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City Council Meeting Minutes January 2, 2018 Page 9 of 11 beyond the building footprint. He noted the new mechanical equipment to be installed on the rooftop is very quiet. Councilmember Maloney noted the new HVAC looks to be much quieter than the existing ones which are installed behind the building. Callahan stated those will be installed in the well in the roof to keep it quiet and to reduce the impact on the surrounding area Deb Fahey, 1118 West Enclave Circle, stated the south side of the building would be great for solar panels Councilmember Maloney moved to approve the resolution; Councilmember Loo seconded the motion. Voice vote, all in favor. ORDINANCE NO. 1751, SERIES 2017 — AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 2017 NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE — 2ND READING, PUBLIC HEARING (advertised Daily Camera 12/3/17) City Attorney Light introduced the ordinance by title. Mayor Muckle opened the public hearing Chief Building Official Chad Root stated this ordinance adopts the State of Colorado's Electrical Code, which is currently the 2017 National Electrical Code (NEC). Adoption of this Ordinance is required in order to be in compliance with the State of Colorado requirement that local jurisdictions follow the State's adopted code. The State of Colorado adopts the State Electrical Code on July 1 on a three-year cycle. Colorado requires junsdictions in the State to adopt the State Electncal Code within one year from the date that the State adopted the code The City never adopted the 2014 NEC when the State adopted the code. The City is currently still working off the 2011 NEC as of two months ago and doing reviews under the 2011 NEC. Thus, the City needs to adopt the 2017 NEC in order to be up to code with the State of Colorado. The proposed ordinance will adopt the NEC as it was adopted by the State of Colorado. The Building Code Board of Appeals and the Fire District are aware of this change and understand this is a State regulation. Mayor Muckle asked for public comments — None. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton asked if Root foresees any unintended consequences with this adoption; will the changes be significant or minor or in between Root stated this new version requires new breakers that are more expensive for residents The number of breakers doesn't change, but they are quite a bit more expensive. This code doesn't require work be completed for any area of a building not included in a permit.