Athens officials ask city manager to review outdated building codes
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Adams said the downgrade has been placed on a one-year hold and will not go into effect if city officials implement a program to regain its previous scores. The city must notify ISO of the plan by
Adams said the survey is conducted every three years.
"It's meant to distinguish communities that have a very strong building code program and inspection program versus those whose codes or processes are out of date or poorly enforced."
Ryan said three areas of improvement are available for
Updating the codes would be an involved and carefully considered process, Adams said. It would include engagement with the building and development community and review and discussion with the
Mayor
"We regressed from 2015 to 2006," Montgomery said. "Now we're going back to where we were."
Adams said if the city adopts the 2015 codes it should be explicitly stated in the ordinance that those are the codes being used.
"It's good to enforce the best building regulations that we can, but it's good to have the code so that everyone in our building community knows how they're going to be evaluated," Adams said.
Councilman
Montgomery said about three years ago, the city was using the Southern
"At the time, it was 2006 International Building Code," Montgomery said. "From there, the wording says that any changes will automatically be implemented without consultation, without input from the council. So all staff, council and professionals at the time interpreted that it would automatically go up, and it did."
Montgomery said the city planning director at the time sent notices showing that the city had changed to a newer set of building codes, with notations alerting those concerned to particular changes.
Reverting to the 2006 code has been devastating to the city, he said.
"We're reaping what we sew. Council, I say we put this on the city manager to get us back in alignment."
City Manager
"It's going to be your preference as to how to set it up this time," she said.
Adams said staff will word an ordinance to show the intent of the city regarding the code and so that any updates are unmistakable.
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