La Plata County adopted the 2015 International Energy Conservation Code to become effective on August 1, 2023. If the code wasn’t adopted before July 1, the county would have had to go to 2021 code by state statute. Staff said that may have been difficult for the local community which is now operating under the 2009 version, and that the 2015 Code would provide a smoother transition to the more stringent code. The code affects new builds and additions.
July 11th, the County adopted the 2015 International Fire Code. Building staff said the most important aspect of the effort is having consistency between the building, fire, and land use codes.
