(KLZA)--The Falls City Council waived the three-reading rule during their meeting last week, allowing the city to immediately adopt the 2018 building codes recommended by the Planning Department.

City Administrator Anthony Nussbaum told the Council it is simply a matter of bringing the codes up to date. The State of Nebraska adopted the 2018 codes in 2021. While municipalities are allowed to vary from the state codes, they must be in general conformance with the state.

The City had been utilizing codes previously utilized state wide.