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filed with the City by December 31, 2024; and WHEREAS, on October 3, 2022, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1842, Series 2022, which expanded use of the Marshall Fire Alternate Codes to any building permit applicant who owned a home damaged or destroyed by the Marshall Fire in any jurisdiction, and who wished to restore or rebuild a home on a lot in Louisville that was damaged or destroyed by the Marshall Fire; and WHEREAS, on December 19, 2023, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1868, Series 2023, which expanded the use of the Marshall Fire Alternate Codes to building permit applicants whose home sustained smoke, heat, water, ash, or other damage as a result of the Marshall Fire, and extended the deadline for building permit applications to December 31, 2025; and WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes that not all homeowners wishing to rebuild or make repairs will be able to file for a building permit by December 31, 2025 and desires to extend the deadline for doing so; and WHEREAS, many affected by the Marshall Fire have learned they may be significantly underinsured and will thus face financial hardships rebuilding their fire - damaged homes; and WHEREAS, the 2021 IECC includes energy conservation measures that increase the cost of construction over the 2018 IECC and, although grant funding, rebates and other resources have been identified to defray these costs, building permit applicants remain concerned that the financial burden and potential delay that could result by complying with the 2021 IECC will affect their ability to rebuild homes damaged or destroyed by the Marshall Fire; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that rebuilding of homes lost to the Marshall Fire is essential to maintaining the fabric of the community, and that allowing those who face financial hardship to rebuild in accordance with the Marshall Fire Alternate Codes will still result in homes that are significantly more energy efficient than the homes that were destroyed; and WHEREAS, the City Council further finds its adoption of the 2021 IECC was in furtherance of its important policy objectives contained in the City's Sustainability Action Plan, and therefore the 2021 IECC should be implemented to the greatest extent possible; and WHEREAS, the determination that a building permit applicant may rebuild a residence damaged or destroyed by the Marshall Fire using the Marshall Fire Alternate Codes may only be made based upon satisfaction of those criteria set forth in Section 15.18.010 of the Louisville Municipal Code, to ensure the sustainability measures in the Ordinance No. 1886, Series 2024 Page 2 of 4