BCBOA Agenda and Packet 2023 05 18

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Building Code Board of Appeals Agenda May 18, 2023 Page 9 of 15 Berry asked if this version is different than what they viewed at the previous meeting. Root confirmed that this version has changed from the previous version that the BCBOA has seen. He further explained that this version is similar to the City of Boulder's version, and that the City and County of Denver has 15 classifications, whereas the City of Boulder has only seven and that the current version is most similar to Boulder. Root explained that they came up with three options: Apendix CC which is all -electric and the most stringent; Boulder's example; Denver's example Root also explained that the Department of Planning and Building Safety pushed back on Appendix CC because it is not feasible at this time and the Colorado Chpater also said it is not feasible. Berry wanted to state the question on the record that we should not expect Appendix CC to be added at the last minute at the second reading of this ordinance. Dino, Geise, and Gatto all countered that it should be expected that the City Council could decide at the second reading to adopt Appendix CC, citing the history and how the Residential Appendix RC was adopted at the last minute. Dino suggested that the statement should also state that the board does not think Appendix CC should be adopted. Geise commented that there are a lot of moving parts for something that would be a last minute decision and that the board spends time reviewing and researching the code and to decide to adopt something at the last minute without review and would like the record to reflect that. Berry stated that all we have to review is what has been made available to us and that he was prepared to come in to develop a concise statement of why appendix CC will actually have a worse environmental effect than actually adopting it. However, at this point the goal is to zero in on this ordinance and then come up with a statement on it. Berry went on further So this ordinance, in the brief amount of time that I looked at it, it seems like it is limited to the conditioning of the space for occupants and that the water is for the domestic use of water for the building types listed in table PT103. The board collectively decided to go through the proposed ordinance. Geise asked where are they getting their target performance numbers from.