Building Code Board of Appeals Minutes 1998

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Motion made and seconded. Motion approved by unammous voice vote 5 Insurance Services Office -Evaluating Building Code Effectiveness. Tom Talboom-This is a program which has come out of the Insurance Services Office which is very akin to the ISO grading program which has been in place for many years to evaluate fire service response and suppression efforts. It came from damage which occurred on the East Coast from the hurricanes. What they were finding is that many of the buildings were not built to the codes which the Communities had adopted. I has passed around some information with regard to the program. There is a class that will be offered at the Education Conference. I would be more than happy to get copies of any information for the Board. This program has been in place for several years. They started evaluation in high wind areas,the coastal regions. Then they went into the seismic areas,then proceeded to the less hazardous prone areas. This is the fourth year of the evaluation, in which Colorado is scheduled to be done They should cover the major part of the Denver Metro area the first part of this year They evaluate everything from most recent codes being adopted,to the qualification of inspections and Building Official. Administrative procedures, includmg Board of Appeals. I am not sure if they will request to interview the Chairman, or any of the Board members. Based on your score they will then grade you on a scale of one to ten. One being the lowest and Ten being the best. A lot of the communities have been graded from the Four to Six range. This rating can effect the rates of insurance for your community Mainly this is for hazardous areas. Flood zone, seismic zone, and high wind zones. I am not sure how this will effect the Louisville area. I feel it is worth going through the process and getting graded. Member Culhson- So most of the front range is getting graded? Tom Talboom-Arvada has already been graded, along with one of the other Denver Metro areas. Chairman Schurman-I would think this would also give you a good idea as to the qualification skill of your people in relation to other Municipalities. Member Culhson-Do they send a packet or do they do an actual interview? Tom Talboom-They send a packet and then follow up with interviews of City Staff, as well as contractors and businesses. Sam Light-Do they provide any information on the typical amount of rate reduction that may be recognized. Tom Talboom-I think there are some examples in the questionnaire booklet. I don't know if that is for a real hazardous prone area or any area in general. I would think that an area like ours would not recognize a real substantial rate reduction. This rating only applies to new building, or construction, which is done after your rating is in effect. Tam not sure how that would effect an