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5 thoughts on “Task force to examine building rules in effort to drop state’s housing costs

  1. Regarding building codes, the state and local governments can start by adopting the International Residential Codes to replace their own locally devised municipal codes, In Indianapolis, for instance, the “MuniCode” is poorly organized and written which leads to confusion and different interpretations by different inspectors. The IRC, on the other hand, is plainly written and easy to comprehend, so builders and inspectors alike are less likely to disagree on what any specific code requirement means. Codes and code enforcement are good, because they improve the basic quality of residential dwellings – which means the housing stock is both safer and healthy to live in and will have a longer and therefore more economic life. Where local jurisdictions have not adopted a code, then the state’s adoption of the IRC would dictate the building standards.

    1. This is already the case. The state has adopted the 2020 Indiana Residential Code which is based on the 2018 IRC. Indy’s muni code specifically references the Indiana residence code for building residential construction.

  2. All the legislature has to do is get rid of single family housing zoning and codify strong property rights such that NIMBYs have no power unless it’s to protect themselves from industrial pollution.

    1. It’s always interesting to see what issues people want the State to play big brother on, and which they believe the State needs to mind it’s own business.

    2. Agreed, exclusionary single-family zoning drives up housing costs and makes it hard for developers to build alternative housing structures (e.g., so-called “missing middle” housing like duplexes).

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