Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on an Ordinance Approving the Recommendation by the Building and Standards Commission to Adopt the 2023 Edition of the National Electrical Code, Codified in Chapter 122 of the McKinney Code of Ordinances, Together with Local Amendments to the Foregoing "Model Code" Recommended by the North Central Texas Council of Governments and/or City Staff
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Safe and Secure Community
6D: Pursue and maintain the highest Insurance Standards Office (ISO) fire and building protection classification.
MEETING DATE: February 6, 2024
DEPARTMENT: Development Services / Building Inspection
CONTACT: Suzanne Arnold, Chief Building Official
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
* Consider / Act on the approval of the 2023 National Electrical Code as presented in the title.
ITEM SUMMARY:
* Every three years, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) publishes a new code for the states and local municipalities to consider for adoption. Such a code must be adopted into ordinance to be effective.
* The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) Regional Codes Coordinating Committee (RCCC) and its Electrical Advisory Board are comprised of local public and private code professionals (public building officials and inspectors, private architects and engineers, and construction and trades professionals) who review the latest editions of the model construction codes and recommend uniform amendments for the North Central Texas region. The City of McKinney has historically adopted NCTCOG's recommended amendments.
* On December 12, 2023, the Building and Standards Commission (BSC) held a public hearing to consider the adoption of the 2023 National Electrical Code, and at that meeting voted unanimously to make a recommendation to City Council for the adoption of the proposed model code and amendments.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
* Adoption of the proposed code is mandatory under State law. The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulati...
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