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City Council Meeting Minutes January 21, 2014 Page 10 of 30 City Attorney Light introduced Ordinance No. 1652, Series 2013 and Ordinance No. 1654, Series 2014 and explained both ordinances are before the City Council for second reading and public hearing. Mayor Muckle opened the public hearing and requested a staff presentation. Planning Director Russ explained the International Building Code and associated documents are updated every three years by the International Code Council (ICC). Previously, the City adopted a family of construction codes in 2003 and 2009, but skipped the 2006 code. The City currently uses an amended 2009 International Building Code and associated documents to regulate construction in the City. The history of adoption concerns life safety and balancing life safety within the Community Rating System. Beginning in July of 2013, staff began work on an ordinance amending the ordinance adopting the family of 2012 International Building Codes, which was presented at a number of public meetings including the City's Building Code Board of Appeals (BCBOA). The Community Rating System (CRS) is an overall summary of risk for homeowners residing in Louisville. The overall CRS score is an important contributor to general insurance rates in Louisville. The CRS scoring system and associated discounts are presented below. Louisville is currently classified as an 8 in terms of allowing a 10% discount to Louisville homeowners. The rate can be improved by working with FEMA on flood related issues. He stressed the importance of staying up to date on the Building Codes. Specific changes between Louisville's adopted 2009 Building Codes and the recommended amendments to the 2012 Building Codes include: 1. Changing the frost depth from 30" to 36". 2. Requiring fireplaces meet current C.R.S. Title 25 Article 7 Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Air Quality Control Commission Regulation. 3. Amending the LMC fire access lane standards and establishing Appendix D, Fire Apparatus Access Roads, in the 2012 International Fire Code, as the standard for fire lane access design. This change will also establish protocols in which the City and Louisville Fire District, Police Department and Public Works Department can mutually agree to a waiver in fire access lane design based on an approved engineered solution. 4. Fire Sprinklers —two options are presented to City Council for consideration: a. City Staff and Louisville Fire District recommendation: Adopt the 2012 sprinkler requirement in the International Residential Code with no amendments. This action would require fire sprinklers in all new residential construction, including, townhouses, duplexes and all single