Code" (I.M.C.); Article VIII "Electrical Code" (N.E.C.); Article IX "Swimming Pool and Spa Code" (I.S.P.S.C.); Article X "Fuel Gas Code" (I.F.G.C.); Article XI "Residential Code" (I.R.C.); and Article XII "Energy Conservation Code" (I.E.C.C.).
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The Building Standards Board (BSB) met on July 28, 2020, and July 30, 2020, and voted to recommend that the City Council adopt the International Code Council (ICC) 2018 Edition of the various International Codes and the 2017 National Electric Code (NEC), with amendments. The 2018 International Fire Code is a separate agenda item. The 2018 International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC) is not being considered at this time due to aspects of the condemnation and demolition process being moved from the Building Standards Board to Municipal Court. Once that new process is in place, the 2018 IPMC will be placed on a City Council agenda. Until that time, Mesquite will continue to use the 2015 IPMC.
The substantive amendments were reviewed and recommended for adoption by an advisory committee of the North Central Texas Council of Governments and conform to building practice within the region. Some of the local amendments are carried over from the City's previously adopted codes, which are based on the ICC 2015 Edition and 2014 NEC. Staff, along with the...
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