Ordinance No. 2022-1-11: To repeal City of Plano Ordinance No. 2018-11-10, codified as Divisions 1 and 2 of Chapter 6, Buildings and Building Regulations, Article III, Property Maintenance Code, of the Code of Ordinances; and adopting the 2021 Edition of the International Property Maintenance Code, with certain additions, deletions and amendments, as the Property Maintenance Code of the City of Plano; and providing a repealer clause, a severability clause, a savings clause, a penalty clause, a publication clause and an effective date. Adopted

The International Code Council (ICC) is a member-focused association dedicated to developing model codes and standards used in the design, build and compliance process to construct and maintain safe, sustainable, affordable and resilient structures. Most U.S. communities and many global markets utilize these model codes as the basis for their codes and ordinances. Every three (3) years, the ICC revises and updates their model codes to ensure they remain up-to-date and relevant with current building techniques, available materials and/or legal statutes. For these same reasons, the City of Plano routinely reviews, amends and adopts the most recent version of these model codes when they are published by the ICC.

The City of Plano Property Maintenance Code is an amended version of the 2018 International Property Maintenance Code that regulates the maintenance of existing residential and non-residential structures and all existing premises, to include:

• Unsafe Structures
• Exterior and Interior Structure
• Exterior Property Areas
• Occupancy Limitations
• Plumbing, Mechanical and Electrical

The proposed ordinance amendment updates the Property Maintenance Code to ensure it remains consistent with other adopted model codes, such as Building Code and Fire Code. Public review of the proposed ordinance was held at the Building Standards Commission meeting on September 21, 2021, and the Commission voted unanimously to forward this Code and amendments to the City Council for adoption.  

This ordinance will ensure the Property Maintenance Code remains consistent with the other adopted model codes and reflects current construction and legal requirements.

This item has no financial impact.       

Approval of this Ordinance will support the City’s Strategic Plan Critical Success Factor of Excellent, Innovative, and Accountable City Government.