Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County, TN - File #: BL2025-898

• File #: BL2025-898
• Type: Bill (Ordinance)
• Status: Third Reading
• File created: 6/9/2025
• In control: Metropolitan Council
• On agenda: 7/15/2025
• Title: An ordinance amending Title 16 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws to adopt updated building codes.
• Sponsors: Rollin Horton, Jennifer Webb, Sean Parker, Jordan Huffman, Brenda Gadd, Ginny Welsch, Jacob Kupin, Jeff Eslick, Quin Evans-Segall, Mike Cortese, Emily Benedict, Erin Evans, Bob Nash, John Rutherford, Sandra Sepulveda, Clay Capp, Russ Bradford, Jason Spain, Delishia Porterfield, Terry Vo

Date	Action By	Action
7/1/2025	Metropolitan Council	passed on second reading
7/1/2025	Government Operations and Regulations Committee	approved
6/17/2025	Metropolitan Council	passed on first reading
6/10/2025	Metropolitan Council	filed

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An ordinance amending Title 16 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws to adopt updated building codes.

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WHEREAS, the applicable codes for building standards are regularly updated by international bodies, and the Metropolitan Council regularly adopts such updates and incorporates them into the Metropolitan Codes of Laws; and

WHEREAS, adoption of updated building codes benefits the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:

Section 1. Chapter 16.08 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws is hereby amended by deleting existing Chapter 16.08 in its entirety and substituting the following:

16.08.010 - Adoption by reference.

The following sections and appendices are adopted and incorporated into this chapter as the technical section of the building code of the metropolitan government, by reference, as fully as though copied into this code, except as have been or may be hereafter amended herein:

A. 2024 Edition of the International Building Code, including Appendices C & D of the International Building Code, as published by the International Code Council.

B. 2017 Edition of the International ICC/ANSI A117.1 Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities.

C. 2024 International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings published by the International Code Council, as amended in this chapter, and Appendices BA, BD, BE, BF, and CD of the International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings.

D. 2024 Edition of the International Energy Conservation Code published by the International Code Council, as amended in this chapter.

16.08.012 - Amendments to the 2024 International Building Code.

The following amendments, deletions or additions to the 2024 Edition of the International Building Code are adopted by reference as fully as though copied into said Building Code and thereby made a part ...