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Department of Planning and Building Safety <br />Building Safety Division <br /> <br />749 Main Street Louisville CO 80027 303.335.4584 www.louisvilleco.gov <br /> <br /> <br />MM <br />EMORANDU <br /> <br />To: Honorable Chair and Members of the Building Code Board of <br />Appeals <br /> <br />From: Troy Russ, AICP, Director <br />Ken Swanson, Chief Building Official <br />Planning and Building Safety Department <br /> <br />Subject: 2012 Building Code Adoption - 2nd Meeting <br /> <br />Date: October 17, 2013 <br /> <br /> <br />SUMMARY <br />A draft ordinance amending Chapter 15 of the Louisville Municipal Code (LMC) <br />to adopt by reference the 2012 International Building Code and associated <br />documents is attached for your review and consideration. Staff, in cooperation <br />with the Louisville Fire District, is requesting the Building Code Board of Appeal <br />(BCBOA) review, discuss, and recommend final edits of the ordinance for City <br />Council consideration. <br /> <br />The City Manager is anticipating a study session with the City Council November <br />st <br />12, 2013. The 1 reading of the ordinance is anticipated December 3, 2013. <br />nd <br />The 2 reading and public hearing on the ordinance is tentatively scheduled for <br />December 17, 2013. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />The International Building Code and associated documents are updated every <br />three years by the International Code Council (ICC). Previously, the City <br />adopted the 2003 and 2009 International Building Codes. The City did not adopt <br />the 2006 documents for budgetary reasons. <br /> <br />It is the goal Planning and Building Safety Department to ensure the family of <br />Building Code documents are updated every three years. Regular adoption of <br />the Building Code amendments allows the City to stay current with national best <br />practices and allow the City compete for the highest Community Rating System <br />(CRS) by the Insurance Service Office (ISO). The CRS influences the annual <br />insurance rates paid by Louisville home owners. <br /> <br />The previous c <br />the residential building sprinkler requirement. 2009 was the first year the ICC <br />required new single family homes include fire sprinklers. <br /> <br />At the time of the 2009 adoption, the State of Colorado prohibited plumbers from <br />installing residential fire sprinklers as the new code required. As a result, the <br /> <br />
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