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Building Code Board of Appeals Meeting Minutes September 19, 2013 Page5of8 Staff replied the system will have to be engineered. Geise asked who would inspect the systems. Staff replied the City would be based on the designs which had been submitted and approved. Johnson asked if it would be a separate permit. Staff replied it wouldn't since it would be part of the water line and doesn't see the need for a separate permit. Van Pelt stated his concern is with the potential to add undue hardship on the contactors and citizen because the sprinklers are so new to the codes being adopted and there will be a learning curve where staff and contractors will need to learn exactly what is submitted and required. He posed the question of does the Board want to keep the ordinance as written by Staff or Amend out one and two family dwelling units with the main focus of adding the requirement to new townhomes. He also stated the width of streets for fire department access in new developments might come into play in the decision. Berry wondered if this would actually solve the problem or would this make a difference with the number of calls and help with fire suppression until the Fire Department arrives onsite. Mestas stated, from a different business stand point, saving one life makes it all worth it and the Fire Departments biggest concern leans more toward town homes and homes closer together. Brauneis heard, and Mestasconfirmed, there has been no recorded death in a sprinkled single family home. Geise stated they should be required in townhomes. Johnson, wondered if it can be construed as discriminating for new construction and asked how one would judge on a case by case bases. Brauneis wondered if the concerns Geise has, valid as they are and if they haven't already been discussed, would be any less valid in a few years. Van Pelt stated adopting the code leans more toward what is going on around us and asked if as a community, do we want to be one of the early adopters or let it develop. Staff agreed it is a matter of time and feels the main question is when is it the best time for the community. Van Pelt asked how do we bring a motion before Council. Staff reminded the Board a motion doesn't have to be made at this meeting. A motion can be made at the next meeting and the motion is ultimately up to the Board.