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CitV <br />Louisville <br />CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION <br />AGENDA ITEM <br />SUBJECT: <br />UPDATE DISCUSSION — BUILDING CODE BOARD OF <br />APPEALS (BCBOA) <br />DATE: JULY 9, 2013 <br />PRESENTED BY: KEN SWANSON, CHIEF BUILDING OFFICIAL <br />PLANNING AND BUILDING SAFETY DEPARTMENT <br />INTRODUCTION: <br />The Building Code Board of Appeals (BCBOA) is a five (5) regular member quasi- <br />judicial board that hears and decides requests for variances from the City's Building <br />Codes. There were no appeals filed last year. There has only been one appeal in the <br />past twelve (12) years. The BCBOA also reviews and recommends modifications / <br />updates to the City Council regarding the City's building codes. <br />BOARD MEMBERS: <br />The current board members are: Peter Geise, Chair; Matthew Berry Vice Chair; Gary <br />Mancuso, Christopher Tew and Bob Van Pelt. There is currently one open position for <br />an associate member on the BCBOA that may be filled at the discretion of City Council. <br />2013 WORK GOALS: <br />2012 International Building Code Adoption <br />The City of Louisville Building Safety Division is currently enforcing the 2009 <br />International Building Codes (IBC). Every three years the International Code Council <br />(ICC) publishes a new set of building codes. The 2012 IBC is now eligible for adoption. <br />This code is currently under discussion and review by the Board of Appeals. <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 at their scheduled meeting. The process <br />involves the comparison of the current 2009 International Building Codes and the 2012 <br />International Building Codes. Most of the updates between 2009 and 2012 do not <br />present significant changes to construction, or enforcement procedures. However, there <br />are some significant issues within the 2012 IBC of which the City will need to decide to <br />adopt, or not. These include: <br />• Residential and Townhouse Fire Sprinklers; <br />• Above Energy codes mandated with the adoption of the 2012. <br />Residential Fire Sprinklers — The Louisville City Council, based on a recommendation <br />from the BCBOA, adopted the 2009 IBC without sprinkler requirements for single family <br />homes and townhouses. Council did adopt more restrictive sprinkler requirement for <br />multi -family residential and commercial buildings. Once again, the BCBOA and City <br />CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION <br />