SB 497

Prohibits a municipality that administers and enforces a building inspection program from adopting construction standards or methods from the Reach Code, or a similar or related code of standards and methods, that exceed or are more stringent than statewide standards and methods that the Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services adopts and administers.

Bill Text

• Introduced

Prohibits municipalities from adopting building construction standards more stringent than statewide standards.

Original Bill Text

Sponsors#

Chief Sponsors: David Brock Smith

Overview#

Digest: Tells a city or county that it may not adopt a standard from the Reach Code or any other code that sets tighter standards than what the state agency that puts out the building code says is needed. Takes effect 91 days after the session ends. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.4). Prohibits a municipality that administers and enforces a building inspection program from adopting construction standards or methods from the Reach Code, or a similar or related code of standards and methods, that exceed or are more stringent than statewide standards and methods that the Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services adopts and administers. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

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