The code enforcement officer of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, resigned last year after disputes with the town manager over how the local building code was applied.
Kittitas County, Wash., is proposing an expanded jurisdiction of its rural home construction and landscaping rules aimed at reducing property damage from wildfires.
A Wisconsin state appeals court said an Amish couple did not prove that their religious beliefs kept them from following a local building code in Eau Claire County.
A new building code in Boulder County, Colo., requires new single-family detached homes to have solar panels or solar thermal systems — or at least a conduit so the necessary wiring and plumbing can be easily installed later.
The California Building Standards Commission adopted the new 2013 state standards code that includes new energy code provisions, accessibility standards, green building, and water use modifications.