ICC described evaluation reports, model code updates and a new approval/construction accelerator that pairs pre‑approved plans with manufacturers, designed to give code officials confidence and speed local approvals.

Project architects told council the proposed drainable EIFS assembly meets contemporary performance and NFPA 285 test criteria; residents and staff cited form-based code language discouraging EIFS on high-rise facades and the fire marshal asked for full-scale assembly documentation before signoff.

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Development Services Director Omar De Pablo told the joint meeting Hernando County handled more than 20,000 permits and roughly 85,000 inspections in 2025, highlighted operational streamlining, increased use of video inspections, AI tools to speed subdivision reviews, and ongoing Tyler and GIS implementations to keep pace with rapid housing growth.

Architects and building scientists urged optional embodied‑carbon pathways in the building code to advance low‑carbon procurement; industry groups, including concrete and aggregate interests, argued the SBCC lacks statutory authority and warned of enforcement burdens, seeking legislative or industry-driven approaches.

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