Planning Commission Agenda and Packet 2011 02 10

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➢ December 9, 2010 Sheets presented minor amendments (typo's) to the December 9, 2010 minutes. Pritchard moved and Loo seconded a motion to approve the December 9, 2010 minutes with the minor amendments presented by Sheets. Motion passed unanimously. Public Comments: Not on the Agenda None heard. Discussion — Green Building Update — Mike Jones, Ch' Building Official Jones discussed the background and research of a Gr uilding program for the City of Louisville by the Building Code — Board of Appeals (BC -BOA) with the following points: • The BC -BOA is waiting for the local jur • tions to clear the air before they move forward with a recomme •n. • Nationally, the International Cod- • ncil (ICC) is working ram. • Louisville is keeping current with th X09 Code sets. The 20 ode increases residential efficiency by 30 • The mechanical section of the past code weakest link. With the adoption of the 200 engineered heating and cooling syst • Louisville is plannin• to adopt the 20 Planning Commissi. . s: Loo asked if the Jones replied yes Brauneis st- ed he is an employee of attendi • meeting. Lipt• ated Boul• County has gone pretty far with a green program. He ask -. the county was on their own or part of a group. Jones s hired outsi experience a The City of Bou 9 codes, including the fire. Planning Commission Meeting Minutes January 13, 2011 Page 2 of 14 s been considered the Code, homes have ational Green Code. een Certificate group and he will be the City Boulder is part of a green program, Boulder County has 2nsultants to create the county program. The county has eral push back from the contractors to modify their program. Iso keeps trying to revamp their program. Sheets asked whe the topic will be seen again by BC -BOA. Jones stated they would like to see it again this year. He stated Louisville has two residential builders (Markel and Boulder Creek) who already exceed most the regulations established by the majority of the green programs. The commercial developments will be a bigger concern for developing a green program.