Superior allows fire victims to opt out of building code requirements, Louisville considering similar move

SUPERIOR and LOUISVILLE — In an effort to reduce the cost for Marshall Fire victims tasked with rebuilding their homes, officials in Superior this week chose to allow certain residents the ability to opt out of newly adopted 2021 building codes that require net-zero energy efficiency.

Louisville is considering a similar move, and city officials directed staff on Tuesday to begin drafting an ordinance that would put in place such an opt-out program. 

“The idea of building codes is that you have energy savings over time,” Superior mayor Clint Folsom said, but in some situations — a devastating fire, for example —…