City council members approved changes on first reading last week to an 80-page municipal building ordinance that creates passthrough fees to contractors for planning reviews, sets up new plumbing guidelines, and improves some of the codes’ language.Building Inspector Brian Beck and City Manager Joe Hines presented the changes to council members.“It’s really just an update to bring things current,” Beck said.The council must vote on a second reading before the revised ordinance becomes official.The city’s building code regulates areas such as building inspections, fees and penalties for violations, and codes for manufactured housing, garbage disposal, streets and sidewalks.Planning review fees ...