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Building Code Board of Appeals Meeting Minutes September 19, 2013 Page 6 of 8 Tew asked if it would be advisable to have someone on staff to answer and educate contractors. Geise stated the issue of not enough staffing has come up in the past with prior green points programs. Berry suggested maybe a pamphlet or handout should be created. Staff replied current staff is busier mainly with more inspections for staff. Passing this code will add another inspection on the work load. Staff hopes Council takes this into account and from a customer service stand point, and hopes the wait time for inspections won't move past next day inspections. Staff stated from the discussion with the Board no motion will be made at tonight's meeting and Staff, with the help from Berry on wind load, will do further research into a few of the talked about changes and bring the code adoption back to the Board at the next meeting. Van Pelt notes the IgCC was not part of this code adoption process. Staff agreed and stated this is still a new code and involves the Planning Department as most of the codes fall under life style more than life safety. Staff recommended the Planning Department heads this topic with the community and other pertinent Boards. Johnson added he feels the BC BOA or even Planning Commission should not be the ones to focus on the IgCC, but more the community as a whole should discuss. It is a huge topic. Brauneis stated he sees it as a little more cut and dry and it is a leap from what we have seen from the standard code practice in the past, but sees it as still being partially under life safety but on a larger perspective. Johnson added there is a whole book where you can take the whole thing or bits and pieces. City of Denver looked at the IgCC for nine months to a year and felt it covered six departments and was hard to enforce. Ft Collins fully vetted the codes and decided to adopt with amendments. Van Pelt stated it needs a thorough vetting process to fully understand the full extent of the details prior to adoption. Johnson added he has heard the 2015 IgCC will look different from the 2012. Geise asked the Board if there is one way the Board is leaning to give guidance to Staff on how to write the code changes the Board would like to recommend. Staff asked if the Board is leaning toward amending out single family dwellings from the adoption. Van Pelt felt a motion shouldn't be made at this time since there are a few other things which will be looked at and brought to the next meeting. Staff added this same discussion will most likely be had at the meeting before Council.