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Memo To: Honorable Mayor and City Council-rL.13 Terry Bunch, Vice-Chairman of the Building Codes Appeal Board Building Codes Appeals Board Members; Debbie S. Wilmore, Chief Building Official; Wayne Sabo, Director ofPlannin~; John E. Joems, Interim City Manager 10/11/2007 Local Amendment to the Building Codes From: CC: Date: Re: At the Board's direction, staff reviewed copies of the 2006 Code Editions. Upon completion, typed comments on the six (6) codes books were provided to the Board for our review. During the August 15,2007 meeting, the Board discussed stafI's typed amendments as well as the new Residential Code requirement (R30I.2.1.2 - Protection of Openings in Wmdbome Debris Regions) that would be applicable to our city. Builders of new residential structures would be required to provide pre-cut, wood structural panels and attachment hardware for all openings on new homes. After some discussion, we recognize some development show "future garage" and in these cases, storage of these panels ("theft concerns" during construction and full- time storage after the home is complete) would present a challenge. At this time, the Board feels this requirement should not be implemented. Therefore, the Board has directed staff to delete this section of the code and incorporate it into the proposed code amendments forwarded to City Council. The Board recommends Council support the adoption of the 2006 Edition of the construction codes with local amendments as outlined in this documentation and direct staff to prepare an ordinance with a 60-day implementation period. This delay would allow mail notification to the various contractors and allow the update of plan review and development handouts for the public. Thank you.