Phoenix adopts building code focused on accessibility, sustainability, safety
The Phoenix City Council voted to update its building code to keep construction projects safe, innovative and sustainable. It will be in effect on Aug. 1.
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PHOENIX — The Phoenix City Council voted to update its building code to keep construction projects safe, innovative and sustainable, according to a Wednesday press release.
Beginning Aug. 1 — due to a built-in “grace period” for current projects — the 2024 Phoenix Building Construction Code will be in effect.
Any “standard plans” have up to one year to comply with the new code, the release said.
“Updating the building code is one of the most impactful ways we can promote safety, sustainability and long-term value for our residents and development community,” Phoenix’s Planning and Development Department Director Joshua Bednarek said in the release. “These changes reflect the hard work of city staff, stakeholders and technical experts, who reviewed every code and amendment to ensure this update meets the needs of our growing city, now and in the future.”
New Phoenix building code highlights
The following pieces of the new city building code were included in the release:
- EV charging requirements for easier access at one- and two-family homes based on Phoenix’s Transportation Electrification Action Plan.
- Improved water conservation by “lower maximum flow rates for faucets, showers and toilets.”
- Permits for “storage shipping containers” and “residential fence replacements” are no longer required.
- Buildings of up to 18 stories high can utilize “sustainable engineered wood” called mass timber.
- Multifamily developments have less space restrictions for “mechanical systems” to allow for maximizing square footage.
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EV charging requirements for easier access at one- and two-family homes based on Phoenix’s Transportation Electrification Action Plan.
Will they be as inconveniently located as the bike racks?
Improved water conservation by “lower maximum flow rates for faucets, showers and toilets.”
No need to worry, folks, just flush three times.
Permits for “storage shipping containers” and “residential fence replacements” are no longer required.
This is just a temporary placement while you build, so no big deal.
Buildings of up to 18 stories high can utilize “sustainable engineered wood” called mass timber.
Great, build up instead of out.
Multifamily developments have less space restrictions for “mechanical systems” to allow for maximizing square footage.
Now eliminate parking minimums and charge for each spot instead of getting everybody to subsidize your free car storage.
How much time did they spend on this? They seem a very small step instead of a groundbreaking change.
"one of the most impactful ways we can promote safety, sustainability and long-term value for our residents and development community,”
Nothing on the list is for safety or value. The two that pertain to sustainability, the water one is useless, every one will be replaced by the buyer soon after close. Mass Timber has been around for decades, they are just applying it differently.
Building safety codes should be about safety, nothing else, let the people decide what they want, not the government.
The EV revolution is on life support, slowly dying day by day for so many reason, too many to mention.
Didn't help Trump is against all this green energy crap and cancelled the billions for charging stations.
These woke Marxist are trying to force EV's on us for all the wrong reasons.
They will fail.