Department of Community Development
Reference: Building Safety Codes Ordinance
To: Mayor Gregory Mills and Members of City Council
Through: Jane Bais-DiSessa, City Manager
Marv Falconburg, AICP, Assistant City Manager
Holly Prather, AICP, Community Development Director
Prepared By: Matt Rowland, C.B.O., Chief Building Official
Date Prepared: September 29, 2020
PURPOSE
This ordinance will update the City's Building Safety Codes to the most current. This will also allow for operational laws to be included in the Municipal Code, enabling the enforcement and outlining the way we do business in relation to construction. The ordinance also adopts set standards related to weather, geographic and other specific items related to how we build. The ordinance also includes the adoption of codes related to swimming pools and spas that will keep the City in line with Federal and State requirements for the safety of our citizens. These codes are for construction and the condition of the built environment only. They do not regulate land use or occupancy rights, other than controlling hazards.
STRATEGIC FOCUS AREAS
* Recognizable and Well-Planned Community
* Safe, Active and Engaged Community
NEW CODE TRANSITION
If the code should be approved by City Council, in the City's transition to the new code, applications submitted prior to the effective date of January 1, 2021, will be reviewed by staff using the previous Adopted Building Safety Codes and such sections and criteria are referenced in this report. At the option of the applicant, after this ordinance is adopted, they may begin to submit permit applications for the current adoption or the new adoption until January 1, 2021. Any permit already issued or applied for may continue to construct under the current code until completion after January 1, 2021.
BACKGROUND
The current Building Safety Codes were adopted in February of 2013. These codes ar...
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