Building Code Board of Appeals Minutes 1998

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CITY OF LOUISVILLE BUILDING CODE OF APPEALS Minutes May 20, 1998 Board Members Present: Giles Schurman Greg Cullison Ray Schlott Robert Spencer Charles Keim Staff: Tom Talboom,Board Secretary Sam Light, City Attorney 1 Call to Order/Roll Call. The meeting was called to order at 7.07 p.m. All members were present with the exception of Erik Hartronft. Note There were no minutes from the last Board meeting as we did not have a quorum and did not have a meeting. 2. General discussion International Plumbing Code: Tom Talboom—I have asked the City Attorney to give us a little overview with regard to the adoption of the International Plumbing Code. After the meeting I will give the Board a list of all of the Jurisdictions which have adopted the International Plumbing Code. Sam Light—Most of the municipalities which have adopted the International Code are Home Rule. There are two municipalities, Carboale and Fort Lupton,which are the same type of City as Louisville,which is a statutory City The difference is that Home Rule municipalities, in matters of local concern, have the same authority as the State Legislature, or plenary authority Therefore the Home Rule municipalities have taken the position that in the area of Plumbing, and how Plumbmg installations are performed in their municipality is purely a local matter Therefore they have authority, directly from the State Constitution,to regulate plumbing. With Louisville,we have to look at the State Statutes and see what our authority is m this area. These would be the statutes that deal with the State Plumbing Board, as well as the State Plumbing Code. The language here is not as clear as it is in other areas of the Statutes. Usually when that State Legislature intends to make a law uniform throughout the State, and intends to take away the power of local governments, it will state within the 1