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City Council Meeting Minutes January 21, 2014 Page 13 of 30 continuing the water tap ordinance in order to make the necessary changes to be consistent with the building code. The second item concerning the BCBOA single family residential sprinkler system requirements are still in their infancy, there is not an established network of designers, installers and inspection criteria in place. This inexperience is likely to place additional burdens on homebuilders and City staff during the construction process which could result in problems with leakage, damage of other materials within the home at the time of construction and ongoing maintenance to the homeowner. COUNCIL QUESTIONS Mayor Pro Tern Dalton was curious as to the concern for failure in a single family dwelling unit. He wondered if the pressure test to finished plumbing is different. It was noted BCBOA member Peter Geiser would address this question during his presentation. Based on staff projections, the amount of approved housing stock impacted by this requirement would be 93 new single family homes planned in the North End Block 10 and Phase 2. All future scrapes and re-builds which occur from time to time would also be required to have sprinklers. The City is averaging 8-10 scrapes per year. Enacting a code that is likely to affect such a small number of homes within our community seems unnecessary and inequitable to those approved developments. Mayor Pro Tern Dalton requested clarification on the difference between a scrape and a re-build. Planning Director Russ clarified a scrape is when the foundation is taken out. A re-build is additions to established foundation. Council member Jasiak noted additions to a single-family home is different. Planning Director Russ stated this is only for new construction. BCBOA PRESENTATION Matt Berry, Vice-Chair of the Building Code Board of Appeals, stated in his technical opinion, he supports requsting Council to provide an exception for single-family detached houses. The Board does not feel the requirement will be an effective use of limited funds when building a house. That does not mean it is not a cost benefit of dollars to lives or safety, it is a matter of the Code dictating what a builder should do. He felt this next step would be added to remodels and additions, which would increase the cost of the project making it unlikely homeowners would pursue a building permit. He addressed Ordinance No. 1654, Series 2014 and voiced his support for waiving increasing the water tap fees Peter Geiser, 355 Jackson Circle, Louisville, CO stated the BCBOA has looked at the issue of fire sprinkling residential homes. He noted one problem is the supply of the