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Building Codes Appeals Board <br />Minutes of July 27, 2011 <br />Members Present Tom Campbell, Ron Holt, Ken Schlather, Paul Larson, Mark Follis, J. P. <br />Jackson and Terry Bunch <br />Members Absent None <br />City Staff Present Traci Leach, Assistant City Manager, Debbie S. Wilmore, Chief Building <br />Official, Mark Huber, Deputy Building Official and Dwayne Menager, <br />Chief Inspector <br />Others Present Linda and Fred Westergren, Bryan Moore, Troy Smith, Phillip Hoot, Carla <br />Haramboure, John Mata and Alfred Ortega <br />1. CALL TO ORDER <br />Meeting called to order at 6:05 P.M. by Chairman Tom Campbell. <br />2. CONSIDER APPROVING MINUTES FROM THE MARCH 22, 2011 MEETING <br />Motion to approve the March 22, 2011 minutes, as written was made by Ken Schlather. <br />Second by Terry Bunch. Motion passed unanimously. <br />Mr. Campbell asked the Board to move Item #7 before Item #3. No objection by Board. <br />7. RECEIVE COMMENTS FROM PUBLIC <br />Linda Westergren identified she had been building in La Porte for thirty years and never <br />had any problems with the codes. However, she feels the Uniform Plumbing Code <br />minimum required fixtures are excessive and the table is confusing. She asked the Board to <br />recommend that Council return to the International Plumbing Code. <br />John Mata identified he is the Southwest Regional Manager for IAMPO and stated the <br />Uniform Code is a good code that works. The code group is prepared to provide both <br />verbal and written interpretations whenever needed. In fact, a code interpretation was <br />provided for the two projects on the agenda. Since codes area minimum, Mr. Mata told <br />the Board most cities amend the codes to work with their city. <br />Carla Haramboure identified she is with Clay Commercial Design - Builders and they <br />develop large warehouse /office buildings in La Porte and the surrounding areas. Since the <br />uses in the tables are different, the minimum fixture counts are very different between the <br />two codes. She asked the Board to recommend utilizing Chapter 29 (Plumbing Systems) in <br />the International Building Code in lieu of the Uniform Code table. <br />