Sen. Sixto K. Igisomar (R-Saipan) has re-introduced a bill that would require the CNMI to adopt the International Building Code as the official building code of the Commonwealth. The IBC, a model building code developed by the International Code Council, aims to address health and safety conditions of buildings.<\/p>\n
Senate Bill 21-3 was introduced as S.B. 20-46 in the previous Legislature. At that time, the House and Senate passed the legislation after making some amendments. It was left unassigned to a committee after being recalled from the Governor\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n
S.B. 21-3 is the same bill that Igisomar introduced in the 20th Legislature. <\/p>\n
Right now, the CNMI is still using the 2009 version of the building code as established by the International Conference of Building Officials. The ICBO-established building code is updated every three years. The new bill would require the Building Safety Code Division of the Department of Public Works to adopt the IBC.<\/p>\n
The bill states that it is critical that that the latest building code is up-to-date with national standards.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is the intent of the Legislature, therefore, to adopt the [IBC] as the official building code of the [CNMI], to make the 2012 edition the current version applied in the Commonwealth and to direct the Building Safety Official to adopt subsequent updates to, or new editions of the [IBC] as needed,\u201d states S.B. 21-3.<\/p>\n
The ICC publishes the IBC. The building safety code would provide standards for location, design, material, construction, enlargement maintenance, use, occupancy, and moving of buildings and structures in the CNMI.<\/p>\n
The CNMI regulations shall be applied if conflicts or contradictions exist between BSC regulations issued under the IBC. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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