RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina lawmakers tentatively agreed Monday night to leave residential building codes in place longer and block local governments from additional kinds of inspections without approval by state regulators.
A bill approved by an 88-29 vote in the state House would extend the cycle for revising new home building codes from the current three-year practice to a required six years. Cities and counties also couldn’t initiate regular, routine inspections on their own beyond what the state code requires. The bill could have a final House vote Tuesday and also must pass the Senate before going to Gov. Pat McCrory.
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