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19 • Public HearingCity of Portland (San Patricio County)

ORDINANCE NO. 2307 - BUILDING CODE UPDATES

Presented in: City of Portland CITY COUNCIL MEETING on 2025-05-06
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 6.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve ORDINANCE NO. 2307 - BUILDING CODE UPDATES”
JG
YES
JG
John G. Sutton, Jr.
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
ZA
Zachary Albrecht
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
GW
Gary W. Moore, Jr.
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
MR
Martha Ruiz
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
BT
Bill T. Wilson, II
Councilmember, Place 5
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

19. ORDINANCE NO. 2307 - BUILDING CODE UPDATES: THE CITY COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER THE SECOND AND FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 2307, ADOPTING THE 2021 EDITIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE, INTERNATIONAL EXISTING BUILDING CODE, INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE, INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE, INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL CODE, INTERNATIONAL PLUMBING CODE, INTERNATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE, INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING POOL & SPA CODE, INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE, AND THE NATIONAL FIRE PREVENTION ASSOCIATION S 2020 EDITION OF THE NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE; AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE CITY OF PORTLAND TO ADOPT LOCAL AMENDMENTS  DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.5/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).