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[THIRD COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR]ORDINANCE NO. 240434
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Sponsor: Councilmember Wes Rogers
THIRD COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
Amending Chapter 18, Article XIV, Section 18-367, Code of Ordinances, entitled "Adoption of International Energy Conservation Code (2021); amendments," by providing an additional path of compliance that accomplishes Strategies B-2 and B-3 of the 2022 Climate Protection & Resiliency Plan through a nationally recognized system for calculating a home's energy performance; allowing for previously approved building plans to be approved under the additional compliance path; and providing a method to further improve energy performance over time.
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WHEREAS, Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 220364 ("Ordinance") adopting the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code with amendments ("KCMO Energy Code") was passed by the City Council on October 13, 2022; and
WHEREAS, the effective date of the Ordinance was July 1, 2023, but it also provided a mandatory date for the implementation of the KCMO Energy Code of September 29, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the existing compliance paths in the KCMO Energy Code shall remain unchanged and intact, with the exceptions of the amendments below for full use and this ordinance adds an additional compliance path; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That Chapter 18, Article XIV, Section 18-367, Code of Ordinances of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 18-367. Adoption of International Energy Conservation Code (2021); amendments.
The International Energy Conservation Code (2021), promulgated by the International Code Council, is adopted and incorporated in this article by reference as if fully set forth, except as it is amended by the following provisions of this section. Provisions of this article are in addition to the provisions of the Internation...
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