Department of Community Development
Reference: Municipal Code Amendment - Chapter 15, Buildings and Construction
To: Mayor Gregory Mills and Members of City Council
Through: Michael P. Martinez, City Manager
Prepared By: Andrew Ulmer, Chief Building Official
With Input from: Members of the Brighton Fire Rescue District
Date Prepared: July 30, 2025
PURPOSE
To amend Article 15 titled, "Buildings and Construction" of the Municipal Code.
BACKGROUND
The building codes provide requirements for building design, construction methods, safety, and performance.
The proposed code amendment was discussed with the City Council at a study session held on January 28, 2025. The amendment is primarily to correct minor omissions in the currently adopted International Code Council (ICC) model codes that are intended to be filled in by the jurisdiction. The design criteria, which are geographic specific engineering parameters that impact building design, also need to be revised. Duplicative language is removed where possible, and the administrative sections of code are primarily restored as written and intended by the ICC to avoid conflict and confusion with our primarily national customers.
The Fire Marshal for the Brighton Fire Rescue District has been involved in the review of these proposed amendments. Language amending the International Fire Code (IFC) has been made in keeping with Brighton Fire's determinations.
Other considerations that were also discussed at the study session in January, such as the adoption of single-family unit sprinklers are not a part of these updates. Those issues, which will require more in-depth discussion and consideration, will be brought before the City Council for review and direction at future study session meetings and are expected to be adopted with the 2024 ICC model codes (see the section titled, "Additional Information" below for further detail).
Processing Requirements:
Although all proposed amendments are minor in nature, any...
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