City sets meeting on building code changes

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News Staff, on October 22, 2019

The City of Fredericksburg Building Department will have a public meeting on Thursday, Oct. 24, from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the fire training room at City Hall, 126 W. Main St., to discuss amendments to the City Building Codes. The International Building Codes and Fire Code will migrate from the 2009

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