Community Planning & Permitting Dept. has started the process of updating the building code and related amendments

Boulder County, Colo. - Boulder County Community Planning & Permitting has started the process of updating the building code and related amendments from the 2015 to 2021 I-Codes. The county aims to adopt the updated building codes in early 2025.

The goals of the update include:

• Update Building Code to the 2021 Versions and Coordinate Boulder County with:
  • The International Code Council (ICC)
  • The Metropolitan Regional Building Policy Code Cohort & Colorado Energy
    Code Compliance Collaborative.
  • The Colorado Model Electric and Solar Ready Code (HB22- 1362)
• Continued leadership with regards to energy efficiency in buildings.
• Provide "Best in Public Service" with regards to building safety and affordability.
• Add clarity and formality to existing policies.
• Protect Boulder County's excellent Building Code Effectiveness Grading Schedule Rating.
• Simplify and shorten the Boulder County Code Amendments.

Initial drafts of the code updates are now available for review on the Boulder County Building Code Amendments webpage:

• Building Code update draft presented to Board of Review, Nov. 7, 2024
• Building Code update draft with redline edits

Background

The Board of Review reviews proposed building code amendments and makes recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners’ prior to adoption. At the Nov. 7 public meeting of the Boulder County Board of Review, Ron Flax, Deputy Director/Chief Building Official, outlined the Building Code update process.

The Boulder County Building Code Amendments apply in the unincorporated areas of Boulder County, not in incorporated cities or towns.

Questions or comments on the update will be accepted throughout the process during public hearing meetings, or by emailing written comments to buildingcodeupdate@bouldercounty.gov.

View the Boulder County Building Code Amendments page for more information.

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