Officials propose adapting building codes to reflect Guam's unique climatic and cultural needs.

The Building Code Council wildfire response committee finalized a draft report for the governor identifying targeted waivers and council-led rulemaking to speed post-fire rebuilding while preserving life-safety rules; the committee recommended surgical changes (credit waivers, emergency rule windows, and preapproved plans) rather than blanket suspensions.

Council member Roger Haringa presented a late amendment to allow building officials to approve alternate or updated embodied‑carbon table values (e.g., geographic averages or updated CLF reports); the body could not vote before losing quorum, and members suggested revised wording for next week.

City and SPG Cooper City agreed a global stipulation to resolve multiple code- and building-code cases, including steep reductions and an overall reduced-amount payment schedule; Magistrate Rosenberg approved the agreement on Sept. 2, 2026.

Building Official Dennis Pedler presented Resolution 3111 to adopt local findings for updating to the 2025 California Building Standards Code and introduced Ordinances 783 and 784, the latter adding Chapter 9.48 to regulate sleeping in public places; council voted to adopt the resolution and introduce both ordinances.

Councilmembers reviewed a proposed IRC amendment to allow solar equipment to satisfy EV-ready outlet requirements and to specify breaker location on panels; electrical-code overlap and locational clarity were key concerns prompting a request for more detailed drawings and time for review.

Planning director Scott Chazy urged the county to replicate its 2023 approach allowing homeowners to rebuild on the same footprint without triggering shoreline or critical-area rules, and recommended a two‑year vesting window and use of the 2015 energy code to reduce permitting bottlenecks.

Parks Director Jason Gerwin updated council on the Civic Plaza proof-of-concept, saying the planned temporary 'indoor' structure may trigger code requirements that would limit its temporary use to roughly 45 days; staff reported HUD and CDBG funding and asked council for direction on spending and alternatives.

Torrington27s ordinance subcommittee voted to send amendments on building-code appeals, peddling/soliciting rules and criteria for elderly property-tax relief extensions to public hearing, asking staff to coordinate enforcement language with the police chief and include a reversion clause for fee changes if state law alters publication requirements.

The Kimball Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Feb. 1, 2018 adopted Ordinance No. 252 (FY2017–18 budget amendment), approved Ordinance No. 253 on first reading to adopt 2012 building codes with exceptions, approved a $4,000 Jere Davis scholarship, waived a church permit fee (one abstention), and extended Airmed Care benefits to volunteer firemen.

Alachua County planning staff outlined several 2026 state bills that will require code changes or policy responses including SB 182 (private‑school preemption in commercial/mixed‑use zones), HB 399 (expanded allowances for manufactured homes), HB 803 (private providers and glazing limits), new timelines for local review and a data‑center planning framework; commissioners asked staff to expedite local rules for data centers and review glazing and inspection impacts.

Members advocate for elevating homes to combat flooding and update outdated codes.

Douglas County officials discuss mobile home park code compliance challenges and repairs.

The One Front Door Act seeks to allow single stairways in six-story multifamily buildings.

City staff outlined proposed code clarifications and selective changes after inviting roughly 500 contractors to submit concerns; recommendations include an optional manual dimmer mandate, clearer guidance on sprinklers vs. firewalls for small multiunit buildings, requiring smoke alarms in rooms that could become bedrooms, and a local energy‑table option to ease prescriptive R‑value requirements.

FutureWise testified in support of code language clarifications to permit taller single‑stair residential buildings, stacked flats and related flexibility in the IRC/IBC, while flagging cost concerns about sprinkler requirements; written comments with technical details were submitted.

SBCC heard dueling views on proposed embodied carbon provisions: architects and carbon‑leadership advocates supported optional materials and pathway approaches; the Washington Aggregate & Concrete Association urged rejecting or tabling proposals, arguing SBCC lacks authority to regulate embodied carbon as a health/safety standard.

Advocates including Futurewise supported allowing taller, single-stair residential buildings to expand housing options; planners and some witnesses urged the Council to study cost-benefit impacts (sprinklers, types, affordability) before finalizing amendments.

State and regional officials, architects and nonprofit groups urged the State Building Code Council to adopt a voluntary embodied‑carbon appendix (Options 1 or 2) to the 2024 International Building Code to help jurisdictions measure and reduce materials‑related emissions in larger projects.

The State Building Code Council reviewed a proposed statewide ‘single‑exit’ appendix allowing single‑egress apartment buildings under strict safety upgrades and voted to ask the technical advisory group (TAG) to consider whether Type 3A construction should be allowed up to six stories under additional requirements. The TAG will report back to BFRW by March 13.

ESSB 5156 would permit smaller elevator cars for buildings up to six stories/24 units, direct the State Building Code Council to adopt standards, and create a technical advisory group; proponents say it reduces costs and increases accessibility while manufacturers warned vague harmonization language risks safety and litigation.

The State Building Code Council told the Local Government Committee the council will file prescriptive solutions for single‑exit stairs (up to six stories) and sixplexes into the CR‑102 public rulemaking package, with adoption anticipated in late spring; SBCC staff said TAGs, firefighters and other experts informed safety provisions such as emergency escape and rescue openings.

The council workgroup voted to accept a reorganized multiplex (up to six-unit) appendix consolidating fire-resistance assemblies, opening protectives, and detailed means-of-egress rules (36-inch minimum width, 125-foot travel distance). Members approved posting illustrative figures and will finalize remaining editorial items at the next meeting.

A technical advisory group recommended a simple, table-based approach for EV infrastructure in proposed multiplex housing: 20% EV-ready spaces per dwelling-unit counts and the remainder EV-capable, with option to adopt BFRW/IBC wording for clarity and enforcement.