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COUNCIL COMMUNICATION <br />TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL <br />FROM: MALCOLM FLEMING, CITY MANAGER <br />DATE: AUGUST 28, 2012 <br />SUBJECT: UPDATE /DISCUSSION — BUILDING CODE BOARD OF APPEALS <br />(BCBOA) <br />ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT: PLANNING AND BUILDING SAFETY DEPARTMENT <br />INTRODUCTION: <br />The Building Code Board of Appeals (BCBOA) is a five (5) regular member quasi-judicial board <br />that hears and decides requests for variances from the City's Building Codes. There were no <br />appeals filed last year. There has only been one appeal in the past eleven (11) years. The <br />BCBOA also reviews and recommends modifications /updates to the City Council regarding the <br />City's building codes. <br />BOARD MEMBERS: <br />The current board members are: Peter Geise, Chair; David Rounds, Vice - chair; Matthew Berry, <br />Gary Mancuso, and Bob Van Pelt. There is currently one open position for an associate <br />member on the BCBOA that may be filled at the discretion of City Council. <br />2012 SUMMARY: <br />2012 International Building Code Adoption <br />The City of Louisville Building Safety Division is currently enforcing the 2009 International <br />Building Codes (IBC). Every three years the International Code Council (ICC) publishes a new <br />set of building codes. The 2012 IBC is now eligible for adoption. This code was voted on and <br />published by the ICC in early 2012. <br />Each IBC update is a culmination of the three (3) previous years submitted code change <br />requests from many sectors of the construction and enforcement industry. <br />The BCBOA has been reviewing the changes between the 2009 IBC and the 2012 IBC. Most of <br />the changes do not present significant changes to construction, or enforcement procedures. <br />However, there are a few significant issues within the 2012 IBC of which the City will need to <br />decide to adopt, or not. These include: <br />• Residential Fire Sprinklers; <br />• Above code energy mandates; and, <br />• The new 2012 International Green Construction Code <br />Residential Fire Sprinklers — The Louisville City Council, based on a recommendation from the <br />BCBOA, adopted the 2009 IBC without sprinkler requirements for single family homes and <br />ISSUBJECT <br />UDPATE /DISCUSSION - AGENDA ITEM <br />BUILDING CODE BOARD OF APPEALS <br />(BCBOA) <br />5 <br />