At a special meeting Friday, the Council voted to have its technical experts review revisions made to the residential and commercial building codes earlier in the year that are targeted by the initiative and recommend any changes needed to true them up.
Council members said they want to be deliberative, and are cognizant that potential court challenges to the measure’s scope and legality could further alter the regulatory landscape. They view their approach as a “good-faith effort” to comply without disrupting or creating uncertainty in regulation for the construction industry.
The Building Industry Association of Washington, which led the effort to qualify and pass Initiative 2066, disagreed with the decision.
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