202.5 Proposed Amendments

The Building Code Council may revise or amend the code, either on its own motion or upon application from any person, state agency or political subdivision of the state. Each request to amend the code shall comply with the following policies of the Building Code Council:

Twenty-one copies of the proposed amendment with supporting documentation shall be filed with the Building Code Council Secretary.

The filing shall be received by the first day of the month prior to the quarterly scheduled meeting date.

Each request shall be legibly printed, typed or copied on a form (see Appendix C) available from the North Carolina Department of Insurance, Building Code Council section and shall contain the following:

1. The proposed amendment must be set forth in full and contain an explicit reference to the affected section or sections of the code;
2. The request shall state the reasons for the proposed amendment with supporting documentation;
3. The proposed amendment shall comply with the standards set forth in General Statute 143-138(c) and reference to the particular standards shall be set forth in the request for the amendment; and
4. The proposed amendment shall contain an economic impact analysis as required by General Statute 143- 138(a).

When a request is improperly filed or not in accordance with all the rules listed above, the Building Code Council Secretary shall reject the submittal and notify the applicant of the proper procedure to follow.

Upon the proper filing of a request, the Building Code Council Secretary shall forward one copy of said request to each council member prior to the scheduled meeting date. Persons filing proposed petitions are hereby notified of the place and time of the scheduled hearings. The Building Code Council Secretary shall cause to be published the notice of public hearing as specified in North Carolina General Statutes 143-138(a).

The Building Code Council shall either grant or deny the proposed petition for rule-making at the meeting following receipt of the proposed rule change. The council will take no further action on items that are denied. Granted items may be referred to committee for review.

The Building Code Council may hold a public hearing on granted items at the next quarterly scheduled meeting. The council may take final action on granted items at the next quarterly scheduled meeting after the public hearing.

Timeline Example
Petition Received:	February 1
Petition Granted:	March BCC meeting
Notice of Hearing Published:	April NC Register
Committee Review:	April - May
Hearing Held:	June BCC meeting
Final Adoption:	September BCC meeting
Rules Review Meeting:	November RRC meeting
Approved:	December 1