The Pella City Council will continue their focus on housing at this week’s policy and planning meeting following regular business Tuesday.

Updates to the city’s residential and commercial building codes will be discussed. According to city staff, they are considering upgrading the City’s building codes to the 2015 International Building Code (IBC) and International Residential Code (IRC). Current regulation in Pella is 2003 for housing and 2008 for commercial property.

Following code discussion, the council will hear a presentation on a potential urban renewal area for additional housing units. City Administrator Mike Nardini says expanding available housing in the community remains a high priority for the council moving forward.

At their most recent meeting, they approved conditional support of the Bos Ridge LLC development near T-15, and a final plat for the Fairway Meadows single-family attached-home project on Bos Landen Drive.